Todd Chrisley says hes planning a return to television after receiving a presidential pardon from Donald Trump.

We're blessed to be coming back to television, because we have a much bigger story to tell now than we ever have, Chrisley said Friday during a press conference in Nashville.

Chrisley and his wife, Julie, were convicted of scheming to obtain more than $30 million in fraudulent loans from Atlanta-area banks by submitting falsified financial documents.

At the press conference, Chrisley spoke about his time in prison.

I had nothing to do other than read and work out, he said. So I worked out every morning at 10:45 until noon with my buddies. My walk with Christ became deeper. I talked to my daughter every day, to Chase, to Grayson, and I was able to email with Julie every day.

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Despite Julie Chrisley apologizing in court for her role in the scheme, Todd maintained his innocence and suggested her apology was not sincere.

You're placed in a position as a defendant to either bow down and kiss the ass of the Department of Justice and accept responsibility for things you did not do in order to avoid a harsher sentence, he said. The corruption that went on in our case is going to continue to unfold.

Chrisley said hes walking away from the experience with no shame and wants to advocate for others he believes were treated unfairly by the justice system.

I will continue to expose the injustices that go on there and throughout the Bureau of Prisons, he said.

Julie Chrisley did not attend the press conference. Todd said she was at home spending time with family.

The Chrisleys rose to fame through their reality show "Chrisley Knows Best," which aired on USA Network for nearly a decade and showcased the family's lavish lifestyle in suburban Atlanta.

Authorities have increased the reward to $50,000 per person for any information that leads to the arrest of the remaining fugitives who escaped from the Orleans Parish Justice Center in Louisiana two weeks ago.

The two escapees who are still on the run are Antoine Massey and Derrick Groves, according to the Louisiana State Police. The other eight inmates who escaped the jail on May 16 have been located and taken back into custody.

The group of 10 men was able to leave their jail cells due to faulty locks, according to the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office. They escaped from the building by going through a hole in the wall behind a toilet in the housing unit and then exiting through a loading dock door.

A 33-year-old maintenance worker at the jail has been accused of aiding in their escape after he turned off the water to the cell where the toilet was located. He's been charged with 10 counts of principle to simple escape and malfeasance in office.

Three women have been charged for individually assisting some of the men after they escaped, including allegedly providing them food, money and transportation.

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To submit an anonymous tip about the escapees, you can call the Crimestoppers of Greater New Orleans at (504) 822-1111, FBI New Orleans at 1-800-CALL-FBI or the Louisiana State Police Fusion Center at (225) 925-4192.

Meanwhile, the jail that the inmates escaped from is dealing with ongoing flooding and infrastructure issues, the sheriff's office said in a statement posted to social media on Wednesday.

Plumbing issues are causing water to accumulate in parts of the facility despite emergency repairs.

"This is not just a facilities problem. It's a public safety issue, a staffing issue, and, most of all, a human dignity issue," said Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson, adding that these issues need to be urgently addressed before the upcoming hurricane season in order to prevent a crisis.

Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colorado, said former President Joe Biden's health was a contributing factor why Democrats lost the 2024 election.

Talking to Scripps News on Friday, Crow said he tried to put public pressure on Biden to step aside following his disastrous debate performance last summer, saying that Democrats needed to be honest about Biden's health.

"That is certainly, in my opinion, one of the contributors to the loss of the election, not the only one," he said. "I think there were a lot of things that contributed to the loss of the election, but it was one. In an election like that, everything matters. So yeah, we should be honest about that."But Crow noted there were other factors behind the Democrats' election loss.

"You just look at the map, right? We're not winning in working-class areas. We're not winning in rural areas. Young folks are being priced out of cities and areas where Democrats govern," he said.

"We're gonna be honest in the process, that we've fallen short in some ways, but you know, I am still a proud Democrat," he added. "I'm a Democrat because we don't always get it right, but I'm a Democrat because we believe in fairness and we believe in an opportunity, right? I don't think government can solve everybody's problems. I don't want government to solve my problems. What I want is a fair shake and a level playing field so I can work hard and exceed."

Crow, however, said President Donald Trump's "corruption is staggering," adding, "There is a massive redistribution of wealth to the top 1% on the backs of the working class that's underway in America right now. That's what Americans are concerned about. That is the battle that's in front of us, and that's what I'm working hard to push back on."

Faizan Zaki has big plans for the $50,000 prize he received after winning the Scripps National Spelling Bee.

Half of it I want to keep to save for college, but the other half I want to spend on charity since I want to help those in poverty, the 13-year-old from Dallas told Scripps News.

