A Cessna 150 collided with a Pennsylvania State Police Bell 407 helicopter during a training exercise at Carlisle Airport, killing the plane’s pilot. Two troopers aboard the helicopter were injured but are expected to survive.
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President Donald Trump threatened severe economic penalties against any country that provides a “lifeline” to Iran, but did not specify the punishments. The move follows the expiration of a 60-day ceasefire and the UAE’s decision to cut financial and economic ties with Tehran.
Pentagon officials have discussed firing longtime Stars and Stripes publisher Max Lederer before his planned retirement, according to CBS News. Lederer cited fundamental differences with Defense Department leadership as the Trump administration seeks to reshape the military-funded outlet.
Two Milligan University cycling team members, sophomores Haylan Engdahl and Brayden Rogers, were killed when a vehicle struck cyclists training on a rural eastern Tennessee highway. Seven others were injured, and driver John Benfield, 69, was charged with vehicular homicide by recklessness and aggravated assault by vehicle by recklessness.
The U.S. national debt has surpassed $40 trillion for the first time, after roughly doubling since January 2017. The milestone comes amid rising deficits, tariff refunds, growing interest costs and a congressional standoff over government funding.
Mike Lindell says he will personally fund a full hand recount and audit after losing Minnesota’s Republican primary for governor by roughly 11 percentage points. State officials estimated the recount would cost about $825,000, and Lindell says total expenses could exceed $1 million.
NASA and Katalyst Space Technologies have called off an attempt to boost the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory into a safer orbit. The telescope is expected to break apart in Earth’s atmosphere later this year after control problems crippled the LINK rescue spacecraft.
Prince Harry and Meghan plan to move from California to a private residence outside London, with their children enrolled at a British school in September. The BBC reported that King Charles has been informed and that the couple will not resume working royal roles.