Gas prices and other goods could remain elevated for months, adding to the political challenge facing the White House in the midterm elections.The United States and Iran have signed a framework agreement for ending the war, but neither side has published the full text and its details remain unknown.
“The struggle has not ended,” a defiant Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Israelis.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel speaking at a news conference in Jerusalem on Monday.
The U.S. Navy will be deploying a new generation of drone-based countermeasures to search the sea floor and surface for any mines Iran laid.Vessels trapped in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Oman.
Charging a toll is illegal under international law, but some fees are allowed for services. It is not clear what services Iran would provide, but there were no fees charged before the war.Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, seen from Oman on Wednesday.
Going against Prime Minister Takaichi’s wishes, Japan’s central bank acted amid U.S. pressure, a tanking currency and inflation from energy disruptions.Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi of Japan in Tokyo last month. Her government spending agenda faces pressure from rising interest rates.
The unexpected decline in retail sales underscored China’s growing reliance on exports to sustain economic growth as domestic demand continues to falter.Retail sales dropped 0.6 percent in May from the same month a year earlier, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Tuesday.
Despite mutual praise between the two leaders, there has been a series of setbacks to U.S. relations with India since they last met more than a year ago.Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India in Nice, France, on Sunday.
At its first game, the team drew spectators who weren’t coming for the soccer, but rather to protest the regime in Tehran.Protesters outside of SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif., on Monday.
With support from Markwayne Mullin and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the kratom industry is pursuing a potentially lucrative policy. Mr. Mullin owns equity in a company that could benefit.Bottles of Feel Free, a kratom product produced by Botanic Tonics, displayed at a smoke shop in Oklahoma City last mont
Aides to Gov. Gavin Newsom of California say several people associated with the couple have been contacted by federal agents in the past week. He criticized the move as politically motivated.Gov. Gavin Newsom of California and his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, at a news conference in November.
Algal blooms have hit the site, between the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument, after a $14.2 million repair project.The green water didn't bother some visitors.
In a letter to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and national parks officials, several Democrats and a Senate independent said that members of the administration could face fines and even criminal prosecution.An Interior Department spokeswoman called President Trump’s triumphal arch “a project that all
The health secretary is trying to restart the work of a panel that advises the government on vaccines, after a judge froze its decisions and prevented it from meeting.Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. during a House hearing in April. Last June, he fired all 17 members of a vaccine advisory comm
A society once strongly Roman Catholic has rejected the church’s prohibition on euthanasia, with many instead viewing control over one’s death as an individual right.In Lanaudière, 13 of 100 people end their lives through medically assisted dying.
A rift in Montana between the Democratic nominee and an independent candidate could boost Republican hopes of holding on to an open seat in conservative territory.Three candidates are vying for a Senate seat in Montana: Alani Bankhead, a Democrat, Seth Bodnar, an independent, and Kurt Alme, a Republ
Republicans had accused Democrats of attempting to confuse voters by boosting a candidate with the same name as the incumbent Republican senator.Alaska’s director of elections ruled Monday that Dan J. Sullivan must be removed from the ballot for Alaska’s Senate race. The decision can be appealed to
The aircraft burst into flames on Monday morning shortly after takeoff from Edwards Air Force Base in California, officials said. The cause is still under investigation.The runway at Edwards Air Force Base in 2024.
Jalen Brunson could become the next Michael Jordan of baby names, but don’t expect more Victors or Wembys, the experts say.“Jalen” is already a popular baby name, but Knicks-loving parents may turn to it even more now that Jalen Brunson led the team to an N.B.A. championship, experts say.
The new movie is packed with showstopping action, but one standout sequence has our hero rolling over a pyramid of henchmen. Here’s what it took.
Xie Miao and Joe Taslim kick butt and take names in Kenji Tanigaki’s Asian action extravaganza.
A new study of bilingual speakers suggests that a single “grammatical engine” in the brain can power multiple languages at once.
How the scramble for partisan advantage could further distort America’s politics.
Preliminary judgments on Joe Biden’s one-term presidency, including Jill Biden’s, are all the rage.
Performers were tested by the unexpected during a ballet production in Turkey.
