Breaking News Today

Breaking news today:

A bipartisan House panel has issued subpoenas against Maxwell and the Justice Department over her testimony in the Jeffrey Epstein case, renewing scrutiny on Trump administration handling of this matter.

Also on the show: an incident at 345 Park Avenue; Iowa program honoring veterans; and updates in food insecurity.

New York City Police Officer Killed in Shooting

After an eventful night selling water and juice to grim-faced police officers outside a Manhattan high-rise building where a deadly shooting had taken place, one worker took a brief respite near its front door where there lay one lit candle.

Police identified Didarul Islam, 36 years old and off duty officer killed in the shooting incident as having left two young sons and an expectant wife behind him. He had served for three-and-a-half years with the NYPD.

Officers surrounded a Park Avenue building in Midtown Manhattan while searching for the shooter. Investigators were scanning thousands of surveillance cameras.

Shane Tamura, 27, from Las Vegas was identified as the suspect. NPR’s Sarah Ventre reports on Up First that officials discovered handguns and more ammunition in Tamura’s vehicle as well as several prescription medications that had been found there as well as his longstanding history of head trauma. Tamura attacked an office building housing NFL offices as well as top financial firms – marking this attack the deadliest attack against New York in 25 years.

Minnesota State Rep. Melissa Hortman and Her Husband Killed in Home Shooting

North Carolina native Vance Boelter is suspected of opening fire in an apparent politically-motivated shooting which claimed two Minnesota lawmakers’ lives early Saturday. Democratic Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark, Senator John Hoffman and his wife Yvette and their resident were shot and killed at home during the early morning hours, with Vance Boelter still at large as they search for his target.

Hortman presided over an ambitious agenda during her term as House Speaker, including free lunches for children, trans rights legislation, abortion legislation and efforts for equity and inclusion within her Brooklyn Park suburb of residence.

Their neighbors were stunned by their deaths. Hortman, in her late 40s and a member of local politics for some time now, co-authored bills on reproductive healthcare, gender-affirming healthcare, and state health care public option legislation recently introduced by Boelter in Minnesota. CNN has learned that officials discovered a hit list containing more than 50 individuals that include legislators outside Minnesota as well as abortion rights advocates and pro-choice officials as potential targets of his vehicle.

High Humidity Makes It Feel in the Triple-digits

At this first major heat wave of summer, millions of people are facing oppressive temperatures and humidity levels that exceed record highs. Humid weather makes us feel hotter because it holds more water vapor than dry air; but what causes these conditions to arise and what impact do they have on health? Climate scientists tell us these kinds of extreme heat waves are becoming increasingly frequent due to climate change; one factor might be cities covered with asphalt and concrete pavement which acts like insulation by trapping heat instead of dissipating it away into the environment. NOLL: Another factor could be cities covered in asphalt and concrete pavement which retain warmth instead of dissipating it away. NOLL: Another contributing factor could be cities covered with asphalt/concrete surfaces which trap warmth instead of dissipating it into the environment by dissipating. NOLL: One factor could be cities covered in asphalt/concrete pavement which trap heat instead of dissipating it by dissipating warmth instead of dissipating warmth instead. NOLL: Cities covered in asphalt/concrete covered cities covered with asphalt/concrete which trap warm air instead absorbing it out into space instead absorbing it! NOLL: And one reason might be cities covered in asphalt/concrete that trap warmth instead absorbing it into space instead. NOLL: Cities covered with concrete that trap warmth instead. NOLL: One reason could be cities covered with asphalt/concrete which trap warmth instead absorbing it! NOLL: But one reason could also be cities covered in urban sprawl covered cities are covered in asphalt/concrete which trap warmth instead absorbing it instead absorbing it rather trap warmth instead absorbing it instead allow cities can trapping warmth instead absorbing it…

Trump’s Truth Social

Trump launched the site shortly after being banned from Twitter and the platform once known as Facebook after inciting and using it to incite rioting at the Capitol, as well as attack New York Attorney General Letitia James whom he described as “wacky” and a “crook”.

TMTG hasn’t drawn much interest beyond Trump himself. Although they refuse to divulge user numbers, meta estimates they have approximately 5 million monthly active mobile app and website users – far below rivals such as TikTok and Facebook who boast over 2 billion combined monthly users.

Truth Social may not boast as many users, but it remains a key tool for Trump. He’s the only major politician using it and uses it both to engage his base as well as communicate with opponents – such as tweeting about tariff plans last week which had an immediate effect on markets.