• Trump voices frustration with allies as Iran war and strait closure push fuel prices higher
    DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — President Donald Trump expressed frustration Tuesday with allies who have been unwilling to do more to support the U.S. war effort, telling them to “go get your own oil” as the conflict with Iran and its closure of the Strait of Hormuz sent average U.S. gas prices past $4 a gallon. The president’s social […]
  • Chavez abuse claims prompt reflection on the history of Filipino farmworkers in the US
    Filipino and Mexican American farmworkers united in 1965 to strike against California grape growers, under the stewardship of Filipino labor leader Larry Itliong and one of the founders of the National Farm Workers Association, César Chavez. It was a pivotal moment that has been highlighted in books, monuments and even a stage musical. In the […]
  • Russian ship carrying oil docks in Cuba, allowed to proceed despite US energy blockade
    HAVANA (AP) — The Russian vessel Anatoly Kolodkin docked Tuesday at the Cuban port of Matanzas laden with 730,000 barrels of oil, marking the first time in three months that an oil tanker reached the island. The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump had allowed the shipment to proceed despite its ongoing energy blockade. Cubans […]
  • A US Marine is detained after TSA finds a live 25 mm explosive round in his checked bag
    PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — A U.S. Marine was detained at a California airport after Transportation Security Administration personnel found a live 25 mm explosive round in his checked baggage, police said. The round was found during the screening process of checked luggage at Palm Springs International Airport on Monday, the Palm Springs Police Department […]
  • US single-family home prices rise moderately in January, FHFA says
    WASHINGTON, March 31 (Reuters) – U.S. single-family house prices increased moderately in January, but rising mortgage rates as the war in the Middle East drags on could sideline potential first-time buyers from the housing market. House prices nudged up 0.1% after an upwardly revised 0.3% gain in December, the Federal Housing Finance Agency said on […]