Miguel Cardona, from 4th grade teacher to Education Secretary, defends federal agency amid Trump’s push to eliminate it, emphasizing its role in public school oversight.source

Detectives from the Scottsdale Police Department and Secret Service agents arrested a man suspected to be involved in an alleged cryptocurrency fraud scheme. Nuruhussein Hussein was booked into Maricopa County jail for multiple felony charges, including theft, fraud schemes and money laundering.source

The sister of Hannah Kobayashi, the Hawaii woman who was at the center of a Southern California missing persons investigation, posted an update to the family’s GoFundMe page on Thursday offering refunds to people who donated.source

A UCLA student is suing multiple California health care providers and hospitals for medical negligence, alleging she was wrongly diagnosed with gender dysphoria and then “fast-tracked onto the conveyor belt of irreversibly damaging” puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and surgery, according to her lawsuit.source

The lien on Donna and Gary Lindabury’s home for a 15-year-old medical debt was one of 11,500 released by Atrium Health after an NBC News report.source

Daniel Penny, the man who was found not guilty in the chokehold death of Jordan Neely, will be the personal guest of Vice President-elect JD Vance at the Army-Navy game.source

Mysterious drones have been spotted buzzing over neighborhoods, businesses, and military bases across the U.S., with sightings now expanding from New Jersey to Maryland. Now, a group of lawmakers on Capitol Hill have sent a letter to several federal agencies demanding answers and transparency. NBC’s Sam Brock reports for TODAY.source

A “magazine disconnect” on handguns can help prevent accidental shootings, but the gun industry has opposed efforts to mandate it.source

Supplements widely marketed to men for performance, energy and sex drive are testing positive for prescription drugs that could have dangerous side effects.source