U.S. Sanctions Pause Adds Political Win to Russia’s Economic Gain From Iran War

Kremlin officials said the American move, which Europe opposes, showed that Moscow could not be dislodged from the center of global energy markets.A tanker carrying Russian oil in Gujarat, India, on Wednesday. At least one analyst expects Indian imports of Russian crude to hit record levels next mon

I Ivan Nechepurenko and Paul Sonne

How This Oil Supply Shock Compares to the Embargo of 1973

Governments have stockpiled oil, and cars are more efficient but the supply shock is global, and there’s no sense of when it’ll end.The 1973 oil embargo led to panic buying, and long lines at gas stations. While that isn’t likely now in the United States, the price shock is likely to reverberate thr

E Emmett Lindner

Wall Street Bankers Offered Lucrative Access to Join the Pentagon

A presentation from a headhunting firm aimed to recruit Wall Street investors to the Pentagon by offering “unmatched access” to government officials and fund-raising opportunities among foreign sovereigns.The Pentagon recruiting effort offers Wall Street investors the opportunity to manage “more cap

A Ana Swanson

Pete Hegseth Says ‘the Sooner David Ellison’ Buys CNN, ‘the Better’

The remarks fueled concerns that CNN’s prospective new owner may shift its coverage in a Trump-friendly direction.Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s remarks underscored concerns that David Ellison could seek to shift the network’s reporting in a more Trump-friendly direction.

M Michael M. Grynbaum

What We Know About Michigan Synagogue Attack on Temple Israel

The attacker who drove into Temple Israel in West Bloomfield Township, a 41-year-old naturalized U.S. citizen, is dead. No one else was killed.Emergency personnel after an attack at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield Township, Mich., on Thursday.

A Alexandra E. Petri

His Harvard Lab Was Thriving. Then Came the Cuts.

Will Mair, who studies aging, lost almost all his research funds when the White House cracked down on Harvard. He was wholly unprepared for the upheaval that followed.Will Mair is a Harvard University professor who studies aging.

J Jenna Russell

When a President Gets Addicted to Regime Change

Venezuela gave Trump a taste of success. This isn’t the first time an American president has gotten hooked on overthrowing foreign governments.The 1953 coup in Iran — engineered by the C.I.A. — helped usher in a wave of regime change operations by the United States.

S Scott Anderson

How Recovery Scams Retarget Victims of Fraud

Many cybercrime victims are retargeted by online scammers posing as lawyers or other professionals who promise they can recover stolen money.Nick Jonas requested a video call with a lawyer who said he could help his father, who had fallen victim to a scam. The lawyer was a fraud.

T Tara Siegel Bernard

A New Lifeline Helps Inmates Transition to Life Outside the Bars

Medicaid is now paying for health care in jails and prisons, helping smooth inmates’ return to the community. Corrections and law enforcement officials say they’re all for it.Angel Coronado, a community health worker, helps Johnny James Ganados plan for his release from the Elmwood jail in Santa Cla

T Ted Alcorn and Brian L. Frank

John F. Burns, Prize-winning Foreign Correspondent for The Times, Dies at 81

In a 40-year career that brought him two Pulitzers, he reported from trouble spots around the world, eloquently conveying the chaos of war.John F. Burns in 2002 in Afghanistan. Following the attacks of Sept. 11, he coordinated coverage and reported on the war from Kabul and Islamabad, in Pakistan.

A Alan Cowell

A Dangerous Bottleneck

Iran is turning the Strait of Hormuz into a battlefield, proving that a short and surgical war with Iran could be a fantasy.An oil tanker anchored in Muscat, Oman.

S Sam Sifton

How Do You Feel About Traveling Right Now? We Want to Know.

With spring and summer travel season beginning amid a war in the Middle East, a partial government shutdown and more, we’d like to hear how your travel plans are changing.The war in Iran and headaches from an ongoing partial government shutdown have added a new level of complexity to vacation-planni

C Christine Chung

Pink Floyd Guitar Is Sold for a Record $14.55 Million

The black Fender Stratocaster, played by David Gilmour on six of the band’s albums including “The Dark Side of the Moon,” broke the record for the most expensive guitar sold at auction.A Fender Stratocaster known as “The Black Strat,” part of the David Gilmour Guitar Collection, was displayed at Chr

F Francesca Regalado

‘A Lot of Life Years Lost’: How NAFTA Shortened American Life Spans

A study tracks how the North American Free Trade Agreement and trade competition with Mexico led to earlier deaths for American factory workers.A steel mill in Braddock, Pa. Researchers found that the North American Free Trade Agreement sped up the decline of the U.S. manufacturing industry.

A Ana Swanson