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Dallin Oaks, former Utah Supreme Court justice, named as new leader of Mormon church

Oaks' selection to lead what is widely known as the Mormon church follows the recent death of his 101-year-old predecessor, Russell M. Nelson.

Published on: October 14, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Death toll from flooding in Mexico rises above 60 as search expands

Authorities say some 100,000 homes across the region have been damaged by the torrential rains and flooding.

Published on: October 14, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

GM takes $1.6 billion hit as incentives for EVs slashed and emission rules eased

General Motors will book a negative impact of $1.6 billion in its next quarter after tax incentives for electric vehicles were slashed by the U.S. and rules governing emissions are relaxed. S

Published on: October 14, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

U.S. strikes another boat accused of carrying drugs near Venezuela, killing 6, Trump says

President Trump said Tuesday in a social media post six people aboard the vessel were killed and no U.S. forces were harmed.

Published on: October 14, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

IMF upgrades U.S. economic outlook as tariffs cause less disruption, for now

The U.S. and global economies will grow a bit more this year than previously forecast as the Trump administration’s tariffs have so far proved less disruptive than expected.

Published on: October 14, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

What to know about new U.S. tariffs on cabinets, vanities and some wooden furniture

President Donald Trump cited national security and foreign trade practices as grounds for imposing the tariffs on certain finished wood products and product components.

Published on: October 14, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Los Angeles County officials to vote on emergency declaration over ICE raids

Los Angeles County officials will vote Tuesday on whether to declare a state of emergency that would give them power to provide assistance for residents they say have suffered financially from ongoing federal immigration raids.

Published on: October 14, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

WATCH: Trump awards Charlie Kirk posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom

President Donald Trump will honor influential conservative activist Charlie Kirk on Tuesday with a posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest honor the White House can bestow on a civilian.

Published on: October 14, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Grammy-winning R&B singer D’Angelo dies at 51

D’Angelo, the Grammy-winning R&B singer recognized by his raspy yet smooth voice and for garnering mainstream attention with the shirtless β€œUntitled (How Does It Feel)” music video, has died.

Published on: October 14, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Madagascar military says it has taken control of government

The military plans to form a council and appoint a prime minister to establish a civilian government.

Published on: October 14, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

As fragile Gaza ceasefire holds, Israelis lament incomplete return of dead hostages

While Israeli officials understood there could be some delay in the recovery effort, the families of hostages and their supporters expressed dismay that only four of the 28 bodies were returned on Monday.

Published on: October 14, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Maine Democratic Gov. Mills plans to confront President Trump again with her campaign for Senate

Maine GOP Chairman Jim Deyermond on Tuesday called Mills "one of America's most liberal, unpopular Governors to join a race where moderates have had historic success."

Published on: October 14, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Schumer, Clinton give Trump credit for Gaza ceasefire, hostage release

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and former President Clinton gave President Trump credit for the ceasefire in Gaza and the return of Israeli hostages by Hamas. β€œToday is a wonderful day. Finally, finally, finally, the last living hostages brutally held by Hamas are home, an immense and overwhelming sigh of relief,” Schumer said in...

Published on: October 13, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Israeli hostages freed and Palestinian detainees released after 2 years of brutal war

After two years of brutal war, 20 Israeli hostages and nearly 2,000 Palestinian detainees and prisoners were swapped as the American-led ceasefire in Gaza held. It was a day of hope and relief for many, tinged with apprehension of what lies ahead. President Trump received a hero's welcome in Israel and later led a peace conference in Egypt. Special correspondent Leila Molana-Allen reports.

Published on: October 13, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Experienced Mideast negotiators break down how Gaza peace deal came together

To discuss the peace agreement and the release of hostages and detainees, Amna Nawaz spoke with two people with extensive experience trying to negotiate peace between the Israelis and Palestinians. Dennis Ross had roles in the peace process for both Democratic and Republican administrations, and Rob Malley had high-level national security positions in the Clinton, Obama and Biden administrations.

Published on: October 13, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Trump administration haphazardly fires and recalls CDC staffers

Presented by the Coalition to Strengthen America's Healthcare {beacon} Health Care PRESENTED BY The Big Story Trump admin haphazardly fires and recalls CDC staffers The Trump administration is bringing back hundreds of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention employees who were mistakenly fired on Friday as part of a government-wide purge intended to punish...

Published on: October 13, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

News Wrap: Nor’easter slams East Coast

In our news wrap Monday, New Jersey and parts of New York declared emergencies as a powerful nor’easter slammed the coast, officials in Mexico say at least 64 died in last week's flooding, Madagascar's president said he had to flee to a secure location amid protests and three researchers won this year's Nobel Prize for economics for their work on the concept of "creative destruction."

Published on: October 13, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Speaker says U.S. ‘barreling toward’ prolonged shutdown as ripple effects grow

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson said today the U.S. is β€œbarreling toward one of the longest shutdowns” in history. That stark warning on the 13th day of the shutdown comes as impacts are starting to ripple across the country, with federal workers facing their first week without a paycheck. White House correspondent Liz Landers reports.

