Michigan AG drops all charges against seven pro-Palestinian protesters

Dana Nessel acts after Guardian report detailed her extensive links to university regents calling for prosecution Michigan’s attorney general, Dana Nessel, announced on Monday that she was dropping all charges against seven pro-Palestinian demonstrators arrested last May at a University of Michigan encampment. The announcement came just moments before the judge was to decide on … Read more

Trump bans federal funding for ‘dangerous’ gain-of-function research

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday banning all federal funding for “dangerous” gain-of-function research in China, Iran and other countries and blocking all federal funding for foreign research that could cause another pandemic.  The president signed the order Monday afternoon to improve the safety and security of biological research in the U.S. … Read more

Israel strikes Yemen’s port city in response to Houthi attack on Tel Aviv Airport

Israeli forces on Monday struck Yemen’s port city of Hodeidah, targeting the Iran-backed Houthis in response to “repeated attacks” against the Jewish state, in particular its missile strike that nearly hit Tel Aviv’s largest airport.  The Israel Defense Forces said fighter jets targeted the port city, which is along Yemen’s coastline, and a concrete factory.  … Read more

TeleMessage app used by Mike Waltz suspends service over suspected hack

Smarsh, which runs app used by Trump’s former national security adviser, investigating ‘potential security incident’ The communications app used by Mike Waltz, Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, says it is temporarily suspending services following a reported hack that exposed some of its potentially sensitive messages. Oregon-based Smarsh, which runs the TeleMessage app, said in … Read more