War-battered Syria now sells itself as a safe corridor amid regional conflict
FILE — Members of the Syrian Civil Defense inspect a building after debris from an Iranian missile fell,…
Walmart breaks its no-frills mold with in-store beauty experts and personalized advice
Priyanka Patil, right, fashion team lead at Walmart, helps Linda Flippin, of Colleyville, Texas, find a makeup item…
The first direct US-Venezuela commercial flight in 7 years is to land in Caracas
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The first direct commercial flight between the United States and Venezuela is scheduled to…
Brent crude surges to $123 a barrel on Iran war worries, while world stocks retreat
HONG KONG (AP) — The price of Brent crude oil surged to around $123 a barrel early Thursday…
US energy blockade leaves Cuban farmers struggling to feed a nation
Farmworkers travel in an ox-drawn cart in Minas, Havana province, Cuba, Monday, April 27, 2026. Ramon Espinosa/AP Luis…
Tired and worried, seafarers have been stranded in the Persian Gulf for weeks
Backdropped by ships in the Strait of Hormuz, damage, according to local witnesses caused by several recent airstrikes…
Trump’s disdain for wind projects creates a political storm for Republicans in coastal Virginia
The Dominion Energy Offshore Wind Farm staging area is seen at the Portsmouth Marine terminal Monday, April 13,…
The US protected ships from Iran in the Strait of Hormuz in the ’80s. Could it again?
A container ship is seen in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Qeshm Island, Iran, Saturday,…
Businesses dole out up to $4 million to cross Panama Canal during Strait of Hormuz chokehold
Cargo containers are stacked on a cargo ship moving through the Panama Canal, at sunrise in Panama City,…
Asian stocks are mixed as the Iran war standoff pushes oil prices higher
A currency trader watches monitors near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), top center,…
US military says it seizes another oil tanker associated with Iran
The Jordan flagged cargo ship “Baghdad” sails in Persian Gulf towards Strait of Hormuz in United Arab Emirates,…
Researchers have spent decades breeding better potatoes for chips, and their work isn’t done
David Douches, a Michigan State University professor who leads the school’s Potato Breeding and Genetics Program, holds a…