Two people were killed when an AH-64 Apache helicopter based at Fort Hood crashed into a field near Salado, Texas. Authorities said the crash sparked a large fire, and the Army said an investigation is underway.
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Federal prosecutors have charged Heidi Beirich, a former Southern Poverty Law Center executive and researcher of far-right extremism, in a case over payments to informants inside white supremacist groups. Beirich and the SPLC deny wrongdoing and say the case is politically motivated.
Karoline Leavitt will step down as White House press secretary at the end of August and become an outside adviser to President Donald Trump. Leavitt, 28, said she made the decision after returning from maternity leave following the birth of her second child.
The Intercept and the Freedom of the Press Foundation sued President Donald Trump over Truth API, a paid Truth Social feed that gives subscribers faster access to his posts. Trump Media says the lawsuit is an attempt by “left-wing activists” to censor the president and harm shareholders.
Nick Reiner pleaded not guilty to murder charges with special circumstance allegations in the stabbing deaths of his parents, Rob and Michele Reiner, at their Brentwood home. Prosecutors said he could face death or life in prison without parole if convicted.
Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth won the Republican primary for governor, defeating Trump-backed Mike Lindell. Lindell refused to concede after the Associated Press called the race, saying he would wait until votes were counted.
Bob Iger and Josh Kushner have agreed to buy the Los Angeles Lakers from Mark Walter, with ESPN reporting the deal is worth more than $12.5 billion. The sale would require approval from the NBA’s board of governors.
President Trump secretly took a separate aircraft from Turkey last month while Rubio, Bessent, aides and reporters remained on a decoy plane publicly identified as Air Force One. Trump said the military and Secret Service directed the change because of a threat.