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2025 Auto Loan Interest Deduction: What to Know

Vehicles fill the parking lot at a Honda dealership in San Marcos, Texas. About 60% of the Honda vehicles sold in the U.S. last year were assembled in the United States, according to Honda, which means they could be eligible for a new tax provision allowing buyers to deduct the interest paid on their auto

Private Credit’s Risks Could Ripple Beyond Wall Street

A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at the opening bell in New York on March 18, 2026. ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images/AFP hide caption toggle caption ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images/AFP The risky lending business known as "private credit" is causing some very public problems for banks and

Is the Iran Conflict Raising Terror Risks in the U.S.?

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard testifies during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on worldwide threats on March 18. A closed session immediately followed the hearing. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images During the Senate Select Committee's annual worldwide threat assessment hearing on Wednesday, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard described

7 Natural Ways to Boost Energy Without Caffeine

Feeling like a wilted flower most days? Perk up with these natural energy boosters. Photo illustration by Beck Harlan/NPR hide caption toggle caption Photo illustration by Beck Harlan/NPR Feeling like a wilted flower most days? Perk up with these natural energy boosters. Photo illustration by Beck Harlan/NPR About a decade ago, Dr. Amy Shah was

East Asian Allies’ Legal Dilemma Over Hormuz Support

US President Donald Trump is expected to discuss the Strait of Hormuz with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi; South Korea may face a similar predicament. South Korea and Japan are facing uncomfortable questions about their mutual defensive obligations as the United States seeks support from its allies in the war on Iran, now nearly three

Iran Strikes Israel After Killing of Two Officials

A worker at a market for fuel oil and automotive fuel on March 17, 2026 in Erbil, Iraq. Recent drone attacks in the region have forced some oil refineries here to cease operation, while others continue. Sedat Suna/Getty Images Europe hide caption toggle caption Sedat Suna/Getty Images Europe Iran launched new missile attacks on Israel

Cheap Drones Force Rethink of U.S. Air Defenses

AFP via Getty Images and U.S. Air Force/Collage by Emily Bogle/NPR Wladimir van Wilgenburg stands in a residential neighborhood in Erbil, in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, and points out incoming drones high in the sky. "The U.S. defense systems, as you can see, are taking down the drones," he says in a video recorded

Minnesota Medicaid Funding Fight Could Spread Nationwide

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz testifies during a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing in the U.S. Capitol Building on March 4 in Washington, D.C. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images North America When Sarah Lindbo's 14-year-old daughter Greta is thriving, she is playful, engaged and not in pain.

Sen. Mullin’s DHS Confirmation Hearing

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 25: Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) (L), accompanied by Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) (R), speaks during a nomination hearing for Dr. Casey Means, for the medical director in the Regular Corps of the Public Health Service and U.S. surgeon general during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on Capitol
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