A 55-year-old surfer is believed to have died in a shark attack off the coast of South Australia on Tuesday, with witnesses reporting a shark attack and police believing the man died from it. Emergency services are currently searching for the man's body and the beach has been closed to the public while the search is underway. Authorities are urging people to take extra caution when swimming or surfing in the ocean.
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Donald Trump Jr., Ivanka Trump and Eric Trump are set to appear in court this week to testify in the civil fraud trial against their father, former President Donald Trump, and the Trump Organization. New York Attorney General Letitia James has claimed that the Trump children were aware of and knowingly participated in a scheme to inflate the value of the Trump Organization's assets. Senior legal analyst Elie Honig explains that the Trump children could be "damned if they do and damned if they don't" when it comes to taking the Fifth Amendment. The $250 million civil fraud trial is set to begin Monday and could have major implications for the Trump family and the Trump Organization.
Tyler Christopher, best known for his role in the long-running daytime soap opera “General Hospital,” has passed away at the age of 50. His colleagues from the show confirmed the news on Tuesday, noting that he was an advocate for better mental health and substance use treatment. Christopher appeared in over a thousand episodes of “General Hospital” and was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award in 2000. He also had roles in the films “The Mask of Zorro” and “The Scorpion King.”
Lawrence Faucette, 58, has died nearly six weeks after receiving a genetically modified pig heart transplant. The heart had seemed healthy for the first month but began showing signs of rejection in recent days. The University of Maryland School of Medicine will continue to study the procedure and use the data from Faucette’s case to help understand the potential of this technology and improve outcomes for future patients. The hospital also expressed its condolences to Faucette’s family and friends.
Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit against Michigan's Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, claiming that she has not responded to a letter from his campaign requesting confirmation that his name would be included on the 2024 ballot. The lawsuit seeks a court ruling that would declare Benson does not have the authority to keep Trump off the ballot, and several legal groups have filed lawsuits in multiple states claiming Trump should be disqualified from office. It is unclear how the court will rule on Trump's lawsuit and whether or not he will be allowed to appear on the ballot for the 2024 election.
The FDA is considering the approval of exa-cel, a new drug developed by Vertex Pharmaceuticals that could be the first cure available for many patients with sickle cell disease. The illness affects an estimated 100,000 people in the U.S., mostly Black, and causes anemia, pain, and organ damage. If approved, exa-cel would be the first drug to use the groundbreaking gene-editing tool CRISPR and provide a universally available, potentially curative option for individuals with sickle cell. The FDA is expected to make a decision on the drug in the coming months.
This week, the U.S. Senate is set to review a $105 billion national security supplemental request from the Biden administration, which includes aid to Ukraine and Israel, efforts to contain China, and tougher border security in the U.S. Meanwhile, House Republicans are planning to vote on an emergency aid package for Israel that does not include funding for other U.S. allies. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is advocating for the broader national security spending bill, while the House is pushing for a more targeted approach. The outcome of the Senate hearing and the House vote will be critical in determining the future of the Biden administration's national security spending bill.
At least 50 people were killed and 150 wounded in an Israeli airstrike on the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza on Tuesday, with the Israeli military claiming to have killed a Hamas commander responsible for a terror attack in October. Desperate civilians scrambled for food as civil order broke down in the aftermath of the airstrike, with the UN calling for an immediate de-escalation of tensions and an independent investigation. The airstrike is the latest in a series of escalating tensions between Israel and Hamas, with the UN warning that further violence could lead to a full-scale conflict in the region.