timef 04/15/2026

More than a dozen U.S. Navy warships are enforcing a blockade on all vessels from all nations entering or leaving coastal areas or ports in Iran.

As artificial intelligence makes many tasks easier, the human work of cajoling, arm-twisting and reassuring appears to be rising in importance.

A.I. has always been compared to human intelligence, but that may not be the right way to think about it. What it does well can help predict what jobs it may replace.

Some researchers hold that evolution hasn’t much altered humans in the past 10,000 years. A new analysis of ancient DNA indicates that natural selection continued to shape hundreds of genes.

Higher inflation is leading companies to raise prices without sacrificing margins.

Your pet is (probably) not a genius, and that’s OK.

Although Jerome H. Powell’s term as Fed chair officially ends on May 15, he can stay on as a governor until 2028 and said he would not leave until a criminal investigation was over.

The new threat against the Fed chair comes ahead of a Senate confirmation hearing for Kevin Warsh, Trump’s pick to lead the central bank.

While last year’s tax law has raised the average I.R.S. refund, the boost is less than the White House expected — and may not have much impact on voters.

With supply chains at risk, the aid to Southeast Asian nations is aimed at securing the availability of oil-based products, including medical equipment.

Recipe apps and artificial intelligence can give you a boost, but free tools already on your device can also assist with meal planning and preparation.

For us to trust it on certain subjects, researchers in the growing field of interpretability might need to learn how to open the black box of its brain.

The war in Iran has auto shoppers sizing up electrics. Many strong cars are on the market, and there are bargains to be had when buying used.

MatPat, Miranda Sings, Grace Helbig and WheezyWaiter hit it big on YouTube long before it became a behemoth. They have thoughts about what it takes to succeed there.

New tools tailored for use in senior living communities allow for shared experiences and social bonding.

The country’s creaking electricity grid is lagging behind its push for renewable sources — just as its growing economy hungers for oil stranded by war.

The Justice Department’s criminal inquiry into the Federal Reserve threatens to delay the confirmation of the next chair.

The maker of ChatGPT announced the limited release of GPT-5.4-Cyber, a technology designed to find security holes in software.

U.S. Central Command said that six vessels had complied with directions to turn around and re-enter an Iranian port.

In a new and ongoing exhibition, the American Museum of Natural History highlights the findings of Mark Norell and other fossil hunters responsible for its most important discoveries.

The publication, which is owned by The New York Times, was investigating the conduct of Dianna Russini after photographs showed her with the head coach of the New England Patriots.

Centuries-old European tales about Gold Coast traders adulterating precious metals hundreds of years ago are challenged by the famous Whydah Gally shipwreck.

The e-commerce giant is buying Globalstar, a satellite communications company, as it aims to expand its own satellite internet service to compete with Elon Musk’s Starlink.

The Treasury secretary said it is “difficult to deconstruct” the reasons for global warming, which he described as a belief of the “elite.”