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US stock opened lower on Wednesday after hotter-than-expected inflation data and rising oil prices dampened investor sentiment ahead of the Federal Reserve’s policy decision.Dow Jones Industrial Average fell about 169 points, or 0.36%, while S&P 500 fell 0.31% and Nasdaq 100 declined roughly 0.26%. The cautious tone followed a stronger-than-expected reading on wholesale inflation, which raised concerns that interest rates could remain higher for longer.Inflation surprise dims rate cut expectationsData from the Labor Department showed the Producer Price Index (PPI) rose 0.7% in February, well above expectations of a 0.3% increase. On an annual basis, producer prices climbed 3.4%, exceeding…

As Ebuka Okorie of Stanford University prepared to shoot a free throw at a recent postseason college basketball game, a hush fell over the crowd. And then a lonely voice pierced the silence with an instantly recognizable lyric.“AND I DON’T WANT THE WORLD TO SEE ME,” a drum major in the University of Pittsburgh’s band screamed, “’CAUSE I DON’T THINK THAT THEY’D UNDERSTAND.”The moment, audible on the national broadcast of the game, created an internet sensation. And it was yet another moment where “Iris,” the anthemic 1998 ballad by the Goo Goo Dolls, showed itself to be culturally resonant once…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Team USA’s dramatic victory over the Dominican Republic in the World Baseball Classic (WBC) on Sunday night smashed viewership records, FOX Sports said Tuesday.The game drew 7,369,000 viewers on FS1 and FOX Deportes, becoming the most-watched WBC telecast ever on any network. The semifinal matchup went head-to-head against the Academy Awards, which drew 17.9 million viewers but was down 9% from 2025 and drew the fewest number of viewers since 2022. United States’ Gunnar Henderson gestures to his teammates after hitting a home run during the fourth inning of a World Baseball…

Sanjay Mehrotra, president and chief executive officer of Micron Technology Inc., during a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Micron Technology Inc. semiconductor manufacturing facility in Clay, New York, US, on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. Heather Ainsworth | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesMicron saw its stock triple in 2025, and it’s up nearly 62% so far in 2026, as heavy demand for memory-rich Nvidia artificial intelligence chips leads to shortages. The memory crunch that’s boosted Micron has been bad news for many of its tech peers, which are dealing with higher prices as they try to secure critical components. Among the 10…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Despite losing a similar argument in federal court at the end of January, accused CEO assassin Luigi Mangione’s defense team is again vying to have damning evidence from his backpack suppressed in a New York state court.Prosecutors have said police recovered the suspected murder weapon and a manifesto railing against the health insurance industry in the bag, and they’ve defended the search as proper.Mangione, 27, is accused of assassinating UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, 50, on Dec. 4, 2024 — allegedly shooting him in the back outside a Manhattan hotel slated to host…

Iran’s de facto blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has stoked fears of the gravest disruption to global oil supply in history, as the Middle East conflict stretches into its third week.

The soldiers, identified by their initials NDP, SL, BHW and ES, will be held at a maximum security facility in Jakarta, he said.Separately, Jakarta police released CCTV recordings on Wednesday showing the faces of two people suspected of attacking Andrie.They had the initials BHC and MAK, police official Iman Imanuddin said. Their links to the four soldiers are unclear.On Monday, police said analysis of CCTV footage showed four suspects on two scooters had followed Andrie before the attack.Lawmakers agreed on Wednesday to form a special committee to oversee the handling of the case, according to member of parliament Habiburokhman, who…

Global sports leaders ‌reached consensus on a new set of eligibility criteria for transgender athletes in February.Published On 18 Mar 202618 Mar 2026More than 80 human ⁠rights and sport advocacy groups ⁠have called on the International Olympic Committee to abandon reported plans to introduce universal genetic sex testing for female athletes and impose a blanket ban on transgender and intersex competitors.A joint statement by the Sport & ⁠Rights Alliance (SRA), ILGA World, Humans of Sport and dozens of other groups warned that the measures that will reportedly be recommended by the IOC’s Protection of the Female Category Working Group would…

  6:00 AM Top Gabbard aide resigned over Iran war on eve of hearing Joe Kent, who led the National Counterterrorism Center, resigned Tuesday, saying he “cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran.” “Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby,” Kent wrote in his resignation letter to Mr. Trump. Kent accused high-ranking Israeli officials and some in the media of waging a “misinformation campaign” that was “used to deceive you into believing that Iran posed an imminent threat to…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Good morning and welcome to Fox News’ morning newsletter, Fox News First. And here’s what you need to know to start your day …TOP 31. Mullin faces Democrat grilling in first hurdle to lead DHS2. Senate GOP dig in for weeks-long floor takeover to force election vote3. Iranian leader who targeted US officials, including Trump, killed in strikeMAJOR HEADLINESIRAN’S ‘EVIL’ REGIME — White House hits back at resignation letter of top counterterrorism official. Continue reading …SECURITY MELTDOWN — Major airport sees over 50% TSA callouts as unpaid officers abandon posts. Continue reading…