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September 8, 2025 — The US Supreme Court on Monday permitted wide-ranging immigration enforcement actions in Los Angeles to continue while lower-court litigation proceeds. The court lifted a temporary restraining order issued by US District Judge Maame E. Frimpong that had limited stops or questioning absent reasonable suspicion. The 6-3 decision came from the Court’s … Read more
Published: 2025-09-08 Lead — On the night of Sept. 7 into the early hours of Sept. 8, 2025, parts of Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia watched a total lunar eclipse that turned the full Moon a deep red. Photographers across those continents captured striking images—some framing cityscapes, others isolating the reddened disc against landmark silhouettes. … Read more
Lead On Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025, New York hosted the MTV Video Music Awards as the ceremony aired simultaneously on MTV and, for the first time in its 41‑year run, on CBS and Paramount+. The show honored both newcomers and veterans: Mariah Carey received her first Video Vanguard (a Moon Person) and Lady Gaga collected … Read more
Lead: On Sept. 8, 2025, Argentina’s financial markets plunged after the Peronist opposition won the Buenos Aires provincial vote by a 13-point margin, casting doubt on President Javier Milei’s reform agenda. The peso slid to about 1,434 per dollar and major equity and bond benchmarks posted sharp declines as investors reassessed political and economic risk. … Read more
Lead On Sept. 8, 2025 a federal jury selection began in Fort Pierce, Florida, in the case of Ryan Routh, 59, who is charged with attempting to kill former President Donald Trump during a September 15, 2024, round of golf. Facing up to life in prison on five federal counts including attempted assassination of a … Read more
Apple will hold its hardware keynote on September 9, 2025, at 10 a.m. PT, where the company is widely expected to unveil the iPhone 17 family alongside new Apple Watch and AirPods models. Leaks and analyst reports point to a larger, higher-refresh iPhone 17, a new ultra-thin iPhone Air that may replace the Plus line, … Read more
September 8, 2025 Lead A federal appeals panel on September 8, 2025, declined to set aside an $83.3 million jury award against former President Donald Trump for defaming writer E. Jean Carroll when he denied her rape allegation. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan rejected Trumps presidential immunity claim and upheld the … Read more
Lead On 8 September 2025, violent clashes in Kathmandu and other Nepali cities left at least 19 people dead and dozens wounded amid mass protests against a government decision to block major social media platforms and longstanding complaints about corruption. Young demonstrators—many described as Gen Z students—rallied outside the Parliament complex before some broke through … Read more
Lead: On Monday, Sept. 8, 2025, the French parliament voted to remove Prime Minister François Bayrou after a confidence motion tied to a contested €44 billion austerity package. Lawmakers opposed Bayrou by 364 to 194, surpassing the 280 votes needed to force his resignation and leaving France without an executive amid rising borrowing costs and … Read more
On Sept. 8, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court temporarily allowed President Donald J. Trump to remove Federal Trade Commission Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter while litigation proceeds, issuing an order from Chief Justice John Roberts that stayed a lower-court decision reinstating her. The move pauses a July federal judge’s ruling and a D.C. Circuit decision that … Read more
Lead On Monday, Sept. 8, 2025, a freight train struck a double-deck bus in the industrial town of Atlacomulco, about 80 miles (130 kilometres) northwest of Mexico City, killing at least eight people and injuring 45. Emergency crews, soldiers and company personnel worked at the scene through the afternoon as investigators began documenting damage and … Read more
Lead: On September 8, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court temporarily removed lower-court limits on aggressive immigration enforcement tactics used by federal agents in central California. The move overruled two district courts that had issued a temporary restraining order after finding ICE likely violated the Fourth Amendment by targeting people based largely on apparent race, ethnicity … Read more
On 8 September 2025, volunteers completed a years-long preservation effort to assemble playable copies of all 54 official clickwheel iPod games, making them available in an offline, emulated form. The project centered on a Virtual Machine that uses an older iTunes 12 build (from 2018) to authorize and transfer titles while bypassing FairPlay server dependence. … Read more
Lead: Week 1 of the 2025 NFL season delivered stark early signals: Micah Parsons made a disruptive debut for the Green Bay Packers, Buffalo edged Baltimore 41-40 in a playoff-caliber matchup, and several teams landed on opposite ends of the momentum spectrum. Notable single-game numbers included Jared Goff facing pressure on 37.2% of dropbacks and … Read more
Lead On September 8, 2025, at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, President Donald Trump said the U.S. Department of Education will soon publish guidance aimed at protecting prayer in public schools. He made the announcement ahead of a meeting of the Justice Department’s Religious Liberty Commission and described the guidance as offering “total … Read more
