Today’s Lead News Stories

Masked men block traffic to UK's port of Dover in apparent anti-immigrant protest

Masked men blocked the entrance to Britain’s busiest ferry port, Dover, in what officials said appeared to be an anti-immigration protest

The Independent UK · Sep 5

US court hears challenge to Trump administration's new student visa rule ending 'duration of status' for international students

A US federal court heard arguments challenging a new student visa rule. This rule replaces the duration of status system with fixed admission periods. Higher education groups warn of disruptions to academic plans and US attractiveness. The new system requires extensions for longer programs and affects academic mobility. Indian students…

The Economic Times · Sep 5

Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee faces rematch with Helena Foulkes amid turmoil over Washington Bridge

Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee faces a tough primary rematch against Helena Foulkes, a former CVS executive

The Independent UK · Sep 5

Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy calls air truce as Kushner and Witkoff head for Kyiv via Moscow

Direct hit on SBU headquarters in Kyiv targeted intelligence chief; airline suspends Moscow flights after Zelenskyy warning. What we know on day 1,655

The Guardian - AU · Sep 5

4 killed as car plunges off California mountain road

The California Highway Patrol is investigating the crash near Wrightwood

The Independent UK · Sep 5

Nebraska Records Its First West Nile Death of the Season as State Mosquito Activity Turns Very High

Lancaster County reported Nebraska's first West Nile death of the season, an adult in their 60s, with seven local cases and four hospitalizations.

Medical Daily · Sep 4

Judge blocks Trump’s new USPS rules for mail-in ballots with just weeks before midterm elections

Time is ticking as election officials fear thousands of eligible voters could be wrongly disenfranchised under new rules

The Independent UK · Sep 4

Ex-safety manager given 19 months’ prison over five-year-old’s hyperbaric chamber fire death

Jeffrey Mosteller pleaded no contest to charges relating to burning death of Thomas Cooper in Michigan

The Guardian - US · Sep 4

A Federal Indictment Charges an ICE Officer With Lying About a Shooting That DHS Eagerly Defended

The habitually dishonest department uncritically accepted a story that was immediately contradicted by video footage and physical evidence.

Reason · Sep 4

Democrats demand DHS documents in investigation into Rohingya refugee’s death

Lawmakers condemn agency for ‘obstructing the pursuit of justice’ over death of nearly blind Nurul Amin Shah Alam

The Guardian - US · Sep 4