The situation in the Middle East has intensified, marked by a rare daytime missile attack on Tel Aviv and other areas of Israel. Reports indicate that around 30 Iranian ballistic missiles were launched in the past few hours, setting off sirens and phone alerts across the region. Millions of residents were forced to seek refuge in bomb shelters, responding to the heightened alert.

Although most of the missiles were intercepted, some did strike open areas, including a bus parking lot and multiple fields. First responders have not reported any casualties or injuries from the attacks. This latest escalation follows a series of warnings throughout the night, leaving many in the region sleep-deprived as sirens blared at midnight, 3:30 a.m., and 4:30 a.m.

In response to the missile threat, Israeli forces have been actively targeting Iran's missile-launching infrastructure. Israeli officials released video footage showing attacks on missile launch sites and weapons storage areas. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reaffirmed that the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) will continue their military operations against Iran. He likened the mission to treating cancer, stressing the need for thorough destruction while warning that it may not be the end of the threat.

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"Our mission is to bring its full destruction, like cancer. You remove cancer, and you're doing other treatments, and maybe it will be back one day," Netanyahu said. "But I believe we are delaying them for a long, long time."

Amid the turmoil, several foreign nationals in Israel are seeking to leave the country. In a recent announcement, the Chinese embassy advised its citizens to evacuate immediately via land crossings into Jordan. However, the U.S. embassy in Tel Aviv stated it cannot facilitate evacuations for American citizens as both the airport and airspace remain closed.

Meanwhile, warnings have also been issued for residents in Tehran, where officials are urging evacuations. Central Tehran, home to approximately nine million residents, is experiencing significant changes. Traffic jams are reported on routes leading out of the city, with businesses and shops shutting down in preparation for a potential military escalation.

Israeli officials have indicated that they plan to target specific areas in Tehran, leading to further evacuation warnings for neighborhoods across the Iranian capital.

This story was initially reported by a journalist and has been converted to this platform with the assistance of AI. Our editorial team verifies all reporting on all platforms for fairness and accuracy.

The Detroit City Lions (DCL) Youth Club is organizing a free Juneteenth event, filled with football, food and fun for the whole family.

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This weekend is about unity, upliftment, and transformation, says Devon Buskin founder of DCL alongside his wife, Bituin. Were celebrating Juneteenth, while lifting the people shaping Detroits future. Its all about building confidence, character, and community.

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Former Michigan House Speaker Tom Leonard has entered the Republican race for governor. Leonard, 44, announced his run with a video on social media.

In the announcement, Leonard said his campaign will focus on growing Michigan, lowering taxes and reforming regulations.

Michigan currently ranks second-to-last in unemployment, and our education system is bottom 10 in the nation, Leonard said in a statement. We cannot afford another lost decade where our children are forced to leave the state for better opportunity. My priority throughout this campaign will be to lay out a positive vision with real solutions to address our states most pressing problems with a clear focus on making Michigan a growth state.

He joins a crowded Republican field that already includes Rep. John James, State Senate Minority Leader Aric Nesbitt, former Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox, as well as Anthony Hudson and Evan Space.

Leonard lives in DeWitt and is an attorney at Plunkett Cooney Law Firm. He served three terms in the Michigan House and was speaker in his last term.

On the Democratic side, candidates include Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson and former Cape Coral, Fla. mayor Marni Sawicki.

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan is running as an Independent. We hope to do a one-on-one with Leonard in the future.

Watch more interviews with gubernatorial candidates in the videos below

Republican Mike Cox

One-on-one with Republican Mike Cox, former Michigan AG running for governor

Republican Aric Nesbitt

FULL INTERVIEW: Aric Nesbitt talks about running for Governor

Republican Antony Hudson

One-on-one with Republican Anthony Hudson, who is running for Michigan governor

Democrat Garlin Gilchrist

FULL INTERVIEW: Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist talks about Michigan gubernatorial run

Democrat Jocelyn Benson

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson talks with 7 News Detroit after announcing gubernatorial run

Democrat Chris Swanson

Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson talks about gubernatorial run

Independent Mike Duggan

Interview: Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan talks about running for Michigan Governor

We hope to interview the other candidates in the future.

President Donald Trump suggested on Tuesday that he would likely extend a deadline for TikTok’s Chinese owner to divest the popular video sharing app.

Trump had signed an order in early April to keep TikTok running for another 75 days after a potential deal to sell the app to American owners was put on ice.

“Probably yeah, yeah,” he responded when asked by reporters on Air Force One whether the deadline would be extended again.

“Probably have to get China approval but I think we’ll get it. I think President Xi will ultimately approve it.”

He indicated in an interview last month with NBC that he would be open to pushing back the deadline again. If it happens, it would be third time that the deadline has been extended.

A doctor charged with giving Matthew Perry ketamine in the month leading up to the Friends star's overdose death will plead guilty, according to an agreement filed in court Monday.

Dr. Salvador Plasencia agreed to plead guilty to four counts of distribution of ketamine, according to the signed document filed in federal court in Los Angeles. In exchange for his plea, prosecutors agreed to drop three additional counts of distribution of ketamine and two counts of falsifying records.

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Federal prosecutors said in a statement that the plea carries a maximum sentence of 40 years in prison. They said Plasencia is expected to formally plead guilty in the coming weeks.

According to a co-defendant, Plasencia in a text message called the actor a moron who could be exploited for money. The physician had been one of the primary targets of the prosecution, along with a woman accused of being a ketamine dealer. Three other defendants, including another doctor, agreed to plead guilty last year in exchange for their cooperation.

Plasencia and the woman, Jasveen Sangha, had been scheduled to face trial in August. An email to his attorney seeking comment was not immediately answered.

Perry was found dead by his assistant on Oct. 28, 2023. The medical examiner ruled that ketamine, typically used as a surgical anesthetic, was the primary cause of death.

