Georgia House Speaker Pro Tempore Jan Jones, the longest-serving individual in that role in state history, announced she will retire at the end of her current term in January 2027.
Anna Marie Crocker, 34, a former teacher's aide at Riverview Elementary School in Wisconsin, was sentenced to 51.5 years in prison for seven counts of severe sexual assault against four minor boys.
The US deployed the supercarrier USS Gerald R. Ford to the Middle East and warned Iran to reach a deal, while Tehran conducted naval exercises with Moscow in the Strait of Hormuz—a route for one-fifth of the world's seaborne crude oil.
Police bodycam video showed 56 male students, blindfolded, shirtless, and covered in food, in the dark basement of the Alpha Delta Phi fraternity at the University of Iowa. The fraternity was suspended for four years.
Tawnia McGeehan, 38, and her 11-year-old daughter Addi Smith were found dead from gunshot wounds at the Rio Hotel & Casino after losing contact during a cheerleading competition. Court records indicate the mother previously had restricted visitation rights due to domestic violence.
A 53-year-old California man died after a collision on an advanced trail at Northstar Ski Resort, marking the second fatality in just one week at the North Lake Tahoe resort.
