A second note regarding Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance said that the 84-year-old had died, per ABC and NBC News, which cited anonymous sources.

The message, delivered to media outlets following Guthrie’s disappearance this past winter, differed significantly from another ransom note sent earlier, according to Jessica Bobula, the news director at a local TV station that received both messages.

The second note said that Guthrie had died after her abduction and was buried in nature, sources told ABC News. It did not ask for payment or provide an apology, NBC reported.

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Los Angeles firefighters are on their sixth day of battling a fire at a massive warehouse near downtown that stores frozen food.

Smoke has billowed from the warehouse, which was covered in solar panels and insulated like a freezer, filling the air surrounding the roughly 500,000-square-foot facility.

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Four crew members were injured Monday when a Coast Guard helicopter crashed during a routine training flight in Alaska.

It wasn’t immediately clear how seriously they were hurt, but no one died in the crash, the Coast Guard said in a statement.

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Images obtained by The Washington Post offer a glimpse of the Kennedy Center’s facade after President Donald Trump’s name was taken down roughly a week ago.

Crews removed the letters following a court order directing the performing arts facility to do so, but tarps and scaffolding have obscured the view of the change for days.

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The Senate passed a bipartisan housing bill on Monday that aims to reduce federal regulations and expand local control, one of the most sweeping efforts in recent decades to increase supply and bring down prices.

The bill, which passed 85-5 and now heads to the House, has been the focus of intense negotiations in recent weeks as lawmakers in both parties try to address housing costs in an election year. The final version of the legislation bans corporate investors from buying single-family homes but doesn’t include a Senate provision that would have required investors to sell newly constructed homes within seven years.

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More than 11,000 bottles of a popular prescription blood pressure medication have been recalled nationwide, according to an FDA report.

India-based drug manufacturer Inventia Healthcare Limited issued a recall for Chlorthalidone tablets, which are used to treat high blood pressure and reduce fluid retention.

The FDA report lists "a dissolution failure" as the reason for the recall, meaning the medication failed to break down properly, which could affect absorption.

The June 5 recall applies to 11,460 bottles distributed nationwide.

A federal judge determined that Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins and the department she oversees do not have the authority to implement changes to the Supplemental Nutrition and Assistance Program that would ban recipients from using it to buy soda.

Judge Amy Berman Jackson noted in her ruling that the statute Rollins cited as giving her the authority to make the change does nothing of the sort.

As a result, Jackson mused, “the Secretary purports to waive not just a mere administrative or technical obstacle, but the very definition of ‘food’ as it was laid down by Congress.”

The judge also observed that Rollins failed to give proper notice of the program changes. Regulations require a minimum of 30 days' notice before implementation, which Rollins did not do.

However, Jackson also went out of her way to emphasize the ruling doesn’t concern the merits of the policy.

“The Court’s analysis should not be taken as a comment on whether the pilot projects are a good idea or not,” Jackson wrote. “That is a question of policy that is not before the Court.”

Regardless of the government’s intent, “what they cannot do is violate the law and their own regulations along the way," Jackson said.

Even judges appointed by President Donald Trump have issued scathing criticisms of the policies of his administration, a CNN analysis recently found.

The report, which identified 77 instances in which judges sharply rebuked Trump and his administration, determined that roughly one-third of those involved Republican appointees.

Eleven of these appointees were named by Trump himself.

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President Donald Trump on Monday commended JD Vance for doing a “fantastic” job as the vice president leads a seemingly turbulent series of peace talks with Iran in Switzerland.

"I thought JD Vance this morning was fantastic," Trump said. "I watched his news conference in Switzerland. He's a very smart guy, did a great job."

While Vance left the country Monday — even though the talks were scheduled to last for 60 days — other negotiators from the U.S. and Iran remained in Switzerland.

The president has joked in recent days that Vance's neck is on the line with the high-stakes negotiations.

