Head of Iran’s forensic medicine organization says war’s death toll is now at least 3,375 people

By The Associated Press
April 20, 2026 | 3:04 AM

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Head of Iran’s forensic medicine organization says war’s death toll is now at least 3,375 people.

Stocks fall after a surprisingly strong jobs report raises prospects of an interest rate hike

By The Associated Press
September 4, 2026 | 4:57 PM

U.S. stocks fell and Treasury yields rose Friday after the government reported that employers unexpectedly added 162,000 jobs last month, a development that could increase chances that the U.S. central bank will raise interest rates later this month. The S&P 500 fell 0.4%, though it managed to eke out a modest gain for the week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.5%, and the Nasdaq composite gave back 0.3%. Wall Street expects the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates before the year ends in an effort to cool inflation, which has been running hot due to rising oil prices amid the U.S. war with Iran and remains well above 3%. The Fed has a stated goal of cooling inflation to a target of 2%. The surprise increase in hiring last month could give the central bank’s policymakers leeway to raise the Fed’s benchmark short-term interest rate to fight inflation at their next policy meeting in less than two weeks.

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