Faizan captured the coveted Scripps Cup on Thursday night after correctly spelling claircissement, a French word meaning clarification or enlightenment.

He said he was familiar with the word and confident he could spell it correctly.

When Dr. Bailly said the word, I immediately recognized it, and I wasnt hesitant to start spelling since I knew I wasnt confusing it with anything, he said. So I went for it and I got it right.

This was Faizans fourth appearance in the Scripps National Spelling Bee. He tied for 370th place in 2019, 21st place in 2023, and finished as runner-up in 2024.

He said last years second-place finish motivated him to return with a renewed focus. After school, he would read the dictionary and log unfamiliar words to study.

On stage, Faizan appeared to mimic typing with his fingers a strategy he said helps him concentrate.

It just helps me stay relaxed and also helps me keep track of where I am in the word, he said. The typing gives me a visual of where I am.

As for whats next, Faizan said he hopes to compete in math and linguistics events.

The Supreme Court on Friday again cleared the way for the Trump administration to strip temporary legal protections from hundreds of thousands of immigrants, pushing the total number of people who could be newly exposed to deportation to nearly 1 million.

The justices lifted a lower-court order that kept humanitarian parole protections in place for more than 500,000 migrants from four countries: Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela. The court has also allowed the administration to revoke temporary legal status from about 350,000 Venezuelan migrants in another case.

Republican President Donald Trump promised on the campaign trail to deport millions of people, and in office has sought to dismantle Biden administration polices that created ways for migrants to live legally in the U.S.

Trump amplified false rumors that Haitian immigrants in Ohio with legal status under the humanitarian parole program were abducting and eating pets during his only debate with President Joe Biden, according to court documents.

His administration filed an emergency appeal to the Supreme Court after a federal judge in Boston blocked the administrations push to end the program.

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wrote in dissent that the effect of the courts order is to have the lives of half a million migrants unravel all around us before the courts decide their legal claims. Justice Sonia Sotomayor joined the dissent.

After years of speculation and conspiracy theories surrounding the death of Jeffrey Epstein, the FBI announced Thursday that it plans to release surveillance footage from the jail where he died.

FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino told "Fox & Friends" that the video shows Epstein alone in his Manhattan jail cell at the time of his death.

There's no one there but him, Bongino said.

Epstein died by suicide in 2019 while awaiting trial in New York on

sex trafficking charges.

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Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel have both stated they support releasing the footage to the public. The surveillance video has been referenced in court documents since Epsteins death, and its contents have been described in public reports, though the full footage has never been made widely available.

Federal officials did not provide a timeline for when the video will be released.

Epsteins death at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York sparked widespread speculation and fueled years of misinformation online. Multiple investigations have affirmed that he died by suicide, though critics have pointed to lapses in jail protocol and surveillance as grounds for continued scrutiny.

The Trump administration's recent announcement to revoke visas for Chinese students is escalating tensions between the United States and China, already fraught due to ongoing trade negotiations and export restrictions. The administration indicated that it will begin revoking visas for Chinese students linked to the Chinese Communist Party, especially those studying in critical fields.

This plan includes heightened scrutiny on visa applications from students in mainland China and Hong Kong.

In response, Beijing has condemned the U.S. actions as "unreasonable," warning that they threaten people-to-people exchanges and claiming that this move undermines America's self-proclaimed values of freedom and openness. China's Foreign Ministry has formally protested the visa revocation plan.

Currently, approximately 280,000 Chinese students are enrolled in U.S. institutions, making them the second-largest group of international students in the country, following students from India. However, following the pandemic, the number of Chinese students has decreased, causing anxiety and uncertainty among those aiming for education in the U.S.

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Among these students is a young woman who recently achieved her dream of being accepted into Harvard University for the fall semester. She now faces the difficult decision of potentially deferring her enrollment as she questions whether it is the right time to relocate to the United States.

The timing of this visa threat coincides with delicate trade negotiations between the two nations. Just weeks ago, both sides appeared to move toward a temporary truce by agreeing to reduce tariffs on each other's goods for 90 days. However, the Trump administration's actions against Chinese students threaten to jeopardize this fragile progress.

Compounding the situation, China has enacted export controls on critical minerals and magnets, while the U.S. has imposed its own restrictions on the sale of chip design software and certain jet engine parts to China. These restrictive measures, alongside the visa revocations, may stall advancements in the ongoing trade discussions.

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has noted that trade negotiations appear to have stalled, and the Chinese Foreign Ministry reiterated Friday that China remains firm in its stance that there are no winners in a trade war. As both countries navigate these complex issues, the impact of the visa policy on student aspirations and the broader diplomatic relations remains a significant concern.

