Salon owner ‘ready’ for key L’Oréal dispute hearing
Rebecca Dowdeswell has been locked in a legal battle with the global cosmetics giant since 2022.
Russian teens, fresh out of school, losing their lives in Putin’s war with Ukraine
Russia has promised that no 18-year-olds will be sent to fight in Ukraine, but the BBC finds many have already been killed.
Insect boom for UK after warmest, sunniest spring on record
How have spring and early summer’s dry, warm and sunny conditions affected insects?
Has the Billboard Hot 100 caught the Holy Ghost?
Brittany dives into the economy behind Christian contemporary music (Image credit: Getty Images)
UK commits to aiding Palestinians but won’t yet recognize state
United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday committed to increasing British aid efforts in Gaza and advocated for a peaceful two-state solution between Israel and Palestine. However, Starmer did not announce the U.K.’s recognition of Palestine as a sovereign state a day after France said it would do so. “We’re scaling up our work.…
Trump official says administration will change visa, citizenship tests
The new head of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services said in an interview with The New York Times Thursday that the Trump administration will make changes to the visa system for skilled workers and look to make the test for U.S. citizenship more difficult. “The test as it’s laid out right now, it’s not very…
Senate Democrats demand answers on rural health fund
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Senate Democrats demand answers on rural health fund More than a dozen senators are calling for answers on how the Trump administration plans to use millions of dollars of a rural health “slush fund” included in the massive…
NOAA places 2 high-ranking officials on leave
The Trump administration has placed two high-ranking officials at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) on leave amid a series of efforts to make cuts at the agency. NOAA spokesperson Kim Doster confirmed in an email that Jeff Dillen, deputy general counsel, and Stephen Volz, acting assistant secretary and assistant administrator for NOAA’s Satellite…
Markets jump after Powell rebuffs Trump
Welcome to The Hill’s Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Markets jump after Powell rebuffs Trump Financial markets finished the week on a high note after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell stood his ground against President Trump in a rare joint appearance by the two men…
Crypto lobby gains ground under Trump
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Crypto lobby gains ground under Trump The cryptocurrency lobby rapidly expanded its presence on Capitol Hill in recent months as lawmakers took their first bite at legislation to regulate digital currency. © Illustration / Courtney Jones; Greg Nash; and Adobe Stock At least 27 crypto companies or advocates filed their…