U.S. and China reach deal to cut sky-high tariffs for now, with 90-day pause
The U.S. has agreed to drop the 145% tariff to 30%, while China agreed to lower its tariff rate on U.S. goods from 125% to 10%..
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Earthquake of 4.1 preliminary magnitude in East Tennessee was felt in Atlanta
The earthquake was in a seismic zone that is one of the most active in the Southeast, extending across parts of Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama.
Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter dies at 85
Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter, a Republican who became a darling of liberals during his nearly 20 years on the bench, has died at 85.
U.S. House votes to change the Gulf of Mexico to “Gulf of America”
The Republican-led U.S. House has passed a bill that would rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America and direct federal agencies to update their documents and maps to incorporate the new name.
Robert Prevost, first American pope in history of the Roman Catholic Church, will take the name Leo XIV
Cardinal Robert Prevost, a missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, was elected the first American pope in the 2,000-year history of the Roman Catholic Church.
Conclave to elect a new pope begins as doors to the Sistine Chapel close
The great doors of the Sistine Chapel have closed, with 133 cardinals beginning the secretive, centuries-old ritual of electing a new leader of the Roman Catholic Church.
Smokey Robinson accused by former housekeepers of sexual assault and rape
Four former housekeepers of Smokey Robinson allege in a lawsuit that the Motown music legend repeatedly sexually assaulted and raped them while they worked for him.
Trump administration says it will pay illegal immigrants $1,000 to leave U.S.
Some analysts say it costs less to buy someone a plane ticket and give them some incentive money than it does to pay to find them, detain them if necessary, wait for the courts to rule on their case and then send them home.
Diddy sex trafficking trial set to start with jury selection
The 17-page indictment against hip-hop star Sean “Diddy” Combs reads like a document filed against a Mafia leader or the head of a drug gang, accusing him of engaging in sex trafficking and presiding over a racketeering conspiracy.
President Trump says he will reopen Alcatraz prison
President Trump says he wants to reopen and expand Alcatraz, the notorious former prison on a hard-to-reach California island that has been closed for more than 60 years.
