JUNE 17, 2016
Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, June 15, 2026. - Stringer/Reuters
Toward the end of the Obama administration’s negotiations over its Iran nuclear deal in 2015, then-presidential candidate Donald Trump chimed in with some advice from his book, “The Art of the Deal.”
“Message to Obama re: Iran: ‘The worst thing you can possibly...
JUNE 17, 2026
A woman holds an Iranian flag on a street in Tehran, Iran, June 10, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Both Iran and the U.S. can walk away from the memorandum of understanding they are set to sign on Friday, and upcoming talks are likely to focus on the precise sequencing of...
JUNE 16, 2026
Indian PM Narendra Modi speaking at G7 Summit.
Seated alongside US President Donald Trump at the G7 Summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday delivered a pointed message on the growing trust deficit in international relations, arguing that the world's biggest challenge today is not a lack of resources but a lack of trust between nations.
Addressing the Outreach...
JUNE 16, 2026
A mature woman looks to the distance (R); and a woman pouring supplement pills into her hand (L).
A supplement taken by millions of older adults to ease joint pain may accelerate the progression of Alzheimer’s disease, according to new research from the University of Florida.
The study, published June 9 in Nature Metabolism, found that people already showing signs of mild...
JUNE 16, 2026
Indian PM Narendra Modi at the G7 summit in France.
When French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the G7 Summit in vian-les-Bains on June 16, the customary choreography of diplomacy appeared to contain an intriguing deviation. Instead of the familiar crimson pathway associated with state ceremonies and official welcomes, observers noticed a blue...
JUNE 16, 2026
Donald trump and Leaders of G7.
US President Donald Trump has arrived in the French spa town of Évian-les-Bains for the G7 summit, which France is hosting from June 15 to 17. But the calm of the lakeside Alpine resort belies the friction the American president carries into the room.
Trump, on his part, has spent the past several...
JUNE 15, 2026
The Obamas have not addressed the insult thrown at the UFC fight, but Michelle posted about the portrait on Monday
Michelle Obama unveiled a new portrait just hours after she was targeted with a vile slur at Donald Trump's White House UFC event.
The painting, which is the first official portrait of Barack Obama and his wife, was commissioned for the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago ahead...
JUNE 15, 2026
College students are booing commencement speakers invoking AI. - Suzanne Kreiter/The Boston Globe—Getty Images
For today’s college students, attitudes toward AI can seem paradoxical.
On one hand, they’ve made their ire toward the technology clear: Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt was met with hisses during his commencement remarks at the University of Arizona’s graduation ceremony on Sunday when he invoked the inevitability...
JUNE 14, 2026
Americans are waiting longer to reap an inheritance. - Lisa Shumaker, REUTERS
Half of millennials and one-third of Gen Xers are still financially dependent on their parents, according to a new survey.
The finding suggests that financial relationships between aging parents and their aging children may be changing.
By long tradition, young adults have leaned on parents to cover some of their expenses as they launch...
JUNE 12, 2026
Duke Energy CEO Harry Sideris unveiled a $103 billion capital plan to meet AI-driven electricity demand growing at 10 times its historic rate. Bloomberg / Getty Images
On Wednesday, June 3, Duke Energy (DUK) CEO Harry Sideris delivered a figure that cuts through the slow narrative of America’s energy sector.
Speaking at the Edison Electric Institute’s annual conference in...
