Former Olympic canoeist David Hearn may pursue legal action after prosecutors dropped a felony vandalism case over damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. Prosecutors now say the peeling liner was caused by a rushed, flawed installation, not vandalism.
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Chipotle said it removed jalapeños and replaced them with supplies from different growers after the peppers were identified as a suspected source of a Minnesota salmonella outbreak. At least 110 people have been sickened, and officials say the contaminated food may have been served at other Mexican-style restaurants.
Los Angeles County fire officials say electrical arcing on an out-of-service Southern California Edison tower ignited the 2025 Eaton Fire. The blaze killed 19 people and destroyed or damaged more than 9,000 homes and businesses.
The House Ethics Committee is investigating Rep. Max Miller over allegations involving domestic violence and illegal drug use. Miller denies wrongdoing and says he requested the probe to clear his name.
Senate Finance Committee Democrats say JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Deutsche Bank knew of suspicious Jeffrey Epstein transactions for years but largely failed to alert authorities until after his 2019 arrest. The report urges federal investigators to examine the banks’ conduct and tighten reporting requirements.
A record-breaking heat wave across East Asia has killed at least 19 people in South Korea, strained earthquake recovery in Japan and led to suspected heatstroke deaths of three lionesses at a Tokyo zoo. South Korea’s president has declared the heat a national disaster and called for an overhaul of crisis systems.
Guatemala issued a nationwide orange alert after the Fuego volcano erupted, sending lava down its slopes and ash nearly four miles high. Officials began evacuating two nearby villages and warned the volcano was moving toward a more explosive phase.
A serviceman in Russian-held Crimea killed one soldier and three civilians in Khmelnytske, the Moscow-installed governor of Sevastopol said. The gunman was detained, and officials said the motive remained under investigation.