The actor had been using the drug through his regular doctor in a legal but off-label treatment for depression, which has become increasingly common. Perry, 54, began seeking more ketamine than his doctor would give him.

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Plasencia admitted in his plea agreement that another patient connected him with Perry, and that starting about a month before Perry's death, he illegally supplied the actor with 20 vials of ketamine totaling 100 mg of the drug, along with ketamine lozenges and syringes.

He admitted to enlisting the other doctor, Mark Chavez, to supply the drug for him, according to the court filings.

I wonder how much this moron will pay, Plasencia texted Chavez, according to Chavez's plea agreement. The two met up the same day in Costa Mesa, halfway between the Los Angeles area where Plasencia practiced and San Diego, where Chavez practiced, and exchanged several vials of ketamine, the filings said.

After selling the drugs to Perry for $4,500, Plasencia allegedly asked Chavez if he could keep supplying them so they could become Perrys go-to, prosecutors said.

Plasencia admitted to visiting Perry's house twice and injecting him with ketamine. He also left ketamine behind and showed Perry's personal assistant, Kenneth Iwamasa, how to inject it, according to Iwamasa's plea agreement. The doctor later met up with Iwamasa and gave him more ketamine for Perry, according to the document.

Perry was also getting ketamine from another source, Sangha, who prosecutors allege was a major dealer and supplied the dose that killed the actor.

Sangha has pleaded not guilty making her the only one of the five people charged in Perrys death who has not entered a plea agreement. She remains jailed as she awaits trial. Plasencia was freed on bond after his initial court appearances.

Erik Fleming, a friend of Perry who said he acted as a middleman and drug messenger, has also pleaded guilty and has been cooperating with prosecutors.

None of the defendants has yet been sentenced. Plasencia's plea deal makes no specific sentencing guarantees.

Perry struggled with addiction for years, dating back to his time on Friends, when he became one of the biggest stars of his generation as Chandler Bing. He starred alongside Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc and David Schwimmer for 10 seasons from 1994 to 2004 on NBCs megahit.

By MARY CLARE JALONICK and JOEY CAPPELLETTI, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of Congress will attend emergency briefings this week after the killing of a Minnesota state lawmaker brought renewed fears — and stoked existing partisan tensions — over the security of federal lawmakers when in Washington and at home.

The suspect in the attack had dozens of federal lawmakers listed in his writings, besides the state lawmakers and others he’s accused of targeting. The man is accused of shooting and killing former Democratic House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, in their home early Saturday in the northern Minneapolis suburbs and wounding another lawmaker and his wife at their home.

The shootings come after credible threats to members of Congress have more than doubled in the last decade, the troubling tally of an era that has been marked by a string of violent attacks against lawmakers and their families.

In 2011, Democratic Rep. Gabby Giffords was shot and wounded at an event in her Arizona district. In 2017, Republican Rep. Steve Scalise was shot and wounded as he practiced for a congressional baseball game with other GOP lawmakers near Washington. In 2022, Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband, Paul, was attacked by a man who broke into their San Francisco home. And in 2024, two men separately tried to assassinate Donald Trump during his Republican presidential campaign.

All four survived, some with serious injuries. But those attacks, among others and many close calls for members of both major political parties, have rattled lawmakers and raised recurring questions about whether they have enough security — and whether they can ever be truly safe in their jobs.

“I don’t have a solution to this problem right now,” said Minnesota Democratic Sen. Tina Smith, a friend of Hortman’s who received increased security after the attack. “I just see so clearly that this current state of play is not sustainable.”

Connecticut Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy said lawmakers are “clearly at the point where we have to adjust the options available to us.”

The U.S. Capitol Police’s threat assessment section investigated 9,474 “concerning statements and direct threats” against members of Congress last year, the highest number since 2021, the year that the Capitol was attacked by Trump’s supporters after he tried to overturn his 2020 presidential election defeat to Democrat Joe Biden. In 2017, there were 3,939 investigated threats, the Capitol Police said.

While members of Congress may be high profile, they do have some resources available that might not be available to state and local lawmakers, said Sen. Mike Rounds of South Dakota, who was a member of the South Dakota state Senate for 10 years before he was the state’s governor. In the state legislature, “it just wasn’t feasible all the time” to have increased security, said Rounds, a Republican.

As threats have increased, members of Congress have had access to new funding to add security at their personal homes. But it is unclear how many have used it and whether there is enough money to keep lawmakers truly safe.

“Resources should not be the reason that a U.S. senator or congressman gets killed,” Murphy said.

Instead of bringing lawmakers together, the Minnesota shootings have created new internal tensions. Smith on Monday confronted one of her fellow senators, Utah Republican Mike Lee, for a series of posts on X over the weekend. One mocked Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, a Democrat who ran for vice president last year. Another post said of the killings, “This is what happens when Marxists don’t get their way.”

Trump said he had no plans to call Walz, describing the Democratic leader as “so whacked out.”

“Why would I call him? I could call him and say, ‘Hi, how are you doing?’” the Republican president told reporters aboard Air Force One during an overnight flight back to Washington. “The guy doesn’t have a clue. He’s a mess. So, you know, I could be nice and call him, but why waste time?”

Friends and former colleagues interviewed by The Associated Press described Vance Luther Boelter, the man accused of killing Hortman and her husband, as a devout Christian who attended an evangelical church and went to campaign rallies for Trump. Records show Boelter registered to vote as a Republican while living in Oklahoma in 2004 before moving to Minnesota, where voters don’t list party affiliation. His attorney has declined to comment.

Smith talked to Lee outside a GOP conference meeting as soon as she arrived in Washington on Monday. “I would say he seemed surprised to be confronted,” she told reporters afterward.

