News for July 3, 2025

Vance Boelter appeared in federal court again and waived key hearings as the case over the Minnesota lawmaker shootings moves toward a grand jury indictment.

U.S. stocks rose sharply after a strong June jobs report eased worry about the economy and lowered hopes for a near-term Federal Reserve rate cut.

Trump’s new megabill shifts federal energy policy toward fossil fuels while ending key tax support for solar and wind power.

Sean Combs’ verdict turned the New York courthouse area into a scene of influencer stunts, live-streamed arguments, and online content aimed at going viral.

A federal judge ordered both sides in Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s criminal case to stop making public comments after his defense said government statements could hurt his chance of a fair trial.

The Madre Fire has become California’s largest wildfire this year, and Cal Fire is trying to slow it as it threatens homes and forces evacuations.

The Department of Homeland Security plans to cut most of the staff in its intelligence office, a move that has sparked warnings about weaker threat tracking at a time of rising security risks.

Ukraine said it killed Russian Major General Mikhail Gudkov in a missile strike, while President Donald Trump’s pause in some U.S. weapons deliveries raised alarm in Kyiv.

An American teen pilot, Ethan Guo, was detained in Antarctica after Chilean authorities said he made an unauthorized landing, while he denies wrongdoing and says the case has hurt his health and charity mission.

Iran’s deputy foreign minister said Iran will not launch more retaliation against the United States, but it will keep enriching uranium and remains open to talks if Washington can rebuild trust.

The Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge to Montana’s blocked parental-consent abortion law, leaving in place a state court ruling that struck it down.

A volunteer and church archivists in Massachusetts found a nearly 180-year-old Baptist anti-slavery scroll, revealing a rare record of religious opposition to slavery before the Civil War.

Bill Ackman backed Eric Adams in the New York City mayor’s race as part of a push to stop Zohran Mamdani from winning.