A federal judge in Montana has temporarily blocked a state law that would have banned TikTok starting on January 1, 2024.

Rising tensions surround the issue of growing homeless encampments throughout Western U.S. cities, with leaders across the political spectrum urging the Supreme Court to address the proliferation of tent cities and associated deteriorating public conditions.

Preliminary testing of water and air quality along the Yellowstone River, where train cars carrying hazardous materials fell into the water after a bridge collapse, did not reveal any immediate threat to the public, according to state and federal officials.