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer of New York also called out Lee’s posts on the Senate floor, saying that for him to “fan the flames of division with falsities, while the killer was still on the loose, is deeply irresponsible. He should take his posts down and immediately apologize to the families of the victims.”

Lee’s office did not respond to a request for comment.

Lawmakers were already on edge before the shootings, which came less than two days after Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla was forcibly removed from a press conference with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in California. Officers restrained Padilla and put him on the ground.

Angry Democratic senators immediately took to the Senate floor Thursday afternoon to denounce Padilla’s treatment. “What was really hard for me to see was that a member of this body was driven to his knees and made to kneel before authorities,” said New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker. “This is a test. This is a crossroads.”

Senate Democrats say at a briefing Tuesday they plan to ask security officials, as well as Republican leadership, about Padilla’s removal from the press conference and their protection against outside threats.

“I certainly hope to hear leadership responding in a profound way,” said New Mexico Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, a Democrat.

Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., who said she had been informed that her name was also on the suspect’s list, said she wanted to hear recommendations at the briefing on how to improve security.

“And we can take those recommendations,” Baldwin said. “But I think, both with the president and his administration and with members of Congress, that we need to bring the temperature down. There’s no place for political violence ever. And the rhetoric — words matter.”

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Multiple Michigan lawmakers were on the list of the alleged Minnesota shooter, their teams have confirmed to 7 News Detroit.

Vance Boelter surrendered to police Sunday after they found him in the woods near his home following a massive manhunt that stretched over two days. He is accused of fatally shooting former Democratic House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, in their home early Saturday in the northern Minneapolis suburbs.

Authorities say he also shot Sen. John Hoffman, a Democrat, and his wife, Yvette, who lived just a few miles away.

Officials said the list had dozens of names from several states. Those names included Democratic officials, plus others with ties to Planned Parenthood or abortion rights movements, according to CNN.

In Michigan, the list included Democratic Reps. Haley Stevens, Rashida Tlaib, Debbie Dingell, Shri Thanedar and Hillary Scholten, plus Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and Sen. Elissa Slotkin.

Dingell chose to hold her planned town hall at Dexter High School on Monday, where there was a heavy police presence.

Some people wanted me to cancel tonight and I was not going to cancel tonight, she said during her town hall. I've got a great chief, and the sheriff from here said to me, 'you just got to be a little more careful.'

Despite the threat, Dingell said it was crucial the town hall event went on as lawmakers call for unity.

All of us, every single one of us has to help dial down the level of rhetoric. We are normalizing violence and that is not OK, Dignell said.

Ann Arbor teacher crowned Miss Michigan 2025, using her platform to advocate for mental health Ann Arbor teacher crowned 2025 Miss Michigan

Third grade teacher, nonprofit founder and now Miss Michigan 2025, Hannah Palmer is proving you dont have to fit into just one box.

Palmer, who teaches at an elementary school in Ann Arbor, was recently crowned Miss Michigan in what she describes as a surreal moment.

It felt like a blur, Palmer recalled of the crowning.

Known as Miss. Palmer to her students, she said her mission is to inspire the next generation to embrace all aspects of themselves and chase their full potential.

You are your only limitation, she said. When I really started to believe in myself to say I can do it all, I can be Miss. Palmer, I can be Hannah, I can be Miss Michigan thats when I started to see success.

Outside the classroom and pageant stage, Palmer is also the founder and CEO of the Sunflower Project, a nonprofit organization focused on mental health education. The organization offers resources to help people support loved ones experiencing mental health crises.

Every single one of us has mental health, whether or not we have a mental illness, she said. Thats why its so important we check in with the people in our lives. Just asking how are you? can make a difference.

Palmers advocacy is deeply personal. Shes a five-time suicide attempt survivor and openly shares her journey with depression and anxiety.

Its from sharing my own story that Im able to be an advocate for so many, she said.

Despite the challenges, Palmer pursued a career in education, where she continues to leave a lasting impact. Her students even surprised her with their support during the Miss Michigan competition including former student Kinley Rhodes, who is now in sixth grade.

Mayflies swarm Luna Pier, signaling the start of summer in Michigan Mayflies swarm Luna Pier, signaling the start of summer in Michigan

If you're heading to Luna Pier this week, be prepared to share the shoreline with thousands of mayflies.

Mayfly season in Michigan typically runs from June through August, with hatchings common along bodies of water like Lake St. Clair and in Monroe County. But right now, Luna Pier appears to be at the epicenter of the swarm.

Theyre fine on the sidewalk. Then once you go in the grass, its like a whole tornado happening, said Adysynn Gonzalez, who spends summers in Luna Pier.

The mayflies are blanketing sidewalks, trees, homes and people. The swarms are especially noticeable near grassy areas, where children have taken to collecting and playing with the tiny insects.

Actually, a fact about it is that they clean the water, Adysynn said.

Experts agree. Mayflies are considered a key indicator of clean and well-oxygenated water. Their presence suggests the aquatic ecosystem is healthy. Though they only live for 24 to 48 hours, once they emerge, their brief life cycle plays an important role in the food web and water quality.

Legend Hubbard, another young mayfly fan, says he's grown fond of the bugs.

I had a best friend mayfly and he was my best friend yesterday, he said, smiling. Somehow, hes still living today.

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he he won’t call Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz after the targeted shootings of two state lawmakers because it would “waste time.”

One of the lawmakers and her husband were killed.

The Republican president spoke to reporters early Tuesday aboard Air Force One as he flew back to Washington after abruptly leaving an international summit in Canada because of rising tensions in the Middle East between Israel and Iran. Asked if he planned to call Walz, Trump said the Democratic governor is “slick” and “whacked out” and said, “I’m not calling him.”

Presidents often reach out to other elected officials at times of tragedy to offer condolences.

