Energy Secretary Says Gas Prices May Stay Above $3 Until 2027

Secretary of Energy Chris Wright’s acknowledgment in a TV interview undercut President Trump’s earlier claim that price increases would be “short-term.”The price of gas has increased significantly since the war with Iran began in late February.

M Minho Kim and Tim Balk

Hamas Officials Say Group Is Ready to Hand Over Some Weapons

Two senior Hamas officials in Gaza said the group was prepared to relinquish some automatic rifles and other arms, a concession that falls short of Israeli-U.S. demands.Armed members of Hamas in Nuseirat, Gaza, last year.

N Natan Odenheimer and Adam Rasgon

Syrian Billionaires Needed a Favor in Washington. They Invoked the Trump Name.

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.Moutaz and Ramez Al-Khayyat, two of three Syrian-born brothers, at their company’s headquarters in Doha, Qatar.

E Eric Lipton

Muslim Southerners Face a Fresh Wave of Hateful Political Rhetoric

Some Muslim voters were once drawn to Republican positions on family values and individual liberty, but as Southern politicians stoke anti-Islamic sentiment, many feel threatened.Amal Altareb, a Yemeni American, moved to Memphis in 2012, one of many Muslim Americans drawn to the South by economic op

E Emily Cochrane

They’re Young. They’re Conservative. And They’re Split Over the War.

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.Taylar Grieves, a member of the College Republicans at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, asked students in March to vote whet

T Troy Closson

New Yorkers Warm to Mamdani’s Redesign Plan for Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn

The new proposal would make Grand Army Plaza more friendly to pedestrians. It was all the talk at the local farmers’ market on Saturday.Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s proposal would ban cars from a dangerous stretch of road separating the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Memorial Arch at Grand Army Plaza from Prospec

C Claire Fahy

Book Review: ‘When We See You Again,’ by Rachel Goldberg-Polin

Rachel Goldberg-Polin’s precise and devastating memoir chronicles the 328 days her son was held hostage in Gaza, and what came after.Rachel Goldberg-Polin during her remarks at the 2024 Democratic National Convention, where she called for help in getting her son released after 320 days.

A Alexandra Jacobs

Gen Z Looks to Nepal as a Test Case of Its Hopes

Many youth-led protests around the world have failed to bring meaningful change. But in Nepal, a new government is promising to do things differently.A youthful revolution changed Nepal. It gave hope to Gen Z worldwide.

H Hannah Beech, Binod Ghimire, Sajal Pradhan and Hannah Reyes Morales

Marshawn Lynch on ‘Euphoria’ and Not Disappearing Into His Roles

“You know what you’re going to get with me,” said Lynch, who went from candid athlete to coveted actor in “Euphoria” and more.“He has this natural charisma,” another “Euphoria” actor said of Marshawn Lynch. “It’s like an innate confidence, a sense of self, and he oozes that.”

E Emmanuel Morgan

8 Children Killed in Domestic Mass Shooting in Shreveport, Louisiana, Police Say

The authorities said a total of 10 people had been shot in a crime scene in Shreveport that involved multiple sites. The gunman was fatally shot by officers, the police said.Police tape blocks off a house in Shreveport, La., that is one of the locations tied to a mass shooting.

J Johnny Diaz, Christina Morales and Eduardo Medina

5 Injured During a Shooting Near University of Iowa Campus

Three students were among those wounded in the shooting, which took place shortly before 2 a.m. as a fight broke out at the downtown pedestrian mall.A shooting took place in downtown Iowa City after a large fight broke out at the pedestrian mall.

B Bernard Mokam