Andrew Mills

Qatar's former emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, a sweeping modernizer who seized power in 1995 and broke with tradition to hand it over to his son 18 years later, has died at the age of 74.

Andrew Mills went from seasonal employee to an assistant pursuing a career in turfgrass maintenance.

The war between the U.S. and Iran shows few signs of providing a diplomatic off-ramp, with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio declaring on Wednesday that Tehran "is not serious about talks to end their war" even as the conflict threatens to spread to two of the world's most vital energy chokepoints. Houthi warnings against Saudi shipping sent tankers carrying millions of barrels of crude into costly detours around the Red Sea this week, while Iran's parallel pressure ​on the Strait of Hormuz has pushed oil prices to near six-week highs and gasoline back above $4 a gallon in the U.S. — all as American strikes on Iran continued for an 11th straight ‌night and Tehran targeted U.S.-linked targets in Jordan and Bahrain.

As mediators shuttle drafts between Tehran and Washington, the shape of a possible Hormuz deal is becoming clearer even as its timing remains anything but certain. Yet despite President Donald Trump's upbeat talk of negotiations "moving along nicely" and a strait reopening "very soon", negotiators are still haggling.

As a new school year approaches in the Gulf in the coming weeks, many residents are preparing to return after the summer — and some after several months away since the war began in late February. These decisions are being made amid persistent uncertainty and a fresh impasse in talks to end the conflict with Iran.

New York Giants head coach John Harbaugh and quarterback Jaxson Dart host the Minnesota Vikings in NFL preseason action, Saturday, August 15, 2026 in East Rutherford, N.J.

Mixed signals from Washington and Tehran are compounding the impact of the Iran war on the Gulf's economic foundations, further fueling jitters in the region.

It was supposed to be a fresh start. Across the Gulf, more than a million children returned to classrooms this week for the new academic year — only for the region to be jolted, yet again, by the sound of sirens. Alerts sounded in Bahrain and Kuwait early on Wednesday as Iran and the U.S. traded their biggest exchange of fire since July.

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Toms River East plays host to Southern Regional in boys soccer, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026 in Toms River, N.J.