Donald Trump has incoherent and unhinged beliefs about trade policy. He also has a penchant for pretending to be a “crazy guy” for the sake of increasing his leverage in negotiations. This made it difficult to tell whether his proposal for an across-the-board 25 percent tariff on Canadian and Mexican imports was sincere. That policy

Do you have sympathy for someone or empathy? Did the medicine have an affect on you, or an effect? Did the world leader infer that he was going to attack or imply it? Don’t worry, even many native English speakers get these wrong! In this class, I’ll explain three of the most commonly misused word

When Kate Cole, a 34-year-old U.S. Army Sergeant First Class and transgender woman, eventually retires from the military, she has dreams of moving from California to Colorado to work as a climbing guide. But right now, she only wants one thing: to be allowed to serve her country.  “I enjoy the work I do. I

Asia shares are mostly declining as worries grow about President Donald Trump imposing tariffs on key U.S. trading partners By YURI KAGEYAMA AP business writer February 2, 2025, 10:38 PM TOKYO -- Asia shares mostly fell in Monday trading as worries grow about President Donald Trump imposing tariffs on key U.S. trading partners. Japan's benchmark

Japanese technology giant SoftBank Group and OpenAI are stepping up their partnership in artificial intelligence, setting up a 50-50 held company called SB OpenAI Japan By YURI KAGEYAMA AP business writer February 3, 2025, 2:33 AM TOKYO -- Japanese technology giant SoftBank Group and OpenAI stepped up their AI partnership Monday, setting up a 50-50

TAIPEI, Taiwan -- U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war with Canada, Mexico and China is ramping up over the production and importation of the opiate fentanyl, along with trade surpluses and illegal border crossings by migrants from across the globe. Here is what Beijing says about it: China has reiterated its threat to take “necessary

During Sunday’s broadcast of CBS’s “60 Minutes,” Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said he was still at odds with President Donald Trump despite his election victory last November. The Kentucky Republican said he still harbored ill-will for what he had alleged was Trump’s role in the January 6, 2021 Capitol riot. Partial transcript as follows: STAHL:

Pop star Lady Gaga gave a shout out to “trans people” and the “queer community” at the Grammys on Sunday night. Lady Gaga delivered her brief message in support of the community after winning the award for Best Pop Dup/Group Performance alongside Bruno Mars for their song “Die with a Smile.” “Trans people are not

JC Olivera/WireImage Singer Chappell Roan used her win for Best New Artist at the Grammy Awards on Sunday night to demand that music industry elites offer young and developing artists a “living wage and healthcare.” “I told myself if I ever won a Grammy and I got to stand up here in front of the

Protesters were seen shutting down traffic on the 101 Freeway in Downtown Los Angeles on Sunday while waving Mexican flags in opposition to ongoing ICE raids in the city and elsewhere in the United States. The protests reportedly began on Olvera Street and later grew to a few thousand people as they marched on City

California anti-deportation activists swarmed a major downtown Los Angeles freeway on Sunday, shutting down the roadway and standing off with police as they waved Mexican flags. The 101 Freeway, one of the most congested highways in the nation, was blocked off by a mass of hundreds of migrants, mostly appearing to boast Mexican heritage, videos