News for June 19, 2025

Helping Paws has received a huge wave of donations after the fatal shooting of Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark, whose family had long trained service dogs with the group.

Memphis Mayor Paul Young was the target of a stalking and attempted kidnapping case after a man allegedly went to his home and was later arrested by police.

Zohran Mamdani is facing strong criticism in New York’s mayoral race after he appeared to defend the phrase “globalize the intifada,” while Andrew Cuomo and other Jewish leaders called on him to condemn it.

Trump’s ban on transgender military service is forcing trans troops, including Bree Fram and Sam Rodriguez, out of the military even though many say the process is not truly voluntary.

Democrats say the Trump administration is using law enforcement to target political opponents, after a string of arrests and detentions of Democratic officials raised fears of intimidation.

The Board of Elections is preparing to count New York City’s primary ballots under ranked choice voting, a system that lets voters rank candidates and can take longer to produce final results.