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Marshal guarding Supreme Court justice's home shoots 18-year-old who tried to carjack him
A deputy U.S. Marshal allegedly shot an 18-year-old who tried to carjack him while he was on guard outside a Supreme Court justice's home in Washington, D.C., according to officials. The shooting unfolded outside of the apartment where Justice Sonia Sotomayor lives, according to public records. Two deputy Marshals were parked in separate cars when, at about 1:15 a.m. Friday, the suspect approached one of the Marshals and pointed a handgun at him in an apparent carjacking attempt, according to D.C.'s Metropolitan Police Department. Both Marshals fired their service weapons, police said. The suspect, 18-year-old Kentrell Flowers, was shot and suffered non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
TSA sets new single-day record with more than three million travelers at airport security
The high volume of travelers in the United States passing through airport security after their Fourth of July getaways helped set a new single-day screening record for the Transportation Security Administration. On Sunday, July 7, TSA officers screened 3,013,413 people at checkpoints nationwide, which surpassed the previous record of 2.99 million set on June 23, 2024, the agency announced Monday. More people flew on an airplane in a single day in the U.S. on Sunday than on any other day in history since TSA was founded in November 2001. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas hailed the agency's work as "an extraordinary achievement" in a congratulatory message on Monday.
How home-swapping has helped travelers save on vacation: What to know about the travel trend
More travelers are turning away from hotels and short-term rental properties to instead explore the growing trend of home exchanges. If it sounds familiar, you've most likely seen the hit 2006 rom-com The Holiday, where the two leading ladies swap living situations, one leaving her Los Angeles mansion to cozy up in the other's cottage in the Cotswolds, and vice versa. The trend has saved some families thousands of dollars on summer vacations: By switching homes with a friend, or even a vetted stranger, these getaways are a great way to avoid paying a pretty penny on lodging. The current average nightly rate for a hotel in the U.S. this summer is $240, according to the popular travel booking company Hopper, which also found rental properties coming in at $182 per bedroom, per night, on average.
As stifling heat blankets the West, here's what you can expect
Stifling, dangerous weather continued to blanket the West on Monday, coming on the heels of a weekend in which at least five U.S. cities, including Las Vegas, shattered all-time hot temperature records. The forecast calls for more scorching weather in the West and triple digits in the Midwest on Monday and likely through the remainder of the week. In the Northeast, temperatures are forecast to soar and air quality to worsen. Factoring in the heat index, which includes high humidity, temperatures in places like Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, D.C., will feel like 101 to 102 degrees. More than 100 million people in 25 states coast to coast are on heat alert, according to the National Weather Service.
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