News for May 2, 2025

Nigel Thomas is accused of killing Wilma Robertson and then using fake social media messages and a graphic video to try to frame another man for the murder.

A federal judge struck down Donald Trump’s executive order against Perkins Coie, saying it was an unconstitutional attack on the law firm and the courts.

Southwest Airlines flight attendant John McKay shares a communal journal with passengers, giving them a chance to write down personal thoughts, hopes, and grief during flights.

Australians are voting in a national election, and Donald Trump’s trade and foreign policy is shaping the race between Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton.

Donald Trump’s crypto ventures have added billions to the Trump family’s wealth, while raising new questions about conflicts of interest as his administration eases rules for the industry.

Trump is weighing whether to give Marco Rubio a permanent role as national security adviser or keep him in the job while he also serves as secretary of state.

President Donald Trump said the U.S. would be “OK” in the long term even if it faces a short-term recession, as worries grow over the economic impact of his tariff policy.

Former cybersecurity official Chris Krebs is under federal investigation after he publicly rejected Donald Trump’s false claims about the 2020 election.

A federal judge ruled that President Donald Trump’s executive order targeting Perkins Coie is unconstitutional and permanently blocked it.

After the Trump administration dismissed hundreds of climate scientists, the American Geophysical Union and the American Meteorological Society plan to publish a new climate research collection to keep the work available.

The CDC says U.S. measles cases hit a new weekly record as the outbreak in Texas keeps driving the country’s worst surge since the 1990s.

Miami couple Maria Fernandez and Jules Rodriguez are sharing their ALS journey, showing how love, humor, and support have helped them find strength through a very hard disease.

The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to let DOGE access sensitive Social Security data while a lower court order blocking that access is challenged.

Stanley Kallivrousis says the Three Brothers Diner in Danbury, Connecticut, is facing weaker customer confidence and slower business as economic uncertainty affects how people spend.

After the Trump administration cut back work on the National Climate Assessment, two science groups said they will publish a new climate research collection to help fill the gap.

The Trump administration is talking with Rwanda about sending some deportees from the U.S. to the African country, including people who are not Rwandan.

Crozer Health is shutting down more doctors’ offices and health centers in Delaware County as its parent company, Prospect Medical Holdings, moves through bankruptcy-related closures.

The Trump administration agreed to stop freezing Maine child nutrition funds, and Maine will drop its lawsuit over the dispute.

The article says homeowners do not need to rush to open a HELOC before the Federal Reserve’s May meeting because HELOC rates are variable and likely will not change much right away.

NBC Select says tariffs are likely to push up prices soon, so shoppers may want to buy big-ticket goods from companies like Walmart, Apple, and Nintendo before costs rise further.