April 20, 2026, 4:30 a.m. Eastern time
Oil prices rose to $96 a barrel after the U.S. attacked and seized an Iranian cargo ship. President Trump said American negotiators were heading to Pakistan for more peace talks.
The attempt by the Khayyats to influence foreign policy while discussions are underway about potential Trump family deals is an increasingly common feature of the president’s second term.
Weighed down by President Trump’s approval ratings, some Republican incumbents are struggling to raise money while Democrats look for targets like a Tennessee seat south of Nashville.
The Asia-Pacific was hit hard and quick by the war in Iran and its energy bottlenecks. Scenes of crisis there indicate that problems are multiplying and spreading.
With its citizens yearning for the kind of prosperous life enjoyed by other Europeans, Bulgaria held its eighth election in five years.
Two of the victims were American and two were Mexican, the authorities in Chihuahua said. The accident took place on a treacherous mountain road.
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At churches with connections to Pope Leo and the Trump administration, pastors and parishioners speak out on the feud between the president and the pontiff.
Seven of the eight children killed were the shooter’s own. Two other people were gravely wounded. The gunman, who was struggling with mental health problems, died in a confrontation with police.
A fellow student who had witnessed the kidnapping called the police, and other students helped track the girl to a gas station.
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As Democrats try to find a way back to power in Washington, some see tax cuts as a quick and easy way to address affordability. The wonks are freaking out.
The Department of Justice is seeking ballots and other materials from the 2024 election. Michigan officials call it election interference.
On college campuses from the Northeast to the Southwest, the conflict in Iran is testing the fealty of young Republicans during the second Trump administration.
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Traders, hopeful on Friday that a peace deal was near, were digesting the developments over the weekend.
Americans have enjoyed lifestyles that would normally be out of reach to them by working remotely in countries with lower living costs.
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The new proposal would make Grand Army Plaza more friendly to pedestrians. It was all the talk at the local farmers’ market on Saturday.
A reluctant move to Manhattan, an inside joke at a Bronx coffee cart and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.
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It’s about love, the cosmos and everything in between. And all week we’ll have games and readings by poets laureate, beloved authors and an Oscar winner to help you memorize it.
After the State Department overhauled the process for choosing an artist for the Venice Biennale, it gave control to a woman who previously owned a pet food store.
Lust is the comic engine driving the action of a riotous revival of one of Noël Coward’s early plays, with Rose Byrne and Kelli O’Hara, at Todd Haimes Theater.
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You don’t have to live in Southern California to recreate the way cuisines come together. Start with these 30-minute spicy pork noodles.
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The android won a half-marathon for robots (and humans) on Sunday in Beijing, achieving a technological milestone while finishing faster than any person in history.
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From reality TV to real life, the emotional fallout of a friend dating an ex can last long after a relationship ends.
