Little is known about Pickaxe Mountain, but some experts say it illustrates the impossibility of relying on force alone to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear bomb.
But analysts said it was not clear how quickly the oil industry in the Persian Gulf would be able to get back to normal.
The S&P 500’s rise on Friday caps a striking three-week streak, powered by investors’ optimism about the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and strong corporate earnings.
A career Justice Department lawyer, Maria Medetis Long, in Miami is said to have raised concerns about whether the evidence justified moving forward with a bid to prosecute John O. Brennan.
Five years out of college, Samuel Samson has driven the Trump administration’s push to upend America’s postwar relationship with Europe.
A three-judge panel gave a group of 17 transgender women a few weeks to seek further recourse in court before their transfer to men’s facilities could take effect.
Prime Minister Mark Carney has set up a meeting and a new office to speed project approvals and make Canada more attractive to investors.
Howard Lutnick, President Trump’s commerce secretary, derided Canada’s trade strategy and said a North American deal needed to be reworked.
In 1984, Jay McInerney was a famous, young, hedonistic novelist. Now 71, he is wistful as he wraps up his tetralogy about a couple whose city, and marriage, are tested by the pandemic.
The artificial-intelligence-generated fake influencers have surged on TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube in an apparent bid to hook conservative voters.
Democrats may win a referendum to give their party more House seats, but they are growing concerned — in part because of TV ads that might confuse voters about where the former president stands.
James Talarico, the Democratic nominee, has been amassing campaign cash as Senator John Cornyn and Attorney General Ken Paxton still battle each other.
The era of “Girls” is long gone, but its creator still has much to teach us.
This unusually unfiltered memoir takes us to the hospital, to therapy and to the sometimes hostile set of “Girls.”
The companies had asked the justices to clear the way to move environmental lawsuits out of state courts, to friendlier federal venues.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer appears to have been kept in the dark repeatedly over Peter Mandelson, the Jeffrey Epstein associate — fueling an image of weakness.
Producers and the cultural authorities hope that technology can overcome a language barrier and take the country’s shows to the world.
A chart created by METR, a nonprofit A.I. organization, has become an industrywide obsession as it measures the rapid development of big A.I. systems.
A teenage girl went missing. The police found her remains in a musician’s car. Then the Los Angeles media machine got to work.
The musician is known for creating the anthem for Fortnite. He was touring for his major-label debut when Ms. Rivas Hernandez’s remains were found in his car, officials said.
The revolving door’s inventor built this one over 100 years ago. It was reinstalled this week.
The profit motive was on trial. The verdict was scathing.
Critics of populists need to do more than thrive off the missteps of their opponents.
Tens of thousands of people are expected to attend matches at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey this summer, but most will not be allowed to drive there.
The Midwest has faced day after day of weather warnings this week.
The announcement came a day after a government official said, “In a country marked by the history of the Holocaust, we cannot pretend that this is just entertainment.”
His accomplishment in 1975 inspired thousands of disabled athletes to participate in races around the world.