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The casket with the Rev. Jesse Jackson is seen before the Public Homegoing Service at the House of Hope in Chicago, on Friday, March 6, 2026. Erin Hooley/AP hide caption toggle caption Erin Hooley/AP The rare qualities that distinguished the Rev. Jesse Jackson — his fortitude as a civil rights leader, and the love he

Southern Christian Leadership Conference spokesman Bernard LaFayette speaks to reporters after attending a SCLC meeting on March 6, 2010, in Atlanta. Gregory Smith/AP hide caption toggle caption Gregory Smith/AP NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Bernard LaFayette, the advance man who did the risky groundwork for the voter registration campaign in Selma, Alabama, that culminated in the passage

Hollywood A-lister Ben Affleck says his company InterPositive's AI tools "take out all the logistical, difficult, technical stuff that often gets in the way" of the filmmaking process. Clive Mason/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Clive Mason/Getty Images Netflix is acquiring Ben Affleck's AI-powered filmmaking tool company, InterPositive, for an undisclosed sum. In a video

Michael Gagliano works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange on Friday. Seth Wenig/AP hide caption toggle caption Seth Wenig/AP NEW YORK — Oil shot to its highest price since 2023 after surging again Friday because of the Iran war, and a weak update on the U.S. job market knocked stocks lower to

Cargo containers are staged near cranes at the Port of Tacoma in Washington. Ted S. Warren/AP hide caption toggle caption Ted S. Warren/AP U.S. customs officials say they're working on a system to deliver tariff refunds, and they hope it'll be up and running within 45 days. Since the Supreme Court struck down many of

Vantor satellite image shows firefighting efforts and damage assessment at Ras Tanura oil refinery in Saudi Arabia following a fire incident in early March 2026. Maxar/Satellite image (c) 2026 Vantor via Getty hide caption toggle caption Maxar/Satellite image (c) 2026 Vantor via Getty New drone strikes hit a major oil refinery in Bahrain on Thursday.

Panic at Pakistan fuel stations over Iran war NewsFeed Long queues formed at fuel stations in Pakistan ahead of a government announcement to raise prices, citing the impact of the US-Israeli war on Iran. Published On 7 Mar 2026

For StoryCorps, Lance Jackson speaks with his former music teacher about how her lessons led him to a career as a professional organist.

Most of the costs are not budgeted for, meaning the Pentagon will need to request more funding soon, researchers say. The United States-Israel war on Iran is estimated to have cost Washington $3.7bn so far in its first 100 hours alone, or nearly $900m a day, driven largely by the huge expenditure of munitions, according

Chinese President Xi Jinping, left and Chinese Premier Li Qiang chat during the opening session of the National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing, Thursday, March 5, 2026. Ng Han Guan/AP hide caption toggle caption Ng Han Guan/AP BEIJING — China has signaled continuity rather than change for its economy, setting a slightly lower target for