In our news wrap Wednesday, the Federal Reserve held interest rates unchanged even as officials acknowledged that inflation remains elevated, the federal judge overseeing the prosecution of former Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro died at the age of 92 and hundreds of passengers aboard a cruise ship found themselves stranded in Cambodia after their trip was cut short due to high fuel prices.
In our news wrap Tuesday, the State Department said it will provide U.S. visas to Flavio Bolsonaro and his family following his loss in Brazil's election, President Trump insists the East Potomac Golf Course will close for renovations despite a judge's order blocking major changes and a ceasefire in the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky was holding as a humanitarian truce took effect.
In our news wrap Monday, AI giant Anthropic officially kicked off what could be one of the biggest initial public offerings ever, at least two Catholic bishops have expressed regret for taking part in a White House meeting that was later made public and a federal judge ruled that the Trump administration acted illegally when it fired Maureen Comey, daughter of former FBI Director James Comey.
In our news wrap Friday, the White House says Melania Trump brokered a localized ceasefire deal in the Ukrainian city of Oleshky, Romania's president blamed Russia for a drone strike that sank a cargo ship in the Black Sea and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu ordered the army there to prepare for a full closure of the occupied West Bank.
In our news wrap Thursday, federal authorities charged Virginia state Sen. Louise Lucas with running a criminal marijuana enterprise, New York City lawmakers voted to ban horse-drawn carriage rides in Central Park and a judge in Florida ordered President Trump to sit for a deposition in his $10 billion lawsuit against the BBC, or the case could be dismissed.
In our news wrap Wednesday, a major cybersecurity threat prompted a scramble to protect websites around the world, 1,000 people were ordered to evacuate their homes in Toledo, Ohio, following a chemical tank explosion and the Supreme Court is blocking the Trump administration from enforcing new restrictions on gender-affirming care for transgender prisoners.
In our news wrap Tuesday, British authorities say they're sending air support to Saudi Arabia to protect against missiles and drones launched by Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen, Vice President Vance says he's not endorsing Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of Israeli elections and voters in Alberta overwhelmingly rejected a referendum that would have put the province on a path toward independence.