Oil closed above $45 a barrel in New York for the first time since November after U.S. crude output dropped and Federal Reserve policy makers signaled they’re open to raising interest rates in June.
Venezuela’s soaring prices and chronic shortages have left many struggling to put meals on their table.
In the days since Target announced a policy shift allowing shoppers to use the restroom and fitting room that aligns with their gender identity, numerous critics have shared their opposition through such channels as petitions, boycotts and social media rants.
It would seem that the only group interested in performing oversight of the Obama administration is an independent watchdog group, not the Republican-controlled Oversight committees in Congress.
Donald Trump has won presidential primaries in all five US states that voted yesterday.
Donald Trump promised that while he may “act differently” in the general election should he become the nominee.
Norwegian authorities are offering a “bonus” to asylum seekers willing to leave the country voluntarily.
Obama is back at the White House after a week in the Middle East and Europe.
The Obama administration isn’t vetting the social media profiles of all Syrian refugees despite promises made last year after the San Bernardino terrorist attack, which exposed holes in the U.S. immigration screening process.
Former convict Malcolm B. Benson has been sentenced to life in prison for shooting Army veteran Stanley Carter last September, just as top GOP leaders are pushing GOP legislators to pass a criminal “reform” bill that would provide early release to many more criminals.