Hundreds of earthquakes detected at Mount Rainier in Washington, "most significant seismic activity" since 2009

Hundreds of earthquakes detected at Mount Rainier in Washington, “most significant seismic activity” since 2009

Mount Rainier was experiencing “the most significant seismic activity” at the volcano in more than 15 years as an “earthquake swarm” hit the site starting on Tuesday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey’s Cascades Volcano Observatory. The swarm — hundreds of small earthquakes hitting the same area in quick succession — started around 1:30 a.m….

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Trump's "big, beautiful bill" gives ICE unprecedented funds to ramp up mass deportation campaign

Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” gives ICE unprecedented funds to ramp up mass deportation campaign

The “big, beautiful bill” signed into law by President Trump last week will allow him to dramatically expand his immigration crackdown, giving Immigration and Customs Enforcement an unprecedented pool of funding to bolster its efforts to arrest and deport immigrants living in the U.S. illegally. The money allocated by the law amounts to the largest…

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Elon Musk tells tech analyst Dan Ives to "shut up" after he makes recommendations to Tesla board

Elon Musk tells tech analyst Dan Ives to “shut up” after he makes recommendations to Tesla board

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is lashing out at Wedbush Securities analyst Dan Ives, telling the technology analyst to “Shut up.”  On his social media platform X on Tuesday, the billionaire posted “Shut up, Dan,” just hours after the analyst and Tesla fan recommended that the electric car maker’s board of directors curb the CEO’s political activity. Ives’ comments came…

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After term jammed with Trump's appeals, Supreme Court's emergency docket may stay hot

After term jammed with Trump’s appeals, Supreme Court’s emergency docket may stay hot

Washington — The Supreme Court spent much of its most recent term responding to a fire hose of requests for emergency relief sought by the Trump administration, as President Trump’s efforts to implement key aspects of his second-term agenda were stymied by lower courts on several fronts. But even after the court’s conservative majority limited…

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