Good morning and Happy Flag Day, which commemorates the day in 1777 that the Stars...
Good morning and Happy Flag Day, which commemorates the day in 1777 that the Stars and Stripes was first adopted. Here are some other flag facts:
The current design is the 27th iteration of the flag and the longest-used design, since the US hasn’t added a new state since 1959 (plus the 51st star would mess up the symmetry).
Despite what you may have learned in middle school, there’s no evidence Betsy Ross had any role in making the first flag.
Last year, four senators introduced the All-American Flag Act to require the federal government to exclusively buy American flags made in the USA. As of 2017, the US imported 10 million American flags from abroad, 99.5% of which were made in China.
The American Petroleum Institute (API) reported a build of 1.024...
The American Petroleum Institute (API) reported a build of 1.024 million barrels this week.
Analysts were expecting a slight decline in U.S. crude-oil inventories from the previous week, with data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) due on Wednesday. Average analyst estimates were for a 300,000-barrel decline for the week ending June 9, though forecasts ranged from a draw of 2.5 million barrels to a build of 2 million barrels.
The total number of barrels of crude oil gained so far this year is more than 39 million barrels.
Inventories at Cushing, Oklahoma, rose by 1.5020 million barrels, similar to last week.
Benchmark U.S. crude oil for July delivery rose $2.30 to $69.42 a barrel Tuesday. Brent crudefor August delivery rose $2.45 to $74.29 a barrel.
Wholesale gasolinefor July delivery rose 8 cents to $2.56 a gallon. July heating oilrose 9 cents to $2.40 a gallon. July natural gas rose 7 cents to $2.34 per 1,000 cubic feet.
Donald Trump was arraigned on federal charges of illegally retaining classified documents and obstructing investigators. He pleaded not guilty.
Nearly two-and-a-half years after leaving the White House, Mr. Trump began the legal process of defending...
Nearly two-and-a-half years after leaving the White House, Mr. Trump began the legal process of defending himself against 37 counts lodged against him in the case of the documents, last week by the special counsel, Jack Smith.
Rental prices for offshore drilling rigs have doubled in the...
Rental prices for offshore drilling rigs have doubled in the past two years and could increase by an additional 18% as deepwater development continues to gain momentum,according to a Wood Mackenzie report. Offshore rig utilization has reached around 90%, and rental rates could surpass $500,000 a day by the end of the year, up from the $420,000-a-day average recorded in the first six months of 2023, the report predicts.
