News for March 20, 2025

Tesla is recalling more than 46,000 Cybertrucks in the US because a trim panel can come loose, adding to pressure on the company and Elon Musk.

A large brush fire in southwest Miami-Dade is raising health concerns because smoke can harm people even when the air looks clear.

Trump signed a spending bill that makes a pay raise for wildland firefighters permanent, even as his administration and Elon Musk’s DOGE cut staff that help fight wildfires.

Judge James Boasberg sharply criticized the Justice Department for giving an “woefully insufficient” answer to his questions about deportation flights carried out under the Alien Enemies Act.

A federal judge temporarily blocked the Department of Government Efficiency from accessing Social Security Administration systems that hold sensitive personal data.

Felipe Orduna-Torres and Armando Gonzales-Ortega were found guilty in the deadly 2022 Texas migrant smuggling case that killed 53 people.

Wendell Grissom was executed in Oklahoma for a 2005 home invasion and robbery that left Amber Matthews dead and another woman badly wounded.

Two ICE detainees escaped from a detention facility near Denver after a power outage opened their doors, and authorities are still searching for them.

Germany’s incoming leader Friedrich Merz is backing a major defense buildup and looser budget rules, marking a sharp shift in how Germany plans to fund its military and support Ukraine.

Bering Air’s deadly Alaska crash was caused in part by a plane that was overweight for icy conditions, according to an early NTSB report.

Greenpeace was ordered to pay more than $660 million to Energy Transfer after a North Dakota jury found it liable over Dakota Access Pipeline protest actions.

The Pentagon restored webpages about Navajo Code Talkers and other Native veterans after public outrage over their removal under President Donald Trump’s DEI purge.