Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) said it carried out an underwater attack on Tuesday, June 3, that severely damaged the structural supports of the Crimean Bridge, also known as the Kerch Strait Bridge. According to the SBU, agents planted explosives beneath the bridge over several months, eventually detonating 1,100 kilograms (2,425 pounds) of TNT-equivalent material. Ukrainian […]
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced the arrest of 1,461 individuals in Massachusetts during May as part of Operation Patriot, the agency’s most significant enforcement surge to date. The operation focused on individuals with criminal records, unresolved charges or standing deportation orders. ICE said of the nearly 1,500 arrested, 790 had prior criminal convictions […]
Mount Etna erupted early Monday, June 2, releasing gas, ash and lava from its southeastern crater in a dramatic but contained display. Italy’s National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV) reported that the eruption began just after midnight, likely triggered by a partial crater collapse. The activity featured intermittent Strombolian explosions, a type of volcanic […]
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) acting director Todd Lyons is defending the use of masks by his agents during immigration arrests against critics who call the tactic unnecessary and intimidating. Lyons’ comments come amid the Trump administration’s push for the largest mass deportation operation in U.S. history. The controversy Lyons addressed the issue Monday, […]
New research shows the aptly named MIND diet can help protect the brain from Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia, no matter when it is started. The MIND diet combines the ever-popular Mediterranean diet with the DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet,” which is meant to help lower blood pressure. A newly released study […]
The 2026 midterm elections are still more than a year away, but Iowa Republican Sen. Joni Ernst is already facing heat — and challengers. State Rep. J.D. Scholten announced Monday, June 2, that he will run for Ernst’s seat, just days after a controversial moment at one of her town halls made national headlines. What […]
Israeli fire killed at least 27 Palestinians near an aid distribution center in Rafah on Tuesday, June 3, according to Gaza health officials. It marked the third consecutive day of deadly incidents around humanitarian sites in southern Gaza. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said troops opened fire on people who had moved off designated access […]
Elon Musk has officially stepped down from his temporary advisory role in the federal government. The billionaire entrepreneur, who helped launch the U.S. Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, served for roughly 130 days in a role aimed at reducing government spending. The response to Musk’s exit varies sharply between news outlets with a left […]
Phonics, a method that teaches the connection between letters and sounds, is at the center of a new push by California lawmakers to close the state’s early childhood literacy gap. A bill backed by dozens of educational nonprofits would standardize how students are taught to read across public schools. The science behind reading Research shows […]
Authorities with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) took the family members of the Boulder, Colorado, terror suspect and Egyptian national, Mohamed Sabry Soliman, into custody, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said in a post on X. Authorities say Soliman had overstayed his work visa and was residing in the U.S. unlawfully. “Now, […]
