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In today’s newsletter: Two people are killed when an Air Canada plane collides with a fire truck at LaGuardia Airport. President Trump and Iran are making trade threats over the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. The Supreme Court will then hear cases regarding mail-in voting. Here’s what you need to know today.Two killed in collision between Air Canada plane and fire truck at New York’s LaGuardia Airport, officials sayTwo people were killed when a passenger plane collided with a Port Authority vehicle at LaGuardia Airport late last night, officials said. They are the pilot and co-pilot.This is Morning Rundown,…

IE11 is not supported. For the best experience, please visit our site in a different browser.NHL reporter Jesse Pearce and three children die in fire01:01Currently playingTrump administration. Send ICE officers to assist TSA at airports02:17to the nextVIPs in custody over student murder case01:19Rising oil prices due to war with Iran threaten the global economy00:57Iran unfazed by Trump’s 48-hour deadline and threat to ‘destroy’ energy infrastructure02:37Striped meteor spotted over Texas01:15Good news: Basketball coach with rare eye disease inspires players01:31Historic flood emergency prompts mass rescue in Hawaii02:15Guthrie family thanks Tucson, asks people not to forget mother’s case01:40Major Flood Emergency Occurs in Hawaii,…

The Kremlin’s stranglehold on Russian life has a new target: the country’s most popular messaging app.Ordinary Russians and even pro-Kremlin hawks expressed rare public opposition to the campaign to suppress Telegram, warning that it could backfire not only at home but also for the Russian military in Ukraine.The app is integrated into the daily lives of people who support and oppose the government alike. But the Kremlin is instead directing people to a new “state” messenger, MAX, which many fear will be used to monitor people as part of a crackdown on freedoms that has deepened since the invasion of…

More than 400 Transportation Security Administration employees have quit since being forced to work without pay during the partial government shutdown that began on February 14, according to the Department of Homeland Security.Funding for DHS was cut off, citing Democratic demands for reforms to Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection following the alleged abuse and shooting deaths of two Americans by federal agents in Minneapolis earlier this year.Loren Biss, DHS’ acting assistant secretary for public affairs, said in response to questions Saturday that TSA’s national turnout rate was 10% on more than half of the days last…

In a twist of wartime irony, the U.S. has moved to ease sanctions on Iranian oil to curb soaring energy prices, a potential boon for Iran as the U.S. scrambles to contain the economic shock of military operations.Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Friday that the easing of sanctions, first imposed after Iran’s 1979 revolution, is “narrowly tailored” and only temporary, “allowing the sale of Iranian crude currently at sea.””By temporarily opening up existing supplies to the world, the United States will quickly deliver approximately 140 million barrels of oil to global markets, expand global energy capacity, and help alleviate temporary…

Officials are warning that one of Oahu’s largest dams is in danger of imminent failure after two powerful storms hit Hawaii over the past week.Water was flowing over the top of Wahiawa Dam on Thursday morning local time. Officials issued evacuation orders for two towns, Waialua and Haleiwa, which were already dealing with localized flooding but could be flooded if the dam bursts.”There are a little over 4,000 people directly within the dam evacuation area,” said Molly Pierce, a spokeswoman for the Oahu Emergency Management Agency. Hawaii Governor Josh Green urged residents to follow the guidance of emergency officials.”If you…

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Democrat from Massachusetts and ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, speaks at a hearing on Thursday, February 12, 2026, in Washington, DC, USA. Stephanie Reynolds | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesIn a letter sent to administration officials on Friday, Sen. Elizabeth Warren seeks answers to the economic questions surrounding the Iran war, checking off a list of questions about the impact on food, energy and retail costs, among other things.The liberal Democratic firebrand from Massachusetts accused President Donald Trump of “dragging America into an illegal and reckless war” that would harm American consumers,…

In today’s newsletter: Iranian attacks are forcing Gulf states to consider joining the war. The bipartisan effort to end the DHS shutdown has reached a new level of urgency. The cast of “Mormon Wives” also expressed concerns about abuse allegations against one of the show’s stars in a meeting with ABC executives.Here’s what you need to know today.Iran’s retaliation forces Gulf states to make tough decisionsAs attacks from Iran continue, the Islamic Republic’s Gulf states are facing tough decisions about whether to join the fight.After Israel’s attack on Iran’s largest oil field, the conflict-engaged country’s retaliatory strikes across the region…

As Gulf leaders gathered at a Riyadh hotel this week to discuss the growing Middle East war, Tehran’s attack exploded outside. Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister said Iran was sending a clear message. “The attack was carried out in conjunction with this meeting,” Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud told NBC News. “To intimidate the people who were there. To send a message back home that Iran will not stop.”As the war enters its third week, Persian Gulf states are facing retaliatory attacks from a defiant Iran. Caught in the middle of a war started by the United…

All the positive economic talk from this week’s Federal Reserve meeting is hurting investors, who are now discounting hopes of even one rate cut this year.Fed Chairman Jerome Powell expressed optimism at a post-meeting press conference, despite net job growth being “zero” and inflation above the central bank’s 2% target. Powell said economic growth was “robust” and rejected the idea that stagflation was here to stay.The Federal Open Market Committee’s statement cited “uncertainties” surrounding the Iran war, but Powell did not address this directly. Investors were taking a dim view of the prospects for monetary easing as fighting in the…