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Top News Stories for Sunday, June 15th 2025
Saturday, Jun 14th, 2025 -
Thousands of U.S. troops and dozens of tanks and helicopters are participating in a high-profile military spectacle in Washington, D.C. The parade started earlier than originally planned due to storms expected in the region. The parade — the largest of its kind in the nation's capital since 1991 — marks the Army's 250th anniversary. The parade also coincides with President Donald Trump's 79th birthday. ...
Source: cnbc.com
Saturday, Jun 14th, 2025 -
• Manhunt underway : A massive search is underway for 57-year-old Vance Boelter after the assassination of a Minnesota lawmaker and the attempted assassination of another at their homes about 9 miles apart. • Lawmaker killed: State Rep. Melissa Hortman — the top Democrat in the Minnesota House — and her husband were shot and killed in an apparent "politically motivated assassination," ...
Source: edition.cnn.com
Saturday, Jun 14th, 2025 -
Administration's actions signal move away from technology as health agencies see vaccine-related shakeups As top US health officials turn against some mRNA vaccines, experts fear for the country's preparedness for the next pandemic and worry that other vaccines will be targeted next. Donald Trump's administration recently canceled a $766m award to Moderna on the research and development of H5N1 bird flu vaccines, ...
Source: theguardian.com
Saturday, Jun 14th, 2025 -
By AAMER MADHANI and ELLIOT SPAGAT, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration directed immigration officers to pause arrests at farms, restaurants and hotels , after President Donald Trump expressed alarm about the impact of aggressive enforcement, an official said Saturday. The move follows weeks of increased enforcement since Stephen Miller, White House deputy chief of staff and main ...
Source: orlandosentinel.com
Saturday, Jun 14th, 2025 -
You can now listen to Fox News articles! The stunning downward spiral of Michael Madigan's political career ended Friday with a 7 1/2-year prison sentence and a $2.5 million fine for the former Illinois House speaker and the longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history after he was convicted of trading legislation for the enrichment of his friends and allies. U.S. District Judge John Robert Blakey sentenced ...
Source: foxnews.com
Saturday, Jun 14th, 2025 -
NEW YORK – The fifth week of ' sex trafficking trial featured four days of testimony from a former Combs' girlfriend who testified under the pseudonym Jane and a surprise appearance at the courthouse on the fifth day by Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West. Ye said he came to show his support for his good friend but couldn't get into the courtroom and watched for a few minutes on an overflow courtroom ...
Source: news4jax.com
Friday, Jun 13th, 2025 -
President Donald Trump lost his latest bid to challenge a civil jury verdict holding him liable for sexually abusing and defaming writer E. Jean Carroll. The 2nd Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in New York rejected Trump's request for the court's full bench to rehear his case. Trump's last hope of overturning the verdict lies with the Supreme Court. Writer E. Jean Carroll arrives at the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of ...
Source: cnbc.com
Friday, Jun 13th, 2025 -
Judge blocked president's executive order on elections, saying suit against it had reasonable likelihood of success A second federal judge has rejected parts of Donald Trump 's executive order on elections, dealing another blow to his directive that would require proof of citizenship to vote in US elections. The order , described in March by the White House as "the farthest-reaching executive action taken" in the ...
Source: theguardian.com
Friday, Jun 13th, 2025 -
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Kilmar Abrego Garcia pleaded not guilty to human smuggling charges during an arraignment in federal court in Tennessee on Friday. Abrego Garcia is a citizen of El Salvador who had been living legally in the United States before he was wrongfully deported in March. His case has become a rallying point for opposition to President Donald Trump's mass deportation agenda. Facing mounting ...
Source: pbs.org
Friday, Jun 13th, 2025 -
Four people detained at an immigration detention center in New Jersey have escaped, according to the Department of Homeland Security. The detainees were being held at the Delaney Hall facility in Newark, where Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has been holding individuals who are facing possible deportation. The four people were unaccounted for Thursday night, and federal authorities were looking into ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Friday, Jun 13th, 2025 -
SAN FRANCISCO -- In a late-night order Thursday, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals paused a court order that would have required President Donald Trump to return control of the thousands of California National Guard troops in Los Angeles to Gov. Gavin Newsom. The 9th Circuit's emergency stay came hours after U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer of San Francisco ruled that Trump broke the law when he mobilized ...
Source: military.com