Stocks sink as oil prices sizzle and U.S. hiring fizzles

Stocks fell after new government data showed U.S. employers shed 92,000 jobs in February and as investors fret over oil prices.

• Mar 6

Oil prices continue to climb, hitting highest level in nearly 2 years

Surging global oil prices due to the Iran war are leading to a spike in gasoline costs for U.S. motorists.

• Mar 6

U.S. economy lost 92,000 jobs in February, an unexpected setback

Economists had forecast a gain of 60,000 jobs last month. The unexpected drop was due to job losses in health care and the federal government.

• Mar 6

Daylight saving time arrives for 2026. Here's what to know.

The time change known as daylight savings starts Sunday, March 8, 2026. Most Americans lose an hour of sleep when clocks "spring forward."

• Mar 8

Mom whose son was killed by ICE doesn't blame Trump, but calls for change

"I just want to know what happened," Rachel Reyes told CBS News during her first TV interview since the death of her son, Ruben Ray Martinez, a U.S. citizen shot and killed by an ICE agent in Texas last year.

• Mar 6

Bernard LaFayette, Selma voting rights organizer, dies at 85

Bernard LaFayette, the advance man who did the risky groundwork for the voter registration campaign in Selma, Alabama, that culminated in the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, has died.

• Mar 5

Iran war hits housing market as mortgage rates rise to 6%

Mortgage rates are rising as bond investors fret that rising oil prices could boost inflation.

• Mar 5

Trump vowed to revive manufacturing. Factory jobs are still vanishing.

Job cuts at a Whirlpool factory in Iowa underscore the challenges in reviving American manufacturing. "Every day, workers' jobs are still in jeopardy," a union official said.

• Mar 6

Dow tumbles almost 800 points amid concerns about surging oil prices

Stocks fell sharply on Wall Street on Thursday as oil prices rose further because of the war with Iran.

• Mar 5

24 states sue Trump administration over new global tariffs

Two dozen states filed a lawsuit challenging President Trump's legal authority to impose new global tariffs.

• Mar 5

Kristi Noem out as secretary of Homeland Security, Trump says

The announcement comes amid criticism of DHS spending under Noem, and as Congress has allowed the department's funding to lapse.

• Mar 5

GOP leaders urge Gonzales to drop reelection bid over affair scandal

The Texas Republican admitted Wednesday that he had a relationship with the staffer, who later died by suicide.

• Mar 5

Gas prices are up 26 cents since last week, GasBuddy finds

Americans are now paying an average of $3.246 per gallon, up 26 cents since last week and the highest level since April 2025.

• Mar 5

Austin PD give update on probe of deadly mass shooting that killed 3

Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis played surveillance​ video​ and police​ body cam video​.

• Mar 5

Suspect allegedly confesses to killing 3 women found in Utah

Ivan Miller, 22, has been arrested and is in custody after authorities in Utah found three women's bodies in two locations.

• Mar 6

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