An 8.8-magnitude earthquake rocks the Pacific. Now, tsunami threats stretch from Alaska to Hawaii — and even California.
Plus, the New York City gunman meant to target the National Football League (NFL). But he got off on the wrong floor. Who he killed instead, and what we’re learning about the plan.
Also, a major rollback on pollution rules. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reverses course on clean air standards for cars, power plants and factories.
These stories and more highlight your Unbiased Updates for Wednesday, July 30, 2025.
Tsunami waves hit US after 8.8 magnitude quake off Russia
Tsunami waves have started hitting U.S. shores after a massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off Russia’s Far East coast. The initial waves are reaching California. While Hawaii was under a full tsunami warning, it is now only under an advisory.
Officials have urged millions of Americans to move to higher ground. So far, no large waves have been reported, but officials warn it’s not over.
Hawaii’s Civil Defense warned that follow-up waves are often larger and could arrive over the next several hours. Tsunami advisories remain in effect for parts of Alaska, Oregon and Washington.
In Russia, a state of emergency persists in the Kuril Islands after nearly 10-foot waves flooded a key fishing port and knocked out electricity. Japan also remains alert, with nearly two million people receiving evacuation advisories along the Pacific coast. Officials there said the waters could stay dangerous for an entire day.
The U.S. Geological Survey called this quake one of the four strongest of the century. Multiple aftershocks — some as strong as 6.9 — continue to rattle the region.
NYC shooter appeared to have targeted NFL offices, left note mentioning CTE
New details are coming out about the shooting in a New York City office building that left four people dead, including a police officer, and another critically wounded.
Police said the shooter, who officers have identified as 27-year-old Shane Tamura of Las Vegas, appeared to have been targeting the NFL offices inside the building where the shooting took place.
They say Tamura, who took his own life, left behind a note saying he had chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), which is often associated with repeated football head injuries.
Tamura played football in high school, but was never associated with the NFL. Investigators say they’re still not sure what the motive for the shooting was.
According to ABC News, the New York Police Department (NYPD) sent officers to Vegas to learn more about the shooter.
The victims of the shooting have been identified as NYPD officer Didarul Islam; Wesley Lepatner, a mother of two and employee of Blackstone, which also has offices in the building; security guard Aland Etienne; and Julia Hyman, a Rudin Management employee, who also has offices in the building.
Police say an NFL employee was also injured in the attack, but that person has not been identified.
Trump says Epstein “stole” his employees from Mar-a-Lago spa
President Donald Trump is offering new details about the falling he had with Jeffrey Epstein years ago.
On Tuesday, July 29, while on board Air Force One, Trump told reporters Epstein “stole” his employees from the Mar-a-Lago spa. He said Epstein was kicked out of his resort for poaching the spa employees.
When asked if those workers included Virginia Giuffre, the late Epstein accuser, Trump said yes, claiming Epstein “stole her.”
“People were taken out of the spa. Hired by him. In other words, gone. And other people would come and complain, this guy is taking people from the spa. I didn’t know that,” Trump said. “And then when I heard about it, I told him, I said, listen, we don’t want you taking our people, whether it was spa or not spa. I don’t want him taking people. And he was fine. And then not too long after that, he did it again. And I said, out of here.”
When asked about Giuffre and whether Epstein hired her from the spa, Trump said, “Uh, I don’t know. I think she worked at the spa. I think so. I think that was one of the people, yeah. He stole her.”
Meanwhile, Epstein’s longtime associate, Ghislaine Maxwell, signaled she is willing to testify before Congress, but only if she’s granted immunity.
As a condition of her testimony, Maxwell’s lawyers also want the questions in advance, and the deposition delayed until after the Supreme Court considers her appeal this fall.
Congressional leaders, however, immediately rejected those terms, saying Maxwell doesn’t get to dictate the conditions.
Notably, her letter ends with a final request: clemency from President Trump, in exchange for her testimony.
UK threatens to recognize Palestine if Israel rejects ceasefire
The war in Gaza shows no signs of slowing down, as British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says his government is prepared to recognize a Palestinian state, unless Israel agrees to a ceasefire.
