News for May 25, 2025

Park ranger Alec Campbell died after his kayak capsized at Tyler State Park, and the park has since reopened while investigators review the incident.

Trump delayed a planned 50% tariff on the European Union until July 9 after talks with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

President Donald Trump delayed a planned 50% tariff on goods from the European Union until July 9 after talks with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

Donald Trump’s tariffs are threatening Burgundy winemakers’ sales in the US, raising fears of weaker trade and higher prices for European wine.

Frank Larkin turned his son Ryan’s death into a push for military change, helping uncover possible blast-related brain injuries and new efforts to cut training risks.

NBC News’ weekend roundup says President Donald Trump agreed to extend the deadline for his threatened 50% tariffs on the European Union, while former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy pressed Congress to act on social media harms to children.

Texas lawmakers moved a bill forward that would require the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public school classroom, putting it one step closer to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk.

House Speaker Mike Johnson defended Medicaid work requirements in President Donald Trump’s bill, calling them a moral issue and saying they would help fight fraud and push more people to work.

Sen. Ron Johnson says enough Senate Republicans may oppose President Donald Trump’s big spending bill to force major changes and deeper cuts.

Joseph Neumeyer was arrested after allegedly trying to firebomb a U.S. Embassy office in Tel Aviv and later being brought back to the United States.

Mike Johnson defended the House’s narrow passage of Trump’s big tax and border bill, arguing it will boost the economy even as critics warn it could raise costs and cut benefits.

Rep. Jim Himes said the House tax bill hurts middle-class families, raises the deficit, and gives too much to the rich, while also warning that Trump administration moves on Russia and Venezuela are politicizing national security intelligence.

Thomas Barrack said Syria’s new government has agreed to help the U.S. find Americans who disappeared during the country’s civil war.

A health expert says Trump administration cuts to National Institutes of Health funding are a reckless move that could damage medical research for years.

A new biography says Eleanor Roosevelt and reporter Lorena Hickok likely had a deep romantic relationship built on years of close friendship and letters.

The Justice Department’s move to drop police oversight agreements has raised fears that excessive force and other abuses could rise, even as cities like Minneapolis, Louisville and Phoenix say they will keep pursuing reforms.

Five years after George Floyd was killed by Derek Chauvin in Minneapolis, the neighborhood around the site is still marked by grief, change, and debate over what should come next.

A sewage boat explosion on the Hudson River in New York City killed one city worker and injured two others, while the cause remains under investigation.

Florida man Zackery Brandon Barfield was sentenced to 30 days in prison and fined after pleading guilty to shooting and poisoning dolphins near his charter fishing boats.