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Pentagon Agreement With N.I.H. on Biodefense Draws Alarm From Democrats

CATIE EDMONDSON AND CAROLYN Y. JOHNSON

Under a new partnership, the Defense Department would play a larger role in biodefense and pandemic preparedness. Democrats warned it could allow a Pentagon cash grab.

Military families reflect on service members killed, injured in Iran war

So far, 18 U.S. service members have been killed during the Iran war.

WATCH: 9|11 statue being moved to public park in Pennsylvania ahead of 25th anniversary

The 6,700 lb. sculpture depicts hands holding up a beam from the World Trade Center.

WATCH: Killer whale rams sailboat off the coast of Spain

American captain speaks out as a pod of killer whales attacked their boat, ripping off the boat's rudder.

ICE whistleblower alleged agency was shortcutting vetting process for new hires

An official who oversaw the vetting of ICE recruits warned that the agency was shortcutting vetting procedures for new hires, according to a whistleblower complaint.

In Complex Cases Like Lindsay Clancy’s, a Unanimous Verdict Can Be Hard to Reach

JACEY FORTIN

Hung juries are not common, but the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy was emotionally wrenching and uniquely complicated.

Judge Declares a Mistrial in Lindsay Clancy’s Murder Case

MATTHEW CULLEN

Also, regulators scrutinize steering-wheel-free cars. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.

Lindsay Clancy trial puts spotlight on defense attorneys, prosecutors

The trial ended in a mistrial after over five weeks of testimony and seven days of deliberations.

Pentagon Subjects Roughly 50 Members of the Joint Staff to Polygraph Tests in Expanded Leak Hunt

JONATHAN SWAN, ADAM ENTOUS AND MAGGIE HABERMAN

The aggressive effort comes in the wake of news reports about the military’s diminished stocks of crucial munitions as the U.S. fights Iran.

‘I Don’t Want to Die This Way’: Stranded for 15 Hours at Sea

CORINA KNOLL AND ARIANA DREHSLER

Two longtime friends rented jet skis for an hourlong excursion. They ended up fighting for their lives.

Trump Threatens to Halt Some Trade Unless the Fed Cuts Rates

TONY ROMM AND COLBY SMITH

The president said he could halt trade between the United States and countries with which it has a trade deficit if the central bank doesn’t do his bidding.

Something Alarming Is About to Happen in Germany

HANS KUNDNANI

The government is seemingly incapable of stopping the far right.

Lindsay Clancy’s Murder Trial Ended With a Hung Jury. What Now?

JACEY FORTIN, MAIA SPOTO AND JENNA RUSSELL

Ms. Clancy still faces murder charges for killing her three children. She is likely to remain in a hospital, and prosecutors may decide to retry her.

WATCH: Video shows train in Poland slam into big rig stuck on tracks

Polish Railway Lines said that while the truck driver was unharmed, the driver of the train was taken to hospital. No passengers were injured.

Vietnam vets ask judge to block excavation work on Trump's 'triumphal arch'

Excavation work for the construction of President Donald Trump's "triumphal arch" will begin over the next two weeks, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum announced Thursday.