Price of diesel hits all-time high as wars in Iran, Ukraine constrict global supply
For U.S. consumers, the rising cost of diesel is likely to result in higher retail prices for everything from produce and toys to lumber and apparel.
August jobs report could show another weak month for hiring
The August jobs report is expected to show a continuation of this summer’s soft hiring numbers, just one month after the labor market contracted by 23,srcsrcsrc jobs.
Two trapped workers are pulled alive from Nepal tunnel more than a week after deadly floods
Two workers in Nepal were pulled out alive from a hydropower tunnel on Friday, some nine days after devastating floods swept the Himalayan region and left thousands of people missing.
Why the Lindsay Clancy Trial Ended in a Deadlock
Some sort of resolution to the Lindsay Clancy trial seemed finally within reach on Thursday afternoon when, after six days of deliberations and two reports of deadlock, word came from the jury room. It...
Donald Trump’s Capital Makeover
On January 2nd, just hours before ordering U.S. forces to execute a nighttime raid on the compound of President Nicolás Maduro, of Venezuela, Donald Trump left his Mar-a-Lago estate and headed south. His motorcade...
How Donald Trump Outmaneuvers the Supreme Court
Perhaps the most unexpected aspect of Monday’s ruling was that Chief Justice John Roberts dissented. Roberts has typically been supportive of Presidential authority, and reluctant to use the Court’s emergency docket to block the...
Missouri candidate allegedly wanted campaign manager to plant cocaine in opponent’s car
A candidate for the Missouri statehouse is accused of trying to plant cocaine and Adderall on a political rival.
California woman who served a decade in prison for killing a partner will now serve 36 more for murdering her wife
The California woman who fled to Mexico after fatally stabbing her wife, a captain with the state’s wildland firefighting agency, was sentenced this week to 36 years to life in prison, officials said.
Missouri Supreme Court rules new GOP-drawn map can’t be used for November election
The Missouri Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the state’s redrawn congressional map cannot be used in this year’s midterm elections, dealing a major blow to Republicans.
How Trump is leaving his mark – literally – on Washington and beyond: From the Politics Desk
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