Author: Daniel snow

Police and national guards take measures as thousands of anti-ICE protesters are gathered outside of the Federal Building in Los Angeles, California on June 9, 2025 amid protests over immigration raids. Tayfun Coskun | Anadolu | Getty ImagesA federal judge late Thursday ruled that the federalization of parts of California’s National Guard by President Donald Trump was “illegal,” and ordered Trump to return control of the Guard to state Gov. Gavin Newsom “forthwith.”But Judge Charles Breyer stayed his temporary restraining order from taking effect until 3 p.m. ET on Friday to allow the Trump administration to appeal his decision. The…

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A farmworker works in a strawberry field on June 12, 2025 in Oxnard, California. Anti-immigration crackdowns ordered by US President Donald Trump has seen federal authorities target factories and work sites since June 6, sparking days of angry protests in Los Angeles. Apu Gomes | Afp | Getty ImagesThe Trump administration began sending termination notices Thursday to about 500,000 foreign nationals who had received temporary stays to live and work in the United States under a special humanitarian exception.The so-called CHNV program was open to applicants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela from 2023 until it was terminated by President…

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FILE PHOTO: Jason Droege speaks at the WSJTECH live conference in Laguna Beach, California, U.S. October 22, 2019.Mike Blake | ReutersScale AI plans to promote Chief Strategy Officer Jason Droege to serve as its new CEO, with founder Alexandr Wang heading to Meta as part of a multibillion-dollar deal with the company, CNBC has confirmed.Meta is finalizing a $14 billion investment into artificial intelligence startup Scale AI, CNBC reported earlier this week. Wang will help lead a new AI research lab at Meta and will be joined by some of his colleagues. The New York Times was first to report about the…

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A famous mural that depicts the flag of the United States of America with bombs and skulls and reads “Down with the U.S.A.” in central Tehran, Iran, on March 31, 2025. Alireza | Middle East Images | AFP | Getty ImagesIsrael’s defense minister announced a ‘special situation’ after Israel attacked Iran.Defense Minister Israel Katz declared a special state of emergency in the home front throughout the entire State of Israel, NBC News and the Associated Press reported:”Following the State of Israel’s preemptive strike against Iran, a missile and drone attack against the State of Israel and its civilian population is expected in…

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A view shows the wreckage of an Air India aircraft, bound for London’s Gatwick Airport, which crashed during take-off from an airport in Ahmedabad, India June 12, 2025. Adnan Abidi | ReutersAn Air India plane that was bound for London and carrying 242 people crashed seconds after takeoff in western India on Thursday, killing all but one person on board the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.It marked the first crash of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner and was the deadliest plane crash in years.Here’s what to know:What kind of plane was it?The aircraft was a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner. It is a popular twin-aisle…

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