Jun 19 Juneteenth celebrations held across U.S. to commemorate the end of slavery By Holly Ramer, Associated Press The observances on Thursday come even as the Trump administration has been removing content about African American history from federal websites. Continue reading
Jun 19 Trump signs new executive order delaying TikTok ban for third time By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press It is the third time Trump has extended the deadline. The first one was through an executive order on Jan. 20, his first day in office, after the platform went dark briefly when a national ban took effect. Continue reading
Jun 19 SpaceX rocket being tested in Texas explodes after 'major anomaly' but no injuries reported, company says By Associated Press The company said the Starship “experienced a major anomaly” at about 11 p.m. while on the test stand preparing for the tenth flight test at Starbase, SpaceX’s launch site at the southern tip of Texas. Continue reading
Jun 19 State Department resumes visas for foreign students but demands access to their social media By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The department says consular officers will be on the lookout for posts and messages that could be deemed hostile to the United States, its government, culture, institutions or founding principles. Continue reading
Jun 19 Spain rejects NATO's proposed defense spending increase as 'unreasonable' By Suman Naishadham, Associated Press In a letter sent Thursday to NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said that Spain "cannot commit to a specific spending target in terms of GDP" at next week's NATO summit in The Hague… Continue reading
Jun 19 WATCH: White House holds news briefing as Trump considers attacking Iran directly By Associated Press The White House announced that President Donald Trump will decide whether to join Israel’s campaign against Iran’s military and nuclear program within two weeks, saying that Trump still sees a window for diplomacy to address Israeli and U.S. demands on… Continue reading
Jun 18 Nippon Steel finalizes $15 billion buyout of U.S. Steel after sealing national security agreement By Marc Levy, Associated Press The pursuit by Nippon Steel for the Pittsburgh-based company was buffeted by national security concerns and presidential politics in a premier battleground state, dragging out the transaction for more than a year after U.S. Steel shareholders approved it. Continue reading
Jun 18 Watch 8:01 Supreme Court upholds Tennessee law banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors By John Yang, Ali Schmitz, Shrai Popat, Sam Lane The Supreme Court is upholding Tennessee’s ban on gender affirming care for transgender minors. The challenge to the law came from three transgender teens, their parents and a physician. PBS News Supreme Court analyst Amy Howe, co-founder of SCOTUS blog,… Continue watching
Jun 18 Watch 9:28 Homeland Security official on the Trump administration's immigration policy changes By Amna Nawaz, Doug Adams, Laken Kincaid As the Trump administration continues to escalate immigration enforcement operations around the country, Amna Nawaz speaks with Tricia McLaughlin, assistant secretary for public affairs for the Department of Homeland Security, to learn more. Continue watching
Jun 18 Watch 6:58 How misinformation spread after Minnesota lawmaker's murder By Stephanie Sy, Mary Fecteau As news about the murders in Minneapolis broke over the weekend, misinformation began spreading on social media instantly. And in an era of artificial intelligence and limited internal fact-checking, experts say rumors and disinformation are catching fire online in entirely… Continue watching