Today’s Lead News Stories

Police say a witness reported seeing the helicopter strike a recreational slackline hanging across the mountain range

One of the first officers on the scene at the 2022 school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, is about to stand trial

Adrian Gonzales, 52, and former Uvalde schools police chief Pete Arredondo are the only officers charged

Russian army captured more Ukrainian territory in 2025 than previous two years combined; Zelenskyy names new top aide. What we know on day 1,410

The Vienna Point residential care facility went up in flames on August 7, 2025, destroying the building

Ninth circuit sides with gun owner that ban in counties with more than 200,000 people violates second amendment

Minnesota officials are rushing to provide information to the Trump administration about child care providers and parents receiving federal funds

Minutes obtained under freedom of information laws show West Midlands police flagged concerns over decision ahead of Aston Villa match

Brian Cole, accused of planting bombs before Capitol attack, presents ‘intolerable risk of danger’, court finds

A strong earthquake rattled southern and central Mexico, interrupting President Claudia Sheinbaum’s first press briefing of the new year as seismic alarms sounded

Cyprus has assumed the presidency of the European Council at a volatile time for Europe, as international peace efforts struggle to end the war in Ukraine, the United States shifts its loyalties and economic headwinds weigh on spending priorities. RFI asked Fiona Mullen, director of Nicosia-based think tank Sapientia Economics,…