Natalie ShermanBusiness reporter and Danielle KayeBusiness reporter Brad Smith Brad Smith, a farmer who grows soybeans and corn in Illinois, says government aid could help him stay in business Businesses across the US have been crying out for months about the damage inflicted by sweeping tariffs President Donald Trump imposed earlier this year. Now one […]
'I sleep with a gas mask on': Life next to Portland protest angering Trump
Max Matzain Portland, Oregon BBC The sound of a protest outside her window wakes Brennah Hammar in the middle of the night. Tear-gas creeps into her apartment complex, Gray’s Landing, which is located across from an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) building in Portland’s South Waterfront neighbourhood. For months, the area has become the site […]
Watch: 'Eeyore, you good boy' – Florida dog leads deputy to missing 86-year-old
A dog named Eeyore led a sheriff’s deputy to his owner’s 86-year-old mother after she fell while out on a walk. In new bodycam footage released by the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office in Florida, a deputy is seen responding to a call from a husband concerned about his missing wife. Upon seeing Eeyore out on […]
White House suggests some federal workers may not get back pay after shutdown
Watch: Trump suggests some workers ‘don’t deserve’ back pay after government shutdown ends The Trump administration is warning federal workers furloughed in the government shutdown that they may not get back pay once the funding impasse ends, which some lawmakers are decrying as illegal. A memo prepared by the Office of Management and Budget says […]
Canada Freedom Convoy leaders spared more jail time at sentencing
Two leaders behind the “Freedom Convoy” protest that gridlocked Canada’s capital for weeks in 2022 have been given conditional sentences, avoiding further jail time, according to Canadian news outlets. Tamara Lich and Chris Barber were found guilty of mischief, but cleared of most other charges against them in April following a lengthy trial. The two […]
US shutdown to continue after funding measures fail again in Senate
Watch: Trump claims shutdown “negotiation” underway as Jeffries says Republicans “silent” The US Senate failed for a fifth time on Monday to pass spending measures that would reopen the government. Competing proposals by Democrats and Republicans were both shot down, failing to meet the 60-vote threshold required. Donald Trump had reiterated threats of mass layoffs […]
Carney to meet Trump in search of 'best deal for Canada'
Nadine YousifSenior Canada reporter and Bernd Debusmann JrReporting from the White House Getty Images Carney’s visit to Washington on Tuesday is his second since May and has been billed a “working visit” focused on issues like trade and security Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is heading to Washington for his second visit this year – […]
New Supreme Court term will reshape Trump's powers
The US Supreme Court begins its new term on Monday with a docket already full of potentially significant cases that could define the scope of Donald Trump’s presidential authority – and the prospect of more to come. In the eight months that Trump has been back in the White House, he has tested the limits […]
Skydiver killed after falling without parachute in Nashville
X/Nashville Fire Department The Nashville Fire Department said it had to use several ladders and a pulley system to rescue the student The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the death of a skydiving instructor after he became separated from his student during a jump in Nashville, Tennessee. Police say instructor Justin Fuller “is presumed to […]
US Supreme Court rejects Ghislaine Maxwell appeal in Epstein case
The US Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by Ghislaine Maxwell against her sex-trafficking conviction. Without providing an explanation, the court declined to hear the former British socialite’s appeal, which means her 20-year sentence will remain in place barring a presidential pardon. Her lawyer, David Oscar Markus, told the BBC her team was “deeply disappointed”, […]