ABC News’ Will Ganss unpacks the new craze that has people lining up to get their hands on the toy monster elves.https://abcnews.go.com/US/video/fantastic-plastic-rise-labubus-123447345
Airlines and TSA are preparing for a record travel weekend as millions of Americans hit the skies for Independence Day weekend.https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/News/video/airports-brace-busy-travel-rush-fourth-july-123441564
A building under construction collapsed into a nearby river as the ground beneath it suddenly gave way amid flash floods in the region.https://abcnews.go.com/International/video/story-building-collapses-river-southern-china-123441066
While there were no changes made to Trump’s megabill after it came back from the Senate, some House Republican holdouts said Trump made promises to get their votes.https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/holdouts-trump-promised-hed-make-bill-future/story?id=123451221
More than 175 Democratic members of Congress are filing an amicus brief on Thursday opposing the Trump administration's overhaul of the U.S. Department of Education.https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/175-democrats-supporting-naacp-suit-dismantling-department-education/story?id=123416816
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the CDC vaccine panel have been casting doubt on the hepatitis B shot and the practice of vaccinating newborns.https://abcnews.go.com/Health/rfk-jr-cdc-panel-casting-doubt-hepatitis-vaccine/story?id=123423585
They warned Secretary Kristi Noem it would put U.S. national security at risk.https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/law-enforcement-groups-sound-alarm-potential-dhs-intel/story?id=123451544
President Donald Trump will be in Iowa to kick off a year of patriotic festivities leading up to next year's 250th anniversary of American independencehttps://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/trump-kick-off-yearlong-celebration-americas-250th-anniversary-123438115
Rep. Don Bacon defended Trump's $4 trillion tax bill, arguing its middle-class benefits while addressing GOP concerns over Medicaid cuts and mounting deficit fears.https://abcnews.go.com/US/rep-bacon-backs-trump-tax-bill-despite-medicaid/story?id=123431751
Parnell's assessment much more optimistic than UN nuclear watchdoghttps://abcnews.go.com/Politics/irans-nuclear-program-knocked-back-closer-2-years/story?id=123426615
Kilmar Abrego Garcia was subjected to severe mistreatment, including beatings, during this time in an El Salvador prison, his attorneys said in a filing Wednesday.https://abcnews.go.com/US/abrego-garcia-subjected-severe-mistreatment-cecot-lawyers/story?id=123432720
Don’t sweat the expense reports—from first-class tech to multiday commutes, WIRED and Condé Nast Traveler help you navigate the perks and pitfalls of the modern business trip.https://www.wired.com/new-era-business-travel/
Nearly 12 million people could lose health care coverage if the bill gets passed and signed by Trump, while hospitals would be hit hard by Medicaid cuts.https://www.wired.com/story/trumps-big-beautiful-bill-would-leave-millions-without-health-insurance/
The UN Secretary-General is “appalled” by the deepening humanitarian crisis in Gaza, as civilians face yet another wave of mass displacement with few safe places to go.https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2025/07/1165321
Agricultural land is more than just a resource to produce food – for many older adults around the world, a land deed is the only safety net they have as they enter their old age. As a result, they hold onto it tightly. https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2025/07/1165316
Temperatures across lower South America have plummeted – falling as low as -15° Celsius or 5° Fahrenheit in some places – as a rare polar cold wave grips the region, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) reported on Thursday. https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2025/07/1165286
The landmark Financing for Development conference in Sevilla has concluded with a renewed sense of resolve and a focus on action that can change lives worldwide, according to UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed.https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2025/07/1165281
Civil society organisations have welcomed the consensus reached at the landmark sustainable development conference concluding this Thursday in Sevilla, while cautioning that real progress will depend on sustained action.https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2025/07/1165276
Representative Hakeem Jeffries, the New York Democrat and minority leader, delayed a final House vote with an impassioned speech that lasted nearly nine hours.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/03/us/politics/hakeem-jeffries-house-speech-magic-minute-trump-bill.html
President Trump has spent days cajoling Republicans to support his spending bill. He will also have to sell it to the public as Democrats focus on all the ways it helps the wealthy.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/03/us/politics/trump-policy-bill.html