President Trump has invited farmers and biofuels producers to the White House for a big event next week as the industry awaits the government’s announcement on mandates for the fuel additives. The “celebration of agriculture” event is scheduled for March 27 on the White House South Lawn, sources familiar with the planning told CBS News. …
ATHENS, March 17 (Reuters) – Greece does not back any separate deals that would allow ships to enter and exit the Strait of Hormuz but wants a durable solution to safeguard peace in the region, its Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis said on Tuesday. “We do not think that it is optimal to have separate agreements, so that …
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterTUESDAY, March 17, 2026 (HealthDay News) — An already approved drug can help protect cancer patients against excessive bleeding caused by chemotherapy, a new study says. Chemotherapy-induced thrombocytopenia occurs when chemo destroys platelet-producing bone marrow cells, increasing a person’s risk of dangerous bleeding. But the injectable drug romiplostim (Nplate) can effectively …
The Israel Defense Forces said in a statement Tuesday that the commander of Iran’s feared Basij paramilitary force was among the senior leaders killed in overnight strikes in Tehran, and the Israeli defense minister Israel Katz later confirmed that Ali Larijanithe head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, was also “eliminated.” “Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu …
A bitter Democratic primary is unfolding in Maine as two candidates battle for the chance to challenge five-term Republican Sen. Susan Collins, one of the GOP’s most vulnerable incumbents in the upcoming midterm elections. The race pits a centrist sitting governor, Janet Mills, against a progressive firebrand, Graham Platner, an oyster farmer, military veteran and …
Alleged Latin American narco trafficker Sebastian Marset made his first appearance in a U.S. court on Monday after being handed over to the American authorities. Marset, 34, a Uruguayan national, faces money laundering conspiracy charges connected with his alleged cocaine trafficking organization. Marset, who eluded police for years, was captured in Bolivia last week and …
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Closing arguments are set to kick off Tuesday in a trial pitting Elon Musk against Twitter shareholders who say the world’s richest man engaged in a pattern of deceptive behavior that misled investors as he attempted to back out of his $44 billion deal to buy the social media platform in …
BRUSSELS, March 17 (Reuters) – There is no appetite in the European Union to strike deals with Russia on energy amid soaring prices, also not behind closed doors, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Tuesday. “I’ve been behind those closed doors and I don’t see this this appetite. And when we talk to …
From a surprising heatwave in California to blizzards burying parts of the Midwest and storms rolling over the East Coast, chaotic weather put more than half the nation’s population in the path of extreme conditions Monday. Airport delays and cancellations piled up in some of the nation’s largest airports, with more than 4,700 flights canceled …
JERUSALEM, March 17 (Reuters) – Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Tuesday that Iran’s security chief Ali Larijani had been killed in an Israeli strike. There was no confirmation from Iran. (Reporting by Mayaan Lubell, Writing by Ahmed Elimam, Editing by Andrew Cawthorne) Copyright 2026 Thomson Reuters.