Oil prices jump as Iran war causes the ‘largest supply disruption’ in history

The price of oil jumped more than 8% on Thursday, as the International Energy Agency said the U.S.-Israel war on Iran was “creating the largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil market.” The price of international Brent crude oil rose to more than $100 per barrel, while U.S. crude oil rose above … Read more

‘Worse than a prison’: 911 calls, interviews reveal problems at ICE’s largest detention camp

EL PASO, Texas — Serious medical and mental health emergencies have been routine at the nation’s largest U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility since its opening, according to records obtained by The Associated Press. Data and recordings from more than a hundred 911 calls at Camp East Montana in El Paso, Texas, along with … Read more

Attempted suicides, fights, pain: 911 calls reveal misery at ICE’s largest detention facility

EL PASO, Texas — The calls to 911 poured in from staff at Camp East Montana in Texas, the nation’s largest U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility, at a rate of nearly one a day for five months, each its own tale of pain and despair. A man sobs after being assaulted by another … Read more

ICE confirms a measles outbreak in the nation’s largest detention facility in Texas

At least 14 cases of measles have been confirmed at the nation’s largest ICE detention facility, an agency spokesperson told NBC News in a statement. People who tested positive for the highly contagious disease at Camp East Montana in El Paso, Texas, have been “cohorted and separated from the rest of the detained population to … Read more

World’s largest acidic geyser erupts again in Yellowstone after years of silence

The world’s largest acidic geyser has begun erupting again in Yellowstone after slumbering for over five years, the national park said Monday. Echinus Geyser, located in the back basin of the Norris Geyser Basin at Yellowstone, is about 66 feet wide and is surrounded by rocks that resemble sea urchins. The geyser was named for … Read more