The United States halted strikes against Iran for the first time after 13 consecutive days of strikes. Although the conflict has paused, the U.S.-Iran war broadened over the weekend as Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis claimed responsibility for strikes fired at Saudi Red Sea oil facilities. Iran accused Ukraine of attacking an Iranian commercial vessel in the Caspian Sea.
A woman accused of fraudulently obtaining more than $32 million in COVID-19 relief funds was returned to the U.S. after being arrested in Jamaica. Investigators say Elaine Angene Escoe was living under a fake identity while evading federal charges.
Hawaii’s lieutenant governor Sylvia Luke was indicted on bribery charges, according to the state’s Department of the Attorney General at a press conference. Luke was charged on 12 counts, including bribery, conspiracy to commit bribery, and falsifying campaign finance reports.