US Senate begins debate on Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’
Forecaster says the bill would cut health cover for 11.8 million people and increase deficit by $3.3 trillion.
Month: June 2025
Canada rescinds digital services tax after Trump suspends trade talks
Canada’s prime minister says trade talks with US will resume with decision to drop new levy.
After five years in Belarus jail, opposition figure Tikhanovsky says he’s not broken
Sergei Tikhanovsky was kept isolated in bare, tiny cells and tells the BBC that Belarus must free other political prisoners.
Jury retires in mushroom murder trial in Australia
They will decide whether Erin Patterson murdered relatives with beef Wellingtons laced with toxic mushrooms.
‘Every word has come back to haunt me’: China cracks down on women who write gay erotica
At least 30 writers have been arrested across the country since February, a lawyer tells the BBC.
‘Word to the wise’: GOP senator hits Trump with brutal reminder of major scandal
U.S. Sen Thom Tillis (R-NC) snapped back at Tweety McTreason on Sunday. For his part, the president has lobbed numerous attacks against Tillis after the
‘Awkward’: Undercover operative says Byron Donalds speech got ‘tepid golf claps’
Florida Representative Byron Donalds, a MAGA Republican who was rumored to be on Tweety McTreason’s list for potential vice presidential picks before JD Vance was
Many forget the damage done by diseases like whooping cough, measles and rubella. Not these families
In the time before widespread vaccination, death often came early.
France imposes smoking ban on beaches, parks
France on Sunday banned smoking in parks and on beaches, part of efforts to protect the public from passive smoke and create the country’s first
Two killed after suspect shot at firefighters in Idaho, authorities say
Two people have been killed after a suspect shot at firefighters responding to a fire in the US state of Idaho, authorities have said.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,222
Here are the key events on day 1,222 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
UEFA Women’s Euro 2025: Full match schedule, groups, format, how to watch
Ahead of the tournament kickoff in Switzerland, here is the list of fixtures, nations, venues, players and start times.
Trump reiterates Iran nuclear talking points despite swirling questions
US president denies multiple reports and accounts that say US strikes did not destroy Iran’s nuclear capabilities.