Iran’s unrelenting attacks on Mideast shipping and energy infrastructure send oil prices soaring
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Unrelenting Iranian attacks on shipping traffic and energy infrastructure pushed oil above $100 a barrel on Thursday, as...
State lawmakers rush to set rounding rules for when there are no pennies
Months after the last of the United States' 1-cent coins were pressed, some states are beginning to offer their own 2 cents on the...
Utah’s anti-gambling tradition meets Kalshi and Polymarket in a new legal fight
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — For more than a century, Utah has kept gambling almost entirely out of the state. There are no casinos,...
Trump visa changes squeeze rural schools relying on international teachers
Like many school systems facing teacher shortages, South Carolina’s Allendale County has looked overseas for help. A quarter of the teachers in the rural,...
Trump administration kicks off new process to try to replace tariffs struck down by...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Wednesday opened a new trade investigation into manufacturing in foreign countries — an effort that comes after...
New drone maker partly owned by Trump sons hopes to win Pentagon contracts
NEW YORK (AP) — Among dozens of companies competing for Pentagon contracts to supply attack drones, one stands out.Powerus is flush with cash and...
A civil rights lawyer will lead the billionaire eBay founder’s philanthropy for more inclusive...
NEW YORK (AP) — There will be a new leader at billionaire eBay founder Pierre Omidyar's philanthropic group that aims to expand access to...
Progressive states revive push to tax the rich as wealth disparity deepens across the...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Chuck Collins figures he won life’s lottery by inheriting vast sums of money through his great-grandfather Oscar Mayer’s processed meat...
Microsoft backs Anthropic, urging a judge to halt Pentagon’s actions against AI company
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Microsoft is throwing its weight behind Anthropic in asking a federal court to block the Trump administration's designation of the...
Virginia has a data center boon. Officials debate whether it’s time to scrap its...
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Nearly two decades ago, Virginia gave tech companies a tax break on equipment and software, and they began to build....
