The Justice Department sent a warning letter to California on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, threatening a federal lawsuit over Assembly Bill 1127, which reclassifies Glock pistols and bans their sale by licensed dealers.

Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon said Californians have a constitutional right to acquire modern handguns and called the law a Second Amendment violation. Fox News DOJ said it has approved filing a complaint but offered to defer litigation if California halts enforcement, admits the law is unconstitutional, and accepts a consent decree. Fox News AB 1127 takes effect July 1 and bars dealers from selling any "machinegun-convertible pistol" after that date, while grandfathering current Glock owners and exempting sales to law enforcement and the military.

Two powerful earthquakes struck northern Venezuela shortly after 6 p.m. local time on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, killing at least 32 people.

The United States and several countries pledged or began mobilizing search-and-rescue teams, medical aid and other assistance.

A Gloucester County grand jury returned a 12-count superseding indictment on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, charging former teacher Ashley Fisler, 36, with first-degree sexual assault of a minor and manufacturing child sexual abuse material.

The indictment also includes second- and third-degree misconduct and obscenity counts. Fox News Prosecutors say Fisler had multiple sexual encounters with a student in 2021 at Orchard Valley Middle School and in her vehicle, and exchanged thousands of sexually explicit texts with him into his high school years. Fox News Fisler was first arrested on March 26, 2026, on eight initial counts; the new indictment adds manufacturing, possession and distribution-related child sexual abuse material charges.

Authorities say a body found June 24 in the basement of a burned Independence, Missouri, home is believed to be Oscar Sanchez-Munoz, a suspect in the Kansas City highway shootings.

Family members discovered a decomposing body under debris in the home's partially collapsed basement and then alerted police, after earlier multi-agency searches failed to find him. New York Times Officials say formal identification awaits the medical examiner.

Detroit Lions cornerback Terrion Arnold surrendered Wednesday, June 24, 2026 at Orient Road Jail after Tampa police obtained warrants charging him with four counts each of kidnapping and armed robbery.

Police say the alleged attack occurred early on February 4 at an apartment on the 14000 block of North 46th Street in Tampa, where three late-teen males were beaten, held at gunpoint and robbed. Fox News Investigators say Arnold rented an Airbnb in Largo that was burglarized around February 1, he reported more than $250,000 stolen on February 3, and he then allegedly helped plan the retaliatory assault. Fox News Authorities say co-defendant Arianna Del Valle livestreamed the February 4 assault and that a recovered group chat shows Arnold and Boakai Hilton Jr. directing participants.

President Trump pressed Senate Republicans during a closed-door lunch on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, and his pressure helped the Senate block a repeat Iran war-powers resolution.

Later the Senate rejected a procedural motion to advance Sen. Tim Kaine's Iran war-powers resolution by a 50-47 vote, blocking another vote during the 60-day U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding.

The California Assembly approved Assembly Bill 65, which would create up to 14 weeks of state-funded pregnancy disability leave for public school teachers and explicitly covers termination of pregnancy, raising the prospect of paid leave for abortions.

The measure passed the Assembly on a bipartisan 62-vote margin and now heads to the state Senate for further debate and possible amendments. CBS News Supporters say the change is needed because teachers are excluded from California's State Disability Insurance program and lack a comparable statewide benefit.

A six-alarm fire erupted around 8:40 p.m. Central on Wednesday in an old commercial building on the 300 block of Front Street in Allentown, forcing evacuations and cutting power to thousands.

Flames spread to a home across the street, and officials ordered residents on that block to evacuate through backyards while nearby residents were told to shelter in place. CBS News PPL Electric Utilities cut power in the area, leaving about 3,600 customers without electricity. CBS News As of publication, officials said no injuries have been reported.

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck off the eastern coast of Iwate prefecture on Wednesday, June 24, 2026 (Central time), and authorities said there was no tsunami threat.

Japan's Meteorological Agency and the U.S. Geological Survey both reported the quake and confirmed there was no danger of a tsunami. PBS Officials said the temblor occurred at about 50 kilometers depth and struck off the coast near Miyako in northeastern Japan. PBS Top government spokesperson Minoru Kihara said there were no immediate injuries or damage and that nuclear sites including Fukushima Daiichi and a fuel-reprocessing plant in Aomori showed no abnormalities. PBS East Japan Railway suspended some bullet trains and local lines in the region so crews could run safety checks. PBS Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said an emergency team was prioritizing protection of lives and urged residents to remain cautious about aftershocks.

On Wednesday, June 24, 2026, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said Customs and Border Protection reached a record 21,471 Border Patrol agents and is aiming for a 25,000 target.

Mullin said federal authorities have arrested more than 10,000 suspected gang members since President Trump's second term began in January 2025. Fox News DHS identified the 10,000th suspected gang member as Javier Hernandez Rosas. Fox News Officials described him as an alleged MS-13 member and an illegal immigrant from Mexico with prior cocaine-possession convictions and past arrests for abduction and weapons possession. Fox News Mullin linked the surge in gang arrests to authorities provided by the Secure America Act, saying ICE is now "turbocharged" to remove more gang members and criminals from U.S. neighborhoods. Fox News DHS also said the 21,471 staffing level corresponded with an 87%-plus decline in illegal immigration compared with October 2024 levels.

The Pentagon is reimposing mandatory flu vaccinations for military recruits after a flu outbreak at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas infected 275 people, officials said.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had made the annual flu vaccine voluntary in late April, then allowed services to seek exemptions for high-risk groups. CBS News All military departments obtained exemptions by early June that let them continue requiring shots for recruits and others in communal or high-exposure settings, Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said.

Fairfax County police arrested Moises Domingo Rico Rosales on June 23, 2026, in Annandale on charges of indecent exposure and attempted abduction at Wakefield Park, and ICE has lodged a detainer asking officials not to release him.

Rico Rosales is charged with abduction of a person with intent to defile and indecent exposure, court records show. Fox News The Department of Homeland Security says he is a Nicaraguan national who illegally entered the U.S. in Arizona in 2022 and was released under the Biden administration. Fox News Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis issued a sharply worded statement on June 24 calling him a "criminal illegal alien" and publicly urging Gov. Abigail Spanberger and other "sanctuary politicians" to ensure he is turned over to ICE.

U.S. District Judge P. Casey Pitts on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, issued a 71-page ruling that bars ICE from making immigration arrests inside immigration courts nationwide and limits extended short-term detention.

Pitts found the 2025 courthouse-arrest policies "arbitrary and capricious" under the Administrative Procedure Act and overturned the ICE and EOIR rules. News Channel 3-12 He wrote that officials failed to grapple with the chilling effect that arrests have on noncitizens' willingness to attend court and rejected a change that would have extended short-term holding limits beyond a 12-hour cap.

Gen. Christopher Donahue will resign on July 2, 2026 as commander of U.S. Army Europe and Africa and as head of NATO Allied Land Command after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told him to retire.

Donahue submitted retirement papers at Hegseth's request, and the Army says his deputy, Maj. Gen. Christopher Norrie, will assume his duties after July 2. Fox News He had been widely regarded inside the Pentagon as a leading prospect to become the next Army chief of staff before being pushed out. New York Times Allies in Europe privately warned that the abrupt removal could unsettle coordination on Ukraine and NATO force posture. New York Times CBS described Donahue as "one of the most decorated, combat-tested and respected" officers and said he is among more than a dozen senior leaders pushed out under Hegseth.

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck near Redwood Valley in Mendocino County on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, injuring several people and causing widespread damage.

Eyewitnesses told CBS they felt unusually intense shaking and saw structural damage that exceeded earlier accounts. CBS News Security footage shared online showed items thrown from shelves at a Redwood Valley market and residents posted photos of broken furniture and knocked pictures.

An Air Canada flight bound for Halifax diverted to Boston's Logan Airport on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, after the captain experienced a medical emergency midflight.

Flight AC7664 was operated by PAL Airlines for Air Canada on a De Havilland Q400 turboprop and carried 61 passengers; it diverted to Boston at about 1:37 p.m. local time. Fox News Air Canada said the captain suffered a medical issue and was removed from the flight deck under safety protocols, and the first officer took sole control and landed the aircraft. Fox News Massport confirmed the landing was without incident and said Massport Fire Rescue and Boston EMS responded to the crew. CBS News The captain was taken to Boston for medical treatment and Air Canada said it is arranging new travel so passengers can complete their journeys to Halifax.

Postmaster General David Steiner told the Senate Homeland Security Committee on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, that under a proposed USPS regulation the service would not mail absentee or mail ballots for states that refuse to comply.

When Sen. Gary Peters asked whether USPS would still mail ballots if a state declined to provide its absentee voter list, Steiner answered, "Under our proposed regulation? No," and said USPS would demand the "manifest." MS NOW

Frank Carone, ex-chief of staff to Mayor Eric Adams, was arrested and indicted on federal bribery charges tied to a $6.8 million migrant shelter contract on June 24, 2026.

Carone, his brother Anthony Carone, hotel owner Yan Po Zhu and hotel employee Crystal Chen were arraigned in Brooklyn federal court and pleaded not guilty, prosecutors said. PBS News Prosecutors allege Carone accepted about $120,000 in bribes that were funneled through Anthony Carone's law firm to secure the shelter contract for Zhu's Queens hotel, which city Social Services officials had previously rejected. PBS News The indictment cites text messages in which Zhu thanked Carone as "my big guy." PBS News Prosecutors say Zhu later told partners to pay Carone for a year and allege Carone deleted a message, prompting an added obstruction count. PBS News Bond was set at different levels, ranging from $100,000 for Chen to $8 million for Zhu.

On June 24, 2026, FBI, NYPD and federal prosecutors executed searches across New York City in a bribery investigation involving current and former NYPD personnel.

A person familiar with the probe said it centers on former NYPD Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey. CBS News Officials did not immediately comment on whether anyone was arrested, charged or had property seized.

Colombia's electoral authorities declared Abelardo de la Espriella the winner of the June 21 presidential runoff after a recount on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, with a margin of roughly one percentage point.

Iván Cepeda publicly conceded and explicitly named de la Espriella "the new President of the Republic" in a speech he called an "act of democratic responsibility." Fox News In that address Cepeda alleged "open and improper foreign interference" by the United States and accused de la Espriella's campaign of widespread vote-buying that undermined the election's legitimacy. Fox News De la Espriella's campaign issued a June 24 statement saying his government will work for national unity and guarantee the right to political opposition and peaceful protest within constitutional bounds.

Micah Lasher won the Democratic primary for New York's 12th Congressional District on June 23, 2026, defeating Alex Bores and others and becoming the heavy favorite in the Manhattan seat.

Lasher prevailed by roughly 39% to Bores' about 35% in a close finish. Fox News The contest produced about $26.3 million in advertising, making it the second-most expensive House primary on record and a focal point of an industry fight over artificial intelligence. Fox News Lasher ran with endorsements from Rep. Jerry Nadler, Gov. Kathy Hochul and former Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and filings show Bloomberg poured millions into supporting his bid.

President Trump abruptly canceled a planned June 24 signing of the bipartisan 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act in the Capitol's Statuary Hall and said he will not sign it until the SAVE America Act passes.

He announced the cancellation on Truth Social and called passage of the SAVE America Act a "National Emergency." Fox News

On Wednesday, June 24, 2026, Delaware County District Attorney Tanner Rouse announced that 33-year-old Michelle Zajko faces murder, burglary and conspiracy charges over the Dec. 31, 2022 slayings of her parents in Chester Heights, Pennsylvania.

Rouse said investigators believe Zajko arranged the killings to coincide with her 30th birthday and that she was inside the home when the attack occurred. Fox News He said she acted with unidentified co-conspirators, though prosecutors do not yet know who fired the fatal shots. Fox News Prosecutors pointed to years of cellphone analysis, ballistic work and neighbor doorbell-camera footage that captured two people arriving shortly before the shootings and someone shouting "Mom!" moments before gunfire. Fox News They said shell casings at the scene matched ammunition tied to Zajko's Vermont property and a backyard firing range there.

Three Mamdani-endorsed candidates — Brad Lander, Claire Valdez and Darializa Avila Chevalier — won Democratic primaries in New York City on June 23, 2026, sweeping Mayor Zohran Mamdani's slate.

Brad Lander routed two-term Rep. Dan Goldman in New York's 10th District by roughly 65.7% to 34.1%, according to near-final returns. BBC Lander pledged to abolish ICE, publicly called Israel's conduct in Gaza "genocide," and said criticism of Israel need not be antisemitic. PBS Mayor Zohran Mamdani backed the three winners, while Gov. Kathy Hochul and House Leader Hakeem Jeffries had campaigned for some of the incumbents but sought to minimize the long-term implications of the losses.

Whistleblowers sued OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center in Winnebago County Circuit Court, alleging neurosurgeons left patients under anesthesia for lengthy periods and administrators retaliated, the complaint says.

The complaint says a patient was left under anesthesia for about one hour on Feb. 3, 2025, and another patient was left for about 37 minutes on April 17, 2025. Fox News It says a neurosurgeon was observed falling asleep against a surgical microscope during an Oct. 12, 2023, procedure despite prior warnings about fatigue. Fox News The whistleblowers allege hospital administrators ignored repeated safety reports, retaliated against staff and improperly overcharged patients for extended operating-room time.

Darializa Avila Chevalier defeated Rep. Adriano Espaillat in the Democratic primary for New York's 13th Congressional District on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, part of a clean sweep by candidates endorsed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

Chevalier won by about 2,326 votes, earning 32,790 votes (49.4 percent) to Espaillat's 30,464 (45.9 percent) of 66,379 votes cast. Espaillat, 71, a five-term incumbent who chairs the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, had broad establishment backing including endorsements from Gov. Kathy Hochul and House leaders, yet his defeat was called a shocking upset. CBS News Chevalier and her campaign spotlighted roughly $670,000 in AIPAC-linked spending for Espaillat, a line of attack she used at debates. CBS News Some voters told reporters heavy AIPAC support was their "breaking point" in choosing Chevalier.

The White House on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, formally asked Congress for about $87.6 billion in emergency spending — largely to cover Pentagon costs tied to the Iran war — while U.S.-Iran roadmap talks press on in Switzerland. CBS News PBS News

Roughly $67 billion of the request is for the Defense Department, including line items for munitions replenishment, operational costs and classified programs; the package also includes about $11.1 billion in farm aid and other nonwar spending. CBS News PBS News OMB Director Russ Vought urged Congress in a transmittal letter to act quickly.

A federal appeals court on June 24, 2026 limited the Justice Department's access to Michigan's unredacted voter rolls. CBS News U.S. District Judge Denise J. Casper on June 23 permanently struck down key provisions of President Trump's March 25, 2025 election-integrity executive order, including a documentary proof-of-citizenship requirement.

The 6th Circuit's ruling was the first appellate decision in the wider set of voter-roll lawsuits. CBS News The Justice Department had used the same legal theory to sue roughly 30 states and the District of Columbia after those jurisdictions refused to provide sensitive voter data. CBS News Casper held the executive order was unconstitutional, ultra vires, and an improper encroachment on state control of elections, and she blocked changes to military and overseas voting rules and threats to withhold federal election funds. Fox News California Attorney General Rob Bonta, a lead plaintiff, said, "we sued President Trump... and we won." Fox News

G7 leaders at the summit in Évian-les-Bains pledged to strengthen Ukraine's air defenses and impose tougher sanctions on Russia. PBS News The pledge followed President Trump's separate phone calls with Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Vladimir Putin on June 14, when he discussed pressing allies toward a settlement.

The summit joint statement said leaders would boost Ukraine's air-defense supplies, consider licensing Kyiv to produce Western weapons including Patriot missiles, and step up pressure on Russia's oil and gas sectors. PBS News The United Kingdom also boarded and detained the sanctioned tanker Smyrtos and announced new measures targeting Russia's so-called "shadow fleet" during the summit. PBS News President Trump said he might reimpose restrictions on some Russian oil shipments that had been temporarily eased earlier this year.

On Monday, June 22, 2026, California sued the Environmental Protection Agency in federal court, challenging the agency's decision to send four state vehicle-emissions waivers to Congress under the Congressional Review Act.

The complaint says the waivers cover vehicle emissions and lawn-and-garden equipment and were long treated as Clean Air Act waiver orders, not as regulations subject to CRA review. Fox News California argues EPA cannot retroactively convert waiver decisions into rules without a public process, and it asked the court to block the agency's action as unlawful.

A U.N. commission of inquiry's latest report, dated last week and detailed June 24, 2026, again alleges Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, a claim Israel strongly denies.

The Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights said Israel continues to violate international law and an October 2025 ceasefire through ongoing military operations, finding at least 20,179 Palestinian children killed and 44,143 injured since Oct. 7, 2023. Commission chair Srinivasan Muralidhar said evidence shows Palestinian children have been deliberately targeted and killed by Israeli security forces.

On Wednesday, June 24, 2026, a federal appeals panel barred the Justice Department from obtaining Michigan's unredacted statewide voter registration list in a 2-1 decision.

Judges Andre Mathis and Guy Cole Jr. wrote that Title III of the 1960 Civil Rights Act does not authorize the DOJ to demand names, birth dates, driver's license numbers or partial Social Security numbers. CBS News Judge John Nalbandian dissented. CBS News The 6th Circuit also affirmed a lower court ruling that warned forcing release of confidential voter data could impose an unconstitutional burden on the right to vote.

A divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on Tuesday, June 23, 2026 overturned a district-court injunction and restored the Trump administration's nationwide expansion of expedited deportations.

Judge Justin R. Walker wrote the 2-1 majority opinion. PBS News He said plaintiffs had not shown the expanded expedited removal process violates due process because immigrants receive notice and an opportunity to respond. PBS News Walker said officers need not tell noncitizens they can avoid expedited removal by proving more than two years of continuous U.S. presence. PBS News He wrote that doing so would amount to providing legal advice. PBS News DHS General Counsel James Percival celebrated the ruling and promoted the administration's voluntary-return offer of a $2,600 check and a free flight home.

Two Guatemalan nationals pleaded guilty in a U.S. federal court on June 24, 2026 to conspiracy charges tied to a deadly 2021 human-smuggling tractor-trailer crash in southern Mexico.

The Department of Homeland Security confirmed the guilty pleas and named the defendants as Josefa Quino Canil De Zavala and Alberto Marcario Chitic. Fox News Both admitted they conspired to bring and attempt to bring migrants into the United States while placing lives in jeopardy and causing deaths. Fox News The crash killed 56 people and wounded more than 100, prosecutors say.

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) sued the state of Kentucky on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, over the state's move to crack down on prediction-market platforms Kalshi and Polymarket.

The complaint marks a direct federal challenge to state enforcement and raises the prospect of courts deciding whether the CFTC or states set the rules for event-based markets.

Developer 601W Cos. regained control of the Dayton's Project in downtown Minneapolis after attorneys asked to discharge a court-appointed receiver and secured a mortgage amendment extending the loan to June 1, 2029.

Attorneys for 601W and Fortress asked a Hennepin County judge to discharge Lighthouse Management Group as receiver, returning control of the 830,000-square-foot building to the developer. Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal Fortress sued to foreclose in 2024 over an alleged default on about a $200 million loan, which led to the receivership.

On Wednesday, June 24, 2026, a military judge sentenced Army Sgt. Quornelius S. Radford to multiple consecutive life terms for the Fort Stewart shooting that wounded five soldiers and his civilian fiancé.

Radford will serve his sentence at the U.S. Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. New York Times The judge said the life terms are effectively without a realistic prospect of release under current parole practices.

On Wednesday, June 24, 2026, a U.S. official said the Trump administration will ask Congress to make E15 gasoline available year-round as part of a supplemental funding package.

The White House will include the request in a supplemental funding bill it is submitting to lawmakers. CBS News The administration says the move is meant to blunt higher pump prices tied to the war with Iran by expanding ethanol supply. CBS News The White House says broad use of E15 could save more than $20 billion a year in fuel costs, and the blend typically sells about 25 cents per gallon cheaper than regular gasoline. CBS News Under current EPA rules, E15 is restricted in hot weather because its higher ethanol content increases evaporation and smog risk.

Sen. Josh Hawley introduced the Rural Hospital Emergency Room Guarantee Act on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, to provide a 10-year federal guarantee for rural emergency departments.

The bill would guarantee eligible rural hospitals at least $1 million per year for 10 years for emergency department operating costs. Fox News Payments would be administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and indexed for inflation. Fox News Hospitals judged at immediate risk of closure could receive a one-time emergency payment of up to $250,000, Hawley's office said. Fox News His office cited nearly 200 rural hospital closures nationwide since 2005 and said 12 rural Missouri hospitals with emergency rooms have closed since 2014. Fox News It added that nearly half of rural hospitals in Missouri operate at a loss and about 10 are at immediate risk of closure.

Denzel Christopher Meeks was sentenced to more than 12 years in federal prison in Minneapolis for trafficking fentanyl and possessing illegal machine guns.

The sentence was imposed in U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota after Meeks was convicted on federal counts tied to fentanyl distribution and possession of machine guns or conversion devices. FOX 9 Federal prosecutors and the judge pointed to the public-safety danger of mixing fentanyl distribution with illegal automatic weapons when setting the lengthy term.

On Monday, June 22, 2026, the Five Eyes intelligence alliance warned that frontier artificial intelligence could bypass many existing cybersecurity defenses within months, raising the risk of faster, more complex cyberattacks.

The joint advisory said AI lowers barriers for malicious actors and can make attacks faster and more complex. CBS News It urged organizations to integrate AI into cyber defense, update legacy systems, and restrict access to critical networks to limit the impact of inevitable breaches.

Marion County prosecutors charged 49-year-old Kevin C. Singh with stalking, intimidation and harassment in Marion Superior Court 26 on Wednesday for allegedly targeting Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham.

The complaint says Singh stalked Cunningham from Sept. 30, 2025, through June 2, 2026, posting explicit, proximity-focused messages on X and hand-delivering a package to Gainbridge Fieldhouse. OutKick The affidavit alleges he sent threatening messages to Pacers security vice president John Ball between June 1 and June 11 after Ball issued a cease-and-desist on April 30.

On Wednesday, June 24, 2026, Judge Christopher R. Cooper ordered the Kennedy Center to file a status report by July 31 explaining its closure and renovation plans and the tarp over the front signage.

Cooper gave the center seven days after its July board meeting to file the report, or July 31 if that comes earlier. NPR He also required the center to explain the purpose and status of the tarp and scaffolding that were installed over the facade after the center missed a court-ordered deadline to remove President Trump's name.

On June 9, the Office of Special Counsel told the White House the Education Department had fully substantiated a whistleblower's allegation that its civil-rights office bypassed a court order on Title IX SOGI cases.

The whistleblower is a chief attorney in the department's Kansas City Office for Civil Rights who alleged staff were directed to keep processing gender-identity and sexual-orientation complaints in the 20 plaintiff states. OutKick A Sept. 26, 2022 email from Assistant Secretary Catherine Lhamon told OCR staff to continue handling SOGI cases while avoiding reliance on three guidance documents that the court had blocked. OutKick OSC's report said department leadership created "a path for carrying out its preferred SOGI policies" that allowed staff to work around the 2022 injunction.

The House Oversight Committee on Tuesday released a 138-page transcript of Bill Gates' closed-door interview about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.

Gates testified for nearly six hours on June 10, answering questions about past meetings with Epstein and why he cut ties. MS NOW In sworn testimony, Gates said Epstein made what he called "veiled threats" to expose his extramarital affairs after he ended the relationship. CBS News Gates told lawmakers Epstein appeared to know about two affairs with young Russian women and at one point sought several thousand dollars in reimbursements related to one of the women. CBS News He said emails show Epstein tried to use that knowledge and other falsehoods to pressure him to reengage, though Gates said Epstein did not ultimately blackmail him. CBS News Gates described the decision to meet Epstein as a "grave error in judgment" and said the meetings were aimed at raising money for his global health foundation. MS NOW He acknowledged about a dozen in-person meetings from 2011 to 2015, including visits to Epstein's New York and Paris homes and a flight on Epstein's plane.

On Wednesday, June 24, 2026, the Trump administration announced a $450 million multi-state settlement with Chemours over illegal PFAS discharges, calling it the first federal settlement with a PFAS manufacturer.

Under the consent decree filed in federal court in West Virginia, Chemours will pay a $22.5 million civil penalty and spend $90 million on mitigation projects over 15 years. PBS News The company must invest about $60 million in PFAS pollution controls at its Washington Works plant. PBS News It must also supply clean drinking water near its West Virginia and New Jersey sites at an estimated cost of $280 million. PBS News The decree covers Chemours facilities in West Virginia, North Carolina and New Jersey that discharged PFAS into the Ohio, Cape Fear and Delaware rivers in violation of Clean Water Act permits and Toxic Substances Control Act requirements. PBS News Justice Department official Adam Gustafson and EPA enforcement chief Jeffrey Hall said the deal aims to make polluters pay and bring Chemours into legal compliance. PBS News North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson called the agreement "an insult to the people of eastern North Carolina," saying it does little to clean up GenX contamination in the Cape Fear basin.

Acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte has begun a targeted downsizing of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence after taking operational control on June 19, but the cuts so far are smaller than President Trump had urged.

