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A large oil-exporting hub will be built in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico amid the Iran war—but only because Japan and the White House are paying for it
A large oil-exporting hub will be built in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico amid the Iran war—but only because Japan and the White House are paying for it

Sentinel Midstream’s Texas GulfLink project will be built 30 miles offshore courtesy of an investment vehicle funded largely by Japan and the Trump administration.

By Jordan BlumMay 8, 2026
An almond farmer inspects a fruit on a tree.
California farmers must destroy 420,000 peach trees after Del Monte closes its canneries and cancels more than $550 million in long-term contracts
By Sasha RogelbergMay 7, 2026
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Judge allows Alaska wildlife agents to resume shooting bears from helicopters to protect recovering caribou herd
By Becky Bohrer and The Associated PressMay 7, 2026
At 75, Ted Turner told Fortune he gave himself 5 more years. He got 12—and spent them warning the world was ending
At 75, Ted Turner told Fortune he gave himself 5 more years. He got 12—and spent them warning the world was ending
By Ashley LutzMay 6, 2026
Debris from the White House East Wing demolition was dumped at a nearby public golf course and contains toxic metals, National Park report finds
Debris from the White House East Wing demolition was dumped at a nearby public golf course and contains toxic metals, National Park report finds
By Sasha RogelbergMay 7, 2026
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Magnum owns Ben & Jerry’s. Now it’s destroying what made the brand worth buying
By David Bronner, Michael Bronner and Ryan GellertMay 7, 2026
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UK moves warship to Middle East for potential Hormuz mission
PoliticsUK moves warship to Middle East for potential Hormuz mission
By Ellen Milligan and BloombergMay 9, 2026
Iran war is draining world’s oil buffer at an unprecedented pace
EnergyIran war is draining world’s oil buffer at an unprecedented pace
By Grant Smith, Yongchang Chin and BloombergMay 9, 2026
Trump Media posts $405 million loss driven by crypto holdings
CryptoTrump Media posts $405 million loss driven by crypto holdings
By Yash Roy and BloombergMay 9, 2026
The federal government must issue more debt than it expected as cash flow weakens, and ‘the bond market is shouting’
InvestingThe federal government must issue more debt than it expected as cash flow weakens, and ‘the bond market is shouting’
By Jason MaMay 9, 2026
A federal judge weighing the future of a D.C. golf course doesn’t want to be Amy Poehler, but Trump might be interested as he remakes parks
PoliticsA federal judge weighing the future of a D.C. golf course doesn’t want to be Amy Poehler, but Trump might be interested as he remakes parks
By Steven Sloan and The Associated PressMay 9, 2026
Trump sees ‘beginning of the end’ in Russia’s war on Ukraine as both sides agrees to his request for a 3-day ceasefire
EuropeTrump sees ‘beginning of the end’ in Russia’s war on Ukraine as both sides agrees to his request for a 3-day ceasefire
By Darlene Superville and The Associated PressMay 9, 2026
Russian debt defaults are surging, with a quarter of the bond market at risk, while Putin hides in bunkers fixated on his war instead of the economy
EconomyRussian debt defaults are surging, with a quarter of the bond market at risk, while Putin hides in bunkers fixated on his war instead of the economy
By Jason MaMay 9, 2026
Ted Cruz says the quiet part out loud: Trump accounts are Social Security personal accounts as GOP senator reveals ‘dirty little secret’
PoliticsTed Cruz says the quiet part out loud: Trump accounts are Social Security personal accounts as GOP senator reveals ‘dirty little secret’
By Jason MaMay 9, 2026
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A drilling rig is pictured at an oil well site in the Permian Basin with trucks of workers and equipment lined up.
