Prosecutor says alleged smuggling of fungus has been described as ‘potential agroterrorism weapon’ Illustration by The Epoch Times, AP, Reuters, Department of Justice By Darlene McCormick Sanchez | June 17, 2025Updated:June 17, 2025 After deboarding his international flight in Detroit in July 2024, a Chinese molecular biologist headed to the U.S. Customs area. There, officers
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arrested New York City mayoral candidate Brad Lander on Tuesday “for assaulting law enforcement and impeding a federal officer,” according to a statement by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). A video, posted to Lander’s X account by his wife, Meg Barnette, showed Lander gripping the arm of an
New York City Comptroller Brad Lander, a candidate for mayor of the city, was released after being arrested earlier by Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers. Lander was held for four hours before being released on Tuesday evening. Lander was arrested earlier in the day “for assaulting law enforcement and impeding a federal officer,” according
Three U.S. Supreme Court justices reported significant earnings from books they’ve published, according to disclosures from eight of the nine justices released on Tuesday. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson reported a $2,068,750 book advance from Penguin Random House for her 2024 memoir, “Lovely One,” which details her life story, the disclosure shows. In 2023, Jackson had
Top Democratic leaders in Congress are calling for increased security funding for lawmakers following recent shootings that killed former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, and wounded state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife. In a letter sent June 16 to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and
The Ninth Circuit appeal has a remote hearing on Case No. 25-3727, Newsom v. Trump, scheduled for June 17, at 3 p.m. ET. The case is challenging President Donald Trump’s June 7, 2025, memorandum federalizing up to 4,000 California National Guard troops and deploying Marines to Los Angeles amid protests against immigration enforc… Original News
Two educational toy companies have asked the Supreme Court to weigh in on President Donald Trump’s tariffs, potentially teeing up an opportunity for the justices to decide whether he is encroaching on congressional authority. Learning Resources and Hand2Mind had both sued in the District of Columbia, while other companies sued in the Court of International