Matthew Petracca, the lead prosecutor in the case accusing James Comey of threatening President Trump with a seashell Instagram post, has stepped aside. The case faces legal challenges and criticism over constitutional concerns as it heads toward trial in October.
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Former Attorney General Pam Bondi testified before the House Oversight Committee about the Justice Department’s release of Jeffrey Epstein-related records, acknowledging redaction errors but defending the department’s transparency efforts. The committee seeks answers on withheld documents and survivors’ exposed identities.
ICE agent Christian Castro is arrested in Texas for shooting a Venezuelan immigrant during a Minneapolis immigration operation amid disputed accounts and ongoing investigations.
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s $1.8 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund amid lawsuits challenging its legality. The fund, created as part of a settlement involving Trump, faces bipartisan criticism and concerns over lack of oversight.
Rescuers have begun extracting miners trapped for over a week in a flooded cave in Laos. One miner was safely brought out Friday night, while four remain inside and two are still missing.
A bus collided with six vehicles near a Virginia work zone early Friday, killing five and injuring dozens. Authorities say the bus failed to slow as traffic slowed for the work zone on Interstate 95.
Jacob Daniel Baker is arrested after a manhunt for the killings of three elderly men on Hawaii's Big Island. Authorities charge him with murder and burglary amid community relief.
A gas explosion destroyed a Dallas apartment building Thursday, injuring at least four and causing multiple fatalities. Emergency crews continue recovery efforts amid ongoing investigations.