The family of Nolan Xavier Wells, 18, has retained civil rights attorney Ben Crump after the teen was found dead off Horn Island, Mississippi. Investigators are seeking photos, videos and witness accounts from the island around the time he disappeared.
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The Justice Department has warned election officials nationwide that they could face criminal charges if noncitizens vote. State officials in Utah and Arizona pushed back, saying they already follow election law and resist demands for private voter data.
Nigel Farage has resigned as Clacton MP and plans to stand again in a by-election Reform wants held on 6 August. Major parties say they will boycott the contest as Farage faces scrutiny over undeclared financial support.
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear asked Sen. Mitch McConnell to provide a public health update after weeks of hospitalization and limited information from his office. McConnell’s office has said he is improving and working with staff, but has not explained why he was hospitalized.
Mark Aaron Gatz pleaded guilty to violating fire restrictions and unlawfully residing in Arizona’s Tonto National Forest. Federal officers said his makeshift campsite contained about 1,000 pounds of trash and that he told investigators he had lived in the forest for about eight years.
The United States and Iran exchanged strikes around the Strait of Hormuz after Washington accused Tehran of attacking three commercial vessels. Both sides say the other violated a June memorandum meant to guide ceasefire talks and reopen the waterway.
Police records say an 18-month-old boy in Gilbert, Arizona, was declared dead after a pool accident but was found breathing about five hours later in a hospital room used as a morgue. Police are recommending negligence charges against the parents, while the hospital says it has reviewed the care provided.
A federal appeals court upheld an injunction blocking Florida from enforcing higher education provisions of the Stop WOKE Act. The 2-1 ruling found the restrictions on public university professors’ classroom speech violated First Amendment protections.