Nearly a week into the latest Middle East conflict, Iran’s strikes in the region have decreased significantly – while US attacks on Iran continue ramping up and Israeli strikes prompt panic in southern Beirut.

Adm. Cooper also said Iranian ballistic missile strikes are down 90% from the first day of the war, and drone strikes are down 83%.

By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali March 5 (Reuters) - U.S. military investigators believe it is likely that U.S. forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls' school that killed scores of children on Saturday but have not yet reached a final conclusion or completed their investigation,

The war will likely drive up gas prices by an additional 20-30 cents per gallon, analysts pr e viously said. According to AAA, the national average gas price was $3.25 on March 5, up from $3.19 on March 4, and $2.97 last week.

New satellite images from several key military bases in the Arabian Peninsula suggest that Iran is seeking to degrade air defenses by destroying US-made radars that detect incoming missiles and drones.

By Nate Raymond March 5 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump has the authority to indefinitely suspend admissions of foreign nationals seeking to enter the United States under the U.S. refugee resettlement program,

The FBI and French authorities arrested a former government contractor accused of stealing $46 million in cryptocurrency from the U.S. Marshals Service.

President Donald Trump has told a White House event the US is striking Iranian drone and missile systems "every single hour".

By Dietrich Knauth March 5 (Reuters) - A group of 24 U.S. states sued President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday in the first legal challenge to his newly imposed 10% global tariffs, alleging that the president cannot sidestep a recent U.

Economist Paul Krugman sees the Iran conflict as a major threat to an economy that's already being strained by other forces.

In quick succession, US President Donald Trump has taken out two of Beijing’s closest allies: Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

WASHINGTON, March 6 (Reuters) - U.S. job growth likely cooled in February, with hiring in the healthcare sector expected to return to normal trends after an outsized increase in January, but the unemployment rate is anticipated to have remained steady at 4.