Category: World

After eight years at the LA Lakers, James’s next destination will be decided in NBA’s imminent free agency period.

Mexican fans gathered in Tijuana to bid farewell to Iran’s national football team before the squad departed

President Donald Trump took in nearly $1.2 billion dollars from his crypto businesses last year, a federal filing released Tuesday shows, locking in profits while his investors were socked with losses.

An international coalition of human rights lawyers and advocates sued Ghana on Tuesday, accusing the government of forcing deportees from the U.S. back to the home countries they had fled in violation of their rights.

A polarizing Harvard astronomer known for splashy theories about alien visits has been tapped by the White House to lead a team of outside scientists to study the national security risks posed by UFOs.

Trump has launched a slate of crypto-friendly policies since returning to the White House for a second term.

The Supreme Court wrapped up its term issuing major rulings in cases centered on some of the nation’s biggest political fights. The most high-profile is a landmark ruling striking down President Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Supreme Court analyst and SCOTUSblog co-founder Amy Howe.

To discuss the Supreme Court’s birthright citizenship ruling, Amna Nawaz spoke with Amanda Frost. She is a professor at the University of Virginia School of Law, and the author of “You Are Not American: Citizenship Stripping from Dred Scott to the Dreamers.”

President Donald Trump has announced that Republicans will hold their first-ever national convention ahead of the midterm elections, an unusual event aimed at boosting turnout in races that will decide whether the party maintains control of Congress.

To discuss the Supreme Court upholding state bans on transgender athletes competing in girls’ and women’s sports, Geoff Bennett spoke with Katie Barnes, who covers sports and gender as a senior writer for ESPN.

The Supreme Court’s conservative majority transformed campaign finance laws, lifting limits on how much political parties can spend on advertising and other expenses in coordination with candidates. Geoff Bennett discussed the decision with Rick Hasen, a professor of law and political science at UCLA.

To discuss how the Trump White House responded to Tuesday’s rulings and the relationship between the president and the Supreme Court, Geoff Bennett spoke with White House correspondent Liz Landers and Supreme Court analyst and SCOTUSblog co-founder Amy Howe.

Hopes faded that more people will be found alive in Venezuela, six days after earthquakes slammed the country. The government’s official death toll is 1,900, though that is believed to be a vast undercount. By one estimate, 50,000 people remain missing, and 60,000 buildings may have collapsed across the northern coast. Stephanie Sy reports.

In our news wrap Tuesday, a record-breaking heat wave is intensifying across much of the central and eastern U.S. and pushing temperatures to what officials are calling dangerous levels, the Food and Drug Administration announced that Zyn nicotine pouches can be marketed as less harmful than cigarettes and U.S. diplomats touched down in Qatar for a round of indirect talks with Iranian officials.

The mystery behind a New Jersey congressman’s months-long absence is solved. GOP Rep. Tom Kean spoke on the floor, saying he owed his constituents, colleagues and the American people an explanation. But he did not answer questions from the press, and it’s unclear why he chose to keep constituents in the dark. Lisa Desjardins reports on Kean and the other big questions looming over Capitol Hill.

Dave Portnoy, the outspoken, unapologetic, polarizing founder of Barstool Sports, has written a memoir called “Cancel Me If You Can.” It tells the story of how he grew Barstool from a free gambling newsletter to a multimedia goliath today. Amna Nawaz spoke with Portnoy for the latest episode of our podcast, “Settle In.” They discussed politics, culture and the controversies he has faced.

Williams played two doubles matches just before Wimbledon to announce her comeback, but she hadn’t played a singles match since the 2022 U.S. Open.

The revival of a longstanding Olympic proposal previously made 20 years ago comes as the new Danish government pledges support for Greenland which U.S. President Donald Trump has said he wants to acquire.

The heat index — how hot it feels when air temperature and humidity are combined — is exceeding 100 degrees in some areas.

Earlier this month, the U.S. slapped new sanctions on Cuban President Miguel Díaz Canel and other officials, as well as on companies key to the island’s crumbling economy.