The Petersburg Post

Monday, Mar 9th, 2026 - The Iran war sent oil prices soaring with a new barrage of missiles targeting Israel and the Gulf energy industry. The Iran war sent oil prices soaring on Monday after Tehran marked the appointment of its new supreme leader with a new barrage of missiles targeting Israel and the Gulf energy industry. As Iran welcomed Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamanei as successor to his father, oil prices surged past $100 a barrel, Saudi ...

Monday, Mar 9th, 2026 - Travelers complained of long waits Sunday — lasting hours in some cases — at security checkpoints at airports in Houston and New Orleans, which officials blamed on a government shutdown of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The estimated wait time at the standard security checkpoint at the William P. Hobby Airport in Houston early Sunday evening was at one point three hours, according to the ...

Sunday, Mar 8th, 2026 - President Trump on Sunday threatened to not sign any bills into law until the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act is approved by the Senate, doubling down on his push to change voting requirements ahead of the midterm elections. "I, as President, will not sign other Bills until this is passed, AND NOT THE WATERED DOWN VERSION – GO FOR THE GOLD: MUST SHOW VOTER I.D. & PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP: ...