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Sep 18, 2012

BPW to put Md. firms on notice about investing in Iran

ANNAPOLIS — Maryland has a new law prohibiting companies from investing in Iran‘s energy sector, and the Board of Public Works is set to put companies on notice about it. […]

Aug 13, 2012

Oil rises to near $94 on Israel-Iran concerns

Oil prices rose to near $94 a barrel Monday as increased concerns about the possible escalation of the conflict between Israel and Iran helped crude claw back last week’s losses […]

May 29, 2012

Israel suspected in ‘Flame’ computer virus

LONDON — Iran and other Middle East countries have been hit with a cunning computer virus that can eavesdrop on computer users and their co-workers and filch information from nearby […]

May 22, 2012

O’Malley signs chicken feed arsenic ban

ANNAPOLIS — Maryland next year will become the first state to ban an arsenic additive in chicken feed. Gov. Martin O’Malley signed the measure into law on Tuesday along with […]

Sep 22, 2011

Law in the global village

Despite our nation fighting wars on at least three fronts (Libya, Iraq, and Afghanistan), U.S. news outlets, for the most part, have focused much of this past year on domestic […]

Jun 27, 2011

Potomac space entrepreneur accused of aiding Iran

WASHINGTON — Growing up in a provincial town in Iran, Nader Modanlo was fascinated by the flickering TV images of astronauts walking on the moon. As a teenager, he came to […]

Jun 8, 2011

OPEC’s divisiveness causes prices to spike

VIENNA — OPEC unexpectedly left its production levels unchanged on Wednesday, causing oil prices to jump, as senior officials said their meeting ended in disarray — a stunning admission for […]

Mar 17, 2011

Oil prices top $100 a barrel again

NEW YORK — Oil prices climbed back above $100 per barrel Thursday after a crackdown on protesters in Bahrain increased concerns that unrest there threatens to spread to OPEC heavyweights […]