Relief at a Trade Hub on the Southern Border, but No End to Its Unease

In an industrial district in Texas and New Mexico, companies welcomed President Trump’s tariff exemptions for Mexico, but concern and confusion linger.

The New York Times - 2d

Trump authorizes US military to take control of land at US-Mexico border

Order allows armed forces to take ‘direct role’ in securing southern border, which Trump memo says ‘is under attack’. Donald Trump has authorized the military to take control of land at the ...

The Guardian - 1d

Trump authorizes military to take control of public land along southern border

President Trump justified the use of the military by saying the United States is "under attack from a variety of threats."

CBS News - 1d

Trump authorizes military to take control of public land along southern border

President Trump justified the use of the military by saying the United States is "under attack from a variety of threats."

CBS News - 1d

Trump exempts smartphones, computers from most tariffs, a relief for corporate giants

President Trump retreated a bit in his trade war with China on Friday, exempting smartphones, computers and other electronics from the hefty tariffs. The move is a relief for companies like Apple ...

CBS News - 1d

Nico Iamaleava's transfer destinations: In tight market, where could former Tennessee QB end up?

UCLA is expected to be one of the top frontrunners to land the Southern California native

CBS Sports - 1d

In South Carolina, a Once Thriving Textile Hub Is Baffled by Trump’s Tariffs

The Upstate region of South Carolina was saved by foreign companies after the fall of its textile industry. Now, tariffs pose another round of uncertainty.

The New York Times - 1d

Israel says it will expand its offensive across most of Gaza

Israel's defence minister also said it had taken over a "security zone", which separates the southern cities of Rafah and Khan Younis.

BBC News - 1d

Senate Republicans nudge Trump's trade chief for tariff end game

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer provided little of the clarity senators of both parties were seeking in a Finance Committee hearing Tuesday.

Politico - 5d

WATCH: Rory McIlroy collapses full of raw emotion, relief at 2025 Masters after finally winning green jacket

Sinking a putt on the first playoff hole to end his Masters drought, McIlroy let more than a decade of frustration out in one fell swoop

CBS Sports - 6h

This Washington border county is desperate for Canadians

Anti-Trump boycotts are hurting businesses in Whatcom County, where the economy depends on cross-border spending by residents of British Columbia.

NBC News - 20h

Can Nigeria Help Save the Pangolins Amid a Global Wildlife Crime Crisis?

The country has been known as a hub for the trade in illegal wildlife. But it has been stepping up enforcement as concerns grow about the depletion of certain species and the growing role of ...

The New York Times - 3d

Trump’s Trade War Is Strengthening China’s Soft Power

President Trump’s tariffs are boosting China’s global image even as they threaten to decimate its economy.

Wired - 3d

Trump’s Trade War Is Strengthening China’s Soft Power

President Trump’s tariffs are boosting China’s global image even as they threaten to decimate its economy.

Wired - 3d

States sue over Trump administration's sudden halt of pandemic relief aid for schools

Public officials in 16 states and the District of Columbia are suing the Trump administration to restore access to federal pandemic relief funding for schools

ABC News - 3d

Israel Strikes Hospital in Northern Gaza and Captures Key Part of South

No one was killed but the attack hit the Ahli Arab Hospital, a mainstay of Gaza’s decimated health care system. Separately, Israel said its troops had expanded their occupation of southern Gaza.

The New York Times - 15h

What new coach Charles Huff said after his first Southern Miss football spring game

See takeaways from Southern Miss football's 2025 spring game as the Golden Eagles officially enter the Charles Huff era.

Yahoo Sports - 1d

Tennessee moving on from Nico Iamaleava strikes a blow against never-ending NIL negotiations

Iamaleava's original deal with the Vols made him the face of NIL, now his departure from the program shows its downfalls

CBS Sports - 1d

Trump’s China trade war a ‘boon’ for Brazil but sends US farmers reeling

Latin America’s largest economy is poised to extend its lead as China’s top food supplier

Financial Times - 1d

Tariff News Is Scant Relief for Restaurants

Confusion and uncertainty hang over an industry with thin profit margins and few domestic sources for foreign ingredients.

The New York Times - 2d

Elon Musk beefs with a 'moron' and 'The White Lotus' spawns a feud: The news quiz

China looks to its past in its trade war with the United States, LeBron James picks up another accolade, and the lottery just got more expensive.

NBC News - 1d

Landry Shamet’s 29-point explosion caps strong finish to Knicks season

Tom Thibodeau wanted his team to play its best basketball at the end of the season. One of his players is peaking right on time for a Knicks team on its way to the first round of the playoffs. ...

Yahoo Sports - 8h

Irmgard Furchner, Secretary at a Hub of Nazi Atrocities, Dies at 99

Her work for the commandant of a concentration camp in German-occupied Poland led to her conviction as an accessory to more than 10,000 murders.

The New York Times - 13h

Xi Jinping seeks to strengthen economic ties during tour of south-east Asia

President’s first stop is Vietnam as China urges US to end trade war and return to ‘right path of mutual respect’. The Chinese president, Xi Jinping, will visit Vietnam on Monday as he begins a ...

The Guardian - 16h

Nintendo announces it will release its highly anticipated Switch 2 on June 5.

ABC News - Apr. 2

Irish World Cup hopes ended by loss to Bangladesh

Ireland's hopes of qualifying for this year's ICC Women's World Cup were ended by a two-wicket loss to Bangladesh in their latest match in the Qualifier in Lahore.

Yahoo Sports - 11h

'Everybody in the organization was miserable': Inside the Nuggets' shocking dual firings

With less than a week left in the regular season, Denver fired its head coach and GM, ending a yearslong cold war, and risking the NBA's most precious commodity: the prime of three-time NBA MVP ...

ESPN - 2d

Report: Liverpool set transfer price amid growing interest in attacker

Federico Chiesa’s Liverpool Gamble Nearing Its End – Milan and Premier League Clubs CircleLiverpool’s curious Federico Chiesa experiment looks increasingly like a brief and unfulfilled chapter i...

Yahoo Sports - 1d

Visas revoked for students at universities in Southern states amid crackdown

The Trump administration's revocation of student visas and, in separate action, termination of students from a tracking system for foreign scholars, has spread to the South.

NBC News - 1d

DOGE Is Far Short of Its Goal, and Still Overstating Its Progress

Elon Musk now says his group will produce only 15 percent of the savings it promised. But even that estimate is inflated with errors and guesswork.

The New York Times - 22h

Sixers fall to Bulls in finale as 2024-25 season comes to an end

The Philadelphia 76ers fall to the Chicago Bulls in the finale at home as the 2024-25 season comes to an end.

Yahoo Sports - 12h

UK and G7 allies look at lowering ‘meaningless’ cap on Russian oil exports

Limit of $100 a barrel said to be ineffective with the price of crude having crashed in response to Trump’s trade war. The UK and its G7 allies are considering tightening the “meaningless” cap on ...

The Guardian - 16h

How This Trade War Is Different From All Other Trade Wars

By acting on his own, President Trump has broken with more than 200 years of U.S. history in which Congress set the direction of trade policy.

The New York Times - 2d

Cubs pitcher Justin Steele to have season-ending elbow surgery

Chicago Cubs ace Justin Steele will undergo season-ending surgery to repair the flexor tendon in his left elbow, dealing a significant blow to the team’s rotation.

Yahoo Sports - 6h