3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (117+ words) North Carolina Central University has crossed the 10,000-student mark for the first time, adding another major enrollment milestone to a growing list of North Carolina HBCU success stories. NCCU... North Carolina Central University has crossed the 10,000-student mark for the…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (301+ words) Iran's plan to create an "exclusion zone" near the Strait of Hormuz and U.S. strikes on Iranian oil tankers have escalated tensions, sparking fears of rising gas prices. As Americans return home this Labor Day, tensions between the U.S. and Iran over…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (250+ words) The U.S. and Iran exchanged attacks over the weekend, with Iran targeting a U.S. vessel and the U.S. responding by striking Iranian oil tankers, as the conflict continues to impact fuel prices. The United States and Iran exchanged retaliatory attacks over the weekend,…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (89+ words) By Margaret Seiler September 4, 2026 Image: Courtesy Margaret Seiler Image: Courtesy Oregon State Fair Between the two arts-and-crafts halls is smaller building packed with scarecrows (including one dressed to look like Weird Al Yankovic, who plays in the amphitheater on Labor…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (178+ words) President Donald Trump recently floated the idea on social media of renaming the Strait of Hormuz to "Trump Strait." Trump made the suggestion to reflect the U.S.' supposed control of the major waterway at the center of the Iran War. "Now…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (788+ words) Increased oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz and billions of dollars in new investment in Venezuela are giving the Trump administration new reasons for optimism, but experts say neither is likely to bring significant relief at the pump anytime…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (254+ words) President Trump met with oil industry leaders at the White House as the administration announced Chevron's plans to expand operations in Venezuela, aiming to boost oil production amid rising gas prices. President Donald Trump met with oil-refining and fuel-distribution executives…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (609+ words) Oil giant Chevron is planning to expand its operations in Venezuela, a U.S. official said Tuesday, just days after President Donald Trump announced an ambitious deal to develop the nation's oil reserves and give the Pentagon a stake in the profits....

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (272+ words) President Donald Trump will meet with oil industry leaders today as he attempts different measures to lower rising gas prices amid the war in Iran. President Donald Trump will meet with leaders from large and small refinery companies as well…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (244+ words) President Donald Trump on Friday said the U.S. has entered an agreement with Venezuela to take control of 65 billion barrels of the South American country’s oil reserves. Trump, in a social media post, announced the agreement he said was negotiated by…...