KVEC-AM (San Luis Obispo, CA)

The Trump administration said Wednesday it will not renew the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) in its current form. The decision comes as the agreement reached its first mandatory six-year review, a milestone that could have extended the pact for another 16 years.

The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on Tuesday in favor of the Trump administration, affirming the federal government’s expansive authority to alter the status of lawful permanent residents returning to the United States if they are accused of criminal activity.

The Obama Presidential Center and Library officially opened in Chicago with a ceremony on June 18, 2026, ahead of its public debut on June 19. Located in the historic 20-acre Jackson Park on the city’s South Side, the complex commemorates the presidency of Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States.

Convicted Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann was sentenced Wednesday to multiple consecutive life terms without the possibility of parole for the murders of seven women, concluding a decade-spanning investigation into serial killings on Long Island. Heuermann, 62, also received an additional 100 years behind bars and admitted to killing an eighth victim as part of a prior plea agreement.

President Trump has nominated Jay Clayton, current U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York and former chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to serve as director of national intelligence, selecting a longtime legal and regulatory official to lead the nation’s intelligence community. The vacancy followed the departure of Tulsi Gabbard, who stepped down last month to care for her husband during his cancer treatment.

U.S. inflation accelerated to its highest level in more than three years in May, driven largely by rising gasoline and energy costs tied to the conflict involving Iran, according to data released Wednesday by the Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Consumer Price Index rose 4.2% from a year earlier and 0.5% from April, marking the third consecutive month of faster price growth and exceeding the 4% threshold for the first time since 2023.

A U.S. Army AH-64 Apache helicopter went down near the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, prompting an investigation into what caused the aircraft to be lost during operations in one of the world’s most strategically sensitive waterways. UU.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said the two crew members were rescued and remained in stable condition after the incident off the coast of Oman.

An armed standoff at a downtown office building in Bakersfield, Calif ended early Wednesday morning when FBI agents fatally shot a man who had held multiple hostages inside for more than 15 hours. Officials said the incident began at approximately 1 p.m. Tuesday when the Bakersfield Police Department responded to reports of a bomb threat at the facility, located at Chester Avenue and 17th Street.

The Supreme Court issued a major decision on Wednesday that significantly limits how race can be used when drawing electoral maps, striking down Louisiana’s congressional district plan and narrowing the scope of the Voting Rights Act in the process. In a 6-3 ruling divided along ideological lines, the court determined that Louisiana’s revised map—created to comply with Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act—relied too heavily on race and therefore amounted to an unconstitutional racial gerrymander.

The Federal Reserve chose to keep interest rates unchanged on Wednesday, extending a pause that has now lasted three consecutive meetings in 2026. The decision comes as policymakers confront rising inflation tied to a surge in global energy prices following the Iran war, alongside uneven economic growth and hiring. Officials voted to maintain the benchmark rate between 3.5% and 3.75%, though the decision exposed rare divisions within the central bank.