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- Chicago officers fatally wounds suspect who fled to Indiana, crashed and opened fireby Deanese Williams-Harris on May 9, 2025 at 1:00 pm
Chicago police responding to a call of a person with a gun in the Hegewisch neighborhood were led on a brief chase and fatally wounded the suspect who opened fire after he crashed in Hammond.
- China’s exports to US sink, offset by trade with other economies, as US tariffs hit global tradeby Elaine Kurtenbach on May 9, 2025 at 12:15 pm
China’s exports to the United States tumbled in April while its trade with other economies surged, suggesting that President Donald Trump’s tariffs offensive is hastening a shakeup in global supply chains.
- Indian and Pakistan troops swap intense artillery fireby Rajesh Roy, Sheikh Saaliq, Munir Ahmed, Aijaz Hussain on May 9, 2025 at 12:14 pm
Indian and Pakistani soldiers exchanged heavy volleys of shells and gunfire across their frontier in Kashmir overnight, killing at least five civilians in a growing military standoff that erupted following an attack on tourists in the India-controlled portion of the disputed region.
- Most Americans disapprove of President Donald Trump’s treatment of colleges, a new AP-NORC poll findsby Linley Sanders, Jocelyn Gecker on May 9, 2025 at 12:14 pm
A majority of U.S. adults disapprove of President Donald Trump’s handling of issues related to colleges and universities, according to a new poll, as his administration ramps up threats to cut federal funding unless schools comply with his political agenda.
- President Donald Trump floats cutting China tariffs to 80% ahead of meeting as he looks to deescalate trade warby Seung Min Kim on May 9, 2025 at 12:13 pm
President Donald Trump on Friday floated cutting tariffs on China from 145% to 80% ahead of a weekend meeting as he looks to deescalate the trade war.