A British man appeared to be the sole survivor after a commercial airline crashed in India. A Democratic Senator was handcuffed after interrupting a press conference. And yes, a lot of the internet was down this afternoon. |
👋 Happy Thursday! Rebecca Morin here. Summer is coming in hot here in D.C. – and so is today's news! |
More than 240 people are dead after a London-bound Air India passenger plane crashed shortly after taking off from an airport in India's western city of Ahmedabad on Thursday. Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, a 40-year-old British national, appears to be the sole survivor of the crash. The crash is the world's worst aviation disaster in a decade. The airliner, which had 242 people on board, crashed into a hostel housing doctors and authorities had not yet determined the total number of casualties. 👉 The latest on the crash. |
Apparent sole survivor: Ramesh was on Air India flight 171, showing Indian media his boarding pass that confirmed his name, flight and seat number, 11A. While in a hospital bed, Ramesh told reporters the crash happened quickly and the pieces of the plane were all around him. 👉 Ramesh said he was traveling with his brother. | Rescue team members work as smoke rises at the site where an Air India plane crashed in Ahmedabad, India, June 12, 2025. Amit Dave, REUTERS |
Senator handcuffed and removed from DHS secretary presser |
Sen. Alex Padilla, a Democrat from California, was forcibly removed and handcuffed during a press conference held by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in Los Angeles. He was not arrested or detained, Padilla said shortly after the scuffle. Padilla, a vocal critic of President Donald Trump's immigration policies, said that he had a question for Noem on the administration's immigration enforcement actions. Isolated protests against immigration raids have sprung up in areas of Los Angeles, leading Trump to deploy the National Guard and hundreds of Marines. Noem, in an interview on Fox News after the incident, said that neither she, nor her staff, knew who Padilla was until after he identified himself as a U.S. senator. The two had a short conversation after the press conference, Noem said. 👉 What to know about the incident. | U.S. Senator Alex Padilla is removed from the venue after interrupting the press conference held by U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem in Los Angeles on Thursday. Aude Guerrucci, REUTERS |
The Army (and Trump's) birthday |
Vintage and modern warplanes flying overhead. Thousands of troops. And of course, don't forget about the tanks. The Army is celebrating its 250th birthday on Saturday – which just so happens to coincide with President Donald Trump's 79th birthday. The event will bring in thousands of troops and spectators to the streets of Washington, D.C. But there have also been criticism of the event, with some seeing it as an alarming echo of authoritarianism. 👉 It's the Army's big birthday parade – but Trump will be front and center. |
Rain on the parade: It's not going to be all celebrations. Groups opposed to Trump and his policies have declared a "No Kings" day of protests, with about 2,000 demonstrations planned in communities across the nation, with the notable exception of Washington, D.C. Organizers for the rallies said it is more important than ever to have a "national day of peaceful protest" on Saturday following the decision by Trump to send in Marines and the National Guard to Los Angeles. 👉 What to know about "No Kings" Day. | A Black Hawk helicopter to be used in the Army's 250th birthday celebration is seen on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday. Alexander Drago, REUTERS |
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You don't want to be in a newsroom when half the internet goes down, I'll tell you that much. You may have noticed some of your favorite sites down this afternoon – from Google to Microsoft to Spotify and even PokemonGo! At least 13 Google Cloud services experienced outages shortly before 2 p.m. ET across the U.S., Europe, Asia, and more, a Google Cloud status page stated Thursday afternoon, June 12. 👉 See which sites were impacted. |
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