Trump administration moves to cut $100 million in federal contracts for Harvard
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is asking federal agencies to cancel remaining contracts with Harvard University worth about $100 million. That’s according to a senior administration official Tuesday. The official spoke on condition of anonymity to describe internal deliberations. The government already has canceled more than $2.6 billion in federal research grants for the Ivy League school, which has pushed back on the administration’s demands for changes to several of its policies. Cuts to contracts could take away millions more from Harvard’s budget.
At least 5 dead and 19 injured in chemical plant explosion in China, CCTV reports
BEIJING (AP) — At least five people have died and 19 were injured in a chemical plant explosion in eastern China, state broadcaster CCTV reported. Authorities say there are still six people missing following Tuesday’s explosion at the Gaomi Youdao Chemical Co., which is located in an industrial park in the city of Weifang. It manufactures pesticides as well as chemicals for medical use. The blast was powerful enough to knock out the windows at a storage warehouse more than two miles away from the factory, according to a video shared by a local resident, who declined to give his name out of concern for retaliation.
4 Liverpool fans seriously hurt when car plowed into a crowd. The suspect acted alone, police say
LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — British police are holding a 53-year-old man over a car ramming that turned a joyous soccer celebration in Liverpool to tragedy and sent more than two dozen people to hospitals. The city’s mayor says four people are in very serious condition. Police said they are not treating Monday evening’s incident as terrorism and are not looking for other suspects. Detectives on Tuesday were piecing together how a minivan plowed into crowds. It happened after the players of Liverpool Football Club celebrated the Premier League championship with an open-topped bus parade. The North West Ambulance Service said a total of 47 people were injured, of whom 27 were taken to local hospitals.
As Ukrainian POWs die in Russian prisons, autopsies point to a system of brutality
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — More than 200 Ukrainian POWs have died in Russian prisons since Moscow’s full-scale invasion three years ago. Officials from human rights groups, the U.N. and the Ukrainian government say torture, starvation and inadequate health care were likely contributing factors in many of these deaths. These officials say the prison deaths add to evidence that Russia is systematically brutalizing POWs. And they believe that forensic discrepancies between Russian and Ukrainian autopsies, and the repatriation of bodies that are badly mutilated and decomposed, point to an effort by Russia to cover up systematic mistreatment. Russian authorities did not respond to requests for comment. But they have previously accused Ukraine of mistreating Russian POWs — allegations the U.N. has partially backed up.
Russia and Ukraine complete prisoner swap hours after Moscow launches major aerial assault
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia and Ukraine have swapped hundreds more prisoners of war, the third and last part of a major swap and a rare moment of cooperation in otherwise failed efforts to reach a ceasefire. Each side brought home 303 more soldiers in Sunday’s exchange after each released a total of 307 combatants and civilians on Saturday, and 390 on Friday. The swap was the biggest since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 and came just hours after Ukraine’s capital of Kyiv and other regions came under a massive Russian drone-and-missile attack that killed at least 12 people and injured dozens. Ukrainian officials sad the attack was the largest aerial assault of the war.
A new aid system in Gaza has started operations, a US-backed group says
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — A new aid system in Gaza has opened its first distribution hubs in the territory. That’s according to a U.S.-backed group that is taking over handling of supplies. The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation is backed by Israel and the United States but has been rejected by the United Nations and other aid groups. They assert that Israel is trying to use food as a weapon. They also say a new distribution system won’t be effective. Gaza faces a growing humanitarian crisis after Israel’s nearly three-month blockade of supplies to pressure Hamas. Experts have warned of famine in the territory of over 2 million people.
A new cholera outbreak in Sudan has killed over 170 people in a week, officials say
CAIRO (AP) — A new cholera outbreak in Sudan has killed 172 people and sickened more than 2,500 over the past week. Authorities said on Tuesday that the bulk of the cases were reported in the capital, Khartoum, and its twin city of Omdurman, but that cholera was also detected elsewhere in the African country. Meanwhile, a leading medical group warned that the country’s existing health facilities were unable to cope with the surge of patients. Joyce Bakker, the Sudan coordinator for Doctors Without Borders — also known as Médecins Sans Frontières or MSF — says the alarming spike began in mid-May. She says that MSF’s treatment centers in Omdurman are overwhelmed.
NPR sues Trump administration over executive order to cut federal funding to public media
NEW YORK (AP) — National Public Radio and three local stations are suing President Donald Trump, arguing that an executive order aimed at cutting federal funding for the organization is illegal. The lawsuit was filed Tuesday in federal court in Washington by NPR, Colorado Public Radio, Aspen Public Radio and KUTE, Inc. It argues that Trump’s executive order to slash public subsidies to PBS and NPR violates the First Amendment. Trump issued the executive order earlier this month that instructs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and other federal agencies “to cease Federal funding for NPR and PBS” and requires that they work to root out indirect sources of public financing for the news organizations.
Wall Street’s roller-coaster ride swings higher after Trump pauses more of his tariffs
NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is climbing after President Donald Trump paused a 50% tariff on goods coming from the European Union. The S&P 500 rose 1% Tuesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 297 points, and the Nasdaq composite jumped 1.3% higher. They’re on track to more than recover their losses from Friday, when Wall Street’s roller coaster dropped after Trump announced the tariffs on France, Germany and the other 25 countries represented by the European Union. Nvidia was one of the strongest forces pushing the US market higher. Treasury yields eased in the bond market to relax some of the pressure on stocks.
The French Open is picking humans over technology. Novak Djokovic thinks that’s a bad call
PARIS (AP) — For Novak Djokovic, this is a relatively easy call. He thinks the French Open is making a mistake by eschewing the electronic line-calling used at most big tennis tournaments and instead remaining old school by letting line judges decide whether serves or other shots land in or out. Other players seem to share his view. Plenty of sports, from soccer and baseball to the NFL, are replacing, or at least helping, officials with some form of high-tech replays or other technology. Tennis, too, is following that trend, except at Roland-Garros, where competition continues through June 8.
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