The U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed a second case of New World screwworm in Zavala County on Friday, hours after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott expanded a statewide disaster declaration in response to the pest’s detection in the state.
Melinda French Gates has pledged $215 million in new funding to expand women’s health initiatives focused on contraceptive access, maternal care, and menopause-related research, according to an announcement Thursday.
Employers in the United States added 172,000 jobs in May, exceeding economists’ expectations, while the unemployment rate remained at 4.3%, according to the latest labor market data.
The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel, his wife, and three other individuals, prompting criticism from the Cuban government.
Pope Leo XIV said Saturday that sexual abuse within the Catholic Church remains “an open wound” as he arrived in Spain for a seven-day state visit that will include a meeting with abuse victims.
Leila de Lima has filed a House resolution urging the Philippine government to rejoin the International Criminal Court (ICC) by restoring the country’s membership in the Rome Statute.
In a resolution dated June 2, 2026, the court noted that the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) informed the court on May 12 that it would no longer submit evidence regarding properties not covered by earlier partial summary judgments.
The U.S. military shot down four Iranian drones near the Strait of Hormuz on Friday and later struck Iranian coastal surveillance radar sites in a retaliatory operation, U.S. Central Command said, as tensions escalated between the two countries amid an already fragile ceasefire.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday announced plans to construct a walkway called a “Trump promenade” linking the Lincoln Memorial to the Potomac River.
Veteran actor James Handy died after a stabbing at a residence in Los Angeles, and authorities have arrested the son of Handy’s girlfriend in connection with the killing, police said Thursday.