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Brazil is finding protection in a decades-old buffer against shocks that is both cheap and environmentally friendly as global oil markets tremble amid the escalating conflict in the Middle East.

Asian nations are increasingly competing for Russian crude oil as an energy crisis mounts amid the U.S. and Israeli war in Iran, which has choked off roughly a fifth of the world's oil supply.

The Chicago Bulls waived guard Jaden Ivey on Monday in the wake of anti-LGBTQ comments and remarks about religion he made in a series of videos on his Instagram account.

U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to target Iran's energy infrastructure, including its desalination plants.

The NBA Board of Governors has approved the sale of controlling interest in the Portland Trail Blazers from Paul Allen's estate to a group led by investor Tom Dundon.

Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and other Gulf allies of the United States are urging President Donald Trump to keep prosecuting his war against Iran, saying the month of strikes has not weakened Tehran enough.

A couple of days ago, Braylon Mullins was a UConn freshman whose name carried weight mostly among the true diehards. Now he's a part of NCAA Tournament lore.

The countdown has begun toward humanity's first launch to the moon in 53 years. NASA's countdown clocks started ticking late Monday afternoon at Florida's Kennedy Space Center.

Nearly a year after it passed the Legislature, Gov. Greg Gianforte signed a bill Tuesday defining sex as binary, based on a person's reproductive system.

Green-card holders no longer qualify for loans from the Small Business Administration, eliminating a longtime source of financing for immigrants that advocates say will discourage job creation and harm the economy.