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Former US President Clinton says Trump told him of ‘some great times’ with Jeffrey Epstein

WASHINGTON, March 3 (Reuters) – Former President Bill Clinton told lawmakers that President Donald Trump told him he had “some great ​times” with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein before their relationship soured, according to a video released on Monday. In a videotaped deposition ‌to the House of Representatives Oversight Committee, the former Democratic president said under oath that Trump brought up Epstein at a golf tournament in 2002 or 2003, after Clinton left office and more than a decade before Trump was elected president. “Somehow he knew I had flown in Jeffrey Epstein’s aircraft,” Clinton told the committee. “He said,

Iran attacks threaten US economy with more uncertainty around inflation, growth

WASHINGTON, March 3, 2026 (AP) — The U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran add yet more question marks around a U.S. economy already buffeted by on-and-off tariffs, weak hiring, and lingering inflationary pressures. The war has already raised oil prices and could lift prices at the pump as early as this week, but the ultimate impact on the economy and inflation will depend on the length and severity of the conflict, economists say. Should it wind down in a week or two, its economic effects would be minor and short-lived. Yet a longer war that pushed oil past $100 a

Experts talk how to navigate distressing news stories and finding coping mechanisms

BATON ROUGE, La. March 3, 2026 (AP) — As people awoke to headlines over the weekend about deadly U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran and potential of widening conflict, alerts, social media and conversations at the dining room table were consumed by the news. While medical experts say it is normal for people to experience stress and anxiety — or feeling that the world descended into chaos overnight — it is important to find coping mechanisms and ways to responsibly take in the news in order to protect one’s mental health. “Fear, sadness, confusion… these are very normal reactions to very extreme

The strikes on Iran show why quitting oil is more important than ever

Melbourne, Mar 3 (The Conversation) As Israel and the United States strike Iran, global oil markets are on edge. Oil prices have begun rising even before any disruption to supply. Oil traders are factoring in the possibility the Strait of Hormuz might close. Roughly 20% of the world’s traded oil passes through this narrow waterway between Iran to the north and Oman and the United Arab Emirates to the south. One oil tanker has been bombed and traffic has all but halted. In global energy markets, the mere threat of interruption can push prices higher. Oil isn’t like most commodities.

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