Flossie becomes a hurricane off Mexico's Pacific coast after rapidly strengthening

Flossie has strengthened into a hurricane off Mexico’s southwestern Pacific coast.
President Trump moves to toughen US policy on Cuba

President Donald Trump has instructed his top Cabinet officers to review U.S. policy toward Cuba, ordering them to examine current sanctions and come up with ways to toughen them within 30 days
Rejected by his mother, a rare wild Asian horse foal finds a new mom in a grieving domestic mare

A rare Przewalski’s horse foal named Marat is thriving at the Minnesota Zoo, thanks to an unusual surrogate
Long-dead satellite emits strong radio signal, puzzling astronomers

A powerful radio signal detected in 2024 was traced to a defunct 1960s satellite
4th of July week: Monitoring a low chance of tropical development & spotty rain chances

A breakdown of possible rain timing before you make you outdoor plans
Trump signs an executive order ending US sanctions on Syria

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order ending U.S. sanctions on Syria, following through on his promise to do so.
2 firefighters were fatally shot while responding to a brushfire in Idaho. Here’s what we know

The gunman is believed to have started the fire so he could target the responding firefighters, officials said. Two firefighters were killed, and another was seriously injured.
Bush, Obama — and singer Bono — criticize USAID dismantling under Trump administration

Former Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush have delivered rare open criticism of the Trump administration in a video farewell with staffers of the U.S. Agency for International Development.
US skips global UN meeting aimed at raising trillions of dollars to combat poverty

Many of the world’s nations, but not the United States, gathered on Monday in Spain to tackle the growing gap between rich and poor nations.
What's in the latest version of Trump's big bill moving through the Senate

At some 940 pages, the legislation is a sprawling collection of tax breaks, spending cuts and other Republican priorities, including new money for national defense and deportations.