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Medical supplies in great need as international aid flows into Myanmar after deadly quake

Emergency aid has streamed into Southeast Asia in the two days since a massive earthquake struck Myanmar and Thailand. Relief efforts are focused on Myanmar, where the estimated death toll rose to 1,644 by Sunday afternoon.

Published on: March 30, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Gaza’s bakeries on the brink of shutting down under Israel’s blockade of all food and supplies

For four weeks, Israel has shut off all sources of food, fuel, medicine and other supplies for the Gaza Stripโ€™s population of more than 2 million Palestinians. Itโ€™s the longest blockade yet ofIsraelโ€™s 17-month-old campaign against Hamas, with no sign of it ending.

Published on: March 30, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Trump says military force not off the table for Greenland after Danish FM’s scolding remarks

The Danish foreign minister on Saturday scolded the Trump administration for its โ€œtoneโ€ in criticizing Denmark and Greenland, saying his country is already investing more into Arctic security and remains open to more cooperation with the U.S.

Published on: March 30, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Protests against Elon Musk’s role in Trump administration swarm Tesla showrooms

Protesters against billionaire Elon Muskโ€™s purge of the U.S. government under President Donald Trump demonstrated outside Tesla dealerships throughout the U.S. and in some cities in Europe on Saturday in the latest attempt to dent the fortune of the worldโ€™s richest man.

Published on: March 30, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

In France's southern wine region,ย Trump's tariff threats are already killing business

European winemakers are losing business even before U.S. President Donald Trump unveils new tariffs.His threat of a 200 per cent markup has scared away U.S. importers.

Published on: March 30, 2025 | Source: CBC News - Canada favicon CBC News - Canada

Gisรจle Pelicot's daughter alleges her father, the convicted rapist, abused her, too

The explosive mass rape trial of Dominique Pelicot and 50 other French men may have come to an end Dec. 19, but for his daughter, Caroline Darian, the story was nowhere near over. She shares what the ordeal has been like for her mother and herself in a new memoir, Iโ€™ll Never Call Him Dad Again.

Published on: March 30, 2025 | Source: CBC News - Canada favicon CBC News - Canada

A U.S. brain drain could be Canada's brain gain

Over the last few months, academics and scientists in the U.S. have been scrambling to keep their footing on swiftly eroding ground, amid massive Donald Trump-ordered funding cuts and new restrictions.But although a weakening of the American scientific community has far-reaching impacts on the global academic landscape, experts say one side effect could be top talent from the U.S. making the move to Canada โ€” something...

Published on: March 30, 2025 | Source: CBC News - Canada favicon CBC News - Canada

Wisconsin judge blocks suit against Musk over $2M Supreme Court race handout; AG appeals

A Wisconsin judge on Saturday declined the state attorney generalโ€™s request for an emergency injunction to prevent Elon Musk from paying two voters $1 million for opposing โ€œactivist judgesโ€ in the upcoming Supreme Court election. The billionaire has voiced his support for Republican candidate Brad Schimel, who's running against liberal opponent Susan Crawford. Musk is...

Published on: March 29, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

What is the legal process for deporting U.S. green card and visa holders?

Immigration experts said people with visas and green cards have been deported under other administrations, but some of the Trump administrationโ€™s actions have been unprecedented.

Published on: March 29, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Rescuers in Myanmar and Thailand race to find survivors as earthquake death toll soars

Myanmarโ€™s ruling military government now says more than 1,600 people have died in a devastating earthquake as more bodies are being pulled from rubble. The epicenter of the 7.7 magnitude quake was near Mandalay, Myanmarโ€™s second-largest city, and it rocked neighboring countries, including Thailand. Debi Edward of Independent Television News reports.

Published on: March 29, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

News Wrap: Overnight airstrikes hit Houthi rebels in Yemen’s capital

In our news wrap Saturday, suspected U.S. airstrikes hit Houthi rebels in Yemen, southern Texas is getting a much-needed break from torrential downpours that caused flooding, a judge ruled against the dismantling of Voice of America, Elon Musk is shifting ownership of the social media platform X, and the Oxford English Dictionary added dozens of new words to its pages.

