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11:55 PM on Sunday, April 12

U_S_ Central Command says it will begin a blockade of all Iranian ports at 10 a_m_ EDT Monday, or 5:30 p_m_ in Iran, to be “enforced impartially against vessels of all nations.”

11:54 PM on Sunday, April 12

Oil prices have resumed their climb and Asian markets mostly declined as the U.S. military prepared to blockade ships entering or leaving the Strait of Hormuz, where most shipping has been stalled by Iran since the start of the war

10:24 PM on Sunday, April 12

Chris McIntosh plans to step down as Wisconsin’s athletic director to take a job with the Big Ten

9:01 PM on Sunday, April 12

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani rallied to celebrate 100 days in office, boosting his early accomplishments and charting future goals as he pledged to lead with a relentless focus on the city’s working-class

7:45 PM on Sunday, April 12

Workers at the Swift Beef Co. plant in Greeley, Colorado, have reached a deal with plant owner JBS USA

6:19 PM on Sunday, April 12

Oil prices are rising in early market trading after the U.S. said it would blockade Iranian ports beginning Monday

6:07 PM on Sunday, April 12

Waters off the coast of California will soon be open to commercial salmon fishing for the first time since 2022

11:45 AM on Sunday, April 12

11:39 AM on Sunday, April 12

“The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” is dominating the box office in its second weekend

9:03 AM on Sunday, April 12

The Texas city of Corpus Christi is facing a severe water crisis because of a prolonged drought, and it is a threat not just to residential use but also to the refineries and petrochemical plants in a major energy port

7:31 AM on Sunday, April 12

Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin says his government will offer new fuel tax cuts to address protests over soaring fuel costs

2:23 AM on Sunday, April 12

Haitians are struggling with rising oil prices due to the conflict in Iran

12:05 AM on Sunday, April 12

A hotel at one of Miami’s most exclusive locations has been demolished to make way for something even bigger

12:03 AM on Sunday, April 12

For years, a popular part of many cruises in southeast Alaska has been sailing up Tracy Arm, a long, narrow fjord marked by steep mountains, glittering waterfalls and calving glaciers

12:02 AM on Sunday, April 12

Millions of Americans are expected to claim new federal tax breaks for tips and overtime wages under a law enacted by President Donald Trump

10:22 PM on Saturday, April 11

The world economy is experiencing a disorienting flashback to the 1970s

8:45 PM on Saturday, April 11

7:54 AM on Saturday, April 11

Police removed protesters and reopened Ireland’s only oil refinery as a fifth day of disruptive demonstrations over soaring gas prices has left many gas pumps dry and threatened to cripple transportation across the country

12:17 AM on Saturday, April 11

Gas prices are still rising due to the Iran war but drivers are saving by fueling up at tribally owned gas stations

12:01 AM on Saturday, April 11

Myrrh, a key ingredient in some luxury perfumes, is becoming harder to harvest in Ethiopia because of a historic drought