Nasdaq Suffers Record Single-Day Point Drop
The Nasdaq stock index fell more than 1,121 points on Friday. This was the biggest one-day point drop ever recorded. The index dropped 4% and lost ne...
Nepal Sherpa Found Alive After Week on Everest
Dawa Sherpa aged 57 was found alive on Thursday. He had been missing on Mount Everest in Nepal for nearly a week. He survived by eating chocolate and...
Starmer Accuses US of Meddling in British Democracy
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer says the US is trying to interfere in British democracy. This came after US Vice President JD Vance blamed immigration ...
Ebola Outbreak in Congo and Uganda Could Hit 20,000
An Ebola outbreak in DR Congo has at least 397 confirmed cases. The outbreak has also spread to Uganda with 19 confirmed cases there. This strain of ...
Former Tax Agent Gets Life for Double Murder
Brendan Banfield was a tax agent in Herndon, Virginia. He was found guilty of murdering his wife Christine and a man named Joseph Ryan. Ryan was lure...
US Adds 172,000 Jobs in May Beating Forecasts
The US added 172,000 jobs in May. This beat forecasts of around 80,000 to 88,000 jobs. It is the third month in a row of job growth. The unemployment...
Astronauts Return to Space Station After Air Leak Scare
Four astronauts on the International Space Station took shelter in a spacecraft. This happened during a Russian repair attempt on an air leak. NASA p...
Israel Keeps Striking Lebanon Despite Ceasefire
Israel carried out fresh strikes on southern Lebanon on Friday. At least 7 people were killed overnight near a hospital in the city of Tyre. The stri...
Saudi Student Charged After Crossbow Attack on Staff
Almunthir Daqamah is a 21-year-old former student from Saudi Arabia. He studied at the University of Surrey in Guildford, England. He was charged wit...
France Probes Justice System After Girl Found Dead
An 11-year-old girl named Lyhanna was found dead in France. Her body was found in a silo on a farm in southwest France. She had last been seen gettin...
Zelenskyy Writes to Putin Asking for Direct Talks
Ukraine's President Zelenskyy has written a public letter to Russia's President Putin. He asked Putin to meet face to face to discuss ending the war. ...
Nolan Film Tickets Hit $1,000 on Resale Sites
Tickets for Christopher Nolan's new film 'The Odyssey' hit $1,000 on eBay. This happened after ticket sale problems hit AMC and Fandango on Thursday. ...
US Judge Orders Kennedy Center to Drop Trump's Name
A US judge ruled the Kennedy Center board went too far. The board had voted to add Trump's name to the building. Judge Christopher Cooper said only C...
Trump Adviser Bolton Pleads Guilty Over Secret Files
John Bolton was a top security adviser to President Trump. He agreed to plead guilty to keeping secret government files. Bolton shared private classi...
Starmer Accuses Musk of Stirring Up Division in UK
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has accused Elon Musk of interfering in British politics. Starmer said Musk was trying to stir up division. He made th...
US House Votes to Pull Troops from Iran War
The US House voted 215-208 on Wednesday to pull American troops from the Iran war. Four Republicans broke with their party to help pass the measure. ...
Israel-Lebanon Ceasefire Breaks Down Immediately
Israel and Lebanon agreed to a ceasefire announced by the Trump administration. The deal is part of US efforts to end the broader war with Iran. But ...
Persepolis Author Marjane Satrapi Dies at 56
Marjane Satrapi has died at age 56. She wrote and drew the graphic novel 'Persepolis.' The French presidency announced her death on Thursday. Her fam...
China Bans Four New Zealand Lawmakers Over Taiwan Visit
China has banned four New Zealand lawmakers from entering China for one year. The ban also covers Hong Kong and Macau. It came after the four visited...
Iran Strikes Kuwait Airport Killing One Person
An Iranian drone and missile attack hit Kuwait International Airport on Tuesday. One person died and 63 others were hurt. The victim was an Indian na...
SpaceX Plans Record Stock Market Debut Next Week
SpaceX plans to go public on the stock market next week. The company is valued at $1.77 trillion. SpaceX set its share price at $135 each. This was a...
US House Passes Iran War Powers Resolution
The US House voted 215-208 on Wednesday on a war powers resolution. The resolution requires Trump to seek approval from Congress or pull US forces out...
Senate Republicans Drop $1 Billion White House Security Plan
Senate Republicans dropped a $1 billion plan for White House security upgrades. The plan was linked to a new White House ballroom. Republicans droppe...
UK Police Chief Sorry for Arrest of Man Who Died
Hampshire Police chief Alexis Boon has said sorry for arresting Henry Nowak. Nowak later died. Boon called Nowak's death a tragedy. He said video of ...
Three Royal Navy Members Die in Helicopter Crash
Three Royal Navy members died in a helicopter crash in Devon, England. It happened during a training exercise early on 3 June 2026. The helicopter ca...
