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The growing list of political violence in the U.S.
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro angrily called for an end to rising political violence just hours after a man broke into the governor’s mansion and set it on fire.
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WATCH: College football trophy comes apart in Vance's hands at White House
The College Football Playoff National Championship Trophy came apart during a White House visit by the Ohio State Buckeyes football team Monday as Vice President Vance tried to pick it up. As President Trump posed for pictures with the team, Vance, an Ohio State alumnus, walked over to a table where the trophy was sitting...
Published on: April 14, 2025 | Source:White House launches national security investigation into pharma, semiconductors
The Trump administration disclosed Monday that it had opened an investigation into the effects on national security of importing certain pharmaceuticals, a move widely seen as the prelude to initiating tariffs on prescription drugs. TheDepartment of Commercein a Federal Register notice said the probe, known as a Section 232 investigation, began April 1, the day...
Published on: April 14, 2025 | Source:Pfizer abandons potential obesity treatment pill
The drugmaker said Tuesday that it would stop studying danuglipron after a participant in one of its trials experienced a possible drug-induced liver injury that ended once the person stopped taking the treatment.
Published on: April 14, 2025 | Source:Russia's Palm Sunday attack against Ukraine triggers calls for more US pressure on Putin
A devastating Russian attack against Ukraine on Palm Sunday, coming days after Russian President Vladimir Putin shook hands with President Trump’s top negotiator, is raising doubt about the U.S.'s strategy in ceasefire talks with Moscow. Ukraine, its allies and supporters say the Sumy strike, which killed at least 34 people, including two children, and injured...
Published on: April 14, 2025 | Source:Trump digs in on deportations
Presented by Ericsson — Trump on Monday hosted President Nayib Bukeleof El Salvador at the White House, the latest foreign leader to be brought into the Oval Office for a conversation with Trump and senior officials in front of the press. {beacon} Trump finds an ally in El Salvador’s Bukele PRESIDENT TRUMP IS DIGGING IN...
Published on: April 14, 2025 | Source:AP report: Second round of Iran nuclear talks set for Saturday as Trump criticizes Iran for ‘tapping us along’
President Donald Trump complained Monday about the pace of nuclear talks between the United States and Iran as the two countries start a new round of pivotal negotiations.
Published on: April 14, 2025 | Source:Agriculture secretary fires back at NY Democrat over food programs
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins and Rep. Pat Ryan (D-N.Y.) are in disagreement over the Trump administration's decision to cancel funding for crucial food assistance programs, with Rollins dismissing concerns as "fake news" and Ryan accusing the administration of harming needy families.
Published on: April 14, 2025 | Source:Pennsylvania arson suspect being treated at hospital, police say
A man who allegedly scaled an iron security fence in the middle of the night, eluded police and set fire to the Pennsylvania governor’s mansion was in police custody at a hospital after an unrelated medical event, state police said Monday.
Published on: April 14, 2025 | Source:Trump considers pausing his auto tariffs to give carmakers more time
When Trump announced the 25 percent auto tariffs on March 27, he described them as “permanent.” His hard lines on trade have become increasingly blurred as he has sought to limit the possible economic and political blowback from his policies.
Published on: April 14, 2025 | Source:Trump says he's considering 'help' for auto companies hit by tariffs
President Donald Trump on Monday suggested that he might temporarily exempt some auto manufacturersfrom tariffs he previously imposed on the sector, to give carmakers time to adjust their supply chains.
Published on: April 14, 2025 | Source:What we know now that Trump has paused tariffs on electronics
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick later said that this was only a temporary reprieve — telling ABC's "This Week" on Sunday that electronics will be included under future sector-specific tariffs on semiconductor products, set to arrive in "probably a month or two."
Published on: April 14, 2025 | Source:Federal judge in Vermont considers whether he has jurisdiction of detained Tufts University student’s case
Rumeysa Ozturk was taken by immigration officials as she was walking in a Boston suburb on March 25.
Published on: April 14, 2025 | Source:Brazil’s Bolsonaro in intensive care after 12-hour surgery
Brazilian doctors say that former President Jair Bolsonaro is conscious and remains in intensive care following a 12-hour bowel obstruction surgery.
Published on: April 14, 2025 | Source:Hungary's parliament amends constitution to ban 2SLGBTQ events
Hungary's parliament on Monday passed an amendment to the constitution that allows the government to ban public events by 2SLGBTQ+ communities, a decision that legal scholars and critics call another step toward authoritarianism by the populist government.
Published on: April 14, 2025 | Source:Mario Vargas Llosa, Peruvian author and Nobel laureate, dies at 89
Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa, Nobel literature laureate and a giant of Latin American letters for many decades, has died.
Published on: April 14, 2025 | Source:Historic antitrust trial could force Meta to break off Instagram, WhatsApp
A historic antitrust trial began Monday for Meta Platforms Inc. in a case that could force the tech giant to break off Instagram and WhatsApp.
Published on: April 14, 2025 | Source:Aimee Lou Wood says SNL apologized for 'mean and unfunny' White Lotus satire
The White Lotus actor Aimee Lou Wood says Saturday Night Livehas apologized to her for a sketch thatmockedher appearance, whichshe labelled as "mean and unfunny."
Published on: April 14, 2025 | Source:IN PHOTOS | Highlights from Coachella
Concertgoershave gathered once again in the California desert for the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, withheadliners including Lady Gaga, Green Day and Post Malone.
