President Donald Trump on Sunday said Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents will help with airport security for “as long as it takes” as passengers complain of longer wait times amid the partial government shutdown.

Trump did not elaborate on the negotiations that had taken place.

This story was originally published by Undark and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Federal agencies have been branding some of their research and policy work as “gold standard science,” a trend that gained new force after an executive order on the term was issued in May 2025. The phrase now appears in speeches and guidance documents from agencies such as […]

It’s not too early to start planning for the post-Trump DOJ.

A 30-year-old woman, the victim of an apparent murder, whose body was found dumped in a snowbank in Northern California in 1977 has been identified, and investigators continue to search for her killer. A Bay Area couple out for a walk on Dec. 17, 1977, spotted the young woman’s body near the intersection of Highway 20 and Interstate 80 in Emigrant Gap, an […]

Air traffic into and out of LaGuardia airport in New York was halted after what appears to be a collision between an Air Canada flight and a vehicle on the runway. Details are limited and it’s unclear exactly how the collision occurred, but a ground stop order from the Federal Aviation Administration’s Air Traffic Control System Command Center was ordered just after 12:04 a.m. Eastern Time.   […]

Multiple people were injured in downtown Los Angeles in what police are describing as a stabbing investigation that prompted investigators to shut down a busy intersection in the area.   According to the Los Angeles Police Department, officers responded to 515 W. 7th Street near the intersection of Flower Street for a reported stabbing. Details are limited […]

One of Olvera Street’s most recognizable attractions must go, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Lawrence Cho ruled last week. The family operating the photo booth, which features a sarape-wearing stuffed donkey, is being evicted after a two-year legal battle. Owner Richard Hernandez said that his family has run the stand in downtown L.A.’s historic […]

Crowds of people gathered on the corner Saturday night while police were investigating an apparent shooting that left at least one person hospitalized, officials confirmed to KTLA. Officers with the Los Angeles Police Department responded to an area of West 98th Street just east of Broadway around 10:30 p.m. on reports of the shooting in L.A.’s Broadway-Manchester corridor. A male […]