A Vermont man who was 17 when he and a friend killed a pair of married Dartmouth College professors 25 years ago will have a chance at parole in about 20 years, when he reaches the age of one of his victims, a judge ruled Monday.

Lawyers for Robert Tulloch, now 43, and prosecutors reached an agreement, avoiding a three-day planned resentencing hearing. In court Monday, a shackled Tulloch held his head down and appeared to breathe heavily as the horrific details of the stabbings were recounted.

Tulloch was automatically sentenced to life without parole after pleading guilty to first-degree murder in the 2001 stabbing deaths of Half and Susanne Zantop. But the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2012 that mandatory sentences of life without parole are unconstitutional for juveniles, and later applied that decision retroactively.

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The rulings gave hundreds of juvenile lifers a shot at freedom, including five men serving life sentences in New Hampshire for murders they committed as teenagers. Tulloch's resentencing hearing, the last of the five, would have begun Monday in Grafton County Superior Court in North Haverhill, New Hampshire.

A daughter of the victims requests the longest possible sentence

Tulloch apologized to one of the professors' two daughters, Veronika Zantop, who joined the hearing remotely, and talked about how she and her family were affected by the death of her parents.

A psychiatrist with two sons, one of them the same age Tulloch was when he committed his crimes, she said she can appreciate that brain functioning can change over time. But she does not believe it's true for Tulloch, saying he meticulously planned the killings and followed through in a cold, predatory manner.

"This wasn't a crime of passion or retribution," she said. "He wasn't using substances, he wasn't psychotic. There was just sheer depravity." She urged that he stay in prison "for the longest possible sentence."

Tulloch abandoned his prepared statement.

"After listening to that, I feel disgusted by even thinking I could say anything that would mean anything," he said.

Tulloch's lawyers asked for a 30-to-40-year minimum sentence

In a court filing last week, Tulloch's lawyers argued that a minimum sentence in the range of 30 to 40 years is appropriate, based on a review of other murders committed by juveniles in New Hampshire and cases nationwide that were affected by the Supreme Court rulings.

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Judge Lawrence MacLeod resentenced Tulloch to a minimum of 45 years to life. He could be considered for parole in 2046 when he's 62 years old, the same age Half Zantop was when he was killed.

MacLeod said he reviewed the applicable law, the circumstances of Tulloch's offenses, his conduct while in prison, the outcomes of the other New Hampshire cases and Veronika Zantop's statement.

"The agreed upon sentence provides certainty that Tulloch will remain incarcerated for a substantial period of time, allows Tulloch to pursue some measure of rehabilitation, and it secures important protections for the community," New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella said in a statement.

Attorneys Richard Guerriero and Oliver Bloom said Tulloch's prison records show he has matured, and that after some initial misconduct early on, he's had no major infractions since 2012 and no minor infractions since 2017.

Quoting from Tulloch's therapy records, they said he has expressed "significant remorse" for what he sees as a heinous and unforgivable crime, his "warped youthful thinking," and his "good capacity for empathy."

The teens came up with a plan to kill, steal money and live overseas

According to Tulloch's friend, James Parker, the teens were bored with their lives in Chelsea, Vermont, when they concocted a plan to kill strangers, steal their money and move to Australia. For several months, they knocked on doors in New Hampshire and Vermont pretending to be conducting a survey on the environment before being let in by the Zantops. Susanne Zantop, 55, was head of Dartmouth's German studies department and her husband, Half Zantop taught Earth sciences.

Parker, who was 16 at the time, told prosecutors Tulloch stabbed Half Zantop and then directed Parker to attack Susanne Zantop. Tulloch also stabbed her. Fingerprints on a knife sheath and a bloody boot print linked the teens to the crime, but after being questioned by police, they fled Vermont and hitchhiked west. They were arrested at an Indiana truck stop weeks later.

Parker, who cooperated with prosecutors and pleaded guilty to being an accomplice to second-degree murder, was released from prison on parole in 2024 at age 40, having served nearly the minimum term of his 25-years-to-life sentence.

"I think it's unimaginably horrible," Parker said during his parole hearing when asked by a board member what he thought of what he did. "I know there's not an amount of time or things that I can do to change it, or alleviate any pain that I've caused."

Many states have banned life sentences for juveniles

The Supreme Court rulings addressed only mandatory life sentences without parole for juveniles, leaving the U.S. the only country that allows discretionary life sentences for minors. Twenty-eight states and the District of Columbia have banned the practice, while another five states allow it but have no one serving such a sentence, according to the Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth.

New Hampshire lawmakers have rejected attempts to end life sentences for juveniles, but Tulloch's case could bolster future attempts. After Tulloch argued in 2018 that sentencing juveniles to life without parole violated the state constitution, the judge asked the state Supreme Court to weigh in, but it declined. Last July, MacLeod agreed with Tulloch, finding that the constitution categorically prohibits such sentences as "cruel or unusual" punishment.

Among the juvenile lifers nationwide who have been resentenced after the U.S. Supreme Court rulings, more than 75% have received sentences of less than 40 years, according to a study published in 2024 in the Journal of Criminal Justice.

In New Hampshire, one man was resentenced to life without parole after refusing to attend his hearing or authorize his attorneys to argue for a lesser sentence. Others received sentences of 25-, 40- and 45-years-to-life.

Wildfires raging across Europe have killed hundreds of people over the last decade, and climate change is set to push the death toll even higher in the coming years.

A wildfire in southern Spain killed at least 11 people overnight into Friday morning, making it one of the country's deadliest on record, as soaring temperatures gripped much of the country.

In France, a rock fall Wednesday killed a 22-year-old volunteer firefighter who was helping battle a hard-to-reach forest fire in the mountains of the Alpine Savoie region of southeast France, as extreme high temperatures turned parched woodlands and scrub into tinderboxes.

Europe is the world's fastest-warming continent, with temperatures increasing twice as fast as the global average since the 1980s, according to the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service. Globally, 2025 was the third-hottest year on record, bringing several intense heat waves across Europe.