President Donald Trump said Monday he thinks the U.S. blockade in the Strait of Hormuz "was more impactful than dropping bombs" in Iran.

During an executive order signing in the Oval Office, Trump said the strait, a crucial waterway for the transport of oil, is totally open despite ongoing negotiations with Iran about a peace deal. Iran had said over the weekend that the strait was closed again due to violations of an agreed-upon ceasefire.

Trump's war of choice proved how powerful a tool it is for Iran to close the strait.

Singer-songwriter Olivia Rodrigo announced on Monday a new all-female music festival is set to take place later this summer in Southern California.

The Daisy Chain Fields festival on Aug. 29 in Irvine, California, will feature an all-women lineup including Stevie Nicks, Chappell Roan and girl group KATSEYE.

"The lineup is truly insane and full of my heroes and friends," Rodrigo wrote in a social media announcement. "I firmly believe that joy, community, and music can be the drivers of meaningful change and I’m hopeful this festival will be just that."

All net proceeds from the performances will go to non-profit organizations that advocate for girls and women, such as Planned Parenthood, Center for Reproductive Rights and the National Women's Law Center.

Presale tickets for the festival will be available beginning Wednesday morning, according to the event's website.

Planned Parenthood Federation of America endorsed Graham Platner for the U.S. Senate in Maine, despite allegations of demeaning behavior towards women.

"President Trump and his allies are using every lever of power at their disposal to make it harder for people to get the care they need, including by attempting to permanently 'defund' Planned Parenthood. Mainers deserve a senator they can trust to have their backs at every turn. It is clear that is not Susan Collins," Alexis McGill Johnson, PPFA president and CEO, said in a Monday statement.

"We know we can count on Graham Platner to fight for everyone to get the essential, life-saving care they need as part of a pro-reproductive rights Senate majority. With care on the line for millions of people, Planned Parenthood Action Fund is endorsing Graham’s candidacy for Senate."

Platner has been accused by three women of being volatile and "toxic" in romantic relationships, including accusations of infidelity and physical intimidation. Following the allegations published in the New York Times, Platner told HuffPost that he was in “a dark place” when he dated the women and that he “was a far from perfect boyfriend.”

Susan Collins (R), the current senator from Maine, was the deciding vote in 2018 to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court in spite of multiple allegations of sexual misconduct. Kavanaugh's confirmation also offered the Supreme Court a key conservative majority that led to the repeal of Roe v. Wade in 2022.

Between 200 to 400 more pedestrians a year would survive motor vehicle crashes if vehicle sizes hadn’t swelled in the last 25 years, a New York Times investigation has found.

The study attempted to determine why pedestrian deaths in the U.S. have soared since 2009 while other similar countries have seen no such rise, and concluded America’s bigger vehicles are to blame. Specifically, taller hoods and larger blind spots.

A 2002 Toyota Corolla, for example, had a hood 26 inches off the ground, allowing for better visibility and less injurious pedestrian encounters. Swap that out for a 2022 Chevrolet Silverado, with a hood that’s 47 inches off the ground, and bad things happen.

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Argentina's Lionel Messi on Monday became the World Cup's all-time top scorer as he netted for the 17th time at the tournament.

The soccer legend's goal against Austria at Dallas Stadium — his fourth during World Cup 2026 — means he overtakes Germany's Miroslav Klose.

His record-breaker came after missing a penalty earlier in the game.

Amid reports that acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte is considering firing hundreds of employees, two Democrats are asking him to "refrain" from making such a drastic move.

Rep. Jim Himes (Conn.) and Sen. Mark Warner (Va.) wrote a letter to Pulte, published by the New York Times on Monday, saying Pulte's actions as director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency demonstrate "a willingness to misuse your position." They also noted his lack of experience with national intelligence and asked him to "refrain from" firing anyone, especially without consulting Congress.

A new poll conducted by Politico and Public First, an independent polling company, found a plurality of U.S. adults think betting on election outcomes should be illegal.

