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For two months, under a quiet arrangement with the US Navy, commercial tankers turned off their transponders to avoid detection by Iran as they crossed the perilous Strait of Hormuz to carry oil and...

OTTAWA, Ontario — Despite the best efforts of President Donald Trump, the Gordie Howe International Bridge spanning Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, will open on July 27, the government of Canada...

 When I was younger, I had a large, healthy appetite. Now that I’m in my 60s, I get fuller faster, and I can’t eat like I used to. What’s going on? It’s common for people to eat less as they...

A passenger survived after he was partly pulled out of the window of a plane that had taken off from Thessaloniki, Greece, on Friday, the Greek news media reported. The man’s head was out the...

The global economy is set to slow sharply in 2026 after the war with Iran disrupted energy supply chains and triggered a fresh bout of inflation, the International Monetary Fund warned Wednesday. The...

In early June, Ally Betchan and her family made the monthly trek from their small central Texas town to a therapy center in Austin, hoping that she could learn to communicate.  Like nearly 30% of...

Jason Iggleden sits in a weathered teal camping chair on a rocky outcrop overlooking Australia’s most famous stretch of coastline, Bondi Beach in Sydney. He peers at the screen of his drone...

At a construction site in the northwest English city of Manchester, a huge hunk of steel was being hoisted onto the skeleton of a 12-story office block. When the structure is complete, it will have...

 Western Europe’s second record-shattering heat wave in two months aligns with a grim trend: For the past three decades, Europe has been warming faster than any other continent. Average...

For the one-quarter of American adults who have been diagnosed with seasonal allergies, spring and early summer can be miserable. Between April and June, tree and grass pollen levels in many parts of...

Many automakers have found it difficult to sell the public on electric vehicles, and Ferrari is no exception. Investors and car enthusiasts have panned the Luce, the Italian sports car maker’s...

The United States and Iran have reached a deal in principle that calls for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, a U.S. official said on Sunday. But the announcement left many questions unanswered,...

U.S. officials said Sunday that the United States and Iran had agreed in principle to a peace deal that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz. But final approval of a deal could take days. While U.S....

Tesla hasn’t had a blockbuster new product since the Model Y sport utility vehicle went on sale in 2020. But early reviews of the Tesla Semi, an electric heavy truck, suggest that it could be a...

President Donald Trump was in the Oval Office on Friday morning with his defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, in what appeared to be a review of military options for potentially resuming the bombing...

In the run-up to the Feb. 28 attack on Iran, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel was not only in the Situation Room with President Donald Trump, he was leading the discussion, predicting that...

I sleep better when I block out noise by listening to music with my earbuds. But I worry about damaging my ears. Is there a safer way to use them for sleep? A: Many people pop in earbuds at bedtime,...

NEW DELHI — In recent days, President Donald Trump’s face has started popping up in odd places around New Delhi. His portrait, splashed across the red, white and blue of an American flag, glares...

Days after Israeli strikes killed Iran’s supreme leader and other top officials in the opening salvos of the war, President Donald Trump mused publicly that it would be best if “someone from...

An Ebola virus outbreak in Congo and Uganda has caused over 500 suspected cases and more than 130 deaths, the World Health Organization said Tuesday. “I’m deeply concerned about the scale and...