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Scientists warn that climate change caused in part by the burning of fuels like gasoline, oil and coal is exacerbating the frequency and intensity of heat and dryness, making certain regions more vulnerable to wildfires.

Greece's deadliest wildfire was in 2018, when a massive blaze swept through the seaside town of Mati, east of Athens, trapping people in their homes and on roads as they tried to flee. More than 100 people died, including some who drowned trying to swim away from the flames.

In 2023, more than 20 people died in Greek wildfires, including 18 migrants who became trapped by the flames of what became Europe's largest single recorded wildfire as they crossed through a forest in northeastern Greece.

More recently, a wildfire in northern Greece killed a 12-year-old boy and his father last week.

Last July, 10 firefighters and rescue workers were killed while trying to put out a wildfire that raged in a forested area of Eskisehir province in northwestern Turkey. The victims were forestry workers and members of the AKUT rescue organization.

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Forestry Minister Ibrahim Yumakli said at the time that winds suddenly changed direction, causing the flames to shift and surround the forestry workers.

One of them was a 28-year-old man who had returned to work from his honeymoon just two days earlier. And one AKUT volunteer had spent a month rescuing the victims of a catastrophic earthquake that struck southern Turkey in February 2023.

Portugal's deadliest wildfire left 66 people dead in 2017 in Pedrogao Grande, 200 kilometers (120 miles) northeast of Lisbon. Most of the victims died on one road while trying to flee in cars.

Additional late-season wildfires brought 2017's annual wildfire-related death toll in Portugal even higher, to more than 120 people, making it the deadliest year for such fatalities. The victims included a 1-month-old infant and the baby's parents.

The Portuguese government went on to enact a range of measures to prevent and contain wildfires.

Reforms included public education campaigns on how fires start, establishing a rapid reaction force of firefighters and cutting several thousand kilometers (miles) of firebreaks, as well as making available a large number of firefighting assets.

In Cyprus, many officials have pointed to climate change for the ferocity and speed of recent wildfires that have claimed at least six lives over the last five years.

In July 2021, the charred remains of four Egyptian laborers were discovered outside a fire-swept mountain village in what one official called the "most destructive" blaze the east Mediterranean island nation had ever seen.

Last July, rescue crews found the bodies of an elderly couple inside a gutted car on the shoulder of a mountain road. The speed with which the wildfire scorched roughly 50 square miles of forested hillsides prompted President Nikos Christodoulides to remark that "there's never been anything like this before in Cyprus."

Very strong winds, high temperatures and very arid conditions after three winters of minimal rainfall created a perfect storm at the wildfire's peak.

In August last year, a study by World Weather Attribution said climate change that has driven scorching temperatures and dwindling rainfall made massive wildfires in Turkey, Greece and Cyprus burn much more fiercely that summer.

A federal judge has found that President Donald Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service over the leak of his tax returns was filed for an improper purpose.

Judge Kathleen Williams found that President Trump effectively controlled the IRS and treasury as head of the Executive Branch, which means the parties were not "truly adverse" and that there was "never a case or controversy."

According to the judge, the case was used to obtain "judicial legitimacy" for a settlement that otherwise lacked a legal basis and the plaintiffs acted in bad faith.

The nature of the suit itself and the conduct of the Parties and counsel from its filing make plain that this was an attempt to use the Court to provide some legitimacy to an agreement to confer immunity to people and entities affiliated with the President and to earmark billions of dollars from American taxpayers to redress grievances not defined in the law, the judge wrote.

There have also been sanctions imposed on Trump's attorneys. Trump's Florida lawyer, Alejandro Brito, was referred to the Florida Bar. Daniel Epstein is barred from pro hac vice admission in the Southern District of Florida for one year.

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The parties are also prohibited from citing, offering, or relying on the purported settlement agreement as evidence that a settlement was reached in this case.

In abdicating its responsibility to zealously defend the interests of the United States, the Government entered into a settlement that deviated from its litigation posture in similar actions, disregarded DOJ policies, and accomplished objectives beyond those authorized, as well as those specifically prohibited, by law, Williams wrote.

The U.S. government has since dropped tax claims against President Trump as part of the settlement deal meant to resolve the lawsuit.

According to a one-page document posted to the Justice Department's website, the U.S. is forever barred and precluded from examining or prosecuting Trump, his sons and the Trump organizations current tax issues.

In 2010, a 2yearold boy was critically injured after a large rock fell and struck him in the head during a family visit to a Tennessee state park.

Now, more than a decade later, his family is celebrating a major milestone and a remarkable new chapter.

"It's hard to explain, but I do think about it quite often," said Michael Tagert. "I almost didn't go that day."

16 years ago, Tagert was a volunteer firefighter for the Gallatin Fire Department. He was visiting Fall Creek Falls State Park with family. Then, he heard it. A rock about the size of a basketball fell and hit a two-year-old in the head.

Tagert ran over to race the child up a long trail to emergency crews.

"It's just go-time," Tagert said. "I know people were screaming. I [wrapped my shirt] to control the bleeding a little bit. His mouth was black and blue, barely breathing. I just didn't know how it was going to turn out."

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That child was Caleb Brown. His parents, Timothy and Tiffany Brown, spoke to Scripps News in 2010 from the hospital.

"Faith, I think, has grounded us with the ability to get through this," Timothy Brown said in 2010. "From many types of church backgrounds, people have just united for him."

At the time of the interview, Caleb was still in a coma, living with brain swelling and heart and lung complications.

"This is with his mommy holding him," Timothy Brown said, holding up a picture on his phone. "He's just a precious little boy."

Good news came. Caleb began talking and walking again.

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Tagert was given honors for what he did that day, and people pulled together with events to raise money to help Caleb. All this was 16 years ago. The Brown family later moved to Snyder, Texas. In the past few days, they reached out with an update on Caleb.

"This is my mom, this is my dad," Caleb said on a Zoom call, introducing his parents and his siblings all crowded around the computer.

Caleb has just graduated high school.

"What do you want to do with your life now that you've graduated high school?" Timothy Brown asked.

"I want to work at Walmart and Roblox," Caleb answered.

