The Virginian-Pilot

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By AAMER MADHANI WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump gave sizable holiday gifts to four White House aides, according to new financial disclosures released by the administration.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By BARBARA ORTUTAY, AP Technology Writer Apple is unveiling its latest generation of iPhones, widely expected to include a foldable version, on Wednesday at an event headlined by new CEO John Ternus, who took over from Tim Cook on Sept. 1. Many of Apple’s biggest rivals, such as Samsung, Motorola and Google, have already come out with foldable smartphones. But Apple is not one to rush on new technologies.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By JOSH BOAK WASHINGTON (AP) — In the real world, President Donald Trump is struggling to stop inflation, rout the Iranian government and restore American manufacturing with tariffs. However, it’s a different story in the fantastical vision that he shares with supporters on social media. Over Labor Day weekend, Trump and the White House unleashed an extraordinarily heavy torrent of memes that portrayed the president as singularly powerful.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By YURI KAGEYAMA and MICHELLE CHAPMAN, AP Business Writers U.S. futures are sliding after intensifying violence in the Middle East pushed the price of crude oil over $100 a barrel. It’s the first time Brent crude, the international standard, has reached triple digits in nearly six weeks. Fighting in the Middle East has throttled the global flow of oil and rising energy prices are adding to inflationary pressures. Brent crude rose 2.8% to $100.70 a barrel.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The Williamsburg Regional Library’s Comic Convention is making its return this weekend for fans of comics, anime and gaming. The fourth annual convention will be held from 12:30 to 4 p.m. on Saturday at the downtown library, Stryker Center and City Square park. The event is free to the public with no registration required.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... WILLIAMSBURG — A new exhibit at William & Mary’s Muscarelle Museum of Art is honoring the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks by aiming to show how architecture can help heal a nation. “Forever Marked by the Day: A Quarter Century of Mourning and Renewal” opened earlier this year and takes visitors through the architectural design, creation, devastation and rebirth of lower Manhattan and the Twin Towers. The exhibit is on display through Jan.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... NEW YORK — The sports world stopped cold around here after 9/11, respectfully and correctly. There was too much despair in the air, too much angst about big crowds and airline flights. As Derek Jeter told reporters back then, during the darkest moments, “They’re still trying to find people. I really don’t think it’s the right time to play baseball.” Quickly, though, a debate emerged about these cancellations: How long is too long?

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Rail passengers traveling through Virginia’s Northeast Corridor should expect cancellations, route changes and may need to rely on bus connections beginning Oct. 16, due to major track upgrades. This is part of Amtrak’s “Pause for Progress,” a critical infrastructure upgrade to replace aging track components at the A-interlocking control point in Washington, temporarily suspending service from Oct. 16 to Oct. 26.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By DYLAN LOVAN DANVILLE, Ky. (AP) — When a friend approached Brent Williams four years ago with a business proposition to start an ostrich farm, he was more than intrigued — he had a personal motivation as someone who developed a life-threatening allergy to red meat, triggered by tick bites. The problem, known as alpha-gal syndrome, was first linked to a particular species of ticks about 15 years ago.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... At 16, Louie is an old man by cat standards. Two years ago, Alexandra Pearce noticed that the cat who usually stuck to her like Velcro wasn’t quite himself. What started as a minor rash under his collar evolved into a painful, swollen ulcer in his left eye that required months of trips to the vet, pills and eye drops. The bill exceeded $2,000. For many people, that’s a rent payment. “I really am amazed that I just handed over my card that day,” Pearce said.