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EU retaliates against Trump's trade moves and hits beef, whiskey, motorcycles with targeted tariffs

By LORNE COOK and DAVID McHUGH
Mar 12, 2025 8:04 am - The European Union on Wednesday announced retaliatory trade action with new duties on U.S. industrial and farm products, responding within hours to the Trump administration's increase in tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports to 25%.
US arms flow to Ukraine again as the Kremlin mulls a ceasefire proposal

By SAMYA KULLAB
Mar 12, 2025 7:59 am - U.S. arms deliveries to Ukraine resumed Wednesday, officials said, a day after the Trump administration lifted its suspension of military aid for Kyiv in its fight against Russia's invasion, and Ukrainian officials signaled that they were open to a 30-day ceasefire backed by Washington.
NTSB urges ban on some helicopter flights at Washington airport where 67 people died

By JOSH FUNK and JOHN SEEWER
Mar 11, 2025 1:53 pm - Federal investigators looking for the cause of the January collision between a passenger jet and an Army helicopter near Washington, D.C., that killed 67 people recommended a ban on some helicopter flights Tuesday to improve safety.
RFK Jr. gives food companies ultimatum to remove artificial dyes

By Deena Shanker
Mar 11, 2025 10:46 am - Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. met with top executives from Kraft Heinz Co., General Mills Inc. and other food companies Monday and requested they remove artificial dyes before the end of his term.
Trump doubles tariffs on Canadian metals, causing Ontario to back down on electricity price hikes

By JOSH BOAK
Mar 11, 2025 10:18 am - President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he will double his planned tariffs on steel and aluminum from 25% to 50% for Canada, escalating a trade war with the United States' northern neighbor.
Southwest Airlines breaks with another tradition and checked bags will cost you now

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN
Mar 11, 2025 9:09 am - Southwest Airlines said Tuesday that it will begin charging customers a fee to check bags, abandoning a decades-long practice that executives had described last fall as key to differentiating the budget carrier from its rivals.
Republicans are marching ahead with a government funding bill despite Democratic opposition

By KEVIN FREKING
Mar 11, 2025 6:27 am - Republicans will face a critical test of their unity when a spending bill that would avoid a partial government shutdown and keep federal agencies funded through September comes up for a vote.
US resumes military aid and intelligence sharing as Ukraine says it is open to a 30-day ceasefire

By MATTHEW LEE
Mar 11, 2025 6:08 am - The Trump administration lifted its suspension of military aid and intelligence sharing for Ukraine, and Kyiv signaled that it was open to a 30-day ceasefire in the war with Russia, pending Moscow’s agreement, American and Ukrainian officials said Tuesday following talks in Saudi Arabia.
Ontario slaps 25% tax increase on electricity exports to US in response to Trump’s trade war

By ROB GILLIES
Mar 10, 2025 3:52 pm - Ontario's premier, the leader of Canada’s most populous province, announced that effective Monday it is charging 25% more for electricity to 1.5 million Americans in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war.
Stocks’ sell-off worsens as Wall Street wonders how much pain Trump will accept for the economy

By STAN CHOE
Mar 10, 2025 3:29 pm - The U.S. stock market’s sell-off cut deeper on Monday as Wall Street questioned how much pain President Donald Trump will let the economy endure through tariffs and other policies in order to get what he wants.

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