President Donald Trump hinted that he might temporarily relieve the auto industry from “permanent” tariffs he previously imposed on the business. The president didn’t specify how long the potential pause would be or what it would entail, but the auto sector is awaiting how rules might change on 25% tariffs based on U.S. parts, if duties remain on assembled vehicles.
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Roster limit changes not offered in latest filing on $2.8 billion NCAA lawsuit settlement
Attorneys working on the $2.B settlement designed to reshape college sports filed a brief that didn’t include changes a judge suggested about roster limits.
Study finds more people are obtaining abortions but fewer are traveling to other states for it
Fewer people crossed state lines to obtain abortions in 2024 than a year earlier, a new survey has found.
Jury selection to begin in Harvey Weinstein’s retrial
The last time a New York City jury sat in judgment of Harvey Weinstein, the ex-movie studio boss was convicted of rape and sentenced to 23 years in prison.
Officials investigate why Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s home was set on fire
Investigators worked Tuesday to uncover the motive behind an arson fire over the weekend at Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s mansion, the latest act of political violence in the U.S.
Today in History: First franchised McDonald’s restaurant opens in Illinois
On April 15, 1955, Ray Kroc opened the first franchised McDonald’s restaurant in Des Plaines, Illinois.
FAA emergency order grounds NYC helicopter tour company involved in deadly crash
Federal aviation regulators issued an emergency order Monday grounding the helicopter tour company involved in a deadly New York crash after learning it had fired its operations director minutes after he had agreed to suspend flights during the investigation.
Trump administration freezes $2.2 billion in grants to Harvard over campus activism
The federal government says it’s freezing more than $2.2 billion in grants and $60 million in contracts to Harvard University, since the institution said Monday it won’t comply with the Trump administration’s demands to limit activism on campus.
NCAA’s 2022 Woman of the Year and her high-achieving family are killed in a New York plane crash
A private plane that crashed in upstate New York was carrying six members of a close-knit family of physicians and distinguished student-athletes on a trip to the Catskills.
5.2-magnitude quake shakes Southern California, tumbling rocks onto roads and items off shelves
A 5.2-magnitude earthquake shook Southern California on Monday, sending boulders tumbling onto rural roadways outside San Diego, items rattling off shelves and elephants at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park scrambling to encircle their young.