Trump, Xi to meet in Beijing as Iran war and trade tensions test fragile truce
President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping are set to meet in Beijing this week for a high-stakes summit shaped by trade tensions, the war in Iran, Taiwan and competition over advanced technology. The talks begin Thursday and mark the first visit by a U.S. president to Beijing in nearly nine years. Both governments […]
How a changing CDC is handling the hantavirus outbreak
While the hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship last month has generated international headlines, public health experts say the virus is unlikely to evolve into a broader epidemic or pandemic threat. Still, several global health experts have criticized the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for its slow response to the outbreak. Though the […]
Were Trump assassination attempts real? Nearly one-third of Americans think not
President Donald Trump has repeatedly amplified conspiracy theories throughout his political career — from his allegation that former President Barack Obama was not born in the United States to his claim that his enemies, not his supporters, were behind the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol. Now, a substantial number of Americans say […]
Trump wants to lift hunting restrictions at national parks, but that’s not the only change
The U.S. Interior Department is looking to scale back hunting restrictions in national parks in the Trump administration’s latest change in how Americans can use federal lands. The opening of more park land to hunters is the result of a directive that Interior Secretary Doug Burgum issued in January as part of an attempt to […]
590,000 people paid a $100 deposit to pre-order a Trump phone. 11 months later, they’re still waiting for delivery
Nearly one year after the Trump Organization unveiled its mobile service provider, Trump Mobile, and its flagship smartphone, the T1, customers who pre-ordered — and partly paid for — their devices have still not received them. And now President Donald Trump’s company says customers may never see the phone. Despite taking in more than $59 […]
‘TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE:’ Trump criticizes Iran’s response to US proposal
President Donald Trump took to social media on Sunday to express his displeasure with Iran’s response to the United States’ proposal to end the war. “I have just read the response from Iran’s so-called ‘Representatives,” Trump posted. “I don’t like it — TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!” Earlier in the day, Iranian state media reported that Iran formally submitted its […]
Army identifies soldier recovered after training exercise disappearance in Morocco
A U.S. Army soldier whose body was recovered along the Moroccan coastline has been identified as 1st Lt. Kendrick Lamont Key Jr., U.S. Army officials said. He is one of two American service members who went missing during a joint military exercise earlier this month. Moroccan military personnel recovered Key’s body May 9 along the […]
Trump administration proposes rule to make offering fertility benefits easier on employers
The Labor, Health and Human Services and Treasury Departments are proposing a rule that aims to expand employers’ abilities to offer fertility benefits to workers. This rule would create a new category of limited excepted benefits, giving fertility benefits the same exemptions as vision and dental. Excepted benefits do not have to meet the same […]
Gaza aid flotilla activists released from Israeli prison, deported
Two activists on a Gaza aid flotilla who were detained after Israel intercepted their vessels have been released and deported. Spanish-Swedish citizen Saif Abukeshek, who is of Palestinian origin, and Brazilian citizen Thiago Ávila were taken to Shikma Prison after Israeli forces seized 22 boats carrying around 175 activists near Crete, Greece. A total of […]