Trump added, “The guy doesn’t have a clue. He’s a mess. So, you know, I could be nice and call him, but why waste time?”

Walz was the vice presidential running mate for 2024 Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris, who lost her presidential bid to Trump. During the campaign, Walz often branded Trump and other Republican politicians as “just weird.”

President Donald Trumps order to block incoming foreign students from attending Harvard University will remain on hold temporarily following a hearing Monday, when a lawyer for the Ivy League school said Trump was using its students as pawns.

U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs in Boston extended a temporary restraining order on Trump's proclamation until June 23 while she weighs Harvard's request for a preliminary injunction. Burroughs made the decision at a hearing over Harvard's request, which Trump's Republican administration opposed.

Burroughs granted the initial restraining order June 5, and it had been set to expire Thursday.

Trump moved to block foreign students from entering the U.S. to attend Harvard earlier this month, citing concerns over national security. It followed a previous attempt by the Department of Homeland Security to revoke Harvard's ability to host foreign students on its campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Burroughs has temporarily blocked that action, too, and is weighing whether it should remain on hold until the case is decided.

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Ian Gershengorn, a lawyer for Harvard, told Burroughs on Monday that Trump was using Harvards international students as pawns" while arguing the administration has exceeded its authority in an attempt to retaliate against the school for not agreeing to the president's demands.

I think there is no finding that Harvard is dangerous, he said.

Trump has been warring with Harvard for months after it rejected a series of government demands meant to address conservative complaints that the school has become too liberal and has tolerated anti-Jewish harassment. Trump officials have cut more than $2.6 billion in research grants, ended federal contracts and threatened to revoke its tax-exempt status.

Foreign students were brought into the battle in April, when Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem demanded that Harvard turn over a trove of records related to any dangerous or illegal activity by foreign students. Harvard says it complied, but Noem said the response fell short, and on May 22 she revoked Harvards certification in the Student and Exchange Visitor Program.

The sanction immediately put Harvard at a disadvantage as it competed for the worlds top students and harmed Harvards reputation as a global research hub, the school said in its lawsuit. Without its international students, Harvard is not Harvard, the suit said.

The action would have upended some graduate schools that recruit heavily from abroad. Some schools overseas quickly offered invitations to Harvards students, including two universities in Hong Kong.

While Harvard's legal team on Monday said the federal government was unfairly and illegally singling the university out in Trump's proclamation, Department of Justice attorney Tiberius Davis countered that the administration has scrutinized dozens of universities over the past two months.

The power is within Harvard to fix this, Davis said, adding that currently the federal government believes other universities might be better to host foreign students.

Davis was the sole attorney to attend and defend the Trump administration during Monday's hearing compared with the six Harvard attorneys, a contrast that Burroughs commented on repeatedly.

Not only do you have this case but you have it alone, she said.

Harvard President Alan Garber previously said the university has made changes to combat antisemitism. But Harvard, he said, will not stray from its core, legally-protected principles, even after receiving federal ultimatums.

By ROB GILLIES and JILL LAWLESS, Associated Press

KANANASKIS, Alberta (AP) — Six of the Group of Seven leaders are trying on the final day of their summit Tuesday to show the wealthy nations’ club still has the clout to shape world events despite the early departure of U.S. President Donald Trump.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and his counterparts from the U.K., France, Germany, Italy and Japan will be joined by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and NATO chief Mark Rutte to discuss Russia’s relentless war on its neighbor.

World leaders had gathered in Canada with the specific goal of helping to defuse a series of pressure points, only to be disrupted by a showdown over Iran’s nuclear program that could escalate in dangerous and uncontrollable ways. Israel launched an aerial bombardment campaign against Iran on Friday, and Iran has hit back with missiles and drones.

Trump left the summit in the Canadian Rocky Mountain resort of Kananaskis a day early late Monday, saying: “I have to be back, very important.” As conflict between Israel and Iran intensified, he declared that Tehran should be evacuated “immediately” — while also expressing optimism about a deal to stop the violence.

Before leaving, Trump joined the other leaders in issuing a statement saying Iran “can never have a nuclear weapon” and calling for a “de-escalation of hostilities in the Middle East, including a ceasefire in Gaza.” Getting unanimity — even on a short and broadly worded statement — was a modest measure of success for the group.

At the summit, Trump warned that Tehran must curb its nuclear program before it’s “too late.” He said Iranian leaders would “like to talk” but they had already had 60 days to reach an agreement on their nuclear ambitions and failed to do so before the Israeli aerial assault began. “They have to make a deal,” he said.

Asked what it would take for the U.S. to get involved in the conflict militarily, Trump said Monday morning, “I don’t want to talk about that.“

But by Monday afternoon, Trump warned ominously on social media, “Everyone should immediately evacuate Tehran!” Shortly after that, Trump decided to leave the summit and skip a series of Tuesday meetings that would address the war in Ukraine and trade issues.

The sudden departure only heightened the drama of a world that seems on verge of several firestorms. Trump already has imposed severe tariffs on multiple nations that risk a global economic slowdown. There has been little progress on settling the wars in Ukraine and Gaza.

Trump’s stance on Ukraine puts him fundamentally at odds with the other G7 leaders, who back Ukraine and are clear that Russia is the aggressor in the war.

The U.S. president on Monday suggested there would have been no war if G7 members hadn’t expelled Putin from the organization in 2014 for annexing Crimea.

Trump on Monday demurred when asked if he supported Russia, saying “I only care about saving lives.”

With talks on ending the war at an impasse, Starmer said Britain and other G7 members were slapping new tariffs on Russia in a bid to get it to the ceasefire negotiating table. Zelenskyy is due to attend the summit Tuesday at Carney’s invitation, along with other leaders including Rutte and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Trump declined to join in the sanctions on Russia, saying he would wait until Europe did so first.

