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By Sallee Ann Harrison

November 05, 2025

By Sallee Ann Harrison

November 05, 2025

 
 

Good afternoon and welcome to your afternoon news update from AP. Today, the Supreme Court appears skeptical of President Donald Trump’s tariffs, the search continues for victims after a UPS cargo plane crash in Kentucky, and Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum presses charges after being harassed on the street.

 

UP FIRST

A demonstrator protests outside the Supreme Court on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

A demonstrator protests outside the Supreme Court on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Conservative Supreme Court justices appear skeptical of Trump’s sweeping unilateral tariffs

Key Supreme Court conservatives seemed skeptical Wednesday that President Donald Trump has the power to unilaterally impose far-reaching tariffs, potentially putting at risk a key part of his agenda in the biggest legal test yet of his unprecedented presidency. Read more.

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TOP STORIES

A plume of smoke rises from the site of a UPS cargo plane crash at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Jon Cherry)

A plume of smoke rises from the site of a UPS cargo plane crash at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Jon Cherry)

First responders search for more victims of UPS plane crash as the death toll rises to 9

First responders searched for more victims Wednesday after a UPS cargo plane crashed and exploded in a massive fireball at the company’s global aviation hub in Kentucky on Tuesday, killing at least nine people and creating an inferno that consumed the enormous aircraft, authorities said. Read more.

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Mexico President Sheinbaum presses charges after street harassment 

What should have been a quick walk for Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum has become a stomach-churning viral moment after a video captured a drunk man groping her. The brief clip has given the daily harassment and assaults that women suffer in Mexico their highest-profile platform. And on Wednesday, Sheinbaum used her daily press briefing to say that she had pressed charges against the man. Read more.

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