A university in France says nearly 300 American researchers have applied for a space in its “Safe Place for Science” program that was created to lure U.S. researchers seeking “scientific asylum” amid aggressive academic spending cuts and other actions against colleges by the Trump administration. A banner reading “Safe Place for Science – Hosting American researchers” is
A member of the Columbia University Board of Trustees is calling on the school to comply with the Trump administration’s demands regarding alleged antisemitism on campus and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. In a letter delivered Monday and obtained by CBS News, Dr. Shoshana Shendelman also demanded a formal apology from acting school
The levy, effective Aug. 1, aims to protect U.S. supply chains for semiconductors, AI chips, weapons systems, and clean energy tech. Copper pipes are displayed in a home rebuilding store in New York City on July 9, 2025. After President Donald Trump said he would impose a 50 percent tariff on imports of the metal,
Copper pipes are displayed in a home rebuilding store in New York City on July 9, 2025. Spencer Platt/Getty Images President Donald Trump announced on July 9 that the new 50 percent tariff on imports of copper will take effect on Aug. 1. “I am announcing a 50% TARIFF on Copper, effective August 1, 2025,
FIFA has opened an office in Trump Tower in New York City, the organization’s president Gianna Infantino announced this week, in the latest sign of deepening ties between soccer’s governing body and President Trump before the U.S. hosts next year’s World Cup. Infantino announced the decision in a presentation at the Trump Organization’s Manhattan headquarters
UN Special Rapporteur for the occupied Palestinian territories, Francesca Albanese, gives a press conference at the UN City in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Feb. 5, 2025. Ritzau Scanpix/Ida Marie Odgaard via Reuters/File Photo The United States will be imposing sanctions on the United Nations (UN) special rapporteur on human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories, who
UN Special Rapporteur for the occupied Palestinian territories, Francesca Albanese, gives a press conference at the UN City in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Feb. 5, 2025. Ritzau Scanpix/Ida Marie Odgaard via Reuters/File Photo Secretary of State Marco Rubio has announced the United States will be imposing sanctions on the United Nations (UN) special rapporteur on human