Trump announces travel ban and restrictions on 19 countries set to go into effect Monday
President Donald Trump is again banning people from countries his administration deems dangerous from coming to America.
Pop singer Jessie J says she has been diagnosed with early breast cancer
The English pop singer Jessie J says she has been diagnosed with breast cancer and will undergo surgery after her performance at the London music festival Capital’s Summertime Ball next weekend.
Amazon investing $10B in AI campus in Richmond Co.
Amazon is planning to invest $10 billion to launch a new high-tech cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI) innovation campus in Richmond County, creating at least 500 new high-paying, high-tech jobs.
Ukraine & Russia meet for peace talks
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday dismissed Russia’s ceasefire proposal as “an ultimatum” and renewed his call for direct talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin to break the deadlock over the war, which has dragged on for nearly 3½ years.
Budget office says Trump’s big bill will cut taxes by $3.7T and add $2.4T to deficit
President Donald Trump’s big bill making its way through Congress will cut taxes by $3.7 trillion but also increase deficits by $2.4 trillion over the next decade, according to an analysis released Wednesday by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.
Trump hikes steel and aluminum tariffs to 50%. Here’s what we know
President Donald Trump has promised to hike nearly all of his tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum to a punishing 50% on Wednesday, a move that would hammer businesses from automakers to home builders, and likely push up prices for consumers.
Knicks fire coach Tom Thibodeau after first Eastern Conference finals berth in 25 years
Tom Thibodeau just took the New York Knicks to the Eastern Conference finals, the deepest playoff march in 25 years for a franchise that reemerged as a contender after he became their coach.
Weinstein retrial nears end as lawyers argue: sexual predator or #MeToo 'poster boy'?
Harvey Weinstein's lawyer portrayed him as the falsely accused “original sinner" of the #MeToo era, while a prosecutor told jurors at his sex crimes retrial Tuesday that the former movie mogul preyed on less-powerful women he thought would never speak up.
BOA report shows housing market uncertainty hits 3-year high
According to the report, 60% of potential homebuyers and owners around the country don't know if they should buy a home. A 12% change from 2023.
Sean 'Diddy' Combs paid to hide Cassie beating video because he feared career ruin, witness says
Soon after viciously attacking his longtime girlfriend Cassie in a hotel hallway, Sean “Diddy” Combs sought out a security guard and predicted accurately that his iconic career would be ruined if video of the beating ever became public.
New Orleans jail escapee releases videos, prompting search of home where they were made, source says
A man who identifies himself as a New Orleans jail escapee released videos on social media while still on the run from authorities, leading to a police raid that failed to recapture him, an AP source says.
The Carolina Hurricanes enter the offseason aiming to punch through an Eastern final roadblock
There's been plenty of disappointment for the Carolina Hurricanes after falling short in another Eastern Conference final.
Snack Wrap unwrapped: Here's why McDonald's is bringing back a fan favorite on July 10
If McDonald’s ever doubted it needed to bring back the Snack Wrap, consider this: Nine years after the fast-food powerhouse discontinued the item in the U.S., customers have continued to order it at drive-thrus.
Canadian wildfire smoke causes 'very unhealthy' conditions in American Midwest and reaches Europe
Smoke from Canadian wildfires carried another day of poor air quality south of the border to the Midwest, where conditions in parts of Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan were rated “very unhealthy” on Tuesday.
US immigration authorities detain the family of the man charged in the Colorado attack
The wife and five children of the man accused of throwing Molotov cocktails at demonstrators in Boulder were taken into custody Tuesday by federal immigration authorities.
Musk slams Trump’s tax bill as GOP senators race to meet a July 4th deadline
Tech billionaire Elon Musk, who recently left President Donald Trump's administration, has blasted the tax cuts and spending plans backed by the president that passed the House.
Meta turning to nuclear power for AI needs
Meta has cut a 20-year deal to secure nuclear power to help meet surging demand for artificial intelligence and other computing needs at Facebook’s parent company.
Judge say federal prisons must continue providing hormone therapy to transgender inmates
The federal Bureau of Prisons must continue providing hormone therapy and social accommodations to hundreds of transgender inmates following an executive order signed by President Donald Trump that led to a disruption in medical treatment, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.
Wake Forest baseball coach apologizes for apparent homophobic slur at NCAA regional
Wake Forest and baseball coach Tom Walter apologized for what appeared to be a homophobic slur caught by television cameras during an NCAA regional game against Tennessee.
Kennedy orders a review of baby formula. Here's what you should know
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has called for a comprehensive review of nutrients and other ingredients, such as heavy metals, in infant formula.
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