⬤ President Trump said Japan and South Korea would face tariffs of 25 percent unless they reached an agreement with the United States. Other countries received notice of higher levies.
⭘ Trump shared screenshots of letters detailing new tariff rates for over a dozen countries, allowing room for further negotiations before the renewed deadline of Aug. 1.
⭘ Leaders of the BRICS group of emerging economies meeting for their annual summit had hoped to downplay any differences with the U.S. But even a toned down group proclamation drew the ire of President Trump.
⬤ For years, Aaron Grzegorczyk thought his birth mother had left him at a South Korean clinic in 1988. A recent investigation has him wondering whether he's yet another victim of adoption fraud.
⭘ The two-page memo outlines the "exhaustive review" the department conducted of the Epstein files in its possession, and also reiterates that Epstein died by suicide, contrary to some conspiracy theories.
⬤ After Attorney General Pam Bondi promised big revelations for months, the Justice Department noted a lack of evidence for conspiracy theories, including a "client list" and a jailhouse murder.
⭘ A memo from the Justice Department and FBI said that a systematic review of the case involving Jeffrey Epstein "revealed no incriminating 'client list.'"
⭘ Conservative internet and media personalities are criticizing Attorney General Pam Bondi and the Trump administration after a recent memo on Jeffrey Epstein.
⭘ See maps and photos as Texas flooding leaves some communities with major damage. Camp Mystic all-girls camp is among the sites heavily impacted by the flash floods.
⭘ Kerr County, Texas, experienced the worst of the flooding and has seen the highest death toll. NPR's Juana Summers describes the scene where she arrived Monday morning.
⭘ Camp Mystic flood claims 27 lives as summer camp tragedies continue across America, from deadly flash floods and drownings to the infamous Girl Scout murders and natural disasters.
⭘ The government of El Salvador has acknowledged to United Nations investigators that the Trump administration maintains control of the men who were deported from the U.S. to a Salvadoran prison.
⬤ Fogbow is working with combatants to deliver food to some of the world's most desperate and inaccessible places. Aid groups warn of unintended consequences.
⬤ The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation program has produced huge crowds near Israeli troops, who opened fire multiple times, according to humanitarian experts, witnesses and visual evidence.
⭘ Frustrated with my life back in the US, I was captivated by the idea of a new home – and new life – for less than the price of an espresso. So I travelled to Italy to find out whether it was too good to be true
⭘ Shaun Maguire, an outspoken Trump supporter, is getting publicly criticized for recent posts about New York City Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani.
⭘ The government of El Salvador has acknowledged to United Nations investigators that the Trump administration maintains control of the men who were deported from the U.S. to a Salvadoran prison.
⬤ Bloody conflict has splintered many families in Myanmar over the past four years. But for one set of siblings, a surprise reunion was joyful, if bittersweet.
⬤ Building a viable new political party to rival the Democrats and Republicans is enormously difficult and expensive. Small wonder it hasn't been done.
⭘ Billionaire Elon Musk consults with Forward Party founder Andrew Yang on America Party plans, aiming to field candidates despite two-party system challenges
