The speed with which American democracy is currently dismantled is unprecedented in modern history,” one of the world’s top democracy researchers says in a new report.

Oil prices held steady Wednesday after Iraq clinched a deal to resume some crude exports via Turkey. It’s not a ton of oil, but it’s what amounts for good news these days as the Strait of Hormuz ...

Fed officials are set to announce their latest rate decision Wednesday afternoon, along with a new forecast for the path of the American economy as the war in Iran stretches on.

House Oversight Chair James Comer on Tuesday issued a subpoena to Attorney General Pam Bondi to appear for a deposition on April 14 as part of the panel’s Jeffrey Epstein probe.

Meanwhile, at least two people were killed in central Israel after an Iranian ballistic missile attack while the US dropped 5,000 pound guided bombs on Iranian missile sites along the Hormuz strait.

A diet focused on the best foods for brain health slowed aging in key parts of the brain by over 2 years, a new study found.

Odds are, there won’t be any ads about it over the next three weeks of the NCAA Tournament, but college basketball is celebrating an anniversary this year.

Iranian-born judoka Saeid Mollaei believes members of Iran’s women’s soccer team could be killed or put in prison when they return home after declining to sing the country’s national anthem at the ...

African music is dominating the global soundscape, with Afrobeats and other genres reshaping mainstream music worldwide. But Rick Ross says this moment was inevitable — and believes Africa’s global ...

Will some airports be forced to close because of the partial government shutdown and ensuing TSA debacle? CNN News Central’s John Berman discusses with TSA Acting Deputy Administrator Adam Stahl.

Iran’s chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz has sparked global fears of fuel pumps running dry, but in India, it’s also leaving a bad taste in the mouth of some restaurateurs and street stall diners, ...

The WNBA and its players’ union reached an agreement in principle on a transformational new collective bargaining agreement early Wednesday morning.