Published on: October 13, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Trump’s shutdown firings hollow out special education office

On Friday, the Trump administration fired most employees at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services. The Department of Education office is tasked with protecting the rights of millions of children with disabilities across the country and ensuring they get an education. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Laura Meckler, national education writer for The Washington Post.

Published on: October 13, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on the Gaza peace deal’s political impact

NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Amna Nawaz to discuss the latest political news, including President Trump taking a victory lap abroad after the announcement of a ceasefire in the Middle East and the government shutdown enters another week with no clear end in sight.

Published on: October 13, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Climate 'tipping points' are being surpassed: Researchers

{beacon} Energy & Environment The Big Story Climate 'tipping points' are being surpassed: researchers Some irreversible climate harms are already happening to the planet, researchers are warning ahead of this year’s global climate summit. Photo Credit In a new report, a group of researchers said that between 2023 and 2025, coral reefs saw their...

Published on: October 13, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier on adjusting to life at home after decades in prison

To many supporters, Leonard Peltier was a political prisoner unjustly punished for his activism with the American Indian Movement. To his critics, he is a remorseless killer of two FBI agents in 1975, a charge he denies. President Biden commuted Peltier’s sentence, restricting him to home confinement. Fred de Sam Lazaro spoke with Peltier on the Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation in North Dakota.

Published on: October 13, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Obama rips business, law firm deals with Trump

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Obama urges private sector to stand up to Trump Former President Obama criticized law firms, universities and businesses that have changed course during the Trump administration, saying they should stand by their convictions. AP During...

Published on: October 13, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Can Trump pay troops without Congress? Some Democrats don't think so

President Trump directed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Saturday to pay service members by utilizing previously appropriated funds during the ongoing government shutdown, seeking to sidestep gridlock in Congress. The move also takes some pressure off House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), who was facing growing demands to call the House back to vote on Republican-sponsored...

Published on: October 13, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

AI bubble fears grow

{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story What to know about growing AI bubble concerns A growing chorus of voices is warning there could be an artificial intelligence (AI) bubble, as companies whose fortunes are closely tied to the technology see their valuations skyrocket. Photo Credit High-profile figures, from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to...

Published on: October 13, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

FBI seeks help to identify suspects in mass shooting that left 6 dead in the Mississippi Delta

The Friday night shooting left six people dead and more than a dozen injured.

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North Carolina GOP launches redistricting effort

The North Carolina General Assembly will consider a new congressional map for the state next week, Republican leaders said Monday. President Trump has urged GOP-controlled state legislatures across the country to redraw their maps ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. β€œWe will stand with the President, defend the GOP majority, and secure an additional Republican...

Published on: October 13, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

LISTEN LIVE: SCOTUS hears redistricting case that could reduce representation for Black voters

In arguments Wednesday, lawyers for Louisiana and the Trump administration will try to persuade the justices to wipe away the state's second majority Black congressional district and make it much harder, if not impossible, to take account of race in redistricting.

Published on: October 13, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Uncertainty over the economy and tariffs forces many retailers to be cautious on holiday hiring

A job placement firm forecasts that hiring for the last three months of the year will likely fall to its lowest level since the 2009 recession, or fewer than 500,000 positions.

Published on: October 13, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Conservative groups launch Latino outreach campaign tied to America's 250th anniversary

Conservative political organizations are launching a national campaign tied to the 250th anniversary of the country and aimed at reaching Latino voters. The Libre Initiative and Americans for Prosperity, political organizations that are part of the Koch family network, are kick-starting the seven-figure campaign, the groups announced Monday in a press release. The organizations are...

Published on: October 13, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Farah Griffin praises Trump, Witkoff, Kushner for Mideast deal: 'I pray that this peace holds'

β€œThe View” co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin on Monday praised President Trump, special envoy Steve Witkoff, and the president’s son-in-law Jared Kushner for brokering a deal between Israel and Hamas. β€œWhether you like Trump or not, I think he, I think Steve Witkoff, and I think Jared Kushner do deserve credit for this deal. They actually...

Published on: October 13, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

North Carolina GOP announce plans to vote on new House map amid nationwide redistricting battle

The plan announced Monday comes amid an emerging mid-decade battle nationally between Republicans and Democrats seeking advantage in the way U.S. House districts are drawn in several states for the 2026 session.

Published on: October 13, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Jeffries: Trump hasn't given Johnson 'permission' to meet over shutdown

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Monday that President Trump hasn’t granted House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Republicans "permission" to negotiate about the government shutdown, which is in its 13th day. β€œSpeaker Mike Johnson and I have not met because Donald Trump has not given them permission to meet,” Jeffries told MSNBC. β€œWe...

Published on: October 13, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Vance says ACA tax credits fuel fraud

Vice President Vance said Sunday that subsidies offered under the Affordable Care Act (ACA)fuel waste and fraud in the insurance industry, as Republicans refuse Democratic demands to extend the tax credits ahead of open enrollment next month. β€œThe tax credits go to some people deservedly. And we think the tax credits actually go to a...

Published on: October 13, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

WATCH: Johnson responds to critics on why he won’t call House back for shutdown negotiations

Johnson says he β€œwon’t negotiate” with Democrats until they hit pause on their health care demands and reopen the government.

Published on: October 13, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour