Trump threatens federal takeover of DC after attack on DOGE worker The Washington Post
“If D.C. doesn’t get its act together, and quickly, we will have no choice but to take Federal control of the City,” Trump wrote Tuesday on Truth Social.
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A Famous Palestinian Activist Killed in the Occupied West Bank NPR
A Palestinian activist who helped make the Oscar-winning documentary "No Other Land" was shot dead in a suspected Israeli settler attack in the occupied West Bank. We go to his…
Legionnaires disease outbreak in New York City grows to 58 illnesses 2 deaths CNN
Fifty-eight people in New York City have been diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease, a serious bacterial lung infection, and two people have died, according to the city health department.
Justice Department releases new list of socalled sanctuary jurisdictions AP News
The Justice Department has identified some three dozen states, cities and counties as so-called sanctuary jurisdictions. The release of the list Tuesday came two months after the federal government quietly…
Rescuers in Norway search for missing US journalist Alec Luhn BBC
Bad weather in Folgefonna National Park is hampering the search for Luhn, who was last seen on 31 July.
House Oversight Committee subpoenas the Justice Department for Epstein files NPR
The committee asked the DOJ for files related to its investigation of Jeffrey Epstein. It is also looking to question Bill and Hillary Clinton, among several other former government officials.
Tennessee executes man after legal battle over heart device The Washington Post
Byron Black’s lawyers argued his implanted combination pacemaker-defibrillator could prolong his suffering by shocking his heart after a lethal injection.
Kelley Mack Actress on The Walking Dead Dies at 33 The Hollywood Reporter
She also appeared on episodes of ‘9-1-1’ and ‘Chicago Med’ and did lots of commercials.
Texas Gov Abbott sues to remove alleged ringleader of Democratic walkout from office amid redistricting…
Abbott filed an emergency petition with the Texas Supreme Court to have Rep. Gene Wu, D-Houston, the Democratic Caucus Chair, removed from office.