Oil prices continued to surge on worries of a prolonged Iran war but the Asian markets that were open Friday rose moderately in cautious trading, while others were closed for the Good Friday holidays.

Russia is conducting a rolling aerial attack on Ukraine since Thursday evening, Ukraine's air force said on Friday, adding that a large number of enemy drones were in Ukrainian airspace.

The Georgia General Assembly ended its annual session early Friday without a plan for new equipment to overhaul the state's voting system by a July deadline, plunging into doubt the future of elections in the political battleground. The lawmakers' failure to offer a solution ...

The U.S. handed over a Chinese fugitive suspected of drug-related crimes to China for the first time in recent years, state news agency Xinhua reported on Friday, citing Chinese police.

Elon Musk's SpaceX boosted its target IPO valuation above $2 trillion, Bloomberg News reported, citing people familiar with the matter, setting the stage for what could become the largest stock market listing on record.

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth signed an order Wednesday letting U.S. service members carry personally owned guns on military installations, marking a significant shift in long-standing policy.

Sydney Gruters, the wife of Republican National Committee Chair Joe Gruters, is running for Congress in Florida. Sydney Gruters, the executive director of the New College Foundation, aims to succeed Rep. Vern Buchanan, who's vacating his 16th Congressional District seat.

The president of Wisconsin's largest mosque was detained by federal immigration agents, drawing accusations Thursday from local officials and religious leaders that the arrest was motivated by his criticism of Israel.

California's top-two primary system could produce an unusual outcome in the governor's race, with Republicans Steve Hilton and Chad Bianco running first and second, not necessarily because of a surge in GOP support, but because of a crowded Democrat field.

A federal judge in California ruled Wednesday that U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents violated a prior court order restricting warrantless immigration arrests during an enforcement operation in a Sacramento Home Depot parking lot last year.

A California school district has rescinded the suspension of a high school student who posted pro-Immigration and Customs Enforcement flyers on campus, following intervention from a free speech advocacy group.

The U.S. Department of the Interior will offer employees new opportunities to leave the agency as part of a plan to improve efficiency, it said in a statement on Thursday.

The Georgia Senate race, which was once seen as a prime pickup opportunity for Republicans, has unraveled amid a contentious primary.

Civil rights organizations filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday challenging a new Florida voting law that requires proof of citizenship, arguing the measure could disenfranchise eligible voters and violate the Constitution.

Vice President JD Vance will travel to Hungary on April 7-8 to meet with Prime Minister Viktor Orban, the White House said Thursday, ahead of parliamentary elections that will determine the fate of the nationalist prime minister.

ActBlue, the platform that fundraises for Democrats, may have misled congressional Republicans on how it vets donations from foreign citizens, The New York Times reported.

Gas prices continue to climb across the United States, with drivers in a growing number of states paying more than $4 per gallon, according to AAA.

The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad on Thursday warned American citizens to leave Iraq immediately, citing threats of attacks by Iran-aligned terrorist militias in central Baghdad within the next 24 to 48 hours.

Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, said Thursday the firing of Attorney General Pam Bondi will not prevent congressional investigators from seeking her testimony.

Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., said Thursday she would welcome a leadership change at the Justice Department amid reports that Lee Zeldin, head of the Environmental Protection Agency, could succeed Pam Bondi as attorney general.

Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth has asked U.S. Army Chief of Staff Randy George to step down and take immediate retirement, CBS News reported on Thursday, citing sources familiar with the decision.

Pope Leo XIV washed the feet of 12 priests in the traditional Holy Thursday ritual, restoring a tradition his predecessor had broken by including laypeople and non-Christians in ceremonies at prisons, juvenile detention halls, and centers for asylum-seekers.

Pennsylvania Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro pulled in more than $10 million in the first three months of the year for his reelection campaign, his team told Axios - a staggering sum that highlights the fundraising muscle of a potential 2028 presidential hopeful.

Billionaire Elon Musk's SpaceX has had discussions with Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund about PIF potentially taking an anchor stake of around $5 billion in the space company's IPO, according to two people familiar with the matter.

New details are raising fresh questions about the investigation into the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, a case that once showed signs of progress but now appears stalled.