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Scientists whose research has been under attack by President Donald Trump's administration are reportedly clamoring to escape to a place where their contributions will be welcomed and respected.

The Guardian reported Thursday that France's Aix-Marseille University is now offering roughly 20 researchers a three-year position through a program dubbed "Safe Place for Science." The university was apparently inundated with hundreds of applications from scientists in multiple continents around the world for the small number of positions, which are expected to be filled in June.

by Joseph PREZIOSO

Republicans in the US Congress announced an investigation into Harvard University on Thursday, accusing it of flouting civil rights law in an escalation of President Donald Trump's attacks on elite institutions.

Salvadoran soldiers on Thursday barred a US senator who is in the country to seek the release of a man wrongfully deported by President Donald Trump's administration from visiting the prison where he is held.

On the second day of his trip to El Salvador, Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen tried to make his way to the notorious Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) outside the capital San Salvador to see Kilmar Abrego Garcia.

by Glenn CHAPMAN

The streaming television service said it was "off to a good start in 2025" on revenue of $10.5 billion in the recently ended quarter.

Aviation startup Archer unveiled Thursday an air taxi venture with United Airlines that it says will one day allow New York City travelers to reach area airports in 15 minutes or less.

Archer brought a prototype version of its Midnight aircraft to the Big Apple Thursday to mark the announcement.

A Thursday decision by the Supreme Court to take up President Donald Trump’s effort to end birthright citizenship in the United States was described as “huge” by CNN’s Paula Reid.

“We've seen this tension between the White House and the judiciary building, and nothing vexes President Trump more than the fact that lower court judges can – a single judge – can block his policy for the entire country,” Reid, the network’s chief legal affairs correspondent, said.

Retired Harvard Law professor Laurence Tribe applauded his institution for standing firm in the face of President Donald Trump's efforts to shake it down on Thursday — and said Trump will lose this fight badly in court.

Trump demanded that Harvard University crack down on student protesters, in much the same way he forced an agreement from Columbia University. When the school refused, Trump froze billions of dollars in scientific grants and tens of millions in government contracts, and is now threatening to strong-arm the IRS into revoking Harvard's tax-exempt status.

An Arizona immigration attorney who was born in Boston and is an American citizen expressed astonishment after receiving a letter from the Department of Homeland Security telling her she must leave the United States.

Pamela Rioles Saeed told KNXV-TV she received an email from DHS informing her that her parole had been revoked and she must depart the country within a week.

The Wall Street Journal’s conservative editorial board blasted Donald Trump on Thursday in a blistering opinion piece that urged the president to back off the feud he opened up earlier in the day with Fed Chairman Jerome Powell.

“President Trump’s tariff war isn’t going well, with market ructions and evidence of a slowing economy,” the Journal’s board wrote bluntly as it recapped Trump’s early morning reaction to Powell’s critical remarks of the administration’s tariffs – and refusal to lower interest rates.

President Donald Trump’s pre-dawn post shook investors’ confidence on Thursday, as he railed against the Chairman of the Federal Reserve, and called for his “termination.” Hours later, the White House insisted the President was not suggesting he would be firing Jerome Powell, whom he installed during his first term, but the Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reportedly is urging caution.

Pointing to news about the European Central Bank, Trump at 6:12 AM exploded:

The interim U.S. Attorney for Washington, D.C., is being derided online after sending a threat letter critics call "nonsensical."

Ed Martin penned the page-and-a-half note to the editor-in-chief of the medical journal for the American College of Chest Physicians, in Illinois, on Monday, asking for information about the "partisan" slant of the journal.

A Florida State University student told CNN that students like him need action on protecting their communities from guns — and for politicians who ignore the issue to take notice.

"I mean, prayers to you know, all my peers, the professors, the staff, the community. I mean, really, the country," he said. "You know, I'm going to call on, like, you know, Governor Ron DeSantis, the president, Donald Trump, for — you know, this stuff keeps going on, right? But we're, you know, praying every day."