June 16, 2025

State Dept. memo says US travel bans could total four dozen countries: Report

The Trump administration is considering adding 36 more countries to its list of full and partial bans on entry into the U.S., a State Department cable seen by Reuters details. The additional countries would be a significant expansion of Trump’s travel ban on 12 countries imposed Monday, June 9. 36 countries face potential travel bans […]

June 16, 2025

Judge to decide whether Trump admin can ban int’l students from Harvard

A hearing is scheduled for Monday, June 16, involving a declaration that blocks international students from entering the country to attend Harvard University. On June 5, Judge Allison D. Burroughs issued a temporary restraining order against the ban. On Monday, Burroughs will decide whether to block the proclamation indefinitely. The Trump administration has said that it is […]

June 16, 2025

Crews to begin moving Lahaina wildfire debris to permanent landfill

Crews will start moving ash and debris from the 2023 wildfires that ripped through Lahaina, Hawaii, on Monday, June 16. The debris currently sits in a temporary storage spot in Olowalu, and will be moved to the Central Maui Landfill. “This is an important step in our recovery efforts and fulfills our promise to the […]

June 16, 2025

Former Sen. Bob Menendez denied bail a week before 11-year sentence begins

Bob Menendez, the former New Jersey senator who was convicted last year on multiple corruption charges, is set to begin his prison sentence Tuesday, June 17. Menendez has continued fighting for his freedom despite the impending prison term, culminating in a denial of bail on Wednesday, June 11, by a federal appeals panel. Menendez was […]

June 16, 2025

G7 2025: World leaders confront war, trade tensions in Alberta

Leaders from the Group of Seven nations opened their annual summit Monday, June 16, in Kananaskis, Alberta, amid rising tensions over global trade and ongoing wars in Ukraine and the Middle East. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is hosting the summit, which includes leaders from the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy and […]

June 16, 2025

Iran, Israel trade deadly missile attacks; conflict escalates for fourth day

Iran launched another wave of missiles into Israel early Monday, June 16, killing at least eight people and wounding nearly 100 more, according to The New York Times. The strikes targeted multiple locations in central Israel, including Tel Aviv, Petah Tikva, Haifa and Bnei Brak. Emergency workers reported damage to residential buildings, with some residents […]

June 16, 2025

Southwest activates runway safety system years after it was first available

Southwest Airlines has added Honeywell’s SmartRunway and SmartLanding alert systems to nearly all of its Boeing 737 aircraft. The system provides pilots with verbal and visual warnings if they attempt to take off or land improperly.  The alert system is enabled through Honeywell’s Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System (EGPWS), which is already installed on the […]

June 16, 2025

Trump ramps up immigration rhetoric days after softening on migrant workers

President Donald Trump took to social media on Sunday, June 15, to reignite his hardline immigration stance, promising the largest mass deportations in U.S. history. Posting on his Truth Social platform, Trump stated, “Nothing will stop us from executing our mission.” Who did Trump call out? Trump didn’t just tout mass deportations; he targeted Democratic-led […]

June 16, 2025

Motel 6 customer, employee data exposed on investment firm’s server

A real estate investment firm left more than 170,000 private records unprotected on an unsecure server, exposing the personal information of customers and employees at properties such as Motel 6, Straight Arrow News learned. The database contained information such as names, dates of birth, physical addresses and Social Security numbers. The database, according to a […]