Live Updates: Iran war escalates, energy prices spike after Israeli strike on South Pars gas field

As Iran retaliates for an Israeli strike on the South Pars gas field, one analyst warns the war is "now hitting the plumbing ...

Trump has postponed his meeting with Xi, but China not wasting any time on it

Donald Trump has postponed a meeting with Xi Jinping because he is busy with Iran and the Middle East — and that's good news for China.
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America started a war. The economic pain will be borne by countries that never asked for it

The war in Iran has delivered what economists call a “black swan” event — an unforeseen shock so destructive, no one is immune to it.

Clergy seek court order to allow pastoral access to immigrants held at Minneapolis ICE facility

US District Judge Jerry Blackwell will hear Friday from attorneys for Minnesota branches of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the United Church of Christ, and a Catholic priest.

Democrats say they don’t oppose voter ID, but argue that GOP voting bill is too strict

Republicans who are pushing a strict proof-of-citizenship legislation have tried to frame the debate in simple terms — if you have to show your photo identification to get on a plane or check out a ...