President Donald Trump’s tariff onslaught has roiled Washington and Wall Street for nearly a month. If the trade war persists, the next upheaval will hit much closer to home.

Since the U.S. raised levies on China to 145% in early April, cargo shipments have plummeted, perhaps by as much as 60%, according to one estimate. That drastic ...Read more

The Conservative Party chipped away at the lead held by Mark Carney’s Liberals in the final days of Canada’s election campaign, though surveys still point to a probable Liberal victory in Monday’s vote.

The Liberals’ estimated popular vote share was 41% in Abacus Data’s final likely-voter election model, released over the weekend, ...Read more

North Korea acknowledged for the first time that it deployed troops to support Russia’s war on Ukraine, claiming the country’s military had helped Moscow retake control of the border region of Kursk.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un decided to participate in the conflict to liberate the Kursk region and to repel the “adventurous invasion�...Read more

For nearly three agonizing years, Mariah Freschi and her husband have been trying to have a second baby. The California mother recently underwent surgery to remove her blocked fallopian tubes, leaving in vitro fertilization as her only option to get pregnant. But the cost quoted by her Sacramento-area clinic was $25,000 — out of reach for ...Read more

After more than four decades working in the paper industry, Gaetano “Guy” Spinelli poured his life savings into developing an eco-friendly yet durable paper straw and opened his company, Boss Straw, in Woodstock in 2021.

Then in February, President Donald Trump signed an executive order promoting plastic straws while declaring that paper ...Read more

Los Angeles pediatrician and urgent care specialist Dr. Ilan Shapiro worries for his chronically ill patients as he watches Congress weigh significant cuts to Medicaid.

He thinks of a boy who, before finding Shapiro’s clinic, was in and out of emergency rooms and intensive care units because of severe asthma attacks, instead of competing in ...Read more

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — A devastating crash marred the Lapu-Lapu Day festival in Vancouver's Sunset neighborhood Saturday night, killing 11 people and injuring more than 20 others when an SUV drove into a crowd of festivalgoers.

Authorities identified the driver as 30-year-old Kai-Ji Adam Lo, a Vancouver resident. Witnesses said Lo ...Read more

He’s 17 and lives in the Chicago suburbs. He loves theater and recently helped direct a play at his high school. He takes competitive AP courses and is working on his Eagle Scout project.

And he’s been on a journey for four years.

Once a week, the transgender teen injects testosterone into his body. He’s had his eggs frozen in case he ...Read more

Military officers stoop to inspect slim green cannons along the Saigon River. Construction equipment whines as workers erect towering bleachers in a downtown park. Fighter jets and helicopters roar above the city in practice drills.

For weeks, Vietnam has been preparing this city for the anniversary of a defining moment in the nation's history:...Read more

Grace Feazelle is always busy.

She’s a constant advocate for Hope House, the nonprofit that helped her find a place of her own in Norfolk. She’s led trainings with General Assembly legislative aides and serves on the executive committee of Our Voices, an advocacy group led by adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in ...Read more

Military officers stoop to inspect slim green cannons along the Saigon River. Construction equipment whines as workers erect towering bleachers in a downtown park. Fighter jets and helicopters roar above the city in practice drills.

For weeks, Vietnam has been preparing this city for the anniversary of a defining moment in the nation's history:...Read more

The Philippines will offer to purchase more farm products from the U.S. as it pushes to reduce a 17% tariff rate imposed on the Southeast Asian nation’s goods, according to Trade Secretary Cristina Roque.

Roque said she’s scheduled to meet with U.S. commerce and trade officials during an April 29 to May 2 trip to the U.S. with Frederick Go,...Read more

Singapore is seeking concessions on pharmaceutical exports to the U.S., acknowledging that a 10% baseline tariff will not be eased.

Following a call with US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick on Friday, Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong told local media that the Asian trading hub is negotiating with the U.S. over pharmaceutical ...Read more

Hana Ivashkov has told the tale of escaping Lithuania several times, but as she recounted it on Sunday, she said she could still feel chills on her arms.

Ivashkov, 96, was 11 years old when she rode what she said was the last train from Lithuania to Russia in 1941. Her train was bombed by German soldiers and her family walked for over ten days ...Read more

Families of survivors and Jewish community members walked together and placed stones and flowers in an annual ceremony at the Holocaust memorial in Boston on Sunday.

“I’m a second generation. My parents were Holocaust survivors. My father just passed away six weeks ago, at 96,” said Susan Kleiner, standing next to generations of her ...Read more

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer drew a huge crowd to USC's Bovard Theater at the L.A. Times Festival of Books on Sunday, where she addressed her recent photo-op with President Trump and her potential presidential run in 2028.

"People often ask me, 'How did you get elected in a state like Michigan?'" Whitmer told an attentive audience. "I think ...Read more

What would happen if great white sharks disappear from Cape Cod?

A new shark study shows the potential “ecosystem consequences” when the apex predator is no longer in a region, as a leading shark researcher stresses that great whites are keeping balance in the local ecosystem.

Shark scientists have zeroed in on South Africa over recent ...Read more

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Sunday during an appearance on NBC’s Meet the Press with Kristen Welker, that a Trump Administration-brokered deal between Ukraine and Russia to end the war is “closer in general” than it’s ever been, but that diplomatic work continues.

“And as I said, and he has said and others have said, [...Read more

Martinelli’s recalled about 173,616 bottles of apple juice sold in the company’s signature glass jars in 28 states because they might be contaminated with the toxin patulin.

Patulin’s commonly found in rotting apples.

This recall gained broader knowledge this week when the FDA classified this as a Class II recall and put it in its daily ...Read more