Trump takes aim at beef, fuel prices as inflation risks mount
President Donald Trump has mounted a new push to tackle affordability, taking aim at beef and gasoline amid surging consumer prices that may threaten his party’s hold on Congress.
Trump was poised to sign executive ...Read more
US colleges report 20% drop in foreign students over visa clampdown
The number of new foreign undergraduate students at U.S. colleges dropped by an average of 20% this spring from a year earlier, according to a study by a coalition of education groups, the latest sign that President Donald...Read more
Musk, Cook expected to join Trump for Xi summit in China
The White House is inviting Tesla Inc.’s Elon Musk, Apple Inc.’s Tim Cook, Boeing Co.’s Kelly Ortberg and executives from other large companies to accompany President Donald Trump on his trip to China this week, ...Read more
Judge issues injunction to keep DHS from attempting to block web page that monitors ICE
A federal judge has ordered officials at the U.S. Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security to drop a campaign aimed at getting Meta and Apple to shut down a Chicago-based ICE monitoring page and app, ...Read more
Kevin Warsh moves closer to Fed role with Senate cloture vote
WASHINGTON — The Senate moved a step closer to confirming Kevin Warsh, the nominee for chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, with a procedural vote Monday.
The Senate voted 49-44 to invoke cloture on Warsh’s ...Read more
Michigan Gov. Whitmer: State lawmakers need to pass money for updates to Selfridge air base soon
ST. CLAIR SHORES, Mich. — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer encouraged the Michigan Legislature to pass funding for Selfridge Air National Guard Base as the Harrison Township base prepares for a new fighter mission during an event ...Read more
Minnesota Senate OKs restrictions on ICE activity; path to law unclear
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Senate on Monday approved a legislative package to create new restrictions on federal immigration agents, including a ban on face coverings and new options for residents to sue federal agents ...Read more
California county sues Meta, alleging it made billions from scam ads as Californians lost billions
Santa Clara County sued Meta on Monday, accusing the tech giant of turning scam advertisements on Facebook and Instagram into a multibillion-dollar revenue stream while Californians lost billions to online fraud.
The ...Read more
Gunfire erupts in officer-involved shooting in Cambridge, Massachusetts
BOSTON — An eruption of gunfire in Cambridge locked down Memorial Drive on Monday afternoon, as police investigated an officer-involved shooting.
State Police responded at about 1:20 p.m., according to Massachusetts ...Read more
Amazon stops its sales of high-speed e-bikes in California
Amazon has halted California sales of e-bikes that don’t adhere to state law following a number of fatal collisions involving those or somewhat-similar vehicles and a consumer alert by the state’s attorney general last...Read more
Selena Gomez embraces Mexican heritage with 'meaningful' Rare Beauty campaign
Selena Gomez embraces her Mexican heritage.
The 33-year-old star has launched a new campaign for her Rare Beauty cosmetics brand featuring 48 people from across Latin America and explained that working with individuals ...Read more
New email phishing scam targets victims with bogus event invitations
Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday is warning residents about a new email scam involving fake digital event invitations.
The scam targets recipients from compromised accounts belonging to friends or acquaintances, ...Read more
US citizen infected with hantavirus now isolated in Nebraska
A U.S. citizen who was infected with hantavirus from the Hondius cruise ship is being cared for in a biocontainment unit in Nebraska, U.S. health officials said Monday, while another who developed symptoms despite not ...Read more
Bill to protect gender-affirming care moves forward in New Jersey after emotional hearing
TRENTON, N.J. — The New Jersey Senate health committee voted Monday to advance legislation that will protect gender-affirming care in the state after other states have sought restrictions, emboldened by President Donald ...Read more
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer losing fight to stay in power as rebellion spreads
LONDON — Keir Starmer was facing a decision to step down as prime minister as dozens of members of Parliament, including his own home secretary, joined the calls for him to set out a time table for his departure.
Home ...Read more
Wildfires in Broward and Miami-Dade counties cut road visibility and access
MIAMI — Wildfires continued to burn up large areas of Broward and Miami-Dade counties on Monday.
While there have been no reported injuries, the smoke from the fires is reducing visibility on the roads, officials said. ...Read more
Fresh gang attacks frustrate Haiti businesses, hit charity hospital as residents flee
A new wave of violence by armed groups fighting for territorial control in Haiti has left at least eight people dead in the Lower Artibonite region north of the capital over the weekend, and forced the evacuation of ...Read more
ICE told Florida police to seek approval before sharing records, report says
TAMPA, Fla. — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is directing local police agencies in Florida to get federal approval before releasing information related to partnership agreements, according to a report by the ...Read more
Supreme Court extends order allowing abortion pills by mail
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court extended a temporary order that lets medical providers keep dispensing a widely used abortion pill by mail while the justices debate privately how to handle the issue.
The order keeps...Read more
Boston City Council budget chair pitches defunding Fire Department to restore mayor's $724,000 veterans cut
BOSTON — Boston City Councilor Ben Weber, who chairs the Council’s budget process, caused a stir by saying that he’s considering cutting from the Fire Department to restore the mayor’s proposed $724,000 cut to the ...Read more
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