NYTIMES (Ed Shanahan) - Child Care Company Agrees to Pause N.Y.C. Expansion After Abuse Case
Bright Horizons, the child care giant, will also surrender permits for a Manhattan branch where workers were charged with abusing toddlers.
NYTIMES (Neil MacFarquhar) - For U.S., Unmet Expectations in Iran Fit a Familiar Pattern in the Region
Iran’s military retaliation, along with the political defiance of its new leaders, evokes a decades-old pattern of unrealized goals for American interventions in the region.
ABCNEWS - WATCH: Florida deputy uses grappling gun to end pursuit
Deputies in Florida ended a car chase by deploying a grappling gun attached to the front of their squad car.
ABCNEWS - WATCH: Florida cops ride paddleboards to catch suspect who jumped into river
Authorities riding paddleboards apprehended a suspect who attempted to evade arrest by jumping into the Halifax River near Daytona Beach, Florida.
NYTIMES (Christine Hauser and Alice Callahan) - F.D.A. Investigates 7 E. Coli Illnesses as Raw Dairy Farm Denies Any Link
The outbreak has sickened people in California, Texas and Florida. The agency said Cheddar cheese products from Raw Farm are “the likely source,” but the company denies it and has not recalled them.
NYTIMES (Scott Dance) - Mullin Signals He Would End Noem Policy That Slowed Disaster Aid
The president’s nominee, Markwayne Mullin, said he would avoid “micromanaging” FEMA.
AXIOS (Avery Lotz) - Gabbard defers to Trump when asked if Iran posed "imminent threat"
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said that only the president can determine if a nation poses an "imminent threat" during a Wednesday Senate hearing on worldwide threats. Why it matters: The spotlight on Gabbard, who has been largely quiet about the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran , has intensified after top aide Joe Kent , who directed the National Counterterrorism Center, announced his resignation in a scathing letter about the war. - The White House said that Iran posed an imminent nuclear threat, but offered no public proof of what spurred the strikes. Driving the news: Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) asked Gabbard whether it was the intelligence community's assessment that the Iranian regime posed an "imminent nuclear threat,"…
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said that only the president can determine if a nation poses an "imminent threat" during a Wednesday Senate hearing on worldwide threats. Why it matters: The spotlight on Gabbard, who has been largely quiet about the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran , has intensified after top aide Joe Kent , who directed the National Counterterrorism Center, announced his resignation in a scathing letter about the war. - The White House said that Iran posed an imminent nuclear threat, but offered no public proof of what spurred the strikes. Driving the news: Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) asked Gabbard whether it was the intelligence community's assessment that the Iranian regime posed an "imminent nuclear threat,"…Open
ABCNEWS - TSA says nearly 10% of its officers called out sick Tuesday
Nearly 10% or 2,700 TSA officers across the country called in sick Tuesday, according to TSA data first obtained by ABC News.
NYTIMES (Peter Eavis) - Trump Suspends Jones Act to Ease Oil Shipping Rules and Gas Price Pressures
The Jones Act dictates that only U.S.-made ships can move cargo between U.S. ports. They charge customers more for shipping than foreign vessels.
NYTIMES (Robert Jimison) - U.S. Intelligence Saw No Change in Iran’s Missile Capabilities Before War
On Wednesday, the director of national intelligence and C.I.A. director contradicted one of the justifications the Trump administration had given for its attacks on Iran.