News for February 24, 2025

Kevin Rodríguez said he was traumatized by two weeks in Guantánamo after being deported from the United States to Venezuela.

Shamar Duncan was sentenced to 105 years in prison for the fatal 2022 shooting of Dutch soldier Simmie Poetsema and the wounding of two others in Indianapolis.

President Donald Trump’s tariff plans could raise car insurance premiums by making auto parts and repairs more expensive.

A woman was forcibly removed from a Kootenai County Republican town hall in Idaho after she protested during the event, setting off a dispute over free speech and public decorum.

The U.N. General Assembly rejected a U.S. resolution on the Ukraine war that did not name Russia, while approving a separate Ukraine-backed measure calling for Russian withdrawal.

Elon Musk’s growing political role and alliance with President Donald Trump are leading some Tesla owners and investors to question the brand, even as Tesla could benefit from easier rules on self-driving cars.

Starbucks is cutting jobs and trimming its US menu as Brian Niccol pushes a turnaround plan to speed service and improve sales.

Roberta Flack, the Grammy-winning singer known for “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” and “Killing Me Softly With His Song,” has died at age 88.

Apple says it will invest more than $500bn in the US over four years, in a major push tied to new manufacturing, jobs, and AI work.

The Supreme Court refused to hear a challenge that sought to overturn a 25-year-old ruling allowing buffer zones around abortion clinics, keeping that decision in place.

The Supreme Court declined to revisit a 25-year-old ruling that allows abortion clinic buffer zones, leaving in place laws that limit how close protesters can get to clinic entrances.

Lyons Magnus recalled nutritional shakes after they were tied to a Listeria outbreak that sickened dozens and was linked to 12 deaths.