Widespread damage was reported, including toppled trees and power lines. The tornado was part of a larger weather system that threatened numerous states. Source link
Also, a New Jersey Transit strike left commuters scrambling. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday. Source link
An additional 276,000 people filed for Social Security benefits so far this fiscal year, up 13% from a year ago. Anxiety appears to be a driver. Source link
The House Budget Committee is meeting to push the bill to the floor, but it is unclear whether Republicans have the support to advance legislation. Source link
The strike is expected to disrupt the lives of tens of thousands of commuters in the New York metropolitan region. Source link
James Comey shared and later took down a post with a phrase used by critics of the president, saying there had been no ill intent. Source link
A newly designated “military installation” that stretches the length of the frontier in New Mexico has made trespassing a novel criminal charge at the border, bringing turmoil to the state. A judge says migrants couldn’t know they were trespassing. Source link
An F.B.I. investigation homed in on two powerful men in suburban New York. Behind it were allegations by a woman who said her brother had abused and controlled her for 45 years. Source link
Two British academics discovered that a “copy” of the medieval text, held in Harvard Law School’s library for 80 years, is one of seven originals dating from 1300. Source link
Edan Alexander was 19 when he left New Jersey to serve in the Israel Defense Forces. He was released by Hamas on Monday. Source link