NEW YORK — A deep and wide-ranging biography of former Defense Secretary Robert McNamara has won a $50,000 prize. Philip and William Taubman’s “McNamara at War” is this year’s winner of the Barbara and David Zalaznick Book Prize in American History, The New York Historical announced Monday. The Taubmans’ book traces McNamara’s ascent as a…
Here’s what’s happening this week Inside The Garage: Phoenix Raceway (Avondale, Ariz.) — The Team Penske drivers talked about how they felt pressure to perform when INDYCAR and NASCAR got together for a weekend of racing in the valley of the Arizona mountains. It made for a nice storyline. Ryan Blaney won the Cup race…
When it comes to finding ways to eek out a little more cash from your monthly budget, the first line of defense is usually to find expenses you can cut back on. But what happens if you’ve already cut out all that you can and you’re still tight on cash? The next best thing you…
Traders are watching a key support level for the S & P 500 where it could see some buying — without which, there could be trouble ahead. The broad market index is fast approaching its 200-day moving average, which is at 6,582. The technical indicator, which averages the closing price over the last 200 days,…
A liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker on a digital screen at the Qatar Economic Forum (QEF) in Doha, Qatar, on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. Christopher Pike | Bloomberg | Getty Images Oil prices jumped Monday with traffic in the Strait of Hormuz at a near standstill, but the longer-term implications of the Strait’s closure may…
The Bills took a big swing this offseason. Only time will tell if it’s a big whiff. Buffalo sent a second-round pick to the Chicago Bears for wide receiver DJ Moore, giving Josh Allen what is likely to be his new No. 1 option on the outside. What can Allen & Co. expect from Moore…
As the Iran War roils global energy markets, off-price retailers are likely to come under more pressure than other chain stores, according to Wolfe Research. That’s because those retailers, including Dollar General and Walmart and other companies primarily serve lower-income shoppers who could soon be forced to tighten their purse strings due to rising gasoline…
The U.S. war against Iran has triggered the largest oil supply disruption in history, more than double the previous record set during the Middle East crisis of the 1950s, according to an analysis by consulting firm Rapidan Energy. About 20% of the world’s oil supply has been disrupted for nine days now as tanker traffic…
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Army Sgt. Benjamin N. Pennington, 26, of Glendale, Ky. Source: U.S. Army The Pentagon on Monday identified the seventh U.S. service member to have died in the Iran war as 26-year-old Army Sgt. Benjamin Pennington. Pennington, a resident of Glendale, Kentucky, was seriously wounded March 1 during an Iranian strike at Prince Sultan Air Base…