CBS News Fires Scott Pelley From 60 Minutes
CBS News has fired veteran reporter Scott Pelley from 60 Minutes. Pelley had accused CBS News leaders of 'murdering' the news show at a staff meeting....
Ukraine Strikes Saint Petersburg During Putin's Economic Forum
Ukraine struck a navy base and oil terminal near Saint Petersburg, Russia. Drones set the oil terminal on fire. The navy base is the historic home of...
Iran Strikes Kuwait Airport Killing One Amid US Clashes
Iran launched drone attacks on Kuwait International Airport on Wednesday. One person was killed and more than 60 were hurt. The US responded by hitti...
US Plans Forced Labor Tariffs on 60 Economies
The Trump administration plans to add new tariffs on 59 countries and the European Union. The tariffs target places that have not stopped goods made w...
US Primary Elections Set Stage for November Midterms
Primary elections were held across the US on Tuesday. Voters chose candidates for key House and Senate races in November. Voting took place in six st...
Cliffwater Cuts Withdrawal Limit as Investors Rush to Exit
Investment firm Cliffwater has cut its withdrawal limit to 5%. This came after investors asked to take out 17% of the fund's money. The fund holds ab...
Canada Asks for 16-Year Trade Deal Renewal
Canada has formally asked to renew the USMCA trade deal for 16 years. Canadian Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc sent a letter to his US and Mexican coun...
World Health Organization Declares Congo Ebola Emergency
The World Health Organization declared an Ebola emergency in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This is the highest level of global health alert. Over...
Trump to Attend Rescheduled Correspondents' Dinner July 24
President Trump will attend and speak at a rescheduled dinner on July 24. The original dinner in April was interrupted by a gunman. The gunman tried ...
Trump Signs Order on Voluntary AI Safety Testing
President Trump signed an order on AI safety. It asks companies to voluntarily submit their most powerful AI models for government testing. This must...
Canada Pushes to Renew Trade Deal With US and Mexico
Canada wants to renew a major trade deal with the US and Mexico. The deal is called USMCA. Canada wants it renewed for 16 more years. Trade Minister ...
Rubio Speaks to Congress as Iran Ceasefire Weakens
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke to Congress on June 2. It was his first public appearance before Congress since the Iran war began. The main ...
Trump Picks Housing Executive as Intelligence Chief
Trump has chosen Bill Pulte as acting intelligence chief. Pulte runs housing finance firms Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. He has no experience in nation...
Trump Calls Netanyahu 'Crazy' Over Lebanon Ceasefire
President Trump is pushing Israel not to strike Beirut, Lebanon. He says an attack could hurt his peace talks with Iran. On Monday Trump said Israel ...
Nvidia Boss Predicts Marvell Will Be Next Trillion-Dollar Firm
Nvidia boss Jensen Huang said Marvell could be the next trillion-dollar company. He spoke at the Computex tech show in Taipei, Taiwan. Marvell's stoc...
Russia Launches Huge Missile and Drone Attack on Ukraine
Russia fired 73 missiles and 656 drones at Ukraine overnight. Eight of the missiles were hypersonic Tsirkon missiles. The main targets were Kyiv, Dni...
Trump Plans to Drop 1.8 Billion Dollar Justice Fund
President Trump is expected to drop a $1.8 billion Justice Department fund. The fund was called the anti-weaponization fund. It was created as part o...
Frederiksen Wins Third Term Leading Denmark
Mette Frederiksen announced on Monday she formed a new government. This gives her a third term as Denmark's leader. She leads the Social Democratic p...
Florida Sues OpenAI Over ChatGPT Safety Risks
Florida sued OpenAI and its boss Sam Altman on Monday. Florida is the first US state to take legal action against the company. Florida's top lawyer J...
CBS Reporter Accuses News Chief of Killing 60 Minutes
Scott Pelley is a reporter who has worked at CBS News for over 20 years. On Monday he spoke at a staff meeting for the show 60 Minutes. The meeting i...
Iran Closes Strait of Hormuz Over Lebanon Attacks
Iran has stopped all peace talks over Israeli attacks on Lebanon. Iran also closed the Strait of Hormuz in response. The Strait closure is the larges...
UK Bans Two US Commentators Over Antisemitism Concerns
The UK has banned two US political commentators from entering the country. Cenk Uygur hosts the Young Turks online political talk show. Hasan Piker i...
Israel Strikes Beirut Breaking April Ceasefire
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered strikes on southern Beirut. Defense Minister Israel Katz also gave the order. The area is controlle...
Iran Threatens New Response After US Keeps Striking Its Sites
The US military stopped two Iranian missiles overnight on Monday. No US troops were hurt. Kuwait's air defenses also stopped missile and drone attack...
Pro-Trump Lawyer Wins Colombia Election First Round
A pro-Trump lawyer named Abelardo de la Espriella won the first round of Colombia's presidential election. He got 43.7% of the vote. This surprised m...