The United States has halted strikes against Iran for the first time after 13 consecutive days of strikes. Although the conflict has paused, the U.S.–Iran war broadened over the weekend as Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis claimed responsibility for strikes fired at Saudi Red Sea oil facilities. Iran accused Ukraine of attacking an Iranian commercial vessel in the Caspian Sea.
A woman accused of fraudulently obtaining more than $32 million in COVID-19 relief funds was returned to the United States after being arrested in Jamaica. Investigators say Elaine Angene Escoe was living under a fake identity while evading federal charges.
Hawaii’s lieutenant governor, Sylvia Luke, was indicted on bribery charges, according to the state’s Department of the Attorney General. Luke was charged on 12 counts, including bribery, conspiracy to commit bribery, and falsifying campaign finance reports. …