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What consumers can do as the Iran war impacts the cost and availability of flights

By RIO YAMAT
Apr 19, 2026 12:00 am - 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.
Trump’s dyslexia barbs stir anguish and anger, perpetuating a myth about the learning disability

By COLLIN BINKLEY
Apr 18, 2026 9:28 pm - Lauryn Muller was scrolling on social media when she saw a clip of President Donald Trump belittling California Gov. Gavin Newsom for having dyslexia. It stirred a well of emotion for the 18-year-old Muller, bringing back memories of her own struggles learning to read and the times she felt something was wrong with her.
Construction on Trump's White House ballroom can continue for now, US appeals court says

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE
Apr 18, 2026 9:23 pm - A federal appeals court is allowing President Donald Trump to continue building a $400 million ballroom at the White House, ruling a day after a lower court judge continued to block above-ground construction on the site of the former East Wing.
Pope Leo XIV says ‘not in my interest at all’ to debate Trump but will keep preaching peace

By NICOLE WINFIELD
Apr 18, 2026 6:29 pm - Pope Leo XIV said Saturday that it was “not in my interest at all” to debate U.S. President Donald Trump about the Iran war, but that he would continue preaching the Gospel message of peace.
Traffic and trepidation in the Persian Gulf could keep gasoline prices from dropping quickly

By CATHY BUSSEWITZ
Apr 17, 2026 5:31 pm - NEW YORK — After U.S. President Donald Trump and Iran’s foreign minister said the Strait of Hormuz was fully open to commercial vessels after almost seven weeks of war, o...
The truce in Lebanon is key to ending the wider Iran war, but challenges remain

By ABBY SEWELL
Apr 17, 2026 4:57 pm - BEIRUT — A truce took hold Friday between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah, providing relief on both sides of the border and an opening for Iran and the United States to re...
The Supreme Court hands a win to oil and gas companies fighting environmental lawsuits in Louisiana

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and JACK BROOK
Apr 17, 2026 4:52 pm - WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court handed a win Friday to oil and gas companies fighting lawsuits over coastal land loss and environmental degradation in Louisiana. The unani...
Wanna bet? Washington steps up scrutiny of prediction markets

By STEVEN SLOAN and KEN SWEET
Apr 17, 2026 4:48 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) — As the United States was preparing a daring mission to rescue an airman whose fighter jet was shot down by Iran, there was money to be made. Users on Po...
Oil prices drop 9% and Wall Street rallies to a record after Iran reopens the Strait of Hormuz

By STAN CHOE
Apr 17, 2026 4:44 pm - NEW YORK — Oil prices dropped back to where they were in the early days of the Iran war, and U.S. stocks raced to another record Friday after Iran said the Strait of Horm...
Macron and Starmer hold international summit on reopening the Strait of Hormuz

By SYLVIE CORBET and JILL LAWLESS
Apr 17, 2026 7:53 am - The leaders of France and the U.K. gathered dozens of countries — but not the United States — on Friday to push forward plans to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil shipping route choked off by the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.

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