22+ min ago  (365+ words) Oil prices nosedived Monday amid hopes of a deal to end the war in Iran and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude, the global benchmark, fell 5. 5% to $97. 90 per barrel Monday, as crude oil prices dipped below $100 for the first…...

1+ hour, 35+ min ago  (728+ words) Voters in Texas head to the polls Tuesday to bring an end to one of the costliest and nastiest Senate Republican primaries in the Lone Star State's history. The runoff concludes days after President Trump tipped the race with his…...

2+ hour, 26+ min ago  (674+ words) Red-light runners and speeders who routinely trigger automated traffic cameras in the District at specific locations and times of day are not the focus of enforcement operations by the city authorities tasked with keeping the roads safe. A recent Washington…...

2+ hour, 51+ min ago  (982+ words) The global engagement advocates at the Atlantic Council are pressing for clarity on the Pentagon's Golden Dome initiative, which they say is a program in search of a definition. Before debating whether the high-tech missile shield costs $185 billion or $1. 2 trillion,…...

4+ hour, 12+ min ago  (813+ words) A damaged chemical tank in Southern California cracked over the weekend, which authorities were hopeful would relieve pressure and reduce the risk of an explosion. Some 50, 000 residents in Garden Grove, a city of roughly 170, 000 about 40 miles (60 kilometers) south of downtown…...

3+ hour, 49+ min ago  (730+ words) KYIV, Ukraine " Belarus" exiled opposition leader visited Kyiv on Monday as the Ukrainian capital cleaned up after Russia"s biggest missile attack of the year, and world leaders kept a close eye on how much support the Belarusian government is…...

4+ hour, 14+ min ago  (699+ words) MECCA, Saudi Arabia " The annual Hajj pilgrimage, one of the Five Pillars of Islam, officially began Monday. More than 1. 5 million pilgrims have arrived in Saudi Arabia from outside the country, Saleh bin Saad Al-Murabba, commander of the Hajj passport forces,…...

3+ hour, 33+ min ago  (155+ words) TOKYO " More than 20 people developed sore throats near a luxury department store in Tokyo's posh Ginza shopping area on Monday after a person allegedly sprayed an unknown substance, Japanese fire department officials said. The Tokyo Fire Department said 26 people complained…...

5+ hour, 7+ min ago  (841+ words) KABUL, Afghanistan " When landlocked Afghanistan and neighboring Pakistan started fighting late last year and their border crossings closed, Afghans turned to their western neighbor, Iran, for an alternative to Pakistan's major shipping hub of Karachi. They rerouted shipments through Iran's…...

5+ hour, 16+ min ago  (1247+ words) VATICAN CITY " Pope Leo XIV called Monday for robust regulation of artificial intelligence and for its developers to work for the common good rather than profit, issuing a sweeping manifesto on safeguarding humankind as the technology impacts everything from work…...