A US appeals court ruled that most of President Trump's tariffs, imposed using emergency powers, are illegal. The court stated the 1970s-era law used doesn't grant the president such broad authority to levy tariffs. This decision, a 7-4 split, doesn't affect tariffs authorized under different laws. While the...
The FBI discovered bones near a Washington campground during the manhunt for Travis Decker, suspected of killing his three daughters. The bones are being tested to see if they are human. Decker's daughters were found dead at the campground on June 2nd; their deaths were ruled homicides by...
Two Australian police officers were fatally shot while serving a warrant on a self-proclaimed "sovereign citizen." This highlights the growing threat of violence from this US-originated movement in Australia. Sovereign citizens believe laws don't apply to them, using pseudo-legal arguments to defy authority. The shooting, following years...
The Trump administration plans to deport almost 700 Guatemalan children who arrived in the U.S. without parents. Senator Ron Wyden criticizes this move, stating it violates the Office of Refugee Resettlement's mandate and the country's obligations to these vulnerable children. The plan involves forcibly removing children lacking parental...
COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are rising in the US, but remain significantly lower than last year. The hospitalization rate is three times lower than in 2024, and positive test percentages are about half. While the XFG omicron subvariant is dominant, experts say the current variants cause mostly mild...
The US is denying visas to Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and Palestinian Authority (PA) members before the UN General Assembly meeting. The State Department says this is due to the PA's actions, including seeking recognition of a Palestinian state and alleged incitement of terrorism. This move aligns the US...
Charles Borges, the Social Security Administration's chief data officer, resigned after alleging that sensitive data of over 300 million Americans was improperly stored on a vulnerable server. His whistleblower complaint accused the agency's CIO of violating policies, potentially exposing Americans to identity theft. Borges claims he faced retaliation,...
A 23-year-old man, Robin Westman, killed two children and injured 18 others at a Minnesota church. While the FBI initially cited hate-filled ideology, extremism analysts found the shooter's online materials more complex. His writings and videos show a mix of right-wing and left-wing views, references to past mass...
Seattle police arrested 29-year-old Patrick Maisonet in connection with the robbery of rapper Macklemore's home in June. Maisonet, who has a history of violent crime, was found to be in possession of Macklemore's stolen Seattle Seahawks and Sounders championship rings, along with other stolen items, following a raid and...
New York City declared the Harlem Legionnaires' disease outbreak over on Friday. The outbreak, starting in late July, resulted in 114 infections and 7 deaths, with 90 people hospitalized. Health officials identified two cooling towers with matching bacteria, and remediation efforts are complete. No new cases have...
