US suspending visa processing from 75 countries Immigration attorney weighs in on the Trump administration ramping up its immigration crackdown.
US suspending visa processing from 75 countries Immigration attorney weighs in on the Trump administration ramping up its immigration crackdown.
Fast-Tracking PermitsThe Trump administration has reduced or eliminated many existing procedures meant to limit the environmental harm of development projects. Gelles, D. (2025), Trump’s environmental claims ignore decades of climate science, New York Times, 29 Oct., www.nytimes.com/2024/10/29/climate/donald-trump-climate-change-claims.html. (2025), New tools show how Trump EPA funding cuts harms communities, Natural Resources Defense Council, 16 Sept., www.nrdc.org/press-releases/new-tools-show-how-trump-epa-funding-cuts-harms-communities. van Deelen, G. (2025), EPA to abandon stricter PM2.5 air pollution limits, Eos, 26 Nov., eos.org/research-and-developments/epa-to-abandon-stricter-pm2-5-air-pollution-limits. —Eos (@eos.org)Citation: AGU (2026), The state of the science 1 year on: Environment, Eos, 107, https://doi.org/10.1029/2026EO260006.
Unsurprisingly, the administration’s actions are having ripple effects for higher education, business (among companies who supply scientific products, for instance), and public health. At NOAA, these upheavals included the proposal to eliminate the agency’s primary research arm (the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research) as well as funding for climate research facilities and grants. It reshaped department advisory boards, for example, such as those focused on education science and the accreditation of higher education institutions. House and Senate versions of the budget include substantially higher funding for science than was included in Trump’s budget request, but specific allocations remain unknown. —Eos (@eos.org)Citation: AGU (2026), The state of the science 1 year on: Academia, Eos, 107, https://doi.org/10.1029/2026EO260005.
Moscow has revoked the accreditation of a British diplomat at the U.K. Embassy and ordered the individual to leave the Russian Federation within 14 days, announcing that a counterintelligence operation by the Federal Security Service (FSB) found him to be an undeclared officer of British intelligence. The Russian Foreign Ministry summoned the United Kingdom’s senior on‑site diplomat in Moscow to lodge a formal protest and warned that further escalation by London could draw a reciprocal response. The British Foreign Office dismissed the espionage allegation as malicious and baseless and said it was carefully considering how to respond. The FSB announcement and Foreign Ministry statements provided the identification and accusation but did not publish supporting evidence, and no independent public documentation has been released to substantiate the espionage claim. Reporting also varied on precise name spelling and the exact diplomatic title of the U.K. official summoned.
The hearing, convened Jan. 14 and continuing into Jan. 15, combined technical questioning about investigative timelines with broader Republican arguments that seek to reshape public understanding of the Jan. 6 riot. The session drew high-profile supporters of Jan. 6 defendants; militant Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes was reported to have sat in the front row. The new hearings come after House Republicans, having retaken the majority, reconstituted an investigative subcommittee to reexamine Jan. 6, and follow legal developments that have reshaped enforcement outcomes. That backdrop gives the GOP effort both legal and political salience as it seeks to question prior findings and to influence public impressions. The committee has signaled it will hold a series of public hearings over roughly the next three weeks, including sessions scheduled for primetime to maximize reach.
A view from above Simi Valley to the Santa Susanna Pass, San Fernando Valley and beyond toward downtown Los Angeles. Now, million-dollar homes are flung farther north into the Valley, farther south into the South Bay, and farther east into the foothills of the Verdugo and San Gabriel mountains. Here are 12 of the newest million-dollar neighborhoods around L.A., in alphabetical order. Granada Hills2021 value: $894,4282025 value: $1.02 millionAnother suburban staple of the San Fernando Valley, Granada Hills became a million-dollar neighborhood in 2024. While values linger in the $800,000 range in Van Nuys to the west and North Hollywood to the east, Valley Glen became a million-dollar neighborhood in 2023.
The Wall Street giant’s profit increased 12% to $4.62 billion in the quarter. Morgan Stanley, meanwhile, reported better-than-expected profit and revenue in the fourth quarter and a 47% jump in investment banking revenue. Its wealth-management revenue, which accounts for roughly half of its revenue, rose 13%. At Morgan Stanley, revenue from fixed-income underwriting surged 93% in the fourth quarter, leading the segments that contributed to the firm’s jump in investment-banking fees. At Goldman, investment-banking revenue rose 25% in the fourth quarter from a year ago, driven by advisory fees and debt underwriting.
Guest Commentary written by Joshua Hernandez Joshua Hernandez is an English teacher and academic decathlon coach at St. John Bosco High School in Bellflower. On a recent trip to the Inglewood Park Cemetery to visit my best friend Mike, I noticed that his tombstone was dirty. St. John Chrysostom was less than two miles from Beulah Payne but it felt like another universe, one where I was convinced I wouldn’t fit in. The summer of seventh grade, Mike left St. John and joined a gang—and I made the painful decision to distance myself from him. The last time I saw Mike was at the St. John fall carnival in 2019.
It was a reflection of a larger, well-documented problem: Black children are routinely perceived as older than they actually are. This phenomenon has a name: adultification bias. The expectation that Black children should shoulder adult responsibilities — and be held to adult standards their white peers are not — is deeply rooted and widely normalized. When Black children are viewed as older, their behavior is more likely to be criminalized rather than corrected. She is also a Public Voices fellow of The OpEd Project in partnership with the National Black Child Development Institute and the proud mother of an 11-year-old son.
LOADING ERROR LOADINGFox News’ Griff Jenkins and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (D) shared a tense exchange on Wednesday over Frey referring to ICE protesters as “heroes” earlier this week. During an interview with Frey on “Fox & Friends” on Wednesday morning, Jenkins argued that protesters have “gone farther” than necessary with their demonstrations after ICE agent Jonathan Ross fatally shot 37-year-old Renee Good in Minneapolis. Advertisement“Just look at some of the videos, Mayor Frey, that we have seen of these protesters, many of whom you have praised,” Jenkins said. They’re blocking the ICE operations.”“We had thousands of protesters —” Frey began before Jenkins interjected to exclaim, “Take a look at some of the videos. I’ve seen it happening live,” Frey retorted before being cut off again by Jenkins, who then played video footage featuring Minneapolis protesters confronting ICE agents, with some repeatedly yelling, “shame.” Another woman appeared to shout at agents, “You want to shoot me in the face?”AdvertisementFox News’ Griff Jenkins and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (D) debate over ICE protesters in Minneapolis during a Jan. 14, 2026 interview on "Fox & Friends."
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The internet is home to many, many memes. But what most people probably don’t realize is that a bunch of the viral, lighthearted soundbites and reaction GIFs we scroll past every day actually have really sad backstories. So, here’s a roundup of viral memes that have heartbreaking origins:
Investigators have pinpointed the exact part that failed in the fiery Louisville crash of a UPS cargo flight in November, killing 15 in all. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementIn November,the NTSB released a preliminary report into the incident which unveiled that a critical mount that kept the left engine attached to the UPS flight failed only moments after the flight left the ground. Data showed the plane failed to climb higher than 30 feet above Runway 17 Right at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport. A final report from the NTSB is expected in 18 to 24 months from the incident detailing the probable causes of the crash. CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story misstated the death toll in the November crash of a UPS cargo flight.