"There's actually a place here in town that works with kids who are special needs, and they help them get jobs," Timothy Brown continued. "Walmart is one, so he's going to do that in the near term. One day, he has a big dream of being a game developer for Roblox."

"All the milestones that he's made along the way, learning how to walk again, how to talk again, to here, it doesn't seem real," added Tiffany Brown.

"His faith and his joy is infectious, honestly," Timothy Brown said. "It's been an inspiration to walk with him. It's given us faith, honestly."

The Brown family told me they wanted to say one more thing.

"I still get choked up because I don't think it was an accident that Michael Tagert was there," Timothy Brown said. "That young man will always be our hero."

"Knowing what miracles can happen and take place in life is just awesome," Tagert said.

This story was originally published by Forrest Sanders with the Scripps News Group station in Nashville, Tennessee.

Ukraine as well as 9 other countries have announced a coalition to protect Europe from ballistic missiles.

This comes after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy traveled to Paris to ask European leaders for help against Russia's missiles which have targeted his country for more than four years now.

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During the NATO summit, President Trump told Zelenskyy that the U.S. would grant Ukraine a license to manufacture its own Patriot missile interceptors the system that, more than any other, has kept Russian ballistic missiles from finding their targets in Ukrainian cities across more than four years of war.

"We're going to give a license to you to make Patriots," Trump said. "That's pretty cool, right? This way, he can't complain that we're not giving them enough. I say, make them yourself."

The Patriot is among the few weapons that is proven to stop Russia's ballistic missiles.

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"Our top priority is anti-ballistic defense," Zelenskyy said on social media after arriving in Paris.

The countries said in a statement on Monday that "our goal is to build a shared ballistic missile defense capability for Europe."

President Donald Trump said Monday that the Strait of Hormuz is open and will remain open, as he ordered the U.S. military to reinstate a blockade on Iranian ships and ports.

"We are reinstating the THE IRANIAN BLOCKADE, so named because it is only stopping Irans ships or customers from entering or leaving," President Trump said in a statement. "All other countries will have fair and open use of the Strait. The U.S.A. will be, from this point forward, known as 'THE GUARDIAN OF THE HORMUZ STRAIT,' but as such, and as a matter of FAIRNESS, will be reimbursed, at the rate of 20% on all cargo shipped, for any and all costs necessary to do the job of providing safety and security to this very volatile section of the World. The process and formation will begin immediately."

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The announcement comes a day after the U.S. renewed strikes on Iran, prompting Tehran to retaliate against Gulf nations in a flare-up that put a temporary agreement aimed at easing the Middle East conflict at risk. The ongoing exchanges of attacks have repeatedly put the fragile ceasefire at risk and fueled worries about the safety of vessels moving through the Strait of Hormuz, a key shipping route that carries roughly 20% of the worlds oil supply.

U.S. Central Command said Sundays operation struck roughly 140 targets, including missile and drone launch locations, weapons storage facilities, communications systems and other military infrastructure. The military said the broader assault, which was more extensive than recent strikes, was intended to reduce Irans capacity to endanger civilian maritime traffic.

"Three Corsair unmanned surface vessels hit the port at Bandar Abbas Naval Base, marking the first time American forces have employed sea drones in combat operations," CENTCOM said in a statement. "Last nights strikes degraded Irans ability to continue attacking commercial shipping."

Yesterday, using multiple one-way attack surface drones, CENTCOM forces successfully struck a submarine and ship maintenance facility in Iran. Three Corsair unmanned surface vessels hit the port at Bandar Abbas Naval Base, marking the first time American forces have employed sea pic.twitter.com/bOM2kmgRxz U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) July 13, 2026

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Iranian media outlets said a naval officer was killed in the early morning strike. Iran responded by targeting countries in the region that host U.S. military bases, though a CENTCOM spokesperson told Scripps News that no U.S. bases or personnel sustained significant injuries or damage.

With tensions still elevated, fuel prices climbed over the weekend. According to AAA, the national average price for gas in the U.S. now stands at $3.87 per gallon, about eight cents higher than a week ago, though still below the highs reached after fighting between the U.S. and Iran erupted.

Police said Monday they are investigating the death of South Africa World Cup soccer player Jayden Adams, after his body was discovered this weekend at a property in the city of Cape Town.

The 25-year-old Adams died two weeks after helping South Africa reach the knockout stage of a World Cup for the first time.

Authorities have not released a cause of death.

"Cape Town central police registered an inquest for investigation following the discovery of the body of a 25-year-old male on Saturday," police said in a statement sent to The Associated Press. "Circumstances surrounding this incident are under investigation."

Police said the body was discovered at a property in the Cape Town neighborhood of Schotsche Kloof at around 11 a.m. on Saturday, but gave no more details.

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Adams' father, Juanito Adams, told South African TV news station eNCA on Sunday that the family were waiting for the results of an autopsy and had not yet made any funeral plans.

"As you all know, it was an untimely death. The family is struggling to process it," Juanito Adams said. "It won't be easy to carry on. People say it will become easier, but it won't. You just learn to live with it."

Adams played in all three of South Africa's group games as it produced its best performance at the World Cup. He did not feature in the 1-0 loss to Canada in the round of 32 on June 28.

South Africa Sports Minister Gayton McKenzie said Adams had played in his team's group game against Czech Republic hours after learning that his grandmother had died. McKenzie asked the public and media to "exercise restraint and compassion" and not speculate on the cause of Adams' death while authorities conduct an investigation.

There were moments of silence and tributes for Adams at the England vs. Norway and Argentina vs. Switzerland World Cup quarterfinal games on Saturday.

Dozens of people working at an Ebola treatment center in northeast Congo went on strike Monday over unpaid salaries and bonuses.

The striking staff at Rwampara General Hospital in Ituri province includes epidemiologists, case investigators, drivers and gravediggers who say they have not been paid by the Congolese authorities.

The hospital was shuttered by protesting staff, who blocked the road leading to the medical facility.

Some of the center's health workers and those working on the ground began striking last week, accusing authorities of failing to pay their wages since the outbreak began in May.