“When I sanction a country, that costs the U.S. a lot of money, a tremendous amount of money,” he said.

Trump had been scheduled before his departure to meet with Zelenskyy and with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum.

On the Middle East, Merz told reporters that Germany was planning to draw up a final communique proposal on the Israel-Iran conflict that will stress that “Iran must under no circumstances be allowed to acquire nuclear weapons-capable material.”

Trump also seemed to put a greater priority on addressing his grievances with other nations’ trade policies than on collaboration with G7 allies. The U.S. president has imposed 50% tariffs on steel and aluminum as well as 25% tariffs on autos. Trump is also charging a 10% tax on imports from most countries, though he could raise rates on July 9, after the 90-day negotiating period set by him would expire.

He announced with Starmer that they had signed a trade framework Monday that was previously announced in May, with Trump saying that British trade was “very well protected’ because ”I like them, that’s why. That’s their ultimate protection.”

Associated Press writers Will Weissert in Banff, Alberta, and Josh Boak in Calgary, Alberta, contributed to this story.

By JOSEPH KRAUSS, JON GAMBRELL and NATALIE MELZER, Associated Press

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israel appeared to be expanding its air campaign against Tehran five days after its surprise attack on Iran’s military and nuclear program, as U.S. President Donald Trump posted an ominous message warning residents of the capital to evacuate.

“IRAN CAN NOT HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON,” Trump wrote Monday night before returning to Washington early from a Group of Seven summit in Canada. “Everyone should immediately evacuate Tehran!” he added.

Trump later denied he had rushed back to work on a ceasefire, telling reporters on Air Force One during the flight back to Washington: “I’m not looking at a ceasefire. We’re looking at better than a ceasefire.”

Asked why he had urged for the evacuation of Tehran, he said: “I just want people to be safe.”

Earlier, the Israeli military had called for some 330,000 residents of a neighborhood in downtown Tehran to evacuate. Tehran is one of the largest cities in the Middle East, with around 10 million people, roughly equivalent to the entire population of Israel. People have been fleeing since the hostilities began.

Israel says its sweeping assault on Iran’s top military leaders, nuclear scientists, uranium enrichment sites and ballistic missile program is necessary to prevent its longtime adversary from getting any closer to building an atomic weapon. The strikes have killed at least 224 people in Iran and wounded 1,277 since Friday.

Iran has retaliated by launching more than 370 missiles and hundreds of drones at Israel. So far, 24 people have been killed in Israel and more than 500 wounded. The Israeli military said a new barrage of missiles was launched on Tuesday, and explosions could be heard in northern Israel.

Shops closed, lines for gas in Iran’s capital

Downtown Tehran appeared to be emptying out early Tuesday, with many shops closed. The ancient Grand Bazaar was also closed, something that only happened in the past during anti-government demonstrations or at the height of the coronavirus pandemic.

On the roads out of Tehran to the west, traffic stood bumper to bumper. Many appeared to be heading to the Caspian Sea area. Long lines also could be seen at gas stations in Tehran, with printed placards and boards calling for a “severe” response to Israel visible across the city.

Authorities cancelled leave for doctors and nurses as the attacks continue, but insisted everything was under control and did not offer any guidance for the public on what to do.

The Israeli military meanwhile claimed to have killed someone it described as Iran’s top general in a strike on Tehran. Iran did not immediately comment on the reported killing of Gen. Ali Shadmani, who had just been named as the head of the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, part of the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard.

Iran has named other generals to replace the top leaders of the Guard and the regular armed forces after they were killed in earlier strikes.

Trump leaves G7 early to focus on conflict

Before leaving the summit in Canada, Trump joined the other leaders in a joint statement saying Iran “can never have a nuclear weapon” and calling for a “de-escalation of hostilities in the Middle East, including a ceasefire in Gaza.”

French President Emmanuel Macron told reporters that discussions were underway on a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, but Trump appeared to shoot that down in his comments on social media.

Macron “mistakenly said that I left the G7 Summit, in Canada, to go back to D.C. to work on a ‘cease fire’ between Israel and Iran,” Trump wrote. “Wrong! He has no idea why I am now on my way to Washington, but it certainly has nothing to do with a Cease Fire. Much bigger than that.”

Meanwhile, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth headed to the White House Situation Room to meet with the president and his national security team.

Hegseth didn’t provide details on what prompted the meeting but said on Fox News late Monday that the movements were to “ensure that our people are safe.”

Trump said he wasn’t ready to give up on diplomatic talks, and could send Vice President JD Vance and special envoy Steve Witkoff to meet with the Iranians.

“I may,” he said. “It depends on what happens when I get back.”

Israel says it has ‘aerial superiority’ over Tehran

Israeli military spokesperson Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin said Monday his country’s forces had “achieved full aerial superiority over Tehran’s skies.”

The military said it destroyed more than 120 surface-to-surface missile launchers in central Iran, a third of Iran’s total, including multiple launchers just before they launched ballistic missiles towards Israel. It also destroyed two F-14 fighter planes that Iran used to target Israeli aircraft, the military said.

Israeli military officials also said fighter jets had struck 10 command centers in Tehran belonging to Iran’s Quds Force, an elite arm of its paramilitary Revolutionary Guard that conducts military and intelligence operations outside Iran.

Israel’s military issued an evacuation warning for a part of central Tehran that houses state TV and police headquarters, as well as three large hospitals, including one owned by the Guard. It has issued similar evacuation warnings for parts of the Gaza Strip and Lebanon ahead of strikes.

On Monday, an Israeli strike hit the headquarters of Iran’s state-run TV station, sending a television anchor fleeing her studio during a live broadcast. The Israeli military said Tuesday it had hit the station because “the broadcast channel was used to spread anti-Israel propaganda.”

