The N.B.A.’s Race to the Bottom
That loss—the Wizards’ twentieth in their past twenty-one games—counted as a success, I guess. As in that April Fools’ stunt, everyone was aware of the scheme. This time, though, not even the fans were...
Death Toll From U.S.-Israel War On Iran Nears 2,000
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran fired on targets across the Middle East, sparking multiple blazes at a Kuwaiti oil refinery, while American and Israeli airstrikes hit the Islamic Republic early Friday as...
Artemis II Flushes Toilet Issues Hours After Historic Moon Launch: ‘You Are Good To Use Toilet All Night’
Crew members on the historic Artemis II deep space moon mission were relieved to learn some good news following an embarrassing malfunction with their high-tech toilet hours after the spacecraft’s launch on Wednesday. The...
This Easter, an American Pope Confronts an American War
On Tuesday, the Pope publicly mentioned Trump by name for the first time. As Leo left Castel Gandolfo, the papal palace, CNN’s Vatican correspondent, Christopher Lamb, asked him if he had any message for...
European Ministers Call For Profit Caps On Energy Companies As Iran War Drives Price Surge
The finance ministers of Spain and four other European countries are urging the European Union to impose a bloc-wide windfall tax on energy companies, concerned that surging oil and gas prices driven by the...
Iran Leaves Door Open For Peace Talks As Hunt For Missing U.S. Pilot Continues
CAIRO/WASHINGTON, April 4 (Reuters) - Iranian forces were hunting for a missing U.S. pilot on Saturday from one of two warplanes downed over Iran and the Gulf, raising the stakes for Washington as the...
U.S. Presses Search For Missing Pilot As Iran Calls On Public To Find ‘Enemy’
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The U.S. military pressed ahead Saturday in a frantic search for a missing pilot over a remote area in Iran, a day after the Islamic Republic shot down a...
U.S. Intelligence Warns Iran Unlikely To Ease Hormuz Strait Chokehold Soon, Sources Say
WASHINGTON, April 3 (Reuters) - Recent U.S. intelligence reports warn that Iran is unlikely to open the Strait of Hormuz any time soon because its grip on the world’s most vital oil artery provides...
Downed Planes Raise New Perils For Trump As Tehran Hunts For Missing U.S. Pilot
WASHINGTON/CAIRO, April 3 (Reuters) - Two U.S. warplanes were downed over Iran and the Gulf, Iranian and U.S. officials said on Friday, with two pilots rescued and a third still missing and being hunted...
The Strange (Partial) End to the (Partial) Government Shutdown
Republicans, thanks to their recent intercameral sniping, have already succeeded in making the slow dénouement of the D.H.S. shutdown squarely about them, at least in the élite media. (TMZ’s coverage has had more of...