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Mahmoud Khalilโ€™s detention for alleged threat to US foreign policy is likely โ€˜unconstitutionally vague,โ€™ federal judge says

By Matt Rehbein, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administrationโ€™s use of an obscure portion of immigration law to detain and attempt to deport pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil is likely unconstitutional, according to an order issued Wednesday by a federal judge in New Jersey. Khalil, a recent Columbia University graduate and permanent US resident, is โ€œlikely

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Ukraine scrambles to set up โ€˜drone wallโ€™ as it braces for Russian summer offensive

By Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — Russia dramatically intensified missile and drone attacks across Ukraine this month in an effort to sap Ukrainiansโ€™ morale โ€“ but it is also stepping up ground attacks in many areas along the long frontline, according to Ukrainian officials and analysts. Some of those attacks have succeeded, with Ukrainian units

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State Department reviewing all Harvard-affiliated visa holders, officials say

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The US State Department is reviewing all Harvard University-affiliated visa holders, not just students, three senior State Department officials told CNN Wednesday. The move is a notable escalation of the Trump administrationโ€™s feud with the Ivy League university. The administration previously moved to revoke Harvardโ€™s ability to enroll international

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CSUSB-Palm Desert indigenous education grant defunded under Trump administration

PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) — A nearly $150,000 National Endowment for the Humanities grant awarded to California State University, San Bernardino Palm Desert Campus has been revoked under the Trump administration. According to university officials, the NEH grant awarded $149,935 for the “Inland Echoes: Empowering Inclusive Histories of California’s Inland Empire and Coachella Valley in

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Japan cracks down on โ€˜sparklyโ€™ names for babies like Pikachu or Nike

By Jessie Yeung and Junko Ogura, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — If you go to Japan, thereโ€™s a chance you might meet someone with an unusual name โ€“ such as โ€œNike,โ€ โ€œPikachuโ€ or โ€œPudding.โ€ While still a minority, these names have grown in popularity over recent decades as parents reject traditional Japanese names for something more

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Trump administration working to return migrant hastily deported to Mexico after resisting similar court orders in other cases

By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — US immigration officials are โ€œworkingโ€ on flying back a Guatemalan migrant who says he was wrongly deported to Mexico, according to new court filings, in what appears to mark the first time the Trump administration has made plans to bring back a migrant after a judge ordered the administration

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Kraken keep John Hayden, sign Firebirds’ fan-favorite to two-year extension

The Seattle Kraken have signed forward John Hayden to a two-year, one-way contract extension ($775,000 AAV) starting in the 2025-26 season.ย  HAY HAY WHADDAYA SAY… guess who signed an extension today?! ๐Ÿ‘€โœ๏ธWe've signed forward John Hayden to a two-year, one-way deal. pic.twitter.com/dFtNea5xW0— Seattle Kraken (@SeattleKraken) May 28, 2025 โ€œJohn has been an important player in

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Trump administration will โ€˜aggressively revokeโ€™ Chinese student visas in major escalation with Beijing

By Jennifer Hansler, Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, Nectar Gan and Yong Xiong, CNN (CNN) — The United States will โ€œaggressively revoke visas for Chinese students,โ€ Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Wednesday in a major escalation of tensions with Beijing, and another blow to American higher education institutions. The plan was met with strong opposition from

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