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Mexican man killed after ICE encounter in Florida was on vacation, officials say

The Mexican man who was struck and killed by a tractor trailer while running from an encounter with immigration and other federal agents in Florida had been vacationing in the U.S. on a tourist visa

How to keep babies safe when temperatures soar

Infants, toddlers and young children need outdoor activity to build strong bodies and minds, but they also require extra care in the heat

HHS withholds $867 million in Medicaid payments to California as part of 'crackdown on fraud'

BEN WIEDER, DAKOTA SMITH

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy jr. said Tuesday his agency will withhold $867.5 million in Medicaid payments to California over concerns about fraud.

Small Plane Crashes Into House Near Houston

JOHNNY DIAZ

The plane, a Piper J3C-65, struck the house in Fulshear, Texas, around 6:45 a.m. on Monday, the authorities said. Its pilot was in serious condition on Tuesday, a hospital spokesman said.

Trump says U.S. will bomb Pickaxe Mountain, a suspected hub of Iranian nuclear activity

KEVIN RECTOR

Pickaxe is a heavily fortified facility deep underground that would be difficult to penetrate even with powerful 'bunker buster' bombs.

Army veteran faces arson charge after fire attack outside NYC federal building

Videos show fire and bright orange flames outside 26 Federal Plaza as Andrew Arrabaca allegedly fired an airsoft rifle at the federal building.

California toddler bitten by rattlesnake hiding beneath Amazon package amid active snake season

A 3-year-old girl was bitten by a rattlesnake hiding beneath an Amazon package outside her California home, spending two days receiving antivenom.

2 married couples from Honduras were among 5 adults who drowned in an Ohio river

Honduran authorities have confirmed that four of the five people who drowned in an Ohio river over the weekend are Honduran citizens

Trial begins for mom who says postpartum issues led her to kill 3 children

Jury selection has begun in the murder trial of a Massachusetts woman who is expected to argue that postpartum issues were the reason she killed her three children

Pentagon seeks billions from Congress as concerns grow over prolonged Iran war

ANA CEBALLOS, MICHAEL WILNER

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the war with Iran is now expected to cost Americans $37.5 billion, up from a $29-billion estimate in early May.

Pamela Smart, serving life, seeks a new trial

Lawyers for Pamela Smart, who's serving life for orchestrating her husband's 1990 murder, are hoping that a New Hampshire judge will allow her latest petition for a new trial

US military identifies 2 soldiers killed in Iranian attack on Jordan

The U.S. military has identified two soldiers killed in action last week as part of the war with Iran

Hegseth Estimates Iran War Has Cost $37.5 Billion

GREG JAFFE

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is requesting as much as $70 billion in emergency military spending after nearly five months of war.

Jury Deadlocks on Murder Charges Against 2 Men in California Mass Shooting

ISHANI DESAI

The defendants were convicted of weapons charges in connection with the 2022 shootout in Sacramento, which left six people dead and 13 others injured outside a downtown arena.

Alleged 'mime' stalker stripped to underwear, covered himself in cooking oil: officials

Massachusetts man Hernan Villagran Lux allegedly stripped to his underwear and slathered cooking oil on his body near female park workers before collapsing in court.