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Swiss village buried in glacier collapse

A village in Switzerland was buried in a recent glacier collapse, according to Swiss officials. “Almost the entire Birch Glacier, located above Blatten, collapsed, causing a gigantic landslide,” the government of the canton of Valais said in a Thursday press release translated from French. “At the bottom of the valley, a huge deposit of ice...

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: The Hill

Kevin O’Leary on Trump’s trade war and battle with Harvard

For one view on President Trump’s trade wars and his battle against Harvard, Amna Nawaz spoke with Kevin O’Leary, a businessman, celebrity investor and a regular on the show “Shark Tank” where he is known as Mr. Wonderful.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

News Wrap: Trump and Fed Chair Powell meet at White House

In our news wrap Thursday, President Trump and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell had their first in-person meeting of the president's second term, the Supreme Court backed a oil railroad expansion in Utah, the first named storm of the Pacific hurricane season is churning off Mexico and Swiss authorities ended the search for a man who went missing after a huge chunk of a glacier crushed a town.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

How Israel is responding to latest U.S. proposals to pause war in Gaza

Israel said it accepted a new draft of a U.S. peace plan in Gaza, but Hamas so far has not provided an official reply. The deal would pause the war for 60 days, but not permanently end it, as Hamas is demanding. Nick Schifrin reports.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

Immigration attorney weighs in on Trump’s deportations and court rulings against him

The Trump administration is moving quickly to increase its deportation numbers and further expand its restrictions on immigration. But federal judges are continuing to rule against the president on immigration matters. White House correspondent Laura Barrón-López discussed the legal battles with Charles Kuck, an Atlanta-based immigration attorney and law professor at Emory University.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

Provision in GOP budget bill puts millions at risk of losing SNAP benefits

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

Supreme Court narrows NEPA

Presented by Entergy {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Supreme Court narrows environmental reviews The Supreme Court has narrowed the scope of environmental review under one of the nation’s bedrock environmental laws. Greg Nash In an 8-0 ruling Thursday, the high court determined reviews conducted under the National Environmental...

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: The Hill

Anti-abortion group targets 12 GOP senators

Presented by The Coalition to Strengthen America's Healthcare — A key anti-abortion group is pressuring a group of Senate Republicans to back a measure aimed at defunding Planned Parenthood. {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Group pressures GOP senators to defund Planned Parenthood The House-passed bill to advance President Trump’s agenda includes...

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: The Hill

The Met opens reimagined Arts of Oceania galleries showcasing works from the Pacific

New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art is opening its Galleries of the Arts of Oceania to the public for the first time since 2021. It comes after a major renovation that allowed curators to reimagine how to present art from the vast region. Senior Arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown reports for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

GOP senators to hold hearing on Biden’s 'cognitive decline'

Sens. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) announced Thursday they will hold a hearing next month on what they’re calling President Biden’s “cognitive decline while in office and the mainstream media’s subsequent coverup.” It will be the first full congressional committee hearing on the topic. “For four years, when the American people saw Joe...

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: The Hill

DOGE cuts spur debate

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Conservatives ramp up DOGE push There’s been a growing chorus of complaints made by fiscal hawks in Congress and prominent conservatives outside Capitol Hill in the days since the House’s passage of President Trump’s “one big,...

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: The Hill

The Memo: Tariffs pause, Musk exit hold silver linings for Trump

President Trump could have his political fortunes buoyed by two developments that are not of his own choosing. Within hours on Wednesday night, Elon Musk announced he was departing from his political role, and the Court of International Trade blocked many of the tariffs that Trump had sought to impose in early April. On the...

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: The Hill

Musk caps off DOGE time voicing frustration

{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Musk caps off DOGE time voicing frustration Elon Musk is exiting the White House with little to show for his cost-cutting push and a list of frustrations from his time in the Trump administration. United Press International Musk entered politics with grand ambitions of slashing federal spending and...

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: The Hill

Nathan Fielder says FAA's pushback to 'The Rehearsal' claims is 'dumb'

Comedian Nathan Fielder took a swing at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Thursday over a statement in which the agency pushed back on claims from his HBO show, “The Rehearsal.” During a recent episode of “The Rehearsal,” Fielder points to communication issues between an aircraft’s captain and first officer as appearing “to be the...

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: The Hill

DOJ cutting American Bar Association access to judicial nominees

Attorney General Pam Bondi told the American Bar Association (ABA) Thursday that the Trump administration would no longer cooperate as the organization vets its judicial nominees. In a letter, the Department of Justice (DOJ) accuses the bar association of failing to “fix the bias in its rating process,” a claim that follows the organization labeling...

