Two major earthquakes struck northern Venezuela seconds apart, collapsing buildings in Caracas and prompting a state of emergency. Officials reported deaths and hundreds of injuries as rescuers searched rubble and foreign governments offered aid.
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The Trump administration asked Congress for $87.6 billion in supplemental spending, with about $67 billion directed to Pentagon needs tied to the Iran war. The request faces resistance after lawmakers passed a war powers resolution challenging the president’s military action.
The NTSB and NHTSA are investigating a fatal Tesla Model 3 crash in Katy, Texas, that killed 76-year-old Martha Avila. Her family has sued Tesla and the driver, alleging defects in Autopilot and Full Self-Driving systems and seeking more than $1 million in damages.
A federal judge ordered the Kennedy Center to explain the tarp and scaffolding covering its facade after President Donald Trump’s name was removed under a court order. The center must also update the court on renovation, programming and public access plans by late July.
Chemours will pay and spend at least $450 million to resolve federal and state claims that its plants illegally discharged PFAS chemicals for more than a decade. The settlement is the first federal enforcement deal with a PFAS manufacturer, though North Carolina’s attorney general criticized it as inadequate.
Trump canceled a planned signing of a bipartisan housing affordability bill, demanding Congress first pass his SAVE America Act on voting rules. The housing measure passed both chambers by large margins and could still become law without his signature.
Gen. Christopher Donahue, the U.S. Army commander in Europe and Africa and the last American soldier to leave Afghanistan, will relinquish command July 2. His departure comes amid a broader turnover of senior military leaders under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.