Israel says strikes have set back nuclear program

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the Israeli strikes have set Iran’s nuclear program back a “very, very long time,” and told reporters he is in daily touch with Trump.

Iran maintains its nuclear program is peaceful, and the U.S. and others have assessed Tehran has not had an organized effort to pursue a nuclear weapon since 2003. The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency has repeatedly warned that the country has enough enriched uranium to make several nuclear bombs should it choose to do so.

So far, Israel has targeted multiple Iranian nuclear program sites but has not been able to destroy Iran’s Fordo uranium enrichment facility.

The site is buried deep underground — and to eliminate it, Israel may need the 30,000-pound (14,000-kilogram) GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator, a U.S. bunker-busting bomb that uses its weight and sheer kinetic force to reach deeply buried targets. Israel does not have the munition or the bomber needed to deliver it. The penetrator is currently delivered by the B-2 stealth bomber.

No sign of conflict letting up

Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, appeared to make a veiled plea Monday for the U.S. to step in and negotiate an end to hostilities.

In a post on X, Araghchi wrote that if Trump is “genuine about diplomacy and interested in stopping this war, next steps are consequential.”

“It takes one phone call from Washington to muzzle someone like Netanyahu,” Iran’s top diplomat wrote. “That may pave the way for a return to diplomacy.”

The message to Washington was sent as the latest talks between the U.S. and Iran were canceled over the weekend after Israel’s surprise bombardment.

On Sunday, Araghchi said Iran will stop its strikes if Israel does the same.

Melzer reported from Nahariya, Israel. Associated Press writers Nasser Karimi and Amir Vahdat in Tehran, Iran, Melanie Lidman in Tel Aviv, Israel, and Tara Copp in Washington contributed to this report.

The Los Angeles Press Club and Status Coup filed a joint federal lawsuit against the Los Angeles Police Department on Monday, claiming the police violated journalists rights under the U.S. Constitution.

The lawsuit cites several examples of journalists being struck or arrested by police during ongoing anti-deportation protests in Los Angeles. The organizations claim journalists have been "shot with 'less-lethal munitions,' charged by horses, and forcibly prevented from filming."

With todays lawsuit, the L.A. Press Club is fighting for the rights of all of its nearly 1,000 members to report the news without risking their health and safety, said Adam Rose, press rights chair of the LAPC. Some examples of these alleged violations include when a CNN reporter and his crew were detained during demonstrations; when a U.S.-based correspondent for an Australian news outlet was struck by munitions on a relatively empty street; and when a New York Times reporter was shot in the hip with a non-lethal round.

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The groups noted that after the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests, California approved Senate Bill 98, which stipulated press rights amid protests.

Additionally, press groups noted that LAPD officers were given training following the 2020 protests on how to work safely with journalists.

"The investment in the training was in the millions, and some of the training has indeed been put to use by officers. But recent events have made it clear that the need for re-training is high," the National Press Club said.

The lawsuit seeks to stop the LAPD from engaging in unconstitutional acts against journalists.

Here in the strawberry field at Spicer Orchards in Fenton, families are marking the unofficial start of summer.

Watch the full story from Christiana Ford in the video player below 'They're very juicy': U-Pick strawberry season is officially here

"I've been doing this since I was five," said Kara Kinsan, who was picking strawberries.," said Kara Kinser, who was pioking strawberries. "It's been a good day."

After about two hot hours in the orchard, Kinser has enough strawberries for her family's annual tradition.

"We'll bake strawberry pies, strawberry shortcakes, we'll do strawberry cake"

She's one of the many visitors already stopping by the patch for the early strawberry season.

"The strawberries are pretty good, they're very juicy," Lucy told me.

"I just kinda went running around and just grabbed the bigger ones," Mia said.

Spcier Orchards in Fenton is one of few in metro Detroit kicking off the U-Pick season, managing their 10 acres. The 300-acre family farm is known for you pick just about everything you can grow in Michigan.

"You get on the wagon, yep, you go out and pick and then, and then you'll wait for the wagon to bring you back up and then they'll weigh in when you get up here and that's when you'll pay for your berries,"

Third-generation farmer Ryan Spicer says their 10 acres of strawberries are thriving despite the colder tempatrues.

"The average temperature has stayed pretty low so far, but not looking at this next week, we look like we're getting into our normal Michigan 80 degree, you know, summer, which we've been kind of waiting for because that's what kind of makes all these berries and stuff start moving and you need the heat to ripen them up and your average degree temperature has to be up too," Spicer said.

Spicer says they got creative, using an irrigation system that rose the temperature around the strawberries and frost fans.

"We'll be picking for probably another 3 weeks, of course, depending on the weather," Spicer said. "If it gets super hot and stays super hot, they cook a lot faster, so that could shorten the season, but if it stays colder at nights, they don't ripen as fast."

So far people are hauling in big lots. At $3.99/pound, you can ger one pick flat for about $48.

"This is our most successful year so far, yeah it was a lot more fun," said Jamie Malover. "It's a good feeling because then you get to make your strawberry jams and strawberry pie."

Spicer's tip: come early to beat the crowds and the heat.

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U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders is endorsing state Rep. Donavan McKinney’s campaign to unseat Democratic U.S. Rep. Shri Thanedar, joining U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib in supporting the Detroit lawmaker ahead of the August primary. Sanders’s endorsement adds to McKinney’s growing support from progressive Democrats, including six state senators, 11 state representatives, and numerous local elected officials.

Today is Tuesday, June 17, the 168th day of 2025. There are 197 days left in the year.

Today in history:

On June 17, 1994, after leading police on a slow-speed chase on Southern California freeways, O.J. Simpson was arrested and charged with murder in the deaths of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ronald Goldman. (Simpson was acquitted of the murders in a criminal trial in 1995, but held liable in a civil trial in 1997.)