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"We don't know how it is possible to not have been paid for two months," Bahati Claude, a health worker in the Rwampara health zone, told The Associated Press. "We don't want to give up the job."

The Congolese authorities declared a new Ebola outbreak on May 15, after the disease had been transmitting for weeks without official detection, according to the World Health Organization. The latest outbreak is caused by the rare Bundibugyo virus, which has no approved vaccine or treatment.

During a visit to Ituri last week, the Congolese health minister, Roger Kamba, said the government is verifying a list of those working to control the outbreak as some unrelated names have been added to the payroll.

"We must ensure that these payments reach the right people," Kamba said. "We have faced a few challenges, notably changes to the lists, which have led to complaints from people saying they are not being paid even though they are working. We have the means to sort this out."

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There are 1,926 confirmed cases so far in the country, including 702 deaths, according to Congolese authorities.

Meanwhile, the World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus posted Monday on X that a second U.S. citizen, a humanitarian worker in eastern Congo who had contracted Ebola, was transferred to Germany. The first American to test positive for the virus was a doctor working in Congo during the early weeks of the outbreak.

Last week, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said that the outbreak is the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak ever recorded on the continent.

Sam Neill, a smoothly elegant and versatile actor whose career moved from art film to blockbuster as he dodged velociraptors in Jurassic Park and played Holly Hunters husband in The Piano, has died. He was 78.

In 2023, Neill disclosed he had been diagnosed with angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma, a rare type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Neill died on Monday in Sydney, according to a statement posted to the actors social media page.

His death was sudden and unexpected, the statement said, adding that he remained cancer free when he died. A cause of death wasnt specified.

Sam was surrounded by family and passed with the dignity that has characterised his whole life, his family wrote.

Actor came to world's notice with Dead Calm and My Brilliant Career

Neill was one of a host of actors and directors who achieved international fame after an explosion of Australian films that began in the late 1970s, a list that includes Paul Hogan, Mel Gibson, Geoffrey Rush, Russell Crowe, Jane Campion, Peter Weir and Gillian Armstrong. His range was remarkable, playing opposite Helena Bonham Carter in the Alan Ayckbourn comedy Sweet Revenge to chopping off Hunters finger in The Piano to poking his own eyes out in the sci-fi horror Event Horizon.

In Omen III: The Final Conflict, he played Damien the Antichrist and he also played Cardinal Thomas Wolsey in The Tudors.

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The actor first came to the attention of international audiences in Armstrongs 1979 film My Brilliant Career, which also introduced Judy Davis. He later appeared in Phillip Noyces Dead Calm, a classy thriller set at sea and co-starring the then-relatively unknown Nicole Kidman.

Neill twice co-starred with Meryl Streep, in Australian director Fred Schepisis Plenty and again for Schepisi in A Cry in the Dark, a film about the sensationalized aftermath of a dingo killing a baby in the Australian Outback. He earned an Emmy nomination for his performance in the title role of the 1998 miniseries Merlin and another as narrator of 2017s Wild New Zealand.

Jurassic Park was his best-known film

Perhaps Neill achieved his highest level of fame in Jurassic Park playing paleontologist Alan Grant, who is summoned to an island off Costa Rica where a theme park has been built to house herds of cloned dinosaurs. He co-starred alongside Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum and Richard Attenborough.

His character was thoughtful and reasonable, a scientist who warned the mastermind of the theme park before the chaos: Dinosaurs and man, two species separated by 65 million years of evolution have just been suddenly thrown back into the mix together. How can we possibly have the slightest idea what to expect?

Grant survived the harrowing events when the creatures get loose, but didnt return for The Lost World: Jurassic Park II in 1997. He came back for the third episode in 2001 and Jurassic World: Dominion in 2022.

Its probably a little late to learn these things, he told the Daily New of New York in 2001, but I finally feel Ive worked out how to be an action hero. Im happier with Grant this time. Hes gnarly and grizzled, but he looks like he knows what hes doing.

Neill grew up in Northern Ireland, then New Zealand

Born in 1947 in Northern Ireland, Neill emigrated to New Zealand at the age of 7. He was born Nigel Neill, but told interviewers he started to go by Sam because there were too many Nigels at his school.

His family settled in Dunedin on the South Island and he was sent to boarding school in Christchurch. After college, he took the lead in Sleeping Dogs in 1977, the first feature made in New Zealand in more than a decade.

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Neills other film roles included playing a Soviet submarine officer who memorably dreams of a home in Montana in The Hunt for Red October and an investigator in director John Carpenters In the Mouth of Madness.

On the small screen, Neill played the malign Chester Campbell in TVs Peaky Blinders and Thomas Jefferson in the four-hour CBS miniseries, Sally Hemings: an American Tragedy. On Apple TV+, he was on Invasion, playing Oklahoma Sheriff John Bell Tyson, a man late in his career searching for his purpose. In 2024 he starred opposite Annette Bening in the Peacock series Apples Never Fall.

Actor beloved in New Zealand as an unassuming celebrity

The actor became known in New Zealand as a modest and unassuming person who didn't embrace celebrity. On social media, he often posted images of his farm animals, many of them affectionately named after celebrities and friends, like Laura Dern the chicken, Kylie Minogue the duck and Helena Bonham Carter the cow.

New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon mourned Neill as one of the greats in a statement posted to social media.

He started out when there was barely a film industry to speak of, Luxon wrote. For more than fifty years he took New Zealand stories to the world and his talents helped make our film industry into what it is today.

Neill was also a vintner and under his Two Paddocks brand, he produced pinot noir and riesling wines from his winery in the Central Otago region of New Zealands South Island.

His memoir Did I Ever Tell You This? came out in March 2023 and he was awarded a knighthood in recognition of his outstanding contribution to film, a title approved by the late Queen Elizabeth II.

I cant pretend that the last year hasnt had its dark moments, Neill told The Guardian in 2023, referring to his cancer diagnosis and treatment. But those dark moments throw the light into sharp relief, you know, and have made me grateful for every day and immensely grateful for all my friends.

He is survived by his four children and eight grandchildren.