EnvironmentU.S. oil prices dip below nerve-wracking $60 threshold with record-high production in the balance
By Jordan BlumApril 7, 2025
  • A man walks past an orange tree in Florida
    EnvironmentFlorida has become such a popular place to move that real-estate developers are building homes on top of orange groves to accommodate the exploding population
    By Mike Schneider and The Associated PressMarch 14, 2025
Men carry a body of a child killed in an airstrike carried out by Israel
EnvironmentA 2 a.m. airstrike carried out by Israel struck a media tent, killing a local reporter and wounding six other journalists
By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy and The Associated PressApril 7, 2025
Kentucky 9-year-old boy caught by a flood on the way to his school bus is one of 18 dead in South after days of unrelenting rain
EnvironmentKentucky 9-year-old boy caught by a flood on the way to his school bus is one of 18 dead in South after days of unrelenting rain
By Jon Cherry, Kimberlee Kruesi, Anthony Izaguirre and The Associated PressApril 7, 2025
Fortune 500 CEO Interview portrait of Murray Auchincloss
LeadershipAt the new BP, wind is out and cost efficiency is in as CEO Murray Auchincloss plots a ‘hard reset’
By Jordan BlumApril 5, 2025
A Chevron sign on a gas station
EnvironmentChevron will be forced to cough up at least $740 million after a decade-long trial ruled the oil company dumped billions of gallons of wastewater into the Louisiana coast
By Jack Brook and The Associated PressApril 4, 2025
In the reeling energy sector, an unexpected OPEC production hike plus tariff fears send oil prices plunging 7%
PoliticsIn the reeling energy sector, an unexpected OPEC production hike plus tariff fears send oil prices plunging 7%
By Jordan BlumApril 3, 2025
  • The 42-mile ‘Dune Express’—America’s longest conveyor belt—moves fracking sand in Texas
    EnvironmentThe 42-mile ‘Dune Express’—America’s longest conveyor belt—moves fracking sand in Texas
    By Julio Cortez, Nadia Lathan and The Associated PressMarch 12, 2025
North Carolina ’s GOP lawmakers and Democratic governor joined to pass a rare greenhouse gas law in the South—now it might be repealed
EnvironmentNorth Carolina ’s GOP lawmakers and Democratic governor joined to pass a rare greenhouse gas law in the South—now it might be repealed
By Gary D. Robertson and The Associated PressApril 3, 2025
Pennsylvania just demolished its largest coal plant to make way for a $10 billion AI data center
TechPennsylvania just demolished its largest coal plant to make way for a $10 billion AI data center
By The Associated Press and Marc LevyApril 2, 2025
Myanmar rescuers save 63-year-old woman from rubble 91 hours after being buried but hope of finding more earthquake survivors fades after death toll passes 2,700
EnvironmentMyanmar rescuers save 63-year-old woman from rubble 91 hours after being buried but hope of finding more earthquake survivors fades after death toll passes 2,700
By David Rising and The Associated PressApril 2, 2025
Outside a Maui resort
EnvironmentMaui’s mayor wants to ban Airbnbs to make housing more affordable for locals. Researchers say it could cause an economic shock
By Audrey McAvoy and The Associated PressApril 1, 2025
Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore
EnvironmentNASA astronauts say they’d fly the Boeing craft again: ‘I’d get on in a heartbeat’
By Carolyn BarberApril 1, 2025
  • First responders wearing Hazmat gear investigate a Tesla Cybertruck that exploded in front of the entrance to the Trump International Hotel & Tower Las Vegas on January 01, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
    TechFour Cybertrucks were damaged in a fire at a Seattle Tesla lot in a string of ongoing attacks against Elon Musk
    By The Associated PressMarch 10, 2025
Myanmar death toll passes 2,000 as tragic tales mount: 200 Buddhist monks in a collapsed monastery, 50 children in a crumbled preschool, 700 Muslims praying at mosques
EnvironmentMyanmar death toll passes 2,000 as tragic tales mount: 200 Buddhist monks in a collapsed monastery, 50 children in a crumbled preschool, 700 Muslims praying at mosques
By David Rising and The Associated PressApril 1, 2025
Microsoft’s AI-assisted damage assessment is playing a pivotal role in the aftermath of the Myanmar earthquake
TechMicrosoft’s AI-assisted damage assessment is playing a pivotal role in the aftermath of the Myanmar earthquake
By The Associated Press and Matt O'BrienMarch 31, 2025
Myanmar hospitals overwhelmed as deaths from cataclysmic earthquake surge past 1,700: ‘The scale of deaths and injuries is not yet fully understood’
EnvironmentMyanmar hospitals overwhelmed as deaths from cataclysmic earthquake surge past 1,700: ‘The scale of deaths and injuries is not yet fully understood’
By David Rising and The Associated PressMarch 31, 2025
After the devastating LA wildfires, KB Home unveils a ‘fire-resilient’ community just outside San Diego—and a third of the homes have already sold
EnvironmentAfter the devastating LA wildfires, KB Home unveils a ‘fire-resilient’ community just outside San Diego—and a third of the homes have already sold
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezMarch 30, 2025
Making it rain: How weather manipulation and  geoengineering are fueling global tensions
PoliticsMaking it rain: How weather manipulation and geoengineering are fueling global tensions
By Emma Guillaume and AFPMarch 28, 2025
Powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake hits Myanmar, topples skyscraper in Bangkok
EnvironmentPowerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake hits Myanmar, topples skyscraper in Bangkok
By AFPMarch 28, 2025
The EU's Preparedness and Crisis Management Commissioner Hadja Lahbib sits at a table and speaks into a microphone
EnvironmentThe European Union just issued a dire warning to its 450 million citizens: Stockpile supplies and prepare for disaster
By The Associated PressMarch 26, 2025
A once-every-four-years report card on the upkeep of America's infrastructure gave it a “C” grade.
