The Trump administration attempted to obtain a search warrant related to a social media account run by student protesters at Columbia University, and failed, according to newly unsealed court documents obtained by The Intercept. Officials targeted an Instagram account run by students from Columbia University Apartheid Divest, or CUAD, in the warrant. The warrant was […]
Russian forces launched one of their largest coordinated air assaults of the war overnight on Friday, June 6, killing at least five civilians and injuring more than 70 across multiple regions of Ukraine. Kyiv alone reported four fatalities and at least 20 injuries, including three emergency workers who died while responding to fires triggered by […]
Republicans have issued a subpoena to former President Joe Biden’s White House physician. The subpoena is part of an investigation into what Republicans are calling a cover-up of Biden’s cognitive decline, along with potentially unauthorized pardons and executive actions signed with an autopen. What do Republicans want to know? Chairman Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., wants […]
Japanese space startup ispace has suffered its second failed attempt at a lunar landing in two years. The company lost contact with its Resilience lunar lander during a descent attempt on Thursday, June 5, and officials now believe the spacecraft crash-landed near the moon’s north pole. The mission aimed to land on the Mare Frigoris […]
The U.S. labor market added more jobs than expected in May, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) report released Friday, June 6. Employers added 139,000 jobs last month – down from 177,000 in April but ahead of analysts’ expectations of 125,000. The national unemployment rate held steady at 4.2%, unchanged from April. The […]
A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s latest efforts to prevent new international students from enrolling at Harvard University. U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs issued the ruling late Thursday, June 5, citing the risk of “immediate and irreparable injury” to the school and its students. A hearing is scheduled for June 16. It’s […]
The Army is preparing to transform itself into the fighting force of the future over the coming years — an effort congressional and military leaders admit is long overdue. As the Army’s top officer stated, “Yesterday’s weapons will not win tomorrow’s wars.” The initiative could lead to major changes implemented as soon as 2026, with […]
Los Angeles County has agreed to pay $2.7 million to a teenager who says he was forced to fight in what prosecutors have described as staged “gladiator-style” brawls inside a juvenile detention center. The move comes as 30 correctional officers face charges for allegedly orchestrating and allowing the attacks to happen. Where does the case […]
President Donald Trump’s middle-of-the-night social media post suggests trade talks between the United States and China are floundering. Trump logged onto Truth Social at 2:17 a.m. ET on Wednesday, June 4, to lament the toughness of Chinese leader Xi Jinping. “I like President Xi of China, always have, and always will, but he is VERY […]
A man originally from Mexico is undergoing deportation proceedings, despite investigators saying that a letter threatening Trump’s life ostensibly sent by him was in fact a set-up by someone looking to keep him from testifying in another trial. Ramon Morales Reyes, 54, an immigrant living in the U.S. illegally, is currently being held in Immigration […]
