News for August 24, 2025

President Donald Trump’s D.C. crime crackdown shifted as National Guard troops began carrying firearms under new orders from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

Vice President JD Vance said the U.S. can still help broker peace between Russia and Ukraine, even as Russia’s top diplomat cast doubt on talks and other major U.S. news unfolded over the weekend.

Mingus Reedus, the son of actor Norman Reedus, was charged with assault after a reported attack in a New York City apartment.

Trump threatened to send troops to Baltimore and to reconsider federal money for the city’s Key Bridge replacement, while Maryland leaders pushed back and said the city is making progress.

The National Weather Service warned that a dangerous West Coast heat wave was putting about 1.2 million people at extreme heat risk, with record heat and health problems reported in several states.

Jerry Adler, best known for playing Hesh Rabkin on “The Sopranos,” has died at age 96.

Russia is casting doubt on Donald Trump’s push for a quick Ukraine peace deal, saying major gaps with Kyiv remain and no Putin-Zelenskyy summit is set.

Vice President JD Vance said the Trump administration is still optimistic that “energetic diplomacy” can help end the war in Ukraine, even as new tensions test the peace effort.

President Donald Trump’s end of the U.S. “de minimis” import loophole is causing postal services to suspend parcel deliveries to the United States as new duty rules take effect.

Carjackings surged in Washington, D.C., during the pandemic, and President Donald Trump has used the city’s recent crime fears to justify a federal crackdown.

Michelle Yeoh is helping bring China’s animated hit “Ne Zha II” back to U.S. theaters in an English-dubbed release, as the film looks to reach more American viewers.