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A large oil-exporting hub will be built in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico amid the Iran war—but only because Japan and the White House are paying for it
A large oil-exporting hub will be built in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico amid the Iran war—but only because Japan and the White House are paying for it

Sentinel Midstream’s Texas GulfLink project will be built 30 miles offshore courtesy of an investment vehicle funded largely by Japan and the Trump administration.

By Jordan BlumMay 8, 2026
An almond farmer inspects a fruit on a tree.
California farmers must destroy 420,000 peach trees after Del Monte closes its canneries and cancels more than $550 million in long-term contracts
By Sasha RogelbergMay 7, 2026
bears
Judge allows Alaska wildlife agents to resume shooting bears from helicopters to protect recovering caribou herd
By Becky Bohrer and The Associated PressMay 7, 2026
At 75, Ted Turner told Fortune he gave himself 5 more years. He got 12—and spent them warning the world was ending
At 75, Ted Turner told Fortune he gave himself 5 more years. He got 12—and spent them warning the world was ending
By Ashley LutzMay 6, 2026
Debris from the White House East Wing demolition was dumped at a nearby public golf course and contains toxic metals, National Park report finds
Debris from the White House East Wing demolition was dumped at a nearby public golf course and contains toxic metals, National Park report finds
By Sasha RogelbergMay 7, 2026
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Magnum owns Ben & Jerry’s. Now it’s destroying what made the brand worth buying
By David Bronner, Michael Bronner and Ryan GellertMay 7, 2026
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A federal judge weighing the future of a D.C. golf course doesn’t want to be Amy Poehler, but Trump might be interested as he remakes parks
PoliticsA federal judge weighing the future of a D.C. golf course doesn’t want to be Amy Poehler, but Trump might be interested as he remakes parks
By Steven Sloan and The Associated PressMay 9, 2026
Trump sees ‘beginning of the end’ in Russia’s war on Ukraine as both sides agrees to his request for a 3-day ceasefire
EuropeTrump sees ‘beginning of the end’ in Russia’s war on Ukraine as both sides agrees to his request for a 3-day ceasefire
By Darlene Superville and The Associated PressMay 9, 2026
Russian debt defaults are surging, with a quarter of the bond market at risk, while Putin hides in bunkers fixated on his war instead of the economy
EconomyRussian debt defaults are surging, with a quarter of the bond market at risk, while Putin hides in bunkers fixated on his war instead of the economy
By Jason MaMay 9, 2026
Ted Cruz says the quiet part out loud: Trump accounts are Social Security personal accounts as GOP senator reveals ‘dirty little secret’
PoliticsTed Cruz says the quiet part out loud: Trump accounts are Social Security personal accounts as GOP senator reveals ‘dirty little secret’
By Jason MaMay 9, 2026
Putin presides over Russia’s Victory Day parade without tanks, missiles and other heavy equipment due to threat of Ukrainian long-range drones
PoliticsPutin presides over Russia’s Victory Day parade without tanks, missiles and other heavy equipment due to threat of Ukrainian long-range drones
By The Associated PressMay 9, 2026
Bahrain, which hosts the U.S. Navy’s Mideast HQ, arrests dozens with alleged links to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard
PoliticsBahrain, which hosts the U.S. Navy’s Mideast HQ, arrests dozens with alleged links to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard
By Adam Schreck, Samy Magdy and The Associated PressMay 9, 2026
Pedestrian who jumped Denver airport fence dies after being hit by Frontier Airlines plane, sparking an engine fire and forcing passengers to evacuate
North AmericaPedestrian who jumped Denver airport fence dies after being hit by Frontier Airlines plane, sparking an engine fire and forcing passengers to evacuate
By The Associated PressMay 9, 2026
As hantavirus outbreak unfolds, the CDC is missing in action, experts say. ‘I’m very sorry to say that we are not prepared’
PoliticsAs hantavirus outbreak unfolds, the CDC is missing in action, experts say. ‘I’m very sorry to say that we are not prepared’
By Mike Stobbe and The Associated PressMay 9, 2026
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EnvironmentClimate change means more great white sharks in the waters of New England every summer
By Patrick Whittle and The Associated PressAugust 24, 2025
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    PoliticsLawyers say ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detainees are being held ‘incommunicado, with no ability to access the courts’
    By Mike Schneider and The Associated PressJuly 28, 2025
Chevron’s president explains how the company transformed the historically boom-and-bust shale business into a steadily profitable enterprise
EnergyChevron’s president explains how the company transformed the historically boom-and-bust shale business into a steadily profitable enterprise
By Jordan BlumAugust 24, 2025
The rendering of Meta's planned data center complex in Richland Parish shows a massive arrive of facilities to power the AI boom.
