The nation's highest court now finds itself under siege from a series of stories involving private jet travel, luxury vacations and property sales not reported on financial disclosure forms. Also in the news: The search for a missing submersible has grown dire and President Joe Biden will host a state dinner with India's leader. |
Now, here we go with with Thursday's news. |
Alito took private jet trip for Alaska fishing trip |
In the latest in a series of ethics revelations involving members of the Supreme Court, Justice Samuel Alito acknowledged Tuesday that he flew to Alaska for a fishing trip on a private jet in 2008 that belonged to a hedge fund manager who repeatedly brought cases before the high court. Alito, among the court's most senior conservative justices, defended the trip in an unusual Wall Street Journal op-ed that was a reaction to a ProPublica story that had not yet been published. The piece was ultimately posted on ProPublica's website hours later. Read our recap of the saga. |
Prospects dire for 5 passengers on missing Titanic sub as oxygen levels run out |
Oxygen - and time - may have run out in the rescue effort for five people aboard the submersible that vanished in the North Atlantic on a tour to the Titanic wreckage site. An updated prediction by the U.S. Coast Guard Wednesday said the Titan was likely to run out of oxygen at around 7 a.m. ET Thursday. Search crews Wednesday expanded the surface area in the search and rescue mission to about twice the size of Connecticut and 2.5 miles deep as underwater noises detected in the area of the Titanic wreck on Wednesday gave hope to crews. Read more | The ship Deep Energy sails in the search area for OceanGate's Titan submersible. HANDOUT, US Coast Guard/AFP via Getty Ima |
House censures Rep. Adam Schiff |
The Republican-led effort to censure Rep. Adam Schiff over his claims about former President Donald Trump's connections to Russia succeeded Wednesday. |
House lawmakers voted 213-209 along party lines to censure Schiff, with six lawmakers voting present. Immediately after the vote, Democrats in the lower chamber began chanting "shame." |
| • | Who is Schiff? The California Democrat previously chaired the House Intelligence Committee and led the first impeachment inquiry into Trump, which resulted in the House voting to impeach the former president for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. | | • | Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., renewed her effort to censure Schiff for alleging collusion between Trump and Russia during the former president's 2016 campaign, after her initial attempt was blocked last week by House Democrats. | | • | Schiff said last week that he is "flattered" by the effort to censure him and suggested the resolution was introduced as a distraction from Trump's legal woes. |
| Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., listens to testimony during a hearing of the select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. Jack Gruber/USA TODAY |
Meet the Mississippi moms who fear for their lives a year after Roe fell |
On June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court ruled against Mississippi's abortion clinic. Every state in the South has since limited abortion access. Mississippi had 2,100 fewer abortions in the first six months after the ruling, according to a report by the Society of Family Planning. The state's health director projected 5,000 more babies would be born this year in a state where pregnancy care was already stretched thin. This number and more about Mississippi's maternal health care crisis are highlighted in a new collaboration between USA TODAY and The Tennessean as part of the documentary video series "States of America." Check it out here. | Dr. Lakeisha Richardson is one of two obstetricians in the Greenville, Miss., area. She isn't turning any pregnant patients away, she said. Corentin Soibinet for USA TODAY |
Moscow court upholds ruling to detain US journalist Evan Gershkovich until August |
A court in Moscow has upheld an earlier ruling to keep Evan Gerhskovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter arrested in Russia on espionage charges, in detention until late August, rejecting the journalist's appeal. The 31-year-old U.S. citizen was arrested in late March while on a reporting trip. A Moscow court agreed last month to keep him in custody until Aug. 30. Defense lawyers challenged the decision, but the Moscow City Court rejected the appeal on Thursday. Gershkovich and his employer have denied he spied in Russia. The U.S. government has declared him to be wrongfully detained and demanded his immediate release. Read our latest Ukraine-Russia coverage. | US journalist Evan Gershkovich stands inside a defendants' cage before a hearing at The Moscow City Court in Moscow on June 22, 2023. NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA, AFP via Getty Images |
Photo of the day: Preparing for Modi's state dinner |
President Joe Biden will welcome Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for an official state dinner Thursday as he has sought to deepen the security partnership between the two nations as part of his administration's efforts to counter China's global influence. Read more about the politics behind the dinner and takeaways from Jill Biden's previews of the meal featuring stuffed portobello mushrooms in a creamy saffron-infused risotto. | First Lady Jill Biden worked with guest Chef Nina Curtis, White House Executive Chef Cris Comerford, and White House Executive Pastry Chef Susie Morrison to develop the menu for the State Dinner. Josh Morgan, USA TODAY |
Associated Press contributed reporting. | | | |
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