Reuters

Iran shut Hormuz Strait for a few hours on Tuesday, Iranian media confirms

CAIRO, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Iran shut down the Strait of Hormuz for a few hours on Tuesday, Iranian state media reported, without making clear whether the waterway, one of the world's most vital oil ...
The Hill

Live updates: DHS shuts down without funding deal; House and Senate out all week

The Munich Security Conference ended Sunday, with lawmakers and officials making their way back to the U.S. from Germany. But with the Senate and House out this week, things are looking grim for a ...
NBC 10 Philadelphia

Homeland Security Department shuts down as Democrats and Trump negotiate changes

The Department of Homeland Security shut down this weekend as the White House and Democratic leaders continued to discuss changes to U.S. immigration enforcement after federal agents killed two ...
AZ Central

Is there another government shutdown? What it means for air travel

Air travel is once again facing disruptions from a government shutdown. The Department of Homeland Security, which includes airport security under the Transportation Security Administration, is ...
Town & Country

Jack Schlossberg Responds to President Trump’s Plans to Shut Down the Kennedy Center for Two Years

President Trump announced his plans to shut down operations at the Kennedy Center for roughly two years for “Construction, Revitalization, and Complete Rebuilding” in a statement shared on social ...
Lifehacker

OpenAI Actually Shut Down GPT-4o

Jake Peterson is Lifehacker’s Tech Editor, and has been covering tech news and how-tos for nearly a decade. His team covers all things technology, including AI, smartphones, computers, game consoles, ...
Government Executive

DHS to shut down after lawmakers, White House fail to reach agreement on funding and reforms

The Homeland Security Department is set to shut down over the weekend after lawmakers failed to reach an agreement on funding it, leaving most of the DHS workforce on the verge of missing more ...
The New York Times

Department of Homeland Security Shuts Down, Though Essential Work Continues

Though funding for the department ran out early Saturday, officials said its essential functions would continue. By Madeleine Ngo Funding for the Department of Homeland Security lapsed early Saturday ...
USA Today

Why ICE won't cease operations even if Homeland Security shuts down

WASHINGTON – In an attempt to force the White House into reforms for the Department of Homeland Security, Democrats are risking yet another partial government shutdown. But Republicans have been quick ...
Tri-City Herald

Northwest’s only nuclear power plant shut down after problem detected

The Northwest’s only commercial nuclear power plant, the Columbia Generating Station, was manually shut down early Thursday morning due to a mechanical problem. Energy Northwest workers shut the plant ...
CNBC

Psychology expert: The No. 1 phrase to shut down a manipulator—it changes 'the power balance'

In my decade of advising Fortune 500 companies as a behavioral researcher, I've found that one of the most effective ways to stop a manipulator is one key phrase: "That's interesting. Tell me more." ...