FeaturesMeta is sinking $10 billion into rural Louisiana to build the home of its wildest AI aspirations, setting the template for the nation’s grid buildout
By Delaney NolanAugust 24, 2025
Joni Ernst
EnvironmentCalling the Post Office’s switch to EVs a ‘textbook example of waste,’ GOP wants to waste millions of dollars already spent on transition
By Susan Haigh and The Associated PressAugust 18, 2025
Solar panels
EnvironmentInstead of a $50,000 solar panel on your roof, how about a $2,000 one small enough to fit on your deck? ‘We thought absolutely, let’s do this right away’
By Isabella O'Malley and The Associated PressAugust 15, 2025
Oil and fuel prices hang in the balance as Trump and Putin meet to broker peace
PoliticsOil and fuel prices hang in the balance as Trump and Putin meet to broker peace
By Jordan BlumAugust 15, 2025
  • New Orleans
    EnvironmentNew Orleans ‘Trash King’ faces a fight to keep cleaning Bourbon Street
    By Jack Brook and The Associated PressJuly 25, 2025
Dogs
EnvironmentYour dog is part of the climate change problem: ‘I can adopt 100 bunnies that will not be close to the emissions of a dog, because my dog is a carnivore’
By Caleigh Wells and The Associated PressAugust 14, 2025
Crater of Diamonds State Park
Environment31-year-old New Yorker who found a 2-karat diamond in a volcanic crater is going to wear it for an engagement ring
By The Associated PressAugust 14, 2025
Spain wildfire
EnvironmentMuch of Greece, Spain and Portugal is on fire as Southern Europe braces for wildfire season
By The Associated PressAugust 14, 2025
Ashton Dolce
Environment‘I was just dumbfounded’: Trump kicks 15 high school students out of FEMA Youth Preparedness Council
By Gabriela Aoun Angueira and The Associated PressAugust 13, 2025
Black bear
EnvironmentFlorida allows first black bear hunt in a decade
By Curt Anderson and The Associated PressAugust 13, 2025
  • Worker
    EnvironmentDeath of 51-year-old Barcelona street sweeper from heatstroke stirs labor unrest in Southern Europe
    By Joseph Wilson, Derek Gatopoulos, Trisha Thomas and The Associated PressJuly 24, 2025
James Litinsky, Chairman and CEO, MP Materials
TechHow deals with Apple and Trump’s Pentagon turned rare earth miner MP Materials into a red-hot stock
By Jordan BlumAugust 12, 2025
Southeast Asia’s cities at ‘high risk’ of flooding and heatwaves, thanks to climate change
EnvironmentSoutheast Asia’s cities at ‘high risk’ of flooding and heatwaves, thanks to climate change
By Lionel LimAugust 11, 2025
Heat wave
Environment‘Not your grandparents’ summers’: 70 million east coast Americans just had the muggiest June and July in history
By Seth Borenstein, M.K. Wildeman and The Associated PressAugust 10, 2025
President Donald Trump attends the Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh on July 15.
