A judge has halted a fund established by former US President Donald Trump to prevent the "weaponization" of the government after a prosecutor filed a lawsuit against it. Meanwhile, a bus crash in Virginia has resulted in the deaths of 5 people and injuries to 34 others, according to state police. In the stock market, the Dow Jones rose as hopes for a US-Iran deal persisted, and Dell's stock soared 34% on earnings news.
Rescue efforts are underway to pull five trapped men from a flooded cave in Laos, while Blue Origin and NASA have suffered setbacks after a New Glenn explosion. Space stocks have also taken a hit. In other news, former US Attorney General Pam Bondi testified in a congressional probe into the Epstein case, and Acer has released a new laptop with Intel chips and 8GB of RAM. Replimune is seeking FDA approval for a third time, and a Kenyan court has halted US plans for an Ebola quarantine facility.
In international news, Asia's defense summit has opened with concerns about China and US priorities, while Poland has moved to strip Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky of an honor for naming a military unit after a group that massacred Poles. Apple is expected to face a 50% increase in costs for the camera upgrade on its iPhone 18 Pro. In other news, a Russian drone launched against Ukraine crashed in Romania, injuring 2 people, and Bret Michaels has pulled out of a Trump-backed show in Washington D.C. due to safety concerns.
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