These are the top stories in news, politics, sports, pop culture, and business to get your day off to the right start.
Headlines
Trump Pauses Iran Power Plant Strikes
President Trump announced a five-day pause on strikes targeting Iranian power plants. Trump cited progress on peace talks as the rationale behind the move. See Details
The black box from the Air Canada jetliner recorded the plane’s final moments before the fatal crash at LaGuardia Airport. Find out More
The Supreme Court appears poised to strike down laws allowing states to count mail-in ballots received after Election Day. Link
Politics
The United States Senate confirmed Markwayne Mullin to serve as President Trump’s new Secretary of Homeland Security. Find out More
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) claimed it wasn’t “realistic” to tie passing a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security to the SAVE Act. Source
The Trump administration deployed ICE agents to airports across America. ICE agents will assist with security to alleviate long wait lines that are resulting from the shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security. Find out More
U.S. News
A jury in a landmark trial over whether social media platforms designed their products to be addictive told the judge they were having difficulty reaching a verdict. Link
CBS News contributor Andrew Huberman says on Bill Maher’s podcast that “it’s so obvious” Jeffrey Epstein was murdered. Read More
Business
Stock futures inched higher as investors looked for clues that the Iran War is winding down. Find out More
Prediction market Poymarket adopts new rules to crack down on insider trading. Find out More
World News
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prepares for elections as wars in Lebanon and Iran could decide his political fate. Read More
Oil prices plummeted on renewed hopes that President Trump could strike a peace deal with Iran. Link
Entertainment
Bill Cosby was found liable in a sexual assault lawsuit and now must pay a $19.25 million judgment. Source
Meghan Markle’s co-star dishes on what it was like to work with the Duchess of Sussex on the set of their new movie. Source
Sports
The Kansas City Chiefs signed star tight end Travis Kelce to a three-year, $57.5 million contract as the team tries to rebound from a disappointing season that saw them miss the playoffs for the first time since 2014. Source
NIL, transfer portal, and conference expansion are to blame for the lack of Cinderella stories in this year’s NCAA Tournament. For the second year in a row, every team that advanced to the Sweet 16 came from a power conference. Find out More
Off the Wall
A quadruple amputee cornhole player with no arms or legs was charged with the murder in the shooting death of Bradrick Michael Wells before allegedly driving off in his car with Wells’ body still inside. Source
