Vice President JD Vance said the U.S. is investigating Iranian Red Crescent reports that shrapnel from an American missile strike hit a wedding in southern Iran. The humanitarian group said at least four people were killed and dozens wounded.
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Israel released Lebanese civilian Malek Ghazi while a southern Lebanese village leader said Israeli forces detained three farmers. The developments come as US-mediated talks remain stalled over detainees, Hezbollah’s disarmament, Lebanese army deployment and an Israeli withdrawal.
Federal prosecutors have charged ICE officer Christian Castro with lying to investigators about the January shooting of Venezuelan immigrant Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis in Minnesota. Castro also faces state assault charges, but Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has refused to extradite him.
The Athletic found former NFL reporter Dianna Russini violated newsroom standards by failing to disclose a close relationship with Patriots coach Mike Vrabel. The internal review found no clear evidence that her coverage promoted Vrabel or his teams.
Spanish rescuers found 44 survivors and five bodies on a boat that had drifted for 27 days off the Canary Islands. A migrant aid group says 83 people died, a toll authorities have not confirmed.
Leon Black filed a federal lawsuit challenging House Oversight Committee subpoenas tied to its Jeffrey Epstein investigation, instead of appearing for a scheduled deposition. Survivors of Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell’s abuse had urged Black to testify and produce nondisclosure agreements sought by the committee.
Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, asked a Manhattan federal judge to dismiss U.S. drug trafficking charges, arguing they are protected by sovereign immunity. Prosecutors accuse Maduro of conspiring to send thousands of tons of cocaine into the United States.
Multiple people, including two police officers, were injured in a downtown Minneapolis shooting near 15 East Grant Street. Officials urged the public to avoid a broad area as local, state and federal law enforcement responded.