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Hopman Cup mixed-team tennis event to be played in Bari in July
This year’s Hopman Cup will be played in the southern Italian city of Bari, the International Tennis Federation announced Thursday. The mixed-team tournament featuring squads from Italy, France, ...Yahoo Sports - 1d -
70 percent oppose impeaching judges over Trump rulings: Poll
Most Americans oppose impeaching federal judges who have ruled against President Trump's spending cuts and agency closures, according to a new poll. In the Marquette University Law School poll, 70 ...The Hill - 1d -
Colorado Democrats urge bipartisan support for improved firefighter working conditions
Two Colorado Democrats are urging renewed bipartisan support for legislation that would seek to improve working conditions for federal firefighters. Rep. Joe Neguse and Sen. Michael Bennet on ...The Hill - 1d -
No decision yet from judge in Tufts student's detention challenge
A federal judge in Boston did not make a decision Thursday on whether a Tufts University Ph.D. student, taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, can challenge her ...CBS News - 1d -
US added 228K jobs in March, jobless rate stays flat
The U.S. economy added 228,000 jobs in March and the unemployment rate stayed roughly even at 4.2 percent, according to data released Friday by the Labor Department. The monthly federal jobs report ...The Hill - 14h -
Ukraine's Shevchenko hits back at UEFA and 'political factors' for soccer election loss
Ukrainian soccer federation president Andriy Shevchenko hit back at UEFA on Friday, one day after a heavy election loss, claiming he and his country “were not welcome” to join its leadership. The ...Yahoo Sports - 12h -
Watch live: Powell speaks on economy after Trump announces reciprocal tariffs
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is set to give remarks Friday morning on the state of the economy, just days after President Trump announced new tariffs on nearly all foreign imports. Powell's ...The Hill - 12h -
Bigger than Texas: the true size of Australia’s devastating floods
In outback Queensland, an area four times the size of the UK has been inundated with torrential rain, leaving many cut off or forced to abandon homes. Election 2025 live updates: Australia ...The Guardian - 13h -
A lucky rascal or a feral critter that ‘should be euthanised’? Hunt for Valerie the dachshund divides Kangaroo Island
Wildlife groups claim the resourceful miniature sausage dog was sighted again this week. But not everyone is on Team Valerie. Election 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaign Get ...The Guardian - 13h -
Trump urges Fed to cut rates as tariffs cause stock plunge
President Trump urged the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates and ripped the head of the independent central bank as new tariffs caused stocks to plunge. In a Friday post on his Truth Social ...The Hill - 12h -
Powell warns Trump tariffs, risks are 'significantly larger than expected'
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Friday that the size and potential economic harm of President Trump's new tariffs were far larger than anticipated, raising new challenges as the bank ...The Hill - 11h -
Feb 28: CBS News 24/7, 10am ET
Ukraine's Zelenskyy meeting with President Trump today at the White House to finalize minerals deal; New Orleans rolls out new traffic barriers, federal law enforcement for Mardi Gras 2025.CBS News - 12h -
Powell Warns Trump’s Tariffs Risk Stoking Even Higher Inflation and Slower Growth
Jerome H. Powell, chair of the Federal Reserve, says the central bank’s “obligation” is to ensure that a “one-time increase in the price level does not become an ongoing inflation problem.”The New York Times - 10h -
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs faces new criminal counts alleging ‘forced labor’
Rap mogul has pleaded not guilty to charges of racketeering and sex trafficking as trial begins in Manhattan on 5 May. Sean “Diddy” Combs was hit with a new federal indictment on Friday charging ...The Guardian - 10h -
Man who conned ex-NBA star Howard gets 12 yrs.
A 50-year-old Georgia businessman was sentenced to more than 12 years in federal prison for scamming former NBA players Dwight Howard and Chandler Parsons out of millions of dollars.ESPN - 10h -
Fed chair warns of inflation risk as EU trade chief tells US ‘tariffs are damaging, unjustified’ – US politics live
Federal Reserve chair says ‘we face a highly uncertain outlook’; Maroš Šefčovič, the EU’s trade commissioner, says he held ‘frank’ talks with US trade officials . People in the US: how have your ...The Guardian - 7h -
Obama 'deeply concerned' with Trump crackdown on universities, law firms
Former President Obama said Thursday he was “deeply concerned” about President Trump’s crackdown on universities and law firms. “I’m more deeply concerned with a federal government that threatens ...The Hill - 8h -
Judge orders Maryland man mistakenly deported released from Salvadoran prison
A federal judge on Friday ordered the Trump administration to return to the U.S. a Maryland man it mistakenly deported to a prison in El Salvador. Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national who ...The Hill - 7h -
Trump, Powell at odds over tariff fallout
Presented by National Council on Aging {beacon} Trump pressures Powell; Dow drops 2k points President Trump and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell shared vastly different views Friday on the ...The Hill - 6h -
Judge Orders Trump Administration to Return Maryland Man Deported to El Salvador
A federal judge said officials had acted without “legal basis” last month when they arrested the migrant, Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, and put him on a plane to a notorious Salvadoran prison.The New York Times - 6h -
Doge eyes cuts to Peace Corps with in-person visit and records access
Agency that sends volunteers to countries around world expects ‘additional visits’ from Musk cost-cutting team. The Peace Corps is the latest federal agency to be targeted by Elon Musk’s unofficial ...The Guardian - 1h -
Albanese declares Chinese-controlled Port of Darwin should ‘be in Australian hands’
PM says two options on table: for an Australian-owned company to take control, or for port to return to being a government asset. Polls tracker ; election guide ; full federal election ...The Guardian - 1h