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It wasn’t pixie dust in the air Tuesday when a backstage chemical reaction at Disneyland sent five cast members to hospitals.The incident happened Tuesday afternoon when materials being used by a contractor produced a reaction in a backstage area of the Anaheim, California, theme park, a Disneyland spokesperson confirmed to Fox News Digital. According to the Anaheim Fire Department, firefighters responded to a report of an unknown odor in the backstage […]

Oil prices briefly spiked to more than $100 a barrel on Monday amid the ongoing war in Iran, before falling sharply, underscoring how initial fears of supply disruptions eased as contingency plans emerged.Before the outbreak of war with Iran, oil was trading in the range of $60 to $70 a barrel, but prices soared after the conflict began, with crude oil futures reaching upward of $115 a barrel on Monday – […]

High oil prices due to the Iran war are pushing gasoline prices higher and that could lead to grocery bills rising for American consumers.Oil prices surged in recent weeks following the outbreak of the Iran war, rising from the $60 to $70 a barrel range for most of February to more than $100 a barrel on Monday before gradually easing to about $85 a barrel during Tuesday's trading session.Higher oil prices, […]

Buying a home was once the bedrock of the American Dream, but for millions of families, that dream is being priced out of reach. With the typical down payment more than doubling since 2019 to $30,400, Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., is moving to bypass "economy-crushing" inflation. His newly introduced American Dream Accounts Act would empower first-time buyers to shield their savings from the IRS, allowing them to build a down payment […]

As travelers across the country face increasingly long security lines, the political fight in Washington over funding for the Department of Homeland Security is spilling over into everyday travel. TSA agents responsible for screening millions of passengers each day have been working without pay during the shutdown, raising concerns about staffing levels and wait times at airports.Those pressures have fueled growing frustration across the transportation system, particularly as security personnel remain […]

Apple iPhone users will be able to add new emojis to their conversations when the latest iOS update rolls out.The iOS 26.4 beta 4 was released to developers on Monday, according to 9to5Mac, and is expected to be available to the public later this month.The new emojis were approved by the Unicode Consortium, a nonprofit body for the internationalization of software and services.APPLE UNVEILS LOWER COST IPHONE 17E, RAISES PRICES […]

Oil giant ExxonMobil announced it intends to drop its New Jersey corporate registration and redomicile in Texas, citing the Lone Star State’s business-friendly legal environment and after years of shareholder and climate-related legal battles.The company on Tuesday said its board of directors unanimously recommended shareholders approve changing the company’s legal domicile from New Jersey to Texas, saying aligning ExxonMobil’s legal home with where its leadership and core operations have been […]

The Food and Drug Administration on Monday announced a recall for clams and raw oysters over concerns that they may be contaminated with norovirus, a contagious infection commonly known as the stomach flu.The recall affects Manila clams harvested by Lummi Indian Business Council that were distributed to restaurants and food retailers in nine states, including Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Nevada, New York, Oregon and Washington. The FDA said the clams […]

The federal budget deficit topped $1 trillion in the first five months of fiscal year 2026, as the U.S. government is on pace to record another massive deficit.The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) reported that the federal budget deficit was just over $1 trillion through five months of fiscal year 2026, with the size of the deficit down $142 billion or 14% when compared with the same period in fiscal year 2025.CBO […]