Melanoma cases are on the rise in many parts of the U.S., including Colorado, according to recent data.

This comes as many Americans are spending more time outdoors during periods of intense summer heat and high UV exposure.

For some, like Becky Pfeifer, the risk of skin cancer is personal, and sun protection is a priority.

My grandparents had skin cancer, so Ive been aware of it, but I think its easy for people to put to the side if it's not that serious, even though it definitely is, Denver resident Becky Pfeifer said.

Were so close to the sun that its really easy to burn, so I think people would be more on top of wearing it and more vigilant about it, Pfeifer said.

Health experts at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment show that melanoma cases, the most dangerous type of skin cancer, have increased over the past two decades, with a big jump in 2020.

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Skin cancers are formed from a prolonged period of abuse from the UV rays to the tissue and cells, said Maggie Catalano, a family nurse practitioner in Wheat Ridge.

While no official explanation for the increase was provided, dermatologist Maggie Catalano said awareness could play a large part in the rise in cases. She said shes seeing more people come in for regular skin checks.

People are being more preventative recently, especially with the uptick in like just skincare and prevention of UV damage to the skin, Catalano said.

Catalano said while most skin cancers are diagnosed in adults between 65 and 75, younger people are starting to come in for more and more checks.

Watch Sophia Villalba's report in the video below:

Colorado sees increase in melanoma cases as UV exposure remains high

I'm seeing even teenagers come in with their parents just to make sure, like, hey, like we look at these spots before they change, she added.

In places like Colorado, the mile-high elevation can also increase skin cancer risk.

We are that much closer to the sun, and those UV rays are that much stronger, Catalan said.

Catalano said melanoma can be found anywhere on the body, not just in areas that get the most sun.

Just because you don't get a lot of sun exposure there, the cells can still mutate, she told Denver7.

Catalano recommends wearing SPF 30 or higher, reapplying every two hours, wearing protective clothing, and scheduling routine checks.

The skin is the largest organ in the body, and they should be taking care of it, Catalano concluded.

This story was originally published by Sophia Villalba with the Scripps News Group station in Denver.

Sen. Mitch McConnell on Sunday revealed for the first time that a fall led to his hospitalization, breaking the silence about his condition after weeks of mounting speculation about the Kentucky Republican's health.

McConnell, 84, said in a statement that he also suffered a case of mild pneumonia and has undergone a battery of tests as doctors try to determine what led to his fall. He explained the long silence about his condition by saying that "folks of my generation often hesitate to share the vulnerability that comes with growing older."

"Even in the public eye, I feel that same instinct I can't help it," he said.

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McConnell said he is now in a rehabilitation center and will not be returning to the Senate "quite yet." He said he continues to work with his staff on Senate business in the meantime.

When you elected me to a seventh term and made me our Commonwealths longest serving Senator, you did so trusting that Id keep showing up to fight for you every day. And over the past several weeks, Elaine and I have appreciated both your well wishes and your honest questions about what was keeping me away from the Senate. You all know how folks of my generation often hesitate to share the vulnerability that comes with growing older. Even in the public eye, I feel that same instinct I cant help it. But at the same time, Ive had more than my share of experience with physical vulnerabilities. Surviving childhood polio meant spending my entire life with mobility challenges. They havent exactly gotten easier to manage with age. And last month, I took a fall which landed me in the hospital. My doctors have confirmed that I didnt break any bones or suffer a concussion. I didnt have a heart attack or a stroke. I dont have any tumors or hemorrhages. But I was briefly unconscious and was taken to the hospital. While receiving excellent care over the past several weeks, Ive also had to deal with a mild case of pneumonia. I can assure you that Ive been a good patient. At my age, I tend to do what my doctors tell me to do. Ive submitted to every test they can think of to help figure out what caused this incident. And Im continuing to do everything they ask to speed my recovery. In fact, with signs of continued progress, Ive been able to move from hospital care to a rehabilitation center where Ill keep regaining my strength. As much as it frustrates me, this process takes time. And on the advice of my doctors, I wont be able to return to the Senate floor to vote quite yet. But rest assured that, in the meantime, Im not taking a break from the Senate business that matters to you. Ive been working closely with my legislative staff on current issues, and with my Kentucky team who help me provide timely constituent services across our Commonwealth. Ive also been keeping in touch with my Senate colleagues on the appropriations process, midterm politics, and everything in between. Youre right to expect your representatives to work hard for you. And part of my decision to retire at the end of my term this coming January was being honest about the demands of Senate work. But I still have unfinished business to complete on your behalf, and I have every intention of finishing the job you elected me to do. Ill keep working hard to get back on the Senate floor as soon as possible. And Ill keep you posted on the progress of my recovery. Until then, Im so grateful for your prayers and well wishes.

The statement included a smiling picture of the senator with his wife Elaine Chao, a tacit response to speculation online that McConnell had died or was incapacitated.

McConnell had provided little information since his hospitalization on June 14, his office insisting only that he was "receiving excellent care" and recovering. As his hospital stay grew longer, speculation grew so intense that Kentucky's Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear took the extraordinary step of asking that McConnell update the public about his health in a "transparent manner."

McConnell has a history of health problems

McConnell had polio in his early childhood and he has long acknowledged some difficulty as an adult in walking and climbing stairs. An accompanying statement from the physician's office in Congress on Sunday said McConnell has "experienced several falls through the year" due to his "post-polio condition."

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McConnell was first elected to the Senate in 1984 and was the Republican leader from 2007 until last year, serving as both majority and minority leader during that period. He has remained active as a rank-and-file senator, showing up for work when the chamber is in session, often using a wheelchair to get around.

But the senator's physical condition has visibly declined in recent years.

He was hospitalized with a concussion in March 2023 and missed several weeks of work after falling in a Washington hotel. He twice froze up during news conferences after he returned, staring vacantly ahead before colleagues and staff. A year later, he fell and sprained his wrist while walking out of a GOP luncheon.

