Month: June 2025
Palestinians in Gaza risk a harrowing journey to find food
Patients in Gaza are starving, because of the restrictions on food and medicine imposed by Israel during the conflict between the Palestinian Authority and the Jewish state. Around 50,000 people have been killed since the conflict began on July 9. The UN has said more than 55,000 people, many of them women and children, have died.
Read MoreTake precautions when you are planning to be outside
A heat wave in the US has prompted the National Weather Service (NWS) to warn people to take precautions. A heat wave warning has been issued for several parts of the country, including the Midwest, East Coast and the Midwest. The NWS has also warned that there is a “very good chance of heat-related illness and heat-related death” in some regions.
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What about United States vs. Skrmetti are you aware of?
The US Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a Tennessee law to prevent minors from undergoing gender dysphoria treatment. The court found that Tennessee was within its right to prohibit the treatment, stating, “We are satisfied that the state’s interest in public health is not outweighed by the privacy interests afforded to minors.” This is the 23rd case to be heard by the Supreme Court.
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The Supreme Court was the focus of the case of US v. Skrmetti
After the US Supreme Court upheld Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care, a lesbian woman said, “We had to tell my daughter that our hope is gone.” “The American system of democracy didn’t work to help her, she was angry, scared and hurt,” she added. “Let us do what we can for our daughter in a way that we know how to do,” she further said.
Read MoreTrump left the G7 and Boelter faces federal charges
The US Supreme Court has overturned a previous settlement deal with Purdue Pharma and its co-founders. This comes after the Department of Justice (DOJ) watchdog agency challenged the previous settlement deal. The court said that people who wish to sue the Sacklers in civil court for alleged wrong-doing will not be forced to give up those lawsuits.
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There is a manhunt for a political assassination suspect in Minnesota
Vance Boelter, the 57-year-old man suspected of stabbing two state lawmakers on Saturday in US’ Minnesota, had urged his followers on LinkedIn in 2018 to vote in the presidential elections. He also said he had been to countries where everyone couldn’t elect their leaders. However, a state report in 2016 listed him as having “no party preference”.
Read MoreThe House voted to get funding back from NPR
The Colorado Department of Justice has requested “all records” related to the 2024 presidential election, NPR reported citing court documents. This comes after US President Donald Trump’s campaign alleged in April that “thousands of thousands” of illegal immigrants voted for him in the 2016 election. Several voting experts and officials have said this request is highly unusual and concerning.
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RFK Jr. changed the CDC’s vaccine panel
The United States’ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday announced that it will stop giving out all of its COVID-19 vaccines. The decision was taken in light of the rising number of cases and the growing risk of vaccine-preventable diseases, CDC said. The move is a part of its efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Read MoreA judge ordered Trump to stop using the National Guard in LA
The US Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday defended the decision to deploy the National Guard to Los Angeles amid protests against a crackdown on immigration by President Donald Trump. “First time I’ve ever seen it,” Gregory Bovino, head of Customs and Border Protection in Los Angeles, said. “It’s a form of rebellion against the authority of the government of the US,” he added.
Read MoreThere were crashes on the Air India flight bound for London
An Air India Dreamliner crashed into a building shortly after taking off from the Ahmedabad airport on Thursday. The National Transportation Safety Board investigator Jeff Guzzetti said it seems that the plane is unable to climb, reacting to the videos that seem to show the crash. There have not been any fatalities in previous incidents with the Boeing 787 aircraft, according to the Aviation Safety Network database.
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