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Meta attorney Kevin Huff makes closing arguments, Monday, March 23, 2026, in state court, in Santa Fe, N.M., in a trial where the social media conglomerate is accused of misleading its users about how safe its platforms are for children. (Eddie Moore/The Albuquerque Journal via AP, Pool)

Verdicts against social media companies carry consequences. But questions linger

7:26 PM on Wednesday, March 25

Two landmark jury verdicts against social media companies have arrived in a long line of lawsuits alleging harm to children who use platforms including Instagram and YouTube

Aircraft maintenance workers in a boom lift cut away debris hanging from the wreckage of an Air Canada Express jet, Tuesday, March 24, 2026, just off the runway where it had collided with a Port Authority fire truck Sunday night at LaGuardia Airport in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

What to know about the safety system that failed to prevent the deadly runway collision at LaGuardia

6:53 PM on Wednesday, March 25

The systems in place at LaGuardia Airport to prevent collisions failed to keep an Air Canada jet from smashing into a fire truck that had just pulled out on the runway as the plane was landing

FILE - The U.S. Postal Service's next-generation delivery vehicle, left, is displayed as one new battery electric delivery trucks leaves the Kokomo Sorting and Delivery Center in Kokomo, Ind., Aug. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)

USPS seeks a temporary 8% charge on Priority Mail and other products to offset transportation costs

6:21 PM on Wednesday, March 25

The U.S. Postal Service is seeking a temporary 8% extra charge on some of its most used shipping products to cover rising transportation costs

Macfox Easter 2026 Sale Launched: Up to $100 Off Select Electric Bikes

6:00 PM on Wednesday, March 25

This image taken from video shows Brian Montgomery holding a photo of his son Walker Montgomery while being interviewed by The Associated Press on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, Starkville, Miss. (AP Photo)

Parents see hope in back-to-back rulings that social media providers failed to protect young users

5:49 PM on Wednesday, March 25

Parents are wondering what is next after juries in New Mexico and Los Angeles found social media providers failed to protect young users

Paragon Technologies News Release

4:40 PM on Wednesday, March 25

How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday 3/25/2026

4:17 PM on Wednesday, March 25

Hope for a possible end to the war with Iran pushed stocks higher again, while oil prices eased

Global Self Storage Reports Full Year 2025 Results

4:15 PM on Wednesday, March 25

FILE - A shadow is reflected on new pumps at Rich Bohnen's service station in Minneapolis on Oct. 28, 2013. (Jeff Wheeler/Minnesota Star Tribune via AP)

EPA approves sale of a higher-ethanol fuel to try to lower gas prices

2:27 PM on Wednesday, March 25

The Environmental Protection Agency has announced it would allow gas stations to continue selling slightly cheaper E15 this summer in a move that may be good for drivers and corn growers but will likely contribute to air pollution

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., left, and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, D-N.Y., hold a news conference on the Artificial Intelligence Data Center Moratorium Act, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, March 25, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez push bill to impose AI data center moratorium

2:05 PM on Wednesday, March 25

A bill introduced by two high-profile progressive lawmakers would pause new data centers in the United States until national safeguards are in place to protect workers and consumers and ensure the technologies don’t harm the environment

Mary Rodee holds a photo of her son Riley after the verdict in a landmark trial over whether social media platforms deliberately addict and harm children at Los Angeles Superior Court, Wednesday, March 25, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/William Liang)

Jury finds Instagram and YouTube liable in a landmark social media addiction trial

1:23 PM on Wednesday, March 25

A jury has found Meta and YouTube liable in a first-of-its-kind lawsuit that aimed to hold social media platforms responsible for harm to children using their services

Passengers wait in a security checkpoint line at George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Wednesday, March 25, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

TSA boss warns of airport shutdowns, but no deal yet on day 40 of Homeland Security funding fight

12:39 PM on Wednesday, March 25

The acting head of the Transportation Security Administration says it may have to shut down operations at some airports if the budget impasse drags on as travelers are experiencing record waiting times

Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives to Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, March 25, 2026. (Sean Kilpatrick /The Canadian Press via AP)

Canadian prime minister says Air Canada CEO's English-only condolences lacked compassion

11:57 AM on Wednesday, March 25

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says that the Air Canada CEO’s English-only message of condolence after Sunday’s deadly crash in New York showed a lack of compassion and judgment

Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Administrator Ha Nguyen McNeill, left, testifies as Nicholas Andersen, acting director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, right, listens during a House Committee on Homeland Security hearing on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, March 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

The Latest: TSA official stresses record-high airport wait times as shutdown drags on

10:06 AM on Wednesday, March 25

At a House Homeland Security committee hearing that stretched over three hours lawmakers and Transportation Security Administration officials stressed the urgency of the ongoing government shutdown as TSA workers scrape by without pay and long security lines wind through some airports

Relief holes are drilled into a face in the Cargill salt mine, 1,800 feet below the surface of Lake Erie, in Cleveland, Ohio, Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

One of the largest salt mines in the world exists under Lake Erie

7:05 AM on Wednesday, March 25

The Whiskey Island salt mine in Cleveland is critically important to providing enough road salt to keep streets safe during the harsh winters of the Northeast and Great Lakes states

Taylor Desert, a TSA agent, checks in to pick up groceries at Gleaners Food Bank in Indianapolis, Monday, March 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

TSA officers share how they're scraping by without pay

12:04 AM on Wednesday, March 25

Tens of thousands Transportation Security Administration officers are set to receive another $0 paycheck this week

Alexander Weitzman works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Wednesday, March 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Stocks rise and oil prices ease as Wall Street keeps yo-yoing because of the war with Iran

11:10 PM on Tuesday, March 24

Hopes for a possible end to the war with Iran pushed stocks higher on Wall Street, while oil prices eased

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