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As the U.S. and Israel’s war with Iran squeezes global oil supplies, travelers have valid reasons to worry about the cost and availability of flights as they plan their late spring and summer trips

11:20 AM on Saturday, April 18

Peruvian interim President José María Balcázar has decided to leave the purchase of 24 fighter jets for the country's military to his successor

10:56 AM on Saturday, April 18

A life jacket worn by a passenger on the RMS Titanic has sold at auction for 670,000 pounds, which is more than $900,000

9:50 AM on Saturday, April 18

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Animal-derived skin care products are gaining popularity, from salmon sperm facials to moisturizers made with beef tallow — the fat around a cow's internal organs

7:00 AM on Saturday, April 18

5:58 AM on Saturday, April 18

The contiguous United States is experiencing record drought levels for this time of year, according to weather data

2:24 AM on Saturday, April 18

Pope Leo XIV has challenged Angola's leaders to “break the cycles of interests” that have plundered and exploited Africa for centuries

1:28 AM on Saturday, April 18

Iran now says the Strait of Hormuz is fully closed until the end of the U.S. blockade on Iranian ports

10:58 PM on Friday, April 17

Australia and Japan have signed contracts for the first three of a $6.5 billion fleet of Japanese-designed warships

10:21 PM on Friday, April 17

Across Afghanistan's capital, buildings are being razed to make way for major construction to modernize Kabul's heavily congested streets

10:09 PM on Friday, April 17

Schools have been closed across Iran since the United States and Israel launched the war on Feb. 28, with no word on when in-person instruction will resume

9:56 PM on Friday, April 17

Iran has reversed course on reopening the Strait of Hormuz and fired on a tanker attempting to pass the waterway

7:45 PM on Friday, April 17

The U.S. Treasury Department has extended its pause on sanctions on Russian oil shipments to ease shortages from the Iran war, days after Secretary Scott Bessent ruled out such a move

6:01 PM on Friday, April 17

A federal judge has blocked the $6.2 billion merger between local television giants Nexstar Media Group and Tegna until an antitrust lawsuit is resolved

11:08 AM on Friday, April 17

The family of late San Diego Padres owner Peter Seidler is nearing a sale of the team, a person with knowledge of the negotiations tells The Associated Press

10:42 AM on Friday, April 17

In a brief look back to what happened in business and finance this past week, sales of previously occupied U.S. homes fell in March to their slowest pace in nine months, as easing mortgage rates failed to motivate home shoppers during what’s traditionally been the busiest time of the year for the housing market

10:45 PM on Thursday, April 16

U.S. President Donald Trump and Iran’s foreign minister say the Strait of Hormuz is now fully open to commercial vessels

10:19 PM on Thursday, April 16

Iran says it fully reopened the Strait of Hormuz to commercial vessels