Oil prices continued to soar as the Iran war intensified, threatening production and shipping in the Middle East and pummeling financial markets. The price for a barrel of Brent crude, the international standard, surged to as high $119.50 per barrel Monday before retreating. West Texas Inter… Read moreCrude oil prices spike as a broadening Iran war threatens both transport routes and production

Mojtaba Khamenei, a son of Iran’s late supreme leader, has been named his successor. He had long been considered a contender, even before an Israeli strike killed his father at the start of the war. He had never been elected or appointed to a government position. U.S. President Donald Trump … Read moreIran names Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his father as supreme leader and Saudi sharpens warning

Alabama marked the 61st anniversary of a key event in the Civil Rights Movement, when state troopers attacked voting rights marchers in Selma. The violence on March 7, 1965, shocked the nation and galvanized support for the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The annual commemoration p… Read moreOn 61st anniversary of Bloody Sunday, worries about the future of voting rights and calls to action

A device thrown by a counterprotester during an anti-Islam demonstration in New York City was an improvised explosive. Police say the object contained nuts, bolts and screws, plus a hobby fuse. Police Commissioner Tisch said Sunday that the bomb squad confirmed the device was not a hoax or s… Read moreCounterprotester threw improvised explosive at anti-Islam event in NYC, police say

A Texas judge has ordered Camp Mystic to preserve damaged cabins and other parts of the grounds hit by last year’s catastrophic flood that swept away and killed 25 girls and two counselors. The order followed a lawsuit by the family of 8-year-old Cile Steward, who was swept away in the flood… Read moreTexas judge orders Camp Mystic to preserve damaged grounds hit by last year's deadly flood