2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (468+ words) The Edwardsville Intelligencer...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (678+ words) Here’s a look at an emerging conflict involving an Iranian-backed rebel group's efforts to keep neighboring Saudi Arabia from using a crucial shipping alternative to the Strait of Hormuz, and how that could tear Yemen apart once more. Yemen is…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (322+ words) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was in Canada on Thursday for talks with Prime Minister Mark Carney, his latest international trip aimed at locking in future support for Ukraine’s fight against Russia’s invasion. Ukraine is under pressure from Russia’s air war,…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (528+ words) President Donald Trump pledged Wednesday to send every American adult $5,000 if Republicans retain control of the House and Senate in the midterm elections, an extraordinary gambit to reverse his party's sagging fortunes in November. The dubious promise would likely cost…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (405+ words) Huawei is the world’s biggest supplier of gear for wireless telecom networks, but it is banned from selling equipment to U.S. carriers over fears it poses a security risk. It has also been blacklisted by other Western allies, including Canada…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (568+ words) Oil prices on Wednesday jumped more than 3%, pushing international Brent crude past the $100 threshold for the first time since July as salvos between the U.S. and Iran escalated. “Right after the election, oil prices are going to be tumbling downward,” Trump…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (664+ words) The S&P 500 index fell 0.5%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 346 points, or 0.7%, as of 12:45 p.m. Eastern time. The Nasdaq composite fell 0.7%. The losses were broad, with retailers among the companies leading the market lower. Amazon fell 2.1% and Starbucks fell 2%. Nearly…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (670+ words) Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen said Wednesday that Saudi-backed forces had launched dozens of airstrikes overnight across four Yemeni provinces, after rebel attacks on Saudi Arabia ignited fires at several oil facilities and wounded dozens of people. Separately, Iranian state…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (529+ words) U.S. stock futures were mixed early Tuesday as flare-ups in the broadening Middle East conflict pushed oil prices higher. Futures for the S&P 500 fell 0.3% before the bell, while futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average slid 0.8%. Nasdaq futures were unchanged....

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (749+ words) A taxi driver, Hamid Hajizadeh, said he does not understand Americans. “They are heroes in movies, but here they killed people in schools, wedding ceremonies and other places. They bombed roads and bridges," he said. In this city of over…...