US News: Colombian President relies on US aid in fight against drugs, according to Hegseth

A plane has entered a temporary no-fly zone in the US state of Ohio during a visit by US President Donald Trump. F-16 fighter jets intercepted the civilian plane and escorted it safely out of the restricted airspace, the relevant military command (Norad) announced. Flare cartridges were also used to get the pilot's attention.

Trump visited a sports event in Geneva, Ohio, on Tuesday evening (local time). To protect US presidents, temporary no-fly zones are often imposed at their locations.

A US federal judge has prevented the US Postal Service from implementing parts of a directive by President Donald Trump. The directive aims to tighten the rules for postal voting before the congressional elections in November.

With her nationwide decision in Boston, the judge extended a previous order from June. This had prevented the implementation of the directive in 23 predominantly Democrat-led states. Several civil rights groups had called for an extension of the ban.

In her reasoning, the judge, an appointee of Democratic President Barack Obama, wrote that the executive branch of the federal government had no authority to regulate elections.

This responsibility was assigned to the individual states by the US Constitution.

"The fact that there are now less than 90 days until the congressional elections on November 3, 2026, underscores the urgent need for a preliminary injunction," the judge wrote.

The directive had required states to submit lists of eligible voters who could receive absentee ballots. If the states had not complied, the US Postal Service would have refused to deliver the ballots.

The White House and the Justice Department initially did not respond to requests for comment.

At the behest of President Donald Trump, the US government health care system will no longer pay for operations and hormone treatments for transgender children and adolescents.

Many other medical treatments will also no longer be supported, according to Mehmet Oz, head of the government health systems Medicare and Medicaid.

Treatment of mental health problems was exempt.

The new rules are to take effect on October 13.

While Medicaid was created as a health program for people with lower incomes, Medicare focuses on seniors and people with disabilities.

The billing of services through the programs makes up a significant portion of the revenue of many clinics.

There is no comprehensive health insurance like in Germany in the United States.

US President Donald Trump has extended the exemption from a federal law for sea trade in US waters for another 90 days.

This allows foreign ships to continue transporting goods such as oil, fertilizers, and other fossil fuels between US ports.

Trump had first suspended the so-called Jones Act on March 17 to facilitate the transport of oil and refined fuels between US ports and reduce price pressure after the start of the war with Iran.

The latest extension takes effect on August 17.

Under the Jones Act, goods between US ports must be transported on ships under the US flag.

The law, which dates back to the 1920s, was originally intended to protect the US shipbuilding industry.

Critics blame it, among other things, for higher gasoline prices.

US President Donald Trump wants to significantly reduce vaccination recommendations for children and distribute previous combination vaccinations over several doctor visits in the future.

With a new order, Trump announced that his administration would only recognize vaccinations against eleven diseases as central recommendations for all children.

It was initially unclear whether the order would have immediate effects.

A similar restructuring was provisionally stopped by a federal court in March, and many vaccination rules are also in place in the states.

A US judge on Monday dismissed the charges of fraud and bribery against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani.

Judge Nicholas Garaufis thus granted a motion by the US Department of Justice, which had announced in May that it would no longer pursue the case.

The judge had previously examined whether promises had been made in return for the discontinuation of the proceedings.

This particularly concerned an announcement by Adani from November 2024 to invest $10 billion in the US.

In a sworn statement in mid-July, Adani assured that he was not aware of any such agreements.

A high-ranking representative of the Department of Justice also rejected media reports that the investment pledge had played a role.

Adani had been charged in 2024.

He was accused of bribing Indian government officials to obtain approval for a solar power plant.

He was also accused of deceiving US investors about his company's anti-corruption guidelines.

The Adani Group had always denied the allegations.

The Department of Justice justified its move by stating that the allegations were difficult to prove, the facts took place mainly abroad, and did not correspond to the authority's current priorities.

The decision is part of a series of dropped economic crime cases during the second term of US President Donald Trump.

Adani's lawyer stated that the department had made it clear that the company's willingness to invest in the US would not be part of a settlement.

The Pentagon has called on representatives of the US arms industry to accelerate the production and delivery of weapons.