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‘Numerous’ homemade explosive devices discovered near park outside Dallas
(DALLAS) — “Numerous” homemade explosive devices were discovered by a citizen who was walking near a park outside of Dallas, according to authorities. The person was in a wooded area near Wynne Park in Garland, [Read More…]

Some foreign college students are being targeted for deportation. What rights do they have?
Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — In recent weeks stories have emerged about college students whisked off campuses by immigration agents – targeted for deportation based on their writings or activism – and [Read More…]

Silver Fire in California spreads to 1,200 acres, prompts evacuations
A vegetation fire in California rapidly spread to 1,000 acres on Sunday, prompting evacuations of parts of Inyo and Mono counties. (Cal Fire) (BISHOP, CA) — A vegetation fire in California rapidly spread to 1,250 [Read More…]

Organizations file suit challenging Trump’s effort to overhaul election system
Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A group of advocacy organizations filed a lawsuit on Monday challenging Donald Trump’s recent executive order seeking to overhaul the U.S. election system, accusing the president of trying to enact [Read More…]

Gunmen break into former Seahawks player Richard Sherman’s home with family inside
Quinn Harris/Getty Images (KING COUNTY, Wa.) — Armed gunmen broke into former Seattle Seahawks player Richard Sherman’s home with his family inside at the time, according to video he shared on social media from his residential security [Read More…]

SEC continuing $150 million lawsuit against Elon Musk over Twitter purchase
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Securities and Exchange Commission is continuing its $150 million lawsuit against Elon Musk that was brought during the Biden administration. According to a court filing Monday, the tech billionaire and head [Read More…]

New Mexico Republican Party headquarters targeted in suspected arson attack, officials say
New Mexico Senate Republicans (ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.) — The New Mexico Republican Party headquarters was targeted in a suspected arson attack on Sunday, according to party officials. At approximately 5:56 a.m. on Sunday, Albuquerque Fire Rescue was [Read More…]

Severe weather heading to the South after killing 5, knocking out power in Midwest
Members of the Chicago White Sox grounds crew struggle to deploy the rain tarp in the bottom of the seventh inning as hail and rain delay a game against the Los Angeles Angels at Rate [Read More…]

3 people, including 3-year-old girl, critically hurt in fire and possible explosion at Detroit apartment building
slobo/Getty Images (DETROIT) — Three people, including a 3-year-old girl, were critically hurt in a fire and possible explosion at an apartment building in Detroit, officials said. The fire was reported around 4 a.m. Monday, [Read More…]

2 dead in Miami bus shooting, according to police
(MIAMI) — Two people are dead after Florida authorities alleged a Miami-Dade Transit bus driver pulled out a weapon and opened fire on a bus during a disturbance. The shooting erupted just before 3 a.m., [Read More…]

Massive South Carolina wildfire jumps border, spreads into North Carolina
Sean Rayford/Getty Images (RALEIGH, NC) — A massive wildfire burning for more than a week in South Carolina jumped the border Saturday and was spreading Sunday into North Carolina, where firefighters were already battling multiple [Read More…]

Silver Fire in California spreads to 1,000 acres, prompts evacuations
A vegetation fire in California rapidly spread to 1,000 acres on Sunday, prompting evacuations of parts of Inyo and Mono counties. (Cal Fire) (BISHOP, CA) — A vegetation fire in California rapidly spread to 1,000 [Read More…]

400,000 without power as Midwest battered by severe weather
Members of the Chicago White Sox grounds crew struggle to deploy the rain tarp in the bottom of the seventh inning as hail and rain delay a game against the Los Angeles Angels at Rate [Read More…]

Documents appear to show how Trump admin identifies Venezuelan gang members: ACLU
Alex Brandon-Pool/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — In a recent court filing, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has submitted what they believe is a document that the Trump administration uses to identify members of a Venezuelan [Read More…]

Man strikes Tesla counter-protester with vehicle in Idaho, police say
(MERIDIAN, IDAHO) — A 70-year-old man was charged with aggravated assault after allegedly striking a counter-protester with his vehicle outside a Tesla dealership in Idaho, law enforcement said. About 30 people attended an anti-Tesla rally [Read More…]

The ‘Blaze Star’ hasn’t exploded yet, but it could soon
A red giant star and white dwarf orbit each other in this animation of a nova similar to T Coronae Borealis. Image via NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center. (NEW YORK) — The once-in-a-lifetime explosion of T [Read More…]

Tornado threat issued for Midwest as severe storms move through country
ABC News (NEW YORK) — A spring storm system will move east over the next three days, bringing a variety of dangerous and life-threatening weather, including tornados and large hail, from the Heartland to the [Read More…]

Deportation halted for Tufts student whose visa Rubio says was revoked due to activism
Rumeysa Ozturk is shown in this undated photo. Obtained by ABC News (WASHINGTON) — A federal judge in Boston ruled that Tufts doctoral student Rumeysa Ozturk cannot be deported until she decides whether she has [Read More…]

3 dead after storms bring record-breaking Texas floods, officials say
ABC News (TEXAS) — At least three people have died after heavy rain brought record-breaking flooding to South Texas, according to officials. The deaths occurred in Hidalgo County, where officials issued a disaster declaration as [Read More…]

Man charged for posing as ICE officer, placed fake emblems on SUV: Police
Fife Police Department (FIFE, Wa) — A man was charged for posing as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Washington state, according to police. Ilya Kukhar, 26, was charged on Thursday for impersonating an ICE officer [Read More…]