Esha Marupudi, 13, of BASIS Chandler took eighth place in the Scripps National Spelling Bee. It was her first time competing in the event.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem quietly moves bolster FEMA ahead of hurricane season. Donald Trump's tariffs on international trade partners are allowed to continue, for now. And the skulls of 19 Black Americans are returned after 150 years.

President Donald Trump’s tariffs are back on, for now. Why? An appeals court paused a little-known lower court’s order to halt most tariffs. But a pair of legal setbacks this week have blown a big hole in Trump’s trade war strategy.