Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo arrived in Paris Monday ahead of her scheduled appearance at Viva Tech 2025, according to an announcement made by Houston’s senior French diplomat.

This report was written by James Lee and published in Hong Kong Free Press on June 29, 2025. The following edited version is published as part of a content partnership agreement with Global Voices.

Elon Musk on Monday took to his social media platform to castigate Republicans who campaigned on reining in spending but voted in favor of the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” threatening to start a ...

A 2022 lawsuit from Republicans including former Sen. JD Vance (R-OH) — now the vice president — is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to eliminate key campaign finance laws, claiming they restrict ...

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Many of the world’s nations are gathering starting Monday in Spain for a high-level conference to tackle the growing gap between rich and poor nations and try to drum up ...

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Many of the world’s nations are gathering starting Monday in Spain for a high-level conference to tackle the growing gap between rich and poor nations and try to drum up ...

Rapidly changing artificial intelligence and political headwinds are among the workforce pressures nurses and technicians are experiencing.

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Elon Musk made several last-ditch arguments on X, formerly Twitter, ahead of Saturday's planned vote in the Senate that will look to advance President Donald Trump 's "Big Beautiful" spending bill ...

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) was left unconvinced on President Donald Trump's Big Beautiful Bill even after a meeting with the president himself.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio held his first official meeting with the families of the hostages still held by Hamas in Gaza.