Eiffel Tower closes early as Europe swelters under heat wave

Mohamad Salaheldin Abdelg Alsayed/Anadolu via Getty Images (PARIS) — As a heat wave scorches most of Europe, the Eiffel Tower announced it will be closing early on Tuesday with France expected to hit triple-digit temperatures. With temperatures
Fed Chair Powell says he won't rule out interest rate cut this month

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Tuesday he would not rule out a potential interest rate cut as soon as this month. The remarks come amid a public pressure campaign from President Donald
How the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art is Celebrating a Seminal Northwest Artist

‘James W. Washington, Jr.: Many Hats, One Spirit’ debuts at the museum on July 4.
Idaho victim's dad slams Kohberger plea deal: 'I can't pretend like I feel like this is justice'

Ted S. Warren-Pool/Getty Images (MOSCOW, Idaho) — The father of University of Idaho murder victim Kaylee Goncalves is blasting the plea deal offered to Bryan Kohberger, accusing the prosecutors of mishandling and rushing the deal. “We were
Totem Lake's Rock the Village Fest is Back

Performers include Nite Wave, Good Day Sunshine, the Jewel Tones, and others.
Court approves sale of 23andMe to nonprofit led by former CEO Anne Wojcicki

23andMe Founder Anne WojcickiAndrew Harnik/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A bankruptcy court this week approved the $305 million sale of genetics testing firm 23andMe to a nonprofit organization led by the company’s former CEO Anne Wojcicki, the
North Carolina officer shot and killed by inmate during medical visit: Sheriff

Buncombe County Detention Facility (CHEROKEE COUNTY, N.C.) — A North Carolina detention officer was fatally shot during a “scuffle” at a medical facility after a federal inmate who had been taken to the facility for treatment managed
Trump says he'll 'look' at deporting Musk as feud reignites

Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump told reporters Tuesday his administration will “have to take a look” at deporting Elon Musk after the billionaire reignited the feud with the president over his spending bill. Musk,
Japanese disaster claim impacting tourism as deadline approaches

destroyed house caused by Noto Peninsula earthquake on New Year’s Day 2025/ Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images) (HONG KONG) — Some believe she foretold the devastating 2011 tsunami in Japan that killed more than 15,000 people and urban legend
Trump vowed to deport the 'worst of the worst' — but new data shows a shift to also arresting non-criminals

Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — President Donald Trump campaigned for president on the promise of mass deportations that targeted criminals — and while ICE agents have arrested over 38,000 migrants with criminal convictions, new