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Israel has accepted a new U.S. proposal for a temporary ceasefire with Hamas, the White House said Thursday.

U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, expressed optimism earlier this week about brokering an agreement to halt the Israel-Hamas war and return more of the hostages captured in the attack that ignited it.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters that Israel backed and supported the new proposal.

Hamas officials gave the Israeli-approved draft a cool response, but said they wanted to study the proposal more closely before giving a formal answer.

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The Zionist response, in essence, means perpetuating the occupation and continuing the killing and famine, Bassem Naim, a top Hamas official, told The Associated Press. He said it does not respond to any of our peoples demands, foremost among which is stopping the war and famine.

Nonetheless, he said the group would study the proposal with all national responsibility.

Hamas had previously said it had agreed with Witkoff on a general framework of an agreement that would lead to a lasting ceasefire, a full Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, an influx of aid, and a transfer of power from the militant group to a politically independent committee of Palestinians.

Here's what's known about the emerging negotiations that aim to bring about an extended truce in the war in exchange for hostages that remain in captivity:

What do Israel and Hamas want?

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has refused to end the war until all the hostages are released and Hamas is either destroyed or disarmed and sent into exile. He has said Israel will control Gaza indefinitely and facilitate what he refers to as the voluntary emigration of much of its population.

Palestinians and most of the international community have rejected plans to resettle Gazas population, a move experts say would likely violate international law.

Hamas has said it will only release the remaining hostages its only bargaining chip in return for more Palestinian prisoners, a lasting ceasefire and a full Israeli withdrawal. It has offered to give up power to a committee of politically independent Palestinians that could oversee reconstruction.

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Hamas is still holding 58 hostages. Around a third are believed to be alive, though many fear they are in grave danger the longer the war goes on. Thousands of Palestinians have been killed since Israel renewed its airstrikes and ground operations after ending a ceasefire in March.

The dispute over whether there should be a temporary ceasefire to release more hostages as Israel has called for or a permanent one as Hamas wants has bedeviled talks brokered by the U.S., Egypt and Qatar for more than a year and a half, and there's no indication it has been resolved.

What is the latest ceasefire proposal?

Witkoff has not publicized his latest proposal, but a Hamas official and an Egyptian official independently confirmed some of the details. They spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the sensitive talks.

They say it calls for a 60-day pause in fighting, guarantees of serious negotiations leading to a long-term truce and assurances that Israel will not resume hostilities after the release of hostages, as it did in March. Israeli forces would pull back to the positions they held during the ceasefire that Israel ended that month.

Hamas would release 10 living hostages and a number of bodies during the 60-day pause in exchange for more than 1,100 Palestinians imprisoned by Israel, including 100 serving long sentences after being convicted of deadly attacks.

Each day, hundreds of trucks carrying food and humanitarian aid would be allowed to enter Gaza, where experts say a nearly three-month Israeli blockade slightly eased in recent days has pushed the population to the brink of famine.

Why is it so hard to end the war?

Hamas-led militants stormed southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, killing some 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and abducting 251 hostages. More than half the hostages have been released in ceasefires or other deals. Israel has rescued eight and recovered dozens of bodies.

Israel's ensuing military campaign has killed over 54,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children, according to the Gaza Health Ministry, which does not say how many of the dead were civilians or combatants.

The offensive has destroyed vast areas of Gaza and displaced around 90% of its population of roughly 2 million Palestinians, with hundreds of thousands living in squalid tent camps and unused schools.

Hamas has been vastly depleted militarily and lost nearly all of its top leaders in Gaza. It most likely fears that releasing all the hostages without securing a permanent ceasefire would allow Israel to launch an even more devastating campaign to ultimately destroy the group.

Israel fears that a lasting ceasefire and withdrawal now would leave Hamas with significant influence in Gaza, even if it surrenders formal power. With time, Hamas might be able to rebuild its military might and eventually launch more Oct. 7-style attacks.

Netanyahu also faces political constraints: His far-right coalition partners have threatened to bring down his government if he ends the war too soon. That would leave him more vulnerable to prosecution on longstanding corruption charges and to investigations into the failures surrounding the Oct. 7 attack.

A broader resolution to the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict appears more distant than ever.

The Palestinians are weak and divided, and Israel's current government the most nationalist and religious in its history is opposed to Palestinian demands for a state in Gaza, the West Bank and east Jerusalem, territories Israel occupied in the 1967 Mideast war.

The last serious peace talks broke down more than 15 years ago.

Faizan Zaki who was last year's runner-up is the winner of the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee.

The 13-year-old received the coveted Scripps Cup Thursday night after correctly spelling claircissement a French word that means clarification, explanation or enlightenment in English. He outspelled more than 240 other competitors from across the country, including runner-up Sarvadnya Kadam.

