Oil futures hit a 2023 high on Wednesday after inventories at the largest storage hub in the US fell toward levels nearing operational minimums. West Texas Intermediate (CL=F) jumped more than 3% to settle at $93.68 per barrel following a drop in stockpiles to just below 22 million barrels at the Cushing, Okla., hub. The … Read more
It was mid-summer 2022, and Michael Harris II was still wondering how much of the season he’d spend in the majors when a clubhouse attendant approached him to say that Atlanta Braves president of baseball operations Alex Anthopoulos wanted to speak with him. The Braves’ top prospect turned 21 a month before Opening Day that … Read more
WINDHAM, Maine (AP) — An AR-15-style rifle manufacturer in Maine that was launched by the founder of Bushmaster Firearms is going out of business and its assets will be auctioned next month, the company announced. Windham Weaponry was created by Richard Dyke in 2011 after he sold Bushmaster to new owners who decided to move … Read more
[Source] U.S. Army Private Travis King, who had crossed into North Korea in July, has been returned to American custody, according to two U.S. officials. North Korea deports King: North Korea announced its decision to “expel” King, 23, after completing an investigation, and just hours before he was confirmed to be back in U.S. custody. … Read more
The highest ranking Latino Democrat in the U.S. House, House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar, said Wednesday Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., should resign following the federal corruption charges brought against him this week. Aguilar, D-Calif., broke a notable silence among Latino lawmakers in calling for Menendez, who once held Aguilar’s position in the House and … Read more
Michigan State has officially fired head football coach Mel Tucker. The school informed Tucker on Wednesday that he had been fired for cause. The letter telling Tucker that he had been fired came after the school informed Tucker a week ago of its intention to remove him from his job and allowed him the opportunity … Read more
Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., pleaded not guilty before a federal judge in New York on Wednesday to corruption charges alleging that he and his wife used his influence to pocket hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes. Attorneys for Menendez and his wife, Nadine, entered pleas of not guilty at their arraignment in the morning … Read more
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria’s parliament Wednesday approved the provision of additional military aid to Ukraine in its war with Russia. At a closed-door meeting, lawmakers voted 141-40, with three abstentions, in favor of supplying Ukraine with defective surface-to-air missiles for the Russian-made S-300 air defense system and small-caliber automatic weapon ammunition discarded by the … Read more
By Karen Freifeld NEW YORK (Reuters) – The New York judge who found Donald Trump liable for fraud on Wednesday stopped short of addressing whether his scathing decision would force the former U.S. president to sell his prized real estate. Justice Arthur Engoron at a hearing on Wednesday was asked by Trump’s lawyer Christopher Kise … Read more
