Yemen’s Houthis have taken the Red Sea port city of Mokha after clashes with Saudi-backed pro-government forces. The advance heightens concern over shipping near the Bab al-Mandab Strait, though the Houthis say Red Sea navigation remains safe.
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Federal investigators said one pilot repeatedly warned that an Amazon cargo plane was going too fast before it overran a Miami runway and crashed, killing five people. The NTSB is examining cockpit coordination, aircraft configuration, weather and operator records.
North Carolina investigators have identified skeletal remains found in 1977 as those of 15-year-old Cindy Marcell Blizzard, who ran away from her Maryland home earlier that year. Her death remains unsolved and is being treated as a possible homicide.
A fire at two primary schools in rebel-held Bukavu killed at least 20 people, including children, and injured dozens more. Officials said the toll remained provisional as authorities assessed the damage.
One year after Charlie Kirk was killed at Utah Valley University, Turning Point USA reports major growth but some young conservatives say the movement he built lacks a unifying leader. Students and analysts describe a mix of expansion, internal divisions and unresolved questions about the organization’s future.
Andrew Tyler, a Justice Department fraud prosecutor who withdrew from the Gautam Adani case after officials moved to dismiss it, has been fired. The dismissal follows judicial scrutiny of the department’s reversal in the bribery and securities fraud case.
A fire on the Liberian-flagged Ocean Melody while it was docked for repairs in Qingdao killed at least 20 people, with state media reports giving differing casualty counts. Chinese leaders called for urgent rescue work, medical treatment for the injured and an investigation into fire hazards.
U.S. Southern Command said a new strike on an alleged drug-trafficking vessel in the Caribbean killed three people. Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended the campaign during a visit to Ecuador, saying cartels would “eat these countries alive” if not confronted.