The Petersburg Post

Wednesday, Apr 8th, 2026 - Even as a fragile ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran appeared to hold on Wednesday, Israel insisted it would continue operations against Hezbollah, while its warplanes carried out the largest wave of strikes across Lebanon since the current round of hostilities began with the Lebanese Shiite militant group. In response to the Israeli attacks, Iran once again sealed the Strait of Hormuz, the vital waterway that is ...

Wednesday, Apr 8th, 2026 - Average UK house prices fell by 0.5% in March, according to Halifax, as mortgage rates driven higher by the repercussions of the Iran war dampened demand. The average property price is now £299,677 while annual growth has also slowed, the UK's biggest mortgage lender said. The drop reverses a 0.3% rise in February before the beginning of the conflict which drove up energy costs, raising fears that inflation ...

Wednesday, Apr 8th, 2026 - Musk won't seek a "single dollar" in OpenAI suit after asking to pocket up to $134 billion. On Tuesday, Elon Musk amended his lawsuit that accuses OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman, of abandoning its mission, clarifying that any ill-gotten gains recovered should be returned to the AI firm's charitable nonprofit arm, not to Musk. Musk "is not seeking a single dollar for himself," according to his lawyer, Marc Toberoff. ...

Tuesday, Apr 7th, 2026 - While Washington spins the latest economic data and billionaires hedge their bets, working Americans are feeling the very real squeeze of rising costs, and sudden instability. HuffPost reports on the real economy – the one that impacts you. Already a member? President Donald Trump and his administration are being sued after a Justice Department memo said the Presidential Records Act is "unconstitutional" and ...

Tuesday, Apr 7th, 2026 - In his first public appearance as acting Attorney General, Todd Blanche insisted the Justice Department was not focused on going after President Donald Trump's political enemies. "What we've been doing is changing the department," Blanche said, claiming instead it was the previous administration that had weaponized the Justice Department by prosecuting Trump, Blanche's former client. Blanche was named to the job ...

Tuesday, Apr 7th, 2026 - Reading time 3 minutes An Indianapolis city councilor's home was shot at 13 times after midnight on Monday morning, in what appears to be a politically motivated attack over his support for a controversial data center project in his district. After the attack, the city councilor, Ron Gibson, claimed he found a note on his doorstep that said "NO DATA CENTERS." Gibson and his son were not physically harmed. Gibson ...