Janeese Lewis George leads Kenyan McDuffie in Washington, D.C.’s unsettled Democratic mayoral primary as officials count ballots under the city’s first ranked-choice primary system. The race has centered on affordability, public safety and how the next mayor would confront federal pressure over D.C. home rule.
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Rep. Mike Collins won Georgia’s Republican Senate runoff, defeating Derek Dooley and setting up a high-stakes November race against Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff. The contest is expected to be central to the fight for control of the Senate.
Republican runoffs in Georgia and Alabama tested Donald Trump’s endorsement power, with early Georgia results showing Trump-backed Burt Jones trailing in the governor’s race and Mike Collins narrowly leading in the Senate contest. Voters also cast ballots in Oklahoma and Washington, D.C.
A 1-year-old boy was killed and another person was seriously injured after a Senatobia, Mississippi, police officer fired at a vehicle during a response to a Walmart shoplifting call. State investigators said the vehicle drove toward officers, while a family advocate is calling for the release of body camera and store surveillance footage.
FBI Director Kash Patel said federal authorities disrupted alleged planned attacks targeting a UFC event at the White House. At least five people were arrested, and officials said more details were expected in court filings.
Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas, 21, died after being launched from Skeleton Bridge in São Paulo state without a safety cord attached. Three instructors have been arrested as police investigate possible manslaughter or homicide-related charges.
Equipment stolen from England’s World Cup team during transport from Florida to Kansas City has been recovered, the BBC reported. Police said two people were taken into custody as local, state and federal authorities investigated the theft.
James Boyard, Haiti’s Defense Ministry cabinet director and police inspector general, was kidnapped in Bourdon, a Port-au-Prince area considered relatively safe. It was not clear who abducted him or whether a ransom had been requested.