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(Background) Kash Patel takes his seat as he arrives for a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on his nomination to be FBI Director, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, January 30, 2025. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images) / (R) CORRECTION / A Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) chemist checks tablets believed to be laced with fentanyl at the DEA Northeast Regional Laboratory on October 8, 2019 in New York. According to US government data, about 32,000 Americans died from opioid overdoses in 2018. That accounts for 46 percent of all fatal overdoses. Fentanyl, a powerful painkiller approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for a range of conditions, has been central to the American opioid crisis which began in the late 1990s. (Photo by Don EMMERT / AFP) / "The erroneous mention[s] appearing in the metadata of this photo by Don EMMERT has been modified in AFP systems in the following manner: [tablets believed to be laced with fentanyl] instead of [confiscated powder containing fentanyl]. Please immediately remove the erroneous mention[s] from all your online services and delete it (them) from your servers. If you have been authorized by AFP to distribute it (them) to third parties, please ensure that the same actions are carried out by them. Failure to promptly comply with these instructions will entail liability on your part for any continued or post notification usage. Therefore we thank you very much for all your attention and prompt action. We are sorry for the inconvenience this notification may cause and remain at your disposal for any further information you may require." (Photo by DON EMMERT/AFP via Getty Images)

FBI indicts 3 Americans, 22 Chinese nationals and 4 chemical companies after seizing ‘Enough fentanyl to kill 70M Americans’

FBI Director Kash Patel announced the federal indictments of 22 Chinese nationals, four China-based chemical companies, and three Americans for their role in a fentanyl supply chain. The discovery was made possible in part by Operation Box Cutter.

Firefighters work the scene at Gloria funicular derail site on September 03, 2025 in Lisbon, Portugal. Fifteen people were killed and around 20 injured when a car on the Glória Funicular derailed in Lisbon. The iconic funicular railway line, also called Elevador da Glória, connects Lisbon's Restauradores Square to the neighborhood of Bairro Alto via a steep 275 meter (900ft) climb, and is popular among tourists. (Photo by Horacio Villalobos/Getty Images)

Portugal: At least 15 dead, 18 injured in ‘Elevador da Glória funicular’ derailment

In Portugal, a tram derailment that slammed into a building has left at least 15 dead and several others injured.

(Background) WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 3: Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) (C), and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (L) arrive for a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony for the "Harlem Hellfighters" of World War One on Capitol Hill on September 3, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Congressional Gold Medal was presented to the "Harlem Hellfighters" of World War One, an African American infantry regiment (the 369th) who was the first American unit to see continuous combat. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) / (R) US President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 26, 2025. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

GOP eyes pre-2026 Nat’l Convention, Speaker Johnson confirms talks with Trump

GOP House Speaker Mike Johnson suggested that the Republican Party will convene a national convention ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, noting recent discussions with President Donald Trump on the proposal.

People view arts and crafts made by inmates and being sold by them during the Angola Prison Rodeo held at the Louisiana State Penitentiary April 23, 2023, in Angola, Louisiana. - The rode, which is in its 57th year, features inmates competing in rodeo events and selling crafts they make at the prison. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

New ICE detention facility dubbed ‘Louisiana Lockup’ opens at notorious Angola prison

The new Louisiana Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility, dubbed “Louisiana Lockup,” is now open to house illegal immigrants at the Louisiana State Penitentiary.

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 25: U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies before the Senate Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on June 25, 2025 in Washington, DC. The committee met to hear testimony to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2026 for the Department of Justice. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Bondi: Over 200 arrested during Labor Day weekend in D.C. as part of Trump’s federal takeover

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced that President Donald Trump’s federal crackdown on crime in Washington, D.C., resulted in more than 200 arrests during Labor Day weekend.

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - SEPTEMBER 3: U.S. Vice President JD Vance and second lady Usha Vance pay their respects to victims of the Annunciation Catholic Church shooting on September 3, 2025 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The shooting left two students dead and many more wounded. (Photo by Alex Wroblewski-Pool/Getty Images)

VP Vance and Second Lady Usha visit families and survivors of Annunciation Catholic Church shooting

Vice President JD Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance visited Minneapolis on Wednesday, to meet with families and victims of the tragic shooting that occurred recently at Annunciation Catholic Church.