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The Ross wildfire has burned more than 80,000 acres across Palo Pinto and Jack counties, forcing evacuations, closing roads and disrupting schools. CBS
The surge in arrests comes as the White House pushes ICE to hit a target of 2,000 per day. CBS
VOA VIEW: Illegals must go fast.
A federal judge on Wednesday denied Minnesota's request for a temporary restraining order to halt the release of the ICE agent sought for extradition in a shooting earlier this year in north Minneapolis amid Operation Metro Surge, and then lying about the circumstances under oath. CBS
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The group of 24 states and the District of Columbia argues the Postal Service's new rule violates the Constitution and federal law. CBS
VOA VIEW: They will lose.
The Personal Consumption Expenditures index was unchanged from June, highlighting stubborn inflationary pressures. CBS
The 6-foot-10, 250-pound former NBA player was removed from Sunday's game after he was confronted by Sky guard Natasha Cloud. CBS
More merchants are rounding change for cash purchases to the nearest nickel due to the end of penny production, or adding surcharges to credit card transactions. CNBC
VOA VIEW: It was projected.
Mortgage rates rose again last week causing demand for both refinances and purchase loans to drop. Rates climbed to their highest level in three weeks. CNBC
VOA VIEW: They will be higher.
Iran and Oman are approaching a deal to secure safe transit through the Strait of Hormuz and future administration of the vital economic artery. CNBC
VOA VIEW: Iran is nuts - the US should do nothing
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A military judge set a 2028 trial date for accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and three alleged co-conspirators held at Guantánamo Bay. FOX News
Joshua Kohut, a Rutgers University research dean, faces invasion of privacy charges after investigators say they found upskirt videos on his device. FOX News
A drone smuggling attempt at a Virginia prison led to a $324,000 contraband seizure including methamphetamine and 17 cellphones, officials said. FOX News
FBI Director Kash Patel told Fox News Digital that Operation Riptide dismantled global cybercrime networks that stole over $20 billion from Americans. FOX News
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The U.S. Treasury issued sanctions Wednesday against British-based Palestine Action, calling it a "violent far-left terrorist network." UPI
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested nearly 50,000 people in July, an average of more than 1,500 people a day, government data shows. UPI
The Justice Department and FBI announced they seized two platforms used to target U.S. critical infrastructure and other sensitive networks. UPI
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The Trump administration threatened in a court filing Monday to demolish the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts if it can't renovate it. UPI
Elon Musk and SpaceX will build a $100 million launch facility on the coast of Louisiana, the company and the state announced Wednesday. UPI
VOA VIEW: Great news for LA.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un presided over a key party meeting, state-run media reported Wednesday, but made no mention of diplomatic outreach by President Trump. UPI
U.S. tech titan Elon Musk received a top honor as Ukraine tries to convince him to allow SpaceX's Starlink system to be used in strikes inside Russia. UPI
The director of the CIA made a surprise visit to Moscow for talks with Russian officials, but both capitals remained tight-lipped on purpose of the trip. UPI
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A commercial truck driver charged in the death of a Pennsylvania State Police trooper is the latest in a string of illegal immigrant truck drivers accused in deadly crashes, a series of cases that have intensified scrutiny of commercial driver's licenses issued to noncitizens and prompted a federal trucking crackdown. Illegal CDL licenses must ended.
Authorities allege Michael Bon, a Haitian national living in Brockton, Massachusetts, left Interstate 81 in Schuylkill County on July 1 and struck a marked Pennsylvania State Police patrol vehicle during a roadside commercial vehicle inspection before hitting Pennsylvania State Trooper Michael E. Pahira Jr., 44. Bon's semi-truck and the truck being inspected both caught fire, and Pahira later died at a local hospital. Bon was charged with homicide by vehicle, involuntary manslaughter, reckless driving and six additional lesser charges.
Fox News Digital previously reported Bon entered the U.S. under the Biden administration's humanitarian parole program in July 2024. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) terminated his parole and ordered him removed in June 2025 after denying his application for Temporary Protected Status, but he remained in the country. While living in Massachusetts, Bon obtained a non-domiciled commercial driver's license that was renewed before the Trump administration barred states from issuing or renewing those licenses for ineligible drivers. The Pennsylvania crash is part of a string of fatal crashes Fox News Digital has reported on involving illegal immigrant commercial truck drivers.
The crashes have claimed the lives of a Pennsylvania state trooper, a college soccer player, a longtime high school basketball coach and his wife, members of an Amish community and other motorists while prompting calls for stricter oversight of commercial driver's licenses issued to noncitizen truck drivers. In July 2025, investigators alleged Harjinder Singh attempted an illegal U-turn on Florida's Turnpike, triggering a fatal crash that killed three people. Florida authorities later charged Singh with three counts of vehicular homicide, and the case became a catalyst for several Trump administration trucking policy changes.
