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• Barcelona's Sagrada Familia tops out

• Florida man saves family

• Living rent-free in a hotel

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Today’s Big Story

Supreme Court Rules Tariffs Unlawful

• The Supreme Court ruled Friday that President Trump exceeded his authority by imposing sweeping tariffs under a 1977 emergency powers law, invalidating his signature trade policy in a rare rebuke from a court he largely shaped.

• Chief Justice John Roberts, joined by Justices Gorsuch and Barrett and the three liberal justices, said the International Emergency Economic Powers Act — which allows the president to regulate trade during a national emergency — does not authorize tariffs. No president had ever used the law for tariffs before Trump. Justices Thomas, Kavanaugh, and Alito dissented.

• The ruling struck down Trump's country-by-country tariffs ranging from 10% to 34% and a 25% tariff on Canadian, Chinese, and Mexican goods tied to fentanyl. Tariffs on steel and aluminum under separate laws remain intact. The invalidated tariffs had raised $130 billion.

• Hours later, Trump signed an executive order imposing a new global 10% tariff under different legal authority, saying it would take effect "almost immediately."

Saturday’s Quick Hits

• The Trump administration said it will defend a Biden-era rule requiring most cities to replace lead water pipes within 10 years, a rare stand for an administration that has aggressively cut environmental regulations. The EPA backed the rule in court against a utility industry challenge, saying older monitoring approaches failed to prevent widespread lead contamination. About 4 million lead pipes still supply U.S. homes. (More)

• Actor Eric Dane, best known as McSteamy on "Grey's Anatomy" and Cal Jacobs on "Euphoria," died Thursday at 53 from ALS. He announced his diagnosis in April 2025 and quickly became an advocate for ALS awareness, testifying in Washington and winning the ALS Network's advocate of the year award. He is survived by his wife, actress Rebecca Gayheart, and their two daughters. (More)

• Barcelona's Sagrada Familia reached its full height when workers placed a cross atop the Tower of Jesus Christ, bringing the basilica to a height of 172.5 meters. Architect Antoni Gaudí started the project in 1882 but died in 1926 with only one tower finished. The church, already the world's tallest, remains years from completion but plans to inaugurate the central tower this June, marking 100 years since Gaudí's death. (More)

• The 43-day government shutdown dragged US economic growth to 1.4% in the fourth quarter of 2025, well below the 2.5% forecast and down sharply from 4.4% the prior quarter, the Bureau of Economic Analysis reported Friday. The shutdown cost roughly one percentage point of growth. Meanwhile, inflation climbed to 2.9%, above the Fed's 2% target, leaving policymakers with little room to help. (More)

• A virus outbreak has killed 72 captive tigers this month at Tiger Kingdom Chiang Mai, a popular attraction where visitors pet and photograph the animals up close. Thai officials disagree on the cause — canine distemper virus or feline panleukopenia — while teams disinfect enclosures and prepare vaccines for survivors. The zoo has been closed, and officials called the death toll "very unusual. (More)

Weekly Dose of Positive

• A Florida man pulled three children from a half-submerged Jeep and revived their unconscious mother after watching her car veer off the road into a canal ahead of him. (More)

• Fort Worth high school teacher Chanea Bond is keeping AI out of her classroom the old-fashioned way — students journal in notebooks and turn in all assignments handwritten. (More)

• Mountaineers in the Scottish Highlands rescued a spaniel named Aggie after she fell through a snow ledge and spent a freezing night alone 3,000 feet up the mountain. (More)

• World Central Kitchen is now serving one million meals a day in Gaza, using six field kitchens, mobile bakeries, and a network of 60 community kitchens. (More)

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