Steve Inskeep

President Biden hosts the leaders of Japan and the Philippines. EU lawmakers approve overhaul of the bloc's migration laws. High school seniors aren't filling out a federal student aid application.

The Labor Department released its March consumer price index findings.

The decision is a setback to advocates looking to expand access to abortion following the reversal of Roe v. Wade. Arizona is a swing state, so abortion could play a bigger role in 2024 elections.

Arizona Supreme Court allows a near-total abortion ban to take effect soon. EPA limits the amount of PFAS in drinking water. President Biden will welcome Japan's prime minister to the White House.

They'll discuss how to deepen cooperation on global security issues, including on China. Shared interests may be overshadowed by a crack in the economic relationship — a takeover bid for U.S. Steel.

Benny Gantz, who leads an opposition party and also regularly faces the prime minister as part of the war cabinet, is calling to set a date for elections. Polling shows Netanyahu would lose to him.

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The alliance has grown from just a dozen members in 1949 to the current 32 — including Sweden, which is attending its first meeting as a full member Thursday morning.

Boeing announced a series of staff shakeups following an in-flight door plug blowout on an Alaska Airlines 737 in January. CEO Dave Calhoun will step down at the end of the year.

Israel's defense minister is in Washington Monday. Russia marks national day of mourning after concert hall attack. Former president Trump faces a deadline to post bond in New York civil fraud trial.

Earlier this month while speaking to the auto industry, former President Trump predicted a "bloodbath" if he loses the November election. How might his rhetoric apply to Jan. 6 cases?

It's a crucial time for former President Trump's New York trials: Will his hush money trial be delayed any further? Will he pay the half a billion dollar penalty by the Monday deadline?

Secretary of State Blinken is in Israel on Friday. Truth Social seeks to merge with a little known public company. Some other GOP-led states are taking a note from Texas when it comes to immigration.

Israel denies it is using starvation in Gaza as a military strategy. Many Israelis do not approve of aid entering Gaza and blame Hamas for hunger.

Russian funds frozen by the U.S. and EU after the 2022 invasion of Ukraine has been accruing interest for years. EU leaders have decided that interest should go to Ukraine for weapons and rebuilding.

The EPA has finalized new vehicle emissions standards to dramatically speed up adoption of electric vehicles over the next decade. It's part of the White House effort to fight climate change.

The popular social media site Reddit lists as a stock on the New York Stock Exchange Thursday. Its ticker symbol? RDDT. Reddit plans to reward its users by setting aside some stock for them.

Students in Alabama are reacting to a new law that limits the instructions of so called "divisive concepts." What, if anything, do students plan to do about it?

EPA finalizes strict new limits on tailpipe emissions. Alabama's governor signs ban on DEI funds that restricts divisive concepts in schools. Reddit premieres on the New York Stock Exchange Thursday.

Controversial Texas border law is on hold again. Sentencings begins for six ex-Miss. officers who pleaded guilty to torturing two Black men. Trump-endorsed Senate candidate wins Ohio's GOP primary.