By Kylie Atwood, Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration is targeting Iran’s oil sales by sanctioning a vast shipping empire that is run by the son of a top political adviser to the country’s Supreme Leader, ramping up pressure on Iran following the US strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites last month. “Today, Treasury
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By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump announced a new trade deal with South Korea, which calls for 15% tariffs on goods from there, after the country scrambled to secure an agreement ahead of the Friday deadline. “The Deal is that South Korea will give to the United States $350 Billion Dollars
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged with two felonies and a misdemeanor after he allegedly admitted to stealing from 20 vehicles in the past two months, court documents say. Nikolaus Harvey, 26, was charged with misdemeanor stealing and two felonies: Stealing a gun and stealing drugs. He was also charged in another case
Continue ReadingPor Max Saltman y Laura Sharman, CNN Canadá se ha unido a Francia y Gran Bretaña al anunciar planes para reconocer un Estado palestino en septiembre, mientras aumenta la presión internacional sobre Israel por la actual crisis de hambruna y la guerra en Gaza. La medida deja a Estados Unidos cada vez más aislado de
Continue ReadingBy Betsy Klein and Ethan Schenker, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration has reached a multimillion-dollar agreement with Brown University to restore federal funding – its second major deal with an elite university after last week’s $221 million settlement with Columbia University. In return for Brown agreeing to several measures aimed at dismantling certain diversity,
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By Nicky Robertson, CNN (CNN) — Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley voted with Democrats Wednesday to advance his bill to ban US lawmakers from stock trading, over the opposition of other Republicans on the panel and drawing the ire of President Donald Trump. The question of whether lawmakers should be allowed to trade stocks has
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By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — If Meta investors had concerns about the company’s huge spending on artificial intelligence infrastructure and talent — and its ambitious “superintelligence” goal — they’re likely to be assuaged by its blockbuster earnings report on Wednesday. The results, as one analyst put it, indicates that “AI is becoming
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By Max Saltman, Laura Sharman, CNN (CNN) — Canada has joined France and Britain in announcing plans to recognize a Palestinian state in September as international pressure builds on Israel over the ongoing starvation crisis and war in Gaza. The move leaves the United States increasingly isolated from some of its closest allies on the
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By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — In an Emmys first, Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen will together receive the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award. The Hollywood golden couple, who will celebrate their 30th wedding anniversary in October, will jointly receive the honor, which recognizes awardees’ “extraordinary” philanthropic activism and efforts, according to a news release. Usually
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! For summertime beachgoers, the threat of sharks may loom large, but nature’s deadliest predator is actually much smaller. Experts offer tips to make yourself less attractive to mosquitoes. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things 1️⃣ Challenging time Late
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By Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump is quietly discussing plans to host the 2026 G20 summit, a forum of the world’s largest economies, at his Doral golf club in the Miami area, a White House official told CNN. The idea has been discussed for weeks, the official said. CNN previously spotted an
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By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday likened the Trump accounts created by Republicans’ massive new domestic policy law to “a backdoor for privatizing Social Security.” Democrats are already launching political attacks. Bessent was discussing the Trump accounts at a Breitbart policy panel. The federal government will contribute $1,000 into
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By Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — A former top advisor to Joe Biden forcefully pushed back on the GOP-led House Oversight Committee’s investigation into the former president’s cognitive decline and possible efforts to cover it up, calling the probe an “unprecedented effort” to intimidate the prior administration. In a statement delivered to the committee as
Continue ReadingBy Lou Robinson, Rosa de Acosta, Rachel Wilson, Annette Choi, Byron Manley, Yukari Schrickel, CNN (CNN) — An 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off Russia’s eastern coast on late Wednesday morning, local time. The quake triggered tsunami waves across the Pacific that hit Russia, Japan, Canada and parts of the US coast. Several nations issued tsunami warnings
Continue ReadingPor Eva McKend, Edward-Isaac Dovere y David Wright, CNN La exvicepresidenta Kamala Harris anunció el miércoles que no se postulará para gobernadora de California en 2026, lo que pone fin a las preguntas sobre su interés en el cargo, pero genera nuevas dudas sobre los planes futuros de la designada demócrata a la presidencia en
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By David Close, CNN (CNN) — Former NFL star Shannon Sharpe, who has been one of the faces of ESPN’s morning sports debate show “First Take,” is no longer with the network, a source with knowledge of the situation told CNN. The breakup between the podcast star and the media outlet comes less than two
Continue ReadingPor Devon M. Sayers, CNN Un juez federal permitirá que una tribu nativa se una a una demanda presentada por grupos ambientalistas que alegan que las autoridades no están protegiendo la reserva nacional que rodea el remoto centro de detención “Alligator Alcatraz”, según una orden judicial. La Tribu Miccosukee de Indios de Florida había solicitado
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer McRae Click here for updates on this story ARAPAHOE COUNTY, Colorado (KCNC) — An Arapahoe County jury has returned a guilty verdict in the trial of James Craig, the Colorado dentist accused of poisoning and killing his wife. The jury returned the verdict, along with five other guilty verdicts, on Wednesday afternoon. Craig
Continue ReadingPor Lizbeth Padilla y Aarón García, CNN en Español En los últimos meses, Tabasco ―estado del sureste de México― ha sido escenario de ataques armados, bloqueos, incendios y otros hechos violentos. Autoridades locales y federales han atribuido esta ola de inseguridad a una organización criminal poco conocida hasta hace poco: La Barredora. Este grupo delictivo
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Candace Cameron Bure is opening up about having an eating disorder. The “Full House” star shared during a recent episode of her podcast that she developed an eating disorder at the age of 18. “It was binging and purging,” she said, going on to identify herself as “a
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