Iran fires on 3 ships in the Strait of Hormuz, complicating efforts to resume US-Iran talks

Iran fires on 3 ships in the Strait of Hormuz, complicating efforts to resume US-Iran talks

Death row inmate becomes Florida's fifth execution of the year for 1990 killing of neighbour A murderer who burned his neighbour alive after she found him burgling her home has been executed nearly 40 years later.

Death row inmate becomes Florida's fifth execution of the year for 1990 killing of neighbour

Boeing narrows loss as aircraft deliveries rise, says it expects new 737 Max certifications this year Boeing expects certification of new Max 7 and 10 models later this year, with deliveries starting in 2027.

Boeing narrows loss as aircraft deliveries rise, says it expects new 737 Max certifications this year

Anthropic just made AI scarier Why the company’s new AI model is a cybersecurity nightmare.

Why the company’s new AI model is a cybersecurity nightmare. www.vox.com/podcasts/486...

Best Buy CEO Corie Barry Steps Down After Years of Tepid Growth She will be succeeded by Jason Bonfig, a longtime executive at the electronics retailer.

Best Buy CEO Corie Barry will leave the role later this year after the electronics retailer has reported years of tepid sales growth that weighed on its stock.

Furious Trump creates NATO 'naughty list' in bid to punish allies over Iran war

Donald Trump is apparently looking at ways to punish NATO allies who have refused to back his war with Iran.

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This is how Democrats say Oversight Republicans are trying to squash the Epstein investigation

Oh man he’s gonna hate the discovery process.

The Musk vs Altman trial is fast approaching. The stakes are high for OpenAI and its CEO. Elon Musk is suing Sam Altman in a case that could cost OpenAI billions. He also asked the judge to consider removing Altman as CEO.

Elon Musk is suing Sam Altman in a case that could cost OpenAI billions. He also asked the judge to consider removing Altman as CEO. https://bit.ly/3OtHItp

Lyrid meteor shower 2026: how to see the peak — from the US and UK

Lyrid meteor shower 2026: how to see the peak — from the US and UK

A gunman shot dead a Canadian woman as he opened fire at Mexico's Teotihuacan pyramids on Monday before killing himself, authorities said, in a rare attack at a major tourist attraction. reut.rs/4vF7fAm

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ICE Condemned for ‘Police State’ Tactics

A federal judge says the practice of after-the-fact arrest warrants is "fundamentally at odds" with constitutional behavior.

U.S. Attacks and Seizes Cargo Ship Near Iran, and a First Step Toward Tariff Refunds Plus, Lego crime.

Listen to “The Headlines,” which brings you the biggest stories of the day from the New York Times reporters who are covering them, all in about 10 minutes.

Musk scorned “shady” loopholes, yet offshore tax tricks likely saved Tesla hundreds of millions When Tesla released its annual report for U.S. regulators in January, the Texas-based automaker, led by the world’s richest man, reported a federal tax bill of zero dollars for 2025.

Elon Musk's Tesla reported an estimated federal tax bill of $0 for 2025. A Reuters analysis found that Tesla units in the Netherlands and Singapore posted $18 billion in profits that likely saved the company more than $400 million in US taxes reut.rs/48wd21x

Magnitude 7.5 earthquake strikes northern Japan; tsunami warning issued Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi says the government has set up a crisis management team following the strong earthquake.

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi says the government has set up a crisis management team following the strong earthquake.

As police continue to piece together what led to the massacre, here's what we know about the killing of 8 children in Shreveport, Louisiana, the deadliest US mass shooting since 2024. https://cnn.it/4cFHAPD

Doubts over talks between Iran and US after violence flares in Strait of Hormuz Pakistan is preparing for new talks between the U.S. and Iran, even as tensions rise around the Strait of Hormuz.

Pakistan prepares for new talks between the U.S. and Iran, even as tensions rise around the Strait of Hormuz. Over the weekend, the U.S. seized an Iranian cargo ship near the strait, accusing it of evading a blockade. Iran's military has vowed to respond, calling Washington's actions disingenuous.

Iran War Is Forcing a Reckoning in Colombia on Energy Demand The Iran war is causing tectonic shifts in global energy markets as import-dependent countries scramble to adapt to steeper prices, especially for liquefied natural gas.

Colombia's factories are ditching gas in favor of cheaper fossil fuels. The Iran war is accelerating the trend.

UK stocks slip as uncertainty over US-Iran ceasefire lifts oil prices UK's main stock indexes ‌dipped on Monday in a broad-based decline as fears that the U.S.-Iran ceasefire could collapse weighed on market sentiment.

UK stocks slip as uncertainty over US-Iran ceasefire lifts oil prices reut.rs/3Oy5Niw

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The dark side of posting about your children online A new book offers an exposé of the “kidfluencing” business

The kidfluencing industry has drawn comparisons to child acting or modelling. Yet it does not have the same legal safeguards, a new book points out

Trump considered awarding self Medal of Honor amid Iran war chaos: insiders Amid the ongoing U.S. war against Iran, President Donald Trump considered awarding himself the Medal of Honor, the most prestigious military award issued by the U.S. government, White House insiders claimed in a report published Saturday evening in the Wall Street Journal.Citing a “senior administra...

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Takeaways From the Supreme Court’s Shadow Papers

See key takeaways, including that the chief justice was the driving force in the shadow docket’s creation.

Read the Supreme Court’s Shadow Papers Read 16 pages of internal deliberations from the Supreme Court that the New York Times has obtained, bringing the origins of the court’s “shadow docket” into the light.

All 16 pages of confidential memos were expected to remain secret for decades to come, but The New York Times has published them. See the documents here.

A headline reads: "Times Exclusive: The Inside Story of 5 Days That Remade the Supreme Court. Secret memos obtained by The New York Times illuminate the origins of the court’s now-routine 'shadow docket' rulings on presidential power."

Confidential memos by Supreme Court justices, obtained by The New York Times, show how they decided to bypass time-tested procedures and create the modern “shadow docket,” a rushed and secretive new way of doing business. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/u...

Watch: Ships cross the Strait of Hormuz during brief reopening Iranian state media then announced the shipping lane was 'closed again' and passage requires 'IRAN approval'.

Watch: Ships cross the Strait of Hormuz during brief reopening