The landlocked body of water has taken on new significance, with Russia shipping military and commercial goods to bolster Tehran’s ability to withstand the U.S. assault.A woman walks along the southern coast of the Caspian Sea in the port city of Bandar Anzali, Iran. The Caspian has emerged as a key
Fighting between Israel and Hezbollah has shown little sign of abating, with Hezbollah also continuing to attack Israeli troops, and both sides accusing the other of violating a U.S.-brokered truce.Rescue workers searching for survivors under the rubble of houses damaged by an Israeli airstrike Satu
The U.S. Navy’s blockade continued to intercept ships trying to leave or enter Iranian ports, while fear of Iranian attacks kept other ships from attempting passage through the narrows.Tankers anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Qeshm Island, Iran, last month.
Republicans are charging ahead in the nation’s redistricting race, and showing new bullishness after months of growing midterm fears.Democrats are still widely favored to win control of the House in the November midterm elections, but Republicans have gained a new structural edge through their redis
Gov. Abigail Spanberger had initially been skeptical of the push for new maps, but as the state’s leading Democrat she had a political stake in its fate.Gov. Abigail Spanberger speaking with Don Scott, the House Speaker, in her office in February. Mr. Scott was one of the architects of the redistric
The “majority-minority” House districts struck down by the Supreme Court last week sent a surge of Black and Hispanic lawmakers to Congress. They also opened opportunities for the G.O.P.The new congressional map of Tennessee is displayed during a House committee meeting in Nashville, Tennessee.
Where things stands in the race for House control after recent court rulings.State Senator Charlane Oliver had a banner pulled from her hands as the Tennessee General Assembly gave approval to a congressional map intended to eliminate the state’s lone Democratic-held district.
The Trump administration’s focus on the show is testament to the enduring influence of an old-fashioned broadcast TV program started 29 years ago.The hosts of ABC’s “The View,” from left, Whoopi Goldberg, Sara Haines, Joy Behar, Ana Navarro, Sunny Hostin and Alyssa Farah Griffin.
The president has reworked his tariffs repeatedly — sometimes because they have been declared illegal — with more updates still to come.
The MV Hondius, the cruise ship that had carried passengers infected with hantavirus, anchored off the Spanish territory, where other passengers would soon disembark.The MV Hondius arriving in Tenerife, Canary Islands, on Sunday.
But it has been hard to attract interest in medical interventions for viruses that have not been considered a top public health priority, scientists say.An ambulance boat approaching the cruise ship MV Hondius, which has sustained a deadly hantavirus outbreak, off Cape Verde on Tuesday.
We are entering a more perilous era where China no longer sees U.S. strength as something to fear.
I’m realizing that a sort of gooey sitcom resolution is not in the cards for my mother and me.
The draft, which is mandatory for men, is a deeply divisive issue in the country. But volunteer enlistments have soared amid a surge in nationalism and a sluggish economy.Volunteer recruits getting fitted for uniforms in Nonthaburi, Thailand, in April. Tens of thousands of men are conscripted every
A new lead brought investigators back to a property just south of San Luis Obispo, Calif., tied to the family of the man convicted of killing Ms. Smart, a student, 30 years ago.On Wednesday, a search began at a property in Arroyo Grande, Calif.
The man was found with injuries “consistent with those sustained by a bear encounter” three days after leaving for a hike, the National Park Service said.The body of a Florida man was found with injuries “consistent with those sustained by a bear encounter,” the National Park Service said on Saturda
The plane reported an engine fire and aborted its takeoff. The people on board were safely evacuated.A Frontier Airlines plane at Denver International Airport this month.
