A watchdog group has asked California’s State Bar to investigate White House press secretary Katie Zacharia’s claims about her legal credentials. The White House defended her qualifications, and Zacharia said she worked in international transaction law with appropriate credentials.
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At an Arizona rally, President Donald Trump said people who leak sensitive government information to the media should be jailed or shot. He linked his remarks to an alleged leak about the timing of a U.S. attack on Iran.
Orlando police arrested Dale Smith Jr. on a second-degree murder charge in the 2011 disappearance of his ex-fiancée, Michelle Parker. Her body has not been found.
Federal agents seized Rep. Ilhan Omar’s phone during a search of her Washington home as investigators examine possible immigration paperwork fraud. Grand jury subpoenas have gone to relatives, while Omar denies wrongdoing and calls the inquiry politically motivated.
Metallica Rose Harrison, 27, faces two counts of criminal homicide after her husband and three-year-old son were found dead in a room at Pennsylvania’s Great Wolf Lodge. Police said there was no threat to the community.
Ukrainian officials say new satellite-service speed limits disrupted drone missions as Russia struck Kyiv. Elon Musk says the US government controls limits on Starshield, while Washington has not commented on his account.
A shipwreck near Turkey’s Kekova Island dates back as much as 4,700 years, archaeologists say. Its wooden hull has vanished, but jars recovered from the site still contain residue that researchers are studying.
A 39-year-old relative of Kenya’s first Ebola patient has fallen ill while in quarantine and is receiving treatment. Officials say the two cases are linked, with no evidence of wider community spread.