An illegal immigrant from India who killed three people in a Southern California semi-truck crash was sentenced Tuesday to four years and eight months in prison, less than half the maximum sentence he faced.  Jashanpreet Singh, 21, faced up to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to three felony counts of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence in connection with the October 2025 crash. Singh illegally crossed the U.S. border in March 2022 and was released into the country by the Biden administration after being apprehended by Border Patrol, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Dramatic dashcam footage captured Singh’s semi-truck barreling into stopped traffic on Interstate 10 in Ontario, California, triggering an eight-vehicle pileup that killed three people and injured four others, The Daily Wire reported. 

The U.S. House on Tuesday overwhelmingly passed a bill backed by President Donald Trump that would make daylight saving time permanent year-round, sending the legislation to the Senate.  The Sunshine Protection Act, which would end the twice-yearly clock changes, passed with bipartisan support in a 308–117 vote. Twenty-two Republicans joined 95 Democrats in opposing the measure. If enacted, the legislation would make daylight saving time permanent, keeping clocks set to the time currently observed from March through November. States could opt out only if they did so before the law took effect. Most of Arizona, Hawaii, and several U.S. territories, including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, do not observe daylight saving time. Trump has repeatedly urged Congress to end the practice of changing clocks. After the bill advanced out of committee, he wrote that it was time for Americans to stop worrying about “the Clock” and described the current system as a “ridiculous, twice-yearly production.”  He also called permanent daylight saving time “the far more popular alternative” and urged Republicans to support the measure, The Daily Wire reported.  Florida lawmakers rallied hard for the bill before Tuesday’s vote, arguing it better reflect the Sunshine State’s identity.  “Why in the heck are we still changing our clocks?” Rep. Kat Cammack (R-FL) said, according to Politico. “Floridians — we are the Sunshine State. We value sunshine.” Fellow Florida Republican Rep. Gus Bilirakis backed Cammack up, adding, “This is not about politics. This is about practicality. It is about recognizing that our laws should keep pace with the people we represent.” Other lawmakers, however, had a different point of view.  “I’m not for it,” Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) said. “I think having kids go to school when it’s dark doesn’t make sense.” Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) has warned that locking the clock would “push winter sunrises to an absurdly late hour,” according to The Hill.  Supporters argue that eliminating the twice-yearly clock changes could reduce some of the health and safety risks associated with the spring transition. Research cited by the American Heart Association has found increases in heart attacks and strokes in the days after clocks move forward, while a University of Colorado Boulder study found a 6% increase in fatal car crashes during the following workweek.  Opponents, including several medical organizations, argue that permanent standard time would better align with the body’s natural circadian rhythm because it provides more morning sunlight.  Daylight saving time was first adopted during World War I and later standardized nationwide under the Uniform Time Act of 1966. The legislation heads to the Senate, where it faces an uncertain future. 

An attorney representing two migrants who were inside a van during a recent fatal ICE-involved