Jill Biden arrives in Cairo as part of Mideast tour aiming to empower women, youth

Friday, June 2, 2023

Jill Biden has arrived in Cairo on the second leg of her six-day trip across the Middle East, North Africa and Europe that seeks to promote empowerment for women and education for young people

Tropical Storm Mawar brings heavy rains, landslide risk to Japan’s southern islands

Friday, June 2, 2023

Heavy rains intensified by Tropical Storm Mawar are falling on Japan’s main archipelago and threatening floods and mudslides in western and central regions

Some trans people turn to crowdfunding to leave Florida after anti-LGBTQ+ laws

Friday, June 2, 2023

Dozens of transgender people in Florida who can’t afford to move are turning to crowdfunding to help them leave after the passage of new legislation that targets the LGBTQ community

Library cancels trans speaker after Montana bans drag readings

Friday, June 2, 2023

Montana’s new law banning drag reading events at public libraries has led to the cancellation of a transgender speaker in a southwestern Montana city on Friday

NBA planning to announce latest Ja Morant decision after Finals, Silver says

Friday, June 2, 2023

The latest sanctions, if any, that the NBA plans to levy against Memphis guard Ja Morant for his second instance of displaying a gun on social media will be announced shortly after the finals, Commissioner Adam Silver said Thursday

Judge delays first criminal trial in Elijah McClain’s death

Friday, June 2, 2023

A judge in Colorado has agreed to delay the first criminal trial in the death of Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old Black man who was stopped by police, forcibly restrained and injected with a powerful sedative nearly four years ago

US, Taiwan sign trade deal over China’s opposition

Friday, June 2, 2023

The United States has signed a trade agreement with Taiwan over opposition from China, which claims the self-ruled island democracy as part of its territory

Fatal attack on Home Depot worker underscores dangers of organized retail crime

Friday, June 2, 2023

The son of a Home Depot worker who was fatally attacked during a theft is pushing for a crackdown on organized retail crime, the large-scale theft of high-value items.

Senate passes debt ceiling deal, staving off default

Friday, June 2, 2023

The Fiscal Responsibility Act, the product of weeks of negotiation between Biden and McCarthy, will raise the debt limit until January 2025 and enact some spending cuts.

Judge rules Andrew Lester case to be partially sealed in the shooting of Ralph Yarl

Friday, June 2, 2023

A Clay County, Missouri judge agreed to partially seal the case of Andrew Lester, who is charged with first-degree assault in the shooting of teenager Ralph Yarl.