One person is in custody Wednesday after authorities said his vehicle crashed into a temporary barrier near the White House.

The consumer price index rose at a slightly quicker pace in February than January, remaining above the Federal Reserve target rate of 2%.

A superintendent in Los Angeles whose home and office was raided by the FBI last month released a statement Wednesday denying any wrongdoing.

A group of senators sent a letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth demanding answers about the bombing of a school that killed more than 100.

A bipartisan group of senators called on the Government Accountability Office to investigate the Justice Department's release of the Epstein files.

Highways were closed and flights canceled after Kilauea volcano began erupting for the 43rd time Tuesday in Hawaii, creating hazardous conditions.

The British Cabinet Office has released files from its investigation into former ambassador to the United States Peter Mandelson on Wednesday.

A cargo vessel was set ablaze in the Strait of Hormuz in the early hours of Wednesday after being hit by an unknown projectile, British maritime authorities said.

Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei was injured in the attack that killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other members of his family.

The International Energy Agency announced it has agreed to take emergency action and release 400 million barrels of oil into the market.

Conservative leader José Antonio Kast was sworn in Wednesday as president of Chile, taking office from outgoing leftist President Gabriel Boric.

A drone strike in the city of Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, killed three people, including a United Nations aid worker from France Wednesday.