timef 04/10/2026

Soaring energy costs led to the biggest monthly increase in the Consumer Price Index since the peak of the post-pandemic inflation crisis in June 2022.

His wee-hours show “Night Talk” was a nationally syndicated stalwart, examining tough issues and spotlighting Black cultural and political stars.

The war with Iran is preventing huge amounts of oil from flowing out of the Persian Gulf, but the prices that many people track don’t fully capture the scale of the disruption.

Here’s what you need to know about Artemis II and the splashdown of the Orion capsule.

The Treasury secretary and the Fed chairman reportedly summoned banking leaders to discuss the potential systemic risks of Anthropic’s new model.

The cost at the pump made its biggest monthly percentage increase in decades amid lingering tensions over the war in Iran.

Delta Air Lines, Amazon, the United States Postal Service and others have said they are raising prices because of higher energy costs connected to the war in Iran.

Investors are betting that the European Central Bank and the Bank of England will raise interest rates this year.

States and small businesses challenged the 10 percent tax on many imports that President Trump imposed after the Supreme Court struck down a previous slate of tariffs.

Security lines are shorter, but the shutdown continues and pay is unresolved. With the World Cup around the corner, T.S.A. agents are tempering their expectations.

Higher fuel costs are raising food and travel prices, while a shaky stock market tamps down free spenders.

Since imposing a $100,000 fee on new visas in September, the Trump administration has upended the skilled worker program.

A study found that traffic fatalities increased in the United States by nearly 15 percent on the same days as the biggest album releases.

Airlines used to give away most of their nicest seats, but they have increasingly found ways to persuade people to pay a lot for them.

Three and a half years of deflationary pressure on Chinese factories reversed course last month as higher energy prices cycled into the economy.

A temporary cease-fire in the war on Iran faces multiple hurdles and investors are watching the release of U.S. government data on inflation.

A federal judge gutted a set of rules that were adopted after the court declared an earlier press policy unconstitutional, in a case brought by The New York Times.

Lee Zeldin, the E.P.A. administrator, said the changes would help U.S. “energy dominance.” Environmentalists said they threaten drinking water.

Three employees described a hostile work environment under Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer.

The charter, published on Thursday, alters the makeup and purpose of the panel, opening the door for Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to reclaim his revision of national vaccine policy.

The Trump administration backed a proposal for stablecoin issuers to offer yield to investors.

A long-running conflict in a Ugandan park may provide clues to the origins of human warfare, and how to avoid it.

The German carmaker is the latest to scale back plans for electric vehicles in favor of gasoline models.

Kristalina Georgieva, the head of the International Monetary Fund, said the war in the Middle East could lead to another bout of inflation and higher interest rates.

A former jewelry-counter magnate, he served in Hungary under his friend President Trump, strengthening relations between the two countries as Orban tilted rightward.