A statement was also issued from the office of the attending physician:

Senator McConnell has experienced several falls throughout the year that have been attributed to his post-polio condition. He was admitted to the hospital four weeks ago after falling at home and sustaining minor injuries. A comprehensive evaluation by a multidisciplinary team determined that he had no fractures, cardiac abnormalities, stroke, tumor, or hemorrhage. Early in his hospitalization, he developed pneumonia, which responded rapidly to antibiotic treatment. The remainder of his hospital stay focused on physical therapy and strategies to reduce his risk of future falls. He has been medically cleared to continue fully participating in his intensive physical therapy program.

Jannik Sinner is starting to make a habit of responding to adversity in Paris with titles at Wimbledon.

The top-ranked Sinner beat Alexander Zverev 6-7 (7), 7-6 (2), 6-3, 6-4 Sunday for his second consecutive title at the All England Club after his German opponent appeared bothered by a knee issue following a slip to the grass on a key point in the third set.

Sinner's fifth Grand Slam title came in his first tournament since a second-round meltdown at the French Open, when he wilted in a Paris heat wave.

When Sinner ripped a forehand winner up the line on his fist match point, the Italian dropped to the grass on his back in celebration.

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A year ago, Sinner beat Carlos Alcaraz in the final at the All England Club after wasting three match points against his rival in the Roland Garros final.

It was Sinner's 10th straight victory over Zverev, who was coming off his first Grand Slam title at the French Open.

Linda Noskova beat Karolina Muchova in an all-Czech womens final on Saturday for her first Grand Slam title.

Prince William joined his wife Kate and two of their children for the final in a star-studded Royal Box that also included actors Dustin Hoffman, Nicole Kidman and Ben Stiller.

Zverev slips

The top two seeds appeared perfectly matched until Zverev earned his first break point of the match at 3-3 in the third set -- 2 hours and 42 minutes in. Sinner produced a drop shot and Zverev slipped and appeared to hyper-extend his right knee as he attempted to change directions behind the baseline.

Zverev grasped his knee in apparent discomfort and Sinner went around the net and helped his opponent up off the grass. Zverev quickly resumed playing but he appeared slightly hampered and slung his racket across the baseline in frustration when he missed a forehand and handed Sinner the first break of the match and a 5-3 lead in the third. Sinner then served it out.

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Zverev had also lost 14 straight sets to Sinner and when he claimed the opening set of the final with a forehand winner up the line to conclude a tight tiebreaker, he let out a loud roar toward his box as he bent over in celebration.

Zverev continually cranked out serves at up to 139 mph (224 kph), while Sinner produced a series of well-placed aces at a slightly lower speed.

But Sinner began to read Zverevs serve better in the second-set tiebreaker and Zverev started to miss forehands.

Paris meltdown

Amid stifling heat and humidity in Paris in late May, Sinner had his 30-match winning streak ended after coming within one game of a straight-set victory over Juan Manuel Cerundolo, who was ranked No. 56.

Conditions were cooler in southwest London for the final, with clear skies and a temperature of 82 degrees Fahrenheit (28 Celsius) but it was also breezy -- which led to a series of shanked shots from both players.

Sinner went in for medical exams in Milan after the Paris defeat and didnt play an official match again until he arrived at Wimbledon, where he twice had to come back from a set down in a five-set marathon against Miomir Kecmanovic in the first round.

Sinner then didnt drop a set the rest of the way until the final, having dominated against Novak Djokovic in the semifinals.

Despite the defeat in the final, Zverev will leapfrog Alcaraz into the No. 2 spot in the rankings on Monday.

Alcaraz missed both the French Open and Wimbledon this year due to a right wrist injury.

The United States attacked Iran early Sunday morning over an Iranian strike on a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz that set the container ship ablaze and forced its crew to abandon it. Iran responded with attacks targeting several countries in the Middle East, including Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and Jordan.

The burst of fighting raised new questions about efforts to reach a permanent end to a war that began on Feb. 28. The strait, a key transit route for oil and natural gas, has become the key sticking point in negotiations, and repeated fighting over the past week has left negotiations in danger of collapse.

The U.S. militarys Central Command said it hit some 140 targets in Sundays strikes and went after missile and drone launch sites, ammunition dumps, communication equipment and other sites. It said the attacks, heavier than previous attacks in recent days, would weaken Irans ability to threaten civilian shipping.

Iran made a poor choice. Now they pay, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wrote online.

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Semiofficial Iranian news agencies reported that a navy officer was killed by the early morning attack. Iran retaliated by attacking nations in the region hosting U.S. military forces, while insisting it alone must control the strait and potentially charge vessels for traveling through it.

The era of one-sided deals is OVER, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, the speaker of Irans parliament and a main negotiator, wrote Sunday. We told you: keep your word or pay the price. Reality is knocking.

Iran and the U.S. agreed to an interim ceasefire on June 17, beginning a 60-day period aimed at reaching a permanent end to the war, which U.S. President Donald Trump declared over three days ago.

Negotiations have been repeatedly disrupted by violence. The U.S. has launched three rounds of airstrikes targeting Iran in the last week over Iranian attacks on ships heading through the strait using a route seeking to avoid the Islamic Republics territorial waters.

About a fifth of all traded oil and natural gas passed through the strait before the war began. Irans grip on it during the war led to a global energy crisis, though oil prices have sharply dropped since wartime highs of $120 a barrel.

Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and Oman get attacked

Missile alerts sounded across several Gulf Arab countries early Sunday morning.

Qatar's military said it intercepted incoming Iranian fire, with explosions heard in the neighboring United Arab Emirates. Three people, including a child, were wounded as a result of falling shrapnel from the interception of Iranian attacks, Qatar's Interior Ministry said, giving no further details on their conditions.

Meanwhile, missile alerts sounded in Bahrain, an island kingdom in the Persian Gulf home to the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet. Kuwait's military also said it was intercepting incoming fire.

The Omani state news agency said drones struck sites in an area that sits on the Strait of Hormuz and issued a shelter-in-place warning for residents in the region. The attack came after the two countries held talks on Saturday. Oman summoned the Iranian ambassador to protest the strikes.

