A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy fires Pepper Balls at a protester on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, in Los Angeles, California. Angelenos came out en masse, especially at federal buildings in Downtown Los Angeles. The press has experienced police violence during the recent Los Angeles protests in a dramatic and public fashion. Police fire flashbangs and move into a crowd of demonstrators near City Hall on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, in Los Angeles. As media members at protests like the ones in Los Angeles, we operate with a freedom that protesters do not have.

AdvertisementThe Israeli military said soldiers had spotted a gathering near an aid truck that was stuck in Khan Younis, near where Israeli forces were operating. Advertisement‘Aren’t we human beings?’Palestinian women mourn their relatives who were killed in an Israeli strike, at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, Gaza, on June 17, 2025. Mariam Dagga via Associated PressYousef Nofal, an eyewitness, said he saw many people motionless and bleeding on the ground after Israeli forces opened fire. Desperation grows as rival aid systems can’t meet needsPalestinians who were injured by an Israeli attack while waiting to receive humanitarian aid are brought to Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, Gaza on June 17, 2025. U.N. officials say Israeli military restrictions, a breakdown of law and order, and widespread looting make it difficult to deliver the aid that Israel has allowed in.

LOADING ERROR LOADINGThe Trump administration is trying to quickly and quietly roll back certain civil rights protections in schools by exploiting an administrative loophole and pushing the process through an unusual federal agency — the Department of Energy. AdvertisementDismantling this portion of the law would affect K-12 schools and universities that receive funding from the Energy Department. For one thing, it’s odd that the change, which will affect schools, is coming through the Energy Department instead of the Education Department. “The really concerning part from my perspective is that this could essentially provide a blueprint for dismantling civil rights protections across the board,” Kel O’Hara, senior attorney for policy and education equity at Equal Rights Advocates, told HuffPost. The department’s Office for Civil Rights has already halted thousands of investigations into complaints and closed half of its civil rights enforcement offices.

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We don’t “take care of veterans” by eliminating — or making it harder for veterans to receive — the services they need. People had died on that day, and at least four Capitol police officers later died by suicide after responding to the carnage that took place there. That’s what we were there for: to sit on the steps of the Capitol Building and tell our message," writes the author. That’s what we were there for: to sit on the steps of the Capitol Building and tell our message. Military stand down!

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Courtesy of Danny Stewart and Pete MercurioDanny Stewart found a baby abandoned in a New York City subway station in August 2000. He and his now-husband, Pete Mercurio, were given the option to adopt that baby. Courtesy of Danny Stewart and Pete MercurioThe questions pile up: What does it mean to be a parent? Courtesy of Danny Stewart and Pete MercurioWhen a social worker arranges a visit with the baby, Danny holds him and flashes the biggest, widest smile you’ve ever seen. Pete Mercurio (left), Danny Stewart (right) and their son together during a "family morning at school" in 2007.

The U.S. Army is marking its 250th birthday with a military parade including roughly 6,600 troops, 150 vehicles, and over 50 aircraft. The parade, which coincides with President Donald Trump's 79th birthday, is designed to tell the history of the U.S. Army. AdvertisementIt followed the two-hour parade down Constitution Avenue, during which Trump primarily sat, appeared bored, but occasionally stood to salute the passing troops and military hardware. And attendance at Trump’s parade was dwarfed by the millions who showed up at roughly 2,000 anti-Trump “No Kings” protests in cities and towns all over the country. Trump, who avoided military service during the Vietnam War thanks to a doctor’s note diagnosing him with “bone spurs,” has wanted a military parade since he took office.

David McNew via Getty Images Should you bring your phone to a protest? This weekend, Hina Sabatine will protest President Donald Trump’s administration in Los Angeles and they won’t bring their usual phone. That’s why one of the big questions you need to ask yourself is whether you should bring your phone to a protest. “This should ideally prevent some level of tracking and the creation of data linking you to these protests,” Ruizesparza said. In these cases, privacy experts strongly recommend disabling biometrics like fingerprint recognition and Face ID if you bring your phone to a protest.

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Judge Denise J. Casper of the U.S. District Court in Massachusetts said in Friday’s order that the states had a likelihood of success as to their legal challenges. The ruling is the second legal setback for Trump’s election order. A federal judge in Washington, D.C., previously blocked parts of the directive, including the proof-of-citizenship requirement for the federal voter registration form. The order is the culmination of Trump’s longstanding complaints about elections. The order also would require states to exclude any mail-in or absentee ballots received after Election Day and puts states’ federal funding at risk if election officials don’t comply.

“I don’t feel like a king,” Trump told reporters at the White House. Reporter: There are several no kings protests planned across the country on Saturday, as well, what are your thoughts on that? Trump: I don't feel like a king, I have to go through hell and get things approved. The flag doesn’t belong to President Trump. “We’re showing up everywhere he isn’t — to say no thrones, no crowns, no kings.”“No Kings” protests are scheduled in 50 states and 1,500 cities across the country, but not in Washington.