News for February 23, 2025

Two more people, including Kimberly L. Sochia and Thomas G. Eaves, were arrested in the death of Sam Nordquist, bringing the total number of charged suspects to seven.

Andrew Duarte, a police officer in York, Pennsylvania, was killed after a gunman took hostages and opened fire inside UPMC Memorial Hospital, leaving his mother and community grieving.

Dr. Scott Gottlieb warned that the measles outbreak in Texas and New Mexico is likely to spread and could put the U.S. at risk of losing its measles elimination status.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declined to say Russia started the war in Ukraine, while Donald Trump and other top officials softened blame on Moscow as talks with Russia continued.

Sen. John Curtis defended President Donald Trump’s sweeping shake-up of the Pentagon and federal agencies as a needed “stop the car” moment, while also urging more compassion in how the changes are carried out.

Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany made major gains in the election, while Friedrich Merz’s Christian Democratic Union is set to lead coalition talks.

Volodymyr Zelensky said he would give up Ukraine’s presidency if it helped secure peace and NATO membership, as Russia launched its biggest drone attack of the war.

Walter Johnson, once sentenced to five life terms, was freed after Judge Frederic Block said he had changed and deserved a second chance.

A gunman took hostages in a Pennsylvania hospital’s intensive care unit, then was killed in a shootout that left officer Andrew Duarte dead and several other people wounded.