A travel ban on 12 countries goes into effect early in the morning on Monday, June 9. The ban is similar to the policy from President Donald Trump’s first term. It applies to Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. Separate restrictions will apply to visitors from […]
Service members and veterans gathered in Normandy to commemorate the 81st anniversary of the D-Day, honoring the pivotal Allied invasion that changed the course of World War II.
On Thursday, June 5, a jury in Orange County, California, awarded $3 million in damages to a former prosecutor who claimed she was forced out of her position for supporting colleagues who reported sexual harassment. The verdict came at the end of a two-week trial held in San Diego, concluding a lawsuit brought by Tracy […]
There are five species of rhinoceros in the world, and all of them are the target of poachers. One controversial practice to combat poaching — intentionally removing the animals’ horns — has been in place for decades, but for the first time, data is showing it may be working. A new study shows that dehorning […]
Trump ally Steve Bannon lashed out at Elon Musk this week in an interview with Politico Playbook, calling him “some f—ing punk” and suggesting the federal government seize SpaceX assets under the Defense Production Act. His comments came as tensions escalated between Musk and President Donald Trump over funding disputes and regulatory threats tied to […]
It may have been a gift, but retrofitting a Qatari luxury Boeing 747 jet to become the new Air Force One is likely to cost hundreds of millions of dollars, according to Air Force Secretary Troy Meink on Thursday, June 5. The price reveal came during a U.S. Congressional hearing and after the Pentagon accepted […]
North Korea said it has refloated a capsized 5,000-ton destroyer and towed it to the northeastern port of Chonglin for repairs, a key step in restoring what it called a major upgrade to Kim Jong Un’s naval arsenal. The development was reported by North Korean state media on Friday, June 6, and confirmed by satellite […]
The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) has again paused its humanitarian aid efforts in the Gaza Strip, citing safety concerns after briefly resuming operations following a one-day suspension prompted by deadly violence near two of its aid centers. The initial pause came after reports of civilian deaths, including Palestinian casualties, though the circumstances remain disputed. GHF […]
There’s a haze in the sky across a large portion of the Midwest. The smoke coming from more than 210 fires burning in Canada, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Center, on Friday, June 6. The fires are affecting those in the north and impacting neighbors to the south. Canadians flee Tens of thousands […]
The television commercial opens with iconic images from the 1980s: roller skates, cassette players, cell phones “the size of a brick” — and a computer running off a floppy disk. “That was then,” an announcer intones. “But four decades later, floppy disks are still being used to run our air traffic control system. Tell Washington […]
