TSA officers found five stolen Civil War-era cannonballs wrapped in paper towels inside a checked suitcase at Gulf Shores International Airport. The inert artifacts were returned to Fort Morgan, and the fort declined to press charges, according to CBS News.
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Election officials in California, Nevada and Pennsylvania are demanding that DHS explain how it identified alleged noncitizens on voter rolls without access to states’ unredacted voter data. DHS has not publicly detailed its methodology, and New Jersey’s own review found far fewer cases than the federal claim.
The State Department said it took full responsibility after a map used at the AIDS 2026 conference in Rio de Janeiro mislabeled African countries. Reuters reported the image contained a watermark indicating it was made with OpenAI tools.
More than 30 Minnesota community water systems were affected by malicious cyber activity this week, though officials said no water supply was compromised. Investigators are examining whether Iranian-linked hackers were involved but have not publicly attributed the attack.
Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes resigned after criticism of the city’s response to a deadly shooting at the Bite of Seattle festival. Three people were killed, four were injured and police continued searching for another possible shooter.
Authorities say hair found at Nancy Guthrie’s Tucson home has not identified a suspect in her disappearance. Investigators continue to analyze other evidence in what federal officials have described as a kidnapping-for-ransom case.
Former Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes withdrew from the Democratic governor’s race as state Rep. Francesca Hong leads the field ahead of the Aug. 11 primary. His departure gives Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley a late opening as Democrats prepare to choose a nominee to face Republican Tom Tiffany.
ABC accused the FCC of using an early license review of eight Disney-owned stations to pressure news coverage critical of President Trump. The network said more than 95% of 140,000 community comments support the stations and urged regulators to dismiss challenges to their renewals.