Electricity prices are climbing faster than overall inflation. That, coupled with a hotter-than-usual summer, has forecasters warning of a sharp jump in utility bills. Brandon Bell/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Brandon Bell/Getty Images Temperatures are climbing, and so is the price of electricity.
In the aftermath of the tornado, thousands of volunteers came to help Joplin from around the country. Many wrote messages of hope on this tornado-damaged house, and later, Joplin residents wrote a thank-you message to the volunteers.
Juan Caceres kisses Heidi Eckstein after disembarking from the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford at Naval Station Norfolk on May 16 in Norfolk, Va. Mike Kropf/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mike Kropf/Getty Images Sailors in their dress whites lined the deck of the aircraft carrier as it pulled into Norfolk, Va., last weekend.
Workers at the Portland Fish Exchange in Portland, Maine, move fish in a tote before it's transported. The exchange and the Maine Coast Fishermen's Association have partnered for the Fishermen Feeding Mainers program, an initiative that provides fresh, locally caught seafood to community members, including public schools.
To all appearances, it really looks as if the United Arab Emirates has picked a side as a result of the US and Israel's war with Iran, a side that could isolate it from much of the rest of the Arab world.
US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard tendered her resignation to President Donald Trump on Friday, citing her husband's recent diagnosis with a rare form of bone cancer. Gabbard, 45, advised Trump of her intention to step down during a meeting in the Oval Office. Her resignation is set to take effect on June 30.
In Germany, spring is dotted with public holidays with their origins in Christian tradition: Good Friday and Easter, which celebrate the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ; Ascension, commemorating the Christ's ascent into heaven; and Pentecost, considered the birthday of the Christian Church.
Deadlocked, dysfunctional and dangerous. That is how the Strait of Hormuz standoff is increasingly being described. Now approaching its fourth month, the crisis off Iran's coast is marked by mutual blockades.