Utah Tech University has a new president. The Utah Board of Higher Education unanimously selected Shane B. Smeed as the next president on Feb. 26. Smeed has 25 years of experience in higher education and currently serves as president of Park University. He shared, “I’m excited to return to my […]
Wesley Hitt/Getty Images (TUSCALOOSA, Ala.) — Federal immigration agents have detained a University of Alabama doctoral student who is a citizen of Iran, according to the school and ICE records. Alireza Doroudi, a doctoral student from Iran studying mechanical engineering, is currently being held in a detention facility, but ICE […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Services have been set for former U.S. Congresswoman Mia Love. Her family announced Sunday that she passed away after battling brain cancer. Love, who was the first Black Republican woman in Congress and Utah’s first Black lawmaker, will lie in state on April 6th. Memorial […]
Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Organizations that provide legal aid to migrant children have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services after the agency cut funding to the program that provides legal representation to tens of thousands of unaccompanied minors. According to the […]
Jeenah Moon for The Washington Post via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — One day after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld federal restrictions on ghost guns, prosecutors in New York are warning 3D-printing companies their “insufficient security measures” are causing a “troubling rise in access to unregulated weaponry.” The warning came in […]
Graeme Sloan for The Washington Post via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A document unsealed Tuesday from the criminal case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams may raise questions about the testimony of Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche during his Senate confirmation hearing. During the hearing, Blanche was asked […]
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. has arrested a top MS-13 gang member, according to a post on X by Attorney General Pam Bondi. “I’m proud to announce that early this morning our brave law enforcement officers conducted a successful operation that captured a top MS-13 national leader,” Bondi […]
Yemen site struck by a US aerial attack/ Mohammed Hamoud/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Atlantic on Wednesday published a new article detailing purported information about recent American strikes in Yemen it says was accidentally shared with a journalist via Signal by senior members of President Donald Trump’s National Security […]
STOCK IMAGE/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Honey bee colonies across the United States are facing record-breaking losses in 2025, with scientists warning the impact could be felt in agricultural production. Washington State University entomologists announced this week that commercial honey bee colony losses are projected to reach between 60% and […]
Secretaria de Prensa de la Presidencia via AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on Wednesday rejected the Trump administration’s effort to lift U.S. District Judge James Boasberg’s block on deportations under the Alien Enemies Act. The appeals court heard arguments Monday over the […]
