NEW YORK (AP) — As the war in Iran ratchets up, the price of crude oil has been swinging sharply. Consumers are already feeling the effects of the war and its destabilizing effect on worldwide energy production. Gasoline prices are climbing, and many people will find some of the most ...
NEW YORK (AP) — The Pentagon has not permitted photographers to cover Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's last two briefings on the war in Iran, and hasn't explained the change in longstanding policy. A Pentagon spokesman, Joel Valdez, declined to comment for this story. The Defense Department ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The office that enforces ethics standards for attorneys in the nation's capital has accused Justice Department official Ed Martin of professional misconduct for a threatening letter that he sent to Georgetown Law School’s dean last year, when Martin was the top federal ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Government officials are getting closer to ironing out a refund process for the hundreds of thousands of companies that paid tariffs now deemed illegal. In a filing with the Court of International Trade on Friday, Brandon Lord, executive director of U.S. Customs and Border ...
A March 2025 study conducted by the University of Wisconsin finds 80% of Americans attend a local farmers market at least once a year. Forty-one percent hit the stalls six or more times a year, and dined at a local restaurant before they headed home. As more farmers markets sprout up in the ...
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are falling sharply Friday after getting a whiff of a worst-case scenario for financial markets: a weakening economy combined with high inflation. The S&P 500 dropped 1.6% after a report showed U.S. employers cut more jobs last month than they created and ...
