Hundreds of oil tankers are idling at either end of the Strait of Hormuz. Iran, responding to attacks by the United States and Israel, has effectively blockaded it. As soaring oil prices rattle the ...

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Images posted to social media Thursday show what experts said are U.S. land mines dispersed across a residential area in southern Iran, in what appears to be the first instance in more than two ...

The Cuban government rejected a request from the U.S. Embassy in Havana to import diesel for its generators, as the island grapples with a fuel shortage due to a blockade imposed by the Trump ...

If you’ve ever seen a poster from the 1930s promoting one of America’s national parks, created at the behest of the Works Progress Administration, then you have a good idea of the kind of ...

The largest review of medicinal cannabis to date found it doesn’t effectively treat anxiety, depression, or PTSD—despite millions using it for those reasons. Researchers warn it could even make mental ...

Kirsten Dunst is set to star in “The Housemaid‘s Secret” alongside Sydney Sweeney. The film is the follow-up to 2025’s box office hit “The Housemaid,” which has generated nearly $400 million to date.

The world’s happiest countries for 2026, what travelers can expect in terms of rising air fares, plus United Airlines cracks down on noisy passengers. Here’s what’s happening in Travel. Here’s a ...

“CIA” has been renewed for Season 2 at CBS. The police procedural from “Law & Order” legend Dick Wolf premiered on Feb. 23 and scored 8.4 million multiplatform viewers (across broadcast and streaming) ...

The Chinese automaker is racing ahead of global competitors—but don’t expect to see those gains in the US anytime soon. Somehow, the whole thing got even faster. Earlier this month, Chinese automaker ...

Protesters filled the streets Saturday at more than 3,300 rallies across all 50 states for No Kings, a movement that bills itself as nonviolent opposition to what organizers view as authoritarian ...