President Trump and Russia’s Vladimir Putin are currently meeting in Anchorage, Alaska — the first meeting between the two nations’ leaders since Putin’s 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine. On the flight over, Trump told reporters that his goal for Friday’s talks was to secure a “ceasefire rapidly.”

President Trump and Russia’s Vladimir Putin are currently meeting in Anchorage, Alaska — the first meeting between the two nations’ leaders since Putin’s 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine. On the flight over, Trump told reporters that his goal for Friday’s talks was to secure a “ceasefire rapidly.”

Southern Europe is battling major wildfires fueled by historic heat, including in countries like France, Spain, Portugal, and Greece — as Europe is on track for its worst wildfire season on record.

Orange juice is losing its spot at the breakfast table. U.S. consumption has dropped almost 50% in 20 years. Meanwhile, Florida’s citrus production has fallen by more than 90% during the same period, due to a disease affecting its orange groves.

President Trump warned Wednesday there would be "very severe" consequences for Russia if a ceasefire deal is not agreed upon during the upcoming meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday. However, he admitted that preventing Putin from targeting civilians is unlikely, based on their past conversations.

July 2025 saw the greatest number of U.S. employees returning to the office since the pandemic began. Still office visits nationally have not yet reached pre-pandemic rates, according to a new monthly report from the Placer.ai Nationwide Office Building Index.

The share of U.S. adults who say they consume alcohol has dropped to 54% — the lowest Gallup has ever recorded since it has gathered data on drinking habits over 90 years. The previous low was 55% in 1958.

The gunman who opened fire at the CDC’s Atlanta headquarters Friday wrote about his “discontent” with the COVID-19 vaccine before dying of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at the scene, Chris Hosey of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said Tuesday.

President Trump announced Monday that he would place the D.C. police under direct federal control and deploy the National Guard to the streets of Washington to fight crime and clear the city of its homeless population.

The number of working mothers in the U.S. with children under 5 years old has dropped nearly every month this year, with labor force participation falling by nearly 3% from January to June 2025. It comes as many companies have revoked pandemic-era remote work policies and flexible schedules.

Israel’s security cabinet approved Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s controversial plan to seize control of Gaza City by October 7. The plan is aimed at weakening Hamas, demilitarizing the Gaza Strip, and returning the hostages. It comes as Hamas has withdrawn from ceasefire negotiations, as Israel faces growing international criticism over the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

OpenAI unveiled the fifth generation of its popular chatbot Thursday, with promises that it will write and code better, hallucinate less, and give stronger health advice.

President Donald Trump’s sweeping new tariffs on dozens of U.S. trading partners took effect today, marking a historic shift in American trade policy. “10% is really the new zero,” CNN reporter Matt Egan explained, describing the minimum tariff for countries the U.S. has a trade surplus with.

The new GOP-backed redistricting plan would give white Texans disproportionate power at the ballot box, Texas State Rep. Vince Perez tells Mo News. Perez asserts that the principle of “one person, one vote” should be upheld across states, but warns that Democrats are prepared to retaliate if Republicans don’t back down.

A shooting at a Georgia military base injured several service members Wednesday. All five soldiers wounded in today’s shooting at Fort Stewart in Georgia are in stable condition and expected to recover, according to Brig. Gen. John Lubas, commanding general of the 3rd Infantry Division.

The federal government will stop funding the development of mRNA vaccines through its emergency preparedness agency, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Tuesday.

Violent crime in the U.S. decreased by 4.5% in 2024 compared to 2023, according to data released Tuesday by the FBI — a trend that appears to be continuing in the first half of 2025.

Electricity prices are rising across the country amid the explosion of data centers to accommodate artificial intelligence, according the latest available data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

White House envoy Steve Witkoff is expected to travel to Moscow on Wednesday, potentially meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. It’s Witkoff’s fifth visit to Russia this year, but it would be his first meeting with Putin in more than three months.

Encouraging news in the fight against colorectal cancer, particularly among younger adults, thanks to updated screening guidelines and increased awareness.