… The same month, the Trump administration moved to bar Associated Press (AP) reporters and photographers from spaces where access is limited, such as the Oval Office or Air Force One, because of the outlet’s use of the term “Gulf of Mexico” instead of “Gulf of America”. …
… The same month, the administration moved to bar Associated Press (AP) reporters and photographers from spaces where access is limited, such as the Oval Office or Air Force One, because of the outlet’s usage of the term “Gulf of Mexico” instead of “Gulf of America”. …
… The National Guard did not immediately respond to the BBC’s request for comment. “Be transparent – you shot him in the back,” Evaniel Johnson, the slain 20-year-old’s grandfather, told the Associated Press. …
… The White House at the time also blocked Associated Press reporters from presidential events over the news agency’s refusal to adopt the name “Gulf of America” in its coverage. …
… The Associated Press Health and Science Department receives support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Department of Science Education and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. …
… In February last year, her office seized control of the White House press pool, stripping organisational duties from the White House Correspondent’s Association, as well as initially barring the Associated Press over its refusal to adopt the term “Gulf of America”. …
… ch, as the media lined up. “I was just nervous, and thinking to myself, this is it, this is the one,” said Aguilar. “Although this is not how I planned it, there it is.” It’s love in the middle of a disaster – Aaron Favila Aaron Favila, a photojournalist with the Associated Press …
The US Department of Justice is investigating ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC, and Fox News to determine whether they violated federal competition laws when they suspended pool coverage of Donald Trump in response to the Trump administration withdrawing credentials from CNN, MS Now and Politico. The DoJ said the boycott could violate the Sherman Act, which bars monopolistic business practices.
The US Department of Justice is investigating ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC, and Fox News to determine whether they violated federal competition laws when they suspended pool coverage of Donald Trump in response to the Trump administration withdrawing credentials from CNN, MS Now and Politico. The DoJ said the boycott could violate the Sherman Act, which bars monopolistic business practices.
A 21-year-old woman was arrested after injuring three people with a dangerous object at a school in Warsaw on Saturday, marking the third knife attack at Polish schools in a week. The incident followed two earlier stabbings that killed a female caretaker and prompted a police operation visiting schools nationwide.
US President Donald Trump announced on Friday that he is "immediately" banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, accusing the outlets of writing or reporting fiction or lies about his administration without providing examples. CNN and Politico have both rejected the move as an illegal assault on press freedom, and it remains unclear how the ban would be enforced or whether it will withstand legal challenges.
An autopsy report shows that Tennessee National Guard members fatally shot 20-year-old Tyrin Johnson in the back on July 5 in Memphis, contradicting authorities' initial account that he was shot in the chest. Johnson's family is calling for accountability and transparency from officials.
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America, effective immediately. The move follows collapsed trade talks and new 50% US tariffs on C$28bn of Canadian goods, which Canada plans to counter with "dollar for dollar" tariffs; Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney rejected the change, stating the lake's name dates back over 400 years.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved daraxonrasib, a first-of-its-kind pill that blocks a protein fueling tumor growth in over 90% of pancreatic cancer cases. In a study of 500 patients, those taking the drug lived for a median of 13.2 months compared with 6.7 months for chemotherapy recipients.
Category one Hurricane Lala, with winds of 80mph, is lashing Hawaii's Big Island with torrential rain and could dump up to 25 inches on the island while producing a 3-foot storm surge; hurricane warnings are in effect for Big Island and tropical storm warnings for nearby islands.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, 28, is stepping down at the end of the month to spend time with her young children. Trump said she will become one of his top outside advisors, while Leavitt cited the demands of the role alongside her responsibilities as a mother of two as her reason for departing.
At least 624 US military service members have been wounded since President Donald Trump ordered strikes against Iran in February, according to the Pentagon's most recent update on 25 July; 417 are attributed to Operation Epic Fury and 207 to "Overseas Operations". The Pentagon has silently revised casualty figures, moving names between death counts and drawing criticism over lack of transparency.
A couple in the Philippines married in knee-deep floodwaters during Typhoon Wipha on 22 July 2025; photojournalist Aaron Favila's images of the wedding went viral and won a World Press Photo 2026 prize in April 2026.
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent fatally shot a Colombian national during an immigration enforcement operation in Biddeford, Maine, when the person attempted to flee in a vehicle. The incident occurred during monitoring of an address for someone with a final removal order, and the officer said he fired fearing for public safety.
The Trump administration plans to reduce U.S. embassies and consulates in Africa that process visas from nearly 50 to 20, expected in June, as part of efforts to limit immigration and clamp down on visa overstays.
The US State Department will begin revoking passports of Americans with outstanding child support debt exceeding $2,500, targeting those with "significant outstanding" amounts. Those affected must arrange payment to state agencies to prevent revocation; once revoked, passports cannot be replaced until the debt is paid.
President Donald Trump intensified threats against Iran over a maritime standoff in the Middle East affecting global energy markets, warning the Islamic Republic to "get smart soon" and signalling an end to patience regarding a blockaded Strait of Hormuz. The escalation follows collapsed diplomatic tracks and a recent joint military campaign targeting Iranian leadership and infrastructure.