Evan Hummel

2 days ago | san.com | Cole Lauterbach |Evan Hummel |Lawrence Banton

The Trump administration announced on Wednesday, June 4, that U.S. Customs and Border Enforcement (CBP), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) are enhancing efforts to “review immigration records” and will ramp up a “crackdown on visa overstays.” The administration said in a press release the directive comes from Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and is due to “the Biden administration’s failure to enforce the law.”...

3 days ago | san.com | Alex Delia |Ally Heath |Bast Bramhall |Evan Hummel

U.S. authorities charged a pair of Chinese nationals with smuggling a “potential agroterrorism weapon” into the United States. Investigators said the two people accused of the crime were a couple, and one of them works at the University of Michigan.

3 days ago | san.com | Alan Judd |Cassandra J. Buchman |Evan Hummel |Emma Stoltzfus

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed a bill that would have banned the Chinese government from owning a stake of 30% or more of any property in the state. Hobbs, a Democrat, disagreed with Republican lawmakers over whether the measure would prevent Chinese espionage. The “legislation is ineffective at counterespionage and does not directly protect our military assets,” Hobbs wrote in a veto message on Monday, June 2.

3 days ago | san.com | Craig Nigrelli |Devin Pavlou |Evan Hummel |Emma Stoltzfus

As the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season ramps up, a longtime Florida meteorologist is sounding the alarm over staffing cuts at the National Weather Service (NWS). Miami’s NBC6 meteorologist John Morales warned that reductions in personnel and resources could degrade the accuracy of storm forecasts, putting lives and property at greater risk. It comes as forecasters predict an above-average season in 2025.

4 days ago | san.com | Alex Delia |Drew Pittock |Evan Hummel

Is there hope for Temu and Shein in the wake of a trade war between the United States and China? The trade dispute between the world’s two largest economies has impacted both companies, but particularly Temu, which saw its daily online users in the U.S. drop by 58%, according to Reuters. Shein has also seen sales decline, but not as much as Temu. That’s because Shein has reportedly been able to increase the amount each customer spends per item compared to last year.