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US stocks have opened higher as investors prepare for an interest rate decision from the country’s central bank.

new video loaded: Dozens Killed in Airstrike on Kabul Drug Treatment CenterDozens of people died on Monday in an airstrike that hit a drug rehabilitation center in Kabul. Pakistani officials said the strike was targeting a weapons depot.By Monika Cvorak and Jon HazellMarch 17, 2026

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Gov. Janet Mills of Maine on Tuesday launched a blistering negative ad that takes aim at twin controversies surrounding Graham Platner, her formidable rival for the Democratic Senate nomination in the crucial 2026 race to face off against Republican Sen. Susan Collins.The ad features women reacting to comments Platner made over a decade ago on Reddit about rape, and it also points to a tattoo on his chest that resembled a Nazi symbol.The Mills ad comes as Platner, a U.S. Marine and Army veteran and oyster farmer, who has the backing of…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A fire broke out in Manhattan on Tuesday, which is St. Patrick’s Day.FDNY indicated that a call came in for a fire on the roof at 6 E43rd street, Fox News has learned.FDNY shared footage of the smoke in a post on X, noting, “The FDNY is operating at a fire on East 43rd Street in Manhattan.” Smoke billows from a rooftop fire in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. (WNYW)Kevin Gordon, head of macro research and strategy, Schwab Center for Financial Research, posted a photo of thick smoke on X, and commented,…

To Canada’s knowledge, no formal request to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization has been made to help secure the Strait of Hormuz, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said after U.S. President Donald Trump’s public appeal to that effect, as the oil shock from the Iran war continues. On Monday, Trump called on members of NATO, which includes Canada, and other nations to help the U.S. secure the Strait, which Iran has throttled for two weeks and through which around 20 per cent of the world’s oil supply passes.“To our knowledge, a request has not been made to NATO for the type…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Michigan Wolverines men’s basketball star Yaxel Lendeborg suggested in a recent interview he could have been raking in the cash if he chose to play elsewhere.Lendeborg was among the top players in the transfer portal entering the 2025-26 season as he was set to leave the UAB Blazers. He eventually committed to Michigan, but he said he was offered major money to play for the Kentucky Wildcats. Michigan forward Yaxel Lendeborg celebrates the team’s Big Ten Championship by cutting down a piece of net following their win over Michigan State in Ann…

The Vatican appeals tribunal has declared a mistrial in the Holy See’s big “trial of the century,” a stunning blow to both Pope Francis’ legacy and Vatican prosecutors who had put a cardinal and several other people on trial over alleged financial crimes.In a 16-page ruling, the appeals court ruled that Francis and Vatican prosecutors both made procedural errors that nullified the original indictment and required a new trial.The court set a June 22 as the date for the new trial to begin.Defence lawyers said such a ruling was enormously significant if not historic, since it amounted to a Vatican…

The United Nations mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said on Tuesday that it had confirmed at least 76 civilian deaths in Afghanistan between Feb 26 and Monday, before the clinic strike.It called for an “immediate ceasefire”, as did UN rights chief Volker Turk.Kheetan stressed that “under international humanitarian law, civilians and civilian objects are strictly protected”.”The laws of war clearly spell out that any attack must comply with the fundamental principles of distinction, proportionality and precautions,” he said, highlighting that “international humanitarian law provides for specific and increased protections for medical facilities”.World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, meanwhile, said on…

Kent, who advised Trump and national intelligence director on ‘terror’ threats, says Iran ‘posed no imminent threat’.Listen to this article | 1 mininfoPublished On 17 Mar 202617 Mar 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2Shareplus2googleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoThe director of the US National Counterterrorism Center, which advises both US President Donald Trump and the director of national intelligence on “terror” threats, has resigned over the war with Iran.In a resignation letter posted on X, Joe Kent said he could not “in good conscience” support the ongoing war.“Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started…

President Trump’s director of the National Counterterrorism Center, Joe Kent, announced his immediate resignation Tuesday, citing the decision to begin a war against Iran when “Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation.”Kent, nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate last year, posted his resignation letter on X Tuesday morning, saying he “cannot support sending the next generation off to fight and die in a war that serves no benefit to the American people nor justifies the cost of American lives.” “I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran,” Kent wrote. “Iran posed no imminent threat…