TechAI’s endless thirst for power is driving a natural gas boom in Appalachia—and industry stocks are booming along with it
By Jordan BlumAugust 9, 2025
Europe heat wave
EnvironmentJuly 2025 was the third-hottest ever recorded, EU scientists say
By Paolo Santalucia, Suman Naishadham and The Associated PressAugust 7, 2025
Jellyfish
Environment‘We’ve never seen anything like this’: Delaware beach-goers swear they feel the jellyfish sting more than ever
By Mingson Lau, Patrick Whittle and The Associated PressAugust 6, 2025
Embattled BP beats on earnings as it touts selling oil, not cups of coffee, as Wall Street pokes fun at its former CEO
InvestingEmbattled BP beats on earnings as it touts selling oil, not cups of coffee, as Wall Street pokes fun at its former CEO
By Jordan BlumAugust 5, 2025
As Europe pushes towards its €1.5 trillion renewables target, companies like Ikea look for green power opportunities today 
EconomyAs Europe pushes towards its €1.5 trillion renewables target, companies like Ikea look for green power opportunities today 
By Andrew SaundersAugust 5, 2025
“Decarbonization is not just a climate plan, it is an economic strategy.” Why European competitiveness hinges on homegrown power
Economy“Decarbonization is not just a climate plan, it is an economic strategy.” Why European competitiveness hinges on homegrown power
By Peter VanhamAugust 5, 2025
Martín Ibarra Vargas
EnvironmentFlesh-eating parasite tears through Mexican cattle as Texas braces for ‘devastating pest’
By Fernando Llano, Fabiola Sánchez and The Associated PressAugust 5, 2025
Forced frenemies, Exxon and Chevron take diverging paths as leaders of the booming Permian
FinanceForced frenemies, Exxon and Chevron take diverging paths as leaders of the booming Permian
By Jordan BlumAugust 1, 2025
A manufacturing engineer prepares a battery storage submodule for lifting at Peak Energy's plant in California.
FeaturesWe’re about to see a $1 trillion ‘supercycle’ of investment in batteries to power the grid for AI
By Jordan BlumAugust 1, 2025
Kerr County
EnvironmentKerr County officials reveal they were asleep, out of town during night of catastrophic flood
By Nadia Lathan and The Associated PressJuly 31, 2025
Russia earthquake
EnvironmentRussia rocked by one of the most powerful earthquakes of the century, sending tsunami warning across Pacific
By Danica Kirka, Audrey McAvoy and The Associated PressJuly 30, 2025
Southeast US
Environment‘Everybody’s complaining they ain’t never seen it this hot’: Central and Eastern U.S. suffers through ‘dangerous and prolonged’ heat
By Russ Bynum, Mike Schneider and The Associated PressJuly 30, 2025
Lorenzo Simonelli speaks while seated during a panel at the CERAWeek conference in Houston.
FinanceBaker Hughes buys Chart Industries for $13.6 billion in oilfield services deal, outbidding and canceling planned Chart-Flowserve merger
By Jordan BlumJuly 29, 2025
Mexican scientists
EnvironmentMexican scientists are creating mass graves of pigs in the hope they’ll someday lead to cartel victim discoveries
By María Verza and The Associated PressJuly 29, 2025
Jim Teague, CEO of Enterprise Products Partners, speaks during the CERAWeek conference in Houston.
EconomyTrump-supporter CEO calls out administration’s ethane export ban to China: ‘These kinds of actions rarely hurt the intended target and often backfire’
By Jordan BlumJuly 28, 2025
A truck with a picture of Trump with Jeffrey Epstein sits parked in Scotland
PoliticsTrump and JD Vance are on completely different continents right now and they’re still getting peppered with Epstein questions
By Julie Carr Smyth, Seung Min Kim and The Associated PressJuly 28, 2025
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California farmers must destroy 420,000 peach trees after Del Monte closes its canneries and cancels more than $550 million in long-term contractsplaceholder alt text
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A Michigan farm town voted down plans for a giant OpenAI-Oracle data center. Weeks later, construction beganplaceholder alt text
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The CEO of Maersk, which ships 14% of everything you buy, said the Iran war is adding $500 million in monthly costs it's trying not to pass downplaceholder alt text
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