Andrea Mitchell

El Niño is set to take hold this summer, driving up global temperatures A potentially strong El Niño weather pattern will likely emerge this summer and persist through the rest of the year. The hottest years on record generally occur in years when El Niño is active.

A potentially strong El Niño weather pattern will likely emerge this summer and persist through the rest of the year. The hottest years on record generally occur in years when El Niño is active. n.pr/4upfr7p

Washington State Passes ‘Millionaires’ Tax’ It would be the first income tax in Washington, affecting an estimated 20,000 households. Some of the wealthiest are leaving for Florida.

Lawmakers in Washington State have agreed to tax people who earn over $1 million in the state’s first income tax.

What Americans sacrifice due to high health costs Health cost concerns not only made people borrow money or stretch out prescriptions but delay major life events.

Tens of millions of Americans have delayed surgeries, vacation plans, career moves and other big life decisions because of the cost of health care, a new West Health-Gallup survey found.

🚨 LIVE NOW: Four-day work week and school closures - Asia is getting creative and drastic to conserve energy amid a severe fuel crunch. Is it enough to keep economies afloat? Bloomberg reporters answer your questions in a Live Q&A. bloom.bg/3P1BLnu

Arizona State fires coach Bobby Hurley after 11 seasons Bobby Hurley, who led Arizona State to three NCAA Tournaments in his 11-season tenure, will not return next season after athletic director ​Graham Rossini announced Wednesday that Hurley's contract will not ‌be renewed.

Arizona State fires coach Bobby Hurley after 11 seasons reut.rs/4bf9cu4

Gold falls on firmer dollar, dimming US rate cut hopes Gold prices fell on Thursday, weighed down by ‌a firmer U.S. dollar and waning hopes for near‑term U.S. interest‑rate cuts as higher energy prices stoked inflation concerns.

Gold falls on firmer dollar, dimming US rate cut hopes reut.rs/411ocH8

BMW Projects Flat Automaking Margin Over Tariff Costs BMW AG expects profitability to stay roughly flat this year due to the cost of tariffs and intensifying competition in China.

BMW expects profitability to stay roughly flat this year due to the cost of tariffs and intensifying competition in China

Big Ten tournament roundup: Northwestern tops Indiana, into 3rd round Nick Martinelli scored a game-high 28 points and freshman Jake West added 18 to match a career high as Northwestern advanced to the third round of the Big Ten tournament with a 74-61 victory over Indiana on Wednesday night ​in Chicago.

Big Ten tournament roundup: Northwestern tops Indiana, into 3rd round reut.rs/3NkwMxB

Easy-to-use solar panels are coming, but utilities are trying to delay them Utilities are convincing lawmakers around the U.S. to delay bills that would allow people to buy solar panels, plug them into an outlet and begin generating electricity.

Utilities are convincing lawmakers around the U.S. to delay bills that would allow people to buy solar panels, plug them into an outlet and begin generating electricity. n.pr/4ul3y2p

Iowa farmer: This fertilizer shortage is going to affect everybody. It could lead to a decrease in yields. If you look at that countrywide, corn, soybeans, cotton, rice, that will increase prices. It's gonna be a train wreck for consumers.

Falling prices steer US buyers toward used electric vehicles Steep depreciation and improving reliability are drawing more Americans to used electric vehicles, turning the pre-owned market into a key entry point for buyers priced out of new EVs as federal incentives fade.

Falling prices steer US buyers toward used electric vehicles reut.rs/40Vj3Aq

Norway police apprehend three suspects in 'terror bombing' of US embassy Norwegian police said on Wednesday they ‌had apprehended three brothers suspected of carrying out Sunday's bombing at the U.S. embassy in Oslo, in an attack investigators have branded an act of terrorism.

Norway police apprehend three suspects in 'terror bombing' of US embassy reut.rs/4blycA0

Epstein's longtime accountant testifies on his wealth and business ties House lawmakers were digging into Jeffrey Epstein's sprawling financial portfolio Wednesday as a committee deposed his former accountant.

House lawmakers were digging into Jeffrey Epstein's sprawling financial portfolio Wednesday as a committee deposed his former accountant and tried to understand his connections to some of the world's wealthiest men. https://to.pbs.org/3NyO3TI

Iran ‘cannot participate’ in the World Cup, sports minister says Iran is scheduled to play three group-stage games in Los Angeles and Seattle in June.

"Given that this government has assassinated our leader, we cannot participate in the World Cup. Our players do not have security," the Iranian sports minister says.

Tesla delivery slide may stretch to third year, some fear, as cash burn looms Tesla investors and analysts are cutting estimates for its electric vehicle deliveries and some are now expecting a third straight year of decline, pressuring profit as CEO Elon ​Musk refocuses on the expensive goals of launching robotaxis and humanoid robots.

Tesla delivery slide may stretch to third year, some fear, as cash burn looms reut.rs/3NtNIlg

Trump says US will tap Strategic Petroleum Reserve The president did not specify how much oil his administration would release or the timing of the move.

