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Iran has reimposed restrictions on the Strait of Hormuz after the U.S. said reopening it wouldn't end its blockade.

Talented sprinter Gout Gout waved to the crowd over the final few meters on Saturday while winning the Australian junior 100-meter race in 10.21 seconds.

The stories of Black and Indigenous men who fought during the American Revolution are sometimes overlooked.

The U.S. Treasury Department has extended its pause on sanctions on Russian oil shipments to ease shortages from the Iran war, days after Secretary Scott Bessent ruled out such a move.

An American delegation has met recently with Cuban government officials in the island nation. It marks a renewed diplomatic push even as U.S.

A lead prosecutor in the John Brennan investigation has been removed from the case after expressing concerns to Justice Department officials about the viability of a potential criminal prosecution of the former CIA director.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has endorsed Lindsey Boylan in her City Council race, throwing his political weight behind the first woman to accuse former Gov.

Oil prices plunged and the stock market rallied after U.S. President Donald Trump and Iran's foreign minister said that the Strait of Hormuz is fully open.

Gov. Greg Abbott 's office has threatened to cut state funding to three of Texas' largest cities if they fail to change policies that the governor says limit police cooperation with federal immigration authorities.

A federal judge in Rhode Island has dismissed the Trump administration's lawsuit demanding the state's unredacted voter rolls. U.S.