News for March 17, 2025

Two young sisters from Michigan turned their family stories and faith into children’s books that teach Ramadan, Islam, and kindness.

Emily Warren Roebling is being honored for helping finish the Brooklyn Bridge after her husband, Washington Roebling, became disabled during construction.

Philadelphia health officials say a third bird flu case this year was found at a live bird market, but they say the public risk remains low.

The American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico says 48 people detained in ICE raids in New Mexico are unaccounted for and is asking the Department of Homeland Security to investigate.

A federal judge scolded the Justice Department after it refused to answer questions about weekend deportation flights tied to the Trump administration’s use of the Alien Enemies Act.

A William Paterson University professor says the school’s mistake led his 380-million-year-old fossil collection to be lost after the packages were dumped in a landfill.

The FDA said Savage Pet has recalled some raw cat food after reports that cats got bird flu from eating it, and the article suggests other cat foods to try instead.

A New York Fed survey shows more Americans expect credit applications to be denied, as President Donald Trump's trade wars and a weakening economy add to consumer worry.

NBC News says recession worries are rising as trade tensions and weaker confidence add pressure, but the main data still gives mixed signals and does not yet show a clear downturn.

Tesla shares fell while the broader stock market rebounded, as investors weighed new trade worries and a key Federal Reserve decision.

Healing Hens brings therapy chickens to Signature Pointe Senior Living Center in Dallas to lift spirits and ease stress for seniors and rehab patients.

A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to restore more than 130 fired CISA probationary employees, and the agency is putting them back on paid leave while it follows the ruling.

A federal judge ruled that the U.S. government must make some of Prince Harry’s immigration records public, raising questions about whether he disclosed past drug use.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto is returning to Japan in Dodger blue for a high-profile MLB opener, where he says the moment feels special for him and his family.

PepsiCo is buying Poppi for nearly $2 billion as it expands into the fast-growing prebiotic soda market.

Deadly storms, tornadoes, wildfires, and dust storms swept across the Midwest and South, killing at least 42 people and leaving many survivors with dramatic escape stories.

F21 OpCo, the U.S. operator of Forever 21, has filed for bankruptcy again and plans to wind down its U.S. business unless it can find a buyer.

An active-duty U.S. airman has been charged with killing a missing South Dakota woman whose remains were found months later near Ellsworth Air Force Base.

Mookie Betts will miss the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Tokyo Series games after a lingering illness left him dehydrated and down nearly 15 pounds.

President Donald Trump said he will speak with President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday as part of a push to help end the war in Ukraine.