India’s Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned after weeks of nationwide “Cockroach” protests over alleged examination paper leaks. Protest leaders celebrated the move but said demands for compensation, protections for protesters and police accountability remain unresolved.
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President Donald Trump attended the rescheduled White House Correspondents’ Association dinner three months after a shooting disrupted the original event. He praised journalists, joked about another run and attacked political opponents and members of the press.
The Harris County District Attorney’s Office said a substance found in Lorenzo Salgado Araujo’s van tested negative for illegal drugs. The finding challenges federal claims that the substance appeared consistent with methamphetamine after the ICE shooting.
Text messages presented in court indicated that Celeste Rivas Hernandez had been pregnant and had an abortion before her death. Singer D4vd, whose legal name is David Anthony Burke, has pleaded not guilty to murder and child sexual abuse charges.
President Donald Trump ordered temporary signs outside the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History accusing it of presenting inaccurate information. Smithsonian leaders and the American Historical Association have defended the museum’s scholarship and accuracy.
Trump departed Turkey on the older Air Force One after U.S. officials identified a credible missile threat from Iran-linked proxy forces. The threat was reportedly aimed at Trump and whichever aircraft he was using, not specifically the Qatari-donated jet.
Court filings say 284 Department of Energy grants were selected for termination based on whether they were tied to states that voted for Kamala Harris and had two Democratic senators. The Energy Department denies that the cancellation decisions were politically motivated.
A federal judge in Virginia ordered the FDA to reconsider remaining restrictions on mifepristone, finding they were not justified by the agency’s safety reviews. The ruling comes amid separate legal efforts to tighten access to the abortion medication.