China canceled 12,000 metric tons of United States pork shipments amid a high-stakes trade standoff between the superpowers, according to data released Thursday. China, one of the biggest U.S. trading partners, axed 12,000 metric tons of U.S. pork orders, the data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) shows. The move represents the biggest cancellation of pork orders since the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted supply chains and stalled economies around the world, Bloomberg News reported. China, behind Mexico and Japan, was the U.S.'s third-biggest market for pork in 2024, importing some 475,000 metric tons valued at more than $1.1 billion. Read more
Political parties need votes from people, and voters do not like being murdered or seeing their countrymen killed. So you would expect all politicians to take their side on least on this. But when it comes to Democrats, you'd be wrong about that.
Houthi rebels in Yemen have shot down seven US Reaper drones in less than six weeks, a loss of aircraft worth more than US$200 million (NZ$334m) in what is becoming the most dramatic cost to the Pentagon of the military campaign against the Iran-backed militants. According to defence officials, three of the drones were shot down in the past week " suggesting the militants' targeting of the unmanned aircraft flying over Yemen has improved. The drones were doing attack runs or conducting surveillance, and they crashed both into the water and onto land, said the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss military operations.
The Honorable Pete Hegseth is the 29th Secretary of Defense, sworn in on Jan. 25, 2025. Hegseth was commissioned as an infantry officer in the U.S. Army National Guard after graduating from Princeton University in 2003. He participated in a number of active-duty deployments during his time in service, including operations in Guantanamo Bay, Iraq and Afghanistan. Hegseth also served in multiple staff positions in the National Guard. Read more
Ocean County wildfire consumes more than 15,000 acres, could be largest in nearly 20 years There is an Air Quality Alert in South Jersey due to the wildfire smoke; fire now 50% contained. Read more
The 2025 NFL Draft has finally arrived! We're closing in on the Tennessee Titans making the first pick. There's not much suspense around the top selection " hello, Cam Ward! " but much of the draft figures to be wide open. We'll be here for all the craziness, including trying to figure out where Colorado star quarterback Shadeur Sanders lands. In the meantime, we try to answer the biggest questions heading into Thursday's night first round. You can watch Yahoo Sports' NFL Draft Live show starting at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on Thursday for the first round, and continuing at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT on Friday for the second and third rounds. Nate Tice and Charles McDonald, our two NFL Draft experts, will deliver pick-by-pick analysis alongside Yahoo Sports fantasy analyst Matt Harmon and NFL host Jason Fitz. Senior NFL reporters Charles Robinson and Jori Epstein will also make appearances, and you can hear Tice, McDonald and Harmon every week on Yahoo Sports' "Football 301" podcast.
"People inside the Trump White House are alerting Wall Street execs they are nearing an agreement in principle on trade with India, according to my sources who are senior Wall Street execs w ties to the White House," Gasparino reported. "No details on timing, and recall that we have been here before with Japan only to have the goal posts changed, and terms renegotiated. But if this holds, the India deal being envisioned will include agreed upon goals, and issues that have been addressed and resolved as well as a deadline for the fully-baked trade pact, my sources say."
Trump receives his best marks on border security, as a 55% majority approves. That's the only issue where his ratings are in positive territory. On immigration, a record high of 47% approve of Trump (48% disapprove), while a new low of 38% approve on the economy (56% disapprove). His worst ratings are on inflation (33% approve, 59% disapprove), followed by tariffs (33%-58%), foreign policy (40%-54%), taxes (38%-53%), and guns (41%-44%).
Attorney General Pam Bondi announced forming a task force to tackle anti-Christian biases in the US.
The generosity of President Trump's unprecedented Ukraine peace proposal has stunned and delighted the Kremlin's premier propagandists. Instead of the supposed Art of the Deal, they are celebrating President Putin's "art of the steal." On Wednesday, state TV show 60 Minutes broadcast the clips of President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio on repeat. The Russian networks are thrilled with their words, which carry an enormous propaganda value for the Kremlin. Writer Sergey Strokan marveled, "Who could have imagined this?" Beaming ear-to-ear, host Olga Skabeeva replied, "No one ever"they can't believe it even now"if you're talking about Donald Trump. It's shocking, it really is. Completely incredible!"
As President Trump suddenly starts to retreat on many fronts, Democratic strategist Simon Rosenberg explains why Democrats should make Trump's weakness central to their case against him.
China has called on the US to cancel its sweeping tariffs on Chinese goods entering the country as a sign that the President Donald Trump is serious about resolving the trade war between the two countries. A Chinese official said there had been no trade talks with the US, despite suggestions otherwise from the Trump administration. Read more
President Donald Trump is not happy with Russian President Vladimir Putin, and we know this because he took to social media and wrote, "I am not happy" following Russian missile strikes on the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. In a Thursday morning social media post, Trump wrote, "I am not happy with the Russian strikes on KYIV. Not necessary, and very bad timing. Vladimir, STOP! 5000 soldiers a week are dying. Lets get the Peace Deal DONE!"
If California was its own country, its economy would now rank as the fourth largest of any nation in the globe, Gov. Gavin Newsom said this week. Newsom announced the state's new economic ranking Wednesday after recently released data from the International Monetary Fund and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis indicated that California's nominal gross domestic product now exceeds Japan's. According to the data, California's nominal GDP reached $4.1 trillion, surpassing Japan's $4.02 trillion. That places the Golden State behind only the United States at $29.18 trillion, China at $18.74 trillion, and Germany at $4.65 trillion.
Orders for durable goods, items ranging from toasters to aircraft meant to last three years or more, jumped 9.2% last month after slightly downwardly revised 0.9% gain in February, the Commerce Department's Census Bureau said on Thursday. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast durable goods orders advancing 2.0% after a previously reported 1.0% gain in February. Read more
