International student enrollment increased last year, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security — contrary to data the agency previously posted, which showed a decline. A new analysis by Chris Glass, a professor at Boston College, found that student and exchange visitor information system data issued by DHS underreported the number of international students by more than…
Top executives from tech, media and finance gathered in Sun Valley, Idaho, for Allen & Co.’s annual conference this week, an event that is often referred to as “summer camp for billionaires.” Apple CEO Tim Cook, Walmart CEO Doug McMillon, Disney CEO Bob Iger and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman were all pictured entering the lodge….
Dilara Irem Sancar | Anadolu | Getty Images Iran’s oil minister on Wednesday criticized the effects of war-led disruptions to oil markets, weeks after Tehran’s 12-day hostilities with Israel sent crude price soaring. In remarks via videoconference for the OPEC seminar in Vienna, Mohsen Paknejad said, “Whatever the cause, an aggression of war that leads…
Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump. Mikhail Metzel | Evelyn Hockstein | Via Reuters President Donald Trump told campaign donors last year that he had threatened to “bomb the s–t out of Moscow” if Russian President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine, according to a new report. Trump at the same donor meeting claimed…
President Donald Trump, accompanied by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio (L) and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (R), discusses his decorating of the Cabinet Room during a cabinet meeting at the White House on July 08, 2025 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images President Donald Trump signaled he would send more letters…
A view of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau headquarters in Washington. Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images A massive tax and spending law that President Donald Trump signed last week slashes the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s annual budget — and critics of the move say they fear it may lead to less oversight of…
A bust of Elon Musk that was recently vandalized is seen near the SpaceX projects in Brownsville, Texas, on May 3, 2025. Gabriel Cardenas | Afp | Getty Images Grok is pretending yesterday didn’t happen. The artificial intelligence chatbot built by Elon Musk’s xAI and integrated with his social media site X has deleted its…
Close up of electrical engineer inspecting copper windings in an electrical engineering factory. Monty Rakusen | Digitalvision | Getty Images The cost of copper for U.S. buyers has rocketed after President Donald Trump said he would impose a 50% tariff on imports of the metal. It means that already elevated prices are now even higher…
U.S. President Donald Trump walks as workers react at U.S. Steel Corporation–Irvin Works in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, U.S., May 30, 2025. Leah Millis | Reuters As President Donald Trump’s tariffs against more than a dozen countries spark fresh concerns about looming country-specific trade measures, often overlooked are the levies on specific products and commodities that…
The US Supreme Court is seen in Washington, DC on June 24, 2025. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it will allow the Trump administration to proceed with large-scale reductions in staff at many federal government agencies while opponents continue to seek to block those efforts in lower-court…
