Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil returns home to New York area

NEWARK, N.J. —After more than three months in ICE detention, Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil returned to the New York area where his harrowing ordeal first began. Immigration authorities had arrested Khalil, 30, in March at the university housing complex where he lived in New York City. He was quickly transported thousands of miles away to a…

Judge again blocks Trump administration from halting Harvard’s enrolling international students

Harvard banners in front Widener Library during the 374th Harvard Commencement in Harvard Yard in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on May 29, 2025. Rick Friedman | AFP | Getty Images A federal judge in Massachusetts on Friday again blocked the government’s attempt to revoke Harvard’s ability to enroll international students. U.S. District Judge Allison D. Burroughs issued the preliminary…

Dodgers block ICE agents from entering stadium in Los Angeles

Keith Birmingham | Getty Images LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers announced Thursday they blocked federal immigration agents from entering their stadium as dozens of anti-ICE protesters gathered outside the sports venue. On social media, the MLB team said that federal agents working with Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrived at the stadium and “requested…

This phone is made in the USA, and Trump’s name isn’t on it

President Donald Trump’s family business is taking preorders for a gold-colored smartphone, the T1. Trump Mobile, which launched Tuesday, says the device will be available in September, cost far less than Apple’s and Samsung’s smartphones — and be made in the United States, aligning with the president’s “America First” economic ethos. Industry experts and tech journalists instantly cast…

B-2 stealth bombers and 30,000-pound bunker busters: Why striking Iran’s nuclear sites is such a difficult feat

A KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft refuels a B-2 Spirit aircraft with the 509th Bomb Wing over Kansas Aug. 29, 2012. U.S. Air Force photo DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran is staring down the possibility of seeing its most important nuclear facilities hit by a 30,000-pound American bomb. White House officials told NBC News this week…