Trump Deploys Troops to LA, Austria Faces Deadliest School Shooting – 6/10/2025

The Trump administration’s deployment of 4,000 National Guard and 700 Marines to Los Angeles to manage immigration protests, costing $134 million, has sparked widespread criticism and spread to other U.S. cities. Internationally, Austria grapples with its deadliest high school shooting in Graz, leaving nine dead and 12 injured, while the World Bank cuts its 2025 global growth forecast to reportedly 2.3% due to Trump’s tariff policies.

United States

  • Former President Joe Biden’s extensive use of an autopen for signing official documents uncovered as more widespread than previously known, per Ap News
  • Trump administration’s plans for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which back 25% of U.S. home mortgages, may impact buyers amid a stagnant housing market, per Market Watch
  • Federal Reserve likely to maintain current interest rates for months, with economists citing inflation risks from Trump’s tariff policies
  • Trump administration to terminate all USAID overseas positions by September 30, transferring foreign aid control to State Department, per The Guardian
  • Smithsonian asserts its nonpartisan stance, stating personnel decisions are made by its secretary, despite Trump’s call to remove National Portrait Gallery director, per CNN
  • Health Secretary RFK Jr. dismisses CDC vaccine advisory committee, citing conflicts of interest, and plans to appoint new members, per PBS News
  • Defense Department allegedly bans over 500 books, including To Kill a Mockingbird, from military base schools, ACLU to sue, per ACLUNationwide
  • Georgia Supreme Court upholds block on hand-counting ballot rule to prevent election chaos, per ACLUNationwide
  • Granting Noem’s request for military in domestic law enforcement may require invoking the Insurrection Act, per San Francisco Chronicle
  • Five Proud Boys leaders sue Justice Department for $100 million over Jan. 6 convictions, facing legal hurdles, per KOIN 6 News
  • TikTok star Khaby Lame detained by ICE for allegedly overstaying his visa, per FOX5 Las Vegas
  • Search continues for a former soldier with survival skills, father of missing children, per FOX5 Las Vegas
  • A mother k-lled by one son, who was then k-lled by another son, police say, per FOX5 Las Vegas
  • A cyberattack disrupts UNFI, a major US grocery distributor, impacting customer orders, per TechCrunch
  • Glean, an enterprise AI startup, secures a $7.2 billion valuation, per TechCrunch
  • Meta to spend over $14 billion for a Scale AI stake and recruit its founder to boost AI efforts, per TheInformation
  • Pentagon cuts AI and weapons testing team, speeding up adoption for defense AI firms, per TechnologyReview
  • Google’s AI Overviews drastically reduce publisher website traffic, per TechCrunch
  • Sony, Warner, and Universal Music start talks to license music to AI startups, per FastCompany
  • Apple to discontinue macOS Tahoe support for Intel-based Macs, per PCMag
  • Google Pixel 9a offers top performance, AI tools, and long battery life for under $500, per PCMag
  • Google and ChatGPT may reinforce biases, leading users to skewed information, per CNET
  • Meta reportedly invests $15 billion in artificial general intelligence development, per Verge
  • Starcloud’s orbital data centers could slash costs with constant solar power, making space computing more viable, per TheInformation
  • Tensions rise as Musk slams a tax and budget bill, straining his relationship with Trump over debt and energy credits, per TheInformation
  • DOGE employees outline SEC reorganization, with potential layoffs still uncertain, per TheInformation
  • Apple’s enhanced AI models fail to impress with their performance, per TechCrunch

