Big oil companies continue to post banner profits

NEW YORK (AP) – Big oil companies continue to book massive profits as fighting in Iran disrupts energy markets and sends oil and gasoline prices sharply higher.

US job openings slip to 7.4 million, but labor market remains resilient

WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. job openings fell slightly in June, but the labor market continued to show resilience in the face of an economic shock from fighting in Iran and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

Top FIFA officials Wenger and Grafström distance themselves from Infantino

GENEVA (AP) – Two senior FIFA executives – coaching great Arsène Wenger and CEO-like secretary general Mattias Grafström – distanced themselves Tuesday from their boss Gianni Infantino’s failed plan to sell stakes in future World Cup profits to private investors.

Todd Blanche's nomination for attorney general clears critical hurdle

WASHINGTON (AP) – Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche cleared a critical hurdle Tuesday in his bid to be confirmed to the post after swaying Republican holdouts on a Senate committee to advance his nomination for a floor vote.

Ethics panel recommends House censure Rep. Chuck Edwards

WASHINGTON (AP) – The House Ethics Committee recommended Monday that Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-N.C., be censured after finding that he engaged in persistent unprofessional and inappropriate conduct toward two young female aides in his congressional office.

Judge rules New York can't ban federal agents from wearing face coverings

NEW YORK (AP) – New York can’t ban federal agents from wearing face coverings or require that they wear visible identification, a federal judge ruled Monday.

Trump administration will close 5 smaller US consulates in Africa, Asia

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump’s administration has informed Congress that it intends to close five smaller U.S. embassies, consulates and other diplomatic missions in Africa, Asia and the Western Hemisphere, even as it steams ahead with plans to reopen shuttered posts in Libya and Syria and has reopened the long-closed embassy in Venezuela.

Ariana Grande on decision to withdraw from the public eye

NEW YORK (AP) – Ariana Grande chose to “clear the air about a few things” during her concert Monday night, following the news that she will be taking a break from being in the public eye after the conclusion of her “Eternal Sunshine” tour.

What to watch in the Aug. 4 primaries: Michigan Senate race tests Democrats

Michigan will offer the country its clearest gauge yet on the direction of the Democratic Party, as primary voters in the battleground state choose between a progressive standard-bearer and an establishment-backed candidate.