An armed man wearing tactical gear launched an apparent ambush early in the morning on Monday, July 7, at a U.S. Border Patrol annex building in McAllen, Texas, near the city’s international airport. According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the suspect entered the Rio Grande Valley Sector Annex and opened fire on federal […]
Sean “Diddy” Combs may have avoided the most serious charges of his legal battle, but the backlash is far from over. His recent split verdict was met with reactions from inmates, celebrities, former partners and survivors. Met with inmate applause After the verdict, Combs’ legal team claimed inmates applauded when he returned from court. “They […]
It’s a rite of passage each season after every MLB All-Star team is selected. Baseball’s Midsummer Classic isn’t played until Tuesday, July 15, but the debate over who made it and who didn’t will run right up until the first pitch. How are the All-Star teams selected? Before we discuss the starters and snubs, let’s […]
Protests in Mexico City turned violent over the weekend of July 4 as demonstrators took to the streets to voice their anger against gentrification and mass tourism. Rent prices have increased dramatically since 2020, and many locals feel pushed out of their own neighborhoods, according to The Associated Press. “Today we are fighting against gentrification,” […]
A group of health organizations has come together to file a lawsuit against Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. They claim his May announcement, which removed healthy children and pregnant women from the CDC’s recommended immunization schedule for the COVID-19 vaccine, constitutes a pressing public health emergency. Lawsuit filed The lawsuit was […]
President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” will provide $165 billion to the Department of Homeland Security to help it carry out his immigration enforcement and deportation campaign promise. Multi-billion-dollar accounts were created for the border wall, deportations, personnel and more. Here are just a few of the immigration and border security provisions within the bill: […]
Early on Thursday, July 3, the National Weather Service issued a forecast that was hardly unusual or alarming for summertime in south central Texas. Meteorologists expected “scattered showers and thunderstorms,” with a chance for heavy rain and “isolated flooding.” More than 20 hours passed before the forecast turned ominous. That gap calls into question the […]
Migrants attending immigration court hearings in Phoenix, Arizona, are receiving flyers urging them to leave the country. The U.S. Department of Justice is distributing the notices, which warn individuals without legal status to self-deport. Flyers distributed during immigration court hearings The flyers, printed in both English and Spanish, carry the words, “Message to Illegal Aliens: […]
The U.S. men’s national soccer team did not want their July 4th holiday weekend to end with a loss, but the experience gained could be more valuable down the road. The 2-1 loss to Mexico in the CONCACAF Gold Cup tournament final was still a springboard to next summer’s World Cup. How did the U.S. […]
American children have a higher mortality rate than those in comparable high-income countries, according to a new study published Monday in the journal JAMA Network. “The health of US children has worsened across a wide range of health indicator domains over the past 17 years,” the study’s conclusion states. Long-term data highlights worsening trends The […]
