Saudi Oil Exports Face Heightened Threats After Attacks on Pipeline

Ship operators already faced severe risks in navigating the region, and now the danger is higher as Houthi militias assert control in the Red Sea.An oil tanker in the Red Sea in August. Houthi militants on Friday expanded their control of the sea, which had become a critical alternate route for Pers

L Lisa Friedman, Jenny Gross and Rebecca F. Elliott

Attacks on Saudi Pipeline Rattle Energy Markets

Oil prices remain elevated and the price of U.S. diesel fuel hit a new high over mounting fears that fighting in the Middle East could further threaten energy supplies.Governments, businesses and farmers are paying more for diesel fuel to run trucks, farm machinery and other heavy equipment.

G Gregory Schmidt

Houthis Seize a Key Red Sea Island, Threatening Another Global Oil Route

The militia captured the island in the Bab al-Mandab Strait, a choke point for trade. Saudi Arabia also announced it had shut down a critical oil pipeline after a drone attack launched from Iraq.A satellite photo from Planet Labs PBC in 2025 of Perim Island off Yemen.

A Adam Rasgon, Shuaib Almosawa, Saeed Al-Batati and Pranav Baskar

For the 25th Time, New York Marks the Shattering Loss of 9/11

At a ceremony in Lower Manhattan, elected officials and loved ones of those killed in the 2001 terror attacks gathered in solemn remembrance.At the memorial pools where the World Trade Center towers stood, relatives and visitors can read the etched names of the nearly 3,000 people killed on Sept. 11

M Michael Wilson

Facing Islamophobia, Mamdani Keeps Focus on 9/11 Victims

In recent weeks, Mayor Zohran Mamdani has visited firehouses around New York City as part of an effort to direct the public’s attention toward the victims, and away from himself.Mayor Zohran Mamdani has attended several events commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, including a F

M Maya King and Jeffery C. Mays

Reflecting Pool Contractor Blames Its Own Repairs, Not Vandals, for Damage

The contractor said the pool’s new blue liner peeled and tore because of “human oversight” and a flawed plan that involved layering two incompatible chemicals, documents show.Workers sprayed blue coating Thursday as part of ongoing repairs at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington.

D David A. Fahrenthold and Maxine Joselow

Chaos, Confusion and Court Dockets: The Fight for Missouri’s House Map

After the U.S. Supreme Court blocked a congressional map used in the primary, election officials, candidates and voters are scrambling to adjust before November.Demonstrators at the Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City earlier this month protested a map redrawn to benefit Republicans.

M Mitch Smith

AARP Projects 2027 Social Security COLA at 3.6%

If the AARP’s projection holds, the cost-of-living adjustment would be the largest since 2023.“Older adults, especially seniors on Social Security, are experiencing higher costs on everything,” said Bill Sweeney, AARP’s senior vice president for government affairs.

M Mark Miller

How Did a Heart Drug With So Much Promise Fall So Flat?

Cardiologists are struggling to figure out why a drug that should have prevented heart attacks didn’t work at all.An illustration of a lipoprotein A particle. Scientists are asking themselves: If Lp(a) is a marker, what is it marking? Is there another cause of heart disease that no one has thought o

G Gina Kolata

A Tale of Two U.S. Opens: $20,000 vs. $100 (Yacht Not Included)

If money is no object, the luxury options are plentiful. But if you take the subway and don’t mind watching the match on a screen, a budget day at the finals is possible.Across the stadium, guests in luxury suites watch a quarterfinal match between Coco Gauff and Mirra Andreeva of Russia.

H Hilary Howard, David Waldstein and Hiroko Masuike

Boy, 15, Drifted for Days on an Overturned Boat Before Rescue

The teenager survived in the Bering Sea off Alaska without food or water before a fishing vessel pulled him to safety, the Coast Guard said.A 15-year-old whose mother identified him as Derek Parker Aghnaanga was pulled to safety from the overturned hull of his skiff on Monday by the crew of a fishin

I Ishani Desai