The Justice Department has characterized a May shooting near the White House as an attempted assassination of President Donald Trump, citing the incident in litigation over Trump’s proposed ballroom. On May 23, 21-year-old Nasire Best approached a Secret Service checkpoint at 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW, pulled a firearm...
U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs in Boston lifted an injunction on August 14, 2026, allowing the Department of Homeland Security to terminate Temporary Protected Status for nearly 1,100 Somali nationals. The decision enables the administration of President Donald Trump to strip deportation protections and employment authorization for affected Somalis living...
Oscar-winning actress Da’Vine Joy Randolph has sued Los Angeles landlord 421 NRD LLC, alleging maintenance and habitability problems at a luxury home she rented for $17,000 monthly. TMZ reported the lawsuit on August 15, 2026, saying Randolph leased the five-bedroom, six-bathroom, 4,452-square-foot residence in September 2024. According to allegations described...
U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Friday in Garden City, New York, that the United States intends to declare the Strait of Hormuz a U.S. territory following ongoing military operations against Iran. Trump stated that the U.S. naval blockade remains active and restricts maritime transit through the strategic choke point....
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued an en banc ruling blocking the Environmental Protection Agency from terminating $20 billion in clean-energy grants awarded to non-profit organizations under the Inflation Reduction Act's Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund. The legal challenge followed administration directives aimed at rescinding or freezing...
Apple has released security updates to patch a critical zero-day vulnerability in its macOS Screen Sharing feature, tracked as CVE-2026-65400. Rated with a CVSS severity score of 9.8 out of 10, the flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to obtain root-level access on vulnerable systems. According to advisories from security researcher...
Following the termination of Temporary Protected Status for thousands of Haitian nationals residing in the United States, advocacy organizations and affected individuals are increasingly turning toward Canada to seek asylum. The policy shift has triggered widespread concern among migrants facing the expiration of legal protections that previously allowed them to...
The federal Bureau of Reclamation has released a new ten-year management plan for the Colorado River, forcing regional water users across the American Southwest to face potential cuts. The framework outlines adaptive strategies for managing water allocations amid unprecedented hydrological conditions and severe basin aridification affecting millions of residents. Officials...
Arpichaya Yubol of Thailand secured the second-round lead at The Standard Portland Classic on Friday by firing her second consecutive 6-under 66 at Columbia-Edgewater Country Club. Reaching a 36-hole total of 12-under 132, Yubol capitalized on precise putting and a strong short game, carding seven birdies before recording her first...
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency granted preliminary conditional approval for a national bank trust charter to World Liberty Financial, a decentralized finance project co-founded by family members of President Donald Trump. Announced on Friday, the charter allows the newly formed World Liberty Trust Company to issue dollar-backed...
