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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
“I didn’t breathe until I knew all of the kids were OK,” one teacher recalled after a truck crashed through the doors of a Michigan synagogue this week.Smoke rising from Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Mich., on Thursday.
Lt. Col. Brandon Shah flew hundreds of combat missions as a war-zone helicopter pilot before being shot and killed in his Old Dominion University classroom by a radicalized military veteran.The authorities on Thursday investigated the scene at Constant Hall at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Va.
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.
Jordan has won our hearts and the box office. But there’s debate about his craft. After watching “Sinners” for the fourth time, I understand his talent.Michael B. Jordan plays twins in “Sinners”; he is nominated for best actor at the Academy Awards.
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 United States helped create safeguards to limit the brutality of war, and now I fear President Trump is dismantling them.A residential building in Tehran with its sides torn off.
“Love Story” is restoring Camelot’s sheen, tarnished by R.F.K. Jr.
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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.
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
Soaring temperatures across California and the Southwest are expected to break records for March.Culver City, Calif. Temperatures next week are expected to soar to levels that are unusual for mid-March.
Wealthy residents of the state have put millions of dollars toward stopping a proposed 5 percent tax on their assets.The Google co-founder Sergey Brin has spent $20 million on an effort to stop the proposed wealth tax in California.