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Faizan is a 7th-grade student at C.M. Rice Middle School in Dallas, Texas. This was his fourth Scripps National Spelling Bee, after finishing tied for 370th place in 2019, tied for 21st place in 2023, and 2nd place in 2024.

Faizan has a lot of other interests beyond spelling, including playing video games, chatting with friends, speed-solving Rubik's Cubes and playing his viola. He is also an avid language and linguistics nerd who is currently learning French.

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The Bee, which takes place in National Harbor, Maryland, is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. Spellers represented all 50 states and the District of Columbia. There were also spellers representing Ghana, Guam, Kuwait, Nigeria, Puerto Rico, the Bahamas, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

All spellers walked away with the experience of a lifetime, but the winner is also taking home $50,000 in cash, a commemorative medal and the famous Scripps Cup, along with numerous other prizes.

Scripps News is a subsidiary of the E.W. Scripps Company, which runs the Bee on a not-for-profit basis.

Arkansas authorities are looking at whether a job in the prison kitchen played a role in the weekend escape of a convicted former police chief known as the Devil in the Ozarks.

Grant Hardin, 56, was housed in a maximum-security wing of the medium-security Calico Rock prison, where he also held a job in the kitchen, Arkansas Department of Corrections spokesperson Rand Champion said Thursday. Authorities have said Hardin escaped Sunday by donning an outfit designed to look like a law enforcement uniform.

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His job assignment was in the kitchen, so just looking to see if that played a part in it as well, Champion told The Associated Press.

The kitchen is divided into two shifts of about 25 workers each, according to a 2021 accreditation report that involved an extensive review of the prison. In the kitchen, tools and utensils were stored on shadow boards with proper controls for sign out/in of all tools, the report states. A check of the inventory control sheets found them to be accurate and up to date.

The kitchen is in one of 16 buildings on over 700 acres of prison land. The sprawling grounds include a garden, two greenhouses, and extensive pasture lands where a herd of more than 100 horses is raised and trained by staff and inmates.

Hardin, the former police chief in the small town of Gateway near the Arkansas-Missouri border, was serving lengthy sentences for murder and rape. He was the subject of the TV documentary Devil in the Ozarks.

A prison expert said corrections officials are likely investigating whether the kitchen job gave Hardin access to other parts of the prison or to tools in the kitchen that could have helped him, including fashioning the makeshift uniform.

Bryce Peterson, a criminal justice expert at security-based research organization CNA, said prison escapes are usually a combination of motivation and opportunity.

You wouldn't immediately think of a kitchen as a source of a bunch of escape tools, Peterson said. But these people are really smart and what they're thinking about day in and day out is how they can escape if that's what their motivation is.

Local, state and federal law enforcement are continuing their search for Hardin, and the FBI announced Thursday it was offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to his arrest. Champion said officials remained confident that Hardin was in the north-central Arkansas area.

Officials have said there are plenty of hideouts in the Ozark Mountains area, from caves to campsites.

Authorities on Thursday continued to stop cars at a checkpoint near Calico Rock, and fliers featuring photos of Hardin could be seen in local store windows.

Elsewhere Thursday, a sheriff's office in southern Missouri said it had received a report of a sighting of someone resembling Hardin's description in the Moody/Bakersfield area, less than an hour's drive north of Calico Rock.

Deputies with the Howell County Sheriff's Office responded but were unable to locate anyone though agents were continuing to canvass the area, the agency said in a Facebook post.

At this time, we have no information indicating with any degree of certainty this suspicious person was the escapee or that he is even in the state of Missouri, the post said.

Champion said Arkansas authorities were aware of the tip and were looking into it.

The department late Wednesday said search teams also responded to Faulkner County in the central Arkansas area after receiving a tip.

Champion did not immediately know how many other inmates were housed in the prisons maximum-security wing.

Hardin's assignment to the prison, formally known as the North Central Unit, has drawn questions from legislators in the area and family members of the former chief's victims.

Hardin received culinary training at some point during his incarceration, said Cheryl Tillman, whose brother James Appleton was shot to death by Hardin in 2017.

Tillman said she was aware that Hardin had been working in the kitchen at the Calico Rock prison and questioned why he would be allowed to do so.

It sounds like to me that he was given free range down there, she said this week during an interview.

Now that hes free, it makes it uneasy for all of us, the whole family, she said.

United Airlines is teaming up with JetBlue Airways in a new agreement called Blue Sky.

Announced Thursday, the partnership will allow frequent flyers to earn and use miles on each other's airlines for most flights. The deal also includes frequent flyer benefits such as priority boarding, free baggage, and preferred seating.

