Israel’s attack on Iran created waves across the global market as investors moved towards safer assets. Stocks dropped, while oil prices rose sharply and gold approached record highs. Stocks fall All three major U.S. indexes closed down on Friday, June 13, erasing gains from the week. The selloff continued late in the afternoon with reports […]
Through four games, the Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers have played an all-time classic Stanley Cup Final. The rollercoaster of a series is tied at two games apiece, and suddenly the season comes down to just two or three games. How did the Edmonton Oilers tie the series? Thursday night, June 12, the Oilers were […]
The U.S. military parade set for Saturday, June 14, in Washington, D.C., appears to be receiving financial backing from some of the nation’s leading tech companies. Controversy over the parade has led to questions from critics about who’s backing it. Championed by President Donald Trump, the “grand military parade” will celebrate the U.S. Army’s founding […]
In a stealthy, first-of-its-kind mission beneath European waters, the U.S. Navy successfully launched and recovered an unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) from a submerged submarine, all without a single diver in the water. The operation, carried out by the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Delaware (SSN 791), marked the first-ever forward-deployed torpedo tube launch and recovery of an […]
A New Jersey teachers’ union spent $40 million trying to make its own president the next governor. Despite the effort, New Jersey Education Association President Sean Spiller received only 11% of the vote for a fifth-place finish in the Democratic primary. According to New Jersey Spotlight News, the union got the money from member dues. […]
A consumer watchdog is accusing 17 virtual private network (VPN) apps, used to encrypt internet traffic and hide IP addresses, of having undisclosed connections to China. The claim, made in a report published on Thursday, June 12, by the Tech Transparency Project, points to four free apps on the Google Play Store, six on Apple’s […]
A newly obtained government memo reveals that immigration officials received access to Medicaid data to assist in deportation efforts. California was among the states affected. Gov. Gavin Newsom criticized the move, calling it an “indiscriminate attack” by President Donald Trump’s administration. Internal memo shows Medicaid data-sharing The Associated Press reported that emails and a memo […]
On Friday, June 13, California state lawmakers approved a budget proposal that would freeze enrollment in a state-funded health care program for immigrants without legal status. It’s part of the state and Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to close a $12 billion deficit. Medi-Cal program Under the new plan, adult immigrants without legal status who are […]
A jury found that a New Orleans Police Department officer acted in an “unreasonable manner” when he shot and killed a 18-week-old puppy while responding to a noise complaint call in 2021. Although the court ruled that Officer Derrick Burmaster violated the dog owners’ constitutional rights, he will not face punishment due to a legal […]
Senate Republicans want to sell millions of acres of federal land in order to build affordable housing in the Western United States. According to their data, there is a nationwide shortage of 4.5 million homes and 7.1 million affordable homes. A newly added provision to President Trump’s so-called “big beautiful” tax and budget package would […]
