From The Sports Desk: Messi’s hat trick caps day of stars
Lionel Messi tied the World Cup’s career scoring record with a stunning hat trick in Argentina’s opening game against Algeria last night
Oldest evidence of a plague outbreak found in prehistoric graves, rewriting the disease’s history
A new study describes the oldest evidence of a plague outbreak ever found, in a set of skeletons excavated from prehistoric graves in Siberia dating back 5,500 years.
Luigi Mangione will use a psychiatric defense in state murder case
Luigi Mangione will assert a psychiatric defense in his state murder trial in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, the judge overseeing the case said at a hearing on Wednesday.
Rex Heuermann to be sentenced in Long Island’s Gilgo Beach serial murders after pleading guilty
The former Manhattan architect who led a double life as the Gilgo Beach serial killer will be sentenced Wednesday after admitting to killing eight women.
Police rescue hundreds of cats from being eaten in Vietnam with bust of major animal theft ring
Police in Vietnam seized more than 400 cats in a major bust of a cat meat crime ring, according to animal welfare groups and local media reports.
How Trump’s picks fared in primaries and Kevin Warsh’s first meeting as Fed chair: Morning Rundown
Several Trump-endorsed candidates win their primary races.
Trump faces Supreme Court showdown as major rulings loom
The Supreme Court is set to issue key rulings, including on Trump’s effort to curb birthright citizenship and fire a member of the Federal Reserve.
Fiery private jet crash on Texas highway sees bystanders rush to free passengers; 1 killed
Bystanders and first responders raced towards a burning passenger plane after it crashed on a highway in Laredo, Texas, in a bid to free those on board.
Trump delays Jay Clayton’s nomination for intel director in bid to push Congress on voting bill
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he was delaying Jay Clayton’s nomination to lead the U.S. intelligence community in a bid to force Congress to act on a voter ID bill that currently lacks enough support for passage
Inflation and Kevin Warsh take center stage at the Federal Reserve’s interest rate meeting
Rising inflation and new Federal Reserve chairman Kevin Warsh take the stage when the central bank meets to decide on the path forward for interest rates.