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Peace Pending Presidents Trump and Putin had a high-stakes chat Monday night. Following the two-hour call—which Trump described as going “very well,”—he announced that Russia and Ukraine would “immediately” begin ceasefire negotiations. He briefed President Zelenskyy and several NATO...

Darkness in Thailand There’s a crisis occurring in Thailand: nearly 700,000 kids have dropped out of school. Many of these children are working to support their families, while others have been drawn into gangs or trafficked; new reports show that over 36% of Thai children have been groomed...

Bayou Breakout Seven inmates remain on the lam after breaking out of a New Orleans jail. Around 1:00 a.m. Friday, ten inmates—including some accused murderers—escaped the jail by pulling a defective cell door off its tracks and ripping a toilet and sink out of the wall. The hole opened into...

Ship Collision Two crew members were killed and 22 others were injured when a ship crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday. The Cuauhtémoc—a Mexican Navy tall ship (think: traditional ship with sails)—was touring New York City’s East River with 277 people aboard when the ship veered...

On the Stand Two high-profile trials are underway. R&B singer Cassie, 38, took the witness stand yesterday in the trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs, a day after jurors watched a 2016 video of Combs assaulting her in an LA hotel. Through tears, she testified about the details of their relationship...

Deals in the Desert President Trump is wrapping up his jam-packed Middle East business trip today. Wednesday, Trump met with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, urging the former Islamist militant to deport all “foreign terrorists” from Syria and mend its ties with Israel. The encounter—the...

Traveling Abroad President Trump is makin’ his way downtown around the Middle East. His economically focused four-day visit kicked off in Saudi Arabia yesterday, where POTUS met with Saudi officials to secure $600B+ in investment commitments into the U.S., including a $100B arms package...

Trade Truce Washington and Beijing have agreed to 90 days of trade kumbaya. Under the deal, the U.S. and China have agreed to mutually lower reciprocal tariffs from 125% to 10%, though the U.S. will maintain an additional 20% tariff on Chinese goods (so, 30% total) meant to pressure Beijing...

Aftermath It’s been over a month since the 7.7-magnitude earthquake hit Myanmar, and things are definitely not back to normal. More than 17 million people have been impacted by the quake, which struck near the city of Sagaing on March 28. Since then, nearly 4,000 lives have been lost, and...

Detainments & Deportations Immigrant enforcement dialed up detainments last week: In Tennessee, over 100 people were detained in a joint operation between ICE and the Tennessee Highway Patrol. In Newark, NJ, Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested (and released hours later) after protesting a new...

Leo’s Lead Pope Leo XIV has opened his papacy with purpose. In his first address, he called for “prayer and commitment” to spread “a great flame of faith and love” across the globe. He explained his papal name of choice honors Pope Leo XIII, who famously fought for workers’ rights during the...

Neighbors on Edge India and Pakistan’s Cold War is heating up. Tuesday night into Wednesday, India launched an airstrike on Pakistan in response to last month’s attack on Hindu tourists in Kashmir—an attack Pakistan continues to deny any involvement in. India says its offensive this week...

Habemus papam (We Have a Pope) The new leader of the Catholic Church is the first to hail from the US of A. After the Sistine Chapel’s smoke burned black Wednesday night and Thursday morning, the chimney finally billowed white around 6 p.m. Vatican time yesterday, meaning the 133 voting...

New Plans Israel’s Security Cabinet has approved plans to control and indefinitely hold all of Gaza. The plans reportedly call for Israeli troops to gradually reclaim all of Gaza, flattening any remaining buildings and moving all 2.1M Palestinian residents to a “humanitarian area” in...

Flightmare For the second-straight week, flight delays at Newark Liberty International Airport are stackin’ like luggage. The Federal Aviation Administration is trying to mitigate staffing shortages (a long-running issue), tech failures, and bad weather hitting the Northeast corridor (Boston...

Snip, Slash, Sign President Trump is breaking out the shears. On Friday, the White House proposed pruning $163B from Uncle Sam’s 2026 budget by slashing spending on healthcare, education, housing, environmental programs, foreign aid, and medical research, including 40%+ cuts to the National...

The Oracle of Omaha Warren Buffett will step down as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway at year’s end after 60 years at the helm. The 94-year-old Omaha native took over a struggling textile company in 1965 and turned it into a $1.16T conglomerate, amassing a personal fortune of $168B along the way...

Done Deal After months of tense negotiations, the U.S. and Ukraine signed a natural resources deal Wednesday. The deal—pursued by President Trump since his inauguration—sets up a joint investment fund that keeps Uncle Sam engaged in the war against Russia while providing a path for profit...

Bingo Card GDP took a tumble. The U.S. economy shrank 0.3% from January to March, its first contraction since 2022. The decline was largely driven by businesses scrambling to stock up ahead of tariffs (Uncle Sam buying more decreases net exports… a component of GDP), though consumer...

Powered Down A massive power outage struck Spain, Portugal, and part of France on Monday, grinding daily life to a halt for over 60 million people. The blackout hit just around noon local time, knocking out traffic lights, airports, trains, metro systems, ATMs, and hospitals—bringing major...