Of a sample of 1,667 adults who showed some understanding of how prediction markets like Kalshi and PolyMarket work, 44% said they think betting on elections should be banned, per the poll.

A similar percentage also said it should be illegal to bet on what the president and other prominent figures will say, and said betting on presidential pardons should be similarly banned.

The real-time gambling markets have recently come under increased scrutiny for unethical and illegal insider trading. In April, for instance, bettors on Polymarket were allowed to put money on the fate of one of two American pilots shot down over Iran. President Donald Trump’s son, Trump Jr., is a high-level investor in Polymarket. (The company took the wager down amid fierce outcry.)

And in June, the DOJ announced it was investigating disgraced former Congressman George Santos over allegations he placed a bet on whether he would attend Trump’s State of the Union Address.

Stock in Elon Musk’s space and artificial intelligence company opened down Monday, with shares losing more than 10% of their value by mid-day at around $165. Shares are now trading around 20% lower than their high last week, when the company briefly eclipsed $200 a share.

As a result, CNBC notes, the average investor who bought SpaceX shortly after its $135 IPO price has likely seen all of their gains disappear. Shares are still about 37% higher than its IPO, but not far off the roughly $150 per share it commanded when it began trading freely on the open market on June 12.

Musk holds 82% of SpaceX’s voting power and has signaled a clear intention to maintain singular control of the company. In 2025, SpaceX had a net loss of $4.9 billion, and it lost nearly as much in the first quarter of this year alone.

A lengthy investigation by the Washington Post shows the extent to which Tulsi Gabbard appears to have been (and still could be) under the influence of a breakaway Hare Krishna group and its eccentric leader, Chris Butler, with troubling takeaways for national security and vetting in the Trump administration, given Gabbard’s recent role overseeing the nation’s intelligence gathering efforts.

Reporter Jon Swaine reviewed more than 25,000 pages of emails, memos and other messages shared with Gabbard by senior leaders of the group, seemingly on behalf of Butler. The documents were shared with Swaine by a former member of the group after a falling out.

Swaine found “unmistakable parallels” between the directives sent by the group and Gabbard’s political decisions, from specific lines Gabbard used in appearances on national media to legislation she introduced in the House.

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Clive Davis, the legendary record executive and four-time Grammy-winning producer who helped launch and shape the careers of Whitney Houston, Bruce Springsteen, Janis Joplin, Aerosmith, Alicia Keys, Carrie Underwood and countless other superstars, has died at age 94.

His family confirmed the death, The New York Times reported. Davis was hospitalized in May for a respiratory infection.

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ABC's "The View" is enlisting its audience to get political and tell the Federal Communications Commission how they feel about the government agency trying to "control" who can appear on the daytime talk show.

"'The View' has welcomed your favorite guests and covered the issues you care about for nearly 30 years," the narrator of a new ad says. "Now, the FCC wants to control who is allowed to appear on the show."

The ad, which will appear during commercial breaks of "The View," urges viewers to scan a QR code that appears in the ad and let the FCC know how they feel about the government agency enforcing equal-time election laws, which states that shows must give equal time to all political candidates across all party lines. The FCC questioned whether the show was violating that rule earlier this year.

President Donald Trump on Monday raged over the failure of his vanity project at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, warning that any saboteurs could be put in prison for a decade.

At Trump's direction, the Interior Department spent $14 million draining the pool and coating it in a blue substance. Algae turned the pool green as soon as it was refilled, and then the blue stuff started peeling off the bottom.

Trump claimed in a post on Truth Social the new surface "has been given a 300 foot long gash" and that "chemicals have been illegally placed in the water."

"Please remember that there is a 10 year prison sentence for the destruction, or even the attempted destruction, of such things - Which will be fully enforced!" the president wrote.

Park Police officers arrested a cyclist who said he merely touched the loose blue lining on Friday.

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