The U.S. Postal Service said on Wednesday it would accept parcels from China and Hong Kong, in a U-turn after a suspension following President Donald Trump ending a trade provision used by retailers including Temu, Shein, and Amazon AMZN.O to ship low-value packages duty-free to the U.S. “The USPS and Customs and Border Protection are…

Earthquakes rattled Greece’s volcanic island of Santorini every few minutes through the night and into Wednesday as authorities bolstered their emergency plans in case the hundreds of temblors over the past few days are a harbinger of a larger quake to come. A coast guard vessel and a military landing craft were in the wider…

U.S. President Donald Trump said he wants the United States to take ownership of Gaza, moving beyond his earlier statements of forcing Palestinians in the war-torn enclave to relocate to neighboring Jordan and Egypt. “The U.S. will take over the Gaza Strip, and we will do a job with it, too,” he said during a…

New U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods went into effect Tuesday, with China quickly announcing tariffs on U.S. imports in response. China said it would impose 15% tariffs on U.S. coal and liquified natural gas, as well as 10% tariffs on crude oil, agricultural machinery and some automobiles. The U.S. measures involve a 10% tariff on…

The European Commission has warned US President Donald Trump about the potential consequences of trade wars following his recent tariff decisions. “The European Union regrets the US decision to impose tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China,” an EU spokesman in Brussels told dpa on Sunday. “Open markets and respect for international trade rules are essential…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday he will discuss his country’s self-declared “victory over Hamas,” countering Iranian aggression and expanding diplomatic relations with Arab countries as he meets this week with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House. Trump Tuesday is set to greet Netanyahu, the first foreign head of state he is…

Mark Cuban, the outspoken billionaire behind the Dallas Mavericks and Shark Tank , has announced the relocation of his company from Texas to California, citing a desire to escape the restrictive political climate of red states. In a candid statement, Cuban remarked, “I can’t breathe in red states,” pointing to his dissatisfaction with Texas’s conservative…

Anthony Obi never imagined the night of Jan. 7 would be the last time he’d step inside his safe haven. The Houston rapper, known professionally as Fat Tony, has lived in the Altadena neighborhood for a year and says he and his neighbors were prepared for heavy winds and perhaps a few days of power…

Sean Kay and Angela Yang were on the brink of greatness. At just eleven years old, they had already won first place at the 2025 Midwestern Sectional U.S. Ice Dance Final, showcasing their incredible talent and dedication to figure skating. But their promising future was tragically cut short when their plane collided with a military…