David “Davey” Hearn, a U.S. Olympic canoeist, was indicted on a felony destruction of property charge after prosecutors accused him of damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool liner. Hearn denies vandalizing the pool and says he only touched a detached piece of coating.
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The FBI has ordered field offices across the country to send analysts to Atlanta for a record review tied to the 2020 election investigation in Fulton County, Georgia. The memo seeks 260 personnel and sets a July 17 deadline for completing records checks.
Democratic staff on a House committee allege Trump allies used Freedom 250 to redirect the nation’s 250th anniversary planning toward political fundraising, donor confusion, voter-data collection and Christian nationalist programming. The interim report has not been adopted by the full committee.
An 11-year-old boy driving his parents’ pickup truck without permission crashed into a Buddhist monks’ pilgrimage procession in northeastern Thailand, killing eight monks. Police said the boy is in custody and the vehicle is undergoing forensic examination.
The United States has designated Ecuador’s Chone Killers gang as a foreign terrorist organization and a Specially Designated Global Terrorist. Ecuador welcomed the move, which enables sanctions, asset freezes and possible criminal prosecution against those linked to the group.
The FBI says some ransom demands tied to Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance may still be legitimate, while others have been deemed extortion attempts. Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of Savannah Guthrie, vanished from her Tucson home in February.
Two climbers identified as Ivan Kuznetsov and Angelina Nikolau were arrested after scaling the Empire State Building’s antenna, unfurling a banner and apparently getting engaged. The building said no tenants, visitors or observation deck guests were in danger.
E Jean Carroll is seeking nearly $5.8 million from Donald Trump after the Supreme Court declined to review his appeal of a civil verdict finding him liable for sexual abuse and defamation. A judge has allowed Carroll to pursue payment on an expedited basis.