Since June 19, ODNI has removed about 51 staffers, including six fired and 45 sent back to their home agencies. CBS News Pulte has emphasized eliminating vacant billets and consolidating offices rather than immediate mass layoffs, and internal plans now envision headcount reductions in the low hundreds over the coming year. New York Times President Trump had told the Wall Street Journal that he wanted Pulte to "start the process" of shrinking ODNI and said an acting chief could move more freely to cut staff.

On Tuesday, June 23, 2026, the Department of Homeland Security filed five notices of intent to fine immigration lawyer Vinod Doddamani over 64 allegedly fraudulent asylum-related documents, seeking more than $255,000 in civil penalties.

ICE says he filed 64 nearly identical declarations across 32 cases for mostly Indian nationals, and that the agency is seeking more than $255,000 in civil penalties.

Postmaster General David Steiner told a congressional hearing on June 24, 2026 in Washington that the U.S. Postal Service now projects it will run out of cash between 2031 and 2034, not in February 2027.

He said the Postal Regulatory Commission had waived minimum retirement-fund payments through fiscal 2030, freeing about $15 billion that USPS is using to support operations. NPR USPS reported a $2 billion net loss in the second quarter of fiscal 2026 and a $9 billion loss last fiscal year. NPR It has raised stamp prices and imposed a temporary 8 percent surcharge to offset fuel costs. NPR Steiner asked Congress for statutory changes to increase USPS borrowing authority and reform retirement plans, and he suggested the six-day delivery mandate may need to be revisited.

A federal judge on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, sentenced New York high school senior Hiram Carrero to 5 1/2 years for setting a sleeping homeless man on fire on an uptown subway train.

Carrero pleaded guilty in March 2026 to federal arson, and prosecutors said the attack left the victim extensively scarred and disfigured. Fox News Prosecutors told the court the crime was separated from murder by mere chance and they had sought an eight-year sentence; the judge imposed 5 1/2 years.

Eight protesters tied to the July 4, 2025 Prairieland Detention Center attack were sentenced to a combined 450 years in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Reed O'Connor on Tuesday, June 23, 2026.

Leader Benjamin Hanil Song received 100 years, and seven co-defendants were given terms of 70, 50, 50, 50, 50, 50 and 30 years. Justice Prosecutors say the group set off fireworks, vandalized property and fired at officers, wounding Alvarado Police Lt. Thomas Gross during what they described as a planned ambush. Wall Street Journal Defense lawyers said Song fired "suppressive fire," argued the officer may have been hit by a ricochet and said they will appeal.

Ukraine struck the Orenburg Gas Processing Plant in Russia's southern Urals and hit two Russian military satellite communications centers overnight into June 24, 2026, in strikes reaching more than 1,200 kilometers from the front line.

The Orenburg facility sits more than 1,200 km from the front line. PBS Ukraine says the complex includes Russia's only helium plant and produces ethane used in solid rocket fuel and gunpowder, and that the attack set the site on fire. PBS Ukraine's General Staff reported strikes on the Dubna Space Communications Center north of Moscow and another military satellite communications site in the Vladimir region. PBS Separate Ukrainian drone strikes overnight also knocked out power in Sevastopol in Russian-occupied Crimea, Moscow-installed officials said. PBS President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia was redeploying air defenses toward Moscow and the Kerch Bridge and contrasted Ukraine's acceptance of a Trump-backed unconditional ceasefire with Putin's refusal.

On June 24, 2026, the National Nuclear Security Administration unveiled an 11-foot-tall, AI-designed test flight vehicle called Aires Tide on the National Mall as the Great American State Fair opened.

Aires Tide was created using artificial intelligence, advanced supercomputing on DOE systems Venado and El Capitan, and large-scale 3D printing to simulate the extreme stresses a nuclear weapon faces in flight. Fox News NNSA Administrator Brandon Williams said the display is the first public demonstration of the Genesis Mission AI initiative that President Trump signed to accelerate nuclear deterrence capabilities.

Camp Mystic filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Houston on Wednesday, listing more than $10 million in debts and only $100,001 to $500,000 in assets.

The petition lists between 1,000 and 5,000 unsecured creditors and names four affiliated entities tied to the camp. CBS News Edward S. Eastland is listed as the camp's authorized representative, and the filing says the LLC has not sought bankruptcy in the last eight years.

On Tuesday, June 23, 2026, an Oklahoma judge ordered that Richard Glossip will be retried for first-degree murder starting September 28, 2026 in Oklahoma County District Court.

Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond will retry Glossip but said his office will not seek the death penalty. CBS News Glossip, who was released on bond in May 2026 after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned his conviction, appeared in court Tuesday as judges set the retrial path. CBS News The Supreme Court found prosecutors allowed co-defendant Justin Sneed to give false testimony about his mental health and withheld related evidence, and Sneed was the only witness directly tying Glossip to the killing.

Alan Greenspan, the former Federal Reserve chair, died Monday, June 22, 2026, at his Washington, D.C., home at age 100, his wife Andrea Mitchell said.

His wife said he died from complications of Parkinson's disease and released a statement praising his influence and listing personal interests including baseball, the Washington Commanders, tennis, golf and jazz. MS NOW The Federal Reserve issued a statement crediting him with achieving a "sustained era of price stability" and helping build the Fed's credibility. PBS News Greenspan served 18-and-a-half years as Fed chair after President Ronald Reagan nominated him in 1987.

U.S. forces carried out an airstrike in northwest Syria on June 19, 2026, killing senior ISIS leader Ali Husayn al-'Ulaywi, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said.

CENTCOM announced the strike on June 24. Fox News It said the precision strike was part of ongoing U.S. efforts to disrupt and eliminate terrorists who seek to attack Americans abroad or the U.S. homeland.

France recorded 40 drowning deaths since Thursday, June 18, as people sought relief from an early, extreme heat wave, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said Tuesday.

Meteo France put 54 departments under a red heat-wave alert, covering about half the country and most of the population. NPR Daytime highs were forecast to exceed 40°C (104°F) in many towns, and a Rennes pharmacy sign registered 43°C (109.4°F) on Monday. NPR Meteo France said the country experienced its hottest June day and its hottest night on Monday, June 22. CBS News Authorities canceled trains, concerts and sports events, shortened Eiffel Tower hours, added misting stations and the Louvre said it would close two hours early on some days.

On Monday, June 22, 2026, a shootout in Montreal's Côte-des-Neiges left three people dead — the gunman, a Montreal police officer and a civilian who appears to have been accidentally shot by police.

Montreal police identified the slain officer as 34-year-old Mohamed Lamine Benredouane, who joined the force in 2021. the Guardian The civilian was identified as Israeli citizen Michel Mizrahi, and witness video seen by investigators appears to show a police officer firing at him; Quebec's independent watchdog is probing the shooting. the Guardian Broadcasters showed graphic video from the scene as authorities treated the case as an active investigation.

On June 22, the Department of Homeland Security told a judge it will sell an ICE warehouse in Romulus, Michigan, rather than convert it for detention use.

DHS bought 11 warehouses for about $1.074 billion and now plans to sell or transfer seven of them. PBS News The properties were acquired under former DHS Secretary Kristi Noem's Detention Reengineering Initiative, a roughly $38 billion plan to retrofit warehouses into sites designed for as many as 10,000 detainees. PBS News Local opposition, infrastructure concerns, at least seven federal lawsuits and an inspector general probe have stalled projects in places including Social Circle, Georgia; Socorro, Texas; and Salt Lake City.

SPS Commerce has reportedly hired Morgan Stanley to explore a potential sale amid activist pressure and a steep share-price decline.

The company's shares have fallen about 60% in the past year, leaving its market value near $2 billion despite double-digit revenue growth in 2025. Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal SPS generated $751.5 million in revenue for fiscal 2025, up 18% from $637.8 million in 2024.

A Texas judge has been awarded $640,000 by a Travis County district court after she refused to officiate same-sex weddings.

The court awarded Judge Dianne Hensley $10,000 in damages under Texas religious-freedom law and ordered the State Commission on Judicial Conduct to pay about $630,000 in her attorneys' fees. Fox News Hensley says she stopped officiating same-sex marriages because of her Christian beliefs and set up a referral system so couples could marry elsewhere without delay.

Luma Energy filed a countersuit in San Juan on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, to defend its multibillion-dollar transmission and distribution contract, saying it would be owed at least $4.5 billion if the deal is terminated.

Luma accused the Puerto Rico government of acting in bad faith and of trying to use contract cancellation to fulfill a campaign promise. PBS News The Puerto Rico government sued Luma roughly six months earlier to start a process aimed at canceling the agreement, saying Luma failed to deliver promised improvements.

Bluff Street Development proposes a 104-unit affordable senior housing building at 600 Main St. SE near the Stone Arch Bridge in Minneapolis.

The five-story building would replace a 58-space surface parking lot and include mostly one-bedroom units. Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal A basement level would add 39 parking stalls, and the plan includes a new public trail connection into existing Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board trails in Father Hennepin Bluffs Park. Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal It requires a comprehensive plan amendment to change the site's designation from parks/open space to urban neighborhood, a move MPRB staff say they do not oppose.

Alibaba Group sued the Pentagon on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, in federal court in San Jose to challenge its designation as a Chinese military-linked company.

The company's complaint says the label is arbitrary, lacks factual or legal basis, and unlawfully prevents Alibaba from hiring U.S. lobbying firms, raising First Amendment concerns. CBS News The Pentagon's blacklist includes about 80 companies and will bar new Defense Department contracts with listed firms and controlled subsidiaries beginning June 30, 2026. CBS News China retaliated on Monday, June 22, 2026, by imposing export controls on 10 U.S. companies in defense and rare-earth mining sectors.

On Tuesday, June 23, 2026, the Justice Department withdrew federal grand jury subpoenas seeking testimony from Washington Post reporter Ellen Nakashima and three Wall Street Journal reporters in Virginia.

The Washington Post says Nakashima received a grand jury subpoena this spring tied to "sensitive reporting about a national security matter." Fox News The paper says it was fighting the order in sealed court proceedings when the Justice Department rescinded it. Fox News Executive Editor Matt Murray told staff in an internal memo that the Post had "stared down" the subpoena and vowed to defend press freedoms. Fox News The Wall Street Journal has said three national-security reporters also received subpoenas that were later withdrawn after the paper challenged them in court, and none of the journalists ultimately testified.

Energy Secretary Chris Wright announced on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, that the Department of Energy will provide $17.5 billion in federal loans to finance 10 new large nuclear reactors.

The projects will use Westinghouse's AP1000 design, with five selected sites each slated to host two reactors, the department said. PBS News DOE said it aims to have all 10 reactors under construction by 2030 and online in the mid-2030s to help meet surging power demand from data centers. PBS News The loans are intended to pay for long-lead nuclear components rather than full construction costs. PBS News Seven utilities and energy companies have signed letters of intent, and utilities and Westinghouse are expected to provide up to $5 billion in equity.

The U.S. Education Department's new rule requiring high-risk FAFSA applicants to upload government-issued identification has blocked nearly $200 million in attempted student-aid fraud since the system launched April 27, 2026, the agency says.

Deputy Under Secretary James Bergeron said the system prevented nearly $200 million in attempted fraud and that high-risk applicants must now present government-issued ID before funds can be disbursed. Fox News Expanded real-time data sharing with the Social Security Administration flagged identity theft and payments to deceased individuals, blocking about $30 million more. Fox News Officials project the new controls will save taxpayers more than $1 billion during the current FAFSA cycle.

President Trump on June 22, 2026 signed two executive orders directing a major federal push to build a working quantum computer and to accelerate a nationwide shift to post-quantum encryption.

One order, the quantum innovation directive, tells the Energy Department, the Department of War, the Director of National Intelligence and the National Science Foundation to report steps aligning policies with the National Quantum Strategy. Fox News It also directs those agencies to develop a working quantum computer for DOE use. Fox News A second order charges the Office of Management and Budget and the National Cyber Director with leading an accelerated, nationwide migration to post-quantum cryptography. Fox News The orders also direct NASA and other agencies to explore quantum-enabled sensor technologies with potential military and defense uses. Fox News Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said $2 billion from the CHIPS and Science Act has been directed to quantum companies and to an IBM fab to build quantum-capable chips in the United States.

Claire Valdez, a Mamdani-backed democratic socialist, won the Democratic primary for New York's 7th Congressional District on June 23, 2026, defeating Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso and setting up a November general-election contest.

Valdez received 37,531 votes (56.1%), to Reynoso's 23,960 (35.8%), with 66,130 ballots cast in the primary. Mayor Zohran Mamdani personally campaigned with Valdez at a June 18 "Get Out the Vote" rally. NPR Valdez declared on election night that the movement "will not stop" until working people "run the table." Fox News

Keiko Fujimori holds a narrow but decisive lead in Peru's presidential runoff, with officials reporting 99.86% of ballots counted on Tuesday, June 24, 2026.

Fujimori has 50.12% against Roberto Sánchez's 49.88%, a margin of just over 43,000 votes, election tallies show. CBS News Only 131 tally sheets, totaling about 39,000 votes, remain to be processed. CBS News Overseas ballots of roughly 300,000, mainly from the United States and Japan, strongly favored Fujimori and could determine the final outcome. CBS News Authorities say a formal winner is unlikely before mid-July, and the victor will take office July 28 for a five-year term.

Tyler J. Russell, a 24-year-old paroled felon, was arrested and charged with arson and six counts of second-degree manslaughter after a fire at the Knights Inn in Endwell, New York.

The blaze on Monday, June 22, 2026, killed six people and displaced about 73 residents at the hotel that was being used to house people experiencing homelessness.

The Justice Department charged 455 people in a nationwide health-care fraud sweep tied to about $6.5 billion in alleged losses, federal officials said.

Officials announced the indictments on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, and said the operation involved coordinated federal and state actions across multiple districts.

Bill Ferguson won the Democratic primary in Maryland's Baltimore-centered Senate District 46 on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, securing a victory that all but ensures he will keep the seat.

Ferguson received 56.6% of the vote to challenger Bobby LaPin's 43.4%. Fox News LaPin had attacked Ferguson for blocking a redistricting bill that would have targeted Maryland's only Republican congressional seat, saying Ferguson failed to "answer Trump's assault on democracy." Fox News

The Supreme Court on June 23, 2026 ruled 6-3 that immigration officials may treat a returning lawful permanent resident as seeking admission and use evidence developed later when pursuing removal.

Justice Clarence Thomas wrote the majority opinion, saying border officers do not need clear and convincing evidence of a crime involving moral turpitude at the moment of reentry. FOX Carolina Three liberal justices dissented, arguing officials must justify treating a returning resident as seeking admission based only on evidence available at reentry.

Anthony Constantino, backed by former President Donald Trump, won the Republican primary for New York's 21st Congressional District on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, to succeed Rep. Elise Stefanik.

Constantino is the head of Sticker Mule. PBS News He publicly showcased support for Trump by placing a massive "Vote For Trump" sign atop a company building and releasing a pro-Trump hip-hop album. PBS News He also commissioned a Trump statue that he gifted to the president in Florida. PBS News His primary opponent, Assemblymember Robert Smullen, said Constantino's public antics and frequent criticism of the state GOP made him unfit for House service. PBS News CBS News also reported the primary result.

April McClain Delaney defeated former Rep. David Trone in the Democratic primary for Maryland's gerrymandered western 6th Congressional District on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, halting his comeback bid.

The Associated Press projected Delaney the winner after what became one of the costliest House primaries in the state. Fox News Total spending topped $32 million, with Trone self-funding more than $25 million and Delaney spending at least $7 million. Fox News Top Maryland and national Democrats, including Gov. Wes Moore and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, endorsed Delaney while the teachers union backed Trone.

On Tuesday, June 23, 2026, former Rep. Ben McAdams won the Democratic primary in Utah's newly drawn 1st Congressional District, making him the party's nominee in a seat Democrats are heavily favored to win.

CBS News framed the primary as a contest between McAdams and three progressive rivals: state Sen. Nate Blouin, Liban Mohamed and Michael Farrell. CBS News CBS said Blouin was endorsed by Sen. Bernie Sanders and publicly apologized during the campaign for past social media posts that mocked sexual assault and Mormons. CBS News The network reported McAdams has shifted left on issues such as abortion rights to fit the new electorate and noted Sabato's Crystal Ball considers the district a "safe pickup" for Democrats.

Peter Oberacker won the GOP primary in New York's 19th Congressional District on June 23, 2026, securing the Republican nomination to challenge Democratic Rep. Josh Riley in the November general election.

Oberacker is a New York state senator who carried the Trump endorsement and will face Rep. Josh Riley in the Nov. 3 general election.

The St. Paul school board approved a package of preliminary budget cuts to begin closing a $14.3 million deficit.

Board members and district officials said the reductions will affect programs and operations across the city and called the move the first step toward a balanced budget. FOX 9 District leaders emphasized the cuts are preliminary and that final budget decisions remain pending.

Cait Conley won the Democratic primary in New York's 17th Congressional District on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, and will challenge Republican Rep. Mike Lawler in November.

CBS News projected Conley as the victor in the crowded primary, which also included Rockland County legislator Beth Davidson, Tarrytown trustee Effie Phillips-Stanley, Air Force veteran John Cappello and former reporter Mike Sacks. CBS News Conley is an Army veteran who served six overseas deployments and worked as a National Security Council director of counterterrorism in the Biden administration; she ran on housing, childcare and healthcare. CBS News CBS described the Hudson Valley seat as Democratic-leaning but competitive. CBS News The report noted Lawler has held the district since 2023 and that former President Donald Trump endorsed him during a May 2026 visit to Rockland County.

Kim Jong Un ordered a five-year naval expansion and called for building two large warships per year after commissioning a new destroyer at Nampho port on June 23, 2026.

He oversaw commissioning of the 5,000-ton multipurpose destroyer Choe Hyon at Nampho port. Fox News State media said plans call for deploying another 5,000-ton destroyer, the Kang Kon, and for building 10,000-ton strategic warships and modernized naval bases. Fox News Kim also said the navy's nuclearization is advancing and pledged changes to its status, role and scope of operations.

Jenny Costa Honeycutt won the Republican runoff on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, to succeed Rep. Nancy Mace in South Carolina's 1st Congressional District. New York Times Her victory hands the GOP its nominee in the coastal Lowcountry seat and sets up a general election contest in November.

Honeycutt defeated state Rep. Mark Smith, receiving 21,793 votes (53.9%) to Smith's 18,622 (46.1%) out of 40,415 ballots cast. The New York Times reported that Honeycutt's final result matched earlier vote tallies and emphasized her profile as a local Charleston-area Republican.

Investigators on Monday, June 22, 2026, began excavating Dry Creek Ranch in Hernando County, Florida, seeking possible additional victims tied to convicted serial killer Billy Mansfield.

The operation includes the Hernando County Sheriff's Office, the FBI and the State Attorney's Office, officials said. Fox News Cadaver dogs searched near Fort Dade Avenue and Citrus Way without hits before alerting at Dry Creek Ranch, prompting the current dig.

Adrian Boafo won the Democratic primary for Maryland's 5th Congressional District on June 23, 2026, securing the party's nomination to succeed retiring Rep. Steny Hoyer.

With 46% of votes reported, Boafo had 15,109 votes (32.1%), Quincy Bareebe had 8,697 (18.5%), and Harry Dunn had 6,410 (13.6%). Crypto-aligned Protect Progress and the AIPAC-linked United Democracy Project spent more than $10 million on independent expenditures backing Boafo, while Nancy Pelosi backed rival Harry Dunn in the crowded race.

Michael DeCillis won the Democratic primary for New York's 11th Congressional District on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, setting up a fall challenge to Rep. Nicole Malliotakis.

DeCillis received 4,130 votes (62.7%) to Allison Ziogas's 2,366 votes (35.9%) in partial reported results, with 6,584 total ballots tallied. Fox News He is a former EMT, NYPD officer, 9/11 first responder and special education teacher with deep Staten Island roots.

A Florida man was arrested after deputies found a teenage girl hidden inside a clothes dryer at his Key Largo home following a 911 hostage call on Sunday, June 21.

Monroe County deputies arrested resident Christopher Michael Veit, 53, on charges including kidnapping, false imprisonment, unlawful sexual activity with a minor and interference with child custody. Fox News Deputies said the teen had no life-threatening injuries and was taken to a local hospital for evaluation before being released into the custody of a family member.

Polymarket said it is auditing its promotional content after a Wall Street Journal investigation found the company paid creators to stage fake winning trades shown in promotional videos.

The Wall Street Journal reported the videos depicted creators collectively winning about $1.9 million, but the bets shown were not real. CBS News Polymarket told CBS it will audit its influencer and promotional content following the WSJ findings.

An 18-year-old man opened fire at the Chico Public Library on June 22, 2026, killing two people and injuring a child; he was arrested minutes later.

Police identified the suspect as 18-year-old Bradley Scott Sayer and said he was taken into custody less than four minutes after the first 911 call. Fox News Chico Police Chief Billy Aldridge said Sayer had no known connection to the library or the victims and that he conducted a walkthrough before retrieving a shotgun from his vehicle and opening fire. Fox News Authorities identified the two people killed as 46-year-old Jacob Hull and 74-year-old Robert Johnson, and said an underage girl was treated at a hospital. Fox News A search of Sayer's vehicle at the library recovered two additional firearms, officials said, and investigators are probing how he obtained the weapons. Fox News FBI Special Agent in Charge Sid Patel said Sayer had graduated from Chico High School on June 5, 2026. Fox News Butte County District Attorney Michael Ramsey said Sayer was scheduled to be arraigned on Thursday, June 25, 2026.

Alan Wilson defeated Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette in the South Carolina Republican runoff for governor on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, securing the GOP nomination to face Democrat Jermaine Johnson in November.

Wilson received 55,696 votes (64.7%) to Evette's 30,436 (35.3%), for a total of 86,132 votes cast.

President Donald Trump said at a Mack Trucks event in Macungie, Pennsylvania on June 23, 2026 that his administration is "working on" national right-to-carry legislation. Fox News He made the comment after asking attendees whether they supported national right-to-carry and after recognizing National Rifle Association President Bill Bachenberg.

Sen. Mike Lee introduced the National Constitutional Carry Act on March 5, 2026 to establish nationwide permitless concealed carry and to pre-empt most state and local licensing rules. A companion bill in the House was introduced by Rep. Thomas Massie, and the measure drew endorsements from the National Rifle Association and Gun Owners of America.

On June 19, 2026, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred told Sen. Josh Hawley that San Francisco Giants pitchers who wrote Bible-verse references on Pride Night caps will not be fined or disciplined.

Manfred said the league issued a "routine oral warning" for violating the collectively bargained rule that bars any written messages on apparel or equipment, and he said the warning was not disciplinary. Fox News The pitchers included starter Landen Roupp and relievers Ryan Walker and J.T. Brubaker, while Sam Hentges wore the team's standard cap; Roupp said writing the verse was a statement of his faith.

Gov. Wes Moore won Maryland's Democratic gubernatorial primary on June 23, 2026, securing his party's nomination and setting up a November matchup with the eventual Republican nominee.

Moore and Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller beat challengers Eric Felber and LaTrece Hawkins Lytes, with early returns showing Moore had 156,373 votes (89.4%) to Felber's 18,532 (10.6%) of 174,905 votes reported. The Democratic ticket will now face the winner of a nine-way Republican primary in the November general election. Fox News The victory prompted fresh talk about Moore's national profile and possible 2028 prospects even as he emphasizes re-election.

The NCAA Division I Cabinet unanimously approved a five-seasons-in-five-years eligibility model on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, changing how long student-athletes may compete.

Under the plan, the five-year clock begins at full-time college enrollment or the academic year after an athlete's 19th birthday, whichever comes first. PBS News The model eliminates most medical hardship extensions but preserves exceptions for religious missions, maternity leave and active-duty military service. PBS News It applies to first-time enrollees in 2027-28, while current athletes may opt to remain under the old rules. PBS News Schools have until July 31, 2026 to file hardship or extension waivers under the existing rules.

Late on June 23, 2026, Deutsche Bahn halted train services nationwide after a failure of the GSM-R rail communication system, leaving passengers and freight stranded across Germany.

Deutsche Bahn reported the outage and said service began resuming gradually shortly before 1 a.m. local time on June 24. PBS News The operator said it switched to an emergency system, offered taxi and hotel vouchers to stranded travelers, and has not yet publicly detailed the cause.

Investigators say two ransom notes tied to the February abduction of 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie are likely from her captors, and her daughter Savannah Guthrie renewed a public plea for tips on Tuesday.

One note demanded millions in bitcoin, and a second sent to media said Nancy Guthrie had died and described the death as not purposeful. CBS News Investigators told reporters they treat both messages as coming from the abductors and considered the second note potentially credible rather than a hoax.

The METRO Blue Line light-rail extension's projected cost rose to $3.58 billion, and a Minnesota lawmaker urged officials to "scrap this next boondoggle" after the latest budget increase.

AlphaNews reported the jump added about $336 million to the project and pushed the official budget over the $3.5 billion mark. AlphaNews The story said critics framed the increase as evidence of broader mismanagement and urged cheaper fixes such as bus-rapid-transit instead of extending light rail.

