News for April 7, 2025

Former Gambian soldier Michael Correa is on trial in the United States, where he faces charges of torture tied to abuses in Gambia.

Karen Read is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to pause her Massachusetts murder trial while it considers whether to hear her appeal to drop two charges.

President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff moves have jolted markets, raised recession fears, and put China at the center of a fast-moving trade fight.

The North Carolina Supreme Court paused a lower court order that would have required more than 65,000 disputed votes in the state’s tight Supreme Court race to be checked and verified.

Palestinian-American teen Amir Mohammed Rabee was killed in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, prompting a dispute over how the shooting happened.

A Hawaii doctor pleaded not guilty to trying to kill his wife during a hike, and his lawyer said he should be allowed bail.

President Donald Trump’s new tariffs are drawing sharp criticism from some billionaire supporters and business leaders, who warn the policy could hurt growth, raise prices, and trigger a wider trade fight with China.

Wall Street leaders say Trump’s new tariffs have shaken markets, raised recession fears, and could hurt the economy unless they are paused or scaled back.

Tufts University School of Medicine researchers are working to cut racial gaps in maternal health care, with the Center for Black Maternal Health and Reproductive Justice using research and outreach to push for better outcomes for Black mothers.

A Summit, New Jersey, councilman has предложed an ordinance to fine or jail homeless people for sleeping in public spaces, drawing pushback from another council member.

Business leaders, including BlackRock CEO Larry Fink, are warning that President Donald Trump’s tariffs are hurting growth and could push the economy into a recession.

President Donald Trump threatened to add a 50% tariff on Chinese imports if China does not withdraw its planned retaliatory tariff, escalating the trade fight between the two countries.

The Supreme Court temporarily blocked a lower court order that would have forced the Trump administration to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man wrongly deported to El Salvador.

A Russian court reduced U.S. soldier Staff Sgt. Gordon Black’s prison sentence for threats of murder and theft, though he remains jailed in Russia.

Bill Ackman warned that President Donald Trump’s broad new tariffs could badly hurt the US economy, investment, and market confidence unless they are rolled back fast.

The Supreme Court declined to take up a challenge to New York’s gun law, leaving most of the state’s recent concealed carry restrictions in place.