Judge challenges rationale for Trump’s control over national guard in California

Carlos Portugal Gouvea, a visiting professor at Harvard, was arrested by ICE after discharging a pellet gun outside a Massachusetts synagogue on the eve of Yom Kippur. He claimed he was unaware of the holiday or the location of his actions. Following the incident, his temporary nonimmigrant visa was revoked by the US Department of Homeland Security, which described the event as an 'anti-semitic shooting incident.'

Jacelynn Guzman, a 23-year-old U.S. citizen, was filmed on home security video being pursued by masked federal agents in New Orleans, expressing her confusion over being targeted, which she attributes to her ethnicity. This incident occurred amid heightened immigration enforcement actions under the Trump administration, raising concerns about racial profiling in such operations.

The CDC advisory panel voted to limit hepatitis B vaccinations for newborns, a significant shift reflecting the Trump administration's controversial stance on vaccine guidelines. This decision follows a tumultuous meeting that raised concerns about misinformation and public health implications.

Sang Hea Kil, a tenured professor at San José State University in California, has been dismissed due to her pro-Palestinian activism, marking her as the first tenured faculty member from a public university to be fired in relation to protests against Israel's actions in Gaza. This dismissal follows a trend of increasing scrutiny and disciplinary actions against university staff involved in similar activism across the United States.

A mass shooting occurred at a children's birthday party in Stockton, California, resulting in four fatalities, including three children, and injuring at least ten others. The incident took place shortly before 6 p.m. local time, when armed men entered a banquet hall where families were gathered to celebrate. Community members fear that the shooting will be dismissed as gang violence without addressing the underlying issues, such as online feuds and social tensions.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced plans to expand the U.S. travel ban to over 30 countries, following a recent incident involving the fatal shooting of a National Guard member by an Afghan national. This expansion reflects ongoing national security concerns and aims to address perceived threats from specific nations.

The California Department of Pesticide Regulation is considering loosening restrictions on highly toxic anticoagulant rodenticides, despite evidence that these substances are harming wildlife, including endangered species. This move follows a state report highlighting the unintended consequences of these poisons on the ecosystem.

A US F-16 aircraft, part of the Air Force's Thunderbirds aerobatics team, crashed in California. The pilot successfully ejected from the aircraft and is reported to be safe following the incident.