After U.S.-Iran War, Oman Is Said to Propose Strait of Hormuz Fee Plan

Under the proposal, Iran and Oman would collect payment for ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, according to officials and diplomats with knowledge of the matter.A cargo vessel anchored off the coast of Oman near Muscat last week.

V Vivian Nereim, Farnaz Fassihi and Erika Solomon

Putin Faces Increased Pressure as Moscow Is Again Attacked by Drones

The Russian authorities said 419 drones were shot down across Russia, including in the capital, and in Crimea.A photograph posted on the Moscow region’s official social media channel on Tuesday, said to show a damaged private house in the town of Yegoryevsk.

P Paul Sonne, Ivan Nechepurenko and John Yoon

Judge Orders Trump to End Efforts to Kill Hudson Tunnel Funding

A federal judge says that the administration’s attempts to block money for the $16 billion rail project were “flagrantly” illegal.The Gateway tunnel project will add a rail tunnel under the Hudson River, supplementing 116-year-old single-track tunnels.

P Patrick McGeehan

N.I.H. Announces World’s Largest Integrated Health Database

It contains more than half a million people’s genomes, paired with clinical records and wearable tech data. That gives researchers unmatched power to study both diseases and treatments.More than 747,000 people across the United States have contributed to a health database at the National Institutes

E Emily Baumgaertner Nunn

Senator Gallego’s Use of Campaign Funds for Family Trips Prompts Scrutiny

The Arizona senator used campaign money to fly his family to Nantucket and the Caribbean. The Justice Department has said it is investigating his campaign finance activity.Senator Ruben Gallego of Arizona repeatedly took his family to vacation destinations and billed tens of thousands of dollars in

B Bayliss Wagner and Kellen Browning

How Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Could Reveal Wedding Details

The playbook for celebrities’ wedding reveals has become a careful choreography — especially when you’re one of the biggest pop stars in the world.Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce in Brooklyn last month. Since the couple announced their engagement last year, they have only hinted at a few details of th

M Madison Malone Kircher

Wins and Losses

We look at Supreme Court rulings on presidential power and mail-in ballots.The Supreme Court.

S Sam Sifton

Why the True Death Toll of Venezuela’s Quakes Is So Hard to Know

Five days after devastating twin earthquakes flattened entire residential neighborhoods, experts fear the official death toll of 1,719 could be a serious undercount.The authorities have started an improvised morgue, so that relatives can look for the bodies of loved ones among the earthquake’s victi

E Emma Bubola, Leo Sands, Isayen Herrera and Tibisay Romero