The price of oil surged to more than $90 a barrel and U.S. gasoline prices rose again. Israeli airstrikes pummeled Tehran and ...

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A leaked list of Bohemian Grove attendees has sparked new intrigue over the exclusive summer gathering along the Russian River. The Press Democrat combed the roster and identified dozens of men ...

An award-winning Asheville chef dishes about her first time competing in the new high-stakes, timed cooking competition, ...

A continental collision trapped oil within what is today Iran. The same collision explains why that oil is trapped behind the ...

In de Bolle's view, the Trump administration has an "imperialist vision" of Latin America that leads it to see the region's ...

Venezuela’s Orinoco River Basin is a wild land of lush forests, grasslands and a vast delta of jungle wetlands teeming with wildlife. River dolphins and endangered Orinoco crocodiles ply its waterways ...

As U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran continue, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in an interview with NBC News that Tehran would not close the Strait of Hormuz. However, the waterway has ...

Venezuela is home to large reserves of rare earths, gold and other valuable minerals that the Trump administration wants to ...

British Oil and Gas giant Shell Plc. (NYSE:SHEL) needs an exploration breakthrough or a big merger after its oil reserves fell to the lowest levels since 2013, exposing the company to a production ...

Venezuela sits on more barrels of oil than Saudi Arabia. So why does it pump less than 1% of the global supply?

Hungary is releasing oil from its strategic petroleum reserves to ensure supply after Russian crude flows via the Druzhba pipeline stopped at the end of last month. The Hungarian government will ...