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Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Mike Waltz, the former national security adviser who left his position in May in the wake of the Signal chat controversy in March, will face a confirmation hearing Tuesday on Capitol Hill for his nomination as United Nations ambassador. Waltz came under intense scrutiny in March for inadvertently adding a […]
Photo by Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images (Ukraine) — About 70% of children in Ukraine — roughly 3.5 million — do not have access to basic goods and services, such as adequate food or shelter, more than three years into the country’s ongoing war with Russia, according to new data published Thursday from UNICEF. This is a […]
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump has posted two letters on his social media platform announcing new tariffs on the European Union and Mexico that will take effect on Aug. 1. Trump will impose a 30% tariff on Mexico due to fentanyl crossing the border, he said in a letter to Mexican President […]
Stephanie Keith/Getty Images (MINNEAPOLIS) — A lot has changed in the year since George Floyd’s death at the hands of police sparked a nationwide reckoning. Amid the outcry, Confederate monuments were removed and hauled away. Racially insensitive scenes from popular TV shows, like Golden Girls and The Office, were pulled by streaming services. And, along with all the new racial equity initiatives announced […]
Michael Sorrow/Anadolu via Getty Images (BUDAPEST) — President Donald Trump threatened “severe tariffs” against Russia if a ceasefire deal isn’t reached in 50 days over its war in Ukraine. “We’re very, very unhappy with them,” Trump said of Russia during remarks in the Oval Office alongside NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte on Monday. “Tariffs at about […]
Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Senate Republicans are expected to spend the week rushing to try to deliver President Donald Trump a package that formalizes some of the cuts made by Elon Musks’ Department of Government Efficiency by striking $9.4 billion from the previously approved federal budget. Congress has until the end of the week […]
Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office (CLACKAMAS COUNTY, Ore.) — An avid mountain biker has been reported missing in Oregon after not returning from a planned biking trip near Mount Hood on Friday, according to the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office. Ralph Sawyer, 52, was reported missing on Friday at approximately 10:30 p.m. after he had left home […]
Photo by Eric Vryn/Getty Images (Texas) — Central Texas is continuing to recover from one of the deadliest floods in the state’s history, which killed more than 120 people, many of whom were children. While there is an economic toll from floods due to the damage it causes to property, commerce and transportation, there is a risk […]
Matteo Colombo/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Stocks were mixed in early trading on Monday after President Donald Trump over the weekend issued 30% tariffs on the European Union and Mexico, rekindling tensions with two of the largest U.S. trade partners and threatening to raise consumer prices. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 115 points, or […]
Hotels.com We’re all dreaming to get away after the 2020 we had, so Hotels.com is offering some lucky would-be travelers the vacation of their dreams — literally. As part of a new contest, the booking site has tapped expert dream interpreters Anna Toonk and Nina Endrst to translate what your actual dreams mean, and then they’ll base your ideal travel destination […]
