Crowdfunding site GoFundMe hits the news amid trust concerns after recent incidents; platform for life events and crises since 2010.
New York has reached a budget deal that bars state and local officials from cooperating with ICE, and bars ICE from housing detainees in local jails. The policy also bars wearing masks by law enforcement and provides guardrails on enforcement, with officials arguing it protects residents from federal crackdowns while ICE vows to intensify manpower.
A MedEvac plane serving wildfire crews has crashed en route from Roswell to Sierra Blanca Regional Airport, killing four aboard. Investigators from the FAA and NTSB are examining the incident as the wildfire page grows in size amid windy, dry conditions.
Eight people have died after a Boeing B-52 Stratofortress crashed during a test flight at Edwards Air Force Base in California. Officials say the airfield remains closed and a six-month investigation is underway. The victims include active-duty airmen, a reservist, and civilians; Boeing employees are among the deceased. The exact cause is not yet known, though investigators are examining flight-control and engine issues.
Across a series of reports, Americans face rising medical bills and affordability concerns. A West Health-Gallup Affordability Index shows half of adults cannot reliably afford quality care, with anxiety about 2026 costs intensifying across age and rural groups. Cases include patients delaying graduation and coverage gaps amid hospital bills and policy shifts.
A 24-year-old woman, Veronica Lopez, and a 48-year-old man were killed in a Pomona, California, apartment shooting. The suspect, her boyfriend Robert Galtman, was arrested after a high-speed chase and a countywide pursuit. Galtman faces a $3.1 million bail and will appear in Pomona court Tuesday; relatives have launched a GoFundMe.