U.S. Coast Guard divers have returned to the Bahamas to search for Lynette Hooker, a Michigan woman missing since April. CBS News reported that U.S. officials are investigating the case as a possible foreign murder of a U.S. national.
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Four people have been charged with trafficking more than a ton of cocaine through a sophisticated tunnel hidden beneath a San Diego store, federal officials said. Authorities said the tunnel ran from the Otay Mesa area to Tijuana and was equipped with electricity, ventilation and a rail system.
Authorities evacuated part of downtown Bakersfield after a reported bomb threat at a Chase bank branch. Police said an unidentified man was barricaded inside with an unknown number of people, and at least one hostage was reported by a local CBS affiliate.
The White House Correspondents’ Association will reschedule its annual dinner for July 24 after gunfire disrupted the April 25 event. President Trump says he will attend and speak at the smaller gathering, which organizers say will have enhanced security.
New York City police are investigating at least three late-night sewer incursions in Queens and Brooklyn since May 5. Officials said no arrests, injuries, damage or public health threat have been reported, but warned that entering the sewer system is illegal and dangerous.
Police in Muscatine, Iowa, say 52-year-old Ryan Willis McFarland fatally shot six relatives before taking his own life while speaking with officers. Two victims were students and two were employees in the Muscatine Community School District.
A Los Angeles County court granted Sabrina Carpenter a temporary restraining order against William Applegate, whom she accuses of stalking her, trying to enter her home and returning to the neighborhood after his arrest. The order requires him to stay at least 100 yards from Carpenter, her sister and her sister’s partner.