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A U.S. Navy warship believed to be carrying Marines and sailors to the Middle East is approaching the Straits of Malacca off the coast of Singapore on its way to the region, maritime tracking data showed on Tuesday. The amphibious assault ship Tripoli was approaching Singapore on the southwestern tip of the South China Sea on Tuesday morning, according to AIS tracking data seen by CNN. U.S. Navy ships often travel with their AIS transponders turned off. By revealing your location when passing through areas with heavy maritime traffic, such as the waters around Singapore, you can operate more safely.…

tom holland He started a brand new day anew. The Marvel star started his morning by watching the sunrise at the Empire State Building in New York City on March 18. Trailer released for his upcoming movies Spider-Man: Brand New Day. But his bright eyes and bushy tail weren’t the only notable things about his appearance. Despite the recent news that he and his long-time partner got married; zendaya Tom, 29, got married in private, but it was noticeable that he didn’t have a wedding ring on his ring finger. In contrast, Zendaya has been pairing Tom’s 5-carat engagement ring…

Doncic recorded his 11th 40-point game of the season as the Lakers won for the second time in three days against the Rockets.Published March 19, 2026March 19, 2026On Wednesday night, the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Houston Rockets 124-116 on the road, with Luka Doncic scoring 40 points and LeBron James adding 30 points, extending their winning streak to seven games.It was the Lakers’ 10th win in 11 games, and they also beat Houston 100-92 on Monday night.Recommended stories list of 4 itemsend of listWith about 90 seconds left and the Lakers leading by four points, Doncic made an alley-oop…

Wholesale prices rose significantly in February, another sign that inflation continues to creep in beyond rising energy costs.The Producer Price Index, a measure of the pipeline costs producers receive for their products, rose a seasonally adjusted 0.7% month over month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Wednesday. The so-called core PPI, which excludes volatile food and energy costs, rose 0.5%. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones had expected both indexes to rise 0.3%.In the all-commodity index, prices outpaced the 0.5% pace of increase in January. However, the core rate of increase was lower than last month’s 0.8%. On a 12-month basis,…

With the Iran war disrupting air shipping routes through the Middle East, European companies importing semiconductors from Asia are using backup warehouses and increasing shipping fees, industry sources told CNBC.The Iran war has disrupted cargo routes, with ships and airports targeted since the war began on February 28. Global air cargo capacity, which transports cargo such as semiconductors and other expensive electronic equipment, is down about 9% from pre-war levels, according to data from logistics company DSV.This has resulted in higher costs and delivery delays for European companies that import semiconductors from Asia, and some manufacturers are reducing the amount…

Israel’s attack on Iranian facilities in the South Pars gas field marked a major escalation in the war, prompting an enraged Iran to attack key energy facilities in its Gulf neighbours, sending oil prices soaring and prompting the US president to threaten to “blow up” South Pars if Iran did not stop. But what is the South Pars gas field and why is the strike so important? South Perth is part of the world’s largest natural gas reserves. Iran shares a gas field with Qatar in the Persian Gulf, part of which it calls North Dome. The entire gas field…

Jessa Duggar (mother: Ben Seewald)Jim Bob and Michelle’s fifth child, Jessa Duggar, was born on November 4, 1992. Jessa met Ben through church and began courting him in 2013. The old-fashioned approach to romance seemed like an entirely new concept to many viewers. Since the children had never talked about their romance before their engagement, Jim Bob explained to People magazine, “Courtship is about getting to know each other in a group, where both families spend time together, and where the couple sets goals together to decide whether they intend to get married. On dates, couples are often paired up…

A view inside the furnace of an aluminum foundry.Monty Luxen | From Getty ImagesThe U.S. and Israel’s war with Iran has disrupted aluminum supplies in the Middle East, sending prices for the base metal soaring.Aluminum may be the most abundant metal on Earth, but it is critical to the functioning of the global economy. It is an essential material in electronics, transportation and construction, as well as other industries such as solar panels and packaging. When the Iranian conflict erupted on February 28, three-month LME aluminum futures initially soared as much as 10 percent by March 12, before paring back…

Lionel Messi joins Cristiano Ronaldo in the 900-goal club as Nashville eliminates Miami from the CONCACAF Champions Cup.Published March 19, 2026March 19, 2026Cristian Espinoza scored a second-half goal to lead Nashville SC to the CONCACAF Champions Cup quarterfinals, defeating Inter Miami on a milestone night for Argentina star Lionel Messi.Wednesday night’s game in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., ended 1-1, with both teams tied at 1-1 in total goals scored. Nashville advanced with an away goals tiebreaker.Recommended stories list of 4 itemsend of listMessi took the lead in the seventh minute with his 900th goal for club and country, but reigning MLS…

When Naseema McElroy was 25 years old, she owned five rental properties. That’s how she planned to build her wealth.Taking advantage of the subprime lending practice that made it easy for borrowers with weak credit histories to get high-interest mortgages in the early 2000s, McElroy borrowed as much as she could to buy multiple properties, thinking everything would work out in the end, she told CNBC Make It.About a year later, in 2008, the housing market crashed. “I was really naive,” McElroy says. Suddenly, she owed the lender more than the value of her property. To avoid foreclosure, she says…