July 2025

Visitors gather around the Yosemite Valley Welcome Center in Yosemite National Park on May 20.

Trump cuts are squeezing America’s most popular national parks in peak season

July 3, 2025 7:00 am CNN Newsource

By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — The visitors who trek to America’s national parks are already noticing the changes, just months after President Donald Trump took office. “I’ve been visiting national parks for 30 years and never has the presence of rangers been so absent,” one visitor to Zion National Park wrote in National Parks

Ukraine’s European backers mull their options after the US pauses weapons shipments

July 3, 2025 6:27 am Associated Press

By LORNE COOK Associated Press AARHUS, Denmark (AP) — In the windswept gardens of a Danish chateau, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and some of Ukraine’s main European backers weighed options on Thursday for filling the gap after the Trump administration paused weapons shipments to his country. The U.S. move affects high-demand munitions, including Patriot missiles, the

Revamping old furniture isn't just eco-friendly — it also gives your space personality.

Transforming secondhand finds into treasures

July 3, 2025 6:23 am CNN Newsource

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — You don’t have to sacrifice style for sustainability. Kelsey MacDermaid and Becky Wright, called The Sorry Girls online, are proving you can go green without losing style cred with the content they create. MacDermaid envisioned her ideal wedding outfit and then sourced it preloved on Facebook Marketplace. Wright designed

Diogo Jota has died in a car crash in northern Spain at the age of 28.

What we know about the death of Liverpool soccer star Diogo Jota and his brother

July 3, 2025 6:02 am CNN

CNN By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — The soccer world is in mourning following the death of Liverpool and Portugal star Diogo Jota in a car crash in Spain early on Thursday morning. He was 28. His brother, André Silva – who was also a professional footballer – also died in the accident at the

See St. Joseph: celebrating the 4th with a bang

July 3, 2025 6:00 am News-Press NOW

The St. Joseph Parks, Recreation and Civic Facilities will host its annual fireworks show 9:30 p.m. Friday in the North Shoppes parking lots.

Amnesty International says Israel and aid system use starvation to commit Gaza genocide

July 3, 2025 5:40 am Associated Press

By SAMY MAGDY and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Amnesty International issued a report Thursday claiming a controversial Israeli- and U.S.-backed system to distribute aid in Gaza uses starvation tactics against Palestinians to continue to commit genocide in the Gaza Strip during Israel’s war with Hamas. The U.K.-based human rights group condemned Israel

Tracking a hot and humid late-week: showers possible through holiday weekend

July 3, 2025 5:34 am Payton Counts

Tracking a hot and humid late-week: showers possible through holiday weekend

The Charcter.AI app shown on a smartphone in 2023. A new CEO has taken over at a complicated time for the company.

Here’s how Character.AI’s new CEO plans to address fears around kids’ use of chatbots

July 3, 2025 5:30 am CNN Newsource

By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — When Karandeep Anand’s 5-year-old daughter gets home from school, they fire up the artificial intelligence chatbot platform Character.AI so she can chat about her day with her favorite characters, such as “Libarian Linda.” Anand’s experience using the product as a parent might be helpful now that he’s

Rhode Island’s assault weapon ban offers a peek into why such laws are difficult to pass

July 3, 2025 5:06 am Associated Press

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Passing a new law restricting assault weapons took Rhode Island lawmakers more than 10 years, but it may offer a road map to other states looking to ease the proliferation of such firearms. For advocates, the fight is a prime example of the current challenges to

Spectators pack out the stands at Wimbledon

For the first time in 148 years, Wimbledon has no line judges. Some say that ‘takes away the humanity’ from the tournament

July 3, 2025 5:00 am CNN Newsource

By George Ramsay, CNN The All England Lawn Tennis Club, London (CNN) — Pauline Eyre still remembers the “extraordinary feeling” of making her first appearance at Wimbledon aged 21, taking in the noise and the crowds as she marched onto the pristine grass courts, neat and pillowy under her feet. Eyre, however, had no intentions

The House gives final approval to Trump’s big tax bill in a milestone for his second-term agenda

July 3, 2025 4:50 am Associated Press

By LISA MASCARO, MARY CLARE JALONICK, LEAH ASKARINAM and MATT BROWN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans propelled President Donald Trump’s big multitrillion-dollar tax breaks and spending cuts bill to final passage Thursday in Congress, overcoming multiple setbacks to approve his signature second-term policy package before a Fourth of July deadline. The tight roll