China on Wednesday announced it will suspend some of its highest retaliatory tariffs on the U.S. for a period of one year, part of a truce reached between President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping when they met last week. American exports of soybeans to China will remain under a 13 percent tariff, Reuters reported, even […]
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered officials on Wednesday to submit proposals for a possible resumption of nuclear tests in response to President Donald Trump’s statements last week that appeared to suggest the U.S. will restart its own atomic tests. Speaking at a meeting with his Security Council, Putin reaffirmed his earlier statement […]
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A week before what the Indigenous Krenak people now call “the death of the river,” they say they could feel it coming. The birds stopped singing, the air grew heavy, and an unusual silence settled over their village in Minas Gerais, a southeastern Brazilian state where forested hills give way to […]
Elon Musk on Tuesday lauded President Trump’s decision to renominate Jared Isaacman to lead NASA after pulling his nomination in May. The tech giant posted a heart, rocket ship, and American flag emoji on the social platform X, along with a screenshot of the president’s statement on Truth Social announcing the move. “Jared’s passion for […]
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced another U.S. military strike against an alleged drug-trafficking boat in the Eastern Pacific on Tuesday, killing two “narco-terrorists.” Hegseth said U.S. forces struck a vessel operated by a designated terrorist organization, and the boat was operating in international waters. It is unclear which terrorist group the Defense secretary is referring […]
President Trump said Tuesday he was once again nominating astronaut and entrepreneur Jared Isaacman to lead NASA, roughly five months after he had withdrawn Isaacman as his choice to lead the space agency. “Jared’s passion for Space, astronaut experience, and dedication to pushing the boundaries of exploration, unlocking the mysteries of the universe, and advancing […]
The Department of Energy announced $625 million in funding Tuesday to renew five quantum research centers established under the first Trump administration. Each research center is set to receive $125 million in funding over the next five years, as they study different facets of quantum science and technology, which rely on the principles of quantum […]
All nations of the world had homework this year: submit new-and-improved plans to fight climate change. But the plans they handed in “have barely moved the needle” on reducing Earth’s future warming, a new United Nations report finds. And a good chunk of that progress is counteracted by the United States’ withdrawal from the effort, […]
In recent weeks, automakers and other companies in the vehicle space are pulling back their investments in electric vehicles (EVs), including laying off workers in multiple states. The moves come in the wake of Republicans’ One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which repealed incentives for consumers to buy electric cars. GM in particular is set to […]
Several Republican senators lambasted the Department of Defense’s (DOD) policy office and its leader for not informing the Senate Armed Services Committee about major decisions, including the withdrawal of some U.S. troops from Romania and halting of some assistance to Ukraine. “It looks to us like some of the big decisions coming out of the […]