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Day care worker detained by immigration agents had valid work permit, temporarily barred from removal
(NEW YORK) — A federal judge has barred the Trump administration from removing Diana Patricia Santillana Galeano from the United States and transferring her to any federal jurisdiction outside of Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin, court [Read More…]
Cornell University agrees to pay $60M in deal with Trump administration over frozen research funds
Matt Burkhartt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Cornell University reached an agreement with the Trump administration to “immediately restore” its frozen federal funding after months-long negotiations over alleged civil rights violations, the school announced on Friday. [Read More…]
‘It’s insane’: ACA policyholders say soaring health insurance premiums are jeopardizing lives
Photo by Eric Lee/Getty Images Colorado mom Astrid Storey, a thyroid cancer patient with an autoimmune disorder, was recently notified that her monthly premiums under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will jump by nearly $500 [Read More…]
Airlines cancel hundreds of flights Friday amid shutdown-related FAA reductions
Photo by Megan Varner/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) Officials decided to gradually increase air travel reductions to 10% after the safety team determined it would be the safest approach, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy told reporters at Reagan [Read More…]
Trump administration asks appeals court to immediately halt ruling on SNAP funding
Samuel Corum/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Trump administration has asked the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to issue an emergency stay of a judge’s ruling Thursday ordering the administration to fully fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance [Read More…]
Border Patrol commander admitted he lied about tear gas incident, judge says, as she restricts use of force by immigration agents in Chicago
U.S. Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino leads his troop as they confront demonstrators outside of an immigrant processing center on September 27, 2025 in Broadview, Illinois. Scott Olson/Getty Images (CHICAGO) — The Border Patrol official [Read More…]
DC sandwich thrower found not guilty in misdemeanor assault case
Andrew Leyden/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A jury found Sean Charles Dunn, the man accused of throwing a sandwich at a Customs and Border Protection agent in Washington, D.C., not guilty of misdemeanor assault after three [Read More…]
‘5 shots, 7 holes’: Border patrol supervisor appeared to brag about shooting woman, defense attorney says
Scott Olson/Getty Images (CHICAGO) — Supervisory Border Patrol Agent Charles Exum testified Wednesday that he had no role in the decision to release his government-issued vehicle after it was involved in a collision that led [Read More…]
Jury awards $10 million to teacher who was shot by 6-year-old student
Stephen M. Katz/The Virginian-Pilot/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (VIRGINIA) — A Virginia jury found that an assistant principal acted with gross negligence when a then-6-year-old student shot his first grade teacher in a lawsuit [Read More…]
Jury awards $10 million to teacher who was shot by 6-year-old student
Stephen M. Katz/The Virginian-Pilot/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (NEWPORT NEWS, Va.) — A Virginia jury found that an assistant principal acted with gross negligence when a then-6-year-old student shot his first grade teacher in [Read More…]
Where you can see the northern lights in the US this week
Patrick Pleul/picture alliance via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — One of the strongest geomagnetic storms of the year will create auroras in a large swath of the northern continental U.S., possibly even as far south [Read More…]
9 people remain missing after UPS plane crashed at Louisville airport, killing at least 12: Officials
Stephen Cohen/Getty Images (LOUISVILLE, Ky.) — Nine people remain missing after a UPS plane departing Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport in Kentucky on Tuesday crashed in a ball of flames, killing at least 12 people. [Read More…]
Appeals court revives Trump’s effort to remove hush money case to federal court
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A federal appeals court on Thursday ordered a lower court to take another look at whether President Donald Trump’s criminal hush money prosecution in Manhattan deserved to be heard [Read More…]
Judge rules against online platform Roblox, keeping alleged abuse case in the public eye
Thomas Fuller/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Image (NEW YORK)- — A father’s lawsuit against the online gaming platform Roblox will remain in the public eye after a California judge denied the company’s attempt to force the [Read More…]
2 New Jersey teens arrested in connection with alleged Halloween terror attack plot
(NEW YORK) — Two New Jersey teenagers have been arrested in connection with an alleged ISIS-inspired Halloween attack in Michigan that the FBI announced it had thwarted last week, law enforcement sources told ABC News. [Read More…]
DC sandwich thrower’s misdemeanor assault case nears closing arguments
FBI and Border Patrol officers speak with Sean Charles Dunn, after he allegedly assaulted law enforcement with a sandwich, along the U Street corridor during a federal law enforcement deployment to the nation’s capital on [Read More…]
Federal judge weighing ICE use of force in Chicago
Jamie Kelter Davis/Getty Images (CHICAGO) — A federal judge is set to hear arguments Wednesday and is weighing extending restrictions on the use of force by federal immigration agents in the Chicago area. Attorneys representing [Read More…]
At least three dead after UPS aircraft crashes departing Louisville airport, shelter-in-place issued: Officials
(LOUSIVILLE, Ky.) — At least three people are dead after a UPS aircraft crashed upon departing the Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport in Kentucky, officials said Tuesday, sending a massive plume of smoke into the [Read More…]
Search underway for missing College of Charleston student last seen early on Halloween: Police
Charleston Police Department (CHARLESTON, S.C.) — Authorities in South Carolina said they are searching for a 19-year-old college student who has been missing since Halloween. Owen Tillman Kenney was last seen early on Oct. 31 [Read More…]
Man charged for allegedly threatening to kill President Trump in social media post
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A suburban Chicago man was federally charged for allegedly threatening to kill President Donald Trump on social media, according to court records unsealed on Monday. Trent Schneider, 57, of Winthrop [Read More…]