The Trump administration has declined to release nearly $7 billion in federal funding that helps pay for after-school and summer programs, support for students learning English, teacher training and other services. read more
President Donald Trump visited the new migrant detention center in the Florida Everglades dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz" and "Gator Gitmo." Video revealed rows upon rows of empty industrial metal bunk beds enclosed in hastily constructed cages made up of chain fences. "[President] Biden wanted me in here, that son of a b"h," Trump said jokingly. "I looked outside, and that's not a place I want to go hiking anytime soon," Trump told reporters after his tour. "We're surrounded by miles of treacherous swampland, and the only way out is really deportation." The complex, located at the Dade Collier Training and Transition Airport, will cost an estimated $450 million a year to operate, and the first victims are set to arrive this week. Alligators, crocodiles, pythons, and a host of pathogen-carrying mosquitos infest the swamps. read more
Private sector hiring unexpectedly contracted in June, payrolls processing firm ADP said Wednesday, in a possible sign that the economy may not be as sturdy as investors believe as they bid the S&P 500 back up to record territory to end the month. read more
Columbia University has confirmed a data breach involving personal information of students and applicants ... read more
The arrests came after a similar operation in Istanbul earlier this year that saw the arrest of its mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, the principal political rival of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
It was a surprising statement from Attorney General Pam Bondi as the Trump administration promises to release more files from its sex trafficking investigation of Jeffrey Epstein: The FBI, she said, was reviewing "tens of thousands of videos" of the wealthy financier ... read more
Kazakhstan is prohibiting people from wearing clothing in public that obscures the face and impedes facial recognition, becoming the latest Central Asian country to restrict veils worn by Muslim women. read more
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered a pause in sending a shipment of missiles and ammunition to Ukraine amid concern about the U.S. military's stockpiles, according to two defense officials, two congressional officials and two sources with knowledge. read more
Ahead of the July Fourth holiday and the country's 249th birthday, three-quarters of Americans say democracy is under serious threat, according to a new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll. read more
Zeeshan Aleem: The Musk-Trump feud is heating up again, and Musk is warning about the possibility of political sabotage. read more
Iran is keeping its nuclear ambitions more closely guarded than ever after last month's attacks by Israel and the U.S., introducing additional ambiguity to the Islamic Republic's diplomatic showdown with Washington. read more
Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart, who became a household name amassing an enormous following and multimillion-dollar ministry only to be undone by his penchant for prostitutes, has died. read more
Rush University Medical Center in Chicago is adding a new twist to its curriculum for medical students and residents, using AI tools and learning modules to teach how to more quickly identify measles rashes on different skin tones. read more
As evidence mounts that voters in Trump country are getting hammered by his biggest initiatives, an economist paints a dark picture of just how bad the sum total of these policies will be for working people. read more
Waffle House had a welcome announcement for customers of its round-the-clock breakfast offerings: it has officially taken its egg surcharge off the menu. read more
US auto sales are losing momentum after a springtime surge fueled by shoppers racing to buy cars before President Donald Trump's auto tariffs drove up prices. read more
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