Trump delays tariffs on some Asian countries until August

Trump says the US will impose a raft of levies after pausing his Liberation Day tariffs.

Paris closes Seine to swimmers 1 day after ending ban

Just one day after opening the Seine River to swimming for the first time in more than a century, French officials shut down the river due to concerns about pollution following heavy rainfall. Swimming in the Seine has largely been illegal since 1923 due to pollution and other

Netanyahu presents Trump with letter nominating him for Nobel Peace Prize

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday presented President Trump with a letter nominating him for the Nobel Peace Prize after Trump pushed for a ceasefire between Israel and Iran. Netanyahu visited the White House on Monday, marking the first face-to-face meeting

OLED burn-in anxiety will ruin my sanity long before it ruins my monitor

Nice OLED you've got there, sure would be a shame if the pale outline of an Excel document burned into it.

Fall Out Boy’s Joe Trohman Steps Away From Tour to Undergo Hand Surgery

Trohman said that the band will continue with the rest of their shows for the year

The Deadly Floods Revealed Texans’ Heroism—and Their Failed Politics

Texas novelist Billy Lee Brammer once described the rivers and creeks of the Hill Country around Austin as “running deep like old wounds, boiling round the fractures.” This past weekend, those wounds opened. As of this writing, the catastrophic floods have claimed 95 lives,

Unless users take action, Android will let Gemini access third-party apps

Important changes to Android devices took effect starting Monday.

South Korea to step up US trade talks before tariffs kick in on Aug 1

The US is South Korea’s second-largest export destination after China.

Watch: Trump meets with Netanyahu at the White House

President Trump is hosting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for White House talks on Monday. The two leaders were expected to discuss the recent military strikes against Iran and a proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza. It is Trump's third face-to-face encounter with

Charlize Theron Calls Out Studios for Not Wanting to Take a “Risk” on Female-Led Action Movies

"I think the thing that always frustrates me is the fact that guys will get a free ride," the Oscar winner says.

Fox News host rails against DOJ memo on Epstein

Fox News host Will Cain is the latest media figure on the right to be disappointed by a Trump administration memo debunking several widely circulated conspiracy theories about the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. “I’m looking at this memo. It says there’s no client list.

Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures stall as Trump amps up tariff pressure in spur to trade talks

Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures hit pause as Trump's deadline delay gives hope of trade deals

EPA chief Lee Zeldin unveils Trump admin plan to give jolt to nuclear power plants, zap wind power

The Trump administration is aggressively paving the way to open more nuclear power plants while pulling back on wind power as expensive hot air, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin said Sunday.

15 hidden gems in the Steam Summer Sale you've still got time to grab

Hipster picks for oddball tastes, all without destroying your wallet.

Meeting with Trump, Netanyahu endorses mass population transfer from Gaza: 'It's free choice'

Amid fierce efforts to finally secure an end to the Gaza war, the U.S. president said that 'Hamas wants a cease-fire,' hopes that the Israel-Iran war is over

Chat Pile Launch New Tape Label Dungeon Earth Recordings, Release Cool World Miscellanea

Out of all of last year’s releases, Chat Pile’s Cool World stands out as one whose urgency hasn’t faded. Now the Oklahoma City rockers are back to announce a tape label that’s “reserved for the deepest, dankest nugs from the Chat Pile archive,” according to the crew. The first

Trump ramps up tariff push

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Trump slaps 25 percent tariffs on Japan, South Korea President Trump announced Monday his administration would impose a 25 percent tariff on imports from South

Judge temporarily blocks Planned Parenthood ‘defunding’ in Trump megabill

A federal judge on Monday granted Planned Parenthood’s request to temporarily halt Medicaid funding cuts to the group’s health centers under a provision of Republicans’ new tax and spending package. U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani’s ruling marks the first known instance of

The doctor fighting for women's health on Ukraine's front line

Dr Baksheiev, a gynaecologist, travels to Russian-occupied areas in his kitted out mobile clinic

Why little Lithuania has big plans for space tech

Lithuania has a promising space tech sector, but it wants more government support.

Melting glaciers and ice caps could unleash wave of volcanic eruptions, study says

Research in Chile suggests climate crisis makes eruptions more likely and explosive, and warns of Antarctica risk The melting of glaciers and ice caps by the climate crisis could unleash a barrage of explosive volcanic eruptions, a study suggests. The loss of ice releases the

Post Office report set to lay bare human impact of IT scandal

Inquiry chair Sir Wyn Williams to release the first part of a report which will also examine compensation.

How King Charles will help rebuild the shaken UK-France friendship during the state visit

There are high hopes for Macron's three-day visit, but how close can the nations really become given past mistrust over Brexit negotiations?

Melting glaciers could trigger more explosive eruptions globally

Melting glaciers may be silently setting the stage for more explosive and frequent volcanic eruptions in the future, according to research on six volcanoes in the Chilean Andes.

Is Earth inside a huge void? 'Sound of the Big Bang' hints at possible solution to Hubble tension

Earth and our entire Milky Way galaxy may sit inside a mysterious giant hole which makes the cosmos expand faster here than in neighboring regions of the universe, astronomers say.