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: The Hill

France to ban smoking in public parks, beaches

France will ban smoking in public places, including parks, beaches and bus stops, beginning in July, according to the French health and family minister. Catherine Vautrin said in an interview published Thursday with French news outlet Ouest-France that the ban will begin July 1 and will encompass spots "where there are children," including outside sporting...

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: The Hill

WATCH: Trump rejects idea he’s ‘chickening out’ on tariffs

President Donald Trump wants the world to know he's no “chicken” just because he's repeatedly backed off high tariff threats.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

Hegseth orders Pentagon’s testing office staff cut by more than half

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s top Democrat is blasting Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over his decision this week to appoint a new director of the Pentagon’s operational test enterprise and rapidly cut its staff by more than half. Hegseth said his directed reorganization, which would reduce the staff, budget and resources at the Office of...

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: The Hill

White House rages after courts block tariffs

Plus: Democratic generational battle takes shape {beacon} THE WHITE HOUSE ON THURSDAY raged against two federal courts that blocked most of President Trump’s tariffs, urging the Supreme Court to intervene and promising to overturn a decision the administration described as “judicial overreach.” Press secretary Karoline Leavitt read from a lengthy opening statement at...

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: The Hill

What Republicans’ possible Medicaid cuts could mean for nursing homes

Experts told PBS News that there are ways to ensure older adults get the quality and type of care they need, but most require more resources, not less.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

New York Times agrees to license its material for Amazon's AI

The New York Times announced Thursday it would partner with Amazon and allow the company to use its content as part of its artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities. The multiyear licensing agreement will bring Times editorial content to a variety of Amazon customer experiences and "broadens the companies' existing relationship, and will bring additional value to...

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: The Hill

Drudge mocks Trump with 'TACO' page

Matt Drudge mocked President Trump on Thursday with a headline on his aggregation page, making fun of a new trade on Wall Street in reaction to the president's economic policies. "TACO," as the trade has become known among investors and traders, stands for “Trump always chickens out" and looks to capitalize on the major fluctuations...

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: The Hill

22 young Americans sue Trump on climate actions: 'A death sentence for my generation'

A group of 22 young Americans sued the Trump administration over executive orders the plaintiffs say will promote climate change. The lawsuit was filed Thursday in Montana and challenges executive orders 14156, 14154 and 14261, which declare a “National Energy Emergency.” The Department of Energy, Department of Transportation, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and NASA are...

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: The Hill

Appeals court temporarily allows Trump to resume collecting tariffs under an emergency powers law

The appeals court temporarily halted the order from a federal trade court issued a day before.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

WATCH: MAHA report with non-existent sources had ‘formatting issues,’ White House says

Asked about the report's problems, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the report will be updated.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

Supreme Court ruling scales back environmental law and backs Utah oil railroad expansion

The Supreme Court has backed a multibillion-dollar oil railroad expansion in Utah in a ruling that scales back a key environmental law.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

White House says Israel accepted terms for a temporary ceasefire but Hamas still evaluating

Israel has accepted a new U.S. proposal for a temporary ceasefire with Hamas, the White House said Thursday.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

Trump meets with Jerome Powell, the Fed chairman he has repeatedly scorned

President Trump met with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and the two discussed the economy but not Powell’s outlook for interest rates, the Fed said.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

Court blocks Trump from imposing tariffs under emergency powers law

A federal court is blocking President Donald Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs on imports under an emergency-powers law.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

CEO pay jumped nearly 10% in 2024 as profits and stock prices soared

The typical compensation package for chief executives who run companies in the S&P 500 jumped nearly 10% in 2024 as the stock market enjoyed another banner year and corporate profits rose sharply.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

Judge extends order blocking Trump's attempt to bar Harvard from enrolling foreign students

Harvard graduates celebrated commencement on Thursday at a pivotal time for the Ivy League school, as a federal judge extended an order blocking President Donald Trump administration's attempt to bar the university from enrolling foreign students.

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

Tropical Storm Alvin forms in Pacific off coast of Mexico

Forecasters say a weather system swirling off the coast of western Mexico has developed into the first tropical storm of the eastern North Pacific hurricane season.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

Israel announces 22 new settlements in occupied West Bank despite sanctions threat

Israel's government has approved 22 new Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, its finance minister said on Thursday,a move condemned by Israeli human rights groups that may strain ties with key allies that have threatenedsanctions.

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

More Americans file for unemployment help but layoffs remain low despite uncertainty over tariffs

Jobless benefits applications rose by 14,000 to 240,000 for the week ending May 24, the Labor Department said Thursday.

Published on: May 29, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

'Wrench attacks' subject some cryptocurrency holders to violence, kidnapping

Police in two cases in the United States, and one in France, allege that brutal assaults were tied to cryptocurrency-related crimes that have spilled out from behind computer screens and into the real world as the largely unregulated currency surges in value.

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