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.
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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.
Social Security benefits will rise 3.6% in 2027, with higher payments beginning in January for nearly 72 million beneficiaries. The Guardian reported that approximately 7.3 million SSI recipients will see increases starting December 31, 2026; Al Jazeera reported a substantially different SSI figure.
The Justice Department has given California 48 hours to review a list of people it says may have received mail ballots despite possibly not being U.S. citizens. It wants officials to hold affected ballots apart until citizenship can be confirmed.
Netflix is cutting about 6% of its workforce, or roughly 1,000 jobs, with most reductions in product, technology, legal and human resources. The company says it remains on track to meet its full-year forecast.