News for August 11, 2025

Former youth pastor Thomas Pinkerton Jr. was arrested in Maryland after being accused of sexually abusing at least six teens while working at Central Christian Church.

Donald Trump says Washington crime is out of control and is sending in the National Guard, but police data and FBI figures both show violent crime has been falling.

Niger is investigating whether a rare Mars meteorite sold by Sotheby’s for more than $5 million was illegally removed from the country.

Austin Police Department says three people were killed in a shooting outside a Target store in Austin, and the suspect was later detained after a car theft and chase.

CDC staffers are upset after a deadly shooting at CDC headquarters, saying Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s past anti-vaccine rhetoric has made public health workers feel more targeted and unsafe.

President Donald Trump has struck a deal that lets Nvidia and AMD sell certain chips to China if they give the US government 15% of that revenue.

A federal judge rejected the Trump administration’s bid to unseal grand jury transcripts tied to Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein, saying the move would not add real transparency.

Europe fears that Trump and Putin could shape Ukraine’s future in private talks that leave both Europe and Ukraine out.

Advanced Micro Devices agreed to give the US government 15% of revenue from certain chip sales in China to win export licences, in a deal that has raised security and policy concerns.