New York City police shot and killed a 49-year-old Queens woman near Times Square after authorities said she stabbed two people in random attacks. A 32-year-old woman died, and a 68-year-old man was hospitalized in stable condition.
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A Las Vegas jury convicted Duane “Keffe D” Davis in the 1996 murder of Tupac Shakur, marking the first conviction in the nearly 30-year-old case. Davis, who denied guilt and plans to appeal, could face life in prison at sentencing.
Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is resigning after months of reported tension with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. His departure follows other high-level Pentagon exits, including Navy Secretary John Phelan and Army chief of staff Gen. Randy George.
A 17-year-old North Carolina girl has been indicted on murder and conspiracy charges after authorities said she recorded a livestream of a deadly San Diego mosque attack and spread the attackers’ white supremacist writings. Prosecutors said North Carolina aiding-and-abetting law allows her to be charged as if she had carried out the killings herself.
Gen. Dan Caine told Sen. Elissa Slotkin that the military has no plans to send troops to polling places or seize election materials during the 2026 midterms. The letter responds to Democratic concerns about potential military involvement in elections.
The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that construction can continue on President Donald Trump’s new White House ballroom while litigation proceeds. The court said the National Trust for Historic Preservation likely lacks standing but did not decide whether the project is lawful.
The FTC and 22 states accused Amazon of secretly inflating online ad auction prices for more than 1 million brands and sellers. Amazon denied the allegations, saying regulators misunderstand how advertisers bid and that ad costs have fallen or remained flat by key measures.
Trump urged U.S. communities to accept data centers, saying opponents risk becoming “backwards and poor.” The projects face bipartisan pushback over power use, water consumption, utility costs and noise.