Nation and World
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Trump says he’s ending trade talks with Canada over its ‘egregious Tax’ on technology firms
Jun 27, 2025 3:42 pm - WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Friday that he’s suspending trade talks with Canada over its plans to continue with its tax on technology firms, which he called ...
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RFK Jr. made promises about vaccines. Here’s what he’s done as health secretary
Jun 27, 2025 3:28 pm - During his Senate confirmation hearings, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suggested he wouldn’t undermine vaccines. “I am not going to go into HHS and impose my pre...
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Supreme Court preserves key part of Obamacare coverage requirements
Jun 27, 2025 10:14 am - The Supreme Court preserved a key part of the Affordable Care Act’s preventive health care coverage requirements on Friday, rejecting a challenge from Christian employers to the provision that affects some 150 million Americans.
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An Israeli strike kills 18 Palestinians in central Gaza as turmoil mounts over food distribution
Jun 27, 2025 9:37 am - An Israeli strike hit a street in central Gaza on Thursday where witnesses said a crowd of people was getting bags of flour from a Palestinian police unit that had confiscated the goods from gangs looting aid convoys. Hospital officials said 18 people were killed.
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Supreme Court limits nationwide injunctions, but fate of Trump birthright citizenship order unclear
Jun 27, 2025 9:23 am - A united conservative majority of the Supreme Court ruled Friday that federal judges lack the authority to grant nationwide injunctions, but the decision left unclear whether President Donald Trump’s restrictions on birthright citizenship could soon take effect in parts of the country.
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US stocks close at an all-time high just months after plunging on tariff fears
Jun 27, 2025 8:54 am - U.S. stocks closed at an all-time high, another milestone in a remarkable recovery from a springtime plunge caused by fears that the Trump administration’s trade policies could harm the economy.
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Iran’s top diplomat says talks with US ‘complicated’ by American strike on nuclear sites
Jun 27, 2025 8:38 am - Iran's top diplomat said the possibility of new negotiations with the United States on his country's nuclear program has been “complicated” by the American attack on three of the sites, which he conceded caused “serious damage."
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Iranian Kurdish dissidents abroad watch for signs of Tehran vulnerability after war with Israel
Jun 27, 2025 8:32 am - From abroad, Iranian Kurdish dissident groups have been watching closely for signs that Iran’s theocracy could falter in its grip on the country, battered by Israeli airstrikes in the intense, 12-day war until a U.S.-negotiated ceasefire halted the fighting.
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Ceasefire in Iran gives rise to new calls for a deal to end Gaza war
Jun 26, 2025 7:36 pm - CAIRO - Arab mediators and Israeli hostage families are making a renewed push this week for a deal to end the war in the Gaza Strip, using Israel’s successful strikes on ...
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Classified briefing on impact of Iran strikes leaves senators split
Jun 26, 2025 7:15 pm - Senators left a classified briefing about the impact of U.S. strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities split along party lines, with Republicans saying it reinforced their bel...