Published on: April 14, 2025 | Source:Mark Zuckerberg takes stand at antitrust trial into Meta's purchase of Instagram, WhatsApp
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission claims that by acquiring WhatsApp and Instagram, Meta aimed to eliminatecompetitors who could threaten Facebook's status as thego-to social media platform.
Published on: April 14, 2025 | Source:Mark Zuckerberg takes stand at antitrust trial into Meta's purchase of Instagram, Whatsapp
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission claims that by acquiring Whatsapp and Instagram, Meta aimed to eliminatecompetitors who could threaten Facebook's status as thego-to social media platform.
Published on: April 14, 2025 | Source:El Salvador president says he won't return U.S. man who was deported by mistake
U.S. President Donald Trump hosted Nayib Bukele at the White House on Monday, encouraging the El Salvadorean president to build more prisons to house criminals deported from the U.S.
Published on: April 14, 2025 | Source:All-female crew, including singer Katy Perry, returns to Earth after Blue Origin rocket reaches space
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Man arrested in suspected arson at Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro's residence
A 38-year-old man is in custody over suspected arson at the Pennsylvania governor’s residence, with authorities investigating crimes including terrorism and attempted homicide, officials said Sunday. Pennsylvania State Police Col. Christopher Paris said Sunday during a press conference that 38-year-old Cody Balmer had been arrested over the fire, which Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) said woke...
Published on: April 13, 2025 | Source:Trump defends tariff exemptions for electronics: Nobody getting 'off the hook'
President Trump defended his move on Friday to exempt some electronics from the escalating tariff war with China. He denied the announcement amounted to an "exception," arguing instead the products were moved to a different tariff "bucket," and suggested his administration could still impose separate tariffs for the semiconductor industry and broader electronics supply chain....
Published on: April 13, 2025 | Source:Provisional results show Gabon’s coup leader Oligui Nguema elected president in a landslide
Gen. Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, Gabon’s interim president who staged a 2023 coup that ended a decadeslong political dynasty, has been elected president, according to provisional results announced by the country’s interior ministry.
Published on: April 13, 2025 | Source:Rubio says another 10 people have been sent to El Salvador
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Sunday that another 10 people have been sent to El Salvador amid the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. “Last night, another 10 criminals from the MS-13 and Tren de Aragua Foreign Terrorist Organizations arrived in El Salvador. The alliance between @POTUS and President @nayibbukele has become an example for security...
Published on: April 13, 2025 | Source:1 in 5 Americans are on Medicaid. Some enrollees have no idea
Some Americans who rely on Medicaid to pay for their health care don’t realize their insurance is funded by that very program, which congressional Republicans are looking to shrink.
Published on: April 13, 2025 | Source:How China is responding to pressure from Trump as trade war brews
The developing U.S.-China trade war keeps ratcheting up, with reports Sunday that China has suspended exports of rare earth minerals. Meanwhile, Commerce Secretary Lutnick said that the electronics the Trump administration exempted from reciprocal tariffs could be subject to different levies in the future. Katrina Northrop, China correspondent for The Washington Post, joins John Yang to discuss.
Published on: April 13, 2025 | Source:News Wrap: Russian missiles kill more than 30 people in Ukrainian city of Sumy
In our news wrap Sunday, two Russian missiles struck the Ukrainian city of Sumy and killed at least 34 people during Palm Sunday celebrations, police say an arsonist attacked Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro’s residence, the Trump administration says the Maryland man it wrongly deported is alive in El Salvador, and the White House physician said Trump is in excellent health.
Published on: April 13, 2025 | Source:How the Telegram app became a hub for hate crime and radical extremists
A joint investigation by ProPublica and PBS Frontline into the shadowy world of online hate networks and the platform Telegram is detailed in a new documentary, “The Rise and Fall of Terrorgram.” The investigation identified 35 crimes linked to the platform, including bomb plots, stabbings and shootings. John Yang speaks with A.C. Thompson, a reporter who worked on the project, to learn more.
Published on: April 13, 2025 | Source:Why insurance companies are denying coverage for prosthetic limbs
More than 2 million Americans are living with limb loss. A federal report says that number is expected to almost double by 2050. Recent reporting by KFF Health News found that many who have lost limbs are hitting roadblocks when they try to get insurance to cover the cost of prosthetic limbs. Ali Rogin speaks with KFF Health News contributing writer Michelle Andrews to learn more.
Published on: April 13, 2025 | Source:Digital technology gives a groundbreaking new look at the Titanic’s wreck site
This week marks 113 years since the sinking of the Titanic. Now, there’s a new tool to explore it: a full-scale digital twin of the wreckage created with cutting edge 3D scanning technology. That’s the subject of a new National Geographic documentary, “Titanic: The Digital Resurrection.” John Yang speaks with Titanic analyst Parks Stephenson for more.
Published on: April 13, 2025 | Source:Kellogg condemns Russia's attack on Palm Sunday gathering in Ukraine
Keith Kellogg, President Trump’s special envoy to Ukraine, condemned Russia’s attack on a Palm Sunday gathering in Ukraine. “Today's Palm Sunday attack by Russian forces on civilian targets in Sumy crosses any line of decency,” Kellogg said in a post on the social platform X. "There are scores of civilians dead and wounded. As a...
Published on: April 13, 2025 | Source:Stephen Miller: Trump 'saving the West from complete economic domination'
White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller said on Sunday that President Trump’s recent steps on tariffs are preventing China from achieving “complete economic domination” on the world stage. “History will record that the actions President Trump has taken in recent days were the beginning of saving the West from complete economic domination by...
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