Anti-ICE Protests Escalate, South Africa Floods Claim 49 Lives – 6/11/2025

Nationwide protests against U.S. immigration raids intensify, with Los Angeles authorities arresting dozens and Texas deploying National Guard to curb unrest. Internationally, devastating floods in South Africa kill 49, while an Austrian school shooting leaves 10 dead, highlighting global challenges in public safety.

United States

  • Rep. Linda Sanchez accuses Scott Bessent of s-xism after he corrects her false claim that “prices are rising.”
  • U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli announces federal charges against two individuals for throwing Molotov cocktails at Los Angeles law enforcement, per KTLA 5, TheNextGenBusiness.
  • Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirms all Trump authorizations to deploy National Guard and Marines to anti-ICE protests are “lawful and constitutional,” per News Nation Now.
  • Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warns unresolved debt limit could spark largest financial crisis since 2008.
  • Texas Governor Greg Abbott to deploy National Guard across state as anti-ICE protests spread from Los Angeles, per Wall Street Journal.
  • House Speaker Mike Johnson to address Israeli Knesset, highlighting his strong support for Israel amid its conflict with Hamas, per News Nation Now.
  • Senator Ashley Moody questions if China’s law requiring nationals to spy warrants action via Stop CCP Visas Act.
  • Senator Schumer falsely claims One Big Beautiful Bill “surrenders American energy independence to the Chinese.”
  • General Motors to invest $4 billion in U.S. to shift production from Mexico.
  • Los Angeles authorities arrest dozens after mayor’s curfew targets protests against US immigration crackdown, per Semafor.
  • Los Angeles police enforce curfew, arrest protesters using horseback officers and projectiles against Trump’s immigration crackdown, per PBS News.
  • Activists in major US cities protest Trump’s aggressive migrant round-ups, criticized for spreading fear, per NBC News.
  • US military in Los Angeles can detain individuals temporarily until police arrive for arrests, per Reuters.
  • US debt exceeds $36 trillion, with annual spending $2 trillion over revenue, forcing Treasury borrowing, per The Washington Post.
  • FBI releases new rendering of abducted newborn Kevin Verville Jr., missing 40 years, per Newsnation, TheNextGenBusiness.
  • Appeals court reviews Trump’s hush money conviction challenge, citing immunity ruling, per The Hill, TheNextGenBusiness.
  • Grandma warned police about missing 2-year-old, feared dead, per Newsnation, TheNextGenBusiness.
  • Newsom slams Trump for undermining democracy, fueling LA tensions, per WSJ, TheNextGenBusiness.
  • Fulbright board resigns, alleging Trump politicized scholarships, per CNBC International, TheNextGenBusiness.
  • Judge dismisses Baldoni’s $400M lawsuit; Lively’s legal fight continues, per Newsweek, TheNextGenBusiness.
  • Pam Bondi warns businesses after DOJ sues coffee shop over menu name, per Newsweek, TheNextGenBusiness.
  • Schumer praises Newsom for resisting Trump in LA protest feud, per Newsweek, TheNextGenBusiness.
  • Oklahoma meteorologist Gary England, featured in ‘Twister,’ dies, per Newsnation, TheNextGenBusiness.
  • “We are coming after you,” Bondi warns LA rioters attacking ICE agents, per Fox News, TheNextGenBusiness.
  • Shaq and Iverson team up to revive iconic Reebok brand, per AP News, TheNextGenBusiness.
  • US policy on Pakistan’s counterterrorism role seems confused, risking strategic misstep, per WIO News, TheNextGenBusiness.
  • Trump uses military to suppress immigrant rights protests, per ACLU Nationwide, TheNextGenBusiness.
  • Trump’s mass deportation push faces challenges, escalating LA tensions, per NY Times, TheNextGenBusiness.
  • Former Phoenix news anchor Stephanie Hockridge, husband face fraud trial for stealing billions, per FOX 10 Phoenix, TheNextGenBusiness.

Western States

  • Critical injury crash reported in downtown Las Vegas, per FOX5 Las Vegas, TheNextGenBusiness.
  • Two dead, one critically injured after vehicle crashes into power pole, per FOX5 Las Vegas, TheNextGenBusiness.
  • Motorcyclist seriously injured in crash with two vehicles in downtown, per KUTV2News, TheNextGenBusiness.
  • Man arrested for allegedly attempting vehicle theft, fighting officer on rail line, per KUTV2News, TheNextGenBusiness.
  • Fire at Southeast Portland Catholic church possibly set intentionally, per KOIN 6 News, TheNextGenBusiness.
  • BART riders face delays in San Francisco due to rail defect, per San Francisco Chronicle, TheNextGenBusiness.
  • San Leandro man wrongly deemed mentally incapacitated, loses voting eligibility, per San Francisco Chronicle, TheNextGenBusiness.
  • Protesters vandalize Manny’s Cafe in Mission District during anti-ICE demonstration, per San Francisco Chronicle, TheNextGenBusiness.
  • 3.1 magnitude earthquake strikes near Riverside at 6:21 a.m., per KTLA 5, TheNextGenBusiness.
  • Ranch Fire destroys home, forces evacuations after scorching thousands of acres, per KTLA 5, TheNextGenBusiness.
  • Three k-lled, including two bystanders, in crash with motorcyclist fleeing deputies, per KTLA 5, TheNextGenBusiness.
  • Idaho detective testifies in Lori Vallow Daybell’s Arizona trial, per FOX 10 Phoenix, TheNextGenBusiness.
  • Texas mother mourns son k-lled in Sunday night storm, per FOX5 Las Vegas, TheNextGenBusiness.
  • Sheriff seeks public’s help in case of two teens found sh-t dead, per FOX 10 Phoenix, TheNextGenBusiness.
  • Two men sentenced to seven years for roles in 2021 crash, per FOX 10 Phoenix, TheNextGenBusiness.
  • Multiple hikers rescued, one critical, on Camelback Mountain amid heat dangers, per FOX 10 Phoenix, TheNextGenBusiness.
  • Police investigate suspicious death of 23-year-old Raquel Morales found in landfill, per FOX 10 Phoenix, TheNextGenBusiness.

International

  • Secretary of State Marco Rubio condemns sanctions by UK, Canada, Norway, New Zealand, and Australia on two Israeli cabinet members.
  • 41 Israeli intelligence officers refuse Gaza combat, cite “clearly illegal” orders in letter to Netanyahu, per The Guardian.
  • Proxima Fusion raises $148M for nuclear fusion plant, per CNBC International, TheNextGenBusiness.
  • Ten k-lled in country’s worst post-WWII mass sh–ting, per Euronews, TheNextGenBusiness.

Europe

  • Austrian ex-student, 21, sh-t 10 dead at school, planned to use pipe bomb but discarded it, per The Guardian.
  • UK and Spain agree on Gibraltar deal, ensuring free movement across border and dual airport checks, per The Guardian.
  • Polish PM Tusk wins confidence vote 243-210, strengthening coalition after presidential election loss, per The Guardian.
  • PPE from Conservative peer’s firm failed safety standards, could k-ll patients, UK government argues, per The Guardian.
  • Tusk returns as Polish PM amid pandemic, inflation, and political divides, per Euronews, TheNextGenBusiness.

Africa

  • 49 dead in South Africa floods after heavy rain, snow, per AP News, TheNextGenBusiness.