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Three Iranian missiles struck areas across Jordan, causing minor damage but no injuries, Jordan's state news agency reported.

Sirens also sounded in the United Arab Emirates, but the government said missiles did not cross into UAE borders. The UAE so far hasn't been targeted in the most recent round of Iranian attacks.

Iranian strike harms Indian crew

In the Strait of Hormuz attack, a Cyprus-flagged container ship was hit by Iran and suffered significant engineroom damage and a civilian crew member was missing, U.S. Central Command said early Sunday morning. All of the crew, including the missing member, were Indian nationals, according to India's Ministry of External Affairs.

India condemned the attack and said it was working with Oman on a search-and-rescue operation. It called for free and unimpeded navigation through the strait.

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center, overseen by the British military, said the ship had been hugging the shoreline of Oman. That's been the way ships have entered and exited the Persian Gulf while avoiding Iranian territorial waters.

Iran has sought to maintain control over transit through the strait during the 60-day ceasefire. Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard said multiple vessels disregarded our warnings" and ignored instructions to follow what it called an approved route. One of them was struck by a warning shot and brought to a stop.

Iran said that the strait would remain closed until further notice and said it would consider targeting additional enemy bases in the region if it faced more attacks.

Iranian state media reported U.S. strikes across the country, including southern Iran in the province closest to the Strait of Hormuz, and military sites in a province near Tehran.

Attacks followed more diplomatic talks about the strait

The latest violence followed Iran and Omans foreign ministers meeting on Saturday to discuss the strait. The narrow strait sits in both Iran and Oman's territorial waters, but has long been considered an international waterway.

Oman said it and Iran agreed to continue discussing the Strait of Hormuz at the technical and political levels. However, Iran offered no statement about the strait being open to all something sought by the Trump administration.

U.S. President Donald Trump suggested last week that the interim deal in the Iran war was over. But mediators, including Pakistan, Qatar and Egypt, have continued efforts to reach an agreement. A regional official involved in the mediation, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss those talks, said efforts to shore up the ceasefire were continuing Sunday.

Irans new supreme leader, still unseen since the war began, also vowed in his first statement since the funeral of his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, that Iranians would avenge his killing in the wars opening strikes on Feb. 28.

Such revenge is the will of our nation and must certainly be carried out, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei said in a statement carried on state television.

U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, one of President Donald Trump's closest allies in Congress and a longtime advocate of direct confrontation with Iran, died Saturday evening after a brief and sudden illness, his office said in statement posted on social media.

The office did not provide any additional details about the South Carolina Republican, who was 71 years old.

Senator Grahams family appreciates prayers at this time and asks for privacy during this incredibly difficult period, the statement said.

Graham was close with Trump

Graham was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2002 and was running for a fifth term. He briefly ran for president in 2016 and clashed with Trump, criticizing him as unfit for office.

However, he later emerged as one of Trump's top allies, speaking with him frequently and becoming a regular presence on the golf course alongside the president.

Graham especially advised the president on foreign policy matters such as Iran and Russia, and had just announced an agreement on Friday with the Trump administration to move forward on a package of Russia sanctions.

"Senator Lindsey Graham, one of the greatest people and Senators I have ever known, is dead! He was always working, and was a true American Patriot. Lindsey will be greatly missed!!! DETAILS AND ARRANGEMENTS TO FOLLOW. So sad!" Trump wrote on Truth Social early Sunday. He then ordered flags be flown at half mast until Saturday evening to "honor the remarkable life and achievements" of Graham.

Graham had been in Ukraine to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who acknowledged the senators 10th visit to the country and thanked him for recognizing our warriors.

As a member of the U.S. House in the 1990s, Graham backed policies aimed at isolating Iran and limiting its missile and nuclear programs.

He also cheered on Trumps decision to strike nuclear sites last year and had been a supporter of the latest conflict that started a few months ago.

The Republican had a prominent career on Capitol Hill

Graham had been serving as the chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, giving him a central role during Trumps second term as Republicans pushed major legislation on party-line votes with a slim majority in the chamber.

His committee oversaw a process called reconciliation, a Senate procedure that allowed Republicans to pass significant policies such as last years tax law without the threat of a Democratic filibuster.

He had previously led the Senate Judiciary Committee when Republicans confirmed Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court in 2020, and was in line to regain that gavel if the party kept control of the Senate after this years midterms.

Little explanation from Graham's office

The sparse statement by Graham's office, which did not explain his death, comes during a stretch of concern about a lack of transparency about lawmakers health.

Rep. Tom Kean Jr, a New Jersey Republican, was absent without explanation for months before returning to Congress and disclosing that he had been diagnosed with depression.

Sen. Mitch McConnell, a Kentucky Republican, was hospitalized weeks ago for undisclosed health reasons.

A U.S. citizen working for a humanitarian organization in Congo has tested positive for the Ebola virus, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Friday, as the Central African country struggles to contain the swelling outbreak.

The CDC said it was working with the persons employer, U.S. agencies, the public health authorities and Congolese partners to prevent further transmission and identify close contacts. It did not provide any further details.

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Earlier this week, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said that the outbreak is the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak ever recorded on the continent, with 1,830 confirmed cases in Congo, including 648 deaths. Cases have also been confirmed in neighboring Uganda.

In the first week of the outbreak, an American doctor working in Congo tested positive for the virus and was transferred to Germany for treatment.

Initially, Trump administration officials had said that the United States was planning to send Americans who are exposed to Ebola while abroad to a new facility in Kenya instead of flying them home. But the project has been suspended after an order from a Kenyan court.

The Congolese authorities declared a fresh Ebola outbreak on May 15, after the disease had been transmitting for weeks without official detection, according to the World Health Organization

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The outbreak is caused by the rare Bundibugyo virus, which has no approved vaccine or treatment.

Efforts to contain the virus have also been hampered by a funding gap, attacks on health centers and an ongoing conflict in eastern Congo, the epicenter of the outbreak.

Last week, clinical trials for treatment began after researchers launched a highly anticipated study in the hope of fighting the virus.

Linda Noskova is the latest in a long line of Czech women to win Wimbledon.

