Apple to commit another $100 billion for U.S. manufacturing, White House says
Apple, which was singled out by the Trump administration earlier this year over its production practices, plans to take a further step to highlight its…
New York City board denies Mayor Adams $3M in matching campaign funds
Aug. 6 (UPI) -- New York City's Campaign Finance Board denied Mayor Eric Adams' request for more than $3 million in matching campaign funds after…
ESPN to buy NFL Network, other media assets
Aug. 6 (UPI) -- ESPN announced Wednesday that it has made a non-binding agreement with the National Football League to acquire the NFL Network and…
Trump creates new tariff on imports from India, bringing total to 50%
Aug. 6 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump on Wednesday raised tariffs on goods imported from India to 50% in response to the country's continued purchase…
Two 15-year-olds arrested in attack on former DOGE staffer
Aug. 6 (UPI) -- Two 15-year-olds were arrested in an alleged attack on a former Department of Government Efficiency employee. Edward Coristine, 19, whose nickname…
Elon Musk says improved Tesla full self-driving technology is coming soon
Aug. 6 (UPI) -- Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced Wednesday that the U.S. automaker is working on an improved full-self driving, or FSD, model that…
The Sports Report: Max Muncy has big night as Dodgers win
From Jack Harris: It might be a cliché this time of year, how injured players who return after the trade deadline can serve as de…
Justice Department publishes list of 35 ‘sanctuary’ jurisdictions
Aug. 6 (UPI) -- The Justice Department has published a list of 35 so-called sanctuary jurisdictions as it plans to sue them amid the Trump…
Kennedy ends federal mRNA vaccine projects over experts’ objections
1 of 3 | US President Donald Trump, left, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., US secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), who announced the…
Trump to lead task force on ’28 Summer Olympics
1 of 7 | President Donald Trump speaks before signing an executive order establishing a White House task force for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic…
U.S. declines to pursue death penalty against accused cartel kingpins
Federal authorities in the United States revealed Tuesday that they will not seek the death penalty against three reputed Mexican drug cartel leaders, including an…
Trump: Federalize D.C. and prosecute teens as adults
Aug. 5 (UPI) -- Washington, D.C., would become a federal district and prosecute teens as adults if crime in the nation's capital does not recede…
Son Heung-min is signing with LAFC for MLS-record transfer fee
LAFC’s signing of South Korean national team captain Son Heung-min appears to be one of those rare acquisitions that checks every box and helps everybody.…
Great Plains lighting bolt spanning three states sets shocking record
1 of 2 | An image from NOAA’s advanced GOES-16 satellite of the thunderstorm helped verify the record size of a megaflash lightning bolt on…
Trump’s politically motivated sanctions against Brazil strain relations among old allies
SAO PAULO — President Trump has made clear who his new Latin America priority is: former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, a personal and political ally.In doing so,…
Rwanda agrees to take deportees from the U.S. after a previous migrant deal with the U.K. collapsed
KIGALI, Rwanda — Rwanda on Tuesday became the third African nation to agree to accept deportees from the United States under the Trump administration’s plans to send…
Switzerland’s president rushes to Washington in effort to avert steep U.S. tariffs
GENEVA — Switzerland’s president and other top officials were traveling to Washington on Tuesday in a hastily arranged trip aimed at striking a deal with the Trump…
Trump: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent doesn’t want to be Federal Reserve chair
Aug. 5 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is no longer on the list to replace Federal Reserve Chair…
The Sports Report: New Dodgers acquisition falters in loss
From Kevin Baxter: Brock Stewart slumped in front of a mostly empty locker in the middle of the Dodgers clubhouse Monday afternoon, a stall that…
Trump threatens India with tariffs over buying Russian oil
India Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hands with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, on Thursday, February…