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Oil steadies and Asian stocks are mostly lower on mixed signs on Iran

<block>HONG KONG (AP) — Oil steadied and Asian stocks were mostly trading lower Tuesday as signs of a de-escalation of the Iran war remained mixed.Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 was down 1.2% to 51,245.50. Losses after the Iran war began on Feb. 28 have been wiping out the gains it made from the beginning of the year.South Korea’s Kospi lost 3.4% to 5,097.11. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng was down 0.5% to 24,624.55, while the Shanghai Composite index fell 0.4% to 3,908.28.Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 was up 0.7%, while Taiwan’s Taiex was trading 2.2% lower.U.S. futures were up nearly 1% early Tuesday.With the Iran war in its fifth week, attacks in the Middle East continued and there was still no clear end to the war. Brent crude futures was less than 0.1% lower at $107.36 a barrel on Tuesday, while benchmark U.S. crude edged up 0.1% to $102.94 per barrel.Oil prices have surged in March with Brent crude prices rising more than 40% since the start of the Iran war.On Tuesday, a drone hit a Kuwaiti oil tanker in Dubai waters and caused a fire. The U.S.’s Gulf allies were privately making a case to the White House that Iran has not been weakened enough, officials said, and were urging U.S. President Donald Trump to keep fighting. Meanwhile, Trump has said the U.S. is in negotiation with Iran’s parliamentary speaker, though Iran denied such talks were happening.Maritime traffic disruptions at the Strait of Hormuz, where roughly a fifth of the world’s oil normally passes through, remains the pain point for global energy supplies. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Trump has “options available” in response to Tehran’s threats to control the strait, after Iran was said to have effectively created a “toll booth” there.Wall Street stocks were mixed on Monday. The S&P 500 dropped 0.4% to 6,343.72, the Nasdaq composite lost 0.7% to 20,794.64, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.1% to 45,216.14.Shares of food distributor Sysco fell 15.3%, after it said it would be acquiring supplier Jetro Restaurant Depot in a $29 billion deal.In other dealings early Tuesday, gold and silver prices were up. Gold’s price was 0.7% higher at $4,587.80 an ounce, and silver prices rose 2.4% to $72.25 per ounce.The U.S. dollar was at 159.61 Japanese yen, down from 159.71 Japanese yen. The euro was trading at $1.1472, up from $1.1465.</block>

The Latest: Fighting as Israel invades Lebanon kills UN peacekeepers and Israeli troops

Here is the latest:Iran’s foreign minister claims attacks on Gulf Arab states only target USIran’s foreign minister early Tuesday insisted that Tehran’s attacks on the Gulf Arab states only target U.S. forces, even after assaults have hit civilian targets throughout the region.Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi’s comments, addressed to Saudi Arabia, come as growing Gulf Arab anger has those states encouraging America to continue to prosecute the war.“Iran respects the Kingdom of Saudi Arabi

Schumer had a plan to win back the Senate. But some Democrats aren’t on board

Haley Stevens has aligned with establishment figures, working with a former DSCC executive director and securing support from two senators.Democratic strategist Lis Smith said the endorsements in races like Maine and Michigan are “as much as a rebuke of Schumer as it is an endorsement of these candidates.”“It’s pretty uncommon for sitting senators to endorse against the Senate leader,” Smith said. “Senators are reading the tea leaves and are getting feedback from the grassroots that they are dis

For César Chavez supporters, a painful question: What to do with his legacy now

Abbot said Texas — a state with dozens of Confederate monuments — would no longer celebrate César Chavez Day, saying the allegations “undermine the narrative that elevated Chavez as a figure worthy of official state celebration.” At the same time, groups like the nonpartisan Latino Victory Project, which focuses on developing Hispanic political leadership, said this current moment should not distract from the still-ongoing civil rights battles.“Those legacies are unchanged,” said Paul Orti

Georgia proposal could take DNA swabs from immigrants in custody for minor offenses

citizens, to determine family relationships in immigrant benefit cases.States don’t typically collect DNA for misdemeanor arrestsThough many states collect DNA from people arrested for felonies, just 10 states collect it from people arrested for certain misdemeanors, such as sex offenses, and none collect it for all misdemeanor arrests, according to an AP analysis of data compiled by the Boise State University Department of Criminal Justice.But under the Florida and Oklahoma laws, any arre

Bruce Springsteen brings ‘Streets of Minneapolis’ home to launch a political US tour

Your strength and your commitment told us that this is still America, and this reactionary nightmare, and these invasions of American cities will not stand.”The gritty video that Springsteen released for “Streets of Minneapolis” captured a city under siege by 3,000 federal officers, which President Donald Trump’s administration called its largest immigration enforcement action anywhere in the country. “We’ll take our stand for this land/And the stranger in our midst/We’ll remember the name

A college instructor turns to typewriters to curb AI-written work and teach life lessons

And there was joy in doing it,” said Phelps, who brings in her two children, aged 7 and 9, to serve as “tech support” and ensure no one has their phones out.Students welcomed having fewer distractions The assignment carries lessons beyond simply how to use a typewriter, which is the whole point.“It dawned on me that the difference with typing on a typewriter is not just how you interact with the typewriter, but how you interact with the world around you,” said computer science major Ratchaphon L

Things to know about Rice’s whale, rare species in way of Trump plans for more Gulf drilling

The whales also are susceptible to pollution, with a significant portion of an already-small population believed to have been killed by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.“What we see today is just a species … that is unlucky in many ways: small home, specialized diet and living in a place that is not easy in the first place,” because of human impacts, Kiszka said.Many climate change impacts are “baked in,” meaning they will persist even if fossil fuels were eliminated today, said Letise

Systems that allow drivers to take their hands off the wheel will be the focus of NTSB hearing

