REAL ID requirements start today – and it could have a huge impact on your airport experience
Today marks the start of the REAL ID requirement at airports
Day: May 6, 2025
A Texas lawyer gave advice to an immigrant family caught up in an ICE raid. Agents visited him, and then he was fired
After he was terminated after going public about federal agents at his doorstep, Clay Jackson fears a ‘chilling’ effect that could impact legal aid for undocumented immigrants, he tells The Independent
Homeland Security chief says travelers with no REAL ID can fly for now, but with likely extra steps
The head of Homeland Security says travelers who aren’t REAL ID compliant by the deadline will still be able to fly but should be prepared for extra scrutiny.
Hackers Exploit Samsung MagicINFO, GeoVision IoT Flaws to Deploy Mirai Botnet
Threat actors have been observed actively exploiting security flaws in GeoVision end-of-life (EoL) Internet of Things (IoT) devices to corral them into a Mirai botnet for conducting distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks.
The activity, first obse…
Newsom offers to work with Trump on $7.5bn tax credit plan to boost US films
California governor unveils idea after president threatened tariffs on films made abroadThe California governor, Gavin Newsom, has proposed a $7.5bn tax credit program and offered to work with Donald Trump to boost US film production after the presiden…
Kentucky boy uses mother’s phone to order 70K Dum-Dum suckers
A Kentucky woman was surrounded by cases of lollipops and had a $4,000 Amazon bill to contend with.
Pentagon chief to slash top brass
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has requested a 20% reduction in the number of four-star generals
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Israeli aid blockade on Gaza clearly a ‘war crime’, says Taoiseach
Micheál Martin also said any plan involving a permanent Israeli occupation of the region was “wholly unacceptable”.
Merz elected as German Chancellor after failing in first round
The German parliament on Tuesday elected Friedrich Merz as Chancellor in a second round of voting. Merz failed in a first round of voting earlier in the day, triggering franctic hours of lobbying to gain support for a second vote that would back him.
Officials say black bear likely killed man and his dog in Florida
Investigation under way in what is believed to be the first fatal mauling of a human by a bear in the stateWildlife officials in Florida are investigating what is believed to be the first fatal mauling of a human by a bear in the state.The body of the …