Trump Orders Navy to Shoot Mine-Laying Boats
President Trump ordered the US Navy to shoot any boats laying mines. The order targets small boats in the Strait of Hormuz. Trump made the announceme...
Wildfires Force Hundreds to Flee Georgia and Florida
Wildfires spread through Georgia and Florida this week. An extreme drought helped the fires grow fast. Hundreds of Georgia residents had to flee in m...
Shareholders Approve Paramount Warner Bros. Deal
Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders voted yes on Thursday. They approved Paramount's plan to buy the company. The deal is worth about $111 billion. ...
Trump Moves Marijuana to Lower Drug Class
The Trump administration moved marijuana to a lower drug class on Thursday. It was moved from Schedule I to Schedule III. Schedule I drugs are seen a...
Court Orders Return of Lungu's Body
Two courts in South Africa have given conflicting orders. Both orders are about the body of Edgar Lungu. Lungu was a former president of Zambia. He d...
Girl Finds Rare Axolotl Under Welsh Bridge
A 10-year-old girl found a rare axolotl under a bridge in Wales. Evie Hill and her mother were on a day trip when they made the find. The axolotl was...
Senate Backs $70 Billion Border Funding Plan
Senate Republicans voted to give $70 billion to border agencies. The vote was 50 to 48 on Thursday morning. The money would fund Immigration and Cust...
Two Trains Crash in Denmark: 17 Hurt
Two local trains crashed in Denmark on Thursday morning. The crash happened at a road crossing near Hillerød. That town is about 19 miles north-west ...
Iran Seizes Ships as Hormuz Traffic Halts
Iran seized two container ships in the Strait of Hormuz. The ships were named MSC Francesca and Epaminondas. Iran said the seizures were due to cease...
Navy Secretary Asked to Step Down Now
John Phelan has left his job as Navy Secretary. He was the Navy's top civilian official. The Pentagon said he left on Wednesday. Pentagon spokesperso...
UK and France Sign £660m Channel Deal
Britain and France have agreed a three-year plan. The plan aims to reduce illegal Channel crossings. Britain will pay France £660 million. Some of th...
Trump Plans $500M Rescue for Spirit Airlines
President Trump's team is in advanced talks to rescue Spirit Airlines. The airline is in serious financial trouble. The rescue package could include ...
Virginia Votes to Change Election Maps
Virginia voters approved a new redistricting measure. Redistricting means redrawing the maps used to decide elections. The new maps could help Democr...
Iran Seizes Ships After Ceasefire Extended
Iran seized two ships in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday. This happened hours after President Trump extended a ceasefire with Iran. The ceasefire w...
2nd French Soldier Dies After Lebanon Attack
A second French soldier has died after an attack in Lebanon. The attack hit a United Nations peacekeeper patrol on Saturday. The patrol was clearing ...
Trump Extends Iran Ceasefire as Ships Seized
President Trump extended the ceasefire with Iran with no end date. He said this allows more time for peace talks. Trump credited Pakistan for asking ...
Pope Leo XIV Visits Equatorial Guinea
Pope Leo XIV is visiting Equatorial Guinea in Africa. The country is known for human rights abuses and is one of Africa's most closed-off states. Thi...
Lufthansa Cuts 20,000 Summer Flights
Lufthansa has cut 20,000 summer flights. Jet fuel prices rose sharply due to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. A war between the United States, Is...
Ukraine Pipeline Set to Resume After Hungary Veto Falls
Ukraine fixed the Druzhba oil pipeline and said it can restart. Oil deliveries to Slovakia and Hungary were set to resume Thursday. The pipeline was ...
RFK Jr. Faces Seven Hearings in Seven Days
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is the US Health Secretary. He testified in 7 budget hearings over 7 days. This was his first time back in Congress since Septe...
Civil Rights Group Indicted on Fraud Charges
The Southern Poverty Law Center has been charged with federal fraud. The group tracks extremist organizations across the United States. Acting Attorn...
Florida Launches Criminal Probe Into OpenAI Over Campus Shooting
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has announced a criminal investigation into OpenAI and ChatGPT. The probe follows a deadly shooting at Florida...
Trump Extends Ceasefire as Iran Rejects It
President Trump extended the US ceasefire with Iran. The move came just hours before fighting was set to restart. Trump said Pakistan asked for the e...
Osmond Brothers Singer Alan Osmond Dies
Alan Osmond has died at age 76. He was the eldest performing member of The Osmond Brothers. He died at his home in Utah surrounded by family. Osmond ...
EU Ukraine Loan Decision Due After Pipeline Repair
Ukraine's President Zelensky said the Druzhba oil pipeline has been fixed. The pipeline carries Russian oil to Hungary and Slovakia. A Russian drone ...
