By MATT OTT, AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits last week was unchanged from the week before, a sign that layoffs remain at historically low levels. Related Articles US futures slide, oil … Continued
By LISA MASCARO, STEPHEN GROVES and MARY CLARE JALONICK WASHINGTON (AP) — The House is preparing to vote Thursday on a war powers resolution to halt President Donald Trump’s attack on Iran, a sign of unease in Congress over the rapidly widening conflict that is reordering … Continued
By JACQUES BILLEAUD PHOENIX (AP) — A Haitian man confined at an Arizona immigration detention center for months died at a hospital Monday after a tooth infection was left untreated, the man’s brother said Wednesday. Emmanuel Damas, 56, told medical … Continued
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