News for June 3, 2025

A hotel security officer testified that Sean Combs paid $100,000 for a video of his assault on Cassie Ventura, saying Combs feared the footage would ruin him.

The Trump administration is threatening California with legal action and fines over state rules that let transgender students compete in school sports.

Former Los Angeles attorney Tom Girardi was sentenced to more than seven years in prison for stealing at least $15 million from clients in a long-running fraud scheme.

U.S. officials said the family of Mohamed Sabry Soliman, the man accused in the Boulder attack, is in ICE custody while DHS investigates whether they knew about or helped with the assault.

Yunqing Jian and Zunyong Liu have been accused of smuggling a harmful fungus into the US, with the University of Michigan linked to the alleged plan to study it in a lab.

A Florida woman was rescued after she left a note in a sandwich shop bathroom asking for help, leading Santa Rosa County sheriff’s deputies to find her and arrest a suspect.

The FDA is rolling out AI tools to speed medical device reviews, but its new system is still buggy and not ready for some basic tasks.

Alaska Airlines will launch its first nonstop flights to Europe, with new Seattle-to-Rome service starting in May 2026.

Tom Girardi, the former attorney and ex-husband of “Real Housewives” star Erika Jayne, was sentenced to more than seven years in prison for stealing millions from former clients.

Tesla is set to launch its first robotaxi service in Austin as Elon Musk tries to catch up with Waymo in the self-driving race.

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka is suing Alina Habba and the Department of Homeland Security after his arrest at an immigration detention center, saying his rights were violated and he was defamed.

Deadly shootings near a Gaza aid site tied to the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation have raised new alarms, as the United Nations called for an investigation and warned the system may be putting civilians at risk.