WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS - President Donald Trump said on Monday the U.S. would impose a 25% tariff on imports from Japan and South Korea beginning August 1 as he unveiled the first two of what he has said will be a wave of letters to trading partners outlining the new levies they...
Wall Street Knocked Lower by Tariff Jitters, Musk’s Political Plan Hurts Tesla
Wall Street kicked off the week on a dour note, with fresh tariff uncertainty rattling investors, while Tesla shares dropped after CEO Elon Musk announced his political party ambitions. Electric vehicle maker Tesla fell 7% to a near one-month low and was on track for its worst day in over...
Trial Over Free Speech on Campus, and Trump’s Student Crackdown, Begins
BOSTON — A federal judge in Boston on Monday will hear opening statements in a trial expected to cut to the heart of several of the most divisive issues in U.S. politics, including President Donald Trump, Israel and free speech on college campuses. The case, filed by a pair of...
Planned Parenthood Sues Trump Administration Over Planned Defunding
Planned Parenthood sued the Trump administration on Monday over a provision in President Donald Trump's sweeping domestic policy bill that would strip funding from health centers operated by the reproductive healthcare and abortion provider. In a complaint filed in Boston federal court, Planned Parenthood said the provision is unconstitutional, and...
San Luis Obispo’s Madre Fire Injures 1 Firefighter, Burns Over 80,000 Acres
Update on July 7, 2025 at 1:21 p.m. CalFire reports that the fire grew to 80,603 acres. Original Story A wildfire burning along Highway 166 in San Luis Obispo County has scorched 80,480 acres as of Monday morning, officials said. The Madre Fire, which ignited Wednesday, July 2, is 30%...
Two Border Patrol Officers Injured After Gunman Opens Fire in Texas
WASHINGTON - U.S. Department of Homeland Security said on Monday two officers and a Border Patrol employee were injured after someone opened fire at the entrance of the Border Patrol facility in McAllen, Texas. The suspected shooter was "neutralized" by Border Patrol agents and local police, the department said. President...
Fresno Police Arrest 9 at Independence Day DUI Checkpoint
Nine drivers were arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence during a DUI checkpoint in Fresno on the night of July 4, the Fresno Police Department said in a statement. The checkpoint was held at Belmont and Glenn avenues from 9 p.m. to 4 a.m., where officers said they...
Schumer Wants Probe of National Weather Service Response in Texas
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate's top Democrat on Monday asked a government watchdog to investigate whether cuts at the National Weather Service affected the forecasting agency's response to catastrophic flooding in Central Texas. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer asked the Department of Commerce's acting inspector general Monday to probe whether...
Israeli Guilt Over Gaza Lurks Beneath Silence and Denial
In a Haaretz opinion piece, Ofri Ilany explores the psychological toll of Israel's war in Gaza, describing a personal encounter with a friend that devolved into argument — rooted, Ilany believes, in suppressed collective guilt over the ongoing destruction in Gaza. Though not discussed directly, he argues, that guilt manifests...
Trump Criticized for Using Antisemitic ‘Shylock’ to Describe Bankers
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump drew criticism for using the antisemitic term "Shylock" to describe some bankers during remarks on his signature tax-cut and spending legislation that just passed Congress. "Think of that: No death tax. No estate tax. No going to the banks and borrowing from, in some cases,...