World Leaders Grapple

Kickapoo's Mikayla Pilley named 2025 News-Leader girls basketball Player of the Year

Kickapoo's Mikayla Pilley finished her career as the latest great Lady Chiefs player to come through the proud program.

Yahoo Sports - 3d

Who are the UEFA Champions League all-time scoring leaders? Lewandowski, Muller, Haaland, Griezmann climb

Robert Lewandowski is the third player to score 100 or more goals in the UEFA Champions League. Could the 36-year-old play long enough to catch Nos. 1 and 2 — Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi?

Yahoo Sports - 3d

Ex-Fed bank leader: Trump tariffs dramatically raise risk of 'Smoot-Hawley type outcome'

Former Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard said early Monday that President Trump’s tariffs could risk severely worsening the economy, in a way that mirrors the consequences ...

The Hill - 3d

Texans owner Cal McNair praises 'great leader' C.J. Stroud ahead of 2025 season

C.J. Stroud might have had a sophomore slump, but the Texans believe the best is still ahead for the Pro Bowl passer entering 2025.

Yahoo Sports - 3d

House GOP leaders scramble to corral votes for Senate budget plan to advance Trump's agenda

President Donald Trump is set to meet with some of the House GOP budget holdouts at the White House as Speaker Mike Johnson eyes a vote this week.

NBC News - 2d

House GOP leaders won't bring up District of Columbia funding fix bill this week

Politico - 2d

Kornacki: Wisconsin amendment suggests Democrat voters 'aren't with their leaders' on voter ID issue

Voters in Wisconsin voted overwhelmingly to pass a voter ID amendment. NBC News National Political Correspondent Steve Kornacki joins Meet the Press NOW to explain the recent election results.

NBC News - 1d

South Sudan's main opposition party shows rift after longtime leader's detention

Yahoo News - 23h

Top Pro Bono Leader Resigns from Paul Weiss, a Firm Hit in Trump’s Crackdown on Big Law

Steven Banks, who once ran New York’s social services department, said he wanted to return to helping the homeless. He leaves within weeks of the elite firm striking a deal with President Trump.

The New York Times - 18h

DOJ seeks to drop charges against man it said was an MS-13 gang leader

Attorney General Pam Bondi referred to Henrry Villatoro Santos as "one of the top members and head of the East Coast" of the MS-13 gang last month.

CBS News - 15h

DOJ seeks to drop charges against man it said was an MS-13 gang leader

Attorney General Pam Bondi referred to Henrry Villatoro Santos as "one of the top members and head of the East Coast" of the MS-13 gang last month.

CBS News - 15h

Alleged MS-13 leader asks judge for delay after DOJ moves to dismiss case

Henrry Josue Villatoro Santos is seeking to delay the dismissal because he fears the U.S. government would immediately move to deport him.

ABC News - 9h

House adopts budget blueprint for Trump’s agenda after GOP leaders sway holdouts

Republican lawmakers can begin crafting a massive party-line bill now that both the House and the Senate have approved the same budget framework.

NBC News - 2h

Kim Shin-jo, North Korean Commando Who Sought to Kill South Korea’s Leader, Dies

He famously said the mission of a hit squad sent by Pyongyang in 1968 was to “slit the throat” of the South Korean dictator Park Chung-hee. He was 82.

The New York Times - 2h

Space probe to map carbon content of world’s remotest tropical forests

Revolutionary scanner to be fired into Earth orbit this month to measure effects of deforestation. Scientists are about to take part in a revolutionary mission aimed at creating detailed 3D maps of ...

The Guardian - 5d

The Fed shouldn’t try to save the world from Trump tariffs

Given its record, the risk is that the US central bank will do just that

Financial Times - 3d

Lost Phil Foden is playing with the weight of the world on his shoulders

The second half was only three minutes old when Phil Foden found himself in a familiar position in a Manchester derby.

Yahoo Sports - 3d

World sport-starved Moscow cheers Ovechkin NHL record

Russian engineer Leonid Alexeyev has been waiting for "many years" for his countryman Alexander Ovechkin to make ice hockey history, patiently keeping track of his goals -- until the towering ...

Yahoo Sports - 3d

President Trump welcomes World Series champion Dodgers to White House

Manager Dave Roberts and members of Dodgers' 2024 championship squad greeted by President Trump for ceremony, photos.

Yahoo Sports - 2d

Chris Mason: What can Starmer do in a world buffeted by Trump?

The government is leaning into this moment of turbulence but can it make a difference.

BBC News - 2d

Trump's game of chicken over tariffs leaves world guessing

The US president is pressing ahead with his global tariffs, as even some allies wonder if he is going too far.

BBC News - 2d

Clean energy's share of world's electricity reaches 40%, report says

More clean electricity was generated in 2024 but there was a rise in the amount of coal and gas burnt too.

BBC News - 2d

‘The arrogance is astounding’: How Real Madrid became the envy of world football

Arsenal will feel the weight and ‘aura’ of Real Madrid when they meet in the Champions League quarter-finals

Yahoo Sports - 2d

Latest Cape Town F1 proposal aims to build on World Cup legacy

Organisers behind Cape Town's Grand Prix bid explain the concept behind their ambitious street race plans

Yahoo Sports - 2d

Michael Malone's firing from the Nuggets left the NBA world in complete shock

The Denver Nuggets fired Malone just two seasons after he won a championship.

Yahoo Sports - 1d

Trump's new reciprocal tariffs take effect on imports from around the world

President Trump brushed off concerns about stock market declines after his tariffs were announced. "America is going to be very rich again very soon," he said.

CNBC - 1d

World's first-ever global emissions tax is on the table at crunch shipping talks

Although far from a foregone conclusion, a robust pricing mechanism in the shipping sector would be considered one of the climate deals of the decade.

CNBC - 1d

Ruben Amorim is eyeing move for ‘out of this world’ midfielder amid Mainoo doubts

Manchester United are expected to enter the market to sign a new midfielder in the summer transfer window.Doubts are increasing over the future of midfielder Kobbie Mainoo who is showing reluctance ...

Yahoo Sports - 1d

The Memo: Amy Coney Barrett becomes an unlikely hate figure for MAGA World

Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett is the target of new ire from President Trump’s most fervent supporters after she bucked his position on a key case earlier this week. Barrett joined — ...

The Hill - 1d

Academic freedom in the US is under threat – universities of the world, unite! | Andrew Graham

We cannot be neutral with respect to fake news, misinformation or outright lies. In western academia, everything began with philosophy. Ever since, especially since the Enlightenment and the ...

The Guardian - 1d

What would a US-China trade war do to the world economy?

After the US president hit China with tariffs of over 100%, Beijing retaliates with higher taxes on American imports.

BBC News - 1d

‘Leave the Maga cap at home!’ Is the world really becoming hostile to American tourists?

As reservations for travellers heading from the US to Europe fall, some have suggested it’s about more than Trump’s tariffs. Name: American tourists.. Age: They come in all ages – from college ...

The Guardian - 1d

RFK Jr says his response to measles outbreak should be ‘model for the world’

Public health experts argue he failed to give a full-throated endorsement of an extremely effective vaccine. The health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr , said on a press tour that his response to a ...

The Guardian - 20h

Travis Konecny To Represent Canada At World Championship After Standout Flyers Season

Travis Konecny doesn't need an introduction in Philadelphia.

Yahoo Sports - 17h

The Trump Envoy Who Got Close to the ‘World’s Coolest Dictator’

U.S. officials said Ronald Johnson’s actions during his time as ambassador to El Salvador seemed less aligned with U.S. interests and more focused on protecting the country’s president.

The New York Times - 16h