U.S. Coast Guard Pursues Oil Tanker Linked to Venezuela

The latest vessel to be targeted by the United States in its pressure campaign on Venezuela was sending distress signals as it headed northeast from the Caribbean into the Atlantic.A U.S. military helicopter flying over the Panama-flagged Centuries, which was intercepted on Saturday east of Barbados

N Nicholas Nehamas, Christiaan Triebert, Tyler Pager, Anatoly Kurmanaev and Eric Schmitt

At Turning Point Fest, Vance Refuses to Take Sides in Fight Over Bigotry

The vice president’s plea for a big-tent coalition at an annual conservative gathering belied the cracks in his party over antisemitism, racism and conspiracy theories.Vice President JD Vance speaking during Turning Point’s America Fest in Phoenix on Sunday. This year, the event showcased the intens

Z Zolan Kanno-Youngs

Russia Dismisses Reports of Progress in Ukraine Peace Talks

Proposals that emerged in recent negotiations with the United States were “rather unconstructive,” a Kremlin official said on Sunday.Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s special envoy, met with a representative of Russia’s president, Vladimir V. Putin, in Miami this weekend.

A Anushka Patil

As Regional Theaters Struggle, Some Defy the Odds

Naples, Fla., and Milwaukee are quite different, but have one thing in common: They are home to regional theaters that are thriving.Gulfshore Playhouse in Naples, Fla., is now presenting productions in its new main stage theater with 400 seats, twice the size of its former home.

M Michael Paulson

Waymo Suspended Service in San Francisco After Its Cars Stalled During Power Outage

The self-driving cars came to a halt at intersections when the power outage knocked out traffic signals, causing tie-ups but no accidents or injuries.A Waymo driverless car was stalled at an intersection while not able to detect traffic lights after a major power outage in San Francisco on Saturday.

S Sonia A. Rao, Christina Morales and Alessandro Marazzi Sassoon

Russian General Is Killed in Car Bombing in Moscow

The attack appeared to be the latest targeted assassination of a senior military official inside Russia’s borders.The scene of a car bombing in Moscow on Monday, in a photo released by investigators.

I Ivan Nechepurenko