Strait of Hormuz Open During Lebanon Cease-Fire, but U.S. Blockade on Iran Remains
The Strait of Hormuz is open for all commercial ships after the agreement of a cease-fire in Lebanon, Iran and...
CNN host parses Trump’s strange slip-up in Iran statement: ‘Maybe a Freudian slip’
President Donald Trump proclaimed the Strait of Hormuz has been re-opened, but that’s not exactly how he put it. The...
Congress approves 10-day extension for warrantless surveillance law
Congress agreed Friday to briefly extend an expiring warrantless surveillance program, after a restive wing of the Republican caucus refused...
Recalling When Lower Manhattan Was New Amsterdam
This article is part of our Museums special section about how institutions are commemorating the past as they move into...
Trump Nominates Dr. Erica Schwartz as CDC Director
Dr. Erica Schwartz —U.S. Department of Health and Human Services After nearly eight months without an official director at the...
Why Lebanon Has Long Struggled to Contain Hezbollah
A 10-day cease-fire that Lebanon and Israel agreed to appeared to be holding on Friday, but absent from the agreement...
That Time Bill Cosby Sucker-Punched Another Comedian at the Playboy Mansion
Bill Cosby is no stranger to criticizing other comedians, but in the 1970s, he allegedly found himself on the receiving...
Iran’s arsenal still has teeth. US intelligence says it still has thousands of missiles and drones.
Iranian missiles on display in Tehran last month. AP Photo/Vahid SalemiIran still has thousands of missiles and drones in its...
Is the Movie Star Back? Sort Of.
Not too long ago, movie stars generated Hollywood’s cultural cachet and powered its economic engine. A movie star’s aspirational visage,...
Netflix Stock Tumbles 9% on Weaker Than Expected Earnings Forecast
Netflix shares tumbled 9% on Friday after a weaker-than-expected forecast during its first quarter earnings. The streamer’s Q1 profit grew...