"This collaboration with United is a bold step forward for the industry one that brings together two customer-focused airlines to deliver more choices for travelers and value across our networks," JetBlue CEO Joanna Geraghty said in a statement. "United's global reach perfectly complements JetBlue's East Coast leisure network and significantly expands the options and benefits for TrueBlue members, no matter where in the world they are traveling."

The Blue Sky program will also allow tickets for both United and JetBlue to be sold on each other's websites and apps. Additionally, JetBlue will grant United access to slots at JFK International Airport for up to seven daily round-trip flights beginning as early as next year.

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"Blue Sky reflects our airlines' shared focus on innovation and the customer experience," said United CEO Scott Kirby. "The JetBlue brand is tied to a great product, and under Joanna's leadership, the airline continues to deliver for customers. We're always looking for ways to give our MileagePlus members even more value and benefits, and this collaboration gives them new, unique ways to use their hard-earned miles and find options that fit their schedule. Plus, our employees are really excited about United's return to JFK for the longer term, and we're all looking forward to starting up flights very soon."

The airlines said they plan to announce more details about the partnership later this year.

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Women's clothing and lingerie retailer Victoria's Secret says it had to take down its website and suspend some in-store services as a precaution in response to a "security incident"

"Our team is working around the clock to fully restore operations," a message on the company's website reads. "We appreciate your patience during this process. In the meantime, our Victorias Secret and PINK stores remain open and we look forward to serving you."

It remains unclear what the nature of the cybersecurity issue is, or whether something like a cyberattack may have been responsible for the disruption, but the company is reportedly working with third-party experts to investigate the issue.

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Some outlets are reporting that the Victoria's Secreat website has been down since Wednesday.

The Ohio-based company operates about 1,400 stores in nearly 70 different countries. As of Thursday evening, the Victoria's Secret share price was down by about 7% over the past five days.

The cat that survived a nearly 400-foot fall in Bryce Canyon National Park last month, which left her owners dead, has found a new home with the helicopter pilot who rescued her.

Mirage was inside a carrier being used by Matthew Nannen and Bailee Crane when the couple fell to their deaths from Inspiration Point on April 29.

Chelsea Tugaw, the Utah Department of Public Safety pilot who was part of the team dispatched to the park, said her crew didn't know the carrier even contained a cat when they were hovering over the scene.

"It's actually really amazing that we actually went and recovered Mirage because initially, thinking that [the carrier] was a backpack, we normally don't do extra hoist just to recover personal items from people," she explained.

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She said they only recovered the item because deputies asked them to grab the backpack to assist in their investigation of the fall.

"We sent [a crew member] down there and he basically got hoisted right down, like on top of the carrier pretty much, and landed and picked it up and said it's a cat!" she said.

It wasn't until she piloted the helicopter back to base and landed that she got a look at the animal she had rescued.

"I felt really bad for her," Tugaw said. "I was amazed that she was still alive, to be honest."

Matted and sore, Mirage was immediately brought to Best Friends Animal Society in Kanab, where she was treated for the miraculously few injuries she had suffered in the fall including a couple of broken teeth and cracked ribs.

"After Mirage was in our care for about a week, we noticed that her appetite was starting to fall off, and she seemed to be having some trouble breathing," explained Best Friends Chief Sanctuary Officer Judah Battista.

X-rays showed the cat's chest was filling with fluid, likely caused by the trauma she had suffered. She was taken to Las Vegas, where her lung was reinflated and returned to good health.

The next step was finding Mirage a new home. Thankfully, Tugaw was already feeling attached to the older cat that she had just helped rescue.

"I was just so excited that she was still alive after that fall, and I just kind of felt there was a special connection there, with us rescuing her and I wanted to give her a good retirement home," explained Tugaw. "I just wanted to make sure that she was comfortable for, you know, the remainder of her years."

Tugaw shared that Mirage is doing well and settling in, hopefully appreciating that she is the beneficiary of two miracles: Surviving a tragic fall and finding a new, loving place to call home.

"I think the most surprising thing is just how outgoing she is," Tugaw said of Mirage, "just wanting to be a pet all the time and purring, and she's just the nicest kitty."

This story was originally published by Jeff Tavss with the Scripps News Group in Salt Lake City.

At least 11 people were taken to hospitals after a shooting Sunday night in a South Carolina beach town, authorities said.

Horry County Police did not give the conditions of anyone hurt or detail how they were injured in the incident, which happened about 9:30 p.m. in Little River.

Investigators were getting reports of more people arriving at the hospital in private vehicles, Horry County Police said on social media.

