New victories for Trump administration at Supreme Court

A California law firm has notified Pocatello, Idaho, of its intention to file a federal wrongful death lawsuit for Victor Perez, a 17-year-old boy with intellectual disabilities who was shot multiple times by police while holding a kitchen knife in his fenced yard. The family claims the officers used excessive force, as Perez posed no threat, and they had been attempting to disarm him; the lawsuit will name the city, police chief, and the four...

Fyre Festival 2 Faces UncertaintyReports indicate that Fyre Festival 2, originally scheduled for May 30 to June 2 in Mexico, is facing delays as organizers seek a new location and have postponed the event. Despite the uncertainty, organizer Billy McFarland stated the festival is "still on" and is committed to delivering a safe experience, although local governments in Mexico have denied any planning records for the event. The original Fyre Festival, promoted as an exclusive...

SummaryMichael McMahon, a former NYPD sergeant, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for participating in a Chinese campaign to pressure a former official, Xu Jin, to return to China. Convicted of acting as an illegal foreign agent and stalking, McMahon claimed he was misled into believing he was conducting a routine investigation for a construction company. Despite support from lawmakers who viewed him as innocent, U.S. District Judge Pamela Chen emphasized the national security...

A Frontier Airlines passenger, Melani Gonzalez Wharton, described a terrifying incident on Flight 5306 as it attempted to land in Puerto Rico, where one of the plane's front wheels broke off and caught fire during a hard landing at Luis Munoz Marin International Airport. Wharton expressed her fear for her family's safety on Facebook, noting the inexperience of the young co-pilot who was in command before the captain took over to ensure a safe landing....

A Lyft driver in Washington state, Martin Njoki, 43, has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a 16-year-old passenger during a ride on February 17. Njoki is charged with unlawful imprisonment and indecent liberties after reportedly forcing the girl to touch him and groping her when she attempted to leave the vehicle. Bellevue police have suspended his Lyft account and are seeking other potential victims, as Njoki remains in custody with a $150,000 bail, holding...

Jacqui Wakefield, Christopher Giles and Joshua CheethamGlobal Disinformation Unit, BBC World ServiceThe assault rifles and pistols arrived in Haiti stashed in two cardboard boxes, nestled among packages of food and clothes, on a cargo ship stacked with rust-red shipping containers. An investigation by the BBC revealed how lax US laws and corruption enabled arms trafficking to Haiti, where gangs have escalated violence. Haitian police seized the shipment containing 12 rifles and 14 pistols in April...