On Tuesday, June 23, 2026, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that a Rastafarian former inmate cannot sue Louisiana prison officers for money damages under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA).

Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote the majority, saying Spending-Clause statutes are treated like contracts and that states did not agree to expose individual officers to personal-capacity money damages. New York Times Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented, saying the ruling weakens individual religious rights and Congress's power to enforce federal laws.

A person was stabbed near the Nantucket ferry docks on South Beach Street about 10:23 a.m. Tuesday, and police detained a suspect who is to be arraigned Wednesday in Nantucket District Court.

The injured person received care at the scene and was transported to Nantucket Cottage Hospital by the Nantucket Fire Department. Fox News Police said they had detained a second person involved; the arraignment is set for Wednesday in Nantucket District Court.

Metro Transit will shut down METRO Blue Line train service between Target Field and the Mall of America from June 29 through Aug. 19, 2026.

All stations along that segment will be served by replacement bus routes for roughly seven weeks, and officials warned riders to expect longer trips and crowding.

An American Forces Network employee was found with a fatal gunshot wound after a two-vehicle collision near March Air Reserve Base in Riverside County on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, about 8 a.m. Pacific.

Both drivers were taken to area hospitals in critical condition, and the Moreno Valley Investigation Bureau has assumed the probe.

The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool will be drained again for repairs after a multi-million dollar renovation failed, officials and the contractor said Tuesday as crews prepare to fix peeling coating and a fast-moving algae bloom.

The roughly $14-14.8 million project showed widespread bubbling and peeling of its new "American Flag Blue" coating and murky water from an algae bloom days after the pool was refilled, forcing repeated spot repairs while it remained in use. New York Times Atlantic Industrial Coatings, the no-bid contractor on the sealant work, said damaged areas are a small part of the seven-acre job and will be repaired under warranty after the pool is drained. CBS News President Trump has accused vandals of cutting a long slit in the lining and of dumping fertilizer to cause the algae, and he said several people were arrested, but he has not produced public evidence for those claims. CBS News Authorities detained multiple people at the pool; among them was 67-year-old former Olympian David Hearn, who was charged with misdemeanor destruction of government property. Fox News Hearn says he briefly touched a loose piece of coating out of curiosity and denies vandalizing the site.

A federal judge on June 22 quashed grand jury subpoenas seeking internal records from Gov. Tim Walz, Attorney General Keith Ellison and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey in the Metro Surge probe.

Gov. Walz filed formal records and information requests the next day seeking documentation he says would expose a Trump administration "retribution campaign" tied to those subpoenas.

The U.N. Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution strengthening accountability for crimes against peacekeepers on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, empowering follow-up investigations and prosecutions.

The measure empowers the U.N. secretary-general to collect facts after attacks and to support investigations and prosecutions of violent acts against peacekeepers. PBS It also directs the secretary-general to provide the Security Council with options within 120 days to further strengthen accountability mechanisms.

Charleston County Sheriff's Office fired chief inspector Ryan Kelly on June 8, 2026, citing allegations of harassment and improper conduct.

Kelly had joined the sheriff's office in 2025 after more than a decade as a senior agent with the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division. Fox News He was the lead investigator on Alex Murdaugh's September 2021 roadside shooting and later testified about that incident in Murdaugh's 2023 murder trial.

A Minneapolis City Council committee advanced a package of ordinances on June 17 that council members say would legalize and regulate commercial sex venues long banned in the city since 1988.

The ordinances would create licensing, zoning and regulatory rules for adult bathhouses and similar venues and spell out how licensed activity would be distinguished from unlawful conduct. FOX 9 City leaders and advocates gave on-the-record reactions about the move, and the council's next steps include additional committee votes, a full council vote and possible mayoral action before any venue could open.

Federal Judge Amy Berman Jackson blocked USDA-approved waivers that would have barred SNAP purchases of soda and candy on June 22, 2026.

The lawsuit was brought by SNAP recipients in Colorado, Iowa, Nebraska, Tennessee and West Virginia, who were represented by the National Center for Law and Economic Justice and the firm Shinder Cantor Lerner. Fox News In her opinion Jackson wrote that Congress already defines what "food" means for SNAP and that USDA cannot "waive or amend" that definition or pursue health goals "under the banner of efficiency or administrative improvements." Fox News

A tech-led selloff hit the Nasdaq on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, as investors sharply questioned generative AI valuations and pushed major U.S. tech stocks significantly lower.

Micron Technology plunged more than 13%, becoming one of the biggest losers and a focal point for investor anxiety about AI-related memory demand. NPR Nvidia and Alphabet fell for a second straight day, extending recent declines that have spread through semiconductor and cloud-related names. NPR The Nasdaq closed more than 2% lower and the S&P 500 also sank on the selling.

Dan J. Sullivan sued to stay on Alaska's August U.S. Senate primary ballot after state election officials disqualified him, saying he did not run in good faith and sought to mislead voters.

In a court filing, his attorneys argued that "nothing in Alaska law regulates in any way the private motivations" of candidates. Fox News Senate Republican Conference Chairman Tom Cotton called the same-name bid "an outrageous attempt to trick Alaska voters and rig the election." Fox News Sullivan has accused Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom on Facebook of using state power to protect the incumbent. Fox News Republican officials also allege Democratic consultant Amber Lee helped draft the challenger's launch announcement, a claim Fox News tied to a metadata review of the campaign materials.

DHS on Tuesday urged New York officials to honor an ICE detainer for Felix Jeronimo-Rojas, who was sentenced June 17 to five years for assaulting and robbing a corpse on an NYC R train.

ICE lodged a detainer for Jeronimo-Rojas on April 30, 2025, and DHS is pressing state and city officials to take custody when his five-year term ends. Fox News DHS says Jeronimo-Rojas illegally entered the United States at least four times between 1998 and 1999 and later re-entered a fifth time, making him a priority removal case, the agency says.

On Monday, June 22, 2026, a Suffolk Superior Court judge heard a defense motion to suppress FBI DNA evidence against Matthew Nilo, a hearing that centers on agents' warrantless collection of items at a Manhattan restaurant.

FBI agents in 2023 followed Nilo from New Jersey to the Oscar Wilde Restaurant and Bar in Manhattan and collected a used glass, fork and napkin without a warrant. Fox News Prosecutors say DNA from those items matches profiles tied to multiple 2007-2008 Boston-area sexual assaults identified through investigative genetic genealogy. Fox News At the hearing, Nilo's attorneys argued he did not meaningfully abandon the items and that testing them without a warrant violated his constitutional rights.

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) filed a federal Title VI complaint on June 11, 2026, against Boulder Valley School District over antisemitic harassment of a Jewish student at Southern Hills Middle School in Boulder, Colorado.

The complaint cites a December 2025 incident in which a student wrapped a laptop charger around the boy's neck, dragged him backward and used an antisemitic slur, prompting a Boulder Police investigation. Fox News The ADL is seeking an apology to the family and districtwide antisemitism training, arguing the district's failures violate Title VI. Fox News The group says it documented 167 antisemitic incidents in Colorado during 2025.

On Tuesday, June 23, 2026, the U.S. government announced new sanctions on five Cuban state entities, including three tied to the military-run conglomerate GAESA, to choke off the regime's financial networks.

The designations name Almacenes Universales S.A. (AUSA), Rafin S.A. and Banco Financiero Internacional S.A., which U.S. officials say are central to Cuba's trade, financing and foreign investment. PBS News GAESA is believed to command nearly 40% of Cuba's gross domestic product and held about $14.5 billion in liquid reserves as of early 2024. PBS News Analysts say the designations are meant to deter foreign banks and companies by warning that third parties providing services to the listed firms risk being sanctioned and cut off from the U.S. financial system. PBS News Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez condemned the sanctions as 'ruthless aggression and collective punishment' and accused U.S. officials of targeting the Cuban people.

Florida officials told contractors to begin dismantling the Alligator Alcatraz tent detention complex at Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport on Monday, June 22, 2026, effectively ordering the site's permanent shutdown.

Vendors were given roughly 60 to 90 days to remove tents, fencing and other temporary infrastructure, and the state said it does not plan to repurpose the Everglades site. New York Times Many workers have been told their contracts will end as dismantling proceeds, and state officials said they are not planning to expand detention capacity elsewhere to replace the lost beds. New York Times Florida is still negotiating with the federal government over the unresolved balance of a $608 million reimbursement request, and no broader settlement has been announced. New York Times CBS News Miami also reported that sources say the facility will be closed permanently.

On Tuesday, June 23, 2026, Army Secretary Dan Driscoll said the Army will set up at least two U.S. test ranges within four to six weeks to emulate Ukraine's electronic-warfare and drone battlefield conditions.

Driscoll said the Army is also exploring a non-U.S. "global range" for more aggressive testing, including hypersonic weapons, though he did not disclose locations. CBS News Army official Dwayne Hayes told reporters that Russia is producing 3,000-5,000 one-way attack drones and about 600,000 FPV drones monthly, while Ukraine produces about 30,000 interceptor drones per month. CBS News Officials said the U.S. must supplement high-end interceptors like $4-5 million Patriot missiles with cheaper expendable interceptors suited to attrition warfare.

On June 23, 2026, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that Title III of the Helms-Burton Act removes foreign sovereign immunity for Cuban state firms, clearing the way for ExxonMobil's lawsuit.

ExxonMobil is pursuing claims tied to property seized after the 1959 revolution, including a refinery and an extensive retail network. New York Times The New York Times reports the company has refined estimates of the claim's present value before any possible treble-damages enhancement. New York Times The decision clears a major legal hurdle for ExxonMobil and could revive Title III litigation even though fewer than 50 Title III suits have been filed to date.

On Tuesday, June 23, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled for Isabella County in a Michigan tax-foreclosure case, holding the auction price sets the Fifth Amendment compensation baseline.

Justice Samuel Alito wrote that when a tax sale is fairly conducted, the sale price — not hypothetical fair market value — is the proper baseline for just compensation under the Fifth Amendment. Fox News The Pung house was assessed at about $194,400 but was foreclosed over a $2,241.93 tax bill and sold at auction for $76,008.

EU staff met a five-member Taliban delegation in closed-door talks in Brussels on June 23, 2026 to discuss restarting consular services and procedures for deporting Afghans from Europe.

The delegation was led by Taliban spokesperson Abdul Qahar Balkhi. NPR Belgium issued the delegates limited-territory Schengen visas valid for 24 hours and only in Belgium, and it stressed that hosting the meeting did not amount to recognition.

Comedian Carlos Mencia was arraigned Monday, June 22, 2026, in Los Angeles County and pleaded not guilty to 12 felony tax counts alleging unpaid state taxes.

Prosecutors allege he failed to file personal and corporate returns for income totaling more than $8.7 million from 2019 through 2024. Fox News They say he owes more than $300,000 in California taxes. Fox News A judge reduced his bail from $250,000 to $50,000 after his lawyers challenged a no-bail hold and criticized an armed raid at his Encino home. Fox News Defense filings said his brief incarceration cost about $40,000 in lost performance income he would have used toward any tax obligations.

The FBI and Justice Department say they disrupted an alleged plot to attack the UFC Freedom 250 event on the White House South Lawn and have explained why they allowed the June 14 show to go forward.

Federal prosecutors have charged multiple people in the investigation, and later arrests raised the publicly charged total to seven. MS NOW Charging documents and court affidavits describe encrypted Signal chats and an alleged plan to use explosive-laden drones to hit nearby buildings, trigger evacuations and funnel fleeing crowds toward prepositioned sniper teams. New York Times Law enforcement says the probe began after relatives in Knox County, Ohio reported concerns about 19-year-old Tycen C. Proper, whose phone led agents to Signal chats and a multi-state disruption operation.

Travis Barr Longo, vice president of the Cazenovia Central School District board, was arrested and federally charged with receiving and possessing child pornography, authorities said.

He was also arrested on four New York state counts of endangering the welfare of a child tied to alleged explicit communications with a child under 12. Fox News Investigators say they seized his phone on June 18 and found numerous child pornography images and videos, including infant-abuse videos he allegedly received via a messaging app. Fox News Court records also describe chats in which Longo discussed sexual interest in children, including a minor male known to him and to whom he had access, prosecutors said. Fox News He appeared virtually in federal court on Saturday, June 20, and faces a federal mandatory minimum of five years in prison if convicted, court filings show.

Two separate triple shootings in Minneapolis on June 23, 2026, left six people injured, police said.

The incidents occurred hours apart at different locations, and police said both scenes remain under active investigation. FOX 9 There were no immediate arrests, police said.

New York City leaders moved to advance Ryder's Law after 18-year-old tourist Romanch Mahajan was killed when a horse-drawn carriage crashed in Central Park on June 17.

The Central Park Conservancy said Mahajan's death was the eighth horse-related incident in the park in 13 months and urged the carriage industry be suspended until more protections are in place. MS NOW Transport Workers Union Local 100 said it halted carriage operations, shuttered stables for internal safety discussions, suspended the driver involved indefinitely and will retire the horse. MS NOW Union officials said the driver improperly dismounted to photograph passengers, after which the horse bolted and the carriage ran driverless. MS NOW Mahajan's father told the New York Times his son jumped from the runaway carriage, struck his head and was killed when the carriage clipped another horse-drawn vehicle and toppled.

The Justice Department has moved to intervene in a federal lawsuit challenging Evanston, Illinois' race-based Local Reparations Restorative Housing Program, signaling a broader DOJ push to block race-specific government benefits.

Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon told Fox the department's philosophy is that "all Americans are entitled to be judged on their own merits, and not instead as part of some bucket of collectives." Fox News Dhillon called the Evanston program a "wealth transfer" and said it distributes government benefits based solely on race and ancestry, which she argued cannot survive strict scrutiny. Fox News The program awards $25,000 grants to eligible Black residents or their direct descendants for housing uses or as direct cash, with eligibility tied to residence in Evanston between 1919 and 1969 or descendant status.

Turkish authorities executed detention orders for 241 people and detained 209 suspects in Ankara on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, in a large security sweep targeting alleged militants ahead of a NATO summit.

Officials said 56 of those detained are described as alleged Islamic State militants and 35 as alleged members of the Revolutionary People's Liberation Party/Front. Fox News The operation took place roughly two weeks before the July 7-8 NATO summit in Ankara, which U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to attend.

The FAA is probing an apparent close call after a Delta jet aborted its landing about 10:34 a.m. Central on Saturday at Boston Logan Airport, reportedly coming within roughly 300 feet of an American Airlines plane.

The Delta flight, arriving from Dallas as Flight DL2351, executed a go-around while an American Airlines jet, departing for Charlotte as AA3161, was cleared onto an intersecting runway. Fox News CBS reported the American jet had been cleared to take off on a runway that crossed the one the Delta plane was about to land on. CBS Live air-traffic-control audio captures the Delta pilot saying, "Delta... 2351 going around because of American," and the American pilot replying, "You cleared us for takeoff 3161." Fox News Delta said the crew received an onboard traffic advisory and that 129 passengers and six crew deplaned safely.

A federal report released June 23, 2026 finds the Surfside condo began failing about three weeks before its 2021 collapse, starting with failures at garage-column and pool-deck connections.

Investigators say structural failures began about three weeks before the collapse when two connections between garage columns and the pool deck gave way. CBS The report lays out a progressive failure sequence that investigators say will help shape building codes, inspection practices and legal cases tied to the disaster. CBS The collapse killed 98 people.

Niger formally notified the United Nations on Monday, June 22, 2026, that it will withdraw from the International Criminal Court's Rome Statute, a step that takes effect in 12 months.

The withdrawal will take legal effect 12 months after the UN receives the notification, but alleged crimes committed before that date remain under ICC jurisdiction. PBS Niger becomes the third country to leave the court after the Philippines and Burundi, following similar moves by Mali and Burkina Faso. PBS The country's ruling military junta has shifted ties toward partners including Russia, whose president faces an ICC arrest warrant.

Best Buy Chief Financial Officer Matt Bilunas will step down effective July 31, 2026, after seven years in the role at the Richfield-based retailer.

The company has retained an external search firm to find Bilunas's successor, and Chief Executive Officer Corie Barry will oversee financial matters as needed during the transition.

Waymo voluntarily recalled 3,871 robotaxis on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, after software failures allowed vehicles to enter closed or active freeway construction zones in Phoenix and the San Francisco Bay Area.

The recall was filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration under Campaign Number 26E035000 and covers the company's entire commercial robotaxi fleet. Fox News Waymo has suspended freeway driving while it updates software and operating protocols to improve construction-zone detection and avoidance, and it reported no crashes or injuries tied to the incidents.

On Monday, Judge Tony Graf ruled that the former roommate of Charlie Kirk murder suspect Tyler Robinson need not testify in person at the July 6 preliminary hearing.

Graf said the hearing's narrow purpose is to decide whether enough evidence exists to proceed to trial, not to assess guilt or witness credibility. PBS News He allowed prosecutors to use the roommate's recorded statements instead of live testimony at the hearing. CBS News Graf also postponed until Friday, June 26 a decision on whether to sanction prosecutors over media comments about a bullet fragment recovered from Kirk's body.

U.S. District Judge Patrick Schiltz on Monday, June 22, 2026, quashed six federal grand jury subpoenas aimed at Minnesota state and local officials, saying the Justice Department had abused grand jury power.

The subpoenas, served in January 2026, targeted Gov. Tim Walz, Attorney General Keith Ellison, the mayors of Minneapolis and St. Paul and officials in Ramsey and Hennepin counties. PBS News Schiltz wrote that the subpoenas' "dominant purpose" was to coerce Minnesota Democrats into cooperating with Operation Metro Surge rather than to further a legitimate grand jury investigation. New York Times He said the demands had "extremely weak to nonexistent" ties to criminal violations and sought materials tied to constitutionally protected conduct, raising separation-of-powers and federalism concerns.

U.S. District Judge Sparkle Sooknanan on Monday, June 22, 2026, blocked nationwide use of the Trump administration's expanded SAVE (Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements) voter-verification system as unlawful.

Sooknanan issued a 75-page ruling that said federal agencies "haphazardly combined and repurposed" private information and used citizenship data they "knew to be unreliable." NPR The decision bars states from using the overhauled SAVE tool to screen voters or purge rolls and directly affects at least two dozen states. New York Times Before the injunction, more than 60 million voter records had been run through the revamped system and roughly 21,000 were flagged as potential noncitizens. NPR Reporting says eligible U.S. citizens were among those erroneously flagged and faced removal from rolls prior to the court order.

The U.S. government this month publicly opposed a planned auction of more than 100 artifacts salvaged from the Titanic, according to newly unsealed federal court filings.

NOAA, acting as the U.S. representative for the wreck site, told the court the sale would violate RMS Titanic Inc.'s legal obligations to keep the recovered collection intact for public exhibition. CBS News The proposed sale lists personal items and decor including a bronze cherub, a gold nugget necklace and a heart-shaped pendant, and envisions a four-city global tour before the auction.

On Monday, June 22, 2026, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Maria Cavalluzzi found 44-year-old Michael Gledhill mentally incompetent to stand trial in the killing of actor James Handy.

Cavalluzzi authorized up to one year of involuntary medication after determining Gledhill could not make proper treatment decisions. CBS News A July 14 hearing will consider his long-term placement, and the case can move to trial if competency is later restored.

Virtus Minerals, backed by U.S. officials, has opened major cobalt and copper projects in the Democratic Republic of Congo after acquiring Chemaf and the Étoile and Mutoshi mines.

The company says its processing plants will begin operations in 2027 and will produce about 75,000 tonnes of copper and 20,000 tonnes of cobalt annually. Exports are planned to move through the U.S.-backed Lobito Corridor, part of an American program that includes roughly $5 billion in investment support. The projects are being described as the first U.S.-owned mining operations in the DRC in more than a decade and the first acquisition under the December 2025 Washington Accord.

President Donald Trump endorsed Rep. John James for Michigan governor on Monday, June 22, sharply boosting James in the Republican primary.

Trump announced the backing in a Truth Social post. Fox News Michigan Senate Minority Leader Aric Nesbitt suspended his campaign the same day and endorsed James, saying the GOP should avoid a divided primary. Fox News Businessman Perry Johnson and former Attorney General Mike Cox criticized the decision and said they will continue their campaigns.

Senate Democrats Patty Murray and Chris Murphy asked the Government Accountability Office on Monday, June 22, 2026, to probe a Secret Service funding transfer tied to Trump's East Wing ballroom.

An Office of Management and Budget entry shows $396,550,000 was moved from the Department of Homeland Security to a "White House Security Measures" account, the senators wrote. MS NOW They say administration officials told their staff the funds would support the East Wing ballroom. MS NOW The senators argue that using the money for the ballroom would violate last summer's GOP budget law, which limited the appropriation to Secret Service staffing, training, technology and bonuses.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass declared a local emergency on Saturday, June 20, 2026, as firefighters battled a persistent fire and smoke at the Lineage Logistics cold-storage warehouse in Boyle Heights, prompting health warnings.

Crews have confined active fire to about half of the 500,000-square-foot Lineage Big Bear building and are using contract helicopters, aerial ladder pipes and a fire-retardant "blaze tamer" gel. CBS News Officials removed ammonia, shut down refrigeration and say roughly 85 million pounds of thawing frozen food, including chicken, beef, pork and fish, must be removed before it becomes a biohazard.

A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crashed during a training flight near Harbor Mountain outside Sitka, Alaska, on June 22, 2026, injuring four crew members.

The crash was reported shortly after 10 a.m., and Sitka Fire and Rescue transported the four injured crew members to Mt. Edgecumbe Medical Center. Fox News Rear Adm. Bob Little said the crew suffered only minor injuries, and the Coast Guard has launched an investigation into the cause.

Concessions workers staged a walkout at Target Field during at least one Minnesota Twins-Los Angeles Dodgers game on Monday, June 22, 2026, disrupting food and drink service inside the stadium.

Minnesota Reformer reporters confirmed large portions of the ballpark's concessions were shut or significantly curtailed and described long lines and closed stands that altered fan service. Minnesotareformer Delaware North, the concessions operator, moved managers and non-union replacement workers onto the floor to cover gaps left by the walkout. Minnesotareformer Union messaging and worker quotes emphasized demands for higher pay and improved health benefits, and framed the game-day action as leverage in stalled contract talks.

A car struck a protester Sunday, June 21, 2026, during a Father's Day vigil outside Delaney Hall, the ICE detention center in Newark, New Jersey.

Organizer Birdie Green said the struck woman was an advocate from Minnesota waving an upside-down U.S. flag and that the woman "was not blocking vehicles" and "could not see it coming." Daily Beast Green said the vehicle was driven by a GEO Group employee in a personal car entering a private vehicle gate, while the Department of Homeland Security said the driver was not an ICE employee. Daily Beast DHS also characterized the scene as rioters surrounding an employee's car, assaulting federal officers and interfering with an arrest, and said one rioter was arrested after biting an officer. Daily Beast Green alleged that ICE agents emerged after the impact and used pepper spray and mace, forcing families at a hospitality tent to evacuate. Daily Beast NJ.com reported the struck woman is not believed to have sought medical care after the incident.

Parents for Good presented a petition Monday with 3,000-plus signatures asking Anoka-Hennepin to put a levy on this fall's ballot that would raise homeowners' taxes about $30 per month.

The school board heard hours of testimony Monday and remained split; it is not legally required to call a referendum even if the petition is submitted. FOX 9 Parents for Good plans to file the petition Thursday, after which the board must decide whether to place the question on the November ballot. FOX 9 District leaders say Anoka-Hennepin has already cut more than $22 million and eliminated over 200 jobs amid inflation, expiring COVID-era funds and flat enrollment.

Keir Starmer announced outside 10 Downing Street on Monday, June 22, 2026, that he will resign as Labour leader and as prime minister and will remain in office as a caretaker until a successor is chosen.

Starmer said he was stepping down after his parliamentary party lost confidence in his ability to lead it into the next general election, and he vowed an "orderly" handover. NPR He told King Charles III of his decision and Labour will open nominations for a new leader on July 9, aiming to have a successor by Parliament's return on September 1, 2026.

A Miami jury on Monday, June 22, 2026, acquitted real estate broker George Pino of second-degree manslaughter and vessel homicide in the 2022 Biscayne Bay boat crash that killed a teenager.

Prosecutors had argued Pino's conduct was reckless, while the defense said the crash was an accident and pointed to eyewitness accounts of no impairment. Fox News The charges stemmed from a Sept. 4, 2022, crash in Biscayne Bay that killed 17-year-old Lucy Fernandez and left passenger Katy Puig permanently disabled. Fox News Investigators said Pino's 29-foot boat struck a channel marker while returning from a birthday outing, injuring 11 of the 14 people aboard.

Eight people were killed and nearly 40 others were wounded in shootings across Chicago from Thursday, June 18 at 5 p.m. through Monday, June 22 at 5 a.m., authorities said.