Drake’s ‘Iceman’ Era Could Be a Misstep if It’s Too Focused on Beef

The embattled rap icon's new record sounds invigorated, but feels a year late, and less convincing with the UMG lawsuit

Russell Vought on Trump’s megabill: 'There’s like, no downside'

Trump budget chief Russell Vought proclaimed that there were no “downsides” to the “big, beautiful bill” in a Fox Business appearance Monday, the latest in a series of praises for the GOP’s landmark piece of legislation. “It is a home run. There’s like, no downside to this

US plans to tighten AI chip export rules for Malaysia, Thailand

The United States plans to tighten its export controls on Nvidia’s high-end artificial intelligence (AI) chips, specifically targeting Malaysia and Thailand, to prevent Chinese firms from obtaining those processors to train their AI models. The US Commerce Department is

Craig Robinson Isn’t Really Quitting Comedy — It’s Likely a Teaser for a New Marketing Campaign

The reports of Craig Robinson’s retirement from comedy appear to have been greatly exaggerated. Turns out “The Office” star’s so-called “retirement” is believed to be part of a new brand marketing campaign expected to be unleashed in the coming days — and perhaps for a division

How Silicon Valley Got Rich. “When Apple went public in 1980, it...

How Silicon Valley Got Rich . “When Apple went public in 1980, it created 300 millionaires. When Microsoft did in 1986, 3,000 employees became millionaires. After Google’s IPO in 2004, 1,000 employees held stock worth more than $5 million.”

Exxon Mobil warns lower oil, gas prices could cut profit by over $1B

Benchmark Brent crude prices averaged $66.71 per barrel during the April to June quarter, an 11% decline from the previous quarter.

Hailee Steinfeld, Wunmi Mosaku and the Women of ‘Sinners’ on the Film’s Diverse, Empowered Female Characters

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains plot details of Ryan Coogler‘s “Sinners,” now streaming on Max. For the first half of 2025, there’s been much ado about “Sinners,” Ryan Coogler’s Southern vampire thriller, which raked in $365 million at the worldwide box office. Every element

Veterans Affairs dramatically scales back layoffs to less than half of initial plan

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has abandoned plans to cut more than 80,000 employees, scaling back that number to just under 30,000 after a massive outcry from veterans, advocate groups and lawmakers and an exodus of individuals from the agency. In a Monday news

A Pokémon fan got the Pope to sign his Popplio card

One recent visitor to the Vatican may have pulled off a historical first: getting the sitting Pope to autograph a Pokémon card. But that Pokémon fan’s interaction with Pope Leo XIV has another layer, because the choice of Pokémon card is so, well, choice. On Saturday, Pope Leo

David Corenswet Said to Make Superman ‘Bright and Optimistic’ After Henry Cavill’s Run Because Superheroes ‘Become Boring If You Just Keep Doing the Same Thing’

“Superman” star David Corenswet recently told GQ magazine that he is well aware James Gunn’s new movie is causing a stir among fans loyal to Zack Snyder and the previous DC Universe, where Henry Cavill starred as the Man of Steel in three movies. A legion of Snyder fans have

RFK Jr. sued over vaccine changes

Presented by Express Scripts Pharmacy Benefit Services {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Medical groups sue RFK Jr. over vaccine changes Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. violated the law when he withdrew certain recommendations

Romero Games is not closed: 'We are doing everything in our power to ensure that it does not come to that'

The studio says it's now in talks with other publishers about finishing the game it was working on prior to last week's funding cut.

'Hi modders <3': Peak devs know we're using mods to break past the 4-player limit, and they're so cool with it they're even fixing mod-specific bugs

Peak decides that modders are its friends, not adversaries.

Tesla takes hit as Musk launches third party

{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Musk's third party push weighs on Tesla stock Tesla’s stock tumbled nearly 7 percent Monday after Elon Musk launched a third party and received an icy response from President Trump. © Aaron Favila, Associated Press The tech

Warnings missed in deadly Texas floods

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Warnings missed in deadly Texas floods Local, state and federal officials are all pointing fingers in the wake of the deadly Texas flooding, but one thing is certain: The warnings weren’t heard by the people

Karen Bass confronts federal agents at Los Angeles park

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said Monday she confronted federal agents at a city park amid tensions between her city and the federal government over immigration. “When I got to MacArthur Park, by the way, and my purpose was one, to witness what was going on, but then when I got

'Everyone knows somebody affected': The small towns in shock after mushroom murders

The residents of the rural area in Australia where Erin Patterson carried out her crimes are still in shock.

Sales at Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus plunge after merger — while Bloomingdales and Nordstrom see spike: report

"Saks Global is far more exposed to the high-end luxury brand matrix, which has been going through a challenging moment," a Saks Global spokesperson told The Post.

Stock Market Plummets as Trump Announces Tariffs Start Date

Stocks tumbled on Monday as Donald Trump unveiled new tariff rates for a number of countries, taking a few steps closer, once again, to the brink of a global trade war. Trump in early April paused a number of hefty planned tariffs from going into effect for 90 days, promising

Lawler mocks potential Maloney comeback campaign

After a report that former Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D) is considering challenging Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) in the midterms, the Hudson Valley representative sarcastically weighed in on the prospect of a rematch with the man he unseated four years ago. “I’m sure Democrats are