Lebanese Town Reels After Deadly Strikes on Civilian Home

The war in the Middle East continues to escalate, with Iran attacking a US base in Jordan and the US striking several Iranian vessels.  On Tuesday, the Iranian military said it fired 20 missiles at the Al-Azraq base in Jordan. “In response to the US’s aggressive actions against Iranian oil tankers, armed forces, in accordance […]

FBI Raids Office And Cannabis Dispensary Of Virginia State Sen. L. Louise Lucas Federal agents from the FBI executed court-authorized search warrants Wednesday morning at the Portsmouth legislative office of longtime Democratic Virginia State Sen. L. Louise Lucas and at an adjacent cannabis retail business she co-owns, as part of an ongoing federal corruption probe tied to marijuana dispensary operations. Virginia Senate President pro tempore Louise Lucas (D-Portsmouth) listens to debate on the state Senate floor in Richmond, Va., on Feb. 17, 2026. Ryan M. Kelly/AP Photo The raids, which also extended...

UBS Reactivates Supply-Chain Stress Watch After Detecting Alarmingly Rapid Deterioration One week after Maersk CEO Vincent Clerc warned CNBC of a "new wake-up call" for global trade amid the ongoing disruption of the Strait of Hormuz and a deepening energy crisis that could intensify further in June, UBS analysts are out with a new note telling clients they have "reactivated" their Global Supply Chain Stress Index in response to increasingly alarming signals emerging across global logistics networks. "Supply chain stress is rising at its fastest pace since the early pandemic," UBS...