Also on this date:

In 1775, the Revolutionary War Battle of Bunker Hill resulted in a costly victory for the British, who suffered heavy losses.

In 1885, the Statue of Liberty, disassembled and packed into 214 separate crates, arrived in New York Harbor aboard the French frigate Isère.

In 1930, President Herbert Hoover signed the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act, which boosted U.S. tariffs to historically high levels, prompting foreign retaliation.

In 1963, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Abington (Pa.) School District v. Schempp, struck down, 8-1, rules requiring the recitation of the Lord’s Prayer or reading of biblical verses in public schools.

In 1972, President Richard Nixon’s eventual downfall began with the arrest of five burglars inside the Democratic headquarters in Washington, D.C.’s, Watergate complex.

In 2008, hundreds of same-sex couples got married across California on the first full day that same-sex marriage became legal by order of the state’s highest court; an estimated 11,000 same-sex couples would be married under the California law in its first three months.

In 2015, nine Black worshippers were killed when a gunman opened fire during a Bible study gathering at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina. (Dylann Roof, a white supremacist, was captured the following day; he would be convicted on state and federal murder and hate crime charges and sentenced to death.)

In 2021, the Supreme Court, in a 7-2 ruling, left intact the entire Affordable Care Act, rejecting a major Republican-led effort to kill the national health care law known informally as “Obamacare.”

In 2021, President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law, creating the first new national holiday since the establishment of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Today’s Birthdays:

• Filmmaker Ken Loach is 89.
• Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is 82.
• Musician Barry Manilow is 82.
• Comedian Joe Piscopo is 74.
• Actor Jon Gries is 68.
• Filmmaker Bobby Farrelly is 67.
• Actor Thomas Haden Church is 65.
• Actor Greg Kinnear is 62.
• Olympic speed skating gold medalist Dan Jansen is 60.
• Fashion designer Tory Burch is 59.
• Actor Jason Patric is 59.
• Actor-comedian Will Forte is 55.
• Latin pop singer-songwriter Paulina Rubio is 54.
• Tennis Hall of Famer Leander Paes is 52.
• Tennis star Venus Williams is 45.
• Actor Jodie Whittaker is 43.
• Rapper Kendrick Lamar is 38.
• Actor KJ Apa is 28.

BIRMINGHAM – North Farmington’s boys hoops team began its summer with a similar end-of-game scenario to many of the ones that defined its record last winter.

The Raiders played their first game together at Groves High School on Monday evening and defended on the final possession to pick up a 31-29 win over River Rouge.

“We were a lot better defensively the second half,” said North Farmington JV head coach Pete Mantyla, who has been with the school in some capacity for over three decades.

Mantyla was pleased with the way his team — which, sans a player missing with an injury, featured a majority of guys who played big roles last year and will do so again going forward — locked it down in man-to-man as the game wore on.

From a results standpoint, the Raiders early on this past year looked the part of a team that had lost a majority of their talent from the one prior when they ran to the D1 title game against Orchard Lake St. Mary’s.

But the reality was better than the standings indicated. Their first four losses were all by one possession, not a big surprise from a team that lacked the on-court reps.

“We weren’t finishing out games,” said Raiders forward Connor Brown, who was a sophomore last year. “We were practicing as much as we could. We just weren’t prepared for those scenarios. When we got to them we didn’t know what to do.

“The more we played in games through the season and saw the ending of games, we learned and adapted and were able to finish them out.”

Though he made note of a disappointing loss to rival Farmington in districts, North Farmington went 7-3 in its final 10 games of the regular season, including wins over Clarkston, Avondale and Rochester Adams. Its three losses over that span, including a 55-54 defeat at Groves, came by a combined six points. But three of the victories in the final stretch were secured by a single point, too, indicating the team had show an ability to pull out some of the close ones as well.

Brown, a 6-foot-5 forward who plays his AAU ball with D Rice Elite, is a key piece for the Raiders going forward along with sophomore TJ Wauldron, who has played a lot off-ball but should be a primary ball-handler looking ahead, pairing with seniors Quran Creary and Brendyn Favors.

Beyond them, “It’s a matter of getting the young guys some experience this summer so they’re ready to contribute and fill out those next three or four spots,” Mantyla said.

Games like Monday’s and Wednesday’s game at Groves against Warren Lincoln will prepare North Farmington to better handle pressure next season, when the Raiders will be a little more tested and experienced in their chase for an OAA Red league title. If that late push last year that allowed them to finish third was any indication, they’ll be in the hunt.

“I’m really excited,” Brown said. “I feel like we’re gonna be really good this (coming) year. We’re putting in the work and building experience and coaching up the younger guys to come up and be ready.”

Referencing himself and his three aforementioned returning teammates, Brown added, “I think we’re all gonna have really good summers. We’ve been in the gym together all the time and we’ve got a core group just like two years ago where it’s the four of us. Nothing can break us. We’ll be ready.”

The Environmental Protection Agency is telling some of its staff to stop enforcing violations against oil and gas companies in the U.S., according to reporting from multiple sources.

According to reporting first published by CNN, EPA staffers overseeing the Midwest received verbal instructions to back off enforcement of its emissions rules.

Scripps News has not yet independently verified the reporting.

Th EPA is responsible for rules and standards including those that set limits on methane and benzene levels in the fossil industry, cap emissions from sources like natural gas wells and improve emissions standards to cut down pollution from existing emitters.

But a rollback of such rules would be consistent with the administration's stance on environmental regulation thus far.

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Since taking office, President Trump has moved to shutter dozens of climate research offices throughout the government, fire scientists and researchers studying the causes and impacts of climate change, freeze billions of dollars of funding for clean energy and open up millions of acres of previously protected lands for drilling.

