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The U.S. Coast Guard announced Wednesday that it had encountered several Chinese navy ships near Alaska's Aleutian Islands. All four of the Chinese vessels were transiting international waters but still inside the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met with leaders of Indo-Pacific partners Japan, South Korea, and New Zealand on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Washington on Thursday. The leaders agreed to step up cooperation to address issues that include the Russia–Ukraine war and security in the Indo-Pacific.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the U.S. annual inflation rate eased for the third consecutive month, coming in below the consensus estimate. The consumer price index (CPI) increased 3 percent in June, slowing down from 3.3 percent in May.

The U.S. House of Representatives plans to vote Wednesday on the SAVE Act, a bill banning non-citizens from voting in federal elections. It mandates proof of U.S. citizenship during voter registration and seeks to remove noncitizens from voter rolls.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken has assured Ukraine that it will be allowed to join NATO—but only after its war with Russia ends. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said member states are expected to agree on a "substantial" package for Ukraine during the NATO summit in Washington.

More than 1.6 million customers are still without power in Texas, two days after Hurricane Beryl made landfall. President Joe Biden has declared a federal emergency for parts of Texas, and recovery efforts are underway.

More than 2.2 million customers in Texas are still without power on Tuesday in the wake of Hurricane Beryl. Authorities say it could take days to restore power to many of them. The storm has now weakened to a tropical depression centered over southwest Arkansas.

NATO will celebrate its 75th anniversary during a 3-day summit in Washington. The White House said there is no need to assure America's NATO allies of U.S. leadership and President Joe Biden's commitment.

Actor Alec Baldwin's manslaughter trial is set to begin with jury selection in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He faces up to 18 months in prison after being accused of firing the gun that killed the cinematographer and wounded the director during rehearsals for the movie “Rust.”

Hurricane Beryl made landfall in south Texas as a category 1 storm on Monday morning. Some 1.7 million Texans were left without power, while more than 1,300 flights were cancelled across the country.

President Joe Biden has written a letter to Congressional Democrats, vowing to stay in the presidential race amid speculations about his candidacy. He urged Democrats to move forward as a unified party, and not show any weakening of resolve.

No political party won a majority in France's parliamentary elections on Sunday. A left-wing coalition finished in first place with President Emmanuel Macron's Ensemble coming in second, and Marine Le Pen's National Front party in third.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court issued a ruling on Friday to reinstate the use of unstaffed drop boxes ahead of the 2024 election. The 4–3 decision reverses Wisconsin’s prohibition of unmanned drop boxes that took effect in 2022.

An unusually long heat wave is intensifying along the West Coast, with no relief expected until the middle of next week. California, Oregon, Washington state, Nevada, and Arizona are bracing for sweltering temperatures well into the 100s and 110s.

Keir Starmer is sworn in as UK Prime Minister after the Labour Party won a landslide victory in the general election. Outgoing Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pledged to resign as Conservative Party leader.

The Democratic governors of New York, Minnesota, and Maryland said on Wednesday after a discussion with President Joe Biden that they support his reelection bid. To celebrate Independence Day on Thursday, President Biden is hosting a barbecue with military families on the White House lawn.

Hurricane Beryl weakened slightly to a Category 3 storm as it moved past the Cayman Islands. The storm system is on course to slam into Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula Friday before entering the Gulf of Mexico.

Voters in the UK are heading to the polls to elect a new parliament. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Conservative Party faces a strong challenge from Keir Starmer's Labour Party.

U.S. envoys held discussions with Taliban representatives at a meeting in Qatar on Wednesday regarding the release of 2 American prisoners held in Afghanistan. In exchange, the Taliban asked for the release of Afghan prisoners held in the United States and Guantanamo Bay.

An Israeli strike has killed a senior commander of the Hezbollah terrorist group in Lebanon. Hezbollah retaliated by firing a barrages of drones and rockets at Israel.

Nearly 71 million Americans are expected to travel during the Independence Day holiday between June 29 and July 7. Cooler prices for airfares, gasoline, and hotels are driving the surge.

The Manhattan District Attorney’s office said on Tuesday it is open to delaying former President Donald Trump’s sentencing in the New York criminal trial, which is currently scheduled for July 11. The announcement came in the wake of Monday’s Supreme Court decision on presidential immunity.

A stampede among thousands of people at a religious gathering in northern India has killed at least 105 and left scores injured. Initial reports suggested that over 15,000 people had gathered for the event, which had permission to host about 5,000.

Hurricane Beryl strengthened into a Category 5 storm as it roars through the Caribbean islands. It is forecasted to pass near or over Jamaica early Wednesday, near the Cayman Islands on Thursday and into Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula on Friday.

The Supreme Court ruled 6–3 on July 1 that presidents enjoy immunity from criminal prosecution for official, but not unofficial, acts. The decision is expected to delay former President Donald Trump’s trial in the federal election case in Washington. The decision remands the case to the district court for further consideration.

Beryl, the first hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic season, made landfall on the Grenadines’ Carriacou Island in the Caribbean Sea as an extremely dangerous Category 4 hurricane—with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph. It is the strongest known hurricane to pass through the region.

North Korea launched two ballistic missiles early on Monday in violation of multiple UN sanctions. South Korea saione of which the South says may have failed, The launches came just two days after the United States, South Korea, and Japan wrapped up their first ever joint exercises in the region.

The Supreme Court ruled on June 28 in favor of Jan. 6 defendant Joseph Fischer, a former police officer charged under an accounting reform law after he entered the U.S. Capitol for four minutes on Jan. 6, 2021. The case was being closely watched because the Supreme Court’s decision could affect hundreds of Jan. 6 prosecutions, including the Jan. 6-related case against former President Donald Trump.

The high court also overturned a 1984 decision colloquially known as Chevron that has instructed lower courts to defer to federal agencies when laws passed by Congress are not crystal clear. The 40-year-old decision has been the basis for upholding thousands of regulations by dozens of federal agencies, but has long been a target of conservatives and business groups who argue that it grants too much power to the executive branch, or what some critics call the administrative state.

In one more decision, the justices decided that cities can enforce bans on homeless people sleeping outdoors, even in West Coast areas where shelter space is lacking. The decision reversed a ruling by a San Francisco-based appeals court that found outdoor sleeping bans amount to cruel and unusual punishment.

A CNN poll taken after the first presidential debate showed former President Donald Trump outperforming President Joe Biden 67% to 33%. Immigration, abortion, and economics were among the top policies that the candidates highlighted in the high-stakes debate.