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Workers walk in the Zubair oil field, whose operations have being reduced since the start of the Iran war, near Basra, Iraq, March 28.

U.S. says pipelines will make Strait of Hormuz irrelevant. Energy experts disagree

Treasure Secretary Scott Bessent said oil pipelines will make Strait of Hormuz irrelevant in two years. Energy experts say that is unlikely to happen.

Mon Rovîa performs a Tiny Desk concert at NPR in Washington, D.C.

Mon Rovîa: Tiny Desk Concert

In this moving performance, Mon Rovîa's soft, clear voice tackles difficult, yet poignant stories from his own life and the world.

The copper peptide trend has gone from creams to injections — ahead of the science

The peptide is supposed to deliver flawless and firm skin, promote wound healing and other anti-aging effects. So what's the evidence behind GHK-Cu?

Argentina's Lionel Messi scores his team's second goal during the group F World Cup soccer match against Bosnia in Rio de Janeiro, June 15, 2014.

Lionel Messi says he's retiring from playing internationally for Argentina

The soccer star is ending 21 years of Argentine national-team duty but will continue to play at club level with Inter Miami in U.S. Major League Soccer.

FILE - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores wave after his swearing-in ceremony for a third term at the National Assembly in Caracas, Venezuela, on Jan. 10, 2025.

Ex-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and wife seek to end drug charges case on immunity grounds

Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife have asked a judge to dismiss the drug trafficking indictment against them on the grounds that they have immunity as the leader and first lady of a foreign country

The original cast of Star Trek. The television series turns 60 on Tuesday, and while the show aired for only three seasons, it spawned prequels and sequels (on TV and in theaters) and still has a cult following today.

60 years later, 'Star Trek' continues to 'live long and prosper'

The television series 'Star Trek' turns 60 on Tuesday. The original show aired for only three seasons, but it spawned prequels and sequels (on TV and in theaters) and still has a cult following.

An oil pump at the Elk Hills Power Station along Elk Hills Road on March 29, 2024. The Elk Hills oil field is the site of the new carbon capture project that captures carbon emissions from oil and gas facilities and then injects them underground.

An oil field became California’s first carbon vault. Who’s responsible if something goes wrong?

California’s first commercial carbon-storage project is operating even though the state has yet to adopt rules required by law, 19 months after a key deadline. The oil company could collect billions in public incentives, while environmentalists and oil companies argue about how far the rules should go.

Daisy Chain Fields brought together an intergenerational group of performers, including Lilith Fair founder Sarah McLachlan, left, and pop star Olivia Rodrigo, who led the festival.

Olivia Rodrigo's women-led Daisy Chain Fields puts its politics center stage

The inaugural edition of Rodrigo's one-day, women-led concert, which featured artists like Stevie Nicks, Sarah McLachlan and Chappell Roan, didn't sideline its stated political mission.

President Barack Obama presents the 2010 National Humanities Medal to Wendell E. Berry during a White House ceremony in 2011.

Beloved writer and environmentalist Wendell Berry has died at age 92

Wendell Berry has died at age 92 He was a beloved American poet, novelist, essayist, and farmer.

People take cover inside at a MRT station during the Urban Resilience (Air-Defense) Exercise, part of the annual Han Kuang military exercises in Taipei, Taiwan, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026.

Taiwan briefly slows its mobile internet to text-only speed as part of defense drill

The drills come amid rising tensions with China, which frequently sends military planes and ships towards Taiwan.

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