About 90 minutes after the shooting, police called it an isolated incident and said there is no risk to the community. They did not release any information on possible suspects or what led to the shooting.

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The shooting happened around a boat dock near the Intracoastal Waterway.

Video from the scene showed dozens of police cars and ambulances rushing in and out of the area.

A North Myrtle Beach police officer responding to the shooting accidentally shot himself in the leg at a marina about 3 miles (5 kilometers) away and is in the hospital in stable condition, North Myrtle Beach spokeswoman Lauren Jessie said.

Little River is about 20 miles northeast of Myrtle Beach.

President Donald Trump said Sunday that the U.S. will delay implementation of a 50% tariff on goods from the European Union from June 1 until July 9 to buy time for negotiations with the bloc.

That agreement came after a call Sunday with Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, who had told Trump that she wants to get down to serious negotiations, according to the U.S. presidents retelling.

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I told anybody that would listen, they have to do that, Trump told reporters on Sunday in Morristown, New Jersey, as he prepared to return to Washington. Von der Leyen, Trump said, vowed to rapidly get together and see if we can work something out.

In a social media post Friday, Trump had threatened to impose the 50% tariff on EU goods, complaining that the 27-member bloc had been very difficult to deal with on trade and that negotiations were going nowhere. Those tariffs would have kicked in starting June 1.

But the call with von der Leyen appeared to smooth over tensions, at least for now.

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I agreed to the extension July 9, 2025 It was my privilege to do so, Trump said on Truth Social shortly after he spoke with reporters on Sunday evening.

For her part, von der Leyen said the EU and the U.S. share the worlds most consequential and close trade relationship.

Europe is ready to advance talks swiftly and decisively, she said. To reach a good deal, we would need the time until July 9.

Pope Leo XIV declared himself a Roman on Sunday as he completed the final ceremonial steps cementing his role as the bishop of Rome.

The first American pope formally took possession of the St. John Lateran Basilica, which is Rome's cathedral and seat of the diocese, with an evening Mass attended by Roman priests and faithful.

In his homily, Leo said he wanted to listen to them in order to learn, understand and decide things together.

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One of the many titles that Leo assumed when he was elected May 8 was bishop of Rome. Given his responsibilities running the 1.4-billion strong universal Catholic Church, popes delegate the day-to-day governance of running of the diocese of Roman to a vicar.

Sunday's ceremonies at the St. John Lateran and a stop at St. Mary Major basilicas follow Leos visit last week to the St. Paul Outside the Walls basilica. Together with St. Peters Basilica in the Vatican, the four papal basilicas are the most important basilicas in the West.

Rome's Mayor Roberto Gualtieri welcomed Leo first at the steps to City Hall, noting that his May 8 election fell during a Holy Year, an event occurring every 25 years to invite pilgrims to Rome. The city underwent two years of traffic-clogging public works projects to prepare and expects to welcome upwards of 30 million people in 2025.

Leo said he felt the serious but passionate responsibility to serve all Romans during the Holy Year and beyond.

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Wearing his formal papal garb, Leo recalled the words he had uttered from the loggia of St. Peters Basilica on the night of his election. The Augustinian pope quoted St. Augustine in saying: With you I am Christian, and for you, bishop.

By special title, today I can say that for you and with you I am Roman! he said.

The former Robert Prevost replaced Pope Francis, the first Latin American pope. Francis died April 21 and is buried at St. Mary Major, near a beloved icon of the Madonna.

Memorial Day cookouts can be expensive with rising grocery prices, but some retailers are now offering special grilling packages that include everything needed for a backyard barbecue at affordable prices.

Walmart's cookout bundle

Walmart has created a complete cookout bundle that feeds eight people for about $6 per person, totaling less than $50 for the entire package.

"What you see here is the items, your pot, your chips, your burgers, your dogs, your condiments, your fixings a family of eight for under $6. This is all around $45. That's a great deal this time of year," said Matt Goans from the West Chester Walmart.

The all-inclusive package contains everything needed for a traditional cookout, eliminating the need to shop for individual items and potentially overspend.

