Business
Gold eased after hitting a one month high as the dollar firmed and risk appetite improved, while lower U.S. rate expectations kept bullion near record levels.
Oil prices surged back above $100 after the United States ordered a blockade of Iranian ports, lifting Brent and WTI as markets reacted to Gulf shipping risks.
News
Orion carried NASA’s Artemis II astronauts farther from Earth than any humans before, breaking Apollo 13’s record on a historic mission around the Moon.
The Pentagon said Gen. Randy George retired effective immediately as Army chief, ending his tenure and starting a leadership transition at Army headquarters.
NASA launched Artemis II from Florida, sending four astronauts on the first crewed mission around the Moon in more than 50 years aboard Orion.
The UN says more than 1 billion tonnes of food are wasted yearly, urging faster action to build efficient food systems and cut climate harm.
The U.S. will close Border Road to Canadian traffic in July, ending decades of shared access near Coutts as Alberta builds a replacement route.
Five people died and one was injured when a freight train hit a van at a rail crossing near Wiggins, Mississippi, officials said.
Travel
Maine tourism is losing a key Canadian visitor base as cross border travel to the US stays weak cutting traffic bookings and market share.
Houston Bush Airport warns TSA lines could top four hours as shutdown-driven staffing shortages, limited checkpoints and spring travel snarl security.
A powerful winter storm disrupted US air travel, canceling nearly 5,000 flights and delaying more than 12,000 as snow, wind and storms spread east.
June 2025 U.S. arrivals eased 6.2% from a year earlier, while citizen departures rose 2.5%, highlighting a growing inbound outbound gap, Commerce reported in data.