The price of oil fell sharply on hopes that talks were progressing on reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

Qatar said that draft language of a deal was being circulated, while Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressed optimism about the talks but added that nothing was final yet.

After 14 years, the city has returned to slapping bright stickers on cars that do not move for street sweepers.

Wyoming has one of the highest suicide rates in the nation.

Its wins have been largely confined to highly educated and heavily Democratic parts of urban America. But two races could change that.

Aaron Farinacci, 37, was arrested after a witness reported seeing him kneeling near the ignition site, officials said. Winds were forecast to increase Friday and Saturday, bringing a return to extremely critical fire weather.

Ronald S. Lauder, a major funder of conservative political causes, has not given a single dollar this year to Republicans in his home state, and his super PAC has gone idle.

The pop star has long pushed back on comments about her weight loss, urging fans to be “gentler.” As her fame reached new heights, so did the scrutiny.

Imports and exports both declined, retreating from a busy month in May, data from the Commerce Department showed.

The malaria-carrying mosquito is resistant to all insecticides. Scientists are scrambling to find ways to blunt the risk.

Rick Caruso, the billionaire real estate developer and former Los Angeles mayoral candidate, is reviving a property still surrounded by burned-out lots.

After his latest appearance set off a bout of volatility, Kevin M. Warsh, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, is under pressure to clear up mixed signals about his commitment to getting inflation down.

His frozen-in-time anthems, odes to going with the flow, are the soundtrack to a summer of “hopecore.”

The ride-hailing giant promised to handle legal claims “in a way that is best for the survivor.” Its lawyers are pursuing a far more aggressive strategy.

Inspire Entertainment Resort — an alternative to Macau, the world’s gambling capital — was supposed to be a “transformational” project for the Native American tribe.

We look into the issues surrounding Todd Blanche’s confirmation.

When the New York Historical realized that sunlight in its new wing would potentially damage some items on display, it scrambled to reproduce or remove them.

Nicaragua shows what happens when even dictators fear a rigged election.

States are pushing to pass laws sanctioning more reasons to use lethal violence in self-defense, a distinctly American tradition.