The 21-year-old Noskova recovered from a second-set meltdown in which she wasted five match points to overcome Karolina Muchova 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 in an all-Czech final on Saturday for her first Grand Slam trophy.

Noskova became the third Czech woman in four years to win the grass-court major, after Marketa Vondrousova in 2023 and Barbora Krejcikova in 2024.

Petra Kvitova, who won Wimbledon in 2011 and 2014, was in attendance, as was the greatest Czech-born player of them all, Martina Navratilova who won a record nine singles titles at the All England Club.

Navratilova looked on from the Royal Box, where she was seated next to Kate, the Princess of Wales, who was due to present the Venus Rosewater Dish trophy to Noskova.

Muchova and Noskova played doubles together at the 2024 Paris Olympics and finished fourth.

In the mens final on Sunday, top-ranked Jannik Sinner will attempt to defend his title against French Open champion Alexander Zverev.

South Africa midfielder Jayden Adams, who played at the World Cup, has died. He was 25.

His death was confirmed by Gayton McKenzie, South Africas minister of sport, arts and culture, in a statement on Saturday.

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It is with profound shock and a heavy heart that I have learnt of the passing of Jayden Adams, midfielder for Mamelodi Sundowns and Bafana Bafana, at the age of 25," McKenzie posted on X.

"South African football has lost one of its brightest young talents, and our nation mourns alongside his family, his team-mates and the millions of supporters.

Adams helped South Africa reach the World Cup knockout stage for the first time.

Further details of his death were not given.

The cause of Jaydens passing has not yet been confirmed," McKenzie said. I wish to appeal to members of the media and the public to exercise restraint and compassion, and to refrain from speculation.

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Adams started South Africa's first Group A game against the Czech Republic and was substituted at halftime. McKenzie said he played that game only hours after learning that his grandmother had died.

Adams played several seasons for Stellenbosch before joining Mamelodi Sundowns last year. He helped the club win the CAF (African) Champions League this year.

Death has cruelly stolen one of our own. It has robbed our nation of a remarkable footballer, the South African Football Players Union posted on X. We will forever remember his humility, his extraordinary talent and the pride with which he represented South Africa. Rest in eternal peace, Jayden. You will never be forgotten.

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa and the South African Federation of Trade Unions also expressed their condolences.

A new AP-NORC poll found that about 6 in 10 Jewish adults in the U.S. say they feel less safe since the October 2023 Hamas attack on Israel. The poll, released Tuesday, also found that 3 in 10 Jewish adults said they or someone in their household experienced verbal abuse, physical assault or property damage because they are Jewish.

Jewish American respondents also were divided on whether protests related to Israel should be considered anti-Semitic.

Gila Franklin-Segal of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington said anti-Semitic incidents have risen sharply since the Hamas attack.

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We see that violence, but we also see increasingly graphic, harsh rhetoric, both online and in public discourse. And we are seeing it coming from not only one segment of the political world, but from across the political spectrum, she said, adding that attacks are coming from both liberals and conservatives.

Franklin-Segal said tensions in the Middle East often lead to increased anti-Semitism in the United States, though anti-Semitism predates the modern Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

We need to really be careful about not overstating that fact, because in truth, anti-Semitism is perhaps the oldest hatred, and it well precedes the creation of the state of Israel, she said.

Franklin-Segal said anti-Semitism has become pervasive in daily life, including harassment outside synagogues and schools, as well as online.

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I can tell you as a professional who is responsible for monitoring anti-Semitism in my own community and as a mother of Jewish young people, it is pervasive, she said. My own family has had to grapple with anti-Semitic incidents that are directly targeting us as Jewish people only because we are Jewish.

The Trump administration has subpoenaed several New York Times journalists after their report on security concerns involving the new Air Force One, according to the paper.

The new jet, which President Donald Trump received as a gift from Qatar, entered service last week.

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The subpoenas issued Friday seek to force the reporters to testify before a federal grand jury in Manhattan on Wednesday, the paper said, adding that federal agents delivered some subpoenas to the reporters at their homes.

There was no immediate response from the White House or Department of Justice to requests for comment on Saturday.

The appearance of federal law enforcement agents on the doorstep of news reporters should shock the conscience of any American who believes in the Constitution and the press freedom it protects, David McCraw, a lawyer for the Times, said in a statement.

Trump flew the new Air Force One to a NATO summit in Turkey this week. But he departed Wednesday on one of the older-model Air Force One jets for Mildenhall, a Royal Air Force base in Suffolk, England. The newer plane also flew to Mildenhall. Trump then switched to that plane for the flight home to Joint Base Andrews.

The abrupt plane swap came as a shaky ceasefire with Iran had collapsed, with the U.S. launching airstrikes on Iran and Tehran attacking three Gulf Arab states. Iran and Turkey share a border, sparking speculation that the Qatari-gifted jet, which underwent a $400 million retrofit, lacked certain sophisticated security and countermeasure systems.

The newspaper, citing anonymous sources, reported the switch had come at the urging of the Secret Service and that the newer plane lacked some of the advanced security features of the older aircraft, including antimissile capabilities.

Trump denied any security concerns, posting on social media that the stop in Mildenhall was so that service members there could view the new jet. During the flight, Trump denied to the reporters accompanying him that security concerns involving Iran were a factor in flying two planes home. Asked if he was aware of any credible threats against Air Force One by Iran, Trump brushed off the question.

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I have a threat all the time. Im No. 1 on their list, he said

The White House later denied any security shortcomings on the new plane.

The new Air Force One is a state-of-the-art aircraft that has been fitted with high-level security protocols that ensure the safety of the President and his staff, spokesman Steven Cheung said in a statement. As the President has said recently, there are many enemies of America who have their sights on him, and we use every tool at our disposal including distraction and misdirection to address those threats.

The Times journalists who received subpoenas included Julian E. Barnes, Eric Lipton, Tyler Pager and Eric Schmitt, the paper reported.

Earlier this year, the Justice Department issued subpoenas seeking to compel testimony from reporters at The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal. In both cases, the department later withdrew the subpoenas.