European Union regulators are preparing major penalties against Elon Musk’s social media platform X for breaking a landmark law to combat illicit content and disinformation, said four people with knowledge of the plans, a move that is likely to ratchet up tensions with the United States by targeting one of President Trump’s closest advisers. The […]
Getty Images Donald Trump slaps much of the world with a 10% baseline tariff while others face even higher rates. Our correspondents answer your questions. From Saturday, most goods imported to the US from anywhere in the world will face a 10% “baseline” tariff. Donald Trump announced higher rates for some countries he singled out […]
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced wide-ranging cutbacks at federal health agencies, including the Food and Drug Administration, that would eliminate duplicative services and paper pushers. But in interviews with more than a dozen current and former F.D.A. staff members, a different picture emerged of the far-reaching effects of the layoffs that would ultimately […]
Carbon monoxide gas, which is invisible and odorless, can be fatal. It can kill people in their homes as they sleep, seeping undetected from generators. It can accumulate within the walls of closed garages, wafting from cars left running by residents seeking warmth or power in a storm. On Thursday, another fatality by unintentional carbon […]
Danny Fullbrook BBC News, Bedfordshire Luton Rising The expansion plans include a new terminal building for the Bedfordshire-based airport London Luton Airport hopes to almost double annual passenger numbers to 32 million by 2043 after the government approved expansion plans. It came despite the Planning Inspectorate recommending Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander rejected them over environmental […]
Kate Whannel Political reporter Sam Francis Political reporter Getty Images Bourbon whiskey is among the US products that could face import taxes The UK government is drawing up a list of US products it could hit with retaliatory tariffs after President Donald Trump announced a wave of new import taxes. This is a toughening of […]
U.S. women’s national team captain Lindsey Heaps hailed teammate Trinity Rodman in her return to international duty after an eight-month injury absence, labeling the Washington Spirit star a “very unique” talent on and off the field. Rodman returns for the first time since helping the USWNT win the gold medal at the 2024 Olympics in […]
President Trump, as he announced sweeping tariffs, batted away “very tired predictions” from critics of his economic agenda by citing a large decline in the price of eggs. “The price of eggs dropped now 59 percent, and they’re going down more and the availability is fantastic,” Mr. Trump said on Wednesday. The wholesale price of […]
This article is part of Overlooked, a series of obituaries about remarkable people whose deaths, beginning in 1851, went unreported in The Times. Katharine Dexter McCormick, who was born to a life of wealth, which she compounded through marriage, could have sat back and simply enjoyed the many advantages that flowed her way. Instead, she […]
Decisions taken within the next few days will determine whether British Steel’s Scunthorpe plant stays open, the BBC understands. The plant’s Chinese owner, Jingye, has cancelled two cargo shipments of coking coal for the site’s two blast furnaces and it has not yet paid for iron pellets that are scheduled to arrive next week. Without […]