Countries are turning against U.S. fossil fuels after Iran war
U.S. energy firms investing billions of dollars in hulking liquefied natural gas export terminals along the Gulf Coast have capitalized...
NASA’s Artemis II crew is expected to splash down Friday evening
More than a week after launching on the farthest journey humans have ever taken, the crew of NASA’s Artemis II...
Trump started the Iran war with 5 goals. How far has he really gotten?
President Donald Trump said this week that the U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran over the past six weeks were...
The DNC expected big money after big Democratic wins. It never came.
Officials at the Democratic National Committee were hopeful heading into last fall’s elections. Party infighting and frustrating recriminations around Democrats’...
AI could vastly streamline policing. Skeptics urge caution.
Detective Lauren Cunningham has seen the ways artificial intelligence is making the world worse off: harmful hallucinations, dangerous commands, manipulative...
Democrats worry Schumer’s pick in Maine could imperil hopes of Senate control
Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D) is facing second-guessing and intense pressure to come up with a new political...
Inflation likely picked up in March, fueled by Iran conflict
The war in Iran has reignited inflation, pushing monthly prices back toward levels not seen since Americans were last grappling...
China helped broker Iran truce, but it’s wary of deeper involvement
After years of uneven attempts to play global peacemaker, China’s role in this week’s U.S.-Iran ceasefire suggests that its long...
Melania Trump denies close ties to Jeffrey Epstein in rare public statement
First lady Melania Trump on Thursday issued a rare public statement denying that she had a close relationship with convicted...
Dog roaming highway is rescued after construction crew feeds her and builds her a hut
A terrier with scruffy fur smeared in dirt first roamed a construction site near the Baltimore-Washington Parkway in January. The...
Dance protest at Lincoln Memorial channels Epstein and Trump accusers
The dance performed by 12 young women and girls in front of the Lincoln Memorial on Thursday afternoon didn’t last...
Pentagon violated court order to restore press access, judge rules
A federal judge in Washington ruled Thursday that the Pentagon violated his order to restore access for New York Times...
Pentagon violated court order on press access, judge rules in sharp rebuke
A federal judge in Washington ruled Thursday that the Pentagon violated his order to restore access for New York Times...
NATO’s deeper problem
Many European countries are finally talking seriously about spending on national defense after slacking for too long because of the...
U.S. fertility rate hits a new low as teenage births fall, CDC says
The fertility rate in the United States fell slightly to a historic low in 2025 as fewer teenagers and young...
