Three people were killed and a fourth was hospitalized after a helicopter crashed and caught fire in Chatsworth, near the site of an earlier deadly Metro bus crash. Federal aviation investigators and Los Angeles police are investigating the cause.
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Federal prosecutors charged five people accused of working with Russian intelligence in plots to kill Kremlin critics and attack infrastructure in countries aligned with Ukraine. Authorities said one alleged murder-for-hire plot targeted a Russian dissident believed to be in the Washington, D.C., area.
The House Oversight Committee voted 41-0 to recommend holding Leon Black in contempt of Congress for defying subpoenas in its Jeffrey Epstein investigation. Black is suing to block the subpoenas and says they are invalid and violate privacy rights.
Attorney General Todd Blanche said the Trump administration will comply with the Supreme Court’s decision blocking new mail-in ballot restrictions. He also defended President Donald Trump’s criticism of the justices who rejected the plan.
FBI Director Kash Patel defended revised hiring rules that allow some applicants previously barred for prostitution-related conduct, employer theft or bestiality to receive case-by-case review. Senators from both parties questioned the changes, with Patel saying they were meant to avoid punishing trafficking and abuse victims.
Rep. Thomas Massie introduced articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, accusing him of illegally waging the Iran war and violating the Constitution in several military operations. The House must act by Thursday, forcing a rapid vote before an extended recess.
Jonathan Hunter Kramer, 21, of Valencia, Pennsylvania, was charged after federal authorities said he acquired a semiautomatic rifle and discussed attack methods in support of ISIS. Investigators seized weapons, ammunition and knives and said tips from the public helped thwart the alleged plot.
FBI Director Kash Patel defended loosened hiring rules on prostitution and bestiality during a contentious Senate oversight hearing. Senators also pressed him on election security, FBI firings, his travel, a defamation lawsuit and investigations involving federal agents.