Trump's Fed Pick Dodges Asset Questions
Kevin Warsh is Trump's pick to lead the Federal Reserve. He faced a Senate Banking Committee hearing on Tuesday. During the hearing Warsh declined to...
EU Court Rules Hungary Broke EU Law
Europe's top court ruled against Hungary today. The European Court of Justice said Hungary's 2021 laws broke EU law. The laws were about transgender ...
Criminal Probe Threatens Fed Nominee
President Trump picked Kevin Warsh to lead the Federal Reserve. Warsh is 56 years old. He is an economist and former Wall Street banker. He also once...
Japan Loosens Its Arms Export Rules
Japan has relaxed its rules on selling weapons to other countries. This is a big change from strict limits set after World War II. Prime Minister San...
Police Seek Arrest of K-Pop Boss
South Korean police want to arrest Bang Si-Hyuk. He is the founder and chair of HYBE. HYBE is the agency behind K-pop group BTS. Police asked prosecu...
Virginia Votes on Redistricting Referendum Tuesday
Virginia voters are deciding on a redistricting referendum on Tuesday. The vote will determine if a new map is approved for Virginia's 11 districts in...
Apple Names New CEO to Replace Cook
Apple said Monday that John Ternus will become its new chief executive. Ternus currently leads hardware engineering at Apple. He will replace Tim Coo...
Singer D4vd Pleads Not Guilty to Murder Charges
Singer D4vd pleaded not guilty to murder on Monday. His real name is David Anthony Burke. The Los Angeles County District Attorney's office announced...
Canadian Woman Shot Dead at Mexico Pyramids
A Canadian woman was shot and killed on Monday in Mexico. The shooting happened at the Teotihuacán pyramids near Mexico City. The gunman then killed ...
Labor Secretary Resigns Under Investigation
Lori Chavez-DeRemer quit as Labor Secretary on Monday. She was under investigation before she left. The Labor Department's inspector general was look...
FBI Chief Sues Magazine for $250 Million
FBI Director Kash Patel is suing The Atlantic magazine for $250 million. He also named reporter Sarah Fitzpatrick in the lawsuit. The lawsuit was fil...
Starmer Sorry Over Mandelson Security Cover-Up
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke to lawmakers on Monday. He said he made the wrong choice in appointing Peter Mandelson as UK ambassador to the Un...
Netanyahu Condemns Soldier Who Struck Jesus Statue
An Israeli soldier hit a statue of Jesus with a sledgehammer. This happened in a Christian village in southern Lebanon. A photo of the incident got o...
Supreme Court to Hear Catholic Preschool Rights Case
The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear a case. Catholic preschools in Colorado say the state broke their religious rights. The state removed them...
Radev's Party Wins Bulgaria Vote
Rumen Radev's party won Bulgaria's election on Sunday. His party is called Progressive Bulgaria. It won the biggest result for one party in Bulgaria ...
France Calls Musk to Answer for X Content
French prosecutors called Elon Musk to Paris on Monday. Musk owns X which was formerly called Twitter. Former X boss Linda Yaccarino was also called ...
7.5 Earthquake Hits Japan and Triggers Tsunami Alert
A 7.5 magnitude earthquake hit northern Japan on Monday. It struck off the Sanriku coast in Iwate. The shaking was felt as far away as Tokyo. A tsuna...
Starmer Faces Parliament Over Security Scandal
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer will speak to lawmakers on Monday. He faces questions over his choice of Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the United St...
Two Arrested After London Synagogue Arson
Two teenagers were arrested in connection with a synagogue arson attack in northwest London. The two are a 17-year-old boy and a 19-year-old man. Som...
Oba Femi Beats Lesnar at WrestleMania 42
Oba Femi beat Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 42 in Las Vegas. The match lasted less than five minutes. After losing Lesnar signaled he was retiring fro...
Two US Embassy Staff Die in Mexico
Two US Embassy workers died in an accident in Chihuahua in Mexico. They were there to help local leaders fight cartel activity. US Ambassador to Mexi...
US Navy Seizes Iranian Ship Amid Peace Talks
The US Navy seized an Iranian cargo ship called the TOUSKA. The ship is nearly 900 feet long. It was stopped by a US warship in the Gulf of Oman. The...
Iran Shuts Strait as US-Iran Talks Stall
President Trump said US negotiators will travel to Pakistan on Monday. They will hold talks with Iran about extending a ceasefire. The ceasefire expi...
Eight Children Killed in Shreveport Shooting
Eight children were killed in a shooting in Shreveport, Louisiana on Sunday. Ten people were shot in total. The victims were aged 1 to 14 years old. ...
5 Shot Near Iowa University Campus
A shooting happened early Sunday morning in downtown Iowa City in the United States. It took place near the University of Iowa campus. Five people we...