Day: August 2, 2025

The latest news from around the world.

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which funnels federal money to public media stations, says it’s winding down operations after President Trump signed a law rescinding all funding.
The Smithsonian says a reference to President Trump’s impeachments that was removed last month will be restored once the exhibit is updated.
Investors are reacting to President Trump’s latest plans to impose a wide range of tariffs after a weaker-than-expected jobs report magnified concerns about how these import taxes would impact the economy.

A former gang member is accused of shooting a woman outside a Juneteenth celebration in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Her death has reverberated across the state.

As gentrification intensifies in Cape Town, evicted residents are occupying a former hospital, calling it their new home. They’re the faces of a city in transition.

Several states are kicking off tax-free holidays this weekend as back-to-school inflation stings, and families rush to lock in savings. The FDA cast doubts on the safety of SSRI antidepressants during pregnancy, drawing criticism from doctors who say these drugs are an important treatment option for women with perinatal depression. And Texas’ mid-decade redistricting could pit the Congressional Progressive Caucus’ chairman against one of the group’s longest-serving members, with some lawmakers warning it would be a bloodbath. Axios’ Nancy Podgorny has more.

Video news releases (VNRs) are short and impactful video clips that cover breaking news, major events or trending stories. They can be created by broadcast journalists, organizations with an interest in promoting their message or private individuals.

YouTube is a popular platform for celebrities and others with an audience to discuss news in video content that often goes viral. These individuals include entertainment stars such as Bill Maher and John Oliver, public intellectuals and independent journalists. Some of these individuals were publicly known before creating a channel on YouTube and are still known for their discussion of news on that site, while other people who have established successful channels on YouTube are not necessarily well-known prior to doing so.

The majority of channels that make videos about news and current events are affiliated with a news organization (blue squares on the map). Some are associated with an organization but also produce original news programming on other platforms or use their channels as a distribution method for television programs and national broadcasts. The remaining channels are independently operated, with many of these focusing exclusively on YouTube.

Both groups of channels tend to cover a wide range of topics, with some of the most prominent being political in nature. However, in terms of a specific focus, channels affiliated with news organizations are more likely to be centered on President Trump, with 28% of their videos addressing the topic. This is nearly double the percentage of videos focusing on the same topic from independent channels, which are more likely to be centered on other political figures such as non-political public figures or Democratic members of Congress.