FBI Crackdown on Child Predators and India-Pakistan Tensions Escalate – 5/7/2025

The FBI arrested 205 alleged child predators nationwide, rescuing 115 children, while Arizona AG Kris Mayes investigates a heat-related death and sues Trump over policy changes. Internationally, India and Pakistan exchange missile strikes, killing civilians and heightening nuclear risks, as the Vatican begins a conclave to elect a new pope.

United States

  • House Speaker Mike Johnson announces a four-day House recess starting tomorrow
  • Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent declines to name countries in trade talks, citing “detrimental to the interest of the United States” in his exchange with Rep. Velazquez
  • Only 18% of recent graduates report starting salaries exceeding expectations while 31% negotiated higher pay, per FORTUNE
  • VP Vance praises Trump’s push for Ukraine peace, noting “he just wants the killing to stop”
  • Trump slams 60 Minutes for a “falsified interview” with Kamala Harris and questions its Emmy nomination while demanding accountability “in Court!”
  • Sen. Josh Hawley urges AG Pam Bondi to halt DOJ defense of Biden’s mail-order abortion pill policy, citing risks to women’s health
  • Sen. John Cornyn faces a -14 approval rating among Texans and a primary challenge from AG Ken Paxton in 2026, per TxPolProject
  • 25% of Americans now use buy-now pay-later services for groceries, up from 14% in 2024, per FORTUNE
  • Trump claims progress in Ukraine peace talks, stating Putin “stopped” after wanting “to take all of Ukraine”
  • Trump criticizes Obama and Trudeau for Russia’s G8 removal, alleging it led to “millions of people dying”
  • Republican plans to cut Medicaid to fund tax cuts could leave more Americans uninsured, according to a Congressional Budget Office review, per The New York Times
  • Sen. Bernie Sanders urges Paramount not to settle Trump’s $20 billion lawsuit, calling it “a grave mistake,” per The Washington Post
  • Apple explores revamping Safari to prioritize AI-driven search engines amid shifts in its Google partnership, per Bloomberg News
  • Tariffs on Chinese goods raise costs of U.S. baby gear, straining family budgets with shortages looming, per The Washington Post
  • ICE detains 25-year-old Guatemalan man with no criminal record at a Massachusetts gas station, per NBC News
  • U.S. intelligence agencies directed to prioritize spying on Greenland, signaling Trump’s intent to acquire the territory, per The Guardian
  • Trump issues executive order to defund NPR, escalating threats to public media, per NPR
  • DOGE Service builds centralized data system with access to Social Security and medical records, raising privacy concerns, per The Washington Post
  • Trump administration plans to deport migrants to Libya, escalating its controversial mass deportation program, per The New York Times
  • Joe Biden slams Trump’s suggestion that Ukraine cede territory for peace as “modern-day appeasement,” per CNN
  • Rep. Shri Thanedar calls for U.S. support for India after its retaliatory strikes on Pakistan

