The United States and Iran each are asserting they control the Strait of Hormuz after a weekend of attacks stretching across the wider Middle East. The attacks that continued into Monday morning further threatened any diplomacy to end the war. The attacks underlines that the waterway that on… Read moreUS and Iran vie for Strait of Hormuz, waterway key to global energy supplies, in latest attacks

Lindsey Graham was the garrulous son of South Carolina pool hall owners and he rose to become a prominent senator and fixture on the global stage. The high-energy Republican lawmaker was known for his Southern drawl, political flexibility and reliably hawkish stance on foreign policy. He fir… Read moreLindsey Graham's journey from a pool hall to the heights of political power

A proposed legal settlement with the U.S. government would require the Keystone Pipeline system’s operator to pay a civil penalty of nearly $27 million over a major oil spill in Kansas in December 2022. Canada-based South Bow also would spend about $40 million to prevent future accidents und… Read moreKeystone Pipeline system's operator agrees to pay a $26.9M penalty over a major Kansas oil spill

The governing body for sailing is looking at how the sport’s Olympic-class equipment is made, used and discarded, to eventually make changes that will reduce its environmental impact. The director of sustainability at World Sailing said this first-of-a-kind life cycle assessment project will… Read moreWorld Sailing measures the environmental impact of the sport's Olympic equipment for the first time

A huge fire has engulfed a pub in Bangkok early in the morning and killed at least 27 people. Rescuers said the fire was reported around midnight on Sunday. Footage shared online by first responders shows huge blaze raging out of the front door of the pub in the northern part of the Thai cap… Read moreFire breaks out at a pub in Bangkok, killing at least 27 people, officials say