The war in the Middle East has sent prices soaring, showing how much the world continues to depend on reliable supplies of oil and gas.An oil tanker off the coast of El Segundo, Calif., last week. The United States is the world’s biggest producer of oil and natural gas but is still feeling the effec
Across Asia, where countries are highly exposed to rising oil and gas costs and tightening supply, governments are acting to mitigate economic harm.The Strait of Hormuz is a narrow passage between Iran and Oman. Historically 20 million barrels pass through it each day, most of it bound for Asia.
Interruptions in oil supplies in the Middle East, source of much of the world’s energy, are trickling down to what American drivers pay when they fill up.A gas station in Washington, D.C., on Thursday.
The Oklahoma senator whom President Trump chose to run the Department of Homeland Security has risen in Washington by styling himself as a MAGA warrior and Trump loyalist.If Mr. Mullin were to be confirmed by the Senate, he would take the mantle of a federal agency carrying out the president’s immig
James Talarico, the Democratic nominee from Texas, hopes to counter what he sees as a conservative takeover of the American church.James Talarico has cast his Senate candidacy as an opportunity for Christians to reclaim what he sees as core principals of their faith in American political life.
Antonio Wiley’s mother, Anita, vanished during a time when her hometown Detroit was wracked by drugs and crime. It took three decades and an extraordinary effort by a missing persons detective to locate her.Antonio Wiley at the gravesite of his mother, Anita Wiley, who died in 1987.
Billionaires made 19 percent of all reported federal campaign contributions in 2024, a Times analysis shows, and even more in some local elections. Wealthy donors are reaping the rewards.Protesters demonstrated outside the Supreme Court in 2019 as Senate Democrats proposed a constitutional amendment
The artificial intelligence company filed two lawsuits against the Department of Defense, saying it was being punished on ideological grounds.
The Export-Import Bank is providing a $10 billion loan to Project Vault, an initiative to stockpile critical minerals. The project is the administration’s latest effort to reduce reliance on China.
A lawsuit filed on Monday argues that a State Department’s decision to withhold visas from experts who have pushed for stronger social media regulations is illegal.Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced last year that he was restricting visas from foreign nationals whose calls for global content m
The agreement, which requires a judicial sign-off, would avoid a breakup of the concert giant. But states who joined the suit object to the terms.The tentative settlement ends a case that had bipartisan political support in Washington.
Ukraine’s leader, Volodymyr Zelensky, traveled east to visit frontline troops trying to stave off Russian attacks, and invited reporters for The New York Times to go with him.President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine in Kramatorsk on Friday. “They need a lot of things,” he said of the soldiers. “And e
As the war in Iran spreads, Kyiv is eagerly offering its hard-won expertise and advanced technology to counter Iranian drones.Soldiers in the Donetsk region of Ukraine in December, monitoring the sky to shoot down Russian Shahed drones using a 30-millimeter antiaircraft gun.
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The president, Walter Carter Jr., said he “made a mistake in allowing inappropriate access to Ohio State leadership.”Ohio State University president Walter Carter Jr. at Ohio Stadium in Columbus last year.
The company is seeking F.C.C. approval to test an idea to reflect sunlight to Earth at night, possibly powering solar panels. Critics say it could be bad for people and wildlife.The start-up Reflect Orbital wants to launch mirror-bearing satellites which it says could address one of the biggest weak
Killer Mike, Travis Scott, T.I. and other artists said James Broadnax was sent to death row in Texas based partly on his artistic expression.“It’s an interpretation of the human spirit, said Killer Mike, the performer and political activist, about James Broadnax’s lyrics. “It is not an admission of
The Trump administration has yet to announce a process to return fees paid by companies and shoppers for tariffs now deemed illegal.Dr. Andrew Angel paid a tariff on a pendant he bought from an eBay seller in Japan as a gift for his wife, Dr. Irina Angel.
