Three months’ worth of rain fell in just 12 hours in a region east of Tokyo, leading to deadly flooding.
Five people have died after heavy rain and flooding in Japan, with thousands more left stranded.
Five people have died after heavy rain and flooding in Japan, with thousands more left stranded.
NPR – US The Kennedy Center's board of trustees voted to add President Donald Trump's name to the facade of the performing arts center and to close its main Washington, D.C. campus for a $250 million renovation. The vote comes more than two months after a federal judge ordered Trump's name removed and temporarily blocked a similar closure, ruling that only Congress could order a name change. The center must present its plan to the judge next week.
BBC News – World President Donald Trump announced that White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt is stepping down to spend more time with her young children and family. Her departure has prompted speculation over potential successors, though the White House has not named a replacement. Leavitt was the youngest person to hold the post.
NPR – US A U.S. federal judge dismissed the Trump administration's lawsuit alleging Harvard University failed to protect Jewish and Israeli students from harassment. Judge Richard G. Stearns ruled the administration failed to prove an ongoing violation of federal civil rights laws, calling the incidents "isolated and episodic." The suit followed campus protests over the war in Gaza.
