Oil prices stabilized and stocks rose on optimism that diplomatic talks could yield a permanent peace deal.

“I wanted something new and something traditional and something that felt holy.”

A steep slide in housing prices has left consumers less prosperous and less willing to spend, but the government is pouring money into new rail lines and other projects.

The “Late Show” host scolded JD Vance for suggesting that Pope Leo XIV “be careful when he talks about matters of theology.”

The Saudi league, established in 2022, attracted some of the sport’s biggest stars with huge contracts.

A jury found that the concert giant operated as a monopoly, a verdict that could have major reverberations in the music industry.

Amid calls from the left to tax the rich, a tax proposal on multimillion-dollar second homes in New York City, backed by Gov. Kathy Hochul, seems to have better odds of passing than in years past.

Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer asked staff members to bring wine to her hotel room, and to keep in touch with her husband and father.

President Trump is confronting a crisis that is not bending to his narrative of a “pretty reasonable” new regime in Iran and all-but-assured victory for the United States.

Fresh off a two-week break, lawmakers returned to turmoil in the House, where legislation to reopen the Department of Homeland Security is stalled and the G.O.P. is struggling to keep its agenda on track.

Jerome H. Powell’s term as chair of the Federal Reserve ends on May 15, but it appears increasingly likely that he will stay on in some capacity at the central bank after that.