Trenton Abston (25) is suspected in trying to abduct the Mayor of Memphis, Paul Young. He is being held in the Shelby County Jail and charged with attempted kidnapping, stalking, and aggravated criminal trespassing. "At the time of his arrest, officers recovered a taser, gloves, rope, and duct tape from his vehicle," the police department said. Security video shows a person scaling a wall to the subdivision and then walking directly to Young's home. Tennessee state records indicate a man with the same name is licensed as an armed security guard whose license expires in 2027. Paul Young is the Democratic Mayor of Memphis and earns $210,000 per year. His wife Jamila is a nurse-practitioner and assistant professor at University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Paul and Jamila have two children, aged 12 and eight.
Most smart TV operating system (OS) owners are in the ad sales business now. Software providers for budget and premium TVs are honing their ad skills, which requires advancing their ability to collect user data. This is creating an "inherent conflict" within the industry, Takashi Nakano, VP of content and programming at Samsung TV Plus, said at the StreamTV Show in Denver last week.
Navy Secretary John Phelan took to social media Wednesday evening to announce that the Navy had reached its enlistment goal for fiscal 2025. The Navy met its goal three months ahead of schedule, recruiting 40,600 sailors, according to a post on X.
Trump is looking for an "off-ramp" after advisers became concerned at Iran's ability to hit United States bases across the Middle East and kill American troops in retaliation for any military intervention, such as the targeting of nuclear facilities with bunker-busting bombs. Read more
Farmers, cattle ranchers and hotel and restaurant managers breathed a sigh of relief last week when President Donald Trump ordered a pause to immigration raids that were disrupting those industries and scaring foreign-born workers off the job. "There was finally a sense of calm," said Rebecca Shi, CEO of the American Business Immigration Coalition.
The FBI's 2024 Active Shooter Report offers a rare moment of optimism in an otherwise sobering national security landscape. The Bureau identified 24 active shooter incidents across 19 states, marking a 50% decrease from 2023[1]. It's a welcome shift -- fewer incidents, fewer lives lost, fewer communities devastated. But we would be dangerously nave to interpret this decrease as an indication that the threat is behind us. The truth is that the threat remains urgent, and our systems to respond remain uneven.
The U.S. Department of Justice alleges Kentucky is violating federal law by allowing high school graduates without legal status to get in-state tuition for state colleges and universities. Read more
A story of delayed justice, stolen humanity, and the celebration of survival that still echoes today.
When Iranian missiles began raining down on Israel, many residents scrambled for cover. Sirens wailed across the country as people rushed into bomb shelters. But for some Palestinian citizens of Israel " two million people, or roughly 21 percent of the population " doors were slammed shut, not by the force of the blasts and not by enemies, but by neighbours and fellow citizens.
Chief executives have not been this sour on the economy since the once-in-a-century pandemic, with significant downgrading expectations for hiring, investment and sales growth. By the numbers: The Business Roundtable's CEO Economic Outlook Index fell by 15 points to 69, a drop that brings the index well below its historical average of 83. It remains above the level that signals an economic recession. The index decline is a result of tepid expectations for the months ahead, most notably on the hiring front. The employment subindex plummeted by almost 19 points, with more than 40% of CEOs expecting to shrink their workforces in the next six months " up from the roughly 30% who said the same last quarter.
The US Federal Reserve has slashed its forecasts for economic growth over the next two years and hiked inflation expectations in a fresh blow to Donald Trump. On Wednesday, expectations for US GDP growth this year were slashed from 1.7pc to 1.4pc, and from 1.8pc to 1.6pc in 2026, versus the central bank's March projections. Inflation will also rise to 3pc this year, up from the March forecast of 2.7pc.
Satellite imagery showed U.S. aircraft have vacated a key air base in Qatar, in another sign that a confrontation with Iran could be imminent.
A SpaceX Starship rocket on Wednesday exploded at the Starbase facility in Texas during routine testing in preparation for a launch flight, according to local authorities and live stream footage. The rocket "experienced a major anomaly while on a test stand at Starbase" at 11 p.m. local time, SpaceX said on social media, noting "a safety clear area around the site was maintained throughout the operation and all personnel are safe and accounted for." It's been a tempestuous ride for Elon Musk's mammoth Starship, after three flight launch attempts devolved in fiery glory and air-traffic stopping debris this year to date. Notably, the rocket model has taken off successfully in previous instances, but its vast scale " standing 120 meters (394 feet) tall when factoring in the Super Heavy booster " has raised concerns over its overall reliability and requirements for orbital refueling once in flight.
A listeria food poisoning outbreak that has killed three people and led to one pregnancy loss is linked to newly recalled heat-and-eat Chicken Fettucine Alfredo products sold at Kroger and Walmart stores. The outbreak has killed at least 17 people in 13 states. At least 16 people have been hospitalized. The deaths were in Illinois, Michigan and Texas. Cases have been reported in Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, Nevada, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas, and Virginia. FreshRealm, a large food producer with sites in California, Georgia, and Indiana, is recalling products made before 17 Jun. The recall includes various 32.8-ounce trays of Marketside Grilled Chicken meals. Consumers shouldn't eat the products, which may be in their refrigerators or freezers. They should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase. Consumers with questions regarding the recall can contact FreshRealm's customer service at 888-244-1562. Read more
A knife-wielding immigrant from El Salvador with a lengthy criminal record allegedly chased after one of New York's top federal prosecutors in Albany. Police arrested Saul Morales-Garcia (40) after he menaced US Attorney John Sarcone III on Tuesday night outside a hotel in the heart of the city while the prosecutor was enjoying a cigar. The suspect started yelling at him, pulled out a knife and began chasing him. The federal prosecutor retreated into a hotel and called Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple's personal telephone number. The suspect was arrested moments later and arraigned on attempted murder, felony weapons, and menacing charges. "I'm a resident of the city of Albany, and ... I don't feel safe to go out for a walk and have a cigar right near the state Capitol," Mr. Sarcone whined.
The wrongful death civil trial against 6 Jan terrorists Taylor Taranto and David Walls-Kaufman opened In Washington, DC. Erin Smith, the widow of MPD Officer Jeffrey Smith testified that her husband suffered from a "brain injury" and "severe depression," the result of defending the US Capitol, which caused him to commit suicide nine days later. During the 6 Jan attack on the US Capitol, Walls-Kaufman allegedly struck Officer Smith "specifically and maliciously" in the face with a metal tactical "cane" while his face shield was up. Taranto is accused of giving Walls-Kaufman the weapon. President Trump pardoned the approximate 1,500 convicted assailants who had attacked the US Capitol on 6 Jan 2021; some would go on to commit other crimes. These pardons cost victims and the American taxpayer 1.3bn in restitution payments and fines. Source: drudge.com Read more
