5+ hour, 5+ min ago   (775+ words) Sunday, Sep 13, 2026 6:38 AM MT The Houthis’ capture of a key port city and an island on the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a crucial shipping alternative to the Strait of Hormuz, in recent days has alarmed markets and Yemeni civilians who fear…...

4+ hour, 21+ min ago   (720+ words) Sunday, Sep 13, 2026 7:22 AM MT The attack, which the reports said killed one and wounded four, drew attention back to the strait after threats to shipping in the region intensified last week when Iran-backed Houthi rebels captured an island on the…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (559+ words) Thursday, Sep 10, 2026 1:21 PM MT Defendant Lindsay Clancy looks at the jury after Judge William Sullivan declared a mistrial in Clancy's murder trial on Friday, Sept. 4, 2026, in Plymouth, Mass. (Greg Derr/The Patriot Ledger via AP, Pool) Eleven of 12 jurors were…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (910+ words) Thursday, Sep 10, 2026 2:10 PM MT The S&P 500 fell 0.6% for a fourth straight loss, its longest such streak since June, though it’s not far from its all-time high set last month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 316 points, or 0.6%, and the…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (736+ words) Thursday, Sep 10, 2026 5:53 AM MT Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was in Canada on Thursday for talks with Prime Minister Mark Carney, his latest international trip aimed at locking in future support for the fight against Russia’s invasion. Ukraine is under pressure…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (695+ words) Thursday, Sep 10, 2026 9:00 AM MT Mokha, is about 80 kilometers (50 miles) from the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a strategic waterway between the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden through which about 12 percent of the world’s oil and other goods are shipped. The…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1094+ words) Thursday, Sep 10, 2026 6:36 AM MT President Donald Trump has pledged to send every American adult $5,000 if Republicans retain control of the House and Senate in the midterm elections. The dubious promise would likely cost more than $1 trillion and require congressional approval,…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (543+ words) Thursday, Sep 10, 2026 6:27 AM MT Missouri’s battle over its congressional districts has spanned more than a year and spawned confusion over which districts will be in place for voters. Missouri’s top court previously ordered Hoskins not to use a Trump-backed map…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (825+ words) Wednesday, Sep 9, 2026 3:43 PM MT The U.S. had already imposed 50% tariffs on about $20 billion in Canadian products — about 5% of the $381.92 billion worth of products that the country sent to the U.S. last year. The import bans announced late Tuesday target some of…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (253+ words) Wednesday, Sep 9, 2026 5:00 AM MT Thank you for the recent editorial on Wendell Berry (Herald, Sept. 2), who passed away on Aug. 31. He was a national treasure in literature and as a humanitarian. In tribute, I would like to offer a quote…...