News for June 20, 2025

Former Reform UK chairman Zia Yusuf is described by ex-colleagues as a hard-driving boss who won results but often left people upset and stressed.

Barry Morphew was charged again with first-degree murder in the 2020 death of his wife, Suzanne Morphew, after her remains were found and investigators said new evidence supported the case.

Walmart agreed to pay $10 million to settle a Federal Trade Commission lawsuit over claims that it ignored signs of fraud in its money transfer services.

A federal appeals court ruled that Louisiana’s law requiring Ten Commandments displays in public school classrooms is unconstitutional.

José González Valencia, the brother-in-law of cartel leader El Mencho, was sentenced to 30 years in U.S. prison for running a major drug trafficking network tied to CJNG.

Iran’s foreign minister said Iran no longer trusts the United States in nuclear talks after Israeli strikes hit Iran days before planned negotiations.

Tesla is set to launch a small robotaxi test in Austin, but the rollout faces safety questions and regulatory pushback as Elon Musk tries to prove the company can deliver.

President Donald Trump said he will decide within two weeks whether to strike Iran’s nuclear sites, but that time frame is one he has used many times before for major decisions that often slipped.

The Supreme Court ruled that former firefighter Karyn Stanley cannot use the Americans with Disabilities Act to challenge the City of Sanford over a cut in her health insurance subsidy after she retired early بسبب Parkinson's disease.

The Supreme Court upheld Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors, a ruling that critics say will harm trans youth and protect similar laws in other states.

Tesla has signed its first deal to build what is expected to be China’s largest grid-scale battery storage plant in Shanghai.

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson said the Supreme Court’s ruling in a fuel industry case sends the wrong message and makes the court look more friendly to wealthy interests.

Opponents of Andrew Cuomo are using New York City’s ranked-choice voting system to try to block his comeback in the Democratic mayoral primary, with Zohran Mamdani leading the anti-Cuomo push and Brad Lander also in the mix.