Oil prices settled higher on Tuesday as investors assessed stronger-than-expected U.S. economic growth and the risk of disruptions to oil supply from Venezuela and Russia. Brent crude futures settled 31 cents, or 0.5%, higher at $62.38 a barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was up 37 cents, or 0.64%, at...
US, Iran Spar Over Nuclear Talks at UN
The United States and Iran traded barbs at the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday over conditions for reviving nuclear talks, with the U.S. saying it remains ready for direct negotiations and Iran rejecting Washington's terms. The two countries held five rounds of nuclear talks prior to a 12-day war...
Vince Zampella, Formative Designer of Call of Duty Games, Dies at 55
Vince Zampella, a key figure in the creation of Call of Duty, the bestselling video game franchise that has reproduced World War II battles, riffed on modern global conflicts, and imagined the technology future soldiers will wield, has died. He was 55. His death was confirmed by Electronic Arts, which...
Delaware State Trooper Killed in Shooting, Suspect in Custody
A suspect is in custody after a police officer was killed in a shooting in Wilmington, Delaware, on Tuesday, police said. Delaware State Police reported an active shooter at the Department of Motor Vehicles building in Wilmington just after 2 p.m. EST (1900 GMT). Shortly after, police said there was...
Half-Inch, 2 Inches, or 8 Inches of Rain? They’re All Possible, Fresno
Heavy rain will begin in earnest over Fresno and surrounding communities on Tuesday night and continue until tapering off late Friday, the National Weather Service in Hanford predicts. Exactly much rain will fall isn't known because weather forecasting is both an art and a science, not to mention Mother Nature...
S&P Poised for Record Close as Growth Stocks Gain
U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday and the S&P 500 was on track for a closing record after a flurry of economic data that included a reading of economic growth pushed bond yields higher and boosted growth names. The Commerce Department said gross domestic product increased at a 4.3% annualized rate...
US Supreme Court Rejects Trump’s Military Deployment in Chicago Area, for Now
The U.S. Supreme Court refused on Tuesday to let Donald Trump send National Guard troops to the Chicago area as the Republican president expands the use of the military for domestic purposes in a growing number of Democratic-led jurisdictions, a policy critics call an effort to punish adversaries and stifle...
California Schools Will Have to Do More to Prevent Sex Abuse Under New Law
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Facing a mountain of lawsuits, California K-12 schools will have a system in place beginning this year to prevent teachers and other staff from sexually abusing students. A new California law creates an array of measures to educate...
Stephen Miller Cites Children of Immigrants as a Problem
WASHINGTON — When Stephen Miller, one of President Donald Trump’s top advisers, makes the case for the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration, he is focused not only on the actions of those who came to the United States from another country. Increasingly, he blames their children as well. Miller’s belief...
Former US Senator Ben Sasse Announces He Has Terminal Cancer
Former U.S. Senator Ben Sasse, who also served as University of Florida president, announced on Tuesday he has been diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer. "This is a tough note to write, but since a bunch of you have started to suspect something, I'll cut to the chase," Sasse, 53, said...