America’s only rare earths mine heard from anxious companies soon after China responded to President Donald Trump’s tariffs this month by limiting exports of those minerals used for military applications and in many high-tech devices.
Day: April 18, 2025
Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the US will drop Ukraine-Russia peace efforts if no progress within days
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday that the U.S. may “move on” from trying to secure a Russia-Ukraine peace deal if there is no progress in the coming days, after months of efforts have failed to bring an end to the fighting.
Trump administration seeks explosive expansion of nation’s immigration detention system
Amid rural Louisiana’s crawfish farms, towering pine trees and cafes serving po’boys, nearly 7,000 people are waiting at immigration detention centers to learn whether they will be expelled from the United States.
Strange sell-off in the dollar raises the specter of investors losing trust in the US under Trump
Among the threats tariffs pose to the U.S. economy, none may be as strange as the sell-off in the dollar.
Fear and panic at Florida State as deadly shooting sends students fleeing
When a 20-year-old opened fire at Florida State University, terrified students barricaded doors and fled across campus, abandoning chemistry notes and even shoes, in a shooting that investigators said killed two men and wounded at least six others.
Senior catcher Isabela Lira ‘isn’t afraid to take charge’ for Wheeler. Freshman pitchers learn that quickly.
Wheeler couldn’t have asked for a better candidate for this moment than Lira.
Naperville News Digest: Applications due May 21 for Naperville Police Youth Academy; Naper Settlement opening new ‘Farm Forward’ exhibit
Roundup of small news items for the Naperville area.
Possible tornado with highs expected to reach the low 80s Friday in Chicago area
National Weather Service officials are expecting thunderstorms storms in the area Friday capable of large hail and a possible tornado.
Naperville Central’s Casey Cooperkawa sets tone in 2 sports. ‘He’s all about winning, and that’s contagious.’
As the fourth of five children who all are athletes, Cooperkawa has competitiveness seared into him.
Equipos restablecen la electricidad a casi todos los clientes tras un apagón general en Puerto Rico
Associated Press SAN JUAN (AP) — El 98,8% de los clientes volvían a tener suministro eléctrico a primera hora del viernes después de un apagón generalizado que afectó a Puerto Rico a principios de semana, según las autoridades. Más de 1,45 millones de clientes tenían electricidad menos de 48 horas después del inicio del corte, […]