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Big oil tanks are pictured in front the BP refinery in Gelsenkirchen, one of the biggest fuel producers in Germany, Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
March 12, 2026

Oil jumps to US$100 per barrel and stocks sink worldwide with no clear end in sight for Iran war

NEW YORK (AP) — With no clear end in sight, the war with Iran sent oil prices back to $100 per barrel on Thursday, and stocks sank worldwide. The S&P 500 fell 1.4% and resumed its sharp swings…
Shipping containers line the Ever Most cargo vessel docked at the Port of Oakland on April 3, 2025, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)
March 11, 2026

Global energy concerns mount as Iran effectively stops cargo traffic in the Strait of Hormuz

PARIS (AP) — Gasolene prices are rising largely because of the Iran war’s impact on the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial passageway for oil and gas from the Persian Gulf. The waterway off Iran’s coast,…
The OpenAI logo is displayed on a mobile phone in front of a computer screen with output from ChatGPT, March 21, 2023, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)
March 11, 2026

Family sues ChatGPT-maker OpenAI over school shooting in Canada

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — The parents of a girl critically wounded in a school shooting in Canada alleged in a civil lawsuit Monday that ChatGPT-maker OpenAI knew the shooter was planning a…
A JetBlue passenger jet, front, taxis at Palm Beach International Airport, Sunday, March 30, 2025, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
March 10, 2026

FAA briefly grounds all JetBlue flights due to short system outage

All JetBlue flights were briefly grounded by the Federal Aviation Administration early Tuesday at the request of the airline as it dealt with a short system outage. The ground stop was lifted about…
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March 10, 2026

Jamaican man on gun and drug charges in Bahamas pleads not guilty, remanded

NASSAU, Bahamas, Mar 10– A Jamaican man has been remanded in the Bahamas after he pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges of drug and gun possession. The prosecution told Acting Chief Magistrate…
Jovenel Moïse talks to journalists during an interview in his office in Petion-Ville, Haiti, Tuesday, November 29, 2016. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery, File)
March 13, 2026

Trial opens in Miami for four men charged in Haitian President Jovenel Moïse’s assassination

MIAMI (AP) — Greed, arrogance and power were the driving forces behind four men charged in the U.S. for the 2021 assassination of Haiti’s last elected president, Jovenel Moïse, prosecutors said…
A police officer stands guard in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
March 10, 2026

Human Rights Watch details deaths and injuries of police drone attacks in Haiti

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — Drones operated by Haitian security forces and private contractors have killed at least 1,243 people and injured 738 others, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday. Of those…
In this August 28, 2019, file photo, Haiti's President Jovenel Moïse speaks during an interview in his office in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery, File)
March 9, 2026

Jury seated in South Florida trial of four charged in 2021 assassination of Haitian president

MIAMI (AP) — A jury was seated Monday in the United States federal trial of four men charged in the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse. A panel of 12 jurors and four alternates…
A car rides past students sitting outside the University of Havana during a protest over an energy crisis that has disrupted classes in Havana, Cuba, Monday, March 9, 2026.
March 9, 2026

Students stage sit-in at Havana University as Cuba’s energy crisis slashes classes

HAVANA (AP) — An impromptu sit-in protest at the steps of Havana University on Monday drew a small group of students concerned about their education amid an energy crisis worsened by a United States…