Now, here we go with Tuesday's news. |
Biden's DOJ sues Texas over floating border barrier |
The Department of Justice filed a suit on Monday against the state of Texas after its governor refused to remove a floating border barrier that the Biden administration says was unlawfully put into place. The federal suit, foreshadowed in a letter last week to Gov. Greg Abbott, came hours after Abbott sent President Joe Biden a letter saying Texas' efforts at the border, which include a buildup of National Guard soldiers and state troopers as well as laying miles of coiled razor wire along the Rio Grande's banks, will continue despite the Justice Department's warning. Read more |
| • | Critics have decried numerous reports that migrants are severely injured as they attempt to circumvent the razor wire. |
| Omar Tortua, 27, from Venezuela, lifts his 5-year-old son's pant leg to show a 2-inch laceration he got from razor wire crossing the Rio Grande. Angela Piazza/Corpus Christi Caller-Times via USA TODAY Network |
Hunter Biden goes to court amid partisan fight |
Hunter Biden on Wednesday is set to appear in federal court in Wilmington, Delaware, where he will plead guilty to two misdemeanor counts of failing to pay taxes and has already reached a pretrial agreement on a felony gun charge. |
The president's youngest son has reportedly paid off his tax debts and struck a plea deal that avoids jail time, but a bigger fight continues between GOP lawmakers and the White House. |
Tourists fleeing path of weekslong fire on Rhodes |
Thousands more residents and tourists on three Greek islands were fleeing to safety Monday as scores of wildfires fueled by high winds and an unrelenting pattern of brutal heat waves consumed homes, hotels and businesses in the peak tourism season. Tourists were being crowded into emergency shelters in schools, airports and sports facilities. On Rhodes, tourists are fleeing from the path of a weeklong fire that roared down from the mountains into several coastal areas. Evacuations also spread to Corfu, where 2,000 were ordered out Monday as the fire raged in the northeast end of the island. Read more | German tourists take water from a swimming pool of a hotel as they try to extinguish a fire near the seaside resort of Lindos, on the Aegean Sea island of Rhodes, southeastern Greece, on Monday, July 24, 2023. Petros Giannakouris, AP |
Israel's Parliament passes law limiting Supreme Court's power |
Israel's Parliament approved divisive legislation Monday that remakes part of the country's justice system, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was released from the hospital after having a pacemaker fitted. The law weakens Supreme Court oversight of the government, a move that critics claim will erode Israel's democracy and threatens the secular character of its state institutions. It was approved despite months of protests, the biggest in Israel's history, that have engulfed the nation's military, business and legal communities. Read more | Riot police tries to clear demonstrators with a water canon during a protest against plans by Netanyahu's government to overhaul the judicial system, in Tel Aviv, Monday, July 24, 2023. Ariel Schalit, AP |
New lawsuit provides more detail in alleged Northwestern University football hazing |
A fourth former Northwestern University football player filed a lawsuit against the school Monday, accusing it of negligence while providing the most detailed account to date of the alleged hazing that occurred within the football program. Monday's lawsuit is the fourth known complaint filed against Northwestern over the hazing scandal, but the first with a named plaintiff, Lloyd Yates. It is also the first lawsuit that has been filed by well-known civil rights attorney Ben Crump and Steven Levin, who said last week they represent more than a dozen former Northwestern athletes. Crump referred to the lawsuit in a news conference Monday as the start of "college sports' #MeToo movement." Read more | Standing with former Northwestern athletes, attorney Ben Crump speaks during a news conference addressing widespread hazing accusations at the university. Erin Hooley, AP |
Photo of the day: 2023 Kids Mullet Championships |
The 2023 Mullet Digital Teen and Kids contests seek to find the boldest haircut among some of the smallest mullet-wearers. This year, over 1000 kids and teens submitted to the competition, according to Kevin Begola, founder of USA Mullet Championships. Click here to see photos of all the best hairdos. | Contestants for the 2023 Mullet Champion competition Mullet Champion |
Associated Press contributed reporting. | | | |
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