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.
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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.
Mitch McConnell has been hospitalized since June 14, with his office releasing few details about his condition or treatment. Republican colleagues say they have spoken with him by phone, while others say they lack clarity about his health.
Karmelo Anthony’s new attorneys are seeking to overturn his murder conviction and 35-year sentence in the fatal stabbing of Austin Metcalf at a Texas track meet. The defense also wants the trial judge removed, citing public comments he made after the verdict.
An ICE officer fatally shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo during an attempted immigration arrest in Houston, federal officials said. An immigrant advocacy group disputed elements of the account and called for an independent investigation.