By ELAINE KURTENBACH, AP Business Writer Renewed retaliatory strikes from Iran again raised anxiety in U.S. markets Thursday, sending futures lower and energy prices higher with prices at the pump jumping overnight. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell … Continued
By JON GAMBRELL, DAVID RISING, ELENA BECATOROS and SAMY MAGDY DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran launched a new wave of attacks Thursday at Israel, American bases and countries around the region, threatening that the United States would “bitterly … Continued
To think clearly about Middle East wars, you need to hold multiple thoughts in your head at the same time. It’s a complicated, kaleidoscopic region where religion, oil, tribal politics and great power politics interweave in every major story. If … Continued
When you bomb a country and take out its leader, that’s an act of war. Under the Constitution, Congress must declare war or otherwise authorize the use of force before the president may take such action. It doesn’t matter whether … Continued
In my household, we usually celebrate special occasions at a true St. Paul institution, Mancini’s Char House. The free chips at Chi-Chi’s are thin and crispy, just the way you remember them. (Ross Raihala / Pioneer Press) No slight to … Continued
These days, it can feel like Americans across the political divide cannot agree on much of anything. But there is encouraging news: When it comes to the economic foundations of human progress and flourishing, we are not as divided as … Continued