March 17, 2026, 4:30 a.m. Eastern time
While some European countries said they were discussing ways to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, several rejected President Trump’s calls to send warships.
President Trump’s words came amid a nationwide blackout and as a top Cuban official said his country would move to open the economy to foreign investors.
Oil had not flowed through the pipeline since a 2015 rupture caused an environmental disaster on California’s Central Coast. It sets up a new fight between the Trump administration and state officials.
The United States has told Cuba that for meaningful progress to be made in negotiations, President Miguel Díaz-Canel must step down, said people familiar with the talks.
Instead of obsessing over the fictional Cheburashka, Russians should be focused on more important things like the rebirth of a Russian empire, influential conservatives say.
R.A.F. Fairford was the site of repeated antiwar protests during the Iraq war in 2003. Now it is being used again as a base for U.S. bombing missions in the Middle East.
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Does “choice” in Idaho mean vouchers for private-school tuition or publicly funded remote learning that has brought AP classes and advanced math to the state’s rural reaches?
Kouri Richins was accused of mixing a lethal dose of fentanyl into a drink she made for her husband. She later wrote a children’s book about coping with grief.
After the University of Florida restricted the Republican organization from operating on campus, the group sued the university arguing its First Amendment rights were violated.
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Richard Grenell once hoped to be President Trump’s secretary of state. Instead, Mr. Trump just replaced him as Kennedy Center president.
President Trump spoke to journalists for about 40 minutes before holding a news conference on Monday, offering a glimpse into his priorities.
The complaint says efforts to dismantle an atmospheric research center are part of a broader political campaign that endangers climate and weather studies.
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Iranian-linked ships carrying Russian oil were among those that received temporary exemptions from sanctions, a sign of how dire the energy crisis is becoming.
A president who calls journalists the “enemy of the people” has accused news organizations of undermining a military effort that many Americans oppose.
President Trump is getting little to no support so far for his call that other countries do their part to try to ease an energy crisis prompted by U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran.
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At the opening of the company’s annual conference, Jensen Huang leaned on technology from a recent deal to show how artificial intelligence is changing.
A Florida bill that would have regulated artificial intelligence, backed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, failed to gain traction after President Trump made it clear he did not want states to rein in the technology.
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The building in Flushing was engulfed in flames by the time firefighters arrived four minutes after a 911 call. Twelve people were injured, at least one critically.
Leqaa Kordia, 33, had been held in a Texas facility, where she said her health had declined. She was arrested during a 2024 protest and then detained by ICE in March 2025.
Recent weather trends favor ticks, which may proliferate this year. Expect a lot of stink bugs, too.
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There was a lot to take in, from Michael B. Jordan’s thrilling win to the perplexing “bum drum.”
A few years ago, the indie studio A24 was luxuriating in Academy Awards. On Sunday it was shut out entirely.
The ceremony figured out how to celebrate movies and the people who make them. It even understood Robert Redford’s place in American cinema.
