Jul 10 Older Americans face financial fraud. Here's what experts think about a new bill targeting scams By Hannah Grabenstein Financial abuse cost older victims nearly $2.4 billion in 2024, according to incidents reported to the Federal Trade Commission. Continue reading
Jul 10 Lawyers for man charged with killing Charlie Kirk try to sow doubt about DNA evidence By Hannah Schoenbaum, Matthew Brown, Associated Press A Utah judge is deciding whether prosecutors have enough evidence to put Robinson on trial on a charge of aggravated murder. Continue reading
Jul 10 Crews are draining the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool again as part of Trump's troubled revamp By Will Weissert, Associated Press The president at first suggested his renovations would last a century. But, within weeks of the project originally reaching completion last month, the water was beset by an algae bloom and pieces of the new coating appeared to be peeling… Continue reading
Jul 10 'Not a run-of-the-mill El Nino.' Forecasters predict historic strength By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press It should rank among the most intense El Ninos since the weather agency started tracking them in 1950. Continue reading
Jul 10 Federal officials refusing to release name of ICE officer who fatally shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo By Lekan Oyekanmi, Jack Brook, Ryan J. Foley, Associated Press Scrutiny of the shooting is growing after authorities said the man killed was not the person ICE was trying to find. Continue reading
Jul 10 What to know about the fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by ICE By Lekan Oyekanmi, Jack Brook, Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE, said federal officers were looking for someone else when they attempted to stop Salgado Araujo's vehicle. Continue reading
Jul 10 WATCH: Rep. Garcia holds news conference on fatal ICE shooting in Houston By Rebecca Santana, Jack Brook, Associated Press Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican man living in the U.S. who was fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent, was not the person federal authorities had been targeting in a Houston operation, U.S. Rep. Sylvia Garcia said Thursday. Continue reading
Jul 10 WATCH: Nolan Wells' family calls for deeper probe into teen's death with attorney Ben Crump By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press Attorneys for the family of a Mississippi 18-year-old who was found dead after a July 4 boat trip with friends to an island off the Gulf Coast say many of the details they're discovering are “not adding up.”… Continue reading
Jul 10 Trump will let bipartisan housing bill become law without signing in protest over GOP voter ID law By Michelle L. Price, Josh Boak, Associated Press Trump had 10 days until the Friday deadline to sign the bill, issue a veto, or allow the measure to take effect without his signature. Continue reading
Jul 09 How to protect your pets from the New World screwworm fly By John Hanna, Associated Press Two New World screwworm cases in dogs are among more than 30 confirmed instances in Texas and New Mexico, prompting warnings Wednesday from veterinarians and humane societies that pet owners need to remain vigilant to protect their animals. Continue reading