Oil rose above $100 again as six ships attacked in just two days in Persian Gulf

The Middle East conflict is escalating on multiple fronts with Iran launching new attacks on global energy supplies and neighbors as Israeli warplanes pummel Beirut. Follow for live updates ...

VA watchdog finds nearly a million calls from vets seeking care had key tracking data missing

The inspector general’s office, in a preliminary advisory report, says it found that 13 of 15 VA medical facilities it ...

What we know on the 13th day of the US and Israel’s war with Iran

The US and Israel’s war with Iran is spreading to the seas, with oil tankers hit by Iranian attacks, an Omani port set ablaze, and three vessels hit by projectiles near the Strait of Hormuz.

And best drama goes to… this year’s totally unhinged award season

Between Timothée Chalamet’s balletgate, Jessie Buckley’s cat hate and a wide-open and very late Oscars ceremony, the 2026 award season has been unprecedented, to say the least. Here’s how we got here.

Super-rich travelers are using private jets to escape Middle East conflict, pushing charter prices sky-high

Demand for private charter flights out of the Middle East has surged since the beginning of the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, with those who can afford it paying astronomical prices to leave the ...
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For nearly two weeks, Chinese fighter jets stopped buzzing Taiwan. No one seems to know why.

Taiwan’s military has grown used to the daily task of tracking Chinese warplanes flying near the island. Some days there are a handful. On others, many more. But they are a near-constant presence. So ...
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The Assignment with Audie Cornish

'I'm Audie Cornish, this is The Assignment, and today we're talking about the Oscars. My guest is Megan Cruz, a TikTok movie critic who is part of the up-and-coming world of parasocial critique. She's ...

Team USA is on the verge of one of the most embarrassing moments in its baseball history. Here’s what you need to know

Team USA is on the verge of one of the most embarrassing exits in World Baseball Classic history and, at this point, there’s nothing they can do about it.

‘Betrayed’: Families are dealing with dashed hopes after pivot on autism treatment

The drug leucovorin was touted by the Trump administration in September as a potential treatment for thousands of children with autism. Now, some parents and guardians of children with autism say they ...
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Homeland Security pushes for access to restricted federal database on child support, employment information for millions

The Department of Homeland Security is seeking to gain access to a trove of federal information that is intended to support the collection of child support payments but could potentially be used for ...

Why do Iranian athletes defect?

News that some Iranian soccer players have defected after their team was knocked out of the Asian Cup in Australia this week should come as no surprise.

See these Oscar-nominated movies like you never have before

Photographers Eli Joshua Adé, Agata Grzybowska and Merrick Morton captured moments from the making of three of this year’s Oscar-nominated films: “Sinners,” “Hamnet” and “One Battle After Another.