Border report: Patrolling more than 1,900 miles of the U.S.-Mexico border falls under federal jurisdiction, but if President-elect Donald Trump bulks up manpower to go after immigrants who entered the country illegally as he has pledged, local law enforcement agencies could also be called into action. As Trump’s inauguration draws closer, agencies on the front lines of border crimes and the entry of millions of immigrants expect a noticeable shift. Full report >
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Laken Riley case: Jose Ibarra, the Venezuelan man convicted of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley, received a sentence of life without parole. Ahead of the sentencing, family and friends of Laken Riley offered emotional victim statements, describing the loss they have lived with since her death. Athens-Clarke County Superior Court Judge H. Patrick Haggard found Ibarra guilty of all 10 counts against him, including murder, after Ibarra waived his right to a jury trial. Read more >
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Capitol bathrooms: House Speaker Mike Johnson signaled support Tuesday for a Republican effort to ban Democrat Sarah McBride — the first transgender person to be elected to Congress — from using women’s restrooms in the Capitol once she’s sworn into office next year. “All single-sex facilities in the Capitol and House Office Buildings — such as restrooms, changing rooms, and locker rooms — are reserved for individuals of that biological sex,” a statement from Johnson said in part. The latest >
The bathroom resolution: GOP Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina proposed the resolution Monday that would prohibit any lawmakers and House employees from “using single-sex facilities other than those corresponding to their biological sex.” Mace said the bill is aimed specifically at McBride. “It’s the height of hypocrisy and gaslighting to tell women, you lose your rights, and then a man walks in the room. I don’t think so,” Mace said Tuesday on NewsNation’s “On Balance.” Watch the interview >
Bathroom debate: The debate over whether transgender people should be allowed to use the bathroom that aligns with their gender identity has been prevalent across the U.S. McBride was elected to the House this month to represent Delaware after building a national profile as an LGBTQ+ activist and raising more than $3 million in campaign contributions from across the country. “We should be focused on bringing down the cost of housing, health care and child care, not manufacturing culture wars,” McBride said. “Delawareans sent me here to make the American dream more affordable and accessible, and that’s what I’m focused on.” Read more >
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UFOs: One of the biggest UFO mysteries of the last several years has been solved, the Pentagon reports. The object was recorded flying at a high speed not far above the water by a fighter jet from the USS Theodore Roosevelt off the east coast of Florida in 2016. It would go on to be known as the ‘GOFAST’ video when it was made public in 2017. Read more >
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Big win: A Chicago man won a whopping $650,000 Illinois Lottery jackpot prize using numbers, he says, are related to his late wife on a game he usually doesn’t play. “When I won, it felt like it was a message from her,” the winner said. Read more >
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A Senate hearing on “threats to the homeland” will feature testimony from Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas and FBI Director Christopher Wray.
Ukraine says Russia launched an intercontinental missile in an attack for the first time in the war.
U.S. regulators want a federal judge to break up Google, with a suggested punishment of selling its Chrome web browser, after a court found it maintained an abusive monopoly for years. President Joe Biden welcomes the Boston Celtics to the White House to celebrate the team’s NBA championship win.
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The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his former defense minister and Hamas officials.
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Colorado parents are demanding answers after they say a school bus driver dropped 40 elementary school students off in an area different from their bus stop near a cemetery. What to know >
A Pennsylvania school district announced that an investigation is underway after students allegedly used artificial intelligence to create “obscene images” of other students. Full report >
A Tennessee florist said she’s closing her doors for the rest of the week after receiving death threats over an Instagram post she made saying she refuses to serve customers who voted for President-elect Donald Trump. Details >
Authorities in Texas have dismissed reports that two trucks carrying tequila were stolen from a company owned by celebrities Guy Fieri and Sammy Hagar. The investigation >
The ex-husband of Susan Smith and father of the two boys she murdered in South Carolina expressed “much relief” Wednesday upon learning that Susan had been denied parole. Watch the “Banfield” interview >
Investigators say a “prolific” sexual abuser in Oregon who was found guilty of assaulting nine women may have more victims that haven’t been identified. Read more >
Family members of Hawaii woman Hannah Kobayashi are in Los Angeles to search for her after the 31-year-old went missing on a trip to California earlier this month. The latest >
Aging trees with falling limbs in a Missouri neighborhood create uneasiness for many residents. What to know >
A fisherman in Belize found the ashes of a fallen Florida firefighter 1,800 miles away. How the family connected with him >
Critically endangered whales were spotted in Massachusetts near Cape Cod Bay earlier this week. Take a look >
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Jason Brown played 100 games as an offensive lineman in the NFL and was at one point the highest-paid in the league, but he decided to give all that up. He’s now the founder of a 1,000-acre farm that helps communities fight food insecurity. “I gave up the American dream of professional sports for a much more simple dream, and that’s to give back and to make a difference,” Brown told “Morning in America.” Read more >
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