Trump White House border czar Tom Homan stood by the administration’s decision to defy court orders to “facilitate” the return to the U.S. of Kilmer Abrego Garcia, the Salvadoran national the Justice Department said was erroneously deported to a prison in his home country, and waived off responsibility for the migrant’s status in an interview … Read more
President Donald Trump has replaced the acting IRS commissioner just days after he appointed him. The new acting head is Deputy Treasury Secretary Michael Faulkender, according to a statement on Friday from Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. “Trust must be brought back to the IRS, and I am fully confident that Deputy Secretary Michael Faulkender is … Read more
A 19-year-old Kansas City, Missouri, resident was arrested for allegedly burning Tesla vehicles last month, the Justice Department announced on Friday. Owen McIntire, who is attending college in Boston, was arrested and made his initial court appearance on Friday to face federal charges related to an arson attack at a Tesla dealership in Kansas City … Read more
A Florida State University graduate student shared with ABC News the harrowing moments she was shot on campus and forced to play dead as the gunman reloaded. Madison Askins, 23, one of seven people shot near FSU’s student union on Thursday, said she was walking with a friend when she heard gunshots. Askins and her … Read more
Lando Norris was fastest from McLaren team-mate Oscar Pisatri and Max Verstappen in second practice for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. The session was disrupted towards the end when Yuki Tsunoda crashed in his Red Bull at the final corner with nine minutes remaining. Tsunoda finished sixth fastest behind Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and Williams’ Carlos … Read more
NEW YORK — Harvey Weinstein has been moved to a New York City hospital after a judge approved the ailing ex-studio boss’s request to stay there rather than in jail when he’s not in court for his #MeToo retrial. Judge Paul Goetz late Thursday ordered that Weinstein be immediately relocated from the city’s notorious Rikers … Read more
Welcome to Startups Weekly — your weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world of startups. Want it in your inbox every Friday? Sign up here. This week brought us mixed messages. A fresh IPO filing, but a bleak outlook for exits overall. New funding rounds, but founders frustrated over lack of capital. … Read more
Attorneys for several Venezuelan migrants who are being held in a detention center in Texas said they believe their clients are at “imminent risk” of being deported to El Salvador under the Alien Enemies Act. “Petitioners have learned that officers at Bluebonnet have distributed notices under the Alien Enemies Act, in English only, that designate … Read more
When a gunman opened fire near the student union at Florida State University on Thursday, killing two and wounding six, for student Robbie Alhadeff, the tragedy on his Tallahassee campus brought him back to another school shooting. Alhadeff’s sister, 14-year-old Alyssa, was one of the 17 people killed in the 2018 Parkland high school massacre … Read more
The Florida State University community is reeling and police are searching for a motive after a gunman opened fire on the Tallahassee campus on Thursday, killing two and injuring six. When the suspect, 20-year-old FSU student Phoenix Ikner, was confronted by responders, he didn’t comply with commands and was shot by officers, authorities said. He’s … Read more
