Catherine Coldstream entered a Carmelite monastery at age 24, and lived a life of prayer and obedience for 12 years. Her memoir is Cloistered: My Years as a Nun. Originally published March 20, 2024.

Oil surged to $100 per barrel after Iran-backed Houthi rebels attacked two Saudi tankers in the Red Sea. And, President Trump overnight replaced expiring tariffs with a slew of new ones.

The U.S. continued airstrikes in Iran while Tehran launched retaliatory attacks on U.S. targets in the Gulf, as President Trump said he was close to deciding whether to launch "a massive attack."

Australia and the European Union were among U.S. trade partners who criticized the tariffs.

Also: Ryan Gosling's regrets, Zohran Mamdani's exhortations and the Smithsonian's alleged wokeness.

The administration timed a new set of tariffs on all of its largest trading partners to take effect at the same time the old, global tariff ended.

Why is a Zulu-language drama taking the world by storm? The Polygamist mixes sex and scandal with a sharp portrait of modern South Africa.

Marine biologists off of Baja California recorded one orca teeing up another to smash a sunfish into pieces. Scientists say there could be a reason for this behavior — or it could be just for entertainment.

Ascend West Virginia is one of dozens of relocation initiatives across the country offering cash and other incentives to move to states needing an economic boost. Here's how they're working out.

U.S.-Iran strikes escalate, affecting global energy markets, Trump imposes double-digit tariffs on dozens of countries, Vigil held in Madison, Wisconsin, for man killed by police.

Craig Bowe says he heard screams during a trip to a beach to celebrate his daughter's birthday.

A woman in her 20s has been charged by gardaí (Irish police) and is due in court on Friday evening.

BBC Verify has looked at how much Burnham's new spending commitments cost and how they will be paid for

The housing secretary tells the BBC that the Renters Rights' Act is already having a significant impact on the market.

Basketball superstar LeBron James announces he will join the Philadelphia 76ers for what he says will be his final contract in the NBA.

Police say a number of armed officers entered the River Thames but were recovered after the crash.

The US president says fines against Google, as well as Apple, Meta and Amazon, should be "entirely reversed."

Sony's status page read that it was "working to resolve the issue as soon as possible".

The Royal Commission of Wales said some of these known sites have not been seen clearly in decades.

Federal investigators continue to search for the sources amid the largest number of reported cyclosporiasis cases in US history.

Git is aptly named: it isn’t easy – but there are alternatives

Feature launches a day after lawsuit alleges chatbot advice contributed to near-fatal embolism

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Two license plate readers torched in Georgia amid backlash against the surveillance network

Makes agreement under nose of Oracle, which gets its own $7 billion defense deal

Replacement Raptors head for liftoff without a static fire test

Policy targets online scammers, sextortionists, and potentially their immediate families

Advert gets the chop, but the silent app installation mechanism remains untouched

Proposed cybersecurity legislation may force a cull of high-risk network technology, costing tens of billions

Supplier says the Horizon-era pause only stops it chasing work from new government customers

"These are things that tend to be really hard."

Relativity Space announced plans to build a second rocket factory near Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Rule would allow states to decide how much—if any—public input there can be.

US robotics researchers flew to Venezuela with snakebots after getting a call.

App is installed through Windows Update when certain LG monitors connect to a PC.

The FDA hasn't said where the cases are or how they're linked.

Google's selfie videos can be used for account access, AI Avatars, and age verification.

Bill would let Homeland Security chief decide when an AI should be shut down.

Also, the full trailer for Zach Cregger's Resident Evil features a likable everyman.

The case provides a novel report of the emergence of heterovirulence.