Jul 09 ‘Click-to-cancel’ rule to make canceling subscriptions easier blocked by court By Michelle Chapman, Associated Press A “click-to-cancel” rule, which would have required businesses to make it easy for consumers to cancel unwanted subscriptions and memberships, has been blocked by a court days before it was set to go into effect. Continue reading
Jul 09 Trump’s tariff blitz produces few trade deals but lots of uncertainty By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press White House trade adviser Peter Navarro predicted “90 deals in 90 days.’’ The 90 days have come and gone and the tally of trade deals stands at two. Continue reading
Jul 09 Trump sends tariff letters to 7 more countries but avoids major trade partners By Josh Boak, Associated Press President Donald Trump has sent out tariff letters to seven smaller U.S. trading partners in his first batch of import tax announcements of the day. Continue reading
Jul 09 Large number of people missing in Texas floods clouds full toll of the disaster By Nadia Lathan, John Seewer, Associated Press Crews are using backhoes and their bare hands to dig through piles of debris that stretch for miles in the search for more than 160 people believed to be missing in the flash floods that laid waste to Texas Hill… Continue reading
Jul 09 Ukraine’s Zelenskyy meets with Pope Leo XIV. Both propose the Vatican as site for peace talks Zelenskyy is in Rome to attend the fourth Ukraine Recovery Conference, which is taking place Thursday and Friday. Speaking to reporters as he left the pope's villa, Zelenskyy said he asked for continued help and prayers "to get back our… Continue reading
Jul 09 Trump’s sweeping tariffs may overshadow Rubio’s official trip to Asia By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The Trump administration is seeking to boost relations with Indo-Pacific nations to counter China's growing influence in the region. Trump on Monday sent notice to several countries about higher tariffs if they don't make trade deals with the U.S. Continue reading
Jul 09 Focus on first responders’ mental health grows as death toll passes 100 in flood-ravaged Texas By Ben Finley, Nadia Lathan, Associated Press Experts say the discussion about first responders' mental health likely wouldn't have occurred a generation ago. And while first responders have higher rates of psychological health conditions, most are resilient and able to process the challenges of their job. Continue reading
Jul 09 X CEO Linda Yaccarino steps down after two years at Elon Musk’s social media platform By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press Yaccarino posted a positive message Wednesday about her tenure at the company formerly known as Twitter and said “the best is yet to come as X enters a new chapter with” Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI, maker of the chatbot… Continue reading
Jul 09 Israeli strike kills 40 Palestinians in Gaza as Netanyahu and Trump meet over a ceasefire By Wafaa Shurafa, Kareem Chehayeb, Melanie Lidman, Associated Press As talks for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip resume, Palestinians in the battered enclave say they are desperate for deal to end the war. Israel and Hamas are considering a new U.S.-backed ceasefire proposal that would pause the war,… Continue reading
Jul 08 Watch 6:08 Texas region devastated by flooding shifts focus to recovery as death toll tops 109 By Mike Fritz, Sam Weber, Layla Quran, Christopher Booker, Karina Cuevas Search teams continued to comb through large parts of central Texas in a bid to look for survivors, five days after historic floods in the area. No new survivors have been found in days. At least 109 people are confirmed… Continue watching