Western States

  • Pentagon reports $134 million cost for deploying National Guard and Marines to manage protests against immigration raids in Los Angeles, per Ap News
  • Sadie Novotny injured after a heavy liquor cabinet display collapsed on her while shopping in Santa Rosa, California, per News Nation Now
  • Hawaii, California, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and Washington rank as the costliest states for hidden homeownership expenses, per News Nation Now
  • Protests against Trump’s immigration policies, starting in Los Angeles, now span over two dozen U.S. cities including New York and San Francisco, per The New York Times
  • Pentagon scrambles to draft guidance for U.S. Marines in Los Angeles, deployed by Trump, on potential use of force against civilians, per The New Republic
  • Los Angeles Mayor Bass condemns Trump’s National Guard deployment, questioning its necessity, per The Washington Post
  • Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth defends Trump’s National Guard deployment in LA, citing Minneapolis chaos in 2020, per Newsweek
  • Looters exploit distracted LA police amid anti-ICE protests, California Highway Patrol confirms, per NewsNationNow
  • Man’s body found on LA sidewalk near looted businesses amid ongoing protests, per NewsNationNow
  • Rep. Jimmy Gomez condemns Trump for deploying troops to LA without Gov. Newsom’s request, citing Trump’s 2020 stance, per Newsweek
  • California AG Rob Bonta accuses Trump of power grab in response to LA anti-immigration protests, per TheHill
  • LA immigration protests spread to San Francisco, challenging the city’s new moderate mayor, per WSJ
  • San Francisco’s mayor proposes limiting oversized vehicle parking to two hours on city streets, pending approval, per San Francisco Chronicle
  • High-end businesses looted in Downtown Los Angeles after protests over immigration raids, per KTLA 5
  • Six dead in a plane crash off San Diego, with victims tied to Arizona, per FOX 10 Phoenix
  • Families devastated as ICE raids detain car wash workers and a customer in West Los Angeles, per KTLA 5
  • Study finds many California faults are overdue for major earthquakes, per San Francisco Chronicle
  • Two children who fell from a truck near Lake Pleasant expected to fully recover, per FOX 10 Phoenix
  • Nevada faces a looming water crisis as the nation’s driest state, per FOX5 Las Vegas
  • Utah ranks fourth in the nation for child well-being, per a new study, per KUTV2 News
  • Utah County therapist arrested for allegedly grooming a client and threatening s-icide if reported, per KUTV2 News
  • Man arrested for allegedly groping children at Provo Rec Center’s pool, per KUTV2 News
  • WrestleMania’s 2026 return to Las Vegas is set to boost local businesses and tourism, per FOX5 Las Vegas
  • Trump plans to cut funding for civil legal aid, impacting low-income Arizonans facing eviction and abuse, per Phoenix New Times
  • Jakari Barksdale and Emanuel Cervantez sentenced to seven years for a 2021 crash near Avondale, per FOX 10 Phoenix

International

  • Recovery of the sunken Bayesian superyacht in Italy is on track for completion by mid-June, per Wall Street Journal
  • World Bank predicts Trump’s trade wars will cut global economic growth to 2.3% in 2025, with OECD also downgrading U.S. and global forecasts, per NBC News
  • Cork hurler Niall O’Leary calls victory over Limerick “huge for the country” as All-Ireland hurling championship narrows to eight teams, per VirginMediaNewsIreland
  • UN’s Antonio Guterres warns greed drives climate tipping point, urges marine ecosystem protection at Ocean Conference, per VirginMediaNewsIreland
  • A stratospheric airship at 65,000 feet monitors methane leaks, detecting issues like “well number 62 has been leaking 68 kilos of methane per hour,” per FastCompany
  • Bitcoin influencers conceal crypto codes across four continents to thwart kidnappers, per Gizmodo
  • IBM plans an error-free quantum supercomputer by 2029, leveraging new quantum hardware and software, per NewScientist
  • IBM targets a 2028 launch for a quantum computer with real-time error decoding, per TechnologyReview

Asia

  • Japanese stealth frigate JS Yahagi arrives in Darwin, Australia, bolstering Japan’s bid for a $6.5 billion deal to construct Australia’s advanced naval fleet, per Ap News
  • India’s population to hit 1.46 billion in 2025, with fertility rate below replacement level, UN report says, per NDTV
  • PM Narendra Modi meets delegations to affirm India’s stance against Pakistan-linked terrorism post-Operation Sindoor, per NDTV
  • Huawei CEO Ren Zhengfei admits chips lag behind U.S. but touts innovative workarounds and research, per CGTN

Europe

  • Former student in Austria’s Graz sh-t and k-lled nine, injured 12 at a school before committing s-icide, per Ap News
  • Wayve and Uber to launch robotaxis in London as UK accelerates autonomous vehicle policies, per TechCrunch
  • Mistral unveils two new AI models focused on advanced reasoning, per TechCrunch

Middle East

  • Israel deports Greta Thunberg for attempting Gaza aid delivery on “celebrity yacht,” Foreign Minister Gideon Saar calls it a “ridiculous gimmick,” per Newsweek
  • Russia evades sanctions to deliver advanced weapons, including howitzers, to West African conflict zones, per APNews