US appeals court hears arguments about legality of Trump tariffs | Courts News
Oral arguments over United States President Donald Trump’s power to impose tariffs have kicked off before a US appeals court after a lower court ruled…
UK, US and allies accuse Iran of cross-border assassination plots | Politics News
UK and 13 allies have accused Iran of plotting killings and kidnappings on Western soil.The United Kingdom and 13 allied nations have publicly accused Iran’s…
Trump plans to revive the Presidential Fitness Test for American schoolchildren
WASHINGTON — President Trump on Thursday plans to reestablish the Presidential Fitness Test for American schoolchildren, a program created in 1966 to help interest young people in…
Trump to pause new tariffs on Mexico for 90 days
July 31 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he won't raise tariffs on Mexican goods Friday for 90 days, in hopes that a…
Pam Bondi: Who is Trump’s attorney general handling the Epstein files? | Donald Trump News
United States Attorney General Pam Bondi has emerged as one of the most embattled top officials in the administration of United States President Donald Trump,…
New poll finds Americans perceive less racial discrimination in US | Race Issues News
Less than half of Americans believe racial minorities face substantial discrimination, in a reversal of the previous trend.Only 40 percent of people in the United…
Fewer Americans see discrimination as anti-DEI push gains traction, poll shows
WASHINGTON — Slightly less than half of U.S. adults believe that Black people face “a great deal” or “quite a bit” of discrimination in the United States,…
Trump seeks to use Canada’s recognition of Palestinian state as leverage in trade talks
WASHINGTON — President Trump said Canada’s announcement that it will recognize a Palestinian state “will make it very hard” for the U.S. to reach a trade agreement…
L.A. City Council bans N-word and C-word at meetings
Speakers at Los Angeles City Council meetings will be banned from using the N-word and the C-word, the council decided Wednesday.The ban comes after years…
Global corporations in Korea warn against pro-labor bill
The American Chamber of Commerce in Korea, which represents hundreds of companies mostly from the United States, opposes the introduction of a controversial pro-labor bill…
Lebanon’s President Aoun reiterates calls for Hezbollah to disarm | Hezbollah News
Despite US pressure, Hezbollah has rejected calls for its disarmament, saying that to do so would be ‘serving the Israeli project’.Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has…
A climate-saving lithium mine could doom an endangered desert flower
Two scenes. Two storytellers. Two visions for a climate-altered American West.On an overcast spring morning, I hopped a low metal fence off a lonely dirt…
Kamala Harris move leaves one door open while closing another
By closing one door, Kamala Harris has left another ajar.Running for California governor in 2026, which she ruled out Wednesday, would almost certainly have precluded…
Senate Democrats vote against arms sales to Israel in record number
July 31 (UPI) -- The U.S. Senate has approved weapons sales to Israel, despite the fact that a majority of Senate Democrats voted against the…
Contributor: Voters wouldn’t want such a big government if they had to pay for it
Having extended most of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and added even more tax breaks, Congress is once again punting on the central…
Ukraine parliament votes to restore anti-corruption agencies after protests | Russia-Ukraine war News
Ukraine’s parliament has voted to restore the independence of two key anti-corruption agencies, moving to defuse the country’s biggest political crisis since Russia’s invasion.Lawmakers on…
Trump is getting his way in his global trade war, like it or not
WASHINGTON — When President Trump rocked the economy with an unprecedented attack on global trade in April, the plan was dismissed as swaggering, capricious and unsustainable. Market…
Trump signs order to justify 50% tariffs on Brazil
WASHINGTON — President Trump signed an executive order Wednesday to impose his threatened 50% tariffs on Brazil, setting a legal rationale that Brazil’s policies and criminal prosecution…
A dozen Democrats sue ICE for preventing detention center oversight visits
WASHINGTON — A dozen Democratic House members — including four from California — sued the Trump administration Wednesday after lawmakers were repeatedly denied access to immigrant detention…
Video: Canada says it will recognise a Palestinian state, with conditions | United Nations
NewsFeedCanada has become the latest country to announce its intention to recognise a Palestinian state if certain conditions are met. Prime Minister Mark Carney condemned…