The advanced systems that allow drivers to take their hands off the wheel while going down the road will be scrutinized again by federal investigators on Tuesday in connection with two fatal crashes involving Ford’s Blue Cruise system.The National Transportation Safety Board is expected to recommend ways to improve these partially automated driving systems as it wraps up its investigation into the 2024 crashes in Texas and Pennsylvania that killed three people when the Ford Mustang Mach-E

Seizing Kharg Island would risk US troops’ lives and may not end Iran war, experts say

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is threatening to deploy ground troops to seize critical oil infrastructure on Iran’s Kharg Island, a military gambit that experts say would risk American lives and could still fail to end the war.If Trump wants to hobble Iran’s oil industry for leverage in negotiations, a better option might be setting up a blockade at sea against ships that have filled up at Kharg Island’s oil terminals, the experts said. The island — located on the ot

Woman killed, another injured after shooting at Tacoma house party

One woman was killed, and another was injured following a shooting at a house party in South Tacoma.Police said they estimate as many as 100 rounds were fired, and said it’s amazing no one else was injured.The first 911 calls came in just after midnight Sunday morning near East Sherwood Street and East 91st Street. Officers arrived at the scene to a chaotic crowd, with bullet casings everywhere, and the two women on the ground.“One of them was transported to a local hospital with non

Joe and Jill Biden adopt a pair of black Lab-mix puppies named Boo and Scout

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe and Jill Biden have added a pair of black Lab-mix puppies named Boo and Scout to the former president’s home in Delaware, adopting the sibling dogs after they were rescued from a shelter in Tennessee.The dogs were paired with the Bidens through a Delaware animal welfare organization that announced the adoption Monday and released a photo of the Bidens smiling alongside the puppies and their cat, Willow.Humane Animal Partners said it helped the Bidens find the dogs after lea

‘Everything went smoothly’: SPD says no major incidents during ‘No Kings’ march

The Seattle Police Department (SPD) estimated as many as 100,000 people took part in Saturday’s “No Kings” rally and march.SPD said the event, which lasted for several hours, happened without any major incident.“Everything went smoothly,” SPD Detective Eric Munoz said. “The event lasted a number of hours, and there were no significant injuries, no major incidents, and of course no loss of life, and there were no arrests related to the event.”SPD said it

Gulf allies privately make the case to Trump to keep fighting until Iran is decisively defeated

WASHINGTON (AP) — Gulf allies of the United States, led by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, are urging President Donald Trump to continue prosecuting the war against Iran, arguing that Tehran hasn’t been weakened enough by the monthlong U.S.-led bombing campaign, according to U.S., Gulf and Israeli officials.After private grumbling at the start of the war that they were not given adequate advance notice of the U.S.-Israeli attack and complaining the U.S. had ignored their warning

Adult bed rails sold on Amazon recalled after 2 deaths

Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).In September 2024, a 97-year-old man at an assisted living facility in Texas and a 93-year-old man at his home in Florida died after being entrapped by the bed rails.These bed rails are being recalledThe products being recalled include: Vive Health Compact Bed Rail (model LVA2009SLV) and Bed Rail Collection V (model LVA2097SLV), along with units of the Vive Health Bed Rail model LVA1024 purchased on or before August 21, 2023.Recalled Vive Health Compact

Seattle mayor unveils three-bill package to add 1,000 shelter beds this year

Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson has unveiled three bills to aid her goal of adding 1,000 new shelter beds this year.The bills would give more leeway to use land for transitional housing, make funding available, and expand the number of people allowed in transitional encampments.Seattle bill would cut red tape for leasing encampment landCB 121184 would make it easier for the city to lease land for transitional encampments by giving the Director of Finance and Administrative Services (FAS) broader sign

Army investigating after helicopters hovered alongside Kid Rock’s swimming pool as he saluted

The division is located at nearby Fort Campbell, on the Tennessee-Kentucky border, and its helicopters often make training runs over the Nashville area.The helicopters also overflew a Nashville “No Kings” protest against the Trump administration on Saturday, but Bless said the training run had nothing to do with the protest.Bless also provided a written statement from the Army.“Army aviators must adhere to strict safety standards, professionalism, and established flight regulations. An administr

Nearly 70 Starbucks employees laid off after Seattle store closures

Starbucks is laying off 69 workers at five Seattle stores that were previously announced to close.The employees affected, all baristas and shift supervisors, worked at stores on First Hill, in the University District, in the Seattle Center Armory, in Seattle Children’s Hospital, and at the Starbucks in the Metropolitan Park East building downtown.“These choices are never easy — especially here at home — but they’re an important part of focusing on what we do best and delivering on our Back

FBI says a man who crashed his pickup into Michigan synagogue was inspired by Hezbollah

DETROIT (AP) — A man who crashed his pickup truck into a Detroit-area synagogue earlier in March was carrying out an attack inspired by Hezbollah, the Iran-backed terrorist organization, the FBI said Monday.Ayman Ghazali made a video before the attack at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield Township, saying he wanted to “kill as many of them as I possibly can,” said Jennifer Runyan, head of the FBI in Detroit.Ghazali, 41, of Dearborn Heights sat in the parking lot for a few hours on March 12 before

Founder of ‘orgasmic meditation’ company gets 9 years in prison in forced labor case

Rachel Cherwitz, the company’s former sales director, was set to be sentenced later Monday.During the roughly one-month trial, prosecutors said the two women ran a yearslong scheme that groomed adherents — many of them victims of sexual trauma — to do their bidding.They said Daedone and Cherwitz, of California, used economic, sexual and psychological abuse, intimidation and indoctrination to force OneTaste members into sexual acts they found uncomfortable or repulsive, such as having sex with pr