Published on: March 29, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

How new job cuts at the nation’s leading health agency affect Americans

The FDAโ€™s top vaccine official has resigned. On Friday, Dr. Peter Marks wrote that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants โ€œsubservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies.โ€ That follows this weekโ€™s announcement that the Department of Health and Human Services would fire around 10,000 of its workers. Ali Rogin speaks with two former HHS leaders about what this means for the country.

Published on: March 29, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

The women lighthouse keepers who saved countless lives from coast to coast

For generations, women have been operating lighthouses across the country, saving lives and keeping history. John Yang reports from the oldest continuously operating lighthouse on the U.S. Pacific coast.

Published on: March 29, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Shouted questions at Trump have consequences: New actions by White Houseย 

"Mr. President! You talked about some of the violence thatโ€™s been going on at dealerships,โ€ a reporter yelled to President Trump as he stood next to Elon Musk and a Tesla parked near the White House lawn earlier this month. โ€œSome say they should be labeled domestic terrorists.โ€ โ€œIโ€™ll do that,โ€ Trump interjected. โ€œWeโ€™re going to...

Published on: March 29, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Sunday shows preview: Trump dismisses Signal chat fallout; Tariff trade war heats up

President Trump navigated his response this week to bombshell reports of Cabinet members conversing about the United Statesโ€™ strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen via Signal, an online messaging platform, after it was revealed that The Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg was inadvertently added to the chain, where sensitive information was shared. The journalist shared the...

Published on: March 29, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Maher rails against NPR CEO, calls for public media funding cuts

Talk show host Bill Maher railed against NPR CEO Katherine Maher, characterized the radio outlet as โ€œcrazy far-leftโ€ and called for public media funding cuts, arguing the country is "past the age" of subsidizing them. โ€œI also read my namesake, Katherine Maher โ€” head of NPR โ€” and, you know, she said, โ€˜We're completely unbiased.โ€™...

Published on: March 29, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Ukraine expects Russia to launch fresh offensive to strengthen its negotiating position

Russian forces are preparing to launch a fresh military offensive in the coming weeks to maximize pressure on Ukraine and strengthen the Kremlin's negotiating positionin ceasefire talks, Ukrainian government and military analysts said.

Published on: March 29, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

White House correspondentsโ€™ dinner to no longer feature comedian

The annual White House Correspondentsโ€™ Association (WHCA) dinner will no longer feature a headline performance from comedian Amber Ruffin as tensions between the White House and the press group have escalated ahead of next monthโ€™s ritzy event. The WHCA President Eugene Daniels said in a Saturday email to members that the board unanimously decided that...

Published on: March 29, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Pope Francis shows ‘surprising improvement’ after surviving life-threatening crises, doctor says

Pope Francishas shown โ€˜โ€™a truly surprising improvementโ€™โ€™ sincereturning to the Vaticanto convalesce after surviving a life-threatening bout with double-pneumonia, the doctor who coordinated the pontiffโ€™s five-week hospitalization said Saturday.

Published on: March 29, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

ICE detains University of Minnesota international student

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detained a University of Minnesota international graduate student earlier this week, according to the institution, calling it a โ€œdeeply concerning situation.โ€ The university said that an international graduate student was arrested by ICE officials at an off-campus residence Thursday. The student was enrolled in the schoolโ€™s Twin Cities...

Published on: March 29, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Signalgate shows the importance of the 'one standard' rule

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and national security advisor Mike Waltz have been accused of violating military standards by releasing top-secret information about an impending strike against Houthi rebels, and should resign to avoid sending a message that they are held to a lower standard than the troops they serve.

Published on: March 29, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

U.S. launches new strikes against Houthis in Yemen, apparently killing at least 1 person

Suspected U.S. airstrikes pounded Yemen overnight into Saturday, reportedly killing at least one person as the American military acknowledged earlier bombing a major military site in the heart of Sanaa controlled by theHouthi rebels.

