Russian President Vladimir Putin cautioned his officials to make sure their efforts to cool down an economy driven to overheating by military spending don't overshoot and drive it into recession. read more
Foreign students will be required to unlock their social media profiles to allow US diplomats to review their online activity before receiving educational and exchange visas, the state department has announced. Those who fail to do so will be suspected of hiding that activity from US officials.
The Trump administration will "reconsider" a ban on the use of asbestos in the U.S. that took a decades-long battle to be finalized, sparking concern among health advocates. "This is another attempt by industry, going back to when they blocked the first EPA asbestos ban in 1989, to allow for continued use of a deadly material responsible for some 40,000 U.S. deaths and some 250,000 worldwide deaths each year," Dr. Arthur L. Frank, a professor of public health and medicine at Drexel University, told Newsweek. "We know in some settings as little as one day of exposure can give some individuals cancer," he added.
In a rare interview with a foreign media organisation, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Sky News that Russia would react "very negatively" if Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed.
"It is my Great Honor to announce that I will be putting up two beautiful Flag Poles on both sides of the White House, North and South Lawns. It is a GIFT from me of something which was always missing from this magnificent place," the president wrote on Truth Social on Tuesday. "These are the most magnificent poles made " They are tall, tapered, rust proof, rope inside the pole, and of the highest quality," the president added. "Hopefully, they will proudly stand at both sides of the White House for many years to come!" read more
Marijuana use dramatically increases risk of dying from heart attacks and stroke, large study finds read more
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has called to "denaturalize and deport" Minnesota Representative Ilhan Omar after she made critical remarks about President Donald Trump and the trajectory of the United States. read more
After the U.S. Supreme Court's 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision overturned Roe v. Wade, states were given sweeping authority to ban and even criminalize abortion. In Texas -- where the officer who conducted this search is based -- abortion is now almost entirely banned. But in Washington and Illinois, where many of the searched Flock cameras are located, abortion remains legal and protected as a fundamental right up to fetal viability. read more
US Army COL Nathan McCormack, the Levant and Egypt branch chief at the JCS J5 planning directorate, was relieved of his position and is "under investigation" for making negative public comments about Israel. The field-grade combat veteran referred to "Netanyahu and his Judeo-supremacist cronies" in Washington as having "overwhelmingly" enabled Israel's "bad behavior." "These pro-Israel activists in the US prioritized support for Israel over our actual foreign interests." COL McCormack has also bashed Israel as a "death cult" that is America's "worst ally." "The Western states go to great lengths to avoid criticism of Israel, much out of Holocaust guilt. Israel's actions over decades have prompted the accusations of ethnic cleansing and genocide. Netanyahu and his Judeo-supremacist cronies are determined to prolong the conflict for their own goals: either to remain in power or to annex the land," he wrote on social media in May 2025. read more
Public split over use of local law enforcement for deportation efforts; majorities disapprove of suspending asylum applications read more
Barack Obama warns the U.S. is dangerously close' to slipping into autocracy under Trump In rare public remarks, the former president said recent actions from the administration are "not consistent with American democracy."
The 988 National Suicide & Crisis Lifeline will stop providing tailored support options to LGBTQ+ youth and young adults on July 17, according to a statement on a federal agency's website. read more
Fifty years ago on June 20, 1975, the movie "Jaws" debuted in theaters, making swimmers in every ocean think about sharing the water with an apex predator. Events to mark the day are occurring in Martha's Vineyard where Steven Spielberg shot the classic. "The majority of our hotels, if not all of them, are completely filled up this weekend," said Erica Ashton, executive director of the Martha's Vineyard Chamber of Commerce.
A Massachusetts jury on Wednesday acquitted Karen Read on all charges related to the death of her former boyfriend, Boston Police Officer John O'Keefe, who died more than three years ago. The verdict occurred during Read's second trial, after the first ended in a mistrial last year. Read did not testify in either trial. Read had been accused of hitting O'Keefe with her car outside a Boston house party and then leaving O'Keefe to die in a snow storm. However, her defense claimed the ex-cop was beaten and bitten by a dog and left in the cold, per the New York Post.
The Los Angeles Dodgers said Thursday it denied Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents entry to their stadium grounds. "This morning, ICE agents came to Dodger Stadium and requested permission to access the parking lots. They were denied entry to the grounds by the organization. Tonight's game will be played as scheduled," the Dodgers posted on social platform X.
SpaceX's Starship spacecraft exploded ahead of an engine test late Wednesday, sending a large fireball into the South Texas sky and dealing another major setback to Elon Musk's company. It was the fourth time the company has lost a Starship spacecraft this year.
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