Ships and tankers in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Musandam, Oman, April 18, 2026. Stringer | Reuters Ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remained very light on Wednesday, the first day since President Donald Trump extended the ceasefire with Iran. Trump’s decision to unilaterally extend the truce has not opened the…
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope team now is targeting as soon as early September 2026 for launch, ahead of the agency’s commitment to flight no later than May 2027. “Roman’s accelerated development is a true success story of what we can achieve when public investment, institutional expertise, and private enterprise come together to take…
From ingredient swaps to new leadership, the company is redefining its approach to food. A burger joint obsessed with beef tallow fries is going all-in on the MAHA agenda.
Jamal CollierApr 22, 2026, 07:00 AM ET Close Jamal Collier is an NBA reporter at ESPN. Collier covers the Milwaukee Bucks, Chicago Bulls and the Midwest region of the NBA, including stories such as Minnesota’s iconic jersey swap between Anthony Edwards and Justin Jefferson. He has been at ESPN since Sept. 2021 and previously covered…
Treasury secretary says ‘numerous’ countries sought support amid economic fallout from Iran war
The American Library Association (ALA) has reported a record high in the number of books banned in US libraries. In 2025, 5,668 books were banned – representing 66% of the total number challenged – with an additional 920 censored through access restriction, such as relocation on the library shelves. The most-banned book in 2025 was…
Here are more photos from Tuesday’s palace reception marking the late Queen Elizabeth II’s 100th birthday. While the Prince and Princess of Wales totally skipped the earlier memorial service at the British Museum, they turned up for this palace reception. Kate wore a lilac Emilia Wickstead dress and QEII’s three-strand pearl necklace, as well as…
KKR & Co. is investing $1.5 billion in Vertical Bridge REIT LLC in a deal that values the tower operator at $10 billion to $15 billion, according to people familiar with the matter.
“Life is not defined solely by one’s mistakes,” the pope told inmates being held in a port city of Equatorial Guinea.
Failure is a natural part of growing. The great jazz trumpeter Miles Davis once said, “Sometimes you have to play a long time to be able to play like yourself.” This is why the best artists are not only masterful at their craft but also distinctive in their voice; they’ve committed themselves to the process…
