The Trump administration announced up to $102 million in rewards for information leading to the arrest or conviction of eight leaders of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel. The largest bounty, $25 million, targets Juan Carlos González, a California-born dual U.S.-Mexican citizen believed to lead the cartel.
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Authorities said three people, including the suspected shooter, were killed and one person was injured in a shooting at a Prospect Hill, North Carolina, home. Officials said everyone involved was an adult in the same family and there was no threat to the public.
Thomas Smith won the Republican nomination for Michigan’s 8th Congressional District after raising $1,850 and announcing he was suspending his campaign. He defeated Trump-endorsed Amir Hassan and will face Democratic Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet.
New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez sued the Justice Department, accusing it of withholding unredacted records tied to Jeffrey Epstein’s former Zorro Ranch. The state says the delay is impeding a reopened criminal investigation into alleged abuse at the property.
The Senate confirmed Dr. Erica Schwartz as CDC director in a 51-44 vote, giving the agency its first permanent leader in nearly a year. She takes over amid measles and cyclosporiasis outbreaks and continued scrutiny over vaccine policy.
The FDA has cleared more nicotine pouch marketing, including lower-risk claims for ZYN, while health experts warn flavored products could draw in teens and create new nicotine addiction. Companies say the pouches offer a less harmful option for adult smokers.
Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says she plans to return from exile in India in December despite a death sentence for crimes against humanity. Bangladesh has sought her extradition, while India says the request is under legal review.
A former nanny testified that Lindsay Clancy was “a wonderful mom who loved her kids,” while a toxicologist said medications found in Clancy’s blood were not at suicidal levels. Clancy is charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of her three children in Duxbury, Massachusetts.