In today’s newsletter: Two people are killed when an Air Canada plane collides with a fire truck at LaGuardia Airport. President Trump and Iran are making trade threats over the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. The Supreme Court will then hear cases regarding mail-in voting.
Here’s what you need to know today.
Two killed in collision between Air Canada plane and fire truck at New York’s LaGuardia Airport, officials say
Two people were killed when a passenger plane collided with a Port Authority vehicle at LaGuardia Airport late last night, officials said. They are the pilot and co-pilot.
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The collision, involving a Jazz Aviation flight operated by Air Canada, left 41 people injured and treated at a local hospital. According to the Port Authority, 32 people were released. Some people were seriously injured.
There were 76 passengers on the plane.
The vehicle, a Port Authority aircraft rescue and firefighting truck, was responding to another incident at the time of the collision, a Port Authority spokesperson said. LaGuardia is currently closed and is not expected to reopen until 2 p.m. today at the earliest as officials investigate. The closure could be extended and police warned people to avoid the area.
Here’s what we know so far about this conflict.
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Iran unfazed by President Trump’s threat to attack unless the Strait of Hormuz is opened
Iran showed no signs of backing down after President Donald Trump threatened to “destroy” Iran’s power plants over the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a vital trade route.
Tehran has vowed to counter any attack by expanding attacks on U.S. and Israeli infrastructure in the region, including energy and critical water desalination facilities.
President Trump on Saturday night gave Iran a 48-hour deadline to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, but experts say the ultimatum is unlikely to change Iran’s resolve or ease rising gasoline prices.
“As long as the war continues, ships won’t be able to pass, and insurance companies won’t insure them,” said Ross Harrison, senior research fellow at the Middle East Institute.
Here’s what others said:
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More about the Iran war:
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent defended the attack, saying, “Sometimes you have to escalate to de-escalate.” The Iranian missile attack penetrated Israel’s air defenses, injuring 180 people, causing some shock to the public and highlighting the failings of Israel’s anti-aircraft capabilities.
Border czar says ICE officers will assist at airport security checkpoints amid TSA shortage
Tom Homan, the White House’s director of border protection, said ICE agents will be deployed to airports across the country today to help TSA agents provide security at entry and exit points where lines are particularly long.
He said the plan would start at large airports with the longest wait times, where agents would cover security checkpoints but not provide assistance with baggage screening. Homan added that authorities will continue their immigration enforcement operations.
“We always do immigration at the airport, so that doesn’t change,” Homan said.
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens said his administration had been informed that federal personnel would be sent to the city’s airport starting this morning to help with “line management and crowd control.”
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Supreme Court takes on fight over mail-in voting
The Supreme Court is delving into mail-in voting issues today, considering whether states can count ballots that were mailed by the deadline but arrived after Election Day.
The court is considering a Mississippi law that allows mail-in ballots to be counted up to five days after Election Day if they are sent in advance. California, New York and Texas are among the 13 states that have taken similar measures.
If the court were to strike down Mississippi’s law, it would not only overturn election rules in those states, but also potentially overturn election rules for people living overseas, including military members. Mississippi’s Republican attorney general is defending the state’s law, putting the state at odds with the Republican National Committee, which has been spurred by President Trump’s hostility to mail-in voting.
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Several Jewish volunteer ambulances were set on fire in London, which police are investigating as an anti-Semitic hate crime. Video captured a meteor streaking over southeast Texas. An intense heat wave will intensify across California and the desert Southwest, spreading into the central United States. A Texas man has been charged with abuse of a corpse after he threw a bucket of what appeared to be human remains over the fence of an FBI field office. Beloved NHL reporter Jesse Pierce, who was covering the Minnesota Wild, was killed in a house fire along with his three young children. No. 9 seed Iowa defeated defending champion Florida State 73-72, making the Gators the first No. 1 seed to be eliminated from the NCAA Tournament.
Staff Pick: He became addicted to gambling at the age of 11 and was betting 15 hours a day in college.
When I first started covering online gambling, I knew that many college students were betting at sportsbooks. But I was surprised to learn that high school students, and even younger kids, gambled all the time.
I started talking to students across the country about why online gambling had suddenly become so popular in high schools and middle schools. Not just sportsbooks that advertise everywhere, but also prediction markets and online casinos.
They explained how underage children can access these apps, which are typically restricted to people over 18 or 21. Some used their parents’ Social Security numbers and identification cards without their knowledge, or had older brothers or friends act as reservationists. There has also been a proliferation of offshore “crypto” casinos that do not require age verification at all.
My story examines how online gambling became an open secret in America’s elementary schools, and how parents, educators, and recovering gambling addicts are trying to stop children from becoming addicted before it’s too late.
— Susie Kim, National Reporter
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