Why gasoline costs 52% more in the US than it did before the Iran war
NEW YORK (AP) — The price of a gallon of regular gasoline in the U.S. climbed 31 cents in the past week, spiking to an average of $4.54 per gallon Wednesday, a price 52% higher than before
A 600-person search continues for missing US soldiers off Morocco’s coast
CASABLANCA, Morocco (AP) — Over 600 military personnel from multiple countries are searching for two U.S. soldiers who went missing in Morocco during U.S.-African military exercises, scouring underwater caves and the Atlantic coast, authorities said Wednesday. As
Shipping firms are being whipsawed by changing stances and risks as they wait for Hormuz to reopen
NEW YORK (AP) — With hundreds of vessels still stuck in the Persian Gulf and costs piling up, shipping companies are being whipsawed by uncertainty over how and when the Strait of Hormuz might reopen more than
CNN founder Ted Turner, a brash and outspoken television pioneer, dies at age 87
NEW YORK (AP) — Ted Turner, a brash television pioneer who raced yachts, owned huge chunks of the American West and transformed the news business by launching CNN and introducing the 24-hour cable news cycle, died Wednesday.
Protester comes down from atop Washington bridge ending 5-day stand against AI and Iran war
WASHINGTON (AP) — A protester who camped out atop one of Washington’s bridges for five days came down Wednesday morning, ending his stand against AI and the war in Iran. Guido Reichstadter, a Florida-based activist, was seen
US charges 30 people with roles in global insider trading scheme
BOSTON, May 6 (Reuters) – Federal prosecutors on Wednesday announced that 30 people including corporate lawyers and financial professionals have been indicted in connection with an insider trading scheme that relied on information about mergers stolen from
Factbox-Who is Vivek Ramaswamy, 2026 Republican nominee for Ohio governor?
By David Morgan WASHINGTON, May 6 (Reuters) – Vivek Ramaswamy, a multimillionaire former biotech executive and erstwhile presidential hopeful, won the Republican primary for governor of Ohio on Tuesday and now faces a November general election contest
Lower-income Americans hit hardest by gas price spike, widening inequalities, study finds
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lower-income Americans sharply reduced their gas consumption in the month following the Iran war, yet spiking prices still forced them to spend more at the pump, worsening the economy’s economic disparities, new research released
Trump’s new counterterrorism strategy makes targeting Western Hemisphere cartels the top priority
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has signed off on a new U.S. counterterrorism strategy that sets eliminating drug cartels in the Western Hemisphere as the administration’s highest priority, the White House announced Wednesday. The document was
FBI searches Virginia Senate leader’s office as part of corruption probe, AP source says
The FBI searched the Virginia state Senate president’s office on Wednesday as part of a corruption investigation, a person familiar with the matter said. The search at Virginia Sen. L. Louise Lucas’s district office in Portsmouth comes