News for August 8, 2025

A fight over Candy Olson’s Instagram likes turned a Redlands school board meeting into a loud clash over racism, LGBTQ rights, and school policy.

Jim Lovell, the Apollo 13 astronaut who helped bring a failed Moon mission safely back to Earth, has died aged 97.

Massachusetts Sheriff Steven Tompkins was arrested on extortion charges after federal authorities said he pressured a Boston cannabis company to sell him stock.

The WNBA is dealing with repeated sex-toy throws at games, and the Chicago Sky and Los Angeles Sparks were among the teams affected as league and arena security try to respond.

A federal appeals court blocked contempt proceedings against Trump officials over deportation flights, ruling that the lower court went too far.

The Justice Department has opened probes tied to Letitia James and Adam Schiff, raising fresh concerns about political retaliation and the use of federal power against Trump’s critics.

ICE is ramping up recruitment with big pay and bonus offers, but experts warn the push could weaken public safety and pull staff away from other important jobs.

Crocs said weaker US sales, tariffs, and cautious shoppers hit its results, even as sales grew in China.

New York City’s chief medical examiner identified three more 9/11 victims through DNA testing and family outreach, nearly 24 years after the attacks.

The US says it is offering a $50 million reward for information leading to the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, accusing him of major drug trafficking ties.

Georgia deputy Buck Aldridge has been indicted on civil rights charges for allegedly using excessive force and filing false reports in separate arrests, not for the shooting death of Leonard Cure.

Satellite images show Israel building up troops near Gaza as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu weighs a possible new ground offensive and broader control of the enclave.