Plumes of smoke rose over Gaza on Wednesday, July 30, just after Starmer announced that the U.K. will join France in recognizing a state of Palestine if Israel fails to meet key conditions
“The U.K. will recognise a state of Palestine by the United Nations’ general assembly in September unless the Israeli government takes substantive steps to end the appalling situation in Gaza, agrees to a ceasefire and commits to a long-term sustainable peace, reviving the prospect of a two-state solution,” Starmer said. “And this includes allowing the UN to restart the supply of aid and making clear that there’ll be no annexations in the West Bank.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responded, accusing Starmer of “rewarding Hamas’s monstrous terrorism” and warning that “a jihadist state on Israel’s border today will threaten Britain tomorrow.”
Meanwhile, Trump said the U.S. will work with Israel to open new food distribution centers in Gaza.
“We’ll be dealing with Israel. And we think they can do a good job of it. And they want to do it. They want to do it. The food centers,” Trump said. “They want to preside over their food centers to make sure the distribution is proper.”
The president didn’t offer details on how the new centers would operate or how they’d differ from the aid efforts currently in place.
EPA moves to eliminate greenhouse gas authority under Clean Air Act
The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed repealing the 2009 “endangerment finding,” a legal foundation that allowed the U.S. to regulate greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the plan in Indiana, calling it the “largest deregulatory action in American history.”
If finalized, the proposal would eliminate all current and future federal greenhouse gas standards for motor vehicles, engines and other major emitters, including power plants and factories. The 2009 finding, upheld repeatedly in court, declared carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases a threat to public health and welfare. It underpins most U.S. climate regulations.
“With this proposal, the Trump EPA is proposing to end sixteen years of uncertainty for automakers and American consumers,” Zeldin said. “In our work so far, many stakeholders have told me that the Obama and Biden EPAs twisted the law, ignored precedent, and warped science to achieve their preferred ends and stick American families with hundreds of billions of dollars in hidden taxes yearly.
Zeldin claims it was based on flawed science and imposed $1 trillion in hidden costs. Environmental groups say rescinding it denies settled science and would gut decades of climate policy. Legal experts expect court challenges.
Public comments will be accepted for 45 days after publication in the Federal Register.
Cooler air moves in, but flooding threat grows across Eastern US
After weeks of record-setting heat, a major cooldown will begin Wednesday, July 30, across the central and eastern United States. Temperatures could drop 10 to 20 degrees in parts of the Midwest and Northeast, with cities like Chicago, New York and Washington, D.C. forecast to fall from the 90s into the 70s by Friday.
The cooldown will expand southward by the weekend, bringing relief even to heat-weary cities like Atlanta and Little Rock. A powerful cold front sweeping in from Canada will push hot, humid air out of the region. High pressure will follow, anchoring cooler air across much of the country.
The sharp temperature drop is expected to fuel widespread thunderstorms and heavy rainfall from the Plains to the Northeast. Flash flooding is a concern, especially in flood-prone areas like New Jersey and the mid-Atlantic. Rainfall totals could reach 2 to 4 inches in some areas through the end of the week, according to AccuWeather.
YouTube to use AI to limit content for teen users under new system
YouTube will begin testing an AI-powered age estimation system in the U.S. to better identify teen users and limit their exposure to potentially harmful content. The tool uses machine learning to infer a user’s age by analyzing factors such as video categories watched, search behavior and account longevity, regardless of the birthday listed on the account.
If a user is identified as under 18, YouTube will disable personalized ads, limit repetitive views of certain content and activate “digital wellbeing tools.” Access to age-restricted content will be blocked unless the user is verified as an adult. Those incorrectly classified can upload a government ID or use a credit card to confirm their age.
YouTube says the tool has already been effective in other markets and is part of a broader effort to enhance protections for younger audiences. The company has previously launched supervised accounts and YouTube Kids to improve safety. Testing of the new tool will begin in the U.S. in the coming weeks.
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