Every Thursday, cover a new topic in a lucid way. This week, we explain to you the Israel-Iran conflict through its history, recent escalation, and potential impact. Let’s get started. If you missed ...

The new route will offer express and local options, with the express route connecting key employment areas. Operating hours for all routes will expand to 5 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays starting July 7.

The new rail route will connect the Red Sea city of Sharm el-Sheikh on the Egyptian side with Ras Alsheikh Hamid on the Saudi side. It will use a bridge to connect the two areas over the Red Sea, ...

The Erie Canal is turning 200. New York is throwing a summer-long party. The waterway, one of the continent’s most significant, has a history full of abolitionism, commerce and cultural connection.

The New York state barge canal system, which includes the Erie Canal, will not be fully open Friday for the season as planned because a section near St. Johnsville needs repairs.

Some are said to be buried in the canal itself. Once the New Canal (or New Basin Canal) was completed in 1838, they built the lighthouse to guide ships into it.

New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker speaks at a news conference marking the opening of New Haven’s final segment of the Farmington Canal Heritage Trail in a tunnel under Whitney Avenue on May 9, 2025.

The decline in Suez Canal traffic has cost them billions—at least $5 billion in lost revenue so far. And with transit still down by around 70%, it’s a major national blow. Limited Options, Mounting ...

A section of the Farmington Canal Heritage Trail adjacent to the Park of the Arts in New Haven is cleared of debris and vegetation on September 13, 2021. Phase 4 will extend a new section of the ...

The long-delayed final downtown stretch of the Farmington Canal Trail could open to the public next month. Graffiti taggers, meanwhile, have already left their mark. When completed, this section of ...

Workers spend winter on the Erie Canal preparing for its bicentennial navigation season. The New York State Canal System is open to the public May-October each year. But what happens when the ...