Gas prices top $4 a gallon as Iran war triggers global oil shock

[ad_1] Gas prices in the United States topped $4 per gallon on average Tuesday, crossing the milestone for the first time in nearly four years, just weeks after the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran set off a global oil shock and spiked fuel costs. Prices at the pump have soared more than 30% since the war […]

Japan deploys its first long-range missiles

[ad_1] TOKYO — Japan’s first long-range missile was deployed at a southwestern army camp, officials said Tuesday, as the country pushes to bolster its offensive capabilities. The upgraded Type-12 land-to-ship missiles, developed and produced by Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, became operational at Camp Kengun in Kumamoto prefecture. “As Japan faces the most severe and complex […]

Michigan synagogue attacker committed ‘Hezbollah-inspired act of terrorism’: FBI

[ad_1] The man armed with fireworks who rammed his truck into a West Bloomfield, Michigan, synagogue was carrying out “a Hezbollah-inspired act of terrorism purposely targeting the Jewish community and the largest Jewish temple in Michigan,” the FBI said. Ayman Mohamad Ghazali was “motivated and inspired by Hezbollah’s militant ideology” for his March 12 attack […]

TSA officers still calling out sick after Trump’s directive to pay them

[ad_1] Some of the nation’s airports are still seeing long wait lines as Transportation Security Administration officers continued to call out sick over the weekend, despite President Donald Trump signing a presidential memorandum ordering the Department of Homeland Security to begin issuing paychecks. The TSA workers have been required to work without pay for the […]

Sen. Van Hollen says Democrats are ‘not holding up’ DHS funding

[ad_1] Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen said Sunday that his party is not blocking funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) after House Republicans did not take up a vote on the Senate-passed bill to fund most of the department. “We’re not holding up all of the money for all the Department of Homeland […]