Bond Sell-Off Sends Borrowing Costs to Highest Level Since 2007
Yields on the 30-year U.S. Treasury and government bonds across the world rose to multiyear highs as investors fret about inflation, deficits and A.I. spending.
Gulf Oil Giants Push to Expand Overseas Stockpiles as Iran War Drags On
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are seeking larger oil reserves in Japan and South Korea as regional conflict threatens supply routes.Storage tanks at an oil refinery, in Yokohama, Kanagawa, in Japan in April.
Two Ships Passing Through the Strait of Hormuz Are Attacked
Maritime officials on Tuesday announced the recent attacks, which killed at least one sailor. Six months into the conflict, the vital waterway remains perilous.Vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, on Monday. Traffic through the strait has dwindled since the conflict began.
Israel Strikes Air Base in Syria, Drawing Ire From the U.S.
American and Syrian officials said Israel carried out the attack, the latest in a series of military interventions in Syria over the past two years.The defunct Abu al-Duhur air base in northwestern Syria on Tuesday. Control of the facility changed several times during the nearly 14-year civil war th
Searching for Answers From the Man Accused of Sabotaging Alaska’s Senate Race
Dan Sullivan, a retired schoolteacher from tiny Petersburg, Alaska, shares a name with the incumbent senator he hopes to defeat. Is he a spoiler trying to divide the Republican vote? We traveled to Alaska to find out.
Google Just Made It Easier for Campaigns to Send You Fund-Raising Emails
Republicans previously sued Google claiming its spam filter was biased, but the case was dismissed. The company will now allow verified campaigns to more easily bypass the spam filter.Google has updated Gmail’s policy to allow political committees to more easily bypass its spam filter when sending e
What Florida Has Taught Our Reporter About National Politics
Voters may select an “R” or a “D” next to a candidate’s name, but their political views are often more nuanced than a binary choice represents.Florida has leaned to the right in recent elections.
The Blackout That Could Devastate America
The power grid relies on thousands of aging, hand-built transformers. If enough fail, the blackout could last years.
Childhood Friends, Adopted From India, Discover They’re Sisters
Meena Geltink and Minal Tijssen were adopted from India by families in the Netherlands and grew up less than 100 miles apart.
It’s Crunchtime Again for Canada to Avoid Trump’s New Tariffs
Canada is seeking a deal to dodge further economic pain at the hands of the Trump administration on midnight Tuesday. But at what cost?The Gordie Howe International Bridge, connecting Windsor, Ontario, and Detroit, on the day after it opened last month. President Trump had threatened to block the br
ABC Sues Trump Administration Over F.C.C. Threat to Its TV Licenses
The network asked a court to stop the agency from taking steps that could force ABC stations off the air and accused the F.C.C. of violating its First Amendment rights.An ABC News reporter prepares to broadcast from outside the New York Stock Exchange.
Sugar Importer With Trump Ties Said to Maintain Abusive Labor Practices
A watchdog group said the Dominican company continued to violate labor standards after President Trump lifted an import ban last year.Cutting sugar cane on a plantation in the Dominican Republic in 2023. Concerns over forced labor and human rights abuses in the Dominican sugar sector have existed fo
Meta to Stand Trial Over Claims It Addicted Children to Social Media
California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey have taken the social media giant to trial in the first bellwether federal case over child harm.During the trial, to be held in the U.S. District Court of Oakland, Calif., four states are expected to argue that Meta violated federal child privacy and sta
Forty First Dates and Still Searching
Joseph Pascaretta on a first date, investing in his future.
Texas Tech University Is Using A.I. to Cut Left-Leaning Content
Texas Tech is using A.I. to cut left-leaning content in its curriculum. Some say the effort to ferret out forbidden topics is a dystopian academic nightmare.The Texas Tech campus in Lubbock is in a right-leaning part of the state. Its leader is trying to clamp down on teaching about gender and sexua
An A.I. Tax Boom Could Curtail America’s Debt. But Not Solve It.
The consequences of A.I. for the budget will largely hinge on whether — and to what extent — the technology reshapes the labor market.
The Little-Known Link Between Dementia and Epilepsy
After he was diagnosed with “silent” epileptic seizures, doctors were able to treat his memory loss and confusion.For years, doctors were stumped about why Jeff Will was having episodes of forgetting things and staring vacantly. It took the epilepsy experts to figure it out.
Hayden Panettiere Grew Up in Front of the Camera. It Took a Toll.
The “Heroes” and “Nashville” star, who died Sunday at 36, endured personal struggles that were compounded by her public profile.Hayden Panettiere with Jay Leno in 1996, when she was a 7-year-old actress.
Everyone Watches Women’s Sports, Including ‘Ted Lasso’ Fans
The show’s focus on a women’s squad mirrors a broader increase in the popularity of women’s team sports. Now the series faces a challenge: pleasing old fans while welcoming new ones.
The A.I.s Are Already Out of Control
Helen Toner, who served on OpenAI’s board, hopes the recent hack by that company’s models serves as a warning.
Working Capital
We look into the exploding business of buy-now-pay-later loans.
How NASA Engineers Are Keeping the Voyagers Alive
A reworking of the spacecraft’s power systems could extend the nearly 50-year-old Voyagers’ exploration of interstellar space into the early 2030s.