US brings back El Salvador deportee to face charges
Salvadoran Kilmar Ábrego García, whose case became a political flashpoint, has been charged with human trafficking by US officials.
Diddy’s ex-girlfriend testifies about pressure to participate in ‘hotel nights’
"Jane" testified about her "love contract" with Sean "Diddy" Combs and feeling pressure to continue with the sexual encounters.
Arkansas killer and rapist caught after 13-day manhunt in mountains
Grant Hardin, nicknamed ‘Devil in the Ozarks’, had escaped from prison after impersonating a corrections officer
A former police chief who is also a convicted killer and rapist nicknamed the “Devil in the Ozarks” was captured by law enforcement 1.5 miles north-west of the prison he escaped from following a 13-day manhunt in the mountains of northern Arkansas, authorities announced on Friday.
Grant Hardin’s identity was confirmed through fingerprinting, the Izard county sheriff’s office said in a Facebook post.
Continue reading...Deportees are being held in a converted shipping container in Djibouti, ICE says – NPR
- Deportees are being held in a converted shipping container in Djibouti, ICE says NPR
- How the Trump Administration Banished Eight Men to Legal Limbo in Africa The New York Times
- ICE officers stuck in Djibouti shipping container with deported migrants The Washington Post
- ICE Agents Stranded in Africa: What to Know Newsweek
- Group stranded with Ice in Djibouti shipping container after removal from US The Guardian
Watch: Did Trump win the re-election because of Musk?
The BBC’s Nomia Iqbal speaks to voters in Philadelphia, where the tech billionaire campaigned for the president and even gave away a few $1m cheques.
Watch: Did Trump win the re-election because of Musk?
The BBC’s Nomia Iqbal speaks to voters in Philadelphia, where the tech billionaire campaigned for the president and even gave away a few $1m cheques.
California leaders condemn Ice raids in LA: ‘We will not stand for this’
City mayor Karen Bass joins governor Gavin Newsom and others in denouncing arrests of at least 45 people
The Department of Homeland Security conducted raids on multiple locations across Los Angeles on Friday, clashing with the crowds of people who gathered to protest and prompting widespread criticism from California leaders.
Masked agents were recorded pulling several people out of two LA-area Home Depot stores and the clothing manufacturer Ambient Apparel’s headquarters in LA’s Fashion District. Immigration advocates said the raids also included four other locations, including a doughnut shop.
Continue reading...US Supreme Court grants DOGE access to sensitive Social Security data
The ruling was one of two victories the US's highest court handed the Trump administration in cases about data privacy.
Will Musk’s explosive row with Trump help or harm his businesses?
Experts say his tech empire needs more of Musk's attention - but also the continued custom of the government.
Proud Boys sue US government for $100m over Jan 6 prosecutions
Leaders of the far-right group, who were convicted and later pardoned, allege their constitutional rights were violated.
Proud Boys sue US government for $100m over Jan 6 prosecutions
Leaders of the far-right group, who were convicted and later pardoned, allege their constitutional rights were violated.
Hopes of closure fade as police wrap up Madeleine McCann search – BBC
- Hopes of closure fade as police wrap up Madeleine McCann search BBC
- ‘Every parent’s nightmare’: after 18 years, was this the final search for Madeleine McCann? The Guardian
- Madeleine McCann search latest: Animal bones among limited findings as police hunt ends in Praia da Luz The Independent
- ‘Everybody’s fed up’: Inside the Algarve resort haunted by the disappearance of Madeleine McCann The Independent
- Police wrap up search for Madeleine McCann evidence in Portugal's Algarve Reuters
On board the driverless lorries hoping to transform China’s transport industry
Driverless lorries are now operating across China - but public concern about these vehicles remains.
US supreme court rules Doge can access social security data during legal challenge
Key player in Trump’s drive to slash federal workforce keeps access to sensitive records including family court and mental health records
The US supreme court on Friday allowed members of the so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge) to access the sensitive records kept by the Social Security Administration while legal challenges play out.
The conservative-majority court, in an unsigned order with the three liberal justices dissenting, sided with the Trump administration in the appeal involving Doge, the team spearheaded by the billionaire Elon Musk.
Continue reading...Yoga classes resume at San Diego beach as court says they are ‘protected speech’
Instructors Steven Hubbard and Amy Baack had sued after a city ordinance restricted such activities on the beach
Yoga classes are back on at San Diego beaches this week after a federal appeals court ruled that a city ordinance restricting such activities was unconstitutional and that teaching yoga was “protected speech”.
The three-judge panel of the US ninth circuit court of appeals on Wednesday overruled a San Diego judge and decided in favor of two instructors who had sued over a law that San Diego passed in 2024 banning yoga classes of four or more people at shoreline parks and beaches.
Continue reading...Sinner beats Djokovic to set up French Open final with Alcaraz
Jannik Sinner downs Novac Djokovic to reach maiden French Open final against defending champion Carlos Alcaraz.
A Novel Way to Deter Rhino Poachers – Newser
- A Novel Way to Deter Rhino Poachers Newser
- To save rhinos, conservationists are removing their horns The Washington Post
- Preemptively cutting rhinos’ horns cuts poaching Science News
- Dehorning rhinos reduces poaching by 80%, study finds The Guardian
- Cutting off rhinos' horns is a contentious last resort to stop poaching. A new study found it works AP News
Gaza marks the start of Eid with outdoor prayers in the rubble and food growing ever scarcer – AP News
- Gaza marks the start of Eid with outdoor prayers in the rubble and food growing ever scarcer AP News
- Islam's holiest day is marred by grief and peril as Gaza marks Eid al-Adha NBC News
- Updates: Israel hits Gaza with wave of attacks as Eid starts, killing 42 Al Jazeera
- We are the Eid al-Adha sacrifice this year Mondoweiss
- 80,000 Palestinians Attend Eid Prayers at al-Aqsa despite Israeli Restrictions Palestine Chronicle
Deported man Kilmar Abrego Garcia returned to US to face charges
After his mistaken deportation to El Salvador, Abrego Garcia faces US charges of transporting undocumented migrants.