Diesel fuel, which powers the global economy and the American heartland, is hitting record prices as the war in the Middle East intensifies, leaving Republican candidates reeling and contemplating extreme steps that economists warn could only increase pain for consumers. Republicans in ...
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is leading a probe into a fire that occurred last Thursday at a drilling site for Enbridge’s reroute of its Line 5 oil and gas pipeline in northern Wisconsin. The Ashland County Sheriff’s Office and the Ashland Fire Department were called to a fire ...
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The heads of major artificial intelligence firms pleaded with the United Nations on Wednesday to set controls over the burgeoning technology they are designing in order to save the world — or, at least, its people. "If managed poorly, I even believe AI could be a ...
Hurricane fuels fears MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hurricane Polo is set to skirt the Pacific coast of Mexico and could bring mudslides and life-threatening flooding. The Category 4 hurricane is not expected to make landfall but the U.S. National Hurricane Center has described it as "extremely dangerous." At its peak, it was a Category 5 storm with top winds of 180 mph. Another Pacific cyclone named Odalys has strengthened into a hurricane, but is expected to remain far from any coast. And a tropical depression near Hawaii is forecast to intensify and drop heavy rain on the island chain ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Pressure from the U.S. bond market hit a new level on Wall Street Wednesday after a surprisingly strong report on the economy raised worries about inflation, while oil prices halted their slide. The squeeze caused U.S. stocks to sink. The S&P 500 fell 0.8% after ...
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Iran's president said Wednesday that his people have been "victims of terrorism" by the United States, delivering a rare wartime speech at the U.N. General Assembly a day after President Donald Trump said he may "annihilate" the Islamic Republic if a deal isn't ...