In June, the EPA announced plans to eliminate Biden-era regulations limiting the amount of greenhouse gas and other toxic chemical pollution released into the atmosphere by fossil fuelfired power plants.

The administration also plans to roll back federal restrictions on oil and gas development across millions of acres of Alaskan wilderness in the National Petroleum Reserve, reversing a rule put in place under President Biden in 2024.

If you're heading to Luna Pier this week, be prepared to share the shoreline with thousands of mayflies.

Mayfly season in Michigan typically runs from June through August, with hatchings common along bodies of water like Lake St. Clair and in Monroe County. But right now, Luna Pier appears to be at the epicenter of the swarm.

Watch the video report below: Mayflies swarm Luna Pier, signaling the start of summer in Michigan

Theyre fine on the sidewalk. Then once you go in the grass, its like a whole tornado happening, said Adysynn Gonzalez, who spends summers in Luna Pier.

The mayflies are blanketing sidewalks, trees, homes and people. The swarms are especially noticeable near grassy areas, where children have taken to collecting and playing with the tiny insects.

I just grab them, said Aria Kuehnlein, who lives in Luna Pier.

You pick them up by their wings like this, Adysynn said.

The bugs, while a nuisance for some, are actually a good sign for the local environment.

Actually, a fact about it is that they clean the water, Adysynn said.

Experts agree. Mayflies are considered a key indicator of clean and well-oxygenated water. Their presence suggests the aquatic ecosystem is healthy. Though they only live for 24 to 48 hours, once they emerge, their brief life cycle plays an important role in the food web and water quality.

Legend Hubbard, another young mayfly fan, says he's grown fond of the bugs.

I had a best friend mayfly and he was my best friend yesterday, he said, smiling. Somehow, hes still living today.

Still, the seasonal surge isnt for everyone.

Its a little bit annoying, Robby Kuehnlein said. Gotta stay out of the grass, maybe cancel some plans at the park.

While mayflies have also been spotted in nearby Monroe, its Luna Pier that seems to be at the height of the hatch.

Mayfly season typically wraps up by late August, and residents say this week may be the peak. Until then, locals are learning to coexist, or at least try.

When the mayflies come, its definitely summertime, Zoey Hubbard said.

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U.S. President Donald Trump left the Group of Seven summit in Canada early on Monday, after hostilities between Iran and Israel sharply escalated during a fourth day of fighting.

"You probably see what I see and I have to be back as soon as I can, Trump said during a family photo with other G7 leaders when asked why he was cutting short the trip. "I wish I could stay for tomorrow, but they understand"

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt cited whats going on in the Middle East as the reason for leaving in a statement on the presidents travel plans

Trumps departure came shortly after Trump warned on social media Monday that Iran could not be permitted to develop nuclear weapons and said that people in the capital Tehran should evacuate "immediately."

Iran should have signed the deal I told them to sign," Trump wrote. He did not provide additional details.

In comments at the summit, President Trump said Iran "is not winning this war. And they should talk and they should talk immediately before its too late.

Trump did not delve into US military or intelligence involvement when pressed by reporters, but repeatedly urged that Iran should secure a deal, noting it didnt meet a 60 day deadline to do so before Israel struck.

I think Iran basically is at the negotiating table where they want to make a deal. And as soon as I leave here, we're going to be doing something. But I have to leave here. I have, you know, this commitment. I have a lot of commitments, Trump said.

Trump did not elaborate on the commitments.

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As news broke of Trumps departure, chief Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell stated on X that American Forces are maintaining their defensive posture & that has not changed.

Additional capabilities were directed to the region over the weekend, Sec. of Defense Pete Hegseth confirmed in statement describing the deployments as intended to enhance our defensive posture in the region.

It included directing the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group to the US Central Command area of responsibility and continued operations from the US Navy in the eastern Mediterranean in support of US national security objective, according to a defense official.

Trump is always in touch with members of his national security council, according to an administration official. Several members of Trumps National Security Council were traveling with him, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who earlier in the day spoke with his UK and French counterparts about the conflict and encouraging a diplomatic path, according to a State Department readout.

Trump and Netanyahu have frequent contact, a source familiar said.

The conflict in the Middle East stood to be a major focus at the summit, in which Trump met on the sidelines with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney and EU Commissioner Ursula von der Lyon.

G7 leaders have called for Iran to not have a nuclear weapon, as some also underscored diplomacy on the issue.

A spokesperson for the German government told reporters that the goal might be to have a joint declaration by the G7 here, on the Middle East, but that it would be up to the Americans to decide whether there was a statement.

"Under the strong leadership of President Trump, the United States is back to leading the effort to restore peace around the world. President Trump will continue to work towards ensuring Iran cannot obtain a nuclear weapon, a White House official stated at the time.

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The US was scheduled for a sixth round of talks with Iran over its nuclear program in Oman, before they were called off after Israel launched strikes against Iran last weekend.

President Donald Trump shortly after said the U.S. was not involved in the strikes against Iran Saturday evening, and warned of actions against the U.S.

According to two American officials, the U.S. is providing support to Israel amid the barrage, helping shoot down missiles headed towards the nation. A separate U.S. official previously confirmed to Scripps News that Iran had asked the U.S. to join its war against Iran in the hopes of eliminating its nuclear program, though the officials said the Trump administration was not considering that at this time.

Ahead of Israels initial strikes, Trump publicly signaled he didnt want Israel to attack Iran as he believed they were fairly close to an agreement, but as tensions rose, nonessential personal were urged to evacuate the American embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, US government personnel and family were restricted from traveling outside the greater Tel Aviv area in Israel, and voluntary departure of military dependents from locations across the US Central Command area of responsibility were authorized.

Trump had still been expected to meet with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy before his trip ended early.