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Stocks Drift Lower and Oil Prices Ease Ahead of Planned US-Iran Talks
Stocks drifted mostly lower on Wall Street and oil prices slipped ahead of planned U.S.-Iran talks following a shaky ceasefire agreement. The S&P 500 fell 0.1% Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Ave...
Bruce Collins Apr 11, 2026

Federal Court Hears New Case Against Trump's Latest Global Tariffs
NEW YORK (AP) - The centerpiece of President Donald Trump's economic policy - sweeping taxes on global imports - is under legal assault again. The U.S. Court of International Trade is hearing oral arg...
Bruce Collins Apr 11, 2026

Federal Judge Extends Restraining Order on $6.2 Billion Merger of Local TV Giants Nexstar and Tegna
A federal judge has extended an emergency restraining order on a $6.2 billion merger between Nexstar Media Group and Tegna for one week. U.S. District Judge Troy L. Nunley sain a ruling Friday the ext...
Bruce Collins Apr 11, 2026

Ceasefire Faltering
Associated Press A tentative U.S.-Iran ceasefire is faltering after Israel pounded Beirut and as Iran maintains its grip on the Strait of Hormuz while truce talks remain uncertain. Both Tehran and Was...
Bruce Collins Apr 11, 2026 dragancfm / Depositphotos.com

US and Iranian officials arrive in Pakistan for peace talks, amid suspicion on both sides
ISLAMABAD (AP) - Top American and Iranian officials are in Pakistan for the first round of talks on how to convert the two-week ceasefire into lasting peace, But the ceasefire faced new hurdles on Sat...
Bruce Collins Apr 11, 2026 num_skyman / Depositphotos.com

Texas Death Row Inmate Saved From Execution
(WBAP/KLIF) -- AP -- Texas' highest criminal court has overturned the death sentence of a Harris County man who was on death row for nearly half a century. Clarence Curtis Jordan, 70, was first convic...
Mike Traina Apr 10, 2026

US and Iran prepare for high-level talks as Israel and Hezbollah trade more fire
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - With the ceasefire in Iran still shaky, U.S. and Iranian negotiators are heading to Pakistan for high-level talks with Iranian officials. Many issues could derail th...
Bruce Collins Apr 10, 2026

Gas price spike pushes up inflation by most in four years in March
WASHINGTON (AP) - The largest monthly jump in gas prices in six decades caused a sharp spike in inflation in March, creating major challenges for the inflation-fighters at the Federal Reserve and heig...
Bruce Collins Apr 10, 2026

Texas Oil Keeps U.S. Supply Steady Amid Iran Crisis
(WBAP/KLIF) -- AP -- Texas produced nearly half of all U.S. oil last year despite having drilled fewer new oil wells in 2025, a trend that analysts and industry groups said is possible due to the stat...
Mike Traina Apr 09, 2026 EVER STOCK / Depositphotos.com

Ceasefire in the Iran war teeters
Ceasefire in the Iran war teeters in the face of disagreements over Lebanon and the Strait of Hormuz DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - A tentative cea...
Bruce Collins Apr 09, 2026 PromesaStudio / Depositphotos.com









