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Alleged arsonist targeted Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro over Palestine, search warrant says
Dauphin County District Attorney’s Office/Getty Images (HARRISBURG, Pa.) — The suspected arsonist who allegedly tried to kill Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro decided to firebomb his official residence because of “what he wants to do to the Palestinian [Read More…]

Mom charged with murder for allegedly drowning 7-year-old daughter: DA
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — A California mom has been charged with murder for allegedly drowning her 7-year-old daughter, prosecutors said. Graciela Castellanos, 37, allegedly killed her daughter at an apartment in Van Nuys [Read More…]

Wildfire risk threatens millions in Southwest
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Millions in the Southwest are on alert for fire weather through the end of the week due to extreme or critical risks posed by warmer temperatures, high winds and a [Read More…]

Legendary game show host Wink Martindale dies at 91
Rodrigo Vaz/FilmMagic Legendary game show host Wink Martindale died Tuesday at age 91. According to a press release, he passed away in Rancho Mirage, California, surrounded by his family and wife of 49 years, Sandra [Read More…]

In brief: Nicholas Galitzine, Bill Skarsgård to star in ‘Mosquito Bowl’ and more
Laura Linney is set to star in the upcoming comedy series American Classic. The show, which will be for MGM+, also stars Kevin Kline and Jon Tenney. It follows a Broadway actor who has a [Read More…]

Which country has leverage in US-China trade war? Experts weigh in
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images, Ken Ishii – Pool/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump earlier this month announced far-reaching “reciprocal tariffs” on scores of countries, but he soon suspended the levies on all but one: China. [Read More…]

To stop migrants, US Army to take control of some of border with Mexico
Christian Torres/Anadolu via Getty Images (FORT HUACHUCA, AZ) — U.S. Army soldiers will soon be patrolling a 170-mile buffer zone along the southern border with Mexico in a newly created “National Defense Area” in Arizona [Read More…]

International students sue after Trump administration terminates their legal status
Scott Eisen/Getty Images International students pursuing degrees at Michigan public universities sought relief from detention and deportation during a federal court hearing on Tuesday, after their student immigration status was terminated this month, jeopardizing their [Read More…]

American missionary rescued after alleged abduction in South Africa, police say
(LONDON and PRETORIA) — An American missionary who was allegedly kidnapped at gunpoint during a church service in South Africa last Thursday evening was rescued in “a high-intensity shootout” several days later, South African police [Read More…]

‘Very unusual and disconcerting’: New videos show accused stowaway boarding Delta flight from New York to Paris
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (NEW YORK) — For the first time, newly released security footage shows the moment an alleged stowaway sneaked onto a transatlantic flight just before last Thanksgiving in [Read More…]

Mahmoud Khalil’s lawyers say DHS relied on ‘tabloids’ as evidence he lied on green card application
Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Evidence submitted by Department of Homeland Security lawyers attempts to support the government’s accusations that Mahmoud Khalil should be deported on the grounds that he lied on [Read More…]

2 service members killed near US-Mexico border in vehicle accident: NORTHCOM
(SAINT TERESA, NM) — Two service members were killed and another is in serious condition following a vehicle accident earlier Tuesday in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, the United States Northern Command (NORTHCOM) said in a [Read More…]

Signs of rodent activity found at Gene Hackman’s property
Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images (SANTA DE, NM) — Signs of rodent activity were found at Gene Hackman’s New Mexico property after the actor’s wife, Betsy Arakawa, died from a rare disease transmitted through rodents, according to [Read More…]

Man’s dogs fatally maul woman, suspect arrested
KTRK (HOUSTON) — A Texas man was arrested after his dogs fatally attacked his neighbor, with a history of disturbing others, according to the Houston Police Department. Marshall Garrett, 38, was arrested on Tuesday and [Read More…]

Protesters tased, arrested at Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Georgia town hall
Pool via ABC News (COBB COUNTY, GA) — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, one of President Donald Trump’s most loyal allies in the House, faced several protesters who were removed by police for disrupting her town [Read More…]

6 times the Trump administration has clashed with opponents over court orders
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — In the nearly three months since President Donald Trump’s inauguration, lawyers challenging his actions in court have alleged that his administration has violated court orders on a half dozen occasions, [Read More…]

Biden says damage Trump has done to Social Security is ‘breathtaking’
Scott Olson/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Joe Biden in one of his first public speeches since leaving the White House offered a full-throated rebuke of the Trump administration’s efforts to cut Social Security on [Read More…]

US puts $8M bounty for arrest of Mexican drug cartel leaders charged with trafficking fentanyl
U.S. Department of State The Justice Department on Tuesday unsealed drug trafficking charges against the two leaders of the Mexican drug cartel La Nueva Familia Michoacana Organization (LNFM) and offered up to $8 million for [Read More…]

Trump wants to send US citizens to foreign prisons. Legal experts say he can’t.
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Trump administration has deported hundreds of migrants it alleges are MS-13 gang members — calling them “terrorists” — to El Salvador’s notorious CECOT mega-prison. Could American citizens convicted of [Read More…]

‘The Wedding Banquet’ reimagines a ’90s queer classic
Leon Bennett/Getty Images The new movie The Wedding Banquet may share a name with Ang Lee’s queer romantic comedy from the 1990s, but director Andrew Ahn says it isn’t a direct remake. “I think the [Read More…]