Nation Apr 11 Tribally owned gas stations offer cheaper fuel as Iran war drives up prices By Mead Gruver, Associated Press
Economy Apr 11 New vehicles now sell for an average of nearly $50,000 Consumer prices rose 3.3% in March, the biggest yearly increase since May 2024, while new car prices were up 12.6% from a year ago, the Labor Department reported. By Alexa St. John, Associated Press
Economy Apr 10 Federal court hears new case against Trump's latest global tariffs The U.S. Court of International Trade, a specialized court in New York, is hearing oral arguments Friday in an attempt to overturn the temporary tariffs President Donald Trump turned to after the Supreme Court in February struck down his preferred… By Mae Anderson, Paul Wiseman, Associated Press
Economy Apr 10 Soaring gas prices leads to biggest monthly inflation spike in four years in March It’s the first read on inflation to capture the effects of the Iran war. By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press
Nation Apr 09 'Why is this so high?' Electric bills in West Virginia now top mortgages despite Trump's promises West Virginians are angry and perplexed over soaring utility costs in one of the most energy-rich, yet poorest, corners of America, where families have been forced to choose between paying for food or heat. By Margie Mason, Associated Press
Apr 09 Doubts about the U.S.-Iran ceasefire push oil prices toward $100 and slow stocks By Stan Choe, Associated Press Oil prices skipped higher early Thursday and Wall Street veered toward modest losses on skepticism over a fragile and muddled ceasefire deal between the U.S. and Iran. Continue reading
Apr 08 'Ketamine Queen' gets 15 years in prison for selling Matthew Perry the drugs that killed him By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press A federal judge on Wednesday handed down a sentence of 15 years in prison to a woman who pleaded guilty to selling “Friends” star Matthew Perry the ketamine that killed him in 2023. Continue reading
Apr 08 Oil plunges below $95 as Dow surges 1,100 following Iran ceasefire deal By Stan Choe, Associated Press Stock prices are still below where they were before the war. And oil prices are still significantly higher because the threat remains that the war could continue and keep oil tankers blocked in the Persian Gulf. Continue reading
Apr 07 As jet fuel costs soar, Delta joins growing list of U.S. airlines raising checked bag fees By Rio Yamat, Associated Press Delta Air Lines announced Tuesday it is raising checked baggage fees, part of a broader wave of U.S. carriers responding to higher jet fuel prices tied to the war in the Middle East. Continue reading
Apr 07 Russia and China veto watered-down UN resolution aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz By Edith M. Lederer, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press The vote — 11 in favor, two against and two abstentions — took place just hours before an 8 p.m. Eastern deadline set by U.S. President Donald Trump for Iran to open the strategic waterway or face attacks on its… Continue reading