His boyhood dream to be an adventurous pilot was fulfilled thanks to World War II. But, as a civilian, racial prejudice kept him out of the cockpit.
In a 40-year career that brought him two Pulitzers, he reported from trouble spots around the world, eloquently conveying the chaos of war....
Economic growth at the end of 2025 was revised downward and consumer prices rose at the start of 2026....
Beyond its effects on oil and gas, the unfolding war in the Middle East is roiling shipping and airfreight, threatening the availability of a vast range of goods....
After surging about 10 percent on Thursday, oil prices had little reaction to the decision by President Trump to waive sanctions on the sale of some Russian crude....
Iran is turning the Strait of Hormuz into a battlefield, proving that a short and surgical war with Iran could be a fantasy....
Ukraine wants to leverage its defense expertise into security partnerships and to reap potentially vast profits for its arms industry....
Plus, the Friday news quiz....
Our Beirut bureau chief, Christina Goldbaum, shows how Israeli airstrikes have affected Lebanon and its capital. Hundreds of thousands of people have fled areas around Beirut and in a huge swath of southern Lebanon after Israel issued evacuation warnings in its conflict with Hezbollah....
The “Late Night” host Seth Meyers said President Trump is letting Americans “choose your own adventure” in the war with Iran....
Despite ethical concerns about using battlefield videos to train artificial intelligence, Ukraine’s defense ministry said it needs to improve A.I. targeting to compete with Russia....
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said it was “unfortunate” that the move could benefit Russia, but maintained that it was only for the short term....
The threats to shipping in the Strait of Hormuz are complicating President Trump’s calculations about how and when to end the war....
Washington, D.C., was warm and sunny on Wednesday. By Thursday, snow was falling....
The attack struck a residential area of Goma, killing an employee of the U.N.’s children’s agency and two others amid a sharp rise in drone warfare....
The war in the Middle East has sent oil and gas prices soaring. Our energy reporter Rebecca F. Elliott breaks down how much the world continues to depend on reliable sources of oil....
The number of assaults and threats against Jews has increased in recent years, with anxiety growing further since the start of the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran....
Mojtaba Khamenei struck a defiant tone and signaled that Iran would not back down in a war that has spread across the Middle East....
Countries already walloped by a breakdown of the international trading order, war in Ukraine and chaotic U.S. policymaking are facing potentially lasting economic damage....
Nearly 75 percent of farmers surveyed before the war said the crop sector was in a recession. They face bigger hurdles this planting season....
Conflict is forcing producers to slash production and close ports as Iran steps up attacks on energy infrastructure....
“Isn’t this how ‘Ironman 3’ started?” Kimmel said after the F.B.I. warned state officials to prepare for a retaliatory Iranian drone strike on the West Coast ahead of Sunday’s Academy Awards....
Is Trump triumphing or has he committed a grave error? A debate on the Iran war....
“We just want to be back in our homes,” said a Lebanese man who, like many others in the latest round of fighting, has to flee....
We examine the defense secretary’s view of war....
Plus, Planned Parenthood’s new offering: Botox....
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s bellicose and vengeful rhetoric describing the military’s war in Iran grew out of his experience in Iraq....
Strikes on Ukrainian energy systems have tripled this winter. Continuous repairs and Western aid staved off a total breakdown....
Documents released by the U.K. government on Wednesday showed that Prime Minister Keir Starmer was told of Peter Mandelson’s ties to the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein....
In a Capitol Hill briefing, officials gave their most comprehensive assessment of the cost of the first six days of the war, but the number omitted several aspects of the operation....
While February’s Consumer Price Index report shows only modest price pressures, inflationary risks are rising again as the conflict in the Middle East drags on....
