June 5, 2025

Trump imposes travel ban on 12 countries: Unbiased Updates, June 5, 2025

President Donald Trump revives a controversial travel ban, targeting a dozen mostly Muslim nations. Why now, and who’s pushing back? Plus, a judge has placed a hold on the deportation of the family of the Colorado firebombing suspect. What the judge ruled and what comes next. Lastly, Trump examines former President Joe Biden’s alleged use […]

June 4, 2025

“We know what’s coming: exile or prison” – El Faro’s Óscar Martínez on surviving Bukele’s crackdown

Journalists at El Faro knew the risks when they published a series of interviews with gang members alleging long-standing ties between Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele and criminal groups. They didn’t know how quickly the crackdown would escalate. Within days of publication last month, sources close to El Salvador’s attorney general’s office warned that arrest warrants […]

June 4, 2025

Sheriffs respond after DHS removes list of ‘sanctuary jurisdictions’

The Trump administration rescinded a list naming 500 so-called sanctuary jurisdictions that were allegedly not complying with federal immigration policies. A sanctuary jurisdiction is a city, county, or state that adopts policies limiting local law enforcement cooperation with federal immigration efforts. Lawmakers designed these policies to reduce how much local law enforcement shares immigration status […]

June 4, 2025

Temu loses more than half of daily US users, but lifeline remains

Is there hope for Temu and Shein in the wake of a trade war between the United States and China? The trade dispute between the world’s two largest economies has impacted both companies, but particularly Temu, which saw its daily online users in the U.S. drop by 58%, according to Reuters. Shein has also seen […]

June 4, 2025

Report alleges Biden admin hid toxic plume release after Ohio train derailment

Despite publicly reassuring the residents of East Palestine, Ohio, that they were safe following the 2023 derailment of a Norfolk Southern train carrying toxic chemicals, behind closed doors the Biden administration had concerns about potential cancer-causing toxins in the air. The new findings were revealed in emails which were first reported on by NewsNation. Seven […]

June 4, 2025

Blake Lively asks to drop two emotional distress claims in Justin Baldoni lawsuit

Blake Lively wants to pull back two emotional distress claims in her high-profile lawsuit against actor and director Justin Baldoni. But with over a dozen other accusations still standing, the legal drama is far from over. According to Variety, Lively filed to dismiss claims of intentional infliction of emotional distress and negligent infliction of emotional […]

June 4, 2025

FDA develops its own AI for clinical reviews, investigations and more

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) launched a new generative AI tool it hopes will make employees more efficient on everything from clinical evaluations to inspections. The AI is called Elsa, and it was developed in-house to help with reading, writing and summarizing.  “As we learn how employees are using the tool, our development team […]

June 4, 2025

Texas Tech’s ‘million-dollar arm’ ends Oklahoma’s NCAA softball dynasty

The Oklahoma softball dynasty is over, at least for now. Monday night, June 2, Texas Tech knocked off the Sooners to reach their first championship series. In the process, they ended Oklahoma’s run of four consecutive national titles. How did Texas Tech knock off the four-time defending champs? Like all champions, Oklahoma did not go […]

June 4, 2025

Federal pause of Job Corps centers over safety concerns affecting thousands

The U.S. Department of Labor’s decision to temporarily halt operations at Job Corps centers is beginning to ripple across the country as locations begin shutting their doors. The pause comes as part of an internal review aimed at reshaping the 50-year-old program to align with President Donald Trump’s proposed 2026 budget. Young adults reliant on […]