⚡ Inflation has risen to a *three-year high* due to spiking gas prices, squeezing Americans financially ahead of the midterms.

White House panic over the Epstein files last year was serious enough that aides reportedly held a secret Situation Room meeting — without Trump.

Primary takeaways

Graham Platner wins handily in Maine despite controversies. Trump's endorsement helps in South Carolina but the outcome was no slam dunk.

Belfast victim in coma after ‘unprovoked attack’

A $1 million home by 2050?

Today's buyers are struggling. Tomorrow's buyers may face something even worse.

Bill Gates tells House panel 'I should have never met' with Jeffrey Epstein

England cricket captain Ben Stokes dropped for next Test match after nightclub incident - follow latest

Exclusive

A top DOJ official planned to make a claim with Trump’s “Anti-Weaponization Fund.” He asked to be recused from any work related to it, alarming colleagues.

Ben Stokes dropped with Joe Root named England captain

BREAKING

Soap icon confirmed as this year's first Strictly star

Elections 2026

Takeaways from last night's primaries, including Graham Platner’s victory and mixed results for candidates backed by President Trump.

Top Story

This fast food chain just beat KFC, Popeyes and Raising Cane’s for best fried chicken in the US

President Trump says Iran 'will have to pay the price' for stalled negotiations

Trump delivered the warning in a post on Truth Social after the U.S. military launched strikes against Iran the previous day in retaliation to Iran shooting down an American Apache helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz.

Exclusive: Wu-Tang Clan will perform at Knicks-Spurs NBA Finals Game 4 halftime show

Smirking Bill Gates arrives on Capitol Hill as he faces reckoning in Jeffrey Epstein probe

Opening Bell

US stocks slide as techs falter amid surging inflation, US-Iran truce teeters