News for May 3, 2025

President Donald Trump’s first 100 days have strained long-standing ties with Europe as tariffs and defense threats anger the European Union and raise worries about NATO.

A small plane crashed into a Simi Valley neighborhood, killing two people on board and leaving the National Transportation Safety Board to investigate what went wrong.

The Trump administration plans to cut thousands of jobs across U.S. spy agencies, including a major workforce reduction at the CIA.

Elon Musk’s Starbase in Texas is set to become an official city after residents voted to incorporate the SpaceX area.

Trump has moved to cut public funding for NPR and PBS, even as local public radio stations say they are a key source of emergency news and service in rural areas and after disasters.

Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan, who halted executions and later went to prison for corruption, has died at 91.

Tariffs and economic uncertainty tied to President Donald Trump are forcing Churchill Downs to pause a major Kentucky Derby renovation and are starting to affect sales and betting around the event.

Trump’s threat to strip Harvard’s tax-exempt status could create legal problems for the IRS because his public comments may look like pressure on the agency.

This NBC News quiz looks back at the week’s biggest headlines, including politics, discipline in government, and a strange-looking future risk.

The White House held new influencer briefings under Karoline Leavitt that gave special access mostly to pro-Trump creators, drawing criticism that the guest list was heavily one-sided.

Prince Harry said his court defeat over UK security makes a return to Britain with Meghan and their children impossible, and he called on the government to review how those protection decisions are made.

Wanda Barzee, who helped hold Elizabeth Smart captive years ago, was arrested in Utah after police said she entered parks where sex offenders are banned.

Denver Fire Station 3, the city’s oldest working firehouse, is being remembered as a key site in the history of Black firefighters and the Denver Fire Department’s slow move toward desegregation.

Poland is stepping up military training, spending, and planning as fears grow that Russia could pose a direct threat, while trust in the United States and NATO’s protection is being tested.

The Justice Department is suing Colorado and Denver, saying their immigration policies block federal deportation efforts and violate the U.S. Constitution.

A major oil spill off Louisiana is raising concern that federal staffing cuts could make the United States Coast Guard and NOAA response slower and less effective.

The Trump administration has stepped back from plans to cut Head Start funding, but the early education program still faces concern over other cuts and staffing problems.