Michael Banks, chief of the U.S. Border Patrol, resigns amid a series of leadership changes in immigration enforcement under the Trump administration. Banks cited family reasons and highlighted his role in securing the border during his tenure.
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Six bodies were discovered Sunday inside a Union Pacific boxcar near Laredo, Texas, prompting an ongoing investigation. Authorities have not released details on the victims or cause of death.
A federal judge halts above-ground construction of President Trump's White House ballroom, allowing only underground bunker work to continue amid a legal battle over national security and historic preservation.
At a House Oversight Subcommittee hearing on Wednesday, witnesses and lawmakers discussed the issue of unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs or UFOs). Former U.S. intelligence official David Grusch claimed that the government has a long-standing program to retrieve UAPs, while former Navy Commander David Fravor and former Navy pilot Ryan Graves reported their own experiences with UAPs. Lawmakers called for more information from the federal government and urged them to address the stigma surrounding UFO reporting.
Gigi Hadid and her friend Leah Nicole McCarthy were arrested in the Cayman Islands last week after a search of their luggage revealed a small amount of marijuana. The pair, who arrived on a private aircraft from the US, were released on bail and are due to appear in court on August 10. The Cayman Islands have a long history of criminalizing marijuana, but it has been legal for medical use since 2016.