But first: Ever wonder who determines the worth of a historic document — or whether it belongs in private or public hands? I did. Here's what I learned. 📜 ✍🏼 🤔 |
Iran fallout: Oil prices soar, stocks sink |
Oil prices surged to their highest levels since 2024 and stocks cratered as the war with Iran escalates. The Trump administration seems poised for a protracted conflict, with President Donald Trump saying Tuesday the United States is capable of fighting Iran "forever" without running out of weapons. What we know . | Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at the opening bell on March 2, 2026, in New York City. Wall Street stocks fell early Monday as the war initiated by US-Israeli attacks on Iran expanded across the Middle East, lifting oil prices. CHARLY TRIBALLEAU, AFP via Getty Images |
Primaries color midterm outlook 🗳️ |
Election season is here: Voting in the first primaries of the 2026 midterm races is underway . Voters in Arkansas, North Carolina and Texas are choosing who'll run in congressional races. So what's at stake? Control of Congress, for starters. Tuesday's primaries are expected to offer clues about other races to come: voter turnout, redistricting and intraparty divisions. |
| • | Senators grilled DHS Secretary Kristi Noem for her handling of ICE operations and agency spending. | | • | New details have been released in the search for Nancy Guthrie, missing since Feb. 1. | | • | After decades of decline, rectal cancer cases are increasing. | | • | Some U.S. FIFA World Cup host cities will get a big boost for their transit systems. 🚍 ⚽️ 🚈 | |
Dad guilty in school shooting case |
Colin Gray, whose son Colt is accused of fatally shooting two classmates and two teachers at his Georgia high school, was found guilty of murder, manslaughter and other charges. A jury found the elder Gray gave his son the gun allegedly used in the 2024 shooting at Apalachee High School, despite indications his son was struggling with mental health issues. What the verdict could mean in other school shooting cases. | Colin Gray, 54, the father of Apalachee High School shooter Colt Gray walks in the Barrow County courthouse on the day of his and his son's first appearance, in Winder, Georgia, Sept. 6, 2024. Brynn Anderson, via REUTERS |
Forced to choose motherhood over teaching 🤰🏻 |
Only 15 states and Washington, DC require districts to offer paid parental leave for educators, according to the National Council on Teacher Quality. That, along with low pay and soaring childcare costs, means many teachers end up having to choose between the children at school and their own kids at home. "We're really asking too much of teachers when it comes to trying to support their own families," said Heather Peske, president of the National Council on Teacher Quality. | Josette Cordell and her son, Calvin, two days after he was born. Calvin stayed in the NICU for six days. Provided/Josette Cordell |
Phaedra Trethan is a national correspondent at USA TODAY. She'd love to hear from readers about The Short List, story ideas from across the nation and your favorite national park (she's partial to Shenandoah). Email her at ptrethan@usatoday.com. | | The federal judge, appointed by President Trump, wrote the decision to try to end the program was "arbitrary and capricious." | | A day after dropping its appeal against court rulings striking down orders targeting law firms, the Trump administration asked to renew its fight. | | | | Danny Parish was a police officer in Fort Pierce, Florida, and an Army sergeant about to head to Operation Desert Storm when he was murdered with his own gun. | | | | Bill Clinton mentioned Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker during his four-hour testimony about Jeffrey Epstein last week. See Pritzker's response. | | | | Former "Good Morning America" host Joan Lunden says in her new memoir that her boss at WABC sexually harassed her during her early career. | | | | First lady Melania Trump presided over a United Nations Security Council meeting. The historic appearance came as the war in Iran is escalating. | | | | Todd Meadows, a deckhand on the Discovery Channel thrill-chasing reality series "Deadliest Catch," has died. He was 25. | | | | Aaron Judge, captain of Team USA, shares his deep pride in representing the country at the World Baseball Classic. | | | | The first NCAA men's tournament bracketology of March has a lot of shuffling among teams in the projected field and some changes on the bubble. | | | | Harry Styles, who is prepping for a new album and tour, talks running marathons and rethinking fame in a cover story for Runner's World. | | | | | Play Your Way to a Relaxing Break | Unwind with crosswords and challenges that recharge you. | | | Crosswords, Puzzles, Comics & Horoscopes | | | | | | |
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