Trump says US will tap Strategic Petroleum Reserve

Wealthy nations pledge record release of emergency oil reserves in a bid to calm surging prices The International Energy Agency has agreed to release the largest volume of emergency oil reserves in its history, in a bid to counter the effects on energy markets of the war in the Middle East.

President Donald Trump says his administration will tap the United States' Strategic Petroleum Reserve to try and reduce gasoline prices that have risen due to the Iran war.

I Hired a Lab to Counterfeit-Test a Dozen Suspicious Beauty Products I Bought Online. Every Single One Had a Problem. Our reporter spent six months digging into the confusing cesspool of counterfeit beauty products sold online.

We spent months entrenched in the super-shady and ridiculously confusing cesspool of counterfeit beauty products sold online. Your chances of buying an item that isn’t what you think it is are shockingly high. nyti.ms/3MVhoaU

Trump-Touted Texas Refinery Sees Fuel Sales Starting in 2029 The new Texas oil refinery touted by President Donald Trump will begin selling fuel in three years’ time at the earliest, according to the boss of the company developing the project.

The new Texas oil refinery touted by President Donald Trump will begin selling fuel in three years’ time at the earliest, according to the boss of the company developing the project.

US medical equipment company Stryker says cyberattack disrupted its global networks Stryker, a U.S. medical equipment company, says a cyberattack has disrupted its global networks. Stryker says it believes the “incident is contained,” though it didn't elaborate.

Stryker, a U.S. medical equipment company, says a cyberattack has disrupted its global networks.

China January-February rare earth exports up 23% on-year, customs data shows China's exports of rare earths in the first ​two months of 2026 rose 23% from ‌a year earlier, data showed on Tuesday.

China January-February rare earth exports up 23% on-year, customs data shows reut.rs/3MRyiXW

Analysis: Why the US stock market may have been right about Iran all along Investors have long viewed the closure of the Strait of Hormuz as a “tail risk” event — the kind of thing that was highly unlikely to happen but would be so catastrophic that you can’t afford to be un...

Maritime traffic in the narrow waterway between Iran and Oman has ground to a halt since the US and Israel began attacking Iran on Feb 28. | Analysis by CNN's Allison Morrow

US solar installations down in 2025 after Trump policies jolt market, report says The U.S. solar market added fewer new installations in 2025 compared to the year before, a study showed on Tuesday, pointing to cooling momentum ​across the sector after President Donald Trump scrapped subsidies and tax ‌breaks for renewable energy developers.

US solar installations down in 2025 after Trump policies jolt market, report says reut.rs/4b2ncsl

Microplastics found in the human brain The tiny scraps of plastic were found in the olfactory bulb, the part of the brain responsible for processing smell.

The tiny scraps of plastic were found in the olfactory bulb, the part of the brain responsible for processing smell.

Alexander brothers convicted of sex trafficking in Manhattan federal court Three brothers, including two of the nation's most successful luxury real estate brokers, were convicted of sex trafficking Monday after a five-week trial.

Three brothers, including two of the nation's most successful luxury real estate brokers, were convicted of sex trafficking Monday after a five-week trial. n.pr/4ll3dbB

China’s exports turbocharge into 2026 after record-breaking year China roared into 2026 with exports far outstripping forecasts, ​fuelled by red-hot electronics demand, putting the economy on track to top last year's record $1.2 trillion trade surplus ‌and blunting the blow from the war in Iran.

China’s exports turbocharge into 2026 after record-breaking year reut.rs/40mmDn6

Bombing of Iran’s oil infrastructure to have major environmental fallout, experts warn Monitors admit they are struggling to keep track of the environmental disasters arising from widening war

Bombing of Iran’s oil infrastructure to have major environmental fallout, experts warn

Consequences for global oil markets could be 'catastrophic' if Hormuz closure continues, Aramco chief says There could be "catastrophic" consequences for the world's oil ​markets the longer the disruption ‌from the closure of the Strait of Hormuz goes on, the chief ​executive of Saudi Arabia's state ​oil giant Aramco said on ⁠Tuesday in a media call ​after the company posted its 2025 ​results.

Consequences for global oil markets could be 'catastrophic' if Hormuz closure continues, Aramco chief says reut.rs/46R3ygo

F.A.A. Briefly Halts JetBlue Departures After System Outage The Federal Aviation Administration issued a ground stop for JetBlue flights early Tuesday at the airline’s request. JetBlue later said a “system outage” had been restored and that operations had resumed.

The FAA issued a ground stop for all JetBlue flights early Tuesday at the airline’s request, briefly preventing the carrier’s planes from taking off across its network. JetBlue said the disruption was caused by “a brief system outage” that had been resolved

Indian restaurants warn of shutdowns as Iran war makes cooking gas scarce Restaurants and hotels across India warned of disruptions ​and possible shutdowns on Tuesday, as the Iran war constricts supplies of cooking gas, prompting authorities to set up ‌a panel to review industry requests.

Indian restaurants warn of shutdowns as Iran war makes cooking gas scarce reut.rs/3P1nuXJ