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For decades, global commerce abided by tariff rates agreed to by the U.S. and 122 other countries during the 1980s and 1990s. On Wednesday, Trump detonated that arrangement.

The new tariffs, coming on what Trump has named “Liberation Day,” are a bid to boost U.S. manufacturing and punish other countries for what he says are unfair trade practices.

Trump told reporters he was not aware that the sensitive information had been shared, 2 1/2 hours after it was reported.

The lawsuit singled out Musk as a defendant covered by the preliminary injunction. Lawyers for USAID employees and contractors had requested the order.

Edan Alexander, 21, who grew up in New Jersey, was abducted during the 2023 Hamas attack that ignited the war. He is the last living U.S. citizen held in Gaza.

Sudiksha Konanki is a Virginia resident and a student at the University of Pittsburgh. She was vacationing in Punta Cana with five others when she went missing last week.

Immigration enforcement agents arrested Mahmoud Khalil, a permanent U.S. resident who is married to an American citizen, in New York on Saturday.

“Petrykivka Garden” at Drexel’s Pearlstein Gallery was designed in a traditional folk art style of Ukraine.

It was a week that saw not only more twists in the tariffs saga but also Trump's big Hill address, the suspension of aid to Ukraine, more firings at agencies, and more.

President Donald Trump’s 25% tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico went into effect Tuesday, along with a heightened 20% levy on Chinese goods.

Hundreds rallied near City Hall Tuesday, holding Ukraine flags in support after Trump and Zelenskyy clashed over war negotiations.

While Philly’s Ukrainian residents express concern with Trump’s shift on Ukraine, some are optimistic support for their homeland will continue.

President Donald Trump has moved quickly during his first six weeks in office to make numerous changes.

U.S. Rep. Brendan Boyle, who represents parts of Philly and is co-chair of the Congressional European Union Caucus, called the move "a direct threat to our national security.”

The Trump administration’s cuts to USAID will impact Nurturing Minds efforts to help girls in Africa escape poverty and exploitation.