Ted Lindner

Security Council said to vote on a proposal to open the Strait of Hormuz Friday.

The resolution would authorize the use of defensive action to ensure vessels safely transit the Strait.

Russia, China and France have voiced opposition to the use of force.

Iran has closed the waterway that is vital to global shipping amid its ongoing conflict with the U.S.

and Israel.

The Cuban government says it pardoned more than 2,000 people Thursday.

They're calling it a humanitarian gesture in connection with Holy Week.

The

pardons in Cuba coming as the Trump administration is placing extreme pressures on the Cuban government, including the implementation of an oil blockade.

The Artemis 2 crew is finally on its way to the moon after flushing out an earlier issue.

A federal judge in New York tossing out actor Blake Lively's sexual harassment claims against actor Justin Baldoni over their roles in the movie It Ends With Us, but he left intact two retaliation claims.

U.S.

oil prices soaring more than 11% on Thursday, settling at $111.54 a barrel and close higher than Brent crude for the first time in nearly four years.

Brent settled at $109 a barrel.

Crude jumped as hopes for a near-term end to the war faded following President Trump's address to the nation on Wednesday night.

Stocks finished mixed in volatile trading.

The Dow lost 61 points.

The Nasdaq gained 38.

The S&P 500 was up 7.

The president addresses the nation on Iran.