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Oil prices have surged as the war, now in its second week, ensnares countries and places that are critical to the production and movement of oil and gas from the Persian Gulf.

Ryan Blaney completed a Team Penske sweep at Phoenix Raceway by winning the Cup Series race Sunday — a victory that denied Tyler Reddick a fourth consecutive win to start the NASCAR season.

Uber launched a feature Monday to allow both women riders and drivers across the U.S. to be matched with other women for trips, expanding a pilot program aimed at addressing concerns about the safety of its riding-hailing platform.

Reports said Wiseman fired a gun from the woods near that home, and when police were called, more shots were fired as officers were speaking to neighbors. 

The WWE announced that Demolition Ax & Smash (Bill Eadie & Barry Darsow) are inductees into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2026.

The pop culture star, advocate and entrepreneur Paris Hilton launched an initiative Monday to support female small-business owners impacted by disasters, a nationwide expansion of her philanthropic support for women entrepreneurs after the 2025 Los Angeles fires. Hilton is donating $350,000 to kick-start the Back in Business Recovery Fund, with a goal to raise at

Ohio State said it will use master lease agreements with apartments in the University District to address housing needs for students.

Paul Banovich, Jr., 67, is charged with importuning, grooming and tampering with evidence. He is scheduled to appear in Trumbull Eastern District Court for a preliminary hearing on Thursday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department touted a tentative settlement of its antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster and parent company Live Nation Entertainment on Monday as a victory for consumers that would end an illegal monopoly over live events in America, but over two dozen states planned to keep fighting the companies in court. The negotiations

LONDON (AP) — To have and to hold took on a new meaning for about two dozen couples who put their relationships to the test on a grassy hill in southern England. Wives and girlfriends clung on for dear life as their partners carried them up and down a hillside for the U.K. Wife Carrying