Recent immigration surge has been largest in U.S. history
About 60% of immigrants who have entered the country since 2021 have done so without legal authorization, according to a report based on government data. Read more
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Pentagon shoots down East Coast Iranian ‘mothership’ rumors
“There is no truth to that,” said Pentagon spokesperson Sabrina Singh. Read more
Police: Suspect’s notebook describes rationale for CEO killing
The notebook described going to a conference and killing an executive, the officials said. Read more
Federal government budget deficit climbs to $367B
The health care and pension programs for seniors are two of the government’s largest expenditure items. Read more
Malibu wildfire rages on, destroys structures in California
More than 1,500 firefighters were battling the Franklin Fire, which had scorched nearly 4,000 acres (1,620 hectares) and was 7% contained as of Wednesday morning, as it burned in the steep, rugged terrain northwest of Los Angeles. Read more
Affirmative action opponents sue U.S. Air Force Academy
Students for Fair Admissions, a group founded by affirmative action opponent Edward Blum, filed the lawsuit against the Air Force Academy late on Tuesday, just days after a judge rejected its challenge to race-conscious admissions at the Annapolis, Maryland-based U.S. Naval Academy. Read more
Prominent real estate agents and brothers charged with sex trafficking
The three are Oren Alexander, his older brother Tal Alexander, who until this summer were real estate agents in New York and Miami, and Alon Alexander, Oren’s twin, who did not work in real estate. Read more
FBI Director Chris Wray to resign amid Trump pressure
Trump himself had appointed Wray, a fellow Republican, to his 10-year term in 2017, after firing his predecessor James Comey, who the then-president soured on over the FBI’s investigations into alleged contacts between his 2016 campaign and Russia. Read more
California wildfire fueled by high winds forces Malibu evacuations
The wildfire, called the Franklin Fire, grew overnight from five acres (two hectares) to nearly 2,700 acres (1,092 hectares) along the steep mountainous terrain, spreading south over the Pacific Coast Highway in the picturesque coastal city of about 10,000 people. Read more
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Suspect in UnitedHealth murder to fight extradition to New York
The suspect, Luigi Mangione, was also denied bail for the second time, a day after he was taken into custody at a fast food restaurant after a sprawling five-day manhunt. Read more
Webb telescope confirms universe expanding at unexpected rate
Two years of data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have now validated the Hubble Space Telescope’s earlier finding that the rate of the universe’s expansion is faster — by about 8% — than would be expected based on what astrophysicists know of the initial conditions in the cosmos and its evolution over billions of years. Read more
Former Marine found not guilty in fatal New York subway choking
Daniel Penny, 26, has said he never intended to kill Neely, a 30-year-old man with a history of mental illness, during their encounter on an uptown train on May 1, 2023. Read more
NYPD: Suspect arrested in CEO’s killing had ties to Hawaii
New York police describe Luigi Mangione as born and raised in Maryland, with ties to San Francisco, and said he lived in Honolulu until recently. Read more
U.S. Supreme Court avoids Hawaii legal fight over gun rights
The man, Christopher Wilson, had appealed the Hawaii Supreme Court’s decision to reinstate the charges against him after he was accused in 2017 of violating state laws restricting people from carrying firearms and ammunition outside the home without a license. Read more
Most serious charge dismissed in New York subway choking trial
The jurors today deadlocked over whether the man, Daniel Penny, was guilty of manslaughter, leaving unresolved a case that has come to exemplify New York’s post-pandemic struggles. Read more
Court upholds $1.3B verdict against Alex Jones in Sandy Hook case
A three-judge panel of the Connecticut Appellate Court found that a jury’s October 2022 decision to award $965 million in damages plus attorneys fees and costs to families of the shooting’s victims was not unreasonable given the mental anguish they suffered due to the lies by Jones about Sandy Hook. Read more
Police believe gunman who killed insurance CEO has left NYC
Reporting by Luc Cohen, Kyoko Gasha and Amina Niasse in New York, Rich McKay in Atlanta and Brendan O’Brien in Chicago and Manas Mishra in Bengaluru. Read more
U.S. milk supply to be tested for bird flu virus
Farmers and dairy processors will be required to provide samples of raw milk on request from the government. Read more
Biden team considers blanket pardons to thwart Trump’s threats
Among those whose names have been floated for possible pardons are former Rep. Liz Cheney, Dr. Anthony Fauci, and Jack Smith, the outgoing special counsel who prosecuted Trump. Read more
NASA announces further delays for Artemis moon missions
The Artemis program was established by NASA during President-elect Donald Trump’s first administration with the goal of returning astronauts to the moon for the first time since the U.S. space agency’s Apollo 17 mission. Read more
Large quake off coast shakes Northern California; no tsunami generated
The National Tsunami Center canceled a tsunami warning for areas close to the quake’s epicenter. Read more
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