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3:19 PM on Friday, March 13

President Donald Trump has signed two executive orders that aim to make housing and mortgages more affordable

1:50 PM on Friday, March 13

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the family of a man who died after Mobile police shocked him multiple times with a Taser in 2023

1:35 PM on Friday, March 13

It was one of those days for Para snowboarding veteran Cécile Hernandez — one of those Friday the 13th kind of days

1:24 PM on Friday, March 13

A former New York state trooper accused of ramming his vehicle into an SUV during a high-speed chase leading to the death of an 11-year-old girl has been convicted of manslaughter at his second trial

1:18 PM on Friday, March 13

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is terminating the contractor running its largest detention facility and putting in charge another firm tasked with improving medical care and other services

10:14 AM on Friday, March 13

U.S. job openings rose to nearly 7 million in January, better than expected at a time when the American labor market has looked sluggish

9:50 AM on Friday, March 13

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the U.S. 30-day waiver on Russian oil sanctions amid the Iran war is “not the right decision” and won’t help bring a stop to Russia’s more than 4-year-old invasion of Ukraine

9:33 AM on Friday, March 13

Iraq is caught in the crossfire of the Iran war and is the only country facing strikes from both sides, threatening to drag the nation that has so far avoided two years of regional turmoil into a full-blown crisis

9:24 AM on Friday, March 13

A film charity has uncovered two episodes of sci-fi series “Doctor Who” that were long believed lost

9:17 AM on Friday, March 13

Advocates say alligator farming has turned the demand for boots and bags into a boost for a species often seen as scary, bothersome or good only for their leathery skins

8:42 AM on Friday, March 13

Newly released data shows the U.S. economy was already showing signs of strain even before the launch of the Iran war, underscoring the risks that rising energy prices could pose

8:41 AM on Friday, March 13

An inflation gauge closely monitored by the Federal Reserve moved higher in January in the latest sign that prices were persistently elevated even before the Iran war caused spikes in oil and gas costs

8:04 AM on Friday, March 13

An engineer crouches under a park bench as fighter jets roar overhead

7:29 AM on Friday, March 13

7:13 AM on Friday, March 13

Thousands of snow geese touch down at a Pennsylvania reservoir each spring, turning sunrise into a loud, swirling liftoff that draws big crowds

7:04 AM on Friday, March 13

One grew up in rural Haiti amid the poverty and violence

12:08 AM on Friday, March 13

12:06 AM on Friday, March 13

The U.S. Postal Service is unveiling a new series of stamps Friday that feature five special cars

8:12 PM on Thursday, March 12

10:36 AM on Thursday, March 12

Nearly a month after losing three family members in a Rhode Island ice rink shooting, Colin Dorgan scored a game-winning goal in double overtime that helped advance the Blackstone Valley Co-op out of the semifinals