Two Milligan University cycling team members, sophomores Haylan Engdahl and Brayden Rogers, were killed when a vehicle struck cyclists training on a rural eastern Tennessee highway. Seven others were injured, and driver John Benfield, 69, was charged with vehicular homicide by recklessness and aggravated assault by vehicle by recklessness.
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The U.S. national debt has surpassed $40 trillion for the first time, after roughly doubling since January 2017. The milestone comes amid rising deficits, tariff refunds, growing interest costs and a congressional standoff over government funding.
Mike Lindell says he will personally fund a full hand recount and audit after losing Minnesota’s Republican primary for governor by roughly 11 percentage points. State officials estimated the recount would cost about $825,000, and Lindell says total expenses could exceed $1 million.
NASA and Katalyst Space Technologies have called off an attempt to boost the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory into a safer orbit. The telescope is expected to break apart in Earth’s atmosphere later this year after control problems crippled the LINK rescue spacecraft.
Prince Harry and Meghan plan to move from California to a private residence outside London, with their children enrolled at a British school in September. The BBC reported that King Charles has been informed and that the couple will not resume working royal roles.
President Trump is promoting a Census Bureau report that says 24,000 noncitizens voted in 2020, a figure experts say is tiny and based on unclear methods. Data specialists and former bureau officials raised concerns about the report’s anonymity, matching process and potential effect on public trust.
Moderna and Merck said a personalized mRNA vaccine, used with Keytruda, reduced recurrence and spread of high-risk melanoma in a late-stage trial. Experts called the results promising but cautioned that full data have not yet been released or peer-reviewed.
Treasury Department data show the U.S. national debt has topped $40 trillion, more than double its 2017 level. Rising interest costs, spending growth and lower revenue are driving warnings from fiscal policy experts, though analysts differ on the economic risk.