Stocks slumped on Wednesday ahead of President Trump’s announcement of tariffs on auto imports, as investors braced for levies that could disrupt carmakers’ supply chains and raise costs for consumers. The S&P 500 fell roughly 1.1 percent for the day, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite was 2 percent lower. The downturn reflected ongoing volatility in […]
The Trump administration has canceled funding for dozens of studies seeking new vaccines and treatments for Covid-19 and other pathogens that may cause future pandemics. The government’s rationale is that the Covid pandemic has ended, which “provides cause to terminate Covid-related grant funds,” according to an internal N.I.H. document viewed by The New York Times. […]
Mar 26, 2025, 04:41 AM ET Alphonso Davies’ agent criticized the player’s treatment by Canada staff after it was announced that he suffered a torn ACL against the United States, saying that the Bayern Munich star was “pressured” to play despite not being fully fit. Davies kicked off the match against the U.S. men’s national […]
The Department of Health and Human Services has abruptly canceled more than $12 billion in federal grants to states that were being used for tracking infectious diseases, mental health services, addiction treatment and other urgent health issues. The cuts are likely to further hamstring state health departments, which are already underfunded and struggling with competing […]
Barbara Plett Usher BBC News, Port Sudan Sovereignty Council of Sudan Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has had to move his base to Port Sudan because of the fighting Sudan’s military leader, Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, has visited the presidential palace in Khartoum, after landing at the city’s international airport, just hours after it was recaptured […]
The story of this Spring Statement is that welfare has been cut back to make up for a notable rise in the cost of servicing the national debt. There is also a trim to the money being given to government departments. There is relatively little else actually happening in policy terms. There were no tax […]
Mar 26, 2025, 05:00 AM ET Things are delicately poised at the top of LaLiga as we return from the international break with Atlético Madrid, Barcelona and Real Madrid all still harbouring hopes of winning the title. Since the turn of the year, all three teams have been league leaders and all three have been […]
Supermarkets will be banned from displaying unhealthy snacks near tills or on their website homepages from next year after the Senedd narrowly approved obesity-tackling plans. The new rules mean junk foods including pizza, chocolate, and cereal will have to be removed from shop entrances and the end of aisles, while sugary drink refills and some […]
One is a veteran TV executive. The other emerged from the world of digital media. Both are now chief executives of major public media organizations appearing before Congress on Wednesday, where they will face tough questioning from lawmakers. Here’s a look at their backgrounds. Katherine Maher C.E.O., Newsportu Ms. Maher, 41, has spent much of […]
No Kumbaya moment President Trump has opened a new front in his attack on Big Law. On Tuesday, he signed an executive order that targeted Jenner & Block, a major white-shoe firm, days after issuing a far-reaching memorandum threatening to punish any law firm that he contends has unfairly challenged his administration. One of the […]