Western States

  • FBI arrests 205 alleged child predators and rescues 115 children nationwide as AG Pam Bondi vows “the maximum penalty in prison, some life” for convictions
  • SpaceX’s Starbase, Texas becomes an official city led by employees as 212 residents vote for incorporation, per CNBC
  • Five charged after a migrant boat capsized near San Diego, killing a 14-year-old Indian boy and others, per NBC News
  • Arizona AG Kris Mayes urges utility regulators to probe a woman’s heat-related death in Sun City from 2024, per Arizona’s Family 3TV & CBS 5
  • Phoenix’s Kingsley Ibhadore sentenced to 17 months for laundering millions in romance scams using aliases, per FOX 10 Phoenix
  • Arizona AG sues Trump over alleged attempts to end birthright citizenship and cut healthcare funds, per Phoenix New Times
  • Gregory Knauss receives four years of probation for vandalizing a Valley home in an apparent revenge plot, per Arizona’s Family 3TV & CBS 5
  • Mesa firefighter Mark Keller, a decades-long veteran, identified as the department’s recent loss, per FOX 10 Phoenix
  • Arizona bills honoring Emily Pike and Preston Lord advance, aiming for a missing persons alert system and upgraded assault charges, per FOX 10 Phoenix
  • A deadly crash in southwest Las Vegas killed two brothers on e-scooters after a car struck them, per FOX5 Las Vegas
  • A man with prior indecent exposure charges was arrested for sitting naked in an airport terminal, per FOX5 Las Vegas
  • A former 90s WWE wrestler allegedly arrested for attempting to buy child pornography on the dark web, per FOX5 Las Vegas
  • A hiker found skeletal remains of two people near a Ventura County trail on Sunday evening, per KTLA 5
  • Family identifies Dr. Cameisha Clark, 35, dean at Spartan College, as the victim killed in a shooting at the Inglewood campus, per KTLA 5
  • A motorcyclist died after colliding with a sedan in Hawthorne on Tuesday night, per KTLA 5
  • Police investigate the shooting death of a woman in a Montebello apartment and her suspected killer found in a truck, per KTLA 5
  • Over 100 people held a vigil outside El Camaron Gigante to honor a victim of a recent mass shooting, per Arizona’s Family 3TV & CBS 5

International

  • Pakistani strikes reportedly kill 15 civilians in India’s Poonch and Tangdhar after attacks injure 43 in Kashmir
  • A methane fire at Russia’s Neryungrinskaya coal plant injures four and causes limited damage to a warehouse
  • Vatican locks Sistine Chapel doors, marking the start of a secretive conclave where 133 cardinals will choose the next pope, per Reuters
  • Ukrainian drones engaged Russian defenses near Moscow for the third day, disrupting flights at four international airports, per POLITICO Europe
  • UK disability benefit cuts will impact 700,000 impoverished families, with 250,000 more pushed into poverty, per The Guardian
  • Robert Kyagulanyi visits Masaka Prison to support detained bodyguard Eddie Mutwe, alleging political motives behind assault charges, per NTVNews
  • Sudanese refugees flood eastern Chad, with 76% reporting trauma like sexual violence and theft, per VMNews
  • MP Mathias Mpuuga vows to confront NUP’s Robert Kyagulanyi in court over smear campaign claims, saying, “He needs help—medical or otherwise,” per NTVNews
  • Ireland commemorates 1916 Easter Rising leaders today at Arbour Hill, led by President Michael D. Higgins, per VMNews
  • Beijing’s Palace Museum draws global tourists as China’s visa-free policy boosts inbound travel, per cgtn
  • Trump claims Greenland is vital for U.S. security, not ruling out force, citing Russian and Chinese activity, per VMNews
  • Israeli jets bomb Yemen’s main airport in retaliation for Houthi missile attack near Israel’s airport, per nytimes
  • China’s central bank cuts reserve ratio by 0.5 points, injecting $138.9 billion in liquidity, per cgtn
  • Cardinals begin conclave in Sistine Chapel to elect the next Pope, with only those under 80 voting, per VMNews
  • Tesla sales in Germany and Britain hit a two-year low despite rising European demand for electric vehicles, per nytimes
  • U.S. and Chinese officials hold first in-person talks since Trump escalated tariff war, per euronews
  • UK’s AI tool Foresight predicts diseases like heart attacks by scanning health data of 57 million, per The Telegraph
  • Irish folk legend Christy Moore turns 80, celebrated for his work with Planxty and Moving Hearts, per VMNews
  • Long Life Prayers for the Dalai Lama held at Tsuglakhang temple in Dharamshala, per ndtv
  • Portland Fire & Rescue faces scrutiny for fire safety issues at a Habitat for Humanity complex, per KOIN 6 News

South Asia

  • India launches missile strikes on Pakistan and Kashmir, escalating tensions in a “blatant act of war,” per channelnewsasia
  • Pakistan pledges retaliation after India’s missile strikes on Wednesday, heightening tensions between the nuclear-armed rivals, per NBC News