NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices rose sharply Monday as U. S. and Israeli attacks on Iran and retaliatory strikes against Israel and U. S. military installations around the Gulf sent disruptions through the global energy supply chain. Traders were betting the supply of oil from Iran and elsewhere in the Middle East would slow or grind to a halt. Attacks throughout the region, including on two vessels traveling through the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf, have restricted to a...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump administration officials told congressional staff in private briefings Sunday that U. S. intelligence did not suggest Iran was preparing to launch a preemptive strike against the U. S. , three people familiar with the briefings said. The administration officials instead acknowledged there was a more general threat in the region from Iran’s missiles and proxy forces, two of the people said. The third person, however, said the administration emphasized that Iran’s U...

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — An injured mother manatee and her calf were rescued this week from a river in Florida and taken to SeaWorld Orlando for rehabilitation, officials said. Drone pilots provided the rescuers with an aerial view, guiding their boat toward the manatees on Wednesday then buzzing overhead to document the animals being pulled from the Orange River near Fort Meyers. Video shared by the Lee County Sheriff’s Office shows the boat carrying Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation...