News for June 6, 2025

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s cuts to the Pentagon’s weapons-testing office have stopped work there and may force layoffs at the Pentagon-funded Institute for Defense Analyses.

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority opened rail access to LAX through the new LAX/Metro Transit Center, giving airport travelers a public transit link for the first time.

Chicago police are investigating the shooting death of Officer Krystal Rivera, who was killed by friendly fire during a chase and search in Chatham.

The Supreme Court let the Department of Government Efficiency access Social Security systems that hold personal data on millions of Americans, giving President Donald Trump’s team a key win.

Andrew Karels, a longtime Amboy firefighter and medical officer, died in the line of duty, and Minnesota ordered flags lowered in his honor.

Oakland County sheriff’s deputies say they stopped a possible mass shooting at a Michigan high school graduation and arrested one suspect while another was later located.

Authorities in Washington state are urging remote-area residents to secure their homes as the search continues for Travis Decker, who is accused of killing his three daughters.

Planned Parenthood is closing or consolidating clinics after federal funding cuts, raising worries that many people, especially low-income women, will lose access to basic health care.

Senate Republicans, backed by President Donald Trump, are considering Medicare “waste, fraud and abuse” cuts to help pay for Trump’s domestic agenda bill.