Geography and regional rivalries have prevented Gulf countries from finding a true alternative to the strait, which the war with Iran has effectively shut down.A naval vessel sailing this month in the Strait of Hormuz. The waterway remains the only option to export most of the energy produced in the
The $5 billion project in the Gulf of Mexico is expected to help produce up to 10 billion barrels of oil by the end of this decade. Critics say it could endanger people and marine life.An oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico in 2024.
A judge ordered that Representative Joyce Beatty, a Democrat, be given access to planning documents and have the chance to oppose changes to the center at a board meeting next week.The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts now features President Trump’s name on its exterior.
Josh Nass had recently represented Joseph Schwartz, a former nursing home executive who was convicted of tax crimes before being freed by the president late last year.Josh Nass, a lawyer and lobbyist who recently represented a former nursing home executive seeking a pardon, was arrested on an extort
An investigation of the Federal Reserve was thwarted on Friday, but a department appeal could reimpose an obstacle in Kevin Warsh’s path.The path for Kevin M. Warsh to become the Federal Reserve chair may be complicated by an inquiry into renovations at the central bank’s headquarters.
The Trump administration is curbing animal experiments in response to shifts in public opinion, technological advances, years of animal rights advocacy and the work of a conservative activist.
In the industry where René Redzepi reigned, fellow chefs are debating how, and how much, restaurant kitchens can change.René Redzepi stepped down Wednesday as the chef of Noma, the restaurant that made Copenhagen a global dining destination, after he was accused of past physical abuse.
For more than a century, Jewish, Arab and Muslim people have lived in and around Detroit, coexisting mostly peacefully.People walking toward the Shenandoah Country Club in West Bloomfield, Mich., where a Temple Israel Shabbat service was held on Friday.
Several attacks, including one on a synagogue in Michigan and a shooting at a university in Virginia, may be linked to the fighting in the Middle East.An attacker rammed a vehicle into Temple Israel in West Bloomfield Township, Mich., on Thursday.
No one was hurt in the explosion at a Jewish school in Amsterdam, or in an earlier one at a Rotterdam synagogue.Police officers on Saturday outside the Amsterdam school where a blast damaged an outer wall. The mayor said Jews in Amsterdam were “increasingly confronted with antisemitism.”
The billionaire newspaper owner, dissatisfied by years of losses, wants the newsroom to double productivity with half its budget.
Cole Walliser grabs celebrities for red-carpet close-ups. In recent years, he has become known in his own right, for better or for worse.
Online wagering is all the rage. But the crowdsourced data generally doesn’t interest experts who have built a brand predicting Academy Awards races.
It will be a tight race for best picture and actor, while the In Memoriam segment looks to be supersized this year.After a well-received debut last year, Conan O’Brien, center, is back as the Oscars host.
The Republican pollster Kristen Soltis Anderson joins E.J. Dionne Jr. and Robert Siegel to discuss Trump’s falling approval rating and what it portends for November.
“Love Story” is restoring Camelot’s sheen, tarnished by R.F.K. Jr.
The number doctors use to demarcate hypertension keeps going down, a trend applauded by many experts, who point to studies linking high blood pressure and dementia.
A storm system lashing Hawaii since Tuesday has caused flooding and power outages. The wettest spot in Maui had gotten nearly two feet of rain in the past 24 hours.Floodwaters covering a roadway in Hana, Hawaii, on Friday. Since Tuesday, intense rains have pummeled the state, causing flooding and po
Mayor Zohran Mamdani responded to Islamophobic comments from Senator Tommy Tuberville and a Texas congressman, saying they were dehumanizing Muslims.Mayor Zohran Mamdani addressed the recent torrent of Islamophobic attacks during a Ramadan iftar meal with Muslim city workers at the Museum of the Cit
Turning Point is involved, as is the Sierra Club. But voting rules that seem to echo feudalism exclude renters, favor large landowners and limit who can influence a Phoenix utility board.