Published on: March 29, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

U.S. Naval Academy ends affirmative action in admissions following Trump order

The U.S. Naval Academy will no longer consider race, ethnicity or sex as a factor for admission to the service institution, a response to an executive order by President Donald Trump, according to federal court documents made public Friday.

Published on: March 29, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Trump issues key endorsements ahead of Florida special election

President Trump took to social media Saturday to wade into the upcoming Florida special election, which will fill the seats left vacant after Trump returned to office and nominated lawmakers to his administration. Trump doubled down on his support for Florida State Sen. Randy Fine (R), who is running to replace national security adviser Mike...

Published on: March 29, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Trumpโ€™s denial of Mexicoโ€™s Colorado River request sparks concerns over future water negotiations

The Trump administrationโ€™s unprecedented decision to deny a delivery of water to Mexico is raising alarm among experts, who fear it could jeopardize future cross-border negotiations in an increasingly thirsty region. The refusal, which marked the first such rejection in 81 years, pertained to a special request from Mexico for the transfer of additional Colorado River water to the...

Published on: March 29, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Make American good again

Is this what it means to โ€œmake America great againโ€?

Published on: March 29, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Big Soda tries to buy influencers, has a national meltdown

Comparing a soda ban to COVID authoritarianism might make for a catchy tweet, but itโ€™s intellectually dishonest โ€” and dangerously misleading.

Published on: March 29, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Analysis: Trump order targets agency that provides crucial funding for libraries and museums

The Institute of Museum and Library Services provides financial support to a wide array of cultural and educational institutions, including art, science and history museums, zoos, aquariums, botanical gardens, historic sites and libraries of all types โ€“ public, academic, school and research.

Published on: March 29, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Trump commutes Ozy Media founder's criminal fraud sentence

President Trump commuted the prison sentence of Carlos Watson, a co-founder of now-defunct digital media company Ozy Media, shortly before the entrepreneur was set to start serving a nearly decade-long jail term. โ€œI am profoundly grateful to President Trump for correcting this grave injustice. His decision reflects his unwavering commitment to fairness and justice for...

Published on: March 29, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Detained Tufts student can’t be deported to Turkey without court order, judge says

ATufts University doctoral studentwho was detained this week canโ€™t be deported to Turkey without a court order, a federal judge in Massachusetts said on Friday.

Published on: March 29, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

South Korea committed rights violations during overseas adoptions, truth commission finds

South Korean adoption agencies sent children abroad like "luggage" for decades, labelling some as orphans when they had parents, and sending alternative babies when infants had died before heading overseas, a truth commissionhas said.

Published on: March 29, 2025 | Source: CBC News - Canada favicon CBC News - Canada

US Naval Academy latest school to nix affirmative action in admissions

The United States Naval Academy in Anapolis, Md., recently joined a growing list of schools that will no longer consider race, ethnicity or sex as a factor for admission, court documents made public Friday show. The move follows an executive order issued by President Trump earlier this year that called for the shuttering of federal...

Published on: March 29, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Signal chat shows isolationist Vance as Trump flexes control abroad

The war plans group chat uncovered by a journalist at The Atlantic exposed some daylight between Vice President Vance and others in the administration, showing Vanceโ€™s hesitance about launching a military strike that President Trump has hailed this week as necessary and successful. It did little to stymie the relationship between the president and his...

Published on: March 29, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Was the Atlanticโ€™s Goldberg wrong in not immediately leaving the chat?

The question is a nuanced one, without a simple answer.

Published on: March 29, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Myanmar’s earthquake death toll soars over 1,600 as resistance announces partial ceasefire

Myanmarโ€™s ruling military said Saturday on state television that the confirmed death toll from adevastating 7.7 magnitude earthquakerose to 1,644, as more bodies were pulled from the rubble of the scores of buildings that collapsed when it struck near the countryโ€™s second-largest city.

Published on: March 29, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour