The Asia-Pacific was hit hard and quick by the war in Iran and its energy bottlenecks. Scenes of crisis there indicate that problems are multiplying and spreading.A floating fuel station selling diesel last month in the Mekong River delta. Vietnam has been hit hard by rising fuel costs because of th
The attempt by the Khayyats to influence foreign policy while discussions are underway about potential Trump family deals is an increasingly common feature of the president’s second term.Moutaz and Ramez Al-Khayyat, two of three Syrian-born brothers, at their company’s headquarters in Doha, Qatar.
The latest attack raised the death toll to at least 180 in the campaign by the United States against people it accuses of smuggling drugs at sea.Gen. Francis L. Donovan of the Marine Corps, the head of the Southern Command, ordered the strike in the Caribbean Sea on Sunday.
Weighed down by President Trump’s approval ratings, some Republican incumbents are struggling to raise money while Democrats look for targets like a Tennessee seat south of Nashville.“We need to be a little nicer,” said Chaz Molder, the mayor of Columbia, Tenn., who is running for a Republican House
As Democrats try to find a way back to power in Washington, some see tax cuts as a quick and easy way to address affordability. The wonks are freaking out.
Some Muslim voters were once drawn to Republican positions on family values and individual liberty, but as Southern politicians stoke anti-Islamic sentiment, many feel threatened.Amal Altareb, a Yemeni American, moved to Memphis in 2012, one of many Muslim Americans drawn to the South by economic op
The Department of Justice is seeking ballots and other materials from the 2024 election. Michigan officials call it election interference.A voter is handed a ballot in Woodworth School in Dearborn, Mich., during the 2024 election.
Americans have enjoyed lifestyles that would normally be out of reach to them by working remotely in countries with lower living costs.Nino Trentinella has built a new life in Tbilisi, Georgia, where she can afford a housekeeper and regular meals at restaurants.
At churches with connections to Pope Leo and the Trump administration, pastors and parishioners speak out on the feud between the president and the pontiff.Pope Leo XIV called for peace in a “world ravaged by wars” in his Easter message at St. Peter’s Basilica.
Leo XIV has had a reputation for being cautious. But since President Trump attacked him at the start of his Africa trip, he has been more combative.Pope Leo XIV in Cameroon on Friday. His strident speeches in Africa this week have marked a shift in his rhetoric.
Seven of the eight children killed were the shooter’s own. Two other people were gravely wounded. The gunman, who was struggling with mental health problems, died in a confrontation with police.Police tape blocks off a house in Shreveport, La., that is one of the locations tied to a mass shooting.
With shortages of medical professionals and an aging population, thousands of community health care workers prevent older adults from falling through the cracks.Ms. Guzman during a visit to a client’s home recently in The Dalles, Ore.
Rachel Goldberg-Polin’s precise and devastating memoir chronicles the 328 days her son was held hostage in Gaza, and what came after.Rachel Goldberg-Polin during her remarks at the 2024 Democratic National Convention, where she called for help in getting her son released after 320 days.
He won a Grammy for the Kenny Rogers song “The Gambler,” and also wrote for Randy Travis, the Judds and Mary Chapin Carpenter.
The new Title X guidance from the Trump administration mentions contraception only once.
What a shift in the dating preferences of younger men reveals about our changing norms.
The android won a half-marathon for robots (and humans) on Sunday in Beijing, achieving a technological milestone while finishing faster than any person in history.The 5-foot-5 humanoid robot Lightning, with its approximately 3-foot-long legs striding, showed its form in a half-marathon race on Sund
A chance encounter led to overnight success for the Sequence, a seminal trio whose “Funk You Up” broke barriers.The Sequence in 1980. From left: Cheryl Cook (Cheryl the Pearl), Gwendolyn Chisolm (Blondy) and Angela Brown, later Angie Stone (Angie B.).
A fellow student who had witnessed the kidnapping called the police, and other students helped track the girl to a gas station.
With its citizens yearning for the kind of prosperous life enjoyed by other Europeans, Bulgaria held its eighth election in five years.Former President Rumen Radev of Bulgaria at a polling station in Sofia on Sunday.
