More than 100 oil tankers were stuck inside the Persian Gulf before the interim peace agreement was signed. (Andrea Campanu/Bloomberg via Getty Images) June 22, 2026 8:16 am, EDT | Update: June 22, 2026 8:45 am, EDT key takeaways: Oil prices fell as talks progress on a permanent end to the Iran war. High-level talks
Your book spans 10 years of rock, but the peak in many ways feels like 1988, which – and correct me if I’m crushing it – do you declare was the best year ever in rock music? Well, this was mine melody maker Colleague David Stubbs said, and we both agreed. But he came up
Strait of Hormuz. (Andrea Campanu/Bloomberg via Getty Images) June 18, 2026 1:42 pm, EDT key takeaways: The United States and Iran begin a 60-day interim peace agreement, reopening the Strait of Hormuz to shipping after lifting the US blockade and extending the ceasefire. The deal eased oil market tensions, with prices falling from recent highs,
After a rare dark transit through the Strait of Hormuz in May, the Eneos Endeavor supertanker approaches the Eneos Corp. Negishi oil refinery in Yokohama, Japan, on June 6. (Akio Kon/Bloomberg) June 16, 2026 8:16 am, EDT key takeaways: Oil prices edged lower in early trade after the US and Iran reached a tentative deal
Carney and Trump met last year. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) June 12, 2026 10:59 am, EDT key takeaways: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to take issue with criticism of US President Donald Trump at the upcoming G7 summit in France amid trade tensions. The stakes are high as the USMCA review approaches on July
The Winx depicts a giant, sentient sea creature living out of water. NPR’s Alyssa Nadworny talks with Tessa Yang about her debut novel, “The Jelly Fish Problem.” Alyssa Nadworny, host: A new novel mixes marine biology with magic about a giant, glowing monster of jellyfish on an island in Maine. If this sounds like a
A small motorboat passes ships anchored in the Strait of Hormuz near Bandar Abbas, Iran, on June 11. (Amirhossein Khorgui/ISNA via AP) June 12, 2026 8:15 am, EDT | Update: June 12, 2026 2:59 pm, EDT key takeaways: Oil prices fell after President Donald Trump claimed success in talks to end the Iran war. SpaceX