A member of the Air National Guard has been charged with leaking military secrets. And the legal battle over the abortion drug mifepristone is headed to the Supreme Court. |
👋 Hey! Laura Davis here. It's Thursday and there's a lot of news, so let's get to it! |
But first, a mailbox mystery! 🕵️♀️ A Michigan man went to check the mail and discovered a couple of dolls had moved into his mailbox. And they came with a note. |
Air National Guard member arrested in Pentagon document leak |
Federal agents arrested Jack Teixeira, a member of the Air National Guard in Massachusetts, on Thursday after officials say he leaked classified documents about the war in Ukraine, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced. Here's everything we know. |
| • | Who is Jack Teixeira? Teixeira, 21, is an enlisted airman first class, a member of the 102nd Intelligence Wing based in Cape Cod. He is also the leader of an online chat group that has shared an interest in guns and racist memes. | | • | What sensitive information was revealed? The leaked documents appear to be highly sensitive reports tied to the war effort in Ukraine, including data on military activities like U.S. drone spy planes in the area and Ukrainian forces' use of ammunition. The files also contained classified information about Russian military activity, China and the Middle East. | | FBI agents on Thursday arrested Jack Teixeira, a member of the Air National Guard in Massachusetts, suspected of being behind a major leak of sensitive US government secrets. WBZ via CBS/AFP via Getty Images |
Thousand-year flood swamps Fort Lauderdale |
South Florida was under siege and under water Thursday amid a storm that dumped 25 inches of rain over some coastal areas, flooding homes and highways and forcing the shutdown of a major airport. Fort Lauderdale was slammed with 25.95 inches of rainfall in 24 hours, AccuWeather reported. Some areas received 20 inches of rain in six hours. The amount of rain is "something you should see once in every 1,000 years or once in every 2,000 years," Dan DePodwin of AccuWeather said. Here's the latest. | Airplanes sit on the runway after flooding at Fort Lauderdale Hollywood airport Thursday. Joe Cavaretta, AP |
What everyone's talking about |
Biden asks Supreme Court to step in on abortion pill debate |
The legal battle over mifepristone is headed to the high courts. The Biden administration said Thursday it will ask the Supreme Court to intervene so that Americans can continue to have expanded access to the abortion pill mifepristone, including through mail orders and without having to visit a doctor. The announcement came hours after a federal appeals court sided with the Biden administration on a key issue in an ongoing legal fight – whether the 23-year-old Food and Drug Administration approval of the drug could continue – but balked at later actions by the agency in 2016 and 2021 that expanded access to the drug. Here's what happens next – and what's at stake. |
Controversial NFL owner nears deal to sell team |
Barring any unexpected hurdles, Daniel Snyder's rocky run as owner of the NFL's Washington Commanders is approaching an end. Snyder is nearing a deal to sell the team for about $6 billion to a group led by billionaires Josh Harris and Mitchell Rales, according to reports. In Snyder's 24 years as majority owner, the franchise played under more team names (three) than it won playoff games (two). Here's what we know about the deal. | Dan Snyder's ownership of the Washington Commanders, which has been a matter of considerable debate for many years, is coming to an end. The Associated Press |
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