US News Headlines April 28th 2025
A massive explosion occurred at an Iranian port city on April 28, 2025, killing at least 46 people and injuring over 1,000. The cause of the blast is still unknown.
In other news, a car-ramming incident in Vancouver, Canada, resulted in the deaths of 11 people and injured dozens more. The suspect, Kai-Ji Adam Lo, has been charged with second-degree murder.
The Trump administration's immigration crackdown continues, with hundreds of arrests made over the weekend. A Milwaukee County Circuit Judge, Hannah Dugan, was arrested and charged with obstruction and concealing an individual from arrest.
The White House restored the status of thousands of international students who had their status terminated in a database called SEVIS.
A major blast at an Iranian port killed at least 46 people and injured over 1,000. The cause of the blast is still unknown.
India detained at least 1,500 people in Kashmir following the massacre of 26 people last week.
The Sudan Doctors Network reported that at least 31 people were executed by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in Omdurman.
Protests continued in New York over a visit by Israel's far-right security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir.
Student activists at Occidental College ended their hunger strike after the school's administrators called in LAPD and campus security to crack down on peaceful protesters.
The DOJ rescinded journalist protections in leak investigations, citing "treasonous" conduct.
"60 Minutes" reporter Scott Pelley spoke out against CBS's parent company, Paramount, for supervising their content.
George Santos was sentenced to over 7 years in prison for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.
Virginia Giuffre, a prominent Epstein accuser and survivor advocate, has died by suicide at age 41.