Here’s a look at what made news on May 6, 2025.
- Dr. Peter Marks, former head of vaccines at the FDA, warns of more deaths from a growing measles outbreak unless the US government changes its stance on vaccination.
- The search continues for a 10-year-old Indian girl missing at sea after a boat capsized outside San Diego. The girl’s 14-year-old brother was among the bodies recovered.
- Canadian Prime Minister, Mark Carney, confirms to President Trump that Canada is not for sale.
- President Trump announces the deaths of three more Israeli hostages in Gaza, bringing the number of surviving hostages to 21.
- Israel has approved a military plan aimed at the total blockade and destruction of Hamas in Gaza following two months of daily bombings.
- Motown legend, William “Smokey” Robinson, faces a $50 Million lawsuit following accusations of sexual assault and misconduct by four women.
- In a landmark event, a victim of a road rage shooting in Arizona appears in court using AI technology to address his killer.
- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer are scheduled to meet with Chinese representatives on trade and economic matters, indicating a potential thaw in the trade war.
- The Supreme Court has upheld President Trump’s ban on transgender people serving in the military.
- The Pentagon halted shipments of military aid to Ukraine in February without authorization from President Trump.
- JD Vance, a candidate for Ohio senate, criticizes American higher education in a keynote address at the National Conservatism Conference.
- President Trump announces a ceasefire in the US bombing campaign against the Houthi rebel group in Yemen.
- Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney, the first prime minister elected in opposition to Trump, meets with him in the Oval Office.
- A grocery store in Clarksdale, Mississippi is harnessing the power of food as medicine to revitalize the majority-Black town.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announces plans to reduce the number of senior admirals and generals in the Pentagon and refocus the Army towards homeland defense and deterring China.