David “Davey” Hearn, a U.S. Olympic canoeist, was indicted on a felony destruction of property charge after prosecutors accused him of damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool liner. Hearn denies vandalizing the pool and says he only touched a detached piece of coating.
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The FBI has ordered field offices across the country to send analysts to Atlanta for a record review tied to the 2020 election investigation in Fulton County, Georgia. The memo seeks 260 personnel and sets a July 17 deadline for completing records checks.
A proposed class-action lawsuit accuses StubHub of failing to deliver World Cup tickets and leaving fans with unrecovered travel costs. StubHub says affected orders are backed by its FanProtect Guarantee and blames problems largely on FIFA’s ticketing infrastructure.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer formally apologised for the British state’s role in forced adoptions that separated an estimated 185,000 babies from unmarried mothers. The government announced £4 million for record access, reunion services, support groups and research, but no compensation scheme.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez endorsed Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary, her first endorsement in a contested Senate primary this midterm cycle. The move puts her at odds with Chuck Schumer, who is backing Rep. Haley Stevens.
Security guard Hernán Gil was rescued alive in Catia La Mar after eight days trapped beneath rubble from Venezuela’s deadly twin earthquakes. Nearly 2,300 people are confirmed dead, tens of thousands remain missing and aid agencies warn of growing food, water and health risks.
Democratic staff on a House committee allege Trump allies used Freedom 250 to redirect the nation’s 250th anniversary planning toward political fundraising, donor confusion, voter-data collection and Christian nationalist programming. The interim report has not been adopted by the full committee.
U.S. employers added 57,000 jobs in June, missing forecasts as prior months were revised lower. The unemployment rate fell to 4.2%, but wage growth remained below inflation and leisure and hospitality jobs declined sharply.