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Ford, Hyundai post higher U.S. sales in May on strong SUV, truck demand

U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff policies have fuelled uncertainty across the auto industry, driving up supply costs, pressuring margins and pushing some automakers to pass the expenses on to consumers.

Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source: CBC News - Canada

We will never forget Tiananmen crackdown, Taiwan and U.S. say on 36th anniversary

The world will never forget China's 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators in Tiananmen Square, Taiwan's president and the top U.S. diplomat said on the 36th anniversary of an event Beijing treats as taboo and allows no public remembrance.

Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source: CBC News - Canada

Australian woman accused of murders with toxic mushrooms gives her account of fatal lunch

An Australian woman accused of murdering three of her estranged husband's elderly relatives with poisonous mushrooms gave her account of the fatal lunch on Wednesday, in a case that has gripped the public.

Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source: CBC News - Canada

U.S.-backed Gaza aid group halts distribution as 18 killed in Israeli strike on school shelter

The U.S.-backedGazaHumanitarian Foundation (GHF) will not give out any aid on Wednesday as it presses Israel to boost civilian safety beyond the perimeter of its distribution sites, a day after dozens of Palestinians seeking aidwere killed.

Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source: CBC News - Canada

'Pure joy here': Why solar power is giving India's salt farmers freedom and profit

Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source: CBC News - Canada

German, Norwegian officials urge Canada to join 'familiar family' in buying new submarines

Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source: CBC News - Canada

Will South Korea’s election result save the country? | About That

After one assassination attempt, two impeachments, and several presidents in less than six months, South Korea has elected a new leader. The Democratic Party's Lee Jae-myung — who called the election "judgment day" — is tasked with bringing stability back to the country. Andrew Chang explains the chaos that led up to this pivotal moment, and the challenges that lie ahead. Images provided by Getty Images, The Canadian...

Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source: CBC News - Canada

Hegseth orders Harvey Milk's name stripped from ship

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Hegseth orders Harvey Milk's name stripped from ship amid Pride Month Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the Navy to rename an oil ship named after gay rights activist Harvey Milk, a move that pointedly comes at the start...

Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source: The Hill

FDA chief vows mifepristone probe

Presented by Alliance for Pharmacy Compounding — The Food and Drug Administration commissioner has committed to reviewing the abortion drug mifepristone after previously stating he had no plans to “take action” on the drug. {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story FDA commissioner promises to investigate mifepristone Food and Drug Administration...

Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source: The Hill

More than 2 dozen killed as Gazans again face gunfire outside humanitarian aid site

It's designed to deliver food to the most desperate, but for the third time in three days, Gazans faced gunfire outside a new humanitarian aid site. It comes as half a million Gazans are extremely food insecure and on the verge of famine. Nick Schifrin reports. A warning, images in this story are disturbing.

Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

Musk bashes Trump's 'abomination'

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Musk blasts Trump's big bill after leaving White House Billionaire Elon Musk ramped up his criticism of the megabill of President Trump’s tax cut and spending priorities, calling the legislation a “disgusting abomination.” The Associated Press...

Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source: The Hill

State board rejects University of Florida pick amid conservative backlash

The Florida Board of Governors rejected Santa Ono to serve as the president of the University of Florida on Tuesday amid backlash from conservatives over Ono’s past stances on diversity, equity and inclusion on (DEI) college campuses. The board, which oversees the state’s university system, voted 10-6 to block the former University of Michigan president...

Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source: The Hill

The Memo: Musk drops bomb on Trump's 'big, beautiful bill'

Elon Musk dropped a rhetorical bomb on President Trump’s plans to pass a massive budget bill on Tuesday. Musk, the world’s richest man, excoriated legislation that Trump calls big and beautiful as “a disgusting abomination.” He also called the legislation “outrageous” and “pork-filled.” Referring to members of the House who had passed the bill and...

Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source: The Hill

News Wrap: South Korean liberal leader wins presidential race

In our news wrap Tuesday, South Korea's liberal opposition leader Lee Jae-myung won the country's presidential race, Russian rockets blasted the Ukrainian city of Sumy killing at least four, the White House sent the first recessions package to Congress and Newark's mayor sued New Jersey's top federal prosecutor over his arrest outside of an immigration detention center last month.

Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

Meta faces moment of truth

{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story What to know about the FTC-Meta trial The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Meta have wrapped up a six-week trial over the Facebook and Instagram parent’s alleged social networking monopoly, leaving the final decision in the hands of the judge. Thibault Camus, Associated Press Thetrial, which came to...

Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source: The Hill

Former Israeli PM Olmert explains why he believes his country is committing war crimes

One of the strongest condemnations of Israel’s ongoing offensive in Gaza has come from its own former prime minister, Ehud Olmert, who served from 2006 to 2009. Last week, he wrote a scathing op-ed in the Israeli newspaper Haaretz with the headline “Enough Is Enough. Israel Is Committing War Crimes.” Geoff Bennett spoke with Olmert to discuss more.

Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

How Democratic and Republican mayors are teaming up to address the housing crisis

A bipartisan group of mayors and business leaders are teaming up to tackle housing and homelessness issues nationwide. They’re meeting as the Trump administration looks to slash assistance programs amid record-high homelessness. Amna Nawaz spoke with two mayors leading the effort, Long Beach, California, Mayor Rex Richardson, a Democrat, and Clearfield, Utah, Mayor Mark Shepherd, a Republican.

Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

Ex-DOGE staffer: ‘I have no idea’ who was in charge

Billionaire Elon Musk has returned to his business ventures after leaving the White House and his role with the so-called Department of Government Efficiency. During Musk’s tenure in the Trump administration, DOGE was tasked with gutting the federal workforce and publicizing cost-cutting efforts. White House correspondent Laura Barrón-López spoke with a former DOGE staffer about his experience.

Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

Raskin launches probe of McIver charges in ICE facility scuffle

Rep. Jamie Raskin (Md.), the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, is launching an investigation into the charges filed against Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.) and the mayor of Newark, N.J., saying the moves appears to violate Justice Department policy. McIver was charged last monthafter a scuffle with Department of Homeland Security officers outside an...

Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source: The Hill

Basketball legend Candace Parker on ‘The Can-Do Mindset’ and finding success

Three-time WNBA champion Candace Parker knows a thing or two about success and how to achieve it. Since announcing her retirement last year after 16 seasons, the seven-time all-star and two-time MVP has stepped into a new role as an author. Amna Nawaz spoke with Parker about her first book, “The Can-Do Mindset: How to Cultivate Resilience, Follow Your Heart, and Fight for Your Passions."

Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

Freedom Caucus urges top funding negotiators to lock in DOGE cuts

The House Freedom Caucus is pushing for House GOP appropriators to work to lock in cuts pursued by President Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency as the party begins crafting government funding legislation for fiscal year 2026. In a letter addressed to Reps. Tom Cole (R-Okla.) and Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), chair and ranking member of the...

Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source: The Hill

Family farm in Oregon grows crops to share South Asian cuisine with its community

A family farm in Oregon is unlike most here in the U.S. Sandeep Pillai of our journalism training program, PBS News Student Reporting Labs, spoke with the farm's owners about the connection between their South Asian heritage and the crops they grow.

Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

Mangione’s lawyers motion for court appearance without bulletproof vest, shackles

Luigi Mangione’s attorneys filed a Tuesday motion to request that their client make his next appearance in state court without a bulletproof vest and shackles. Mangione’s high-profile case linked to the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson has been in headlines for months since his arrest in December. His lawyers say the coverage and appearance...

Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source: The Hill

Central American officials who back Cuban medical mission face US visa restrictions

The State Department announced on Tuesday that “several” Central American government officials, who the U.S. government says are linked to Cuba’s medical mission program, will face visa restrictions. The government officials, who were not named, are responsible for the Cuban medical mission programs, which include elements of forced labor and exploitation of the country’s workers,...

Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source: The Hill

Trump administration rescinds emergency abortion guidance 

The Trump administration has rescinded guidance telling health care workers who provide abortions to save their patients' lives that they are protected under federal law. The Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced Tuesday that it is rescinding guidance issued during the Biden administration, reinforcing...

Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source: The Hill

Trump bill takes unfriendly fire from GOP allies

President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” took unfriendly fire from several White House allies Tuesday, including Elon Musk, complicating its path out of the Senate and to the president’s desk. Musk offered stinging criticism of the bill just days after he left the administration, calling it “a disgusting abomination.” “I’m sorry, but I just can’t stand...

Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source: The Hill

EPA workforce shrinks under Trump

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story EPA workforce down more than 700 people under Trump The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is down at least 733 staffers so far this year, the agency told The Hill. Greg Nash An EPA spokesperson said the agency had 16,347 staffers as of May...

Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source: The Hill

Medicaid cuts in 'big beautiful bill' become flashpoint for GOP

Republicans are increasingly on the defensive over the party’s handling of Medicaid cuts in the party’s “big, beautiful bill,” underscoring how the issue has become an early flashpoint ahead of next year’s midterms. A number of Republicans have been pressed about cuts to Medicaid in heated town halls and conferences, most recently Sen. Joni Ernst...

Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source: The Hill

Ernst risks political blowback with 'we all are going to die' remarks

Sen. Joni Ernst’s (R-Iowa) recent controversial remarks on Medicaid are threatening to become a political liability for the incumbent as she faces reelection next year. Ernst drew the ire of Democrats when she responded to concerns about potential Medicaid cuts by saying “we all are going to die.” Despite the swift backlash, Ernst doubled down...

Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source: The Hill

READ FULL: White House memo asks Congress to claw back funds from public media and foreign aid programs

Trump's aides say the funding cuts target programs that promote liberal ideologies.

Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

Trump formally asks Congress to claw back approved spending targeted by DOGE

The process known as rescission will take funding away from programs targeted by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency.

Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

What does space smell like? This perfume-making astrobiologist is trying to find out

Marina Barcenilla was studying the chemical makeup of interstellar bodies when she realized she could marry her two passions — space and scent.

Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source: CBC News - Canada

Musk slams Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ bill as GOP senators race to meet July 4th deadline

Trump met with Senate Majority Leader John Thune at the White House early this week and has been dialing senators for one-on-one chats, using both the carrot and stick to encourage them to act.

Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

Meta signs 20-year deal with nuclear plant, signals AI’s growing energy needs

AI already uses vast amounts of energy, much of which comes from burning fossil fuels, which causes climate change.

Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

American labor market shows resilience as job openings rise

U.S. job openings rose unexpectedly in April, showing that the labor market remains resilient in the face of uncertainty arising from President Donald Trump’s trade wars.

Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour