Countries already walloped by a breakdown of the international trading order, war in Ukraine and chaotic U.S. policymaking are facing potentially lasting economic damage.Oil tankers and cargo ships on Wednesday in the Strait of Hormuz.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s bellicose and vengeful rhetoric describing the military’s war in Iran grew out of his experience in Iraq.Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attending the dignified transfer of six troops killed in the Middle East last week. For the mission in Iran, Mr. Hegseth signed off
The war in the Middle East has sent oil and gas prices soaring. Our energy reporter Rebecca F. Elliott breaks down how much the world continues to depend on reliable sources of oil.
The case is moot, a federal judge said, because the administration has resumed the flow of more than $200 million in funding that it had temporarily stopped.The Gateway project under the Hudson River would double passenger capacity in the tunnel, which sits in the busiest rail corridor in the United
A Washington Post appeal for information about the military qualified as prohibited “solicitation,” according to defense officials.The Pentagon’s new rules allow it to declare journalists “security risks.”
The Democratic power broker had kept his plans under wraps but signaled he wanted to be around to see the first Black speaker elected, a milestone the party is well positioned to reach next year.Representative James Clyburn, Democrat of South Carolina, was first elected to Congress in 1992.
The president called Mr. Paul, a boxer and provocative influencer, a “great guy” and predicted that he would run for an elected position.President Trump predicted that Jake Paul, who rose to prominence as a vlogger and provocateur, would run for office “in the not-too-distant future.”
The billionaire is said to be willing to spend up to $5 million to help Assemblyman Micah Lasher in his bid to replace Representative Jerrold Nadler, bypassing a Kennedy scion, Jack Schlossberg.Michael Bloomberg is endorsing Assemblyman Micah Lasher, who worked for Mr. Bloomberg while he was mayor o
Officials said a 23-year-old Texan had intentionally run over an officer, a claim his family and friend denied. Newly released footage leaves the truth murky.
“Sinners” and “One Battle After Another” have been neck and neck all season. Here’s what our expert thinks will go the distance.
Ahead of the Oscars on Sunday, Food and Film writers and editors recount the moments that filled them most.
In February, Emir Balat disappeared from the online marketplace he frequented. Weeks later, he was arrested in a homemade-bomb attack near Gracie Mansion.Emir Balat lit what the police say was a homemade bomb at a protest in Manhattan on Saturday.
The globally acclaimed restaurant had the power and influence to remake restaurant culture. Instead, it perpetuated the darkest parts of that world.Noma opened in 2003 in Copenhagen. Twenty years later, the restaurant announced that it would close to focus on other efforts, like the pop-up it starte
In the era of A.I. agents, many Silicon Valley programmers are now barely programming. Instead, what they’re doing is deeply, deeply weird.
Residents of Southaven, Miss., have complained about noise and cited concerns about possible pollution from gas turbines that will help xAI train its chatbot.The xAI power plant in Southaven, Miss.
President Trump is tempering the political ambitions of María Corina Machado, a Nobel laureate, as he deepens ties with her foes in Venezuela.María Corina Machado after leaving a meeting with senators outside of the U.S. Capitol in January.
The inauguration of Chile’s new president, José Antonio Kast, is the latest milestone in a broader shift toward conservatism and pro-Trump alignment in the region.President Jose Antonio Kast of Chile and his wife, Maria Pia Adriasola, at the La Moneda presidential palace in Santiago, Chile, on Wedne
A New Jersey jury found Harris Jacobs guilty of leaving the scene of an accident after he struck a pedestrian with his S.U.V. But jurors would not have the final word.The scene of the crash where Orlando Fraga-Seruti was fatally struck.
Closing arguments began Thursday in a landmark trial that put online behavior under a microscope. In many ways, it has already been decided.
Visitors are flocking to see a bonanza of wildflowers that has transformed this barren desert.
Downtown Los Angeles could get into the 90s, and Phoenix was on track to hit 100.A traveler leaving the Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles on Tuesday.
The climate pattern known for intense heat, floods and drought is likely to develop this summer, raising questions about disaster preparedness.A flooded street in Cathedral City, Calif., in 2023. Scientists have linked the 2023-24 El Niño to drought in Southern Africa, large wildfires in the Amazon
Drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound have been hailed as miracle treatments. But one in 10 people are what scientists call “non-responders.”
James Fishback has managed to bring the paranoid, transgressive, meme-drunk spirit of the right-wing internet into the real world.