EnvironmentAmerica’s $9.1 trillion infrastructure problem could start to get worse, report warns
By The Associated Press, Tammy Webber and Michael PhillisMarch 25, 2025
Wildfires force evacuation in North Carolina while it’s still recovering from Hurricane Helene—and also hit South Carolina and New Jersey
EnvironmentWildfires force evacuation in North Carolina while it’s still recovering from Hurricane Helene—and also hit South Carolina and New Jersey
By The Associated PressMarch 24, 2025
The Trump administration is backing a previously promised pay hike for wildland firefighters—but many worry new DOGE job cuts will sabotage them
EnvironmentThe Trump administration is backing a previously promised pay hike for wildland firefighters—but many worry new DOGE job cuts will sabotage them
By Martha Bellisle and The Associated PressMarch 20, 2025
Greenpeace said it might go bankrupt if it lost a pipeline company lawsuit but now that a jury has ruled it must pay $650 million it says its work ‘is never going to stop’
FinanceGreenpeace said it might go bankrupt if it lost a pipeline company lawsuit but now that a jury has ruled it must pay $650 million it says its work ‘is never going to stop’
By Hallie Golden and The Associated PressMarch 20, 2025
A Maine seafood distributor says she is losing tens of thousands of dollars because of DOGE funding cuts: ‘This is not a business-friendly environment’
PoliticsA Maine seafood distributor says she is losing tens of thousands of dollars because of DOGE funding cuts: ‘This is not a business-friendly environment’
By The Associated Press and Patrick WhittleMarch 19, 2025
Clean technology will prevail despite today’s policy uncertainty—so deploy, baby, deploy
CommentaryClean technology will prevail despite today’s policy uncertainty—so deploy, baby, deploy
By Jonathan Weitz and Tensie WhelanMarch 18, 2025
A Highway Patrol officer assists motorists
EnvironmentKansas highway pileup that killed 8 was caused by an impenetrable dust storm like one out of the 1930s ‘Dust Bowl’
By John Hanna and The Associated PressMarch 18, 2025
California’s salmon fishermen are making their living from whale watchers and sea burials because the fishery is closed for a 2nd year
EnvironmentCalifornia’s salmon fishermen are making their living from whale watchers and sea burials because the fishery is closed for a 2nd year
By Amy Taxin and The Associated PressMarch 18, 2025
EVs may help the environment but because their owners don’t buy gas they’re starving states of tax money to fix potholes and build roads
FinanceEVs may help the environment but because their owners don’t buy gas they’re starving states of tax money to fix potholes and build roads
By Claire Rush and The Associated PressMarch 18, 2025
Bombardier's CEO stands in front of his company's logo
FinanceJet maker Bombardier warns Canada that F-35 review may backfire
By Mathieu Dion and BloombergMarch 17, 2025
Mississippi couple huddle with huskies in Toyota while windows explode as storm that spawned tornadoes, dust storms and wildfires kills at least 39
EnvironmentMississippi couple huddle with huskies in Toyota while windows explode as storm that spawned tornadoes, dust storms and wildfires kills at least 39
By The Associated PressMarch 17, 2025
California regulator may allow State Farm to hike home insurance premiums by 22% for a million customers after devastating wildfires
FinanceCalifornia regulator may allow State Farm to hike home insurance premiums by 22% for a million customers after devastating wildfires
By The Associated Press and Trân NguyễnMarch 14, 2025
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