News for May 31, 2025

Dillard University helped New Orleans bury the remains of 19 African Americans whose skulls were taken for racist research and returned from Germany.

Milford Public Schools is facing alarm and anger after ICE detained an undocumented Milford High School student just two days before graduation.

A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from taking away protected status from about 5,000 Venezuelans while a legal fight over the policy continues.

Eric Spofford, the former CEO of Granite Recovery Centers, was arrested for allegedly organizing a stalking campaign against journalists after a report about him aired on New Hampshire Public Radio.

Chicago police are searching for the shooter after a drive-by attack wounded seven teenagers near St. Sabina Church on the city’s South Side.

Bernard Kerik, the former New York City police commissioner who led the NYPD during the 9/11 attacks, has died at 69.

Two people were injured in a shooting on the University of Minnesota campus after a Wayzata High School graduation ceremony, and police say a suspect is in custody.

Rhonda Paulynice was charged after her 6-year-old son was found dead in their Florida home, and deputies said she believed she was trying to “exorcise demons” from him.

A federal appeals court ruled that the Trump administration must keep its mass federal worker firings on hold for now.

Los Angeles County officials said Smokey Robinson faced a sexual assault allegation in 2015, but no charges were filed because there was not enough evidence.