Main Items Oscar Mayer Classic Wieners Hot Dogs (10 ct Pack) - two packages Wonder Bread Classic Hot Dog Buns (8 ct) - two packagesSides & Condiments Bush's Original Baked Beans (28 oz Can) - two cans Great Value Hot Dog Chili Sauce (10.5 oz Can) - one can Freshness Guaranteed Original Potato Salad (32 oz Family Tub) - one container Lay's Classic Potato Chips (8 oz Bag) - one bag Fresh Seedless Watermelon - one whole Fresh Sweet Corn on the Cob (4 Count Tray) - one trayCondiments Great Value Tomato Ketchup (24 oz) - one bottle Great Value Yellow Mustard (20 oz) - one bottle Great Value Squeeze Sweet Relish (10 fl oz) - one bottleBeverages Pepsi Cola Soda Pop (16.9 fl oz, 12 Pack Bottles) - one pack Kool Aid Jammers Tropical Punch (10 ct, 6 fl oz pouches) - one boxDesserts Freshness Guaranteed Chocolate Chip Bakery Cookies (14 oz, 10 Count) - one package Great Value Assorted Flavor Freedom Ice Pops (12 Count) - one box

Kroger's value package for larger gatherings

Kroger has assembled a backyard barbecue bundle that feeds up to 16 people for as little as $3.50 per person. The package includes all the essentials: burgers, hot dogs, buns, sides and dessert.

Main Items

Burgers: Kroger Brand 100% Pure Beef Quarter Pound Burgers Burger Buns: Kroger Brand Sesame Hamburger Buns Cheese: Kroger Brand Medium Cheddar Sliced Cheese Hot Dogs: Oscar Mayer Classic Wieners (two packages) Hot Dog Buns: Kroger Brand White Hot Dog Buns (three packages)Sides Potato Salad: Kroger Brand Mustard Potato Salad (two containers) Baked Beans: Bush's Original Baked Beans (three cans) Chips: Kroger Brand Potato Chips (two bags) Available varieties: Classic, Cheddar and Sour Cream, Sweet and Mesquite BBQ, Sour Cream and Onion and more Dessert Cookies: Bakery Fresh Chocolate Chip Cookies (30 count)Kroger Veteran Discount

Date: Monday, May 26

Discount: 10% off total in-store purchase

Who qualifies: Active duty military, veterans and their dependents

Requirements: Must use Kroger Loyalty/Shopper's Card AND present a valid military ID at checkout

Special for Kroger Military Employees: Kroger active duty and veteran associates receive an additional 10% on top of their regular employee discount (total 20% savings)

Notable Exclusions: The discount does not apply to alcohol, tobacco, fuel, money orders, taxes, stamps, gift cards, lottery tickets, prescriptions and certain service fees.

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Israeli strikes over the past 24 hours killed at least 38 people in Gaza, including a mother and her two children sheltering in a tent, local health officials said Sunday, with no data available for a second straight day from now-inaccessible hospitals in the north.

Further details also emerged of the local doctor who lost nine of her 10 children in an Israeli strike on Friday.

Gaza's Health Ministry said 3,785 people have been killed in the territory since Israel ended a ceasefire and renewed its offensive in March, vowing to destroy Hamas and return the 58 hostages it still holds from the Oct. 7, 2023, attack that triggered the war.

Israel also blocked the import of all food, medicine and fuel for 2 1/2 months before letting a trickle of aid enter last week, after experts' warnings of famine and pressure from some of Israel's top allies. Israel has been pursuing a new plan to tightly control all aid to Gaza, which the United Nations has rejected.

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Israel also says it plans to seize full control of Gaza and facilitate what it describes as the voluntary migration of much of its population of over 2 million Palestinians, a plan rejected by Palestinians and much of the international community. Experts say it would likely violate international law.

The new strike on the tent housing displaced people that killed the mother and children occurred in the central city of Deir al-Balah, according to al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital. A strike in the Jabaliya area of northern Gaza killed at least five, including two women and a child, according to Gaza's Health Ministry.

Only one of pediatrician Alaa al-Najjar's 10 children survived the Israeli strike on their home Friday near the southern city of Khan Younis. Both the 11-year-old and al-Najjars husband, also a doctor, were badly hurt.

The charred remains of the other children were brought to the morgue in a single body bag, said a fellow pediatrician at Nasser Hospital, Alaa al-Zayan.

The home was struck minutes after Hamdi al-Najjar had driven his wife to the hospital. His brother Ismail al-Najjar, was first to arrive at the scene.

They were innocent children," the brother said, with the youngest 7 months old. "And my brother has no business with (Palestinian) factions.

Israel on Saturday said the claim regarding harm to uninvolved civilians is under review. It says it tries to avoid harming civilians and blames Hamas for their deaths because it operates in densely populated areas. There was no immediate comment from the military on the latest strikes.

Hamas-led militants killed some 1,200 people, mostly civilians, in the Oct. 7 attack and abducted 251 people. Around a third of the remaining hostages are believed to be alive, after most of the rest were released in ceasefire agreements or other deals.

Israel's 19-month offensive has killed over 53,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza's Health Ministry, which says women and children make up most of the dead. It does not provide figures for the number of civilians or combatants killed.

