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DHS: Maine Woman Arrested After Attempting to Run Over Border Patrol Agents During Migrant Arrest

A 24-year-old bystander, Olivia Wilkins, was arrested in Maine after allegedly accelerating her vehicle toward U.S. Border Patrol agents and local officers who were escorting two noncitizens into a USBP vehicle following a commercial truck rollover, DHS said. The men, Jhoan Andres Ortiz-Calderon (with a final removal order) and Victor Hugo Cardona-Calderon (visa overstay without a work permit), had been detained with assistance from Maine State Police and the Knox County Sheriff’s Office. Wilkins allegedly sped at the group, “squealing” tires and swerving before fleeing; deputies pursued her until she crashed and was taken into custody on charges including aggravated reckless conduct, criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon, reckless driving, hindering arrest, obstruction, and failure to stop. DHS linked the incident to a string of recent threats against ICE facilities and officers, blaming heated anti-enforcement rhetoric and citing a sharp rise in assaults on law enforcement.

Trump: Putin, Zelenskyy May ‘Fight a Little Longer,’ Open to Trilateral Talks—No U.S. Boots on the Ground

President Trump told the Daily Caller he doubts a one-on-one Putin–Zelenskyy meeting will happen soon and suggested the war may need to “fight for a little bit” longer before talks stick, though he sees a possible trilateral meeting. He voiced frustration after an Alaska summit with Vladimir Putin yielded no clear peace path and said Moscow has resisted in-person discussions that concede territorial gains. Russia’s Sergei Lavrov has also downplayed prospects for a full peace summit, signaling only higher-level representation in talks. Trump said he would consider U.S. airpower to back European forces—while ruling out American troops on the ground—arguing that stopping what he claimed were “5,000 to 7,000” weekly deaths would justify limited U.S. help with Europeans “mostly” leading.

White House Footage Shows Rose Garden Stone Damage; Trump Blames Subcontractor, Vows Replacement and Ban

President Trump posted security video he says shows workers dragging a tilted steel cart that gouged newly installed limestone in the White House Rose Garden, calling the crack “deep and nasty.” He said the stone will be replaced, the prime contractor charged, and the subcontractor barred from future White House work. The clip appears to show a yellow cart carrying landscaping, with supervisors nearby. Trump—who ordered Rose Garden updates earlier this year—praised the “great” security cameras for catching the incident. The White House did not immediately comment.

3 Ultra-High-Yield Picks 24/7 Wall St. Says Could Generate $2,000 per Year on $15,000

24/7 Wall St. spotlights three Strong Buy or Buy dividend names it says could produce about 1,970 dollars a year on a fifteen thousand dollar “income sleeve,” roughly a 13.3 percent yield, while noting the higher risk. The picks are AGNC Investment, TXO Partners, and Trinity Capital. AGNC, an agency mortgage REIT, is estimated near a 14.9 percent yield; five thousand dollars equates to about five hundred seventeen shares and roughly five hundred seventeen dollars in annual income, and KBW rates it Overweight with a ten dollar target. TXO Partners, an oil and gas master limited partnership, pays about two dollars and twenty five cents per unit; five thousand dollars buys about three hundred forty units and about seven hundred sixty five dollars per year, and Raymond James rates it Strong Buy with a twenty four dollar target. Trinity Capital, a BDC lending to venture-backed firms, is estimated near a 12.6 percent yield; five thousand dollars buys about three hundred thirty seven shares and about six hundred eighty eight dollars per year, and UBS rates it Buy with a seventeen dollars and fifty cents target. The piece frames this sleeve for investors with higher risk tolerance and suggests pairing with steadier blue-chip dividends.

Buffalo, St. Louis, and Pittsburgh Top Affordable Home Markets as Coastal Cities Lag

A new Zillow snapshot says more than half of listings in Buffalo, St. Louis, and Pittsburgh are within reach for median-income buyers, while affordability is scarce on the West Coast and in New England, especially in Los Angeles, San Diego, and Providence. Boston, New York, San Francisco, and Seattle also rank among the least affordable. After years of rising payments, Freddie Mac reports the average thirty-year fixed mortgage rate has dipped to the mid sixes, its lowest level in ten months, offering modest relief.

Military Workout Tactic Goes Viral as New Fitness Craze Anyone Can Do

Weighted vests, long used in military rucking and athlete training, are trending online as an easy way to make walks and workouts more challenging. Experts say they can raise calorie burn and strength demands but advise starting light, about five to ten pounds or under ten percent of body weight, and keeping sessions short before progressing. Evidence on bone benefits is mixed, so treat vest walks as a supplement to regular strength and cardio, and avoid them if you have joint or back issues without medical guidance.

Texas, California See Rise in Drug-Resistant Fungus

Hospitals and nursing homes are tracking a surge of Candida auris, with the CDC reporting more than 4,300 detections nationwide so far this year. California has 959 reported cases and Texas 510, accounting for over a third of the total. The drug-resistant fungus mainly threatens people with weakened immune systems; 2023 saw 4,514 cases, and a 2024 total is not yet available.