For Iran, Flexing Control Over Waterway Is New Deterrent

(Sat, 18 Apr 2026 20:08:40 +0000)

Iran’s government could emerge from the conflict with a blueprint to keep adversaries at bay, regardless of any restrictions on its nuclear program.

Reopening Strait of Hormuz Would Ease Oil Crisis but Only So Much

(Sat, 18 Apr 2026 13:11:42 +0000)

Analysts said energy and shipping companies would be reluctant to fully restore operations until they were confident that hostilities were over.

More Displaced Lebanese Head Home as Cease-Fire Is Tested

(Sat, 18 Apr 2026 17:26:00 +0000)

The truce appeared to mostly hold even as Israel said it had carried out strikes on what it called “terrorists” approaching its forces in southern Lebanon. Separately, a U.N. peacekeeper was killed.

Trump Signs Executive Order to Loosen Restrictions on Psychedelic Drugs

(Sat, 18 Apr 2026 18:18:32 +0000)

The president’s executive order is intended to accelerate research into the compounds’ efficacy in treating mental health disorders like severe depression and PTSD.

U.S. Installs a Trump Loyalist to Lead ‘Grand Conspiracy’ Case Into Trump Foes

(Sun, 19 Apr 2026 00:02:30 +0000)

A former lawyer for President Trump’s campaign, Joseph diGenova, is said to be planning to split time between Miami and Fort Pierce, where a grand jury overseen by a Trump-favored judge sits.

Potential 2028 Democrats Audition in Michigan,With a Focus on Trump

(Sun, 19 Apr 2026 01:29:35 +0000)

Former Vice President Kamala Harris, Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey and Gov. Andy Beshear of Kentucky spoke at a gathering of party insiders in Detroit, fueling presidential speculation.

‘Turning Point Was Charlie Kirk’: Why This Student Group Moved On

(Sat, 18 Apr 2026 20:32:05 +0000)

Students at the University of Arkansas disagreed with Turning Point’s direction, pointing to challenges ahead for the conservative group.

Maduro’s Successor Is Purging Allies Who Kept Him in Power in Venezuela

(Sat, 18 Apr 2026 11:06:56 +0000)

The successor to Venezuela’s captured President Nicolás Maduro is purging the people who kept him in power.

U.S. Officials Visited Havana to Lay Out Proposals for Cuban Reforms

(Sat, 18 Apr 2026 20:17:15 +0000)

The delegation told Cuba’s leadership that it had only a narrow window of time to make the economic and political changes demanded by the Trump administration.

New York’s Anti-Rich Current Reaches Apex With Second-Home Tax Plan

(Sat, 18 Apr 2026 22:34:57 +0000)

With a new tax proposal, the threat of a building workers’ strike and Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s shunning of the Met Gala, the city’s wealth gap was on full display.

Activists Urge Boycott of ‘Bezos Met Gala’ With Posters Around NYC

(Sat, 18 Apr 2026 16:50:34 +0000)

A guerrilla activist group is covering New York with posters criticizing the billionaire Jeff Bezos’ involvement in the event, a fund-raiser for the Metropolitan Museum.

Mamdani and Obama Lead Preschool Singalong to Promote Free Child Care

(Sat, 18 Apr 2026 23:59:35 +0000)

In their first public appearance together, Mayor Zohran Mamdani and former President Barack Obama met up for some joking and singing on Saturday at a Bronx child care center.

The Pope Bedevils Trump

(Sat, 18 Apr 2026 13:39:05 +0000)

A higher authority finally tells Trump he’s no messiah.

She Has an A.I. Boyfriend. Her Son Has Questions.

(Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:07:58 +0000)

What happens when your parent falls in love with an A.I. chatbot?

Activists Tear-Gassed at Failed Raid of Beagle Research Facility

(Sat, 18 Apr 2026 23:40:33 +0000)

Some 1,000 protesters tried to storm a private breeding and lab facility in Wisconsin in an effort to steal thousands of beagles that are bred for medical experimentation.

Pope Says News Outlets Misread Some of His Remarks as Criticism of Trump

(Sat, 18 Apr 2026 21:07:28 +0000)

Pope Leo responded directly on Monday to a presidential attack. But since then, he said, some of his statements during his Africa trip have been misconstrued.

Kyiv Mass Shooting Kills 6 and Gunman Is Shot Dead After Taking Hostages in Grocery

(Sat, 18 Apr 2026 20:43:28 +0000)

It was the deadliest mass shooting in Ukraine in years, where firearms have proliferated since the war with Russia began.

Remains Linked to Submerged Car Solve 1958 Mystery of Missing Oregon Family

(Sat, 18 Apr 2026 17:13:30 +0000)

The case of the missing Martin family was unsolved until a diver found a car in an Oregon river in 2024. Officials, relying on DNA tests, said Thursday that they had identified the remains of three people.