The offensive has destroyed vast areas of Gaza and displaced around 90% of the territory's population, often multiple times.

A missile from the Houthis

Separately, Israel's military said it intercepted a missile fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels on Sunday. It triggered air raid sirens in Jerusalem and other areas. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.

The Iran-backed Houthis have launched repeated missile attacks targeting Israel as well as international shipping in the Red Sea, portraying it as a response to Israels military campaign in Gaza. Most of the targeted ships had no relation to Israel or the conflict.

The United States halted a punishing bombing campaign against the Houthis earlier this month, saying the rebels had pledged to stop attacking ships. That informal ceasefire did not include attacks on Israel.

The U.S. military spent more than $6 billion over the past three years to recruit and retain service members, in what has been a growing campaign to counter enlistment shortfalls.

The financial incentives to reenlist in the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines increased dramatically from 2022 through last year, with the Navy vastly outspending the others, according to funding totals provided by the services. The overall amount of recruiting bonuses also rose steadily, fueled by significant jumps in spending by the Army and Marine Corps.

The military services have routinely poured money into recruiting and retention bonuses over the years. But the totals spiked as Pentagon leaders tried to reverse falling enlistment numbers, particularly as COVID-19 restrictions locked down public events, fairs and school visits that recruiters relied on to meet with young people.

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Coupled with an array of new programs, an increased number of recruiters and adjustments to enlistment requirements, the additional incentives have helped the services bounce back from the shortfalls. All but the Navy met their recruiting targets last year and all are expected to do so this year.

President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth repeatedly point to Trumps election as a reason for the recruiting rebound. But the enlistment increases began long before last November, and officials have tied them more directly to the widespread overhauls that the services have done, including the increased financial incentives.

The Army, the military's largest service, spent more on recruiting bonuses in 2022 and 2024 than the other services. But it was significantly outspent by the Navy in 2023, when the sea service was struggling to overcome a large enlistment shortfall.

As a result, even though the Navy is a smaller service, it spent more overall in the three years than the Army did.

The Navy also has spent considerably more than the others to entice sailors to reenlist, doling out retention bonuses to roughly 70,000 service members for each of the past three years. That total is more than double the number of troops the Army gave retention bonuses to each year, even though the Army is a much larger service.

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Navy is dedicated to retaining our most capable sailors; retention is a critical component of achieving our end-strength goals, Adm. James Kilby, the vice chief of naval operations, told a Senate Armed Services subcommittee in March.

He said reenlistment for enlisted sailors remains healthy but officers are a challenge in specific jobs, including aviation, explosive ordnance disposal, surface and submarine warfare, health professionals and naval special operations. He added that the Navy has struggled to fill all of its at-sea jobs and is using financial incentives as one way to combat the problem.

The Army has seen the greatest recruiting struggles over the past decade, and by using a range of new programs and policies has had one of the largest comebacks. The Navy has had the most trouble more recently, and took a number of steps to expand those eligible for service and spend more in bonuses.

While the Army spends hundreds of millions each year to recruit troops, it also has relied on an array of new programs and policies to woo young people. A key driver of the Army's rebound has been its decision to create the Future Soldier Prep Course, at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, in August 2022.

That program gives lower-performing recruits up to 90 days of academic or fitness instruction to help them meet military standards and move on to basic training. It has resulted in thousands of enlistments.

The Air Force increased its spending on recruiting bonuses in 2023 as it also struggled to overcome shortfalls, but lowered the amount the following year. The payments were for jobs including munitions systems, aircraft maintenance and security forces. The Space Force does not currently authorize enlistment bonuses.

The Marine Corps and the tiny Space Force have consistently hit their recruiting goals, although the Marines had to dig deep into their pool of delayed entry candidates in 2022 to meet their target. The Corps, which is much smaller than the Army and Air Force, spends the least on bonuses and tends to spread the amount among a larger number of service members.

Maj. Jacoby Getty, a Marine spokesman, said the spike in retention bonuses from $126 million in 2023 to $201 million in 2024 was because Marines were allowed to reenlist a year early for the first time. More than 7,000 Marines got bonuses as a result, a jump of nearly 2,200 over the previous year.

When asked about bonuses in 2023, Gen. Eric Smith, the Marine commandant, famously told a naval conference that your bonus is you get to call yourself a Marine.

Thats your bonus, right?" he said. "Theres no dollar amount that goes with that.

The services tailor their recruiting and retention money to bolster harder-to-fill jobs, including cyber, intelligence and special operations forces. The Army and Marine Corps also use the money to woo troops to some combat, armor and artillery jobs.