For Iran, Flexing Control Over Waterway Is New Deterrent
4/18/2026 1:08 PM Open Story
Iran’s government could emerge from the conflict with a blueprint to keep adversaries at bay, regardless of any restrictions on its nuclear program.
Reopening Strait of Hormuz Would Ease Oil Crisis but Only So Much
4/18/2026 6:11 AM Open Story
Analysts said energy and shipping companies would be reluctant to fully restore operations until they were confident that hostilities were over.
More Displaced Lebanese Head Home as Cease-Fire Is Tested
4/18/2026 10:26 AM Open Story
The truce appeared to mostly hold even as Israel said it had carried out strikes on what it called “terrorists” approaching its forces in southern Lebanon. Separately, a U.N. peacekeeper was killed.
Trump Signs Executive Order to Loosen Restrictions on Psychedelic Drugs
4/18/2026 11:18 AM Open Story
The president’s executive order is intended to accelerate research into the compounds’ efficacy in treating mental health disorders like severe depression and PTSD.
U.S. Installs a Trump Loyalist to Lead ‘Grand Conspiracy’ Case Into Trump Foes
4/18/2026 5:02 PM Open Story
A former lawyer for President Trump’s campaign, Joseph diGenova, is said to be planning to split time between Miami and Fort Pierce, where a grand jury overseen by a Trump-favored judge sits.
Potential 2028 Democrats Audition in Michigan,With a Focus on Trump
4/18/2026 6:29 PM Open Story
Former Vice President Kamala Harris, Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey and Gov. Andy Beshear of Kentucky spoke at a gathering of party insiders in Detroit, fueling presidential speculation.
‘Turning Point Was Charlie Kirk’: Why This Student Group Moved On
4/18/2026 1:32 PM Open Story
Students at the University of Arkansas disagreed with Turning Point’s direction, pointing to challenges ahead for the conservative group.
Maduro’s Successor Is Purging Allies Who Kept Him in Power in Venezuela
4/18/2026 4:06 AM Open Story
The successor to Venezuela’s captured President Nicolás Maduro is purging the people who kept him in power.
U.S. Officials Visited Havana to Lay Out Proposals for Cuban Reforms
4/18/2026 1:17 PM Open Story
The delegation told Cuba’s leadership that it had only a narrow window of time to make the economic and political changes demanded by the Trump administration.
New York’s Anti-Rich Current Reaches Apex With Second-Home Tax Plan
4/18/2026 3:34 PM Open Story
With a new tax proposal, the threat of a building workers’ strike and Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s shunning of the Met Gala, the city’s wealth gap was on full display.
Activists Urge Boycott of ‘Bezos Met Gala’ With Posters Around NYC
4/18/2026 9:50 AM Open Story
A guerrilla activist group is covering New York with posters criticizing the billionaire Jeff Bezos’ involvement in the event, a fund-raiser for the Metropolitan Museum.
Mamdani and Obama Lead Preschool Singalong to Promote Free Child Care
4/18/2026 4:59 PM Open Story
In their first public appearance together, Mayor Zohran Mamdani and former President Barack Obama met up for some joking and singing on Saturday at a Bronx child care center.
Change Your Dreams. Change Your Life.
4/18/2026 10:00 PM Open Story
Few people experience lucid dreams, yet those who do are able to appreciate as much asleep as the rest of us do awake.
JD Vance’s Very Bad Week
4/18/2026 5:05 AM Open Story
What recent events in Europe can tell us about the future of Trumpism.
Activists Tear-Gassed at Failed Raid of Beagle Research Facility
4/18/2026 4:40 PM Open Story
Some 1,000 protesters tried to storm a private breeding and lab facility in Wisconsin in an effort to steal thousands of beagles that are bred for medical experimentation.
What to Know About the Bulgarian Election
4/18/2026 9:01 PM Open Story
The Black Sea country is holding its eighth election in five years, with Bulgarians yearning for the kind of prosperous life enjoyed by other Europeans.
Kyiv Mass Shooting Kills 6 and Gunman Is Shot Dead After Taking Hostages in Grocery
4/18/2026 1:43 PM Open Story
It was the deadliest mass shooting in Ukraine in years, where firearms have proliferated since the war with Russia began.
Remains Linked to Submerged Car Solve 1958 Mystery of Missing Oregon Family
4/18/2026 10:13 AM Open Story
The case of the missing Martin family was unsolved until a diver found a car in an Oregon river in 2024. Officials, relying on DNA tests, said Thursday that they had identified the remains of three people.