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President Donald Trump’s push to dramatically increase nuclear power in the U.S. will require a tremendous amount of fuel, but the country remains heavily dependent on foreign state-owned companies for its supplies, the CEO of the only publicly traded uranium enricher in the world told CNBC.”There’s barely enough Western enrichment, if at all, to satisfy existing operating plants,” Centrus Energy CEO Amir Vexler said in an interview. “If the nuclear industry is to add all this generation capacity, there will have to be a tremendous amount of enrichment capacity that’s added.”Trump issued a series of executive orders on nuclear power…

Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday: Petco Health — The retailer slumped 22% after losing 4 cents per share in the fiscal first quarter, twice the loss of 2 cents that analysts had estimated, based on FactSet data. Revenue of $1.49 billion missed the Street’s $1.50 billion consensus, while same-store sales dropped 1.3%, worse than the 0.6% decline forecast by analysts. Tesla — The electric vehicle maker added more than 6%, a day after plunging 14% as CEO Elon Musk and President Donald Trump publicly feuded . Omada Health — The digital health company made its debut…

A demonstrator speaks through a megaphone during a Defend Our Schools rally to protest U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order to shut down the U.S. Department of Education, outside its building in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 21, 2025.Kent Nishimura | ReutersThe Trump administration on Friday asked the Supreme Court to lift a court order to reinstate U.S. Department of Education employees the administration had terminated as part of its efforts to dismantle the agency.Officials for the administration are arguing to the high court that U.S. District Judge Myong Joun in Boston didn’t have the authority to require the Education Department…

Bill Gates is moving forward with plans to give away $200 billion over the next 20 years, and the billionaire now says the “majority” of that money will go toward improving public health and education services in Africa.Gates announced on May 8 that he plans to give away nearly all of his personal wealth and shutter his nonprofit Gates Foundation by 2045. On Monday, Gates offered some more specifics: “The majority of that funding will be spent on helping you address challenges here in Africa,” he said in an address at the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.That spending…

Jeff KassoufJun 6, 2025, 11:31 AM ETCloseJeff Kassouf covers women’s soccer for ESPN, focusing on the USWNT and NWSL. In 2009, he founded The Equalizer, a women’s soccer news outlet, and he previously won a Sports Emmy at NBC Sports and Olympics.United States women’s national team forward Mia Fishel is in discussions with multiple NWSL teams about a summer transfer away from Chelsea, a source told ESPN.Fishel, 24, is in search of a summer move to become the focal point of an NWSL’s team’s forward line with an eye toward earning more USWNT caps ahead of the 2027 World Cup.She…

CNN  —  Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador in March, will be returned to the US, where he will face federal criminal charges, a law enforcement source told CNN. For months, the Trump administration has been locked in an intense standoff with the federal judiciary over court orders for the government to “facilitate” Abrego Garcia’s return from El Salvador, where he was mistakenly deported in mid-March, in a situation that one federal judge warned could present an “incipient crisis” between the two branches. Abrego Garcia has been indicted on two criminal counts in the in…

An elite and highly trained U.S. Border Patrol team has joined the search in the Ozark Mountains for Grant Hardin, an inmate known as the “Devil in the Ozarks” who escaped from an Arkansas prison nearly two weeks ago, federal authorities announced this week.The Border Patrol Tactical Team known as BORTAC is providing “advanced search capabilities and operational support” in the hunt for Hardin, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said. Its members are experienced in navigating complex terrain, the agency said. The Ozark Mountains region is known for its rocky and rugged landscape, thick forests and an extensive cave network.The…

Sky Germany are reporting Arsenal have formally approached RB Leipzig over the signing of striker Benjamin Sesko.Sky Sports News has been told Arsenal have been exploring the conditions of a potential deal. It’s understood Arsenal are doing their due diligence on a number of strikers including Sporting’s Viktor Gyokeres.No formal bids have been put in yet.Arsenal have a long-term interest in Sesko. Sky Sports News reported in January that the club were seriously considering a move – but his agent ruled it out due to a gentleman’s agreement with Leipzig to stay at least until this summer. Image: Sesko celebrates…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers this week advanced several efforts aimed at reining in utility profits and slashing electricity bills as part of their agenda to tackle the sky-high costs of living. The proposals would make sweeping changes to how utilities fund expensive infrastructure projects like putting power lines underground to guard against wildfires. They also would add more oversight around wildfire mitigation spending and put new requirements on utility requests to increase rates. Supporters said the goal is to make the big investor-owned utilities start sharing some of the costs to fight wildfires and build new transmission infrastructure.“This…

Barcelona winger Raphinha was named LaLiga Player of the Season on Friday, after the Brazilian played a major role in his side winning the domestic treble, with club teammate Lamine Yamal named Best under-23 player.Raphinha contributed 34 goals and 25 assists in 57 club games across all competitions, with Barça winning the league title, Copa del Rey and the Spanish Super Cup.Editor’s Picks2 RelatedThe 28-year-old signed for Barcelona in 2022 from Leeds United and recently signed a contract extension keeping him at the Spanish club until 2028.Raphinha scored a late goal to put Barcelona ahead in the Champions League semifinal…