A mass shooting at a Juneteenth celebration in the 200 block of West 95th Street in Roseland around 11:10 p.m. on Friday, June 19 injured 14 people ages 17 to 47. Chicago Sun-Times Two occupants of a passing red SUV opened fire, according to the report. Chicago Sun-Times A separate fatal shooting in Auburn Gresham killed 14-year-old Marcus Chatman around 11:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 18. Chicago Sun-Times The Sun-Times listed seven additional homicide victims by name, age, or neighborhood, including Christopher A. Lakes, 34, and Aniyhas S. Jackson, 18. Chicago Sun-Times President Donald Trump posted on social media over the weekend referencing "22 people shot and at least four dead" and asked why Gov. J.B. Pritzker was not calling him for help.

With more than 99% of ballots tallied in Colombia's June 21-22 presidential runoff, Abelardo de la Espriella led Iván Cepeda roughly 49.7% to 48.7% as Cepeda mounted legal challenges.

The preliminary tally showed de la Espriella at about 12.91 million votes to Cepeda's roughly 12.67 million. the Guardian That amounted to a margin near 248,310 votes and roughly 1.6% blank ballots. the Guardian Electoral authorities warned the quick count is not final and that a manual canvass and verification process will follow. PBS News Cepeda said his campaign considers the tally "unofficial and non-binding" and is formally contesting results from more than 30,000 voting stations.

Minneapolis police are investigating reports of shots fired Sunday, June 22, 2026, in the Dinkytown area near the University of Minnesota campus, and officials say no arrests have been made so far.

Police responded to calls and opened an active investigation, but they did not immediately release detailed suspect information or arrests.

The Trump administration publicly unveiled a proposal to sharply raise U.S. citizenship application fees, CBS News reported on Monday, June 22, 2026.

Under the plan, the naturalization fee would rise to $1,280 for online filings and $1,330 for paper filings. CBS News It would also eliminate most fee waivers and reduced-fee options for low-income applicants.

Alberto Carvalho resigned as superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District, effective Sunday, June 21, 2026, amid a federal investigation tied to an AI chatbot contract that prompted FBI raids earlier this year.

The LAUSD Board said it received his resignation letter and confirmed acting superintendent Andrés Chait will continue until a permanent leader is selected. PBS Carvalho had been on paid administrative leave for roughly four months under a four-year, $1.7 million contract, and his attorneys say he denies wrongdoing.

A Justice Department legal opinion released this week says states are not required to provide home- and community-based services to people with disabilities if they offer other services.

The memo says the 1999 Olmstead ruling is "not enforceable" and conflicts with the Americans with Disabilities Act's integration mandate. PBS Major disability-rights groups, including the American Association of People with Disabilities and The Arc, sharply condemned the opinion and warned it could bring back institutionalization. NPR Alison Barkoff said, "It is now the position of the United States government that people with disabilities don't have a right to be part of their communities." NPR NPR reported the Office of Legal Counsel opinion was quietly issued without a public Justice Department rollout and that the department did not respond to requests for explanation. NPR The outlet also noted that 8.4 million Americans received Medicaid home- and community-based services by 2023 and could be affected.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday, June 22, 2026, reinstated Pedro Hernandez's murder conviction in the 1979 disappearance of 6-year-old Etan Patz, ruling 6-3.

The Court issued an unsigned, per curiam opinion saying the federal appeals court exceeded its authority under the 1996 Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act. CBS News Pedro Hernandez, now 64, will remain at Elmira Correctional Facility serving a 25-years-to-life sentence and will be eligible for parole in 2037. CBS News His lawyers said they are "firmly disappointed" and reiterated that they believe Hernandez is innocent and that his confessions were false and tied to mental illness and lengthy, partially un-Mirandized questioning. CBS News The Court's opinion noted that the Second Circuit "appeared to harbor 'serious doubt' about the reliability of Hernandez's confessions" but said AEDPA barred disturbing the conviction on that basis.

Scammers are calling Minnesota DoorDash drivers, posing as company support, and steering them through app steps that give the scammers access to drivers' accounts and hundreds of dollars in earnings.

Victims say callers reference real driver details and coach them by phone or text through actions that transfer earnings out of the account. FOX 9 DoorDash has reminded drivers it will never ask for passwords or one-time codes over the phone and urges workers to verify all contacts through the app.

A Minnesota woman was charged with stealing multiple identities and posing as a therapist to bill the state's Medicaid program for therapy services that were never provided.

Prosecutors say she used the stolen IDs to submit tens of thousands of dollars in fraudulent claims to Minnesota Medical Assistance. FOX 9 She now faces criminal charges as authorities investigate how the scheme operated and whether others were involved.

On Friday, June 19, 2026, President Donald Trump unveiled a Qatar-gifted Boeing 747-8 interim Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews and said he will fly it to next month's NATO summit in Ankara.

The nearly new jet, valued at about $400 million, was donated by the government of Qatar and has been designated a VC-25B Bridge aircraft to serve until long-term replacements arrive. CBS News It arrived ahead of schedule at Joint Base Andrews and will begin Air Force "commissioning flights" that officials described as a "final exam" before the plane is cleared for presidential missions. NPR Trump toured the interior, thanked the Emir of Qatar and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and called the refitted 747 "the world's most luxurious plane" and a "flying White House." NPR

Kenya's High Court found Health Minister Aden Duale in contempt on Monday, June 22, 2026, for failing to suspend work on a U.S.-backed Ebola quarantine facility at Laikipia Air Base.

The court said Duale ignored interim orders that had blocked construction while it considers a petition by the Law Society of Kenya and the Katiba Institute. PBS News The judge summoned Duale for sentencing and mitigation after finding he continued work on the site despite the injunctions.

South Sudan's National Elections Commission set December 22, 2026, for the country's first national election since independence, a vote officials say will test the peace process and a tense security environment.

The opposition SPLM-IO said election preparations in areas it controls would be treated as acts of war and warned such actors could become prisoners of war. PBS Riek Machar, its leader and first vice president, remains under house arrest on treason charges and his eligibility to run is unclear. PBS A U.N. inquiry says South Sudan's leaders are systematically dismantling the 2018 peace deal, and the U.N. mission warned of worsening humanitarian conditions. PBS The United States is pressing for renewed peace talks as government forces and opposition troops continue fighting in parts of the country.

On Monday, June 22, 2026, the Lexington County Coroner's Office said a forensic autopsy on 39-year-old fitness trainer Elena Katherine Moore found no obvious external injuries.

The coroner said the autopsy identified no bruising, lacerations, gunshot wounds, stab wounds, blunt force trauma or signs of strangulation, and it did not name an immediate cause of death. Fox News The office said the cause remains pending while investigators await toxicology results, microscopic tissue testing and a review of Moore's medical records.

Cuba's National Assembly approved 176 sweeping free-market reform measures on Friday, June 19, 2026, in a bid to avert economic collapse amid a U.S. oil and financial embargo.

The package explicitly authorizes private banks, allows imports and exports without state intermediation, permits free hiring of personnel and opens the door for fast-food chains to operate. PBS Officials framed the moves as necessary to stave off economic collapse. CBS News President Miguel Díaz-Canel said the measures were modeled on analyses of the Vietnamese and Chinese communist market models. PBS Analyst Luis Carlos Battista said the reforms have "dismantled" pillars such as the state monopoly on foreign trade and the centralization of productive forces. PBS Raul Guillermo Rodriguez Castro, Raúl Castro's grandson, said Cuba must "diversify" how it does business and that the island "doesn't even slightly represent a threat" to the U.S. PBS Analyst Lee Schlenker warned the changes will only have their full effect if U.S. sanctions are gradually lifted.

On Monday, June 22, 2026, ABC began airing advertisements on its local stations asking viewers to support its license renewals and programming as the Federal Communications Commission investigates the network.

The spots say the FCC is probing The View and is questioning stations' commitment to their communities, and they urge viewers to file comments with the agency by July 6 and July 29. MS NOW Democratic FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez called the moves political retribution and an assault on free speech, and the agency did not respond to requests for comment.

U.S. military strikes on alleged drug-smuggling boats in the eastern Pacific and Caribbean have killed at least 213 people, following three recent lethal attacks on June 16, June 18 and June 21.

On Tuesday, June 16, a U.S. strike in the eastern Pacific killed one man and left two survivors. NPR On Thursday, June 18, another eastern Pacific strike killed three people, Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) said the vessel was transiting known narco-trafficking routes. CBS News On Sunday, June 21, U.S. forces struck a vessel in the Caribbean, killing two men and leaving six survivors, and SOUTHCOM said it notified the U.S. Coast Guard to begin search-and-rescue.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday, June 22, 2026, refused to review Victor Saldano's intellectual disability claim in a 6-3 vote, clearing the way for his Texas execution to proceed.

The court's denial of review leaves in place a Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ruling that rejected his disability claim. NPR State prosecutors had told courts they agreed Saldano is not death-eligible and did not oppose relief. NPR Saldano's attorneys say all experts who evaluated him, including those for the state, concluded he is intellectually disabled.

China's Commerce Ministry announced on Monday, June 22, 2026, that it is blocking exports of Chinese dual-use items to 10 named U.S. military-related companies.

Beijing's Finance Ministry separately ordered that Chinese government entities must not purchase products from 46 U.S. companies, including units of Lockheed Martin, Raytheon and General Dynamics. PBS The Commerce Ministry barred third parties from re-exporting Chinese dual-use goods to the sanctioned U.S. firms but said exporters could seek case-by-case approvals if shipments were "genuinely necessary." PBS The 10 companies named include AVEOX in California; Utah firms Red Cat Holdings, Teal Drones and IMSAR; and Rhode Island's Jaia Robotics. PBS Other named firms were Ball Aerospace & Technologies of Colorado, Oshkosh Defense of Wisconsin, L3Harris Maritime Services of Virginia, and rare-earth miners MP Materials and USA Rare Earth.

A Minneapolis man has been charged with stealing nearly $70,000 from Minnesota's Medicaid program, accused of using falsified personal care attendant timesheets to bill for services not provided.

Authorities allege he submitted false PCA timesheets and billed for inflated hours, according to charging documents. FOX 9 He faces state criminal charges that prosecutors are handling in the Twin Cities legal system.

A DEA whistleblower says agents in New Mexico monitored and let fentanyl pill shipments reach streets from 2023 to 2025 to build larger criminal cases, records show.

The whistleblower, Special Agent David Howell, said an Albuquerque June 2023 delivery involved about 74,000 pills. PBS News Howell said agents let at least 1.8 million pills be delivered in one multistate case before a May 2025 bust later seized more than 3 million pills.

Ukraine's long-range drones struck the Moscow Oil Refinery in Kapotnya on Thursday, June 18, 2026, igniting massive fires and forcing temporary suspensions at all four Moscow airports.

Russia's Defense Ministry said its forces shot down 555 Ukrainian drones overnight, including roughly 200 as they neared Moscow. PBS Moscow-area officials said intercepted or crashing drones sent debris into homes, a mall and other sites, injuring about 16-17 people and prompting evacuations in Zhukovsky. NPR President Volodymyr Zelenskyy framed the strikes as retaliation and warned, "If Ukraine burns, your Moscow will burn as well." CBS News

The FBI returned a fugitive accused of orchestrating a $3.7 billion Medicare fraud to the United States on Friday, June 19, 2026, after his capture in Turkey.

The man, identified as Hilmi, was flown to the U.S. following his detention by Turkish authorities. Fox News The FBI's Critical Incident Response Group led the overseas transfer-of-custody operation, and the bureau said Turkish partners cooperated in returning him to face charges.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested 32-year-old Giovanna Mercedes Moreno Occhipinti on May 13, 2026, in connection with a December 2, 2024 Chicago house-party mass shooting that killed three people and injured five.

The Department of Homeland Security says Occhipinti drove two gunmen to the party and later helped them elude police. Fox News Chicago police had arrested her on December 5, 2024 on weapons charges but released her without notifying ICE under local sanctuary policies.

A Tesla that the driver said was operating on Autopilot left the roadway and crashed into a Katy, Texas, home, killing a 76-year-old woman. Fox News The crash occurred on Friday, June 19, 2026, and family members identified the victim as Martha Avila.

Avila's daughter, Jennifer Barbour, said family members were inside the house when the car struck and that she saw her mother pinned under rubble and a refrigerator while on the phone with a 911 operator. CBS News Ring camera footage reportedly captured the impact, and the driver cooperated with investigators at the scene.

Novarum Development Partners said it will convert the 25-acre former Wells Fargo Home Mortgage campus at 2701 Wells Fargo Way in south Minneapolis into "Iconic Plaza," a mixed-use project that will add roughly 1,000 homes.

The "Iconic Plaza" plan includes a 15-story tower with about 400 units plus additional multifamily buildings and townhomes, mixing rental and owner-occupied housing. Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal Existing buildings totaling nearly 1 million square feet would be converted to homes, retail, commercial space, a school, and banquet facilities. Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal The plan also calls for health and education uses and would turn a former data center into a technology center.

Twin Cities developer JO Cos. has proposed a $28.5 million, 52-unit affordable housing project called Adora Apartments on three city-owned parcels in Bloomington.

The proposal targets parcels at 7920, 7930 and 7940 13th Ave. S. and asks for $372,000 in TIF (net present value) plus $300,000 in HRA assistance to help buy the land. Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal The five-story building would offer one- to four-bedroom homes with an income mix of 10 units at 30% of area median income, three at 50% AMI and 39 at 60% AMI.

Clive Davis died at age 94 in his Manhattan apartment, his family confirmed in a statement released by publicist Aliza Rabinoff.

The Associated Press reported that Davis's family confirmed his death to the New York Times. MS NOW He had been hospitalized earlier in 2026 for an upper respiratory issue and was released a few days later.

A 61-foot adult female fin whale, later determined to be pregnant, was found dead on the bulbous bow of a cruise ship that arrived in Seward, Alaska, on Friday, June 19, 2026.

NOAA Fisheries and the Alaska SeaLife Center performed a necropsy and determined the whale was pregnant, though officials have not released a cause of death. CBS News NOAA Fisheries' law enforcement arm opened an investigation, issued a public hotline appeal for information, and reminded the public that collecting whale parts is illegal.

Englishtown councilman John Alite was arrested Friday, June 19, 2026, and charged with theft by extortion, corporate misconduct, usury and terroristic threats, authorities said.

Authorities also arrested 67-year-old Stephen Locrotondo on usury and conspiracy charges tied to the same alleged loansharking scheme. Fox News State officials say Alite and Locrotondo issued loans with extreme interest rates. Fox News Officials also allege Alite threatened violence to collect payments and promoted the operation through his company Straightened-Out Entertainment, Inc.

Three people were shot and injured overnight on June 22, 2026, in northeast Minneapolis, and were taken to local hospitals, Minneapolis police said.

Officers responded to reports of gunfire, secured the scene and carried the victims to area hospitals, authorities said.

A multi-agency manhunt continues in Kansas City for 22-year-old Oscar Sanchez-Munoz, the suspect in a series of I-70 highway shootings, after Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche said Monday he "may be dead." Fox News

The FBI's Kansas City field office is offering up to $25,000 for information leading to his arrest, and authorities say the spree spans at least six shootings across Kansas and Missouri. Fox News Kansas City police say Sanchez-Munoz is the prime suspect in five shootings along Interstate 70 on the evening of Tuesday, June 16. Fox News Officials say one person was killed and others were wounded, including an Uber driver shot in the leg who was taking fans to the Argentina-Algeria match. Fox News Investigators recovered the car believed used in the I-70 shootings after a standoff and house fire at a residence in Independence, Missouri, but they did not find Sanchez-Munoz there.

Two male students opened fire at San Jose National High School in Tacloban City mid-morning on Monday, June 22, 2026, killing three students and wounding seven others.

Police say the suspects are 14- and 15-year-old male students who are in custody and told investigators they had been bullied. NPR Authorities say one used a 9 mm pistol obtained from his aunt, a police officer now under investigation, and the other used a .38 revolver; investigators recovered at least 40 shell casings. NPR The shooting exposed campus security weaknesses, including only one guard on duty for multiple entrances and exits, which allowed the boys to bring guns onto the grounds. NPR President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ordered a thorough investigation and directed law enforcement to boost security at schools, workplaces and public areas nationwide.

The Supreme Court on Monday, June 22, 2026 declined to review an Arkansas Voting Rights Act case, leaving in place an 8th Circuit ruling that bars private lawsuits under Section 208 in seven states.

The case stems from Arkansas United v. Thurston, in which a three-judge 8th Circuit panel in July 2025 reversed a 2022 district court decision that had struck down an Arkansas law limiting non-poll workers to assisting six voters. NPR The panel applied a November 2023 8th Circuit ruling that held private parties cannot sue to enforce Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.

An F-16 fighter jet intercepted a civilian airplane over Hagerstown, Maryland, on Saturday, June 20, after the aircraft entered restricted airspace tied to a VIP temporary flight restriction.

NORAD said the aircraft violated the VIP Temporary Flight Restriction and was intercepted around 11:20 a.m. Central. CBS News The F-16 monitored the plane until it landed safely at a nearby airport, and NORAD publicly urged pilots to check Notices to Air Missions before every flight.

One man was shot and a Minneapolis police officer was punched around 2:07 a.m. Sunday outside Cowboy Jack's at 126 Fifth Street North in downtown Minneapolis.

The shooting victim suffered a non-life-threatening gunshot wound and was taken to a hospital. KSTP.com 5 Eyewitness News Officers said the officer was struck while trying to de-escalate an escalating crowd. KSTP.com 5 Eyewitness News Police arrested one person for disorderly conduct, while the suspect who punched the officer fled and remains at large.

The Justice Department announced on Thursday, June 18, 2026, the arrest of 15 people in Massachusetts accused of a $1.4 million welfare and benefits fraud scheme.

Officials said 11 of the 15 defendants are suspected illegal immigrants and some allegedly used stolen identities to obtain benefits. Fox News The DOJ alleges more than $1.4 million in fraudulent claims across SNAP, MassHealth, Social Security disability, housing and unemployment programs, including about $546,000 tied to defendant Heriberto Rodriguez.

The CDC set aside about $107 million in emergency funding on Thursday, June 18, 2026, to bolster U.S. support for the Ebola response in eastern and central Africa.

Congo's Health Ministry reported 1,003 confirmed Ebola cases, 254 deaths and 100 recoveries as of Sunday, June 21, 2026. CBS News Ituri province accounts for more than 90 percent of infections, and contact tracing has reached only about 55 percent, leaving more than 35,000 identified contacts untraced. CBS News Bunia was the largest cluster in mid-June with 212 of 782 cases, and clinicians say local hospitals and treatment centers are overwhelmed and short of protective gear. NPR The CDC described the $107 million as an immediate emergency allocation rather than a long-term budget item.

Matt Dunlap captured the Democratic nomination in Maine's 2nd Congressional District, the state Secretary of State announced on Friday, June 19, 2026, setting up a November contest with former governor Paul LePage.

He prevailed after three rounds of ranked-choice counting, overcoming an early lead by fellow Democrat Joe Baldacci when eliminated candidates' ballots were reallocated. CBS News The June 9, 2026 Democratic primary recorded 76,466 first-round votes; Baldacci had 24,183 (31.6%), Dunlap 22,351 (29.2%), Jordan Wood 22,058 (28.8%) and Paige Loud 7,874 (10.3%).

An NYPD officer shot a driver after a stolen Kia struck officers on Fordham Road in the Bronx on Sunday, June 21, 2026; the driver and several officers were hospitalized.

Officers had stopped a silver Kia Sportage that had been reported stolen, authorities said. Fox News Police say the driver reversed into an officer and an unmarked NYPD vehicle, then drove forward and struck a sergeant before trying to flee. Fox News An officer who climbed onto a nearby car fired, striking the driver, who was taken to Saint Barnabas Hospital in stable condition; several injured officers were also treated and listed as stable.

Mario Andre Barber, 46, and Brittany Amber Baker, 42, were charged with murder on June 15, 2026, after the dismembered remains of a bartender were found in Dog River Reservoir outside Atlanta, authorities said.

Investigators say the victim was killed inside Baker's Douglasville home, and police recovered a reciprocating saw and cleaning supplies during a search of the residence. Fox News The remains were discovered in May and were identified through DNA after the victim's father recognized his tattoos, officials said.

A St. Paul man has been criminally charged with defrauding Minnesota's Medicaid program by submitting falsified personal care assistant time sheets, allegedly obtaining about $78,000 in improper reimbursements.

Authorities allege he billed for care that was not actually provided or inflated hours, using falsified personal care assistant (PCA) time sheets. FOX 9 Prosecutors say the false claims led to roughly $78,000 in improper Medical Assistance reimbursements.

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection listed active swimming advisories at five coastal sites in Ocean and Cape May counties on Sunday, June 21, 2026, after tests detected elevated enterococci.

Named advisory sites include Cedar Point Beach and Beachwood Beach West in Ocean County, plus three bayside spots in Lower Township — Wildwood and Bay, Baywyn and Bay, and Ferry and Bay. Fox News New Jersey's standard is no more than 104 enterococci colonies per 100 milliliters; a single exceedance triggers an advisory, while two consecutive failing samples are required before a beach is closed. Fox News Despite the advisories, the DEP monitoring dashboard showed no active coastal or freshwater closures as of Sunday, June 21, 2026.

Four hikers have died in June in Grand Canyon National Park after apparent heat-related incidents, park officials said.

The National Park Service said a 72-year-old man died June 12 on the South Kaibab Trail, and a 67-year-old man and a 68-year-old woman died June 16 on the North Kaibab Trail. PBS A separate June 3 case involved an 18-year-old man who collapsed below Havasupai Gardens on the Bright Angel Trail and was later pronounced dead; that case remains under investigation. Fox News Officials said rangers responded quickly and used aerial support but the June 12 and June 16 victims were found deceased and taken to the Coconino County Medical Examiner's Office.

An RV crashed into a sound barrier along the U.S. Highway 212 corridor in Chanhassen on June 21, 2026, injuring three occupants.

First responders treated the three occupants at the scene. FOX 9 They restricted traffic while crews assessed structural damage to the sound barrier.

A driver crashed into multiple townhomes in Woodbury on Saturday, June 21, rupturing a gas line and prompting evacuations while police, fire and utility crews secured the scene.

Responders shut off gas service, assessed structural damage and worked to contain the leak, and they evacuated nearby units while crews cleared the area. FOX 9 Police opened an investigation into what caused the collision, and initial reports said no charging decision had been announced.

The Senate Commerce Committee approved a bipartisan bill to set national NIL rules and limit penalty-free athlete transfers on Thursday, June 18, 2026, in Washington.

The measure would establish a national payout framework for name, image and likeness deals and limit athletes to one penalty-free transfer during a five-year period. Fox News Sen. Maria Cantwell said the bill would increase certainty and protect athletes from predatory contracts, while Sens. Cory Booker and Tommy Tuberville publicly opposed the proposal. Fox News The full Senate is expected to debate the legislation in July.

On Friday, June 19, 2026, the Justice Department told Judge Leonie Brinkema's court it would not submit sworn declarations saying the $1.776 billion anti-weaponization fund is dead.

In a five-page filing, DOJ said such declarations are unnecessary and that forcing sworn testimony from senior officials would raise "serious separation of powers concerns." MS NOW The department told the court Blanche's earlier statements to Congress and in court were given "under the backdrop of serious penalties for falsity," citing the criminal false-statements statute and federal-court conduct rules. MS NOW The filing also notes the false-statements law it relies on can only be enforced by DOJ and that the court rules it cites typically lead to monetary sanctions rather than criminal contempt. MS NOW Judge Leonie Brinkema had said she would likely dismiss the challenge if the officials signed perjury-backed pledges, but would proceed if they declined — and DOJ declined.

Sergey Aksyonov ordered Crimean gas stations to stop selling gasoline to private companies and individuals on Sunday, June 21, 2026, reserving supplies for state and emergency services.

Aksyonov said overnight Ukrainian strikes in Crimea killed four people and wounded 28. NPR President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said a Crimean oil depot and an oil transport facility in Russia's Krasnodar region were among the latest targets. NPR Russian officials in Krasnodar reported a Ukrainian drone strike ignited a fire at the Chushka Black Sea terminal and hit a ferry, killing one person.

The Obama Presidential Center opened to the public on Friday, June 19, 2026, on Chicago's South Side as Juneteenth celebrations kicked off.

The nearly 20-acre campus includes a presidential museum, a Michelle Obama-designed garden, a basketball court, picnic areas and a new Chicago Public Library branch. Officials say the center could draw up to 1 million visitors a year.

Minnesota will ban public cryptocurrency ATMs, with the prohibition taking effect August 1, 2026 and public machines required to be removed by year-end 2026. Fox News Officials said the move responds to a surge of kiosk scams that produced 134 complaints and nearly $1 million in reported losses from 2023 through 2025.

In 2025 alone, officials logged 70 crypto ATM scam cases that totaled more than $540,000 in losses. Fox News The ban applies to roughly 350 licensed kiosks that had been operated by eight to ten companies as of February 2026.

A 36-year-old man has been charged after a suspected anti-Muslim rampage across Edinburgh on Friday, June 19, 2026, that injured five men, police said.

Police said the suspect was arrested at about 9:30 p.m. on June 19 after officers equipped with Tasers detained him without firing, and they said there is no further threat to the public. the Guardian Police said a report has been submitted to the Procurator Fiscal. the Guardian Five male victims, aged 22, 22, 24, 27 and 39, suffered a range of non-life-threatening injuries, and three required hospital treatment. the Guardian Police said the reported attacks began in Sighthill at about 8:50 p.m., included two worshippers attacked after leaving Broomhouse mosque, and involved incidents on Telford Road and Leith Walk.

A massive fire at the Viva Wyndham Dominicus Beach Hotel in Bayahibe, Dominican Republic on Friday, June 19, 2026 killed 46-year-old Italian tourist Francesca Valentino and forced the evacuation of about 1,690 guests.

Authorities said at least nine people were treated for injuries and three were taken to off-site medical facilities. Fox News Guests from the damaged Viva Wyndham Dominicus Beach were relocated to nearby properties, including the Viva Wyndham Dominicus Palace, hotel officials said.

A single-seat SubSonex JSX-2 jet crashed into Green Turtle Lake in West Milford, New Jersey around 6:30 p.m. Central on Saturday, June 20, 2026, and the pilot survived.

The aircraft carried only the pilot, who escaped the sinking jet and declined further medical attention at the scene. CBS News FAA registry lists the jet's owner as Mini Jet Airshows LLC. CBS News The Federal Aviation Administration and New Jersey State Park Police are investigating the cause.

Australia confirmed its first H5N1 avian influenza case on June 19-20, 2026 after officials detected the virus in a brown skua near Esperance in Cape Le Grand National Park, Western Australia.

Federal and Western Australia authorities activated a nationally coordinated response and said surveillance and reporting systems worked as intended. Fox News Officials said the detected strain matches H5N1 circulating on Heard and McDonald Islands, where about 13,000 of 17,000 elephant seal pups died in recent months.

A 5-year-old girl was killed in a crash on Interstate 494 in Sunfish Lake, Minnesota, authorities said, prompting emergency response and traffic disruptions.

The crash occurred on I-494 in the south Twin Cities metro, and responders closed or slowed lanes while crews worked at the scene. FOX 9 Authorities said they are investigating the cause and have not released full details on contributing factors or any potential charges.

On Saturday, June 20, 2026, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he mailed Poland's Order of the White Eagle back to Polish President Karol Nawrocki after Nawrocki revoked it.

Nawrocki revoked the honor over Zelenskyy's May 26 decree naming a unit after the World War II-era Ukrainian Insurgent Army. CBS News Several senior Ukrainian officials, including presidential office chief Kyrylo Budanov, said they would return Polish honors in solidarity. CBS News Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk publicly called on both sides to de-escalate ahead of a Ukraine reconstruction event in Poland next week.

Six people, including two boys, were wounded in an early-morning shooting in Hanover, Maryland, after Anne Arundel County police responded at about 4:40 a.m. Saturday.

Officers found a man with a gunshot wound to the torso at the scene, and police later were told five other gunshot victims arrived at area hospitals.

Israeli strikes in Gaza killed six people on Saturday, June 20, including two children and an Al Jazeera cameraman, Gaza health officials said.

An early-morning strike on an apartment in Gaza City killed two sisters, ages 4 and 14, Gaza's Health Ministry and Shifa Hospital said. PBS Three evening strikes killed four more people and wounded at least a dozen, and an unannounced house strike in the Bureij refugee camp killed Al Jazeera cameraman Ahmed Wishah, the ministry said. PBS A strike on a group in the Muwasi tent camp killed one person and wounded eight, and a separate Gaza City strike wounded at least four, Nasser and Shifa hospitals reported. PBS Earlier, on June 17, Israeli drone strikes including one in Khan Younis that Israel said targeted a "terrorist" killed two people and wounded six, Gaza health officials said.

Rep. Joyce Beatty told a federal judge on June 19 that the Kennedy Center is defying his order and risks being "effectively closed" on July 5 if programming is not restored, her lawyers said in a court filing.

Beatty's filing asked U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper to require weekly updates on concrete steps to resume performances and to set a discovery schedule, saying the board is letting programming "wither." CBSNews The Justice Department replied that Cooper's injunction does not compel the board to reschedule canceled events and asked for more time while the board considers options at a mid-July meeting. CBSNews Beatty's team warned the venue could become a "lifeless husk" if regular shows do not resume.

A federal judge temporarily blocked the Justice Department from releasing audio recordings and transcripts of President Joe Biden's conversations with ghostwriter Mark Zwonitzer while his appeal is pending, pausing disclosure for about three weeks. Fox News The order was issued by Judge Dabney Friedrich on Friday, June 19, 2026, and preserves the status quo while the D.C. Circuit considers the appeal.

Friedrich had denied Biden's request for a preliminary injunction in a 26-page opinion, saying Justice Department redactions reduced Biden's privacy interests and that FOIA's disclosure policy and the public interest outweighed any remaining privacy concerns. CBS News The judge described the Zwonitzer materials as carrying an "unusually strong public interest" because Special Counsel Robert Hur relied on them to explain his no-charge decision and to describe Biden's memory and faculties. CBS News After the ruling, Biden's lawyers filed an emergency motion asking Friedrich to block disclosure to the Heritage Foundation during the appeal, arguing that release would cause irreversible privacy and law enforcement harm.

The European Parliament approved a new Return Regulation to speed migrant deportations on Wednesday, June 17, 2026.

Lawmakers voted 418-218, with 30 abstentions. Fox News The measure allows detention of some migrants for up to 24 months, extendable by six months, and sets rules for "return hubs" outside the EU in willing third countries. Fox News Right-wing MEPs chanted "send them back" while left-leaning members answered with "shame on you," underscoring deep division in the chamber.

A Spanish judge ordered Begoña Gómez, the wife of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, to stand trial and surrender her passport on Saturday, June 20, 2026, in Madrid.

Judge Juan Carlos Peinado also ordered Gómez to report to court every two weeks; no trial date has been set. PBS News She is accused of influence peddling over government contracts with technology companies and of misusing public funds and software while at a public university; two others were also ordered to face trial.

Russia has agreed to free 24 Filipinos detained in Irkutsk after Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. raised their case with Vladimir Putin in Kazan on June 17.

Philippine officials said Saturday that Russia would deport the group and that they are scheduled to arrive in Manila early Sunday on two flights. CBS News Marcos quoted Putin as saying the Filipinos had not been charged and that Russia would "find a way to fix this problem." CBS News

Utah has marked a yearlong measles outbreak that began June 20, 2025 and has infected more than 680 people statewide, a pattern that could jeopardize the United States' measles-elimination status.

Cases have been reported in 22 of the state's 29 counties. The southwest has seen 265 cases, and the TriCounty area recorded 74 after a February 2026 wrestling championship exposure that sparked at least 46 cases. Most recent infections have been locally acquired, a shift public health officials warn could be decisive in an international review of U.S. elimination status set for November 2026.

Rep. Mike Collins won the June 16, 2026 Georgia Republican Senate runoff, securing the GOP nomination to challenge Sen. Jon Ossoff this November in a race that could help decide control of the U.S. Senate.

The Associated Press projected Collins the winner as returns came in. NPR Collins received 390,005 votes, or 55.5 percent, to Derek Dooley's 312,227 votes, or 44.5 percent. President Donald Trump issued a last-minute endorsement for Collins in the weekend before the runoff, posting support after most early voting had ended.

Two Texas brothers pleaded guilty in Minnesota federal court to charges tied to an $8 million cryptocurrency kidnapping and robbery, court filings show.

The men, identified as Raymond Christian Garcia and Isiah Angelo Garcia, admitted guilt in filings in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, federal prosecutors said. FOX 9 The pleas concern federal kidnapping charges lodged after an armed home invasion that forced transfers of roughly $8 million in digital assets from a Minnesota family.

Herbert Leon Kimble, 60, was arrested in the Philippines and returned to the United States, officials announced June 20, 2026.

Prosecutors say his scheme generated more than $1.2 billion in Medicare charges for medically unnecessary orthopedic braces between 2014 and 2019. Fox News Kimble pleaded guilty in 2019 but failed to appear for his August 27, 2024 sentencing, prompting a federal arrest warrant and nearly two years on the run.

The Education Department's Office for Civil Rights opened four new Title IX investigations this week into three Michigan school districts and one North Carolina district over policies on transgender students in sports and facilities.

Ann Arbor and Monroe Public Schools are accused of allowing biological males to compete on girls' sports teams, while Ann Arbor and Chippewa Valley face review over opposite-sex locker room access. OutKick Buncombe County Schools is being probed over claims girls must share restrooms with biological males, the department said.

Two passenger trains collided on a railway just south of Bedford, England, on Friday, June 19, 2026, killing at least one person and injuring 89.

Videos taken inside one carriage showed bloodied victims on the floor and images circulated of people with serious injuries as emergency services worked at the scene. Fox News Fox News reported the train driver was reportedly on the phone with maintenance staff discussing a safety issue at the time of the crash. Fox News Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service urged people to avoid the area while crews continued rescue and recovery work.

Health officials warned that a measles-infected traveler may have exposed people at LAX's Tom Bradley International Terminal and the nearby Hilton Los Angeles Airport on June 11, 2026.

The traveler arrived on Cathay Pacific Flight CX 884 and was infectious while in Los Angeles County. Fox News Health officials identified potential exposure windows at Tom Bradley from 10 a.m. to noon and at the Hilton from 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. on that day.

Las Vegas police arrested three Michigan men on Wednesday, June 17, 2026, on kidnapping and related charges after they allegedly lured a New York man to an MGM Grand hotel room and beat him.

Police identified the suspects as Issa Hamade, 32; Ahmad Harb, 32; and Sobhi Sobh, 33. Fox News Investigators say the men lured New York resident Naved Azim to the MGM Grand, beat and strangled him, gagged him and locked him in a closet. Fox News Police say the suspects demanded at least $185,000 from Azim's father via a video call and threatened harm to his family and friends if the debt was not paid. Fox News Harb told investigators he believed the total owed was $325,000, and police say Azim allegedly admitted creating a fake DraftKings betting ticket instead of placing a winning Knicks wager.

On Wednesday, June 17, 2026, Old Hickory Tannery co-owner Willard Gary Black allegedly shot and killed his business partner, Robert Roger Arguelles, at the company's factory in North Carolina.

Black has been charged with second-degree murder. Fox News Authorities said Arguelles was shot in the chest and back and died at the scene. Fox News Earlier that day, a judge ordered Black to pay Arguelles $310,882.74 to settle a contract dispute tied to a $280,000 loan.

On June 19, 2026, former New Hampshire state representative Stacie Marie Laughton was sentenced to more than 33 years in federal prison for sexual exploitation of children.

Daycare worker Lindsay Groves took explicit photos of children roughly 3 to 5 years old in a Tyngsborough, Massachusetts, daycare bathroom between May 2022 and June 2023 and sent them to Laughton. Fox News Groves pleaded guilty on October 14, 2025, and was earlier sentenced to 22 years after admitting to three sexual exploitation counts and one distribution of child pornography. Fox News A forensic review recovered more than 10,000 text messages between Groves and Laughton in a single month of 2023. Fox News The U.S. Attorney's Office said all child victims have been identified and their families contacted.

Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Friday denounced an unverified claim that former U.S. President Donald Trump said she "begged" for a G7 photo, and Italy's foreign minister canceled a planned U.S. trip.

The "begged" account appears only in an Italian-dubbed La7 interview and has not been independently verified in English. NPR La7 has released only a dubbed Italian translation, and journalist Daniele Compatengelo has not provided the original English audio despite requests. NPR The White House did not immediately respond to NPR's request for comment on the accuracy of the translation.

ICE agent Gregory Morgan Jr. faces two assault charges in Hennepin County for allegedly pointing a handgun at motorists, and federal lawyers have moved to shift the case to federal court.

The Justice Department filed a notice in the week of June 15-19 asking a senior trial attorney to appear on the government's behalf to support removal to federal court. DHS accused Minnesota officials of staging a "political stunt" and said states cannot charge federal officers acting in official duties. Fox News Hennepin County prosecutors counter that investigators view the episode as personal road rage outside any legitimate federal function.

FBI agents detained Lorenzo Rojas-Martinez, a 37-year-old Mexican citizen twice deported, on June 12 after he allegedly flew a drone in restricted airspace near Centennial Olympic Park during Atlanta's FIFA Fan Festival.

He is charged with operating a drone in a temporary flight restricted zone and with illegal reentry by a removed alien, authorities said. Fox News DHS says he has a lengthy U.S. criminal record that includes drug trafficking, stolen property, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, and DUI.

Carleen Noreus admitted in federal court in the Southern District of Florida the week of June 15 that she sold nearly 3,000 fake nursing diplomas.

Prosecutors say Noreus sold nearly 3,000 fake nursing diplomas and transcripts from April 2018 through October 2025 via two schools she ran in Plantation and West Palm Beach. Fox News Court filings say about 2,300 buyers used those documents to pass licensing exams and to work as nurses across the United States. Fox News Noreus admitted she worked with Stanton Witherspoon, who paid her to falsify diplomas for multiple nursing levels and to backdate transcripts after state regulators closed her schools. Fox News She pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to launder money, each carrying up to 20 years in prison.

The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board voted to close the popular Minnehaha off-leash dog park, saying the land is sacred to the Dakota and contains burial sites.

Park officials framed the decision as protection of sacred Dakota land. FOX 9 Some tribal representatives, archaeologists and community members say the Park Board's public framing overstates what is proven inside the fenced off-leash area and are asking the board to release site maps and reports that identify burials.

On Friday, June 19, 2026, an NYPD detective was shot and the gunman was killed after an hours-long armed barricade standoff at a home in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn.

Officers initially responded around 5:45 a.m. to reports of multiple shots fired inside the home. Fox News Police say suspect Lamin Simmons, 48, fired about 20 rounds as the standoff stretched on while an elderly couple remained on the floor above. Fox News At 8:52 a.m., Emergency Service Unit officers entered the residence. Fox News Simmons allegedly shot Detective Matthew Gale in the left leg, and at least four officers returned fire, killing Simmons.

The FBI announced Thursday, June 18, 2026, that Arnoldo Jimenez was brought back from Mexico to the United States to face a first-degree murder charge in his wife's 2012 wedding-night killing.

Jimenez was arrested in Monterrey, Mexico, on Jan. 30, 2025 after more than a decade on the run and had remained in Mexican custody pending extradition until his return. Fox News He faces an Illinois first-degree murder charge and a federal unlawful-flight charge and had been on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list.

On June 19, 2026 the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled 4-3 to curb Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner's power by reversing a judge's order that had granted a new trial.

The decision reversed a Philadelphia order in the post-conviction case of Levar Brown after Krasner's office had supported vacating the convictions. Fox News The court said Philadelphia judges must notify the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General and allow it to intervene before granting relief when the DA concedes a conviction should be overturned. Fox News The majority wrote Krasner's concession in Brown's case "was not reliable," citing withheld evidence, a false stipulation and other deficiencies.

The Education Department said on Thursday it will temporarily cut interest rates by 1 percentage point for qualifying federal Direct Loan borrowers who enroll in or already use auto pay.

The department said the reduction applies only to Direct Loans issued after July 1, 2012, and generally requires borrowers not already in auto pay to sign up and, in some cases, consolidate their loans. CBS News Borrowers already in auto pay, who now receive a 0.25 percentage-point discount, will get an added 0.75 percentage-point reduction for a total 1-point cut from the standard rate. CBS News The temporary rate cut runs through June 30, 2028, a period the department said extends beyond an earlier-described incentive window. CBS News Education Undersecretary Nicholas Kent said the move will "make student loan repayment easier than ever" and improve "the overall health of the federal student loan portfolio." CBS News

Comedian Carlos Mencia was arrested June 18, 2026, in Los Angeles and charged with 12 felony tax counts alleging he failed to report about $8.7 million in income.

Prosecutors say that unpaid income from 2019 through 2024 resulted in more than $300,000 in unpaid California state taxes. Fox News The 12 felony counts include six for failure to file personal income tax returns with intent to evade and six for corporate taxes. Fox News He was taken into custody at his Los Angeles home and was being held on $250,000 bail. Fox News If convicted, prosecutors say he faces a potential maximum sentence of more than 11 years.

The Department of Homeland Security publicly urged Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger on June 17 to block the release of a Woodbridge man charged with sexually abusing a 5-year-old after a judge set a $5,000 bond.

Officials say Jose Nahun Aleman Hernandez, 43, was arrested on June 3 and charged with aggravated sexual battery of a 5-year-old girl. Fox News Police allege the abuse occurred at a babysitter's Woodbridge home between January 2023 and March 2026, and they reported no physical injuries. Fox News A Virginia court granted Hernandez a $5,000 secured bond, a decision that prompted DHS's renewed public intervention.

South Sudan's government repatriated 44-year-old Vietnamese national Tuan Phan to Vietnam on Friday, June 19, 2026, ending more than a year he spent detained after his deportation from the United States.

Phan was one of eight men sent to South Sudan in July 2025 under a U.S. third-country deportation program after serving prison sentences, the Foreign Affairs Ministry said. PBS News His U.S. removal order dated to 2009, and U.S. authorities took him into Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody in March 2025.

EU leaders failed to reach consensus Friday at an EU summit on creating an EU back-channel to Moscow about the Ukraine war, exposing deep divisions over negotiation strategy and who would speak for the bloc.

European Council President António Costa had instructed his office to reach out to the Kremlin and suggested a senior EU official make contact, framing the move as supportive rather than a separate mediation. PBS News Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš said Europe cannot agree on whether talks will happen or who would lead them, while Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin backed opening a channel but warned any negotiations must be between Ukraine and Russia. PBS News German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said talks must ultimately involve Ukraine, Russia, Europe and the United States, and that the EU need not yet decide who would formally represent it.

A Mississippi police officer was placed on administrative leave after firing into a car outside a Senatobia Walmart on Sunday, June 14, 2026, killing 1-year-old Kohen Wiley.

Kohen's mother, Vellesiya Wiley, says she lifted him up inside the vehicle to show officers just before an officer fired three to four shots that killed him. CBS News The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation says the driver allegedly drove toward officers and nearly struck one, prompting an officer to discharge their weapon as the car fled. CBS News The agency has pledged to release video of the shooting once its probe is complete. CBS News Protests formed outside Senatobia City Hall demanding the officer's firing and arrest. CBS News Ian Adams, a policing expert at the University of South Carolina, said shooting into a moving vehicle is "a very bad idea" and should be avoided in almost all circumstances.

The Federal Trade Commission and the states of Alaska, Iowa, Nebraska and Texas sued the World Professional Association for Transgender Health on Wednesday, June 17, 2026, accusing it of misleading parents about youth gender treatments.

The complaint says WPATH made deceptive claims about puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and surgeries for minors and removed age-based recommendations from its standards of care. Fox News FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson framed the case as protecting parents from deception, while WPATH called the action retaliatory and said its standards support individualized treatment.

Hannah Pingree clinched the Democratic nomination for Maine governor after the June 9 primary, winning the party's nod through ranked-choice vote transfers.

In the final round of tabulation Pingree received 111,750 votes (56.2%) to Nirav Shah's 86,950 (43.8%), after first-choice totals showed Shah leading with 57,703 and Pingree with 50,078. Former Senate President Troy Jackson, backed by U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner and endorsed by Sen. Bernie Sanders, lost the primary, a defeat seen as a blow to Platner's Senate campaign.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced a six-month review of U.S. forces and basing in Europe at a NATO defense ministers meeting in Brussels on Thursday, June 18, 2026.

Hegseth said the review "will be a real review" and that it aims to push NATO toward Europe taking primary responsibility for its own defense.

Anthropic pulled access to its newly released AI models Mythos 5 and Fable 5 on June 17, 2026, after a U.S. government order that restricted who could use them.

CBS reported the access change was a direct response to the government's new limits and said the outlet did not detail which agencies or user categories were affected. CBS Anthropic's other Claude models remained available to customers.

Former Colleton County clerk Becky Hill asked a federal court on Thursday, June 18, 2026, to dismiss Alex Murdaugh's $600,000 civil-rights lawsuit and says she is entitled to immunity.

Hill's motion argues she is shielded by the Eleventh Amendment, quasi-judicial immunity and qualified immunity because she was acting in her official capacity. Fox News Her lawyers say Murdaugh already received the appropriate remedy when the South Carolina Supreme Court overturned his convictions and ordered a new trial. Fox News The filing also asserts prosecutors and a grand jury, not Hill, caused Murdaugh to stand trial and incur defense costs.

The Department of Homeland Security plans to give a facial-recognition app to local police, providing officers mobile access to DHS-linked face-scanning tools in the field, NPR reported.

NPR's Up First newsletter framed the move as an imminent operational rollout and quoted DHS language that it "will give" police the app. NPR An earlier NPR story reported that some local police already have access to an ICE-linked facial-recognition app.

Federal prosecutors announced June 18 that 51-year-old Mark Milk faces federal charges in the death of his 14-year-old niece, McKenna Wendel, whose body was found in Brookings County, South Dakota.

Prosecutors filed five counts, including cocaine distribution causing death and transporting a minor for criminal sexual activity. CBS News Authorities say Milk distributed cocaine in Iowa on or about March 14 and that Wendel's death resulted from use of that substance. CBS News Co-defendant Jon Rogness, 38, of Brookings faces separate conspiracy and accessory charges for allegedly trying to cover up the crimes.

DHS on June 18 urged New York officials not to release a Salvadoran man charged with raping a 16-year-old in Huntington, Long Island, and to turn him over to ICE.

The suspect, 59-year-old Aureliano Antonio Melendez Reyes, was arrested and is charged in Suffolk County with rape, sexual abuse and endangering the welfare of a child. Fox News DHS says Reyes entered the United States illegally, has a final order of removal from 1998, and that it lodged an ICE detainer before publicly urging New York not to release him.

U.S. District Judge Hanlon ordered Immigration and Customs Enforcement to release Salah Sarsour on June 18, 2026, finding a substantial First Amendment retaliation claim tied to his Palestinian-rights advocacy.

Hanlon's order explicitly finds the Department of Homeland Security and Secretary of State Marco Rubio likely detained Sarsour in retaliation, infringing his free-speech rights. the Guardian The ruling cites a Heritage Foundation Project 2025-related proposal to portray prominent foreign-born Muslims and Palestinian-rights leaders as terrorists so they could be sued, deported, or pushed out of jobs. the Guardian Hanlon also notes Rubio personally signed a 2025 memo to DHS labeling Sarsour deportable for allegedly undermining U.S. foreign policy and tying American Muslims for Palestine to alleged Hamas funding.

Luigi Mangione's lawyers withdrew a planned psychiatric "extreme emotional disturbance" defense in his New York state murder case over the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on Thursday, June 18, 2026.

The defense told Judge Gregory Carro in a one-line letter that it would not introduce psychiatric evidence at trial. NPR Carro issued a written order keeping psychiatric-related transcripts, emails and other documents sealed now that psychiatric evidence will not be presented.

A federal grand jury in the Southern District of Florida on Thursday, June 18, 2026, returned an indictment charging Forrest Kendall Pemberton, 27, of Gainesville, with federal hate-crime and firearm offenses.

The indictment says Pemberton traveled on Dec. 23, 2024, to an office in Plantation, Florida, armed with an AR-15-style rifle fitted with a silencer and attempted to shoot employees because they were Jewish. Justice Local reporting identified the target as an American Israel Public Affairs Committee office in Plantation and says investigators contend Pemberton staked out the location before the alleged attempt. WCJB The indictment charges attempted hate crime, using and carrying a firearm during a crime of violence, and possession of a short-barreled rifle, and says he faces life on the hate-crime count, up to 30 years consecutive on the firearm count, and up to five years on the possession count.

Remnants of Tropical Storm Arthur triggered deadly flooding and forced evacuations across Louisiana and Mississippi on Thursday, June 18, 2026, killing two people and flooding hundreds of homes.

In Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, more than 2 feet of rain fell in 48 hours, flooding at least 200 homes, officials said. CBS News Rescue crews in Perkinston, Mississippi, broke into RVs, used canoe paddles and pulled people from rising water as cars and mobile homes washed away. CBS News About 30 homes below the Anchor Lake dam were evacuated as a precaution over concerns the spillway could be overwhelmed. CBS News Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves said a county road-crew worker was killed while helping with storm cleanup. CBS News A 15-year-old boy apparently drowned in a flooded retention pond outside Houston; his body was recovered using sonar, officials said.

FDA's Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee unanimously recommended Moderna's mRNA seasonal flu vaccine, mFlusiva, for adults 50 and older on Thursday, June 18, 2026, advancing it toward possible FDA approval.

Advisers said they saw no credible safety signals and emphasized that the mRNA does not enter the cell nucleus, interact with DNA, or persist in the body. NPR Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis analyzed 75 trial participants and found mFlusiva induced longer-lasting antibody responses that recognized more flu strains than standard vaccines. NPR VRBPAC member Dr. Anna Durbin and former FDA biologics chief Dr. Jesse Goodman said Moderna ran a full, standard phase 3 efficacy program in tens of thousands of people with no shortcuts.

Sen. Tammy Duckworth on Thursday, June 18, 2026, urged the Federal Aviation Administration to resist White House pressure to approve Donald Trump's proposed 250-foot triumphal arch near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

Duckworth wrote to FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford asking whether the agency's initial review had been rushed under White House pressure and urging that aviation safety not be sidelined for a "vanity project." MS NOW She noted the 250-foot arch at Memorial Circle would sit in complex flight paths, could require cranes up to 320 feet during construction, and follows a fatal 2025 helicopter-jet collision in the same airspace.

President Trump presented the Medal of Honor at the White House on June 18, 2026, to three veterans: retired Marine Maj. James Capers Jr., posthumous recipient Col. John W. Ripley, and retired Army Maj. Nicholas Dockery.

Trump presented the medals in an East Room ceremony while Ripley's family accepted his award posthumously, and senior officials attended including Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Mike Waltz. CBS News Capers was honored for leading his wounded Vietnam reconnaissance team to safety after severe injuries during a March-April 1967 patrol. CBS News Ripley received the posthumous medal for blowing the Dong Ha bridge in April 1972 to halt a North Vietnamese assault. CBS News Dockery was honored for leading his platoon through a four-hour Taliban ambush in Kapisa Province, Afghanistan, in October 2012.

On June 18, 2026, the Equal Protection Project filed a civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights against Thomas Jefferson University and Sidney Kimmel Medical College.

The complaint alleges five scholarship programs violate Title VI and the Affordable Care Act's Section 1557 by discriminating on the basis of race, color and national origin. Fox News Named awards cited in the filing include scholarships aimed at Black male students and scholarships for transgender or gender-nonconforming BIPOC students, plus grants that prioritize applicants from groups the school calls underrepresented in medicine.

Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook disclosed nearly $1.2 million in legal and security payments made on her behalf in 2025, the Fed said Thursday.

Cook listed the payments as gifts and said about $700,000 came from the nonprofit Democracy Defenders Fund, which has criticized the Trump administration. Wall Street Journal The filings say the outside support paid for her legal fight and for security as she resisted President Trump's attempt to remove her from the Fed.

Dozens of trainees at the 37th Training Wing at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas have contracted influenza in the past three weeks, and the wing has ordered local flu vaccinations to restore readiness.

Only about 40% of Air Force trainees have chosen to receive the flu vaccine since the Pentagon lifted its mandate, according to people familiar with the situation. CBSNews The 37th Training Wing said trainee Keon McDaniel, in his sixth week of basic training, died June 16 after a June 12 medical emergency; his cause of death is under investigation.

LivCor agreed to pay $7 million to settle an illegal rent-fixing lawsuit tied to a multistate probe of algorithmic pricing, resolving claims its leasing practices inflated rents in markets including the Twin Cities.

The deal avoids a trial and could open compensation avenues for renters, officials said. FOX 9 Under a consent decree, LivCor must stop using nonpublic competitor data in pricing algorithms and stop sharing competitively sensitive information. The decree also requires antitrust compliance measures, including employee training and a chief compliance officer, and it expires within four years. As of 2025, LivCor managed more than 150,000 apartment units across over 400 properties nationwide.

The Supreme Court on Thursday, June 18, 2026, unanimously held that applying 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(3) to an occasional, non-intoxicated marijuana user violates the Second Amendment.

Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote the majority opinion using the post-Bruen "historical tradition" test and said the government's historical-analogy argument failed while stressing the decision is narrow. New York Times The case record shows federal agents searched Ali Hemani's home in 2022, found a pistol and about 60 grams of marijuana, and he admitted using marijuana "about every other day," facts that led to his prosecution under § 922(g)(3).

The Justice Department plans to revoke the citizenship of more than 250 foreign-born Americans by the fall of 2026, a department official told CBS News on Thursday, June 18, 2026.

CBS described the effort as an "aggressive expansion" of denaturalization and said officials expect the 250-plus target to be reached on an accelerated timetable, by the end of the current fiscal year.

On Tuesday, June 16, 2026, the Trump administration announced interagency agreements that move enforcement of civil-rights laws in education and student privacy to the Justice Department and shift special-education oversight to the Department of Health and Human Services.

The specific Education Department units being transferred are the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services and the Office for Civil Rights. MS NOW Officials said the changes are being done through interagency agreements rather than new legislation, and Education Secretary Linda McMahon framed them as reducing "federal micromanagement" while bolstering essential oversight. MS NOW Advocates immediately criticized the decision; EdTrust called it "reckless" and said underserved students would "bear the greatest burden," and Education Department union president Rachel Gittleman warned of "chaos" for families, students and schools.

Janeese Lewis George won the Democratic primary for mayor of Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, making her the likely next mayor in the heavily Democratic city.

Lewis George led the field with 54,105 first-choice votes, or 52.9 percent, to former councilmember Kenyan McDuffie's 37,314 votes, with more than 102,000 ballots cast. McDuffie conceded on Thursday, June 18, 2026, and said he contacted Lewis George to congratulate her. PBS Lewis George has pledged to overrule the police chief's executive order allowing cooperation with ICE and to oppose President Trump's National Guard deployment and prior federalization of the Metropolitan Police Department.

On June 18, 2026, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes announced she will dismiss the state's existing fake electors indictment and seek a new grand jury indictment to replace it.

Mayes said the move is designed to beat a June 19 deadline after she lost an appeal over jury instructions. PBS The original indictment charged 18 defendants, including former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, lawyer Rudy Giuliani and 11 Republicans who signed a false Trump elector certificate.

Harshita Nair, 21, and Mahial Sran, 20, were swept into the ocean and killed while napping near the keyhole arch between Panther and Yellow Bank beaches in Santa Cruz on Wednesday, June 10, 2026.

Santa Cruz County Fire volunteer captain Kyle Breton said both victims appeared to have been sleeping "right at the keyhole." New York Times CAL FIRE and Santa Cruz County Fire said the June 10 incident was the fifth water-rescue response in a month along that one-mile stretch of coast. New York Times The National Weather Service in Monterey linked the deaths to large South Pacific swells and record-high summer "king tides" that maintained hazardous conditions along much of the California coast.

Twenty-one-year-old Merlin Lu was charged Thursday with arson and multiple hate-crime counts after Chicago police say he burned a cross that damaged city property in Grant Park on June 9.

Prosecutors charged Lu with felony counts of arson and damage to property worth between $500 and $10,000, two felony hate-crime counts, and four misdemeanors including cross burning to intimidate. CBS News Chicago police said a surveillance image released before the arrest showed a suspect fleeing the scene, and officials identified Lu as the alleged perpetrator. CBS News Lu was scheduled for a detention hearing on Thursday, June 18; officials provided no additional details on bond or pretrial release conditions.

At least seven tornadoes struck parts of the Midwest and Southeast overnight on Wednesday, June 17, damaging homes and buildings in Illinois and Iowa.

Eyewitnesses in Illinois said one tornado "sounded like thunder" and described a tree being hurled into a home. CBS Coverage said the outbreak caused destructive damage to homes and buildings beyond Illinois and Iowa, portraying the storms as a wider regional outbreak rather than isolated twisters.

On Thursday, June 18, 2026, the U.S. average gasoline price fell to $3.99 a gallon, the first time it has been under $4 since March, after President Trump signed a memorandum with Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

AAA put the national average at $3.999 and noted prices remain about $1 per gallon higher than before the war and roughly 25% above a year earlier. PBS News Brent crude fell to about $78.46 a barrel and U.S. benchmark WTI slipped to roughly $75.10 as markets reacted to the deal. CBS News At least 10 commercial vessels transited the Strait after Trump formally signed the memorandum on Wednesday.

Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson ordered a crackdown on open-air drug markets in Little Saigon and parts of North Beacon Hill on June 17, 2026.

The plan expands police deployment to confront street-level drug sales, public drug use and stolen-goods vending around 12th Avenue South and South Jackson Street. Fox News Wilson is also allocating $1.1 million in one-time funding for outreach staff, mobile overdose treatment and prevention teams, and community-support programs.

Behavioral analyst Kevin Kelm testified in federal court on June 18, 2026 that the accused Palisades arsonist acted from "societal revenge" motives.

Kelm told jurors that defendant Jonathan Rinderknecht used ChatGPT to try to create a dystopian image showing a barrier between wealthy people and those with less money. Fox News Kelm said Rinderknecht grew frustrated when the program did not respond as he wanted. Fox News Rinderknecht faces federal counts including destruction of property by means of fire, arson affecting property used in interstate commerce, and timber set afire, and has pleaded not guilty.

Waymo is recalling nearly 3,900 robotaxis after a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration notice said the cars entered active freeway construction zones in Arizona and California, raising collision risks.

The recall covers Jaguar vehicles running Waymo's 5th Generation Automated Driving System, the notice said. CBS News NHTSA said the software can misprioritize hazards or fail to recognize work areas, allowing cars to drive at speed into closed freeway construction zones. CBS News Waymo temporarily barred its robotaxis from using freeways while investigators reviewed the issue, the notice added.

Sen. Ashley Moody, R-Fla., unveiled two federal anti-fraud bills in the U.S. Senate on June 18, 2026, aimed at cracking down on scams that target childcare programs and Americans age 60 and older.

The first measure, the Stop Child Scams Act, would require states to strengthen program-integrity controls for federal childcare funds. Fox News It would force corrective plans when payment error rates top 5% and permanently exclude convicted childcare fraudsters from specified programs. Fox News The second bill, the STOP Scams Against Seniors Act, would fund state elder-justice task forces to coordinate with federal and local law enforcement on fraud cases targeting people 60 and older, and require detailed reporting on scam patterns.

On Monday, June 15, 2026, Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced that Britain will ban children under 16 from major social media apps, including TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube, with restrictions set to start in early 2027.

The plan would cover Instagram, Facebook and X while exempting messaging services such as WhatsApp and Signal and the YouTube Kids app. Fox News It would also block under-16s from livestreaming and contact with strangers, extend limits to gaming platforms, and bar people under 18 from AI "romantic" or sexual chatbots. CBS News Enforcement will target platforms, not children, with companies facing multimillion-dollar fines if they fail to take reasonable steps to keep under-16s off their services. PBS News Starmer said he aims to have the law passed by late December 2026 so the ban can take effect by spring 2027.

On Thursday, June 18, 2026, President Donald Trump posted that Intel will work with Apple to design and manufacture chips in the U.S.

Intel's stock rose $12.72, or 10.5%, to $133.82 shortly after markets opened following Mr. Trump's post. CBS News Apple did not immediately respond to requests for comment, and Intel said it would not comment on any potential Apple-Intel agreement. CBS News Analyst Dan Ives called the arrangement a preliminary deal reached after more than a year of negotiations that would diversify Apple's chip manufacturing footprint.

Minneapolis-based Deluxe Corp. agreed to buy fintech firm Celero Commerce for $625 million, with closing targeted for the third quarter of 2026 in a deal to expand its payments and data operations.

Deluxe said it will fund the purchase with its existing revolver plus $375 million from a five-bank syndicate led by Bank of America Securities. Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal After the deal, payments and data are expected to account for about 57% of Deluxe's 2026 pro forma revenue, versus print's 53% share of $2.1 billion in 2025 revenue.

The U.K. Court of Appeal on Monday, June 15, 2026, ruled that the government's proscription of Palestine Action under the Terrorism Act is lawful, keeping membership and support criminal.

The ruling leaves anyone who joins or supports Palestine Action exposed to penalties of up to 14 years in prison. New York Times The judges said the group's tactics go beyond protected protest and amount to terrorism, a distinction highlighted by Lady Chief Justice Baroness Carr.

Hennepin County has dedicated $480,000 to the Woodson, an affordable housing project planned at 3501 Hiawatha Ave on the former ADM mill site in Minneapolis.

The $38 million, 68-unit mixed-use building will include apartments affordable at 30%, 50% and 60% of area median income and eight units set aside for people exiting homelessness. Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal Zachary Development Group, a Black-owned firm, will develop and build the project near the Blue Line, targeting demolition to begin in late fall 2027 if financing is secured.

On Wednesday, June 17, 2026, LaGuardia Airport closed Runway 4/22 after inspectors found an approximately 2-inch pavement depression, prompting an overnight shutdown.

Arrivals at LaGuardia were delayed an average of about 48 minutes, with earlier tallies reporting 174 delays that day. Fox News Runway 4/22 is scheduled to remain closed from 5 p.m. Wednesday until Thursday morning while crews test the pavement and make repairs. Fox News Traffic has been shifted to Runway 13/31.

On Wednesday, June 17, 2026, the Department of Homeland Security said it had transferred all detainees out of the South Florida Detention Center in the Everglades, nicknamed "Alligator Alcatraz," over hurricane-season safety concerns.

DHS spokesperson Lauren Bis said in an emailed statement the moves were made "for the safety of the illegal alien detainees." PBS The department did not specify how many people were moved, which facilities received them, or whether the Everglades site will be closed permanently. PBS Fox News reported some detainees were sent to "Deportation Depot," an ICE facility in Sanderson, Florida, though DHS has not confirmed all receiving sites or the transfers' duration.

Florida's Fourth District Court of Appeal struck down Florida's ban on concealed carry for 18- to 20-year-olds on June 17, 2026, ruling the age restriction unconstitutional under the Second Amendment.

The ruling came in the appeal of Jaylen Eubanks, who was arrested in Broward County in 2024 at age 18 and charged with carrying a concealed firearm and improper exhibition. Fox News The three-judge panel said Florida failed to identify a historical tradition justifying an age-based ban and cited Supreme Court cases Heller, Bruen and Rahimi. Fox News The judges pointed to founding-era militia laws that required many 18-year-old men to serve armed as evidence that young adults were expected to keep and bear arms. Fox News Attorney General James Uthmeier said the state will not seek further review and will work with the agriculture department to implement the order.

Jackson Lahmeyer suspended his campaign for Oklahoma's 1st Congressional District on Wednesday, June 17, 2026, clearing state representative Mark Tedford to advance directly to the November general election.

President Donald Trump withdrew his endorsement of Lahmeyer and issued a new endorsement for Tedford in a Truth Social post, calling Tedford an "America First Patriot" and "Pro Trump and MAGA all the way." Fox News Lahmeyer posted on X at about 2:32 p.m. Central that he did not want to be a "distraction" to his family, his church and the district. CBS News He acknowledged he "crossed a boundary line through text messaging" with a former Miss Oklahoma, called Daily Mail reporting "distorted," and said the matter had been resolved privately with his wife.

Finland's parliament on June 17, 2026 approved amendments lifting a decades-old ban on nuclear weapons, clearing the way for NATO-aligned transit, storage or possession on Finnish soil.

Lawmakers voted 125 in favor, 61 against and 13 abstained in the 200-seat legislature. Fox News The change would allow nuclear weapons to be transported, supplied or possessed in Finland when required for national or alliance defense, and it now awaits the president's signature to take effect. Fox News Moscow warned in March that any deployment of nuclear weapons in Finland would raise tensions and increase Finland's vulnerability.

Rex Heuermann was formally sentenced to life without parole for eight Gilgo Beach murders on Wednesday, June 17, 2026, in Riverhead, New York.

Judge Timothy Mazzei imposed three consecutive life-without-parole sentences plus four consecutive 25-years-to-life terms, the maximum allowed under New York law. Fox News Heuermann spoke briefly at the hearing, saying "I'm responsible," adding that "the words I would say have no meaning," and nodding when asked if he was sorry for the eight women. Fox News Judge Mazzei confronted Heuermann, calling him "a disgusting and despicable small man" and "a coward," and ordered bailiffs to remove him. Fox News Prosecutors said investigators found a computer file in which Heuermann kept notes on how to "get away with crimes," including lists of kill-kit supplies and traffic camera locations. Fox News Relatives delivered impact statements in court, with some telling Heuermann they hope he suffers and that "a million years isn't enough." PBS News Family members also called him an "evil monster" as the court heard that most of the eight victims were killed in Heuermann's basement.

The Federal Reserve unanimously voted to keep interest rates unchanged in Kevin Warsh's first decision as chair on Wednesday, June 17, 2026, holding the federal funds target at 3.50% to 3.75%.

The outcome matched wide market expectations, the network reported. CBS CBS framed the decision explicitly as Warsh's first rate move and emphasized continuity with prior Fed guidance.

Georgia Republican legislative leaders told Gov. Brian Kemp they would not consider redrawing maps during the June 17 special session, blocking his push to change maps for 2028.

House Speaker Jon Burns sent Gov. Kemp a letter hours before the session saying lawmakers would not take up any redistricting and would instead focus on economic matters. PBS Burns said lawmakers wanted more time to study the Supreme Court's Callais decision and cited ongoing litigation over current Georgia maps as another reason to pause. PBS Republicans privately worried that fast-tracked maps reducing Black and other nonwhite voters' influence could provoke backlash and might unintentionally create more competitive districts around Atlanta.

The U.S. Forest Service said it has hired 11,550 seasonal wildland firefighters for the 2026 fire season, surpassing its initial target by about 200, the agency reported on June 17.

The agency said the hiring count is roughly 6% ahead of schedule compared with recent years. NPR The Forest Service said it is now fully staffed as fast-moving western fires ignite near populated areas such as Spokane, Washington.

New Mexico's Department of Justice asked a court on June 17, 2026, to make Meta pay $953 million after a jury found the company liable for endangering children.

A May jury verdict already imposed a $375 million civil penalty, calculated at $5,000 per violation under the state Unfair Practices Act. Fox News Attorney General Raúl Torrez says Meta's design choices enabled child sexual exploitation and exposed teens to self-harm and eating-disorder content. Fox News Meta says it has already launched many of the safety measures the state seeks and argues some court-ordered mandates could leave teens less safe.

Rick Jackson spent about $100 million of his own money to win the Georgia Republican gubernatorial runoff against Lt. Gov. Burt Jones.

He clinched the GOP nomination on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, and will face Democratic nominee and former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms in the November general election.

Education Secretary Linda McMahon approved Indiana's broad waiver giving the state new flexibility over federal K-12 funds on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, at an event in the state.

Under the waiver Indiana will consolidate about $50 million from five federal funding streams into a single grant, and officials estimate about $20 million in compliance savings. PBS News The waiver also allows Indiana to change its federal accountability system by reducing the weight of academic indicators in school performance scores. PBS News The Education Department rejected the state's request to convert school-improvement dollars into a school-choice pool because that would alter statutory allocation formulas. PBS News Denise Forte, CEO of the equity group EdTrust, warned the changes will limit transparency and divert funds from the students who need them most.

On Wednesday, June 17, 2026, U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman declined to overturn former Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan's federal obstruction conviction in the ICE courthouse case, clearing the way for sentencing.

Adelman ruled that Immigration and Customs Enforcement's planned April 18, 2025 arrest of Eduardo Flores-Ruiz at the Milwaukee courthouse qualified as a "pending proceeding" under the obstruction statute. PBS News Dugan was convicted of felony obstruction on Dec. 19, 2025 and resigned from the Milwaukee County Circuit Court about two weeks later. PBS News She faces up to five years in prison and is awaiting a new sentencing date.

A federal indictment charged 14 people with conspiring to sell cocaine and crack within 1,000 feet of Hendley Elementary School in Washington, D.C., prosecutors said on Wednesday, June 17, 2026.

Prosecutors say the group ran an open-air market on 4th Street, selling drugs in front of schoolchildren walking to Hendley Elementary. Fox News Agents executed 19 search warrants and arrested 20 people across Washington, D.C., and Maryland, and seized 28 firearms, about 2.4 kilograms of crack, 1 kilogram of powder cocaine, fentanyl and 12 pounds of marijuana.

The Air Force identified eight people killed when a B-52 Stratofortress crashed shortly after takeoff about 11:20 a.m. on Monday, June 15, 2026, at Edwards Air Force Base in California's Mojave Desert.

Edwards and the Air Force named the dead as Lt. Col. Gabriel Estrella, 40; Maj. Alexander Davis, 34; Maj. Robert Dee, 40; and Maj. Brad Hovey, 35. CBS News They also identified Jeromy Smith, 32; Christopher Rischar, 41; Lt. Col. Miles Middleton (Ret.), 50; and Col. Gregory Watson, 53. CBS News Base officials said the crash was deemed unsurvivable and that all eight aboard were killed. CBS News The flight was a test mission supporting the B-52 Radar Modernization Program and involved a Combined Test Force of active-duty airmen, Boeing employees and government civilians.

Rep. Kevin Hern won the Oklahoma Republican U.S. Senate primary on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, securing more than 50% of the vote and the GOP nomination outright, avoiding an August 25 runoff.

The state's Republican gubernatorial primary sent Attorney General Gentner Drummond and former state senator Mark Mazzei to an August 25 runoff, with Drummond narrowly leading as nearly all votes were counted. PBS News Cyndi Munson won the Democratic gubernatorial nomination and will face the eventual Republican runoff winner in the general election. PBS News On the Democratic side for U.S. Senate, N'Kiyla Thomas received about 45% and Jim Priest just under 24%, forcing a Democratic runoff on August 25 whose winner will face Hern in November.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche appointed Alessandra Serano on June 17, 2026 as the Justice Department's national coordinator on human trafficking and child exploitation.

The new position sits in the deputy attorney general's office and consolidates oversight of trafficking and child exploitation work across U.S. attorneys' offices and Criminal Division units. CBS News Serano will help lead investigations into the reported whereabouts of roughly 300,000 unaccompanied minors, including cases involving repeat "super sponsors." CBS News Within 120 days she must help submit an updated department strategy to combat child exploitation and human trafficking. CBS News Serano has highlighted rising trends such as financially motivated sextortion and extremist online groups like "764" coercing minors to self-harm and produce abuse material.

The U.S. Coast Guard disabled a boat carrying 25 Chinese nationals after it refused orders to stop about one mile south of Key Biscayne on June 10, 2026.

Coast Guard Station Miami Beach crews first fired warning shots and then used disabling fire to halt the vessel; officials said there were no injuries. Fox News The 25 migrants were processed aboard Coast Guard Cutter Margaret Norvell, and the boat was seized and towed to Station Miami Beach. Fox News ICE Homeland Security Investigations opened a criminal investigation with assistance from CBP Air and Marine Operations.

An anti-G7 march in Geneva turned violent on Sunday, June 14, 2026, as protesters torched a parked Tesla and smashed windows at a United Nations agency office.

Witnesses said demonstrators pulled bricks from the ground and threw them at police, after which officers deployed tear gas to disperse crowds. Fox News Some protesters told journalists they targeted symbols of capitalism and multilateralism. Fox News They described the G7 as a "meeting of the rich" and accused it of promoting misogynistic values that deepen gender inequality. Fox News PBS had earlier reported clashes between demonstrators and police as activists marched in Geneva ahead of the nearby summit in France.

Roy Moore on Wednesday, June 17, 2026, asked the U.S. Supreme Court to temporarily block an Eleventh Circuit decision that overturned his $8.2 million defamation verdict.

Moore's emergency application was filed with Justice Clarence Thomas, who handles emergency matters from the Eleventh Circuit. MS NOW Moore argues that without a stay his ability to collect the $8.2 million award would be hampered even if the Supreme Court later agrees to hear the appeal and rules for him.

U.S. World Cup host cities are rolling out a mix of costly paid fares and free shuttle options as they prepare to move fans to matches.

City transit plans vary widely, from sponsored premium rail fares and upgraded regular service to free or low-cost shuttle networks meant to carry large match-day crowds.

John Wallace-Bey, 23, was identified as the suspected shooter and will face first-degree murder charges after a Tuesday afternoon shooting at ChristianaCare Wilmington Hospital, police said.

Police found two people shot at the hospital and later said one victim died and the other was injured. CBS News Wilmington police said Wallace-Bey was taken into custody Tuesday night in Philadelphia. NBC10 Philadelphia A police advisory said he faces first-degree murder and attempted murder charges plus two counts of possessing a firearm during the commission of a felony and a charge for carrying a concealed deadly weapon.

Ukrainian officials told CBS News on June 17, 2026 that Russia is burning through its stockpile of S-300 surface-to-air missiles, depleting interceptors that would otherwise defend Russian airspace.

Officials said Moscow has been reconfiguring some S-300 missiles for surface-to-surface strikes on Ukraine, which consumes interceptors that would otherwise be used for air defense. CBS News A Ukrainian official said Russia lacks guidance seekers and control modules and is struggling to source them under sanctions. CBS News Analyst Rob Lee said Ukraine has recently destroyed or targeted large numbers of Russian air defense systems in occupied areas such as Crimea and Luhansk.

Robert White Jr. won the Democratic primary for Washington, D.C.'s nonvoting House delegate on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, positioning him to succeed long-serving Eleanor Holmes Norton.

White prevailed over a crowded field and cast his win as a mandate to protect D.C. independence and push for statehood. CBS News "My election means we're going to keep our independence and we're going to get statehood. People know I'm not going to lay down. I'm going to fight," White said. CBS News Norton, 89, declined to run again after 18 terms amid questions about her ability to push back against federal actions in the city, including a National Guard deployment and federal workforce cuts that officials say hurt the local economy. CBS News D.C. election officials used ranked choice voting for the first time and warned the new system could delay the release of final results.

The National Center for Education Statistics released long-term trend test results on June 10, 2026 showing 13-year-olds' reading and math scores remain below pre-pandemic levels nationwide.

The long-term trend assessments tested roughly 31,000 U.S. students in 2024-25 and showed no significant gains for 13-year-olds since 2023. PBS Only 58% of 13-year-olds met a basic reading benchmark and 70% met a basic math benchmark. PBS By contrast, nine-year-olds rebounded to pre-pandemic reading levels and improved in math, with 71% meeting the reading benchmark and 84% meeting math. PBS Only 14% of 13-year-olds and 37% of nine-year-olds reported reading for fun every day, both sharply down from 2012 levels.

State Sen. Aisha Wahab advanced from the June 16 special primary to the August 18 special general to fill Eric Swalwell's 14th Congressional District seat in the East Bay.

With 82% of votes counted, Wahab led with 42.4% of the vote (45,380 votes). It remained unclear early June 17 which candidate would face her in the August 18 special general if no candidate surpassed 50% of the vote. CBS News Under California's special primary rules, the top two finishers advance to the August runoff regardless of party.

A private Cessna Citation business jet with six people aboard crash-landed on Loop 20 near Laredo, Texas, shortly after 10 p.m. Central on Tuesday, killing one and injuring five.

Laredo International Airport received an alert at 9:58 p.m. that the Cessna was having mechanical trouble and was low on fuel. CBS News Radio contact was lost before the jet crash-landed on the highway a few minutes later a few miles from the airport. CBS News Dashcam and bystander video show it striking a light pole and coming to rest on its side, with the tail ripped off onto a lower road as the fuselage burned. CBS News Bystanders and motorists used a sledgehammer, a shovel and other tools to smash the cockpit window and prop open the cabin door to free trapped occupants. CBS News One person aboard was pronounced dead at the scene and five others were taken to local hospitals in stable condition, Airport Director Gilberto Sanchez said. CBS News Five responding officers were taken to hospitals for smoke inhalation, and no ground injuries from vehicle impacts were immediately reported. CBS News NetJets confirmed the aircraft was one of its jets and said it was working with authorities. CBS News The National Transportation Safety Board sent investigators to the scene.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres visited Port-au-Prince on Tuesday as a new Security Council-approved multinational gang-suppression force began deploying to Haiti.

Fewer than 1,000 troops from Jamaica, Chad, El Salvador and Guatemala are on the ground so far, officials said. NPR United Nations figures cited by Guterres put 2026 violence at about 2,300 dead, roughly 100 kidnapped and 1.5 million displaced. NPR Guterres met Prime Minister Alix Didier-Fils-Aimé, who linked improved security to the ability to organize credible national elections.

On June 2, 2026, the Department of Justice said a top Southern Poverty Law Center official funneled more than $1.2 million in donor funds to a paid neo-Nazi informant the official secretly lived with.

The superseding indictment says the official used a shell company called "Tech Writers" to route more than $1.2 million to that source between 2015 and 2021. Fox News Investigators traced roughly $140,000 from the SPLC's operating account into the couple's joint personal account, which prosecutors say covered household and living expenses. Fox News Prosecutors also allege SPLC misled donors by promising to dismantle extremist groups while concealing that portions of donations supported extremist groups and activities.

At a June 16, 2026 news conference, Republican Gov. Mike DeWine said he believes Ohio should abolish the death penalty and urged the Legislature to act.

DeWine said "the moral justification I had for voting for the death penalty simply no longer exists." New York Times He said courts are issuing fewer death sentences and that waits for execution in Ohio can exceed two decades. New York Times He said since Ohio reinstated capital punishment in 1981, 56 people sentenced to death have been executed. Fox News He added that 41 died on death row and 89 had their sentences overturned, meaning fewer than one-fifth of those sentenced were actually executed. Fox News DeWine noted the last 10 people executed in Ohio spent between 14 and 32 years on death row. Fox News He also said he has not authorized any executions in his seven years as governor, citing repeated trouble obtaining lethal-injection drugs.

Rep. Barry Moore was projected to win the Alabama Republican U.S. Senate runoff on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, for the open seat left by Sen. Tommy Tuberville's gubernatorial bid.

In the May 19 Republican primary, Moore received nearly 40% of the vote while Jared Hudson had about 26%. CBS News CBS said Moore's win underscored the staying power of Donald Trump's endorsement and contrasted Moore's backing with Hudson's outsider pitch.

Judge Eleanor Ross filed a written order recusing herself from the Justice Department's lawsuit seeking an unredacted statewide voter list from Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger on Tuesday, June 16, 2026.

Her exit came as House Republicans moved to press impeachment proceedings against Ross over revelations about her conduct and statements to investigators.

Gentner Drummond and Mike Mazzei advanced to the Republican runoff for Oklahoma governor after the June 16 primary, sending the contest to an August 25 runoff to replace term-limited Gov. Kevin Stitt.

Drummond won about 26.1 percent of the vote and Mazzei about 25.7 percent, leaving no candidate with a majority and forcing the runoff. Mazzei has been endorsed by former President Donald Trump and campaigned on eliminating state property taxes, protecting state lands from foreign buyers, increasing literacy and cutting government waste. Fox News He drew criticism for hiring longtime GOP operative Roger Stone as a paid consultant, a choice Mazzei defended as one of many advisers bringing Washington and Trump-agenda experience.

Rahmanullah Lakanwal was arraigned in federal court in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, and pleaded not guilty to a 17-count superseding indictment that could expose him to the death penalty.

Prosecutors told U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta they will begin an internal death-penalty review and said Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche will make the final capital-punishment decision. Fox News U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro called the killing of Spc. Sarah Beckstrom a "major offense against the United States" and vowed to "pursue every penalty the law permits." Fox News The 17-count superseding indictment was unsealed the same day, and Mehta set the next status hearing for September 16, 2026. Fox News Prosecutors say Lakanwal drove a Toyota Prius from Bellingham, Washington, to Washington, D.C., while in possession of a .357 Smith & Wesson revolver reported stolen in Seattle in 2023.

A barn at the Saratoga Casino Hotel Harness Track in Saratoga Springs, New York, caught fire on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, killing at least 17 racehorses.

Officials and witnesses said the blaze rapidly engulfed the structure, leaving little time to rescue most of the animals. New York Times Local authorities opened an investigation, and early accounts indicated no human injuries and that many of the animals were standardbreds stabled for harness racing.

On June 16, 2026, attorneys for Haitian Temporary Protected Status recipients asked the U.S. Supreme Court to dismiss its pending case over the Trump administration's effort to end Haitian TPS.

The motion says newly produced Department of Homeland Security records show the termination was "a preordained outcome" and that career officials had advised against ending TPS. NPR At oral argument, Solicitor General John Sauer conceded courts can consider claims of racial discrimination in TPS decisions after a question from Justice Amy Coney Barrett. NPR The dispute centers on the Trump administration's 2025 move to strip TPS from more than 330,000 Haitians living in the United States.

Federal prosecutors indicted 15 people accused of conspiring to obstruct ICE operations in Minneapolis, U.S. Attorney Daniel N. Rosen announced Tuesday. PBS News Twelve defendants were arrested, two remain at large and one was already in custody, Rosen said.

Prosecutors said the probe focused on members and associates of two activist groups they characterized as "antifa" and tied many defendants to Direct Action Minnesota. MS NOW Authorities allege the group and allied Rapid Response Networks tracked ICE vehicles and license plates, threw blocks of ice at agents' cars and set up blockades around federal buildings. PBS News Rosen said Direct Action Minnesota "infiltrated and exploited lawful protests" to carry out unlawful actions against ICE and other law enforcement.

British forces seized and redirected the tanker Smyrtos in the English Channel on Sunday, June 14, 2026, under UK Russia sanctions authorities, raising tensions in the busy waterway.

Royal Marine commandos rappelled from helicopters onto the Smyrtos and detained the vessel, which was taken to an anchorage off England's south coast while regulators opened a formal probe. PBS News Smyrtos had left the Russian Baltic port of Ust-Luga on June 5, 2026, was sailing under a Cameroon flag and was listed as bound for Port Said when interdicted. PBS News Smyrtos's Indian captain was ordered held in jail after a June 16 court appearance as the investigation proceeded. PBS News Prime Minister Keir Starmer called the operation "yet another blow to Russia," and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked Britain while urging Europe to allow confiscation of seized oil. PBS News U.S. and EU officials privately view the seizure as a test case for a more assertive campaign against Russia's shadow fleet and are watching for possible Russian maritime or legal retaliation.

Overnight into Monday, June 15, 2026, Russia launched a massive missile-and-drone barrage that set Kyiv's Dormition Cathedral ablaze and killed at least 11 people across Ukraine.

Ukraine's air force said the attack involved 70 missiles and 611 drones aimed at several major cities. CBS News President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the nationwide toll included civilians and emergency workers and that 53 people were wounded. PBS Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported five people killed in the capital and at least 30 wounded, including two children aged 5 and 6. PBS City official Tymur Tkachenko said five strikes hit civilian sites in Shevchenkivskyi district in under 30 minutes and that a nine-story building in Obolonskyi district took a direct hit. PBS The strikes set the roof of the Dormition Cathedral at Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra on fire and a building at the Mystetsky Arsenal museum complex also burned as rescuers cleared rubble at the monastery. CBS News Russia's Defense Ministry acknowledged a "massive strike" on military targets but denied targeting the Lavra, suggesting (without evidence) a U.S. Patriot interceptor caused the damage.

Alaska Elections Director Carol Beecher disqualified Daniel J. Sullivan from the August U.S. Senate primary ballot on Monday, June 15, 2026, saying his filing was a sham rather than a good-faith candidacy.

Beecher's June 15 letter said Daniel J. Sullivan's filing was not an "actual good-faith candidacy" and called it a "determined effort and a deliberate attempt" to confuse or mislead voters. CBS News She noted he sought to appear on the ballot as "Dan Sullivan" despite being registered as "Daniel J. Sullivan, Jr.", at times tried to use the middle initial "S" to mirror the incumbent, and had not used "Dan Sullivan" as his voting name. CBS News Beecher also cited similar color schemes and branding on the two campaign websites and pointed to metadata linking the challenger's site launch to an Alaska Democratic consultant as part of the evidence. Fox News Daniel J. Sullivan has 30 days from the decision to appeal.

Florida sued TikTok on Monday, June 15, 2026, in St. Lucie County state court, alleging the app violated Florida's child online safety law and seeking platform changes and penalties.

The complaint says TikTok allowed children younger than 14 to create accounts and misled parents about how much harmful content young users saw. Fox News Florida is asking a court to force platform changes and to impose up to $50,000 in penalties for each violation. Fox News TikTok says it will notify users under 14 that their accounts will be suspended and that it will defend its record on minor safety.

The USAID inspector general says the agency has wasted millions by storing a $9.7 million stockpile of contraceptives in Belgium, with more than $360,000 spent so far and ongoing monthly fees.

The review found roughly $8 million of the stock became unusable in 2025 after products were taken out of temperature-controlled storage for a destruction plan that was later abandoned. MS NOW About $1.7 million of the contraceptives remain viable but are set to expire between April 2028 and September 2031. MS NOW Storage and transport costs have topped $360,000 to date and now exceed $24,000 a month until USAID gives final disposition instructions to contractor Chemonics.

On Monday, June 15, 2026, an analysis by NEADA projected average U.S. household electricity spending of nearly $800 for June-September 2026, a 10.5% increase from 2025.

NEADA estimated Arizona households would pay about $1,060 this summer, Connecticut about $944 and Washington and North Dakota about $488. CBS News The group also warned rising demand, grid upgrades and the rapid expansion of AI-related data centers are key drivers pushing prices higher. CBS News NEADA said one in six U.S. households is behind on utility bills.

Kenneth Chesebro and two co-defendants pleaded not guilty in Wisconsin state court on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, to charges that they submitted a false certificate claiming Donald Trump won Wisconsin in 2020.

The Wisconsin complaint accuses Chesebro, Michael Roman and James Troupis of conspiracy and producing fraudulent writings by signing and submitting an alternate electoral certificate, Attorney General Josh Kaul said.

The U.S. Embassy in the Bahamas warned Americans on Monday, June 15, 2026, to avoid renting or riding jet skis around Nassau and Paradise Island amid reports of deadly crashes, injuries and sexual assaults.

Ambassador Herschel Walker said some operators are unlicensed, uninsured and use unsafe watercraft. Fox News He said U.S. government employees are banned from renting or riding jet skis on New Providence and Paradise islands. Fox News The embassy linked the warning to a September 2025 U.S. tourist death and multiple reported rapes by jet ski operators in 2024 and 2025. Fox News It also cited six U.S. citizens hospitalized in jet ski accidents since August 2024, including three emergency medical evacuations.

U.S. authorities defended denying a World Cup referee entry and enforced same-day in-out travel rules that forced Iran's team to leave Los Angeles after its 2-2 draw with New Zealand on June 15. CBS News Separately, officials said Somali referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan was denied entry after Customs and Border Protection flagged derogatory information during vetting, despite his valid visa.

Iran coach Amir Ghalenoei said the team was told to leave immediately after the match and complained, "They didn't even give us time to recover." CBS News Captain Mehdi Taremi said players endured about five hours of travel and security checks for a normally short trip from Tijuana to the Los Angeles area. CBS News Multiple Iranian federation officials and support staff were denied U.S. visas, leaving the squad in Los Angeles without its federation president and some coaches and media personnel. CBS News Fans of the Iranian diaspora staged visible protests inside and outside SoFi Stadium during the opener.

Yum Brands will sell Pizza Hut in a $2.7 billion breakup deal, handing non-mainland-China operations to LongRange Capital and mainland China units to Yum China.

LongRange will pay about $1.5 billion for the non-mainland-China business and Yum China will pay roughly $1.2 billion for the mainland China units. PBS Yum Brands' stock rose 2.3% after markets learned of the deal. PBS Analyst Neil Saunders called Pizza Hut "the weak link in Yum's portfolio" and said turning it around would require more investment and patience than Yum was willing to commit.

Semyon Skrepetsky, a 44-year-old Russian artist and vocal critic of Vladimir Putin, was shot dead around 10 a.m. Monday, June 15, 2026, in Biała Podlaska, Poland.

Police say the attacker fired at least five times, striking him in the chest and head after approaching him and firing again at close range. CBS News Two Belarusian citizens were detained on Tuesday near the Belarusian consulate, but authorities said they have not been charged.

On Tuesday, June 16, 2026, the Food and Drug Administration issued a warning letter to Happiest Baby Inc., maker of the SNOO Smart Sleeper, alleging unauthorized product changes and unsanitary conditions.

The FDA letter, reported by CBS News, says the company introduced extra-small and extra-large sleep sacks that were not evaluated for safety or effectiveness. CBS News The letter lists stains, soiling and mold on SNOO mattresses and mattress covers and warns those conditions may pose an infection risk. CBS News Happiest Baby told CBS News it is committed to working with the FDA and said it ended a relationship two years ago with a refurbishing partner that it says did not properly clean products.

The Western States Sheriffs' Association endorsed Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche for the permanent post on June 16, 2026, urging senators to confirm him swiftly ahead of a planned late-summer vote.

The group sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader John Thune, Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and senior Judiciary Committee members urging Blanche's swift confirmation. Fox News The association said Blanche's prosecutorial background, his current role as acting attorney general and his stances on border security, violent crime and drug trafficking make him fit for the job.

SpaceX shares closed up 19% on their first day of Nasdaq trading on Friday, June 12, 2026. CBS They began trading after a record IPO that sold more than 555 million shares at $135 and raised about $75 billion, implying a company valuation above $1.75 trillion.

Shares opened roughly 11% above the $135 IPO price at the session start. Axios The stock trades under the ticker SPCX. NPR Elon Musk marked the offering by ringing a ceremonial Nasdaq opening bell from SpaceX's Starbase and reiterated the firm's goal to make life multi-planetary. PBS Analysts flagged wide disagreement over value; Morningstar's discounted cash flow put fair value near $780 billion and warned of execution and key-person risks.

Gov. Gavin Newsom said the Justice Department is investigating him and his wife and accused President Donald Trump of ordering the probe in a video released Monday, June 15, 2026.

He said federal agents recently knocked on the doors of family, friends and former employees seeking documents. MS NOW Newsom said investigators were "trying to find" a crime rather than responding to one and accused the Justice Department of abusing the grand jury process while saying his wife has "done nothing wrong" beyond advocacy.

Sen. Mitch McConnell, 84, was admitted to a hospital on the morning of Sunday, June 14, 2026, his office said.

Spokesman David Popp said McConnell "is receiving excellent care," and the office provided no details on his condition or the reason for the admission. Fox News His office said he had been active on the Senate floor in the days before the admission. CBS News He voted through Thursday, June 11, attended a June 9 Appropriations Defense subcommittee hearing and took part in a June 4-5 vote-a-rama.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday, June 15, 2026, ordered Angela Perryman to remain quarantined at Nebraska Medicine in Omaha, overruling CDC advice that she could finish quarantine at home.

Perryman was exposed to hantavirus on a cruise ship and has been held at Nebraska Medicine's Davis Global Center in Omaha. Wall Street Journal A CDC medical review on June 14 had recommended she be allowed to complete quarantine at her home in Florida, but Kennedy's order blocked that change.

An ICE agent was struck by a van and fired at a fleeing suspect during an arrest attempt around 9:30 a.m. Monday on Route 72 near Mermaid Drive in Manahawkin, Stafford Township.

ICE said agents were conducting a targeted vehicle stop of Friedrich Castillo-Ormeno, who had been ordered removed from the U.S. by Jan. 30, 2026. NBC10 Philadelphia Surveillance video and a witness account show a white van sideswiping and pinning the officer before fleeing. NBC10 Philadelphia ICE says the driver escaped and the injured agent was taken to a local hospital and is expected to be OK.

On June 15, 2026, UK police said a Russian-speaking Telegram handler directed arson attacks in May 2025 on properties linked to Prime Minister Keir Starmer in north London.

Convicted participants Roman Lavrynovych, 22, and Stanislav Carpiuc, 27, were recruited and promised payment and, in Lavrynovych's case, Russian citizenship, prosecutors told the court. Fox News The attacks on May 8, 11 and 12, 2025 hit a Toyota RAV4 Starmer once owned, the entrance to a flat he had lived in, and a house he still owns; no one was injured.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Edwin G. Torres revoked 16-year-old Timothy Hudson's pretrial release and ordered him detained pending trial on June 10, 2026, in the federal case over his stepsister's death aboard a Carnival cruise ship.

Torres said the prior release conditions addressed Hudson's flight risk but were inadequate to protect public safety given the alleged first-degree murder and aggravated sexual abuse in a confined cabin. Fox News He ordered Hudson housed only with juveniles, given a mental-health evaluation and treatment, and allowed continued access to counsel and family communications. Fox News A sealed supplemental order directed that Hudson be delivered to U.S. Marshals in Tampa at 8 a.m. on Monday, June 15, 2026. Fox News CBS reports Hudson was taken into federal custody by U.S. Marshals on Monday, June 15, 2026, and is to be transferred first to Citrus County Jail and then to Miami-Dade County's Metro West Detention Center no later than July 10, 2026.

A cellphone caught fire aboard British Airways Flight 271 from London to Las Vegas on Monday, June 15, 2026, forcing an emergency arrival at Harry Reid International Airport, though the jet landed safely.

The pilot said the blaze 'scorched the inside of the cabin' but was under control when the plane landed. CBS News The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed the incident and said it will investigate. CBS News Officials have not yet identified the make or model of the phone.

The FDA has flagged a voluntary recall of The Coffee Connexion Co. Inc.'s alfredo sauce as high-risk after the product was linked to potentially salmonella-contaminated dry milk powder distributed to dozens of states.

The company voluntarily recalled 913 cases, each containing 12 sealed bags of sauce weighing more than 3 pounds, after learning the sauce used the supplier-recalled dry milk powder. PBS News The recall was initiated on May 6, and the sauce had been distributed to 41 states. PBS News As of June 2026, the FDA classified the action as Class I, warning of a reasonable probability of serious illness or death, and no illnesses have been reported in connection with this sauce.

NTSB investigators have begun recovering victims' electronic devices and interviewing witnesses after a skydiving plane crashed after takeoff near Butler Memorial Airport on June 14, 2026, killing all 12 people aboard.

The single-engine Pacific Aerospace 750XL operated by Skydive Kansas City crashed about 11:30 a.m. Central, killing 11 skydivers and the pilot. NPR Officials and witnesses said the aircraft climbed to roughly 100 feet, made an abrupt left turn and appeared to lose power. NPR Investigators say the wreckage is largely confined to a compact area near the runway and are reviewing maintenance records, pilot training and FAA oversight as they examine the cause.

A live explosive device was found Monday, June 15, 2026, in an office building at 925 Keynote Circle in Brooklyn Heights near Cleveland, prompting mass evacuations and road closures.

At least seven nearby buildings were evacuated and an adjacent road was closed, and officials said there were no injuries. Fox News The FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are leading the explosives investigation after a police K-9 alerted to the suspicious package.

On Monday, June 15, 2026, Democratic senators joined Republican Lisa Murkowski in urging the National Science Foundation to halt the planned dismantling of the $386 million Ocean Observatories Initiative.

Lawmakers from the House Science, Space and Technology Committee and the House Natural Resources Committee sent a joint letter accusing NSF of violating appropriations law and demanding it stop decommissioning. PBS News NSF has directed removal of most of the observatory's more than 900 instruments by 2027, and the first buoy off Oregon was scheduled for recovery on Tuesday, June 16, 2026. PBS News The observatory cost $386 million to build, has supported more than 500 scientific papers, and was originally expected to run another 15 to 20 years.

The Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal by a Noblesville High School student challenging an Indiana school's ban on anti-abortion flyers on Monday, June 15, 2026, leaving the lower-court ruling intact.

Justice Samuel Alito filed the lone written dissent, urging the court to clarify how Hazelwood intersects with later government-speech decisions. MS NOW He said the central constitutional question is whether the student-club flyers were private speech or school-sponsored government speech, because only private speech is protected from school censorship. MS NOW The Seventh Circuit had treated the school's walls as a limited forum and upheld the restriction under Hazelwood as reasonably related to keeping a neutral educational environment.

A Winnetka daycare remains open under a three-year probation after state social services officials in February 2026 stayed a planned license revocation following findings that children were exposed to and ingested methamphetamine.

The California Department of Social Services reached the agreement with owner Tampe Management, keeping the Rainbow Early Learning Center operating under probation rather than immediately revoking its license. CBS News Parents say they were not told the center was on probation, a disclosure state rules require for current and prospective families.

Former Navy SEAL Jared Hudson defeated Rep. Barry Moore in Alabama's Republican Senate runoff on Tuesday, June 15, 2026, becoming the GOP nominee for the November general election.

Moore had backing from former President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, but still lost the runoff. Fox News Hudson is a former Navy SEAL sniper who later served as a sheriff's deputy, firefighter and small business owner. Fox News He leads a nonprofit that trains law enforcement to fight human trafficking and is now viewed as the clear frontrunner in the November Senate race.

On Thursday, June 11, 2026, FBI agents searched the Cleveland headquarters of the Ohio Organizing Collaborative, removing electronic devices, boxes of documents and computer files and questioning staff.

Agents also went to the homes of people who have worked with the group and deployed across Ohio to question members, sometimes serving subpoenas or seizing devices. Fox News A person familiar with the matter said investigators are examining potential fraud violations, and the Justice Department and FBI declined public comment.

Six men were charged after two people were allegedly kidnapped at gunpoint from the Margaritaville Hollywood Beach Resort parking garage on May 29, 2026, in Broward County, Florida.

Federal court filings unsealed Monday name six defendants and charge them with kidnapping and conspiracy to commit kidnapping. Fox News Those filings identify the defendants as Saul Alfonso Fajardo, Justin Phihoang Le, Amari Tamire Hill, Anthony Teruel Hernandez, Marikevies McNichols Jr., and Weilen Hernandez.

On June 5, 2026, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested Felipe Linares de Oliveira Dell Aquilla after a car chase that ended in a crash in Mooresville, North Carolina.

Authorities allege he held his wife against her will as he prepared to flee to Mexico, and agents recovered multiple phones, laptops, cash and a 9 mm handgun from his vehicle. Fox News He faces a state felony charge of fleeing to elude arrest, Homeland Security Investigations is pursuing kidnapping and illegal-alien-in-possession-of-a-firearm charges, and ICE has lodged an immigration detainer.

On Monday, June 15, 2026, the European Union approved a sanctions package targeting more than 80 Russian people and entities, including Metropolitan Tikhon and officials tied to Alexei Navalny's poisoning.

The package blacklists 34 individuals and 47 entities and includes asset freezes, EU travel bans and a prohibition on making funds available to listed parties. CBS News Among the additions are drone and arms producers, firms tied to oil exports, a pro-war influencer and 15 officials linked to the Navalny poisoning investigation. CBS News Metropolitan Tikhon was sanctioned for spreading propaganda that justifies the invasion, EU officials said. CBS News EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said the measures have already cost Russia more than $1 trillion and aim to erode its war economy "brick by brick." CBS News

UN rights chief Volker Türk told the Human Rights Council on Monday, June 15, 2026, that more than 1,000 civilians were killed by drone strikes in Sudan from January through May 2026.

Türk warned the strikes are driving a deadlier phase of the war and urged urgent measures to stop arms transfers that are fueling drone attacks.

Fox Corp. agreed to buy Roku in a $22 billion cash-and-stock deal announced Monday, merging Fox's live news and sports reach with Roku's streaming platform.

Fox will pay $96 in cash plus 0.9693 shares of Fox Class A stock per Roku share, valuing the transaction at about $160 per Roku share. PBS Under the plan, Fox shareholders would own about 73% and Roku shareholders about 27% of the combined company. PBS The companies said the deal is expected to close in the first half of 2027 pending shareholder votes and regulatory approvals. PBS Roku founder and CEO Anthony Wood will remain involved and will join the Fox board after the transaction closes. PBS The firms said Roku will continue to operate as an open, partner-friendly platform and that no immediate customer-facing changes are expected. PBS Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch said the deal will combine Fox's live news and sports with Roku's platform to boost advertising and subscription revenue. PBS Murdoch called the timing "the right transaction, at the right moment, for all the right reasons." PBS After the announcement, Fox shares fell while Roku shares rose in premarket trading.

On Monday, June 15, 2026, the Supreme Court denied Carter Page's petition to revive his lawsuit against former FBI officials, leaving lower-court dismissals in place.

The denial appeared on the Court's June 15 order list and was issued without explanation, with no justice noting any dissent. MS NOW Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson did not participate in the petition's consideration because of her prior service on D.C. federal courts. MS NOW Page previously reached a $1.25 million settlement with the federal government, which the Justice Department said mooted claims against the government.

Three children were shot just before 5 p.m. Saturday, June 13, 2026, at the John Cain Aquatic Center in Stuttgart, Arkansas, and a juvenile suspect was taken into custody within minutes.

One child suffered a gunshot wound to the chest, and all three were transported to a local hospital for treatment. Fox News The suspect, also a juvenile, was detained with help from the Arkansas County Sheriff's Office, and police closed the aquatic center while they investigate.

On Sunday, June 14, 2026, Colombian police arrested a 36-year-old U.S. citizen from Texas in Bogotá on suspicion of sexually abusing a 7-year-old boy.

Bystanders filmed and reported seeing the alleged abuse on a balcony in an upscale northern Bogotá neighborhood, prompting police to respond to the scene. CBS News Officers later entered the man's apartment, removed three children and a woman, and moved the children for medical evaluation before placing them under Colombia's child protection agency. CBS News Colombian President Gustavo Petro urged visa measures to keep suspected pedophiles out, citing previous efforts to turn away sex tourists.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday, June 15, 2026, declined to hear 98-year-old Federal Circuit Judge Pauline Newman's bid to return to active service, leaving her suspension in place.

The refusal means a D.C. Circuit ruling that bars some constitutional challenges to judicial-council authority remains controlling, and it effectively ends Newman's path to reinstatement through the high court.

Adam Castillo, the former president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Myanmar, was detained at Yangon International Airport on Thursday, June 11, 2026, an associate said.

Castillo led AmCham Myanmar from 2023 to 2025 and runs the security firm AGS Myanmar. NPR Military-linked outlets reported he was arrested after the chamber filed a complaint, though Myanmar authorities have not issued a formal statement. NPR The U.S. State Department said it is aware of an American detained in Myanmar but declined to provide details citing privacy.

An 18-year-old hiker died June 3 after developing heat-related symptoms below Havasupai Gardens on the Bright Angel Trail in Grand Canyon National Park, park rangers said.

Rangers found the hiker about 30 feet below the trail near Garden Creek and could not save him despite a rapid response, the park said. Fox News Temperatures in the canyon were about 109°F, and the National Park Service reiterated warnings against attempting rim-to-river round-trip day hikes during summer heat.

Scientists detected the fox tapeworm Echinococcus multilocularis in 37 of 100 coyotes sampled near Puget Sound in Washington, and tests found a more infectious European strain, raising public-health concerns.

The findings were published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases in early 2026 after researchers screened 100 coyotes and confirmed 37 infections. Fox News Genetic analysis showed the animals carried a European variant linked with higher infectivity. Fox News Researchers said current risk to the general public is low, but the parasite can cause a rare, potentially deadly liver disease in humans.

Swiss voters rejected a Swiss People's Party-backed initiative to cap the country's population at 10 million, with early returns showing nearly 55% voting no on Sunday, June 14, 2026.

Nationwide turnout was almost 59%, and early returns from Geneva showed about two-thirds of voters there opposed the measure. NPR The initiative would have required the government to keep Switzerland's population below 10 million by 2050 and to tighten asylum, family reunification and residence permits if the population reached 9.5 million.

Knicks championship celebrations around Madison Square Garden on Saturday night, June 13, 2026, resulted in 63 arrests and left 10 NYPD officers injured, police said.

Police said tens of thousands of fans clogged streets around the arena after the Game 5 win, overwhelming officers and city services. The Athletic A 17-year-old was shot once in the foot at 43rd Street and Broadway and was taken to a hospital in an NYPD vehicle after an ambulance could not reach the crowd. ABC7 New York A firearm was recovered at the shooting scene and three people of interest were in custody, though authorities had not filed charges. ABC7 New York Officials said four other people were slashed or stabbed, five patrol cars suffered damage including windshields smashed by bats or people jumping on them, and one officer was punched while another was struck by a glass bottle. The Athletic Five school buses being used to ferry fans to MetLife Stadium for World Cup games were set on fire or otherwise destroyed, and crowds lit fireworks and climbed light poles, traffic lights and scaffolding. The Athletic Arrest charges cited by police included assault on an officer, criminal possession of a weapon, criminal mischief, disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and obstruction of governmental administration.

Natravien R. Landry, 27, pleaded guilty on June 11, 2026 to second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of Sgt. Andre S. Stewart Jr. at Fort Eisenhower in Augusta, Georgia. Fox News He also pleaded guilty to using a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence.

Prosecutors say Landry shot Stewart once in the chest while Stewart was unarmed and present with Landry's ex-girlfriend, and two children were in the home. Fox News Landry fled the base and was arrested during a traffic stop on Interstate 85. Fox News Deputies recovered a discarded handgun that matched the killing, and Landry admitted the shooting in a Mirandized interview.

A 57-year-old retired firefighter shot three Philadelphia police officers and was later found dead shortly after 10:30 p.m. Saturday, June 13, 2026, at North 54th and Arlington streets in Wynnefield.

Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel said officers were first sent to a report of a vehicle struck by gunfire before they encountered the suspect. 6abc Investigators recovered nearly 50 pieces of ballistic evidence at the scene. 6abc The wounded officers include a sergeant with eight years on the force, an officer with eight years, and an officer with two years. 6abc Bethel credited their training with their survival and said the officers are "in great spirits." 6abc

California sued to block Shasta County's Measure B, filing in the Third District Court of Appeal on Friday, June 12, 2026, to stop limits on mail voting and new voter ID rules.

Measure B, approved in June 2026 with about 55% of the vote, would end most mail voting and require government-issued photo ID to register and vote. New York Times It would also mandate hand-counting and separate the county's voter-registration system from the state's. New York Times The state argues the measure is pre-empted by California laws that guarantee vote-by-mail access, ban photo ID requirements for voting, limit manual counting and require use of the statewide voter file.

Two helicopters collided midair over Rio de Janeiro's western zone on Sunday, June 14, 2026, killing all six people aboard, Rio de Janeiro's Military Fire Department said.

American singer and comedian Oliver Tree was listed on a passenger manifest for one of the aircraft and is now presumed dead, later reports said. Fox News Brazilian passenger manifests indicate that helicopter carried Tree, three other passengers and a pilot, while the second helicopter carried only its pilot.

Taiwan's National Security Bureau on Sunday, June 14, 2026, launched a secure webpage that allows Chinese nationals to submit intelligence-related tips to Taipei, aiming to create a protected channel for information.

The bureau said an increasing number of Chinese people recently approached Taiwanese agencies wishing to share various types of information. PBS Taiwan said it modeled the channel on U.S., U.K. and Israeli intelligence practices, while Beijing maintains its own online platform to report "Taiwan independence" activities.

Anti-government protesters clashed with riot police outside Estadio Azteca during the World Cup opening ceremony on June 11, 2026, raising immediate questions about security for the tournament.

Protesters hurled traffic cones, plant pots and other objects at security forces while riot police used batons and shields to push the crowd back. OutKick One man suffered a reported heart attack and medical help was delayed amid the unrest, according to on-scene reports. OutKick Demonstrators targeted cartel violence, poverty and government spending on the World Cup, and cited roughly 130,000 people reported missing in Mexico.

Nara Organics has voluntarily recalled all whole milk powdered infant formula sold in the United States after health officials linked the product to multistate infant botulism cases, the company and regulators said.

The company said the recall was coordinated with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and that no Nara powdered formula lots have tested positive for Clostridium botulinum, but the action is a precaution. CBS News All three affected infants were hospitalized with infant botulism, were successfully treated and no deaths were reported. CBS News Company records show the sickened infants consumed lots 709125280E14F2, 709125288E14F2 and 708125174E14F2; the lot codes are printed on the bottom of cans. CBS News Customers who bought formula from Nara.com between May and June 2026 will receive automatic refunds, and other purchasers can request refunds online or return products at Target stores.

Israel's military said on June 14 that a strike two days earlier killed Hezbollah commander Ali Musa Daqduq in southern Lebanon, south of the Litani River.

The Israel Defense Forces said Daqduq masterminded the 2007 kidnapping and murder of five American soldiers in Iraq. Fox News They said he held at least five senior positions in Hezbollah, including posts in the Radwan Force and the Golan Terrorist Network.

On Sunday, June 14, 2026, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard released declassified records on more than 120 U.S.-funded foreign biological laboratories across more than 30 countries.

The ODNI slides included in the release say more than 40 laboratories in Ukraine received U.S. funding and stored dangerous pathogens such as anthrax, plague, Ebola virus, Marburg virus, MERS and SARS. Fox News The documents say U.S. taxpayers spent about $1.7 million to $3.5 million per project on construction and upgrades at Ukrainian labs in Kherson, Odesa and western Ukraine. Fox News They identify engineering firm Black & Veatch as a major contractor on those works. Fox News A declassified assessment of a Pentagon-funded veterinary lab in Kharkiv says it held hundreds of samples of hazardous pathogens, including Brucella. Fox News The assessment warned the facility could be damaged, captured or used in Russian propaganda during the war.

Georgia officials are racing to avert a July 1, 2026 deadline that will ban the state's use of QR codes to tabulate ballots, and Gov. Brian Kemp has called a special legislative session this week to find a fix.

The ban was written into a 2024 law and would take effect July 1 unless lawmakers act, but no statewide replacement system has been deployed. PBS News The secretary of state's office and the State Election Board have issued conflicting guidance to counties on how to run elections after the deadline, complicating preparations for a July 28 special U.S. House election whose early voting begins July 6.

Meta launched America's Workforce Academy, a free five-week training program to fast-track workers into skilled trades for U.S. data center construction, CBS reported Wednesday, June 10, 2026.

CBS said graduates would be guaranteed jobs at data center construction sites. CBS Marc Morial, president of the National Urban League, appeared in the segment to discuss the Urban League's partnership with Meta.

U.S. District Judge Angel Kelley on Friday, June 12, 2026, issued a nationwide preliminary injunction ordering the Trump administration to restore National Park Service exhibits removed under a policy that barred content said to "inappropriately disparage" Americans.

Kelley also paused any further changes under the policy and ordered the administration to file weekly status reports on progress restoring affected materials. PBS In her opinion she wrote the administration sought "to rewrite the Nation's history with a white-out pen" and said history cannot be faithfully told while excluding affected communities' experiences. PBS The complaint and ruling listed examples including removal of exhibits about nine enslaved people at Independence National Historical Park and a Pride-flag image at Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument. PBS It also cited labor-history films taken down at Lowell National Historical Park and signage about climate threats at Fort Sumter. PBS CBS reported the ruling paused a presidential directive to remove National Park Service signs described as casting the U.S. in a "negative light" and noted the pause came as the Kennedy Center removed its own signage. CBS News Alan Spears of the National Parks Conservation Association and Bill Wade of the Association of National Park Rangers welcomed the injunction as protection for parks and park staff.

A U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet crashed near Rimrock Lake in Yakima County around noon Saturday, June 13, 2026, sparking a wildfire and prompting evacuations.

The aircraft was part of Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, based at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar. CBSNews The pilot ejected, sustained minor injuries and was transported to a hospital. CBSNews The crash ignited a wildfire, which sent nearby campers away and drew a helicopter firefighting response alongside ground crews.

Two suspects were arrested after crashing through a Camp Pendleton gate while fleeing local police on Saturday, June 13, 2026, and officers seized roughly 51 kilograms of cocaine and fentanyl from their abandoned vehicle.

The breach prompted a six-hour, multi-agency manhunt involving about 30 personnel and a temporary shelter-in-place order on the base. Fox News Both suspects were taken into custody without incident, and the Naval Criminal Investigative Service has not yet released their names or any formal charges.

Mexican police found a corpse wrapped in a bag in the trunk of a gray vehicle parked across from Tijuana's Estadio Caliente on Friday, June 12, where Iran's World Cup team is training.

Officers reported a strong odor and said the body showed signs of violence, prompting a full investigation by local authorities. CBSNews Officials said the gray SUV had been abandoned near a supermarket lot opposite the stadium.

The National Park Service filed plans in early June 2026 proposing 20-hour-a-day, two-shift construction to build a 250-foot arch at Memorial Circle near the Lincoln Memorial.

The filings say work could run for up to 11 months and would narrow the westbound bridge from three lanes to two. CBS News The proposed arch would sit between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery and would be 250 feet tall. CBS News The Federal Aviation Administration is conducting a full aeronautical study and said its initial safety review found no adverse impact on Reagan National Airport, though red obstruction lights would be required.

U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin struck down the Trump administration's $100,000 H-1B visa fee on June 8, 2026, and the administration said it will appeal, leaving employers and foreign workers in limbo.

Sorokin's 42-page opinion concluded the payment functions as a tax and that the administration lacked statutory authority to impose it. Twenty states brought the challenge in federal court, and the ruling immediately raised questions about which petitions will require payment going forward.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the U.S. Coast Guard intercepted a 25- to 30-foot migrant vessel west of Puerto Rico on June 6, 2026, and detained 40 people aboard.

A CBP National Air Security Operations Center DHC-8 aircrew tracked the boat and guided a U.S. Coast Guard cutter that intercepted it around 2 a.m. as it moved toward Puerto Rico. Fox News Authorities said those aboard included migrants from the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Uzbekistan.

President Trump told reporters Saturday, June 13, 2026, that he will appoint his personal lawyer James M. McDonald as U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York.

McDonald is a partner at Sullivan & Cromwell and is part of Trump's legal team handling his appeal of the New York felony hush-money convictions. PBS He was on the legal team that in May 2026 secured a favorable outcome for billionaire Gautam Adani when the Trump Justice Department dropped a Biden-era fraud and conspiracy case. PBS SDNY spokesperson Nicholas Biase said the office "welcomes the President's choice" and called McDonald "widely respected." PBS

A federal judge on Friday, June 12, 2026, dismissed Shannon "SJ" Joslin's lawsuit challenging their firing from Yosemite National Park over displaying a transgender pride flag on El Capitan.

Judge Jennifer L. Thurston wrote that, under statutes and binding precedent, the district court lacks authority to decide whether Joslin was fired for unconstitutional reasons or to enjoin a hypothetical criminal case. New York Times Joslin had sought reinstatement as a National Park Service quantitative wildlife biologist and an order shielding them from any criminal investigation or prosecution.

Ford is recalling 255,404 Ford Focus cars in the U.S. because a software issue can cause unexpected engine stalls and inaccurate fuel readings.

The recall covers model years 2012 through 2018. CBS News NHTSA says a canister purge valve may stick open, which can cause the engine to stall unexpectedly and give inaccurate fuel-gauge readings. CBS News Dealers will install a free powertrain software update, and Ford plans to mail owner notification letters July 6-10, 2026. CBS News The recall is identified as Ford 26S40 and NHTSA 26V369 and is related to the original 2018 campaign 18V735.

Researchers reported phase 1 results on June 13, 2026, showing an AI-designed "universal" Sarbeco coronavirus vaccine was safe and triggered immune responses in 39 healthy volunteers.

The vaccine's active antigen was generated entirely by artificial intelligence from viral genetic sequences to capture features common across the Sarbeco group. Fox News Called pEVAC-PS, the candidate is a DNA plasmid vaccine developed at the University of Cambridge and spin-out DIOSynVax, and it was delivered to volunteers with a needle-free high-pressure micro-fluid jet through the skin.

On Saturday, June 13, 2026, debris from a Ukrainian drone sparked a fire at a Black Sea export terminal in the village of Volna in Russia's Krasnodar region, killing one person and injuring three.

Krasnodar governor Veniamin Kondratyev said debris from the drone caused the blaze. PBS News Russian outlets identified the facility as a Black Sea export terminal that handles crude oil, petroleum products and liquefied gas in Volna. PBS News CBS News carried the same casualty figures citing local officials.

On June 13, 2026, OpenAI confirmed it received a multistate subpoena from state attorneys general seeking records on ChatGPT user safety and data practices, raising legal risk ahead of its IPO.

The subpoena was issued on behalf of a coalition of 42 state attorneys general and seeks documents on user safety, consumer data, chatbot behavior and child protection. PBS News The move follows a Canadian wrongful-death suit accusing ChatGPT of contributing to a teen's suicide and a June lawsuit by Florida's attorney general tied to two shootings.

Multiple people were wounded in a shooting Saturday afternoon at Haywood Mall in Greenville, South Carolina, authorities said.

Greenville police said at least two people were transported to a hospital after the incident. Fox News Authorities detained multiple people in connection with the shooting and staged a large response at the mall.

New York in May 2026 enacted a law requiring most consumer and business 3D printers sold in the state to include technology that blocks printing of firearm parts.

The law orders expert panels to develop firearm-blueprint detection algorithms that would compare print jobs to a digital library and reject gun-like designs. PBS The blocking mandate would not begin until 2029 at the earliest and could be delayed if the study panel finds the technology is not yet feasible. PBS Industry and digital-rights experts warn the software may miss some gun designs and also wrongly block harmless objects, and they raise concerns about data privacy and Second Amendment implications.

James Boyard, cabinet director of Haiti's Defense Ministry and inspector general of the police, was kidnapped by armed men on Thursday, June 11, 2026, in the Bourdon area of Port-au-Prince.

Boyard is a respected security expert and the highest-ranking Haitian official abducted in recent years, a development that underscores gangs' reach into even relatively secure neighborhoods.

A Sudanese asylum seeker was arrested after a brutal street stabbing on Kinnaird Avenue in north Belfast that left the victim, Stephen Ogilvie, with severe facial and neck wounds and blinded in one eye.

Police charged 30-year-old Hadi Alodid with attempted murder, possession of a bladed weapon in a public place and making threats to kill after a court hearing that remanded him in custody. France 24 The Police Service of Northern Ireland declared the attack a "critical incident", said there is no information so far suggesting a terrorism link, and praised members of the public who intervened to restrain the assailant. BBC Graphic footage was amplified online by far-right figures and others, and calls for anti-immigration protests helped propel demonstrations that on June 9 saw vehicles and a building set alight across Belfast.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Thursday, June 11, 2026, it will spend more than $1 billion to fight a reemergence of the New World screwworm after infections were detected in Texas and New Mexico.

The agency said about $750 million would fund a plant to produce up to 300 million sterile flies per week as part of the response. PBS News Federal officials say seven screwworm cases have been confirmed so far in Texas and New Mexico, with 12-mile quarantine zones around each site. PBS News The Department has deployed an Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) strike team, is releasing sterile male flies and has set movement-control zones to quarantine livestock. Fox News The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday granted an emergency use authorization for the flea drug nitenpyram to treat screwworms in dogs and cats, with dosing guidance and limits on age and weight for treated pets.

Four defendants charged in a federal indictment tied to alleged threats at the University of Michigan pleaded not guilty and were released on bond Friday in the Eastern District of Michigan.

U.S. District Judge Anthony Patti imposed travel restrictions, required surrender of passports, ordered GPS monitoring and barred contact with alleged victims and co-defendants. Fox News The indictment says the alleged campaign began after Oct. 7, 2023 and included threats, vandalism, butyric-acid attacks and online postings demanding the university divest from Israel. Fox News Prosecutors also say two defendants agreed on May 21, 2024 to "kill, torment and terrorize" targeted officials and their families.

Border Patrol agents and Texas Department of Public Safety troopers rescued 39 migrants from a burning tractor-trailer near the Falfurrias Border Patrol checkpoint after the rig fled the inspection area around 8:36 p.m. on U.S. Highway 281.

Troopers used a controlled tire deflation device to stop the tractor, which then caught fire as it continued south. Police1 Troopers removed and arrested the driver and a passenger at the scene. Police1 Border Patrol agents found a key in the tractor's cup holder and used it to unlock the trailer, freeing all 39 migrants moments before the trailer was engulfed in flames. Police1 The migrants were from Brazil, Cuba, Ecuador, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Peru and Venezuela. Police1 Federal prosecutors charged Cristian Johansel Mirambeaux-Martinez and Jairo Julio Holguin-Florentino with conspiracy to transport people illegally in a life-endangering manner, and they were set for an initial appearance in McAllen on Monday.

An 83-year-old Honolulu homeowner sued the city after it assessed about $590,000 in fines tied to an online rental listing glitch, her federal complaint says.

The complaint says a rental platform briefly showed short-term availability despite the unit's 30-day minimum setting, which triggered fines the city can set at up to $10,000 per day. Fox News May was hospitalized after a 2024 car crash while the fines accumulated, and the city later placed a lien on her house and blocked her vehicle license and registration renewals, the complaint alleges. Fox News Her legal team includes the Pacific Legal Foundation, which says the penalties are grossly disproportionate and violate the U.S. Constitution's Excessive Fines Clause.

UNRWA said it fired 70 Gaza staff members with immediate effect on Friday, June 12, 2026, saying the move was meant to reduce security risks to refugees, personnel and facilities.

The agency said the dismissals were not disciplinary and were not an admission of guilt. Fox News The action follows a USAID Office of Inspector General probe; on June 5 USAID OIG referred more than 100 UNRWA staff for suspension or debarment, alleging some held command roles in Hamas' al-Qassam Brigades or took part in the October 7 attacks.

At least one person was killed and 10 others were wounded Friday in a downtown Midland, Texas, mass shooting, and the suspected shooter, 45-year-old Victor Mata Villarreal, was found dead after a standoff.

Authorities say officers responded to an active-shooter call about 8 a.m., and that the suspect allegedly fired at both bystanders and officers when police arrived. ABC13 He barricaded himself inside an abandoned veterinary clinic downtown, was found dead about 12:30 p.m. after an hourslong standoff, and nine people were treated at Midland Memorial Hospital, four of them rushed to surgery. CBS Evening News No law-enforcement officers were injured during the shooting or the standoff.

On Tuesday, June 9, 2026, the Food and Drug Administration added the sunscreen ingredient bemotrizinol to its list of permitted over-the-counter sunscreen filters for use in the United States.

FDA guidance says sunscreens containing bemotrizinol are considered generally recognized as safe and effective for adults and for children 6 months and older. Fox News The agency said bemotrizinol may be used at concentrations up to 6%. Fox News DSM Nutritional Products will market the ingredient in the U.S. as Parsol Shield, expects product launches later in 2026 and will have an 18-month exclusivity period before other manufacturers can use it. Fox News FDA Commissioner Marty Makary said the agency has historically moved too slowly on sunscreen approvals and is working to modernize OTC regulation. Fox News Karen Murry of FDA's Office of Nonprescription Drugs called bemotrizinol a welcome addition and said the agency looks forward to working with other companies on additional ingredients.

U.S. and Venezuelan officials said Friday, June 12, 2026, that a joint strike earlier this week killed Tren de Aragua founder Hector Rusthenford "Niño" Guerrero Flores in Bolívar state.

President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that U.S. Southern Command carried out a "swift and lethal kinetic strike" that "successfully execute[d]" Niño Guerrero. Fox News Gen. Francis L. Donovan of U.S. Southern Command publicly thanked Venezuelan security forces for their cooperation. New York Times Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth posted that the strike occurred earlier in the week on a Tren de Aragua compound in Venezuela. NPR Guerrero had been charged in New York federal court and the State Department had offered up to $5 million for information leading to his arrest.

On Friday, June 12, 2026, the Iran-linked hacker group Handala claimed it had long-term access to FBI first-person-view (FPV) drone feeds and warned those drones could be used to target a World Cup team bus.

SITE Intelligence Group published Handala's statement accusing the FBI of insecure drone streams. CBS News The message included an explicit threat tied to the 2026 World Cup and urged tighter security around teams and venues. CBS News The FBI is using FPV drones with facial-recognition and license-plate screening around World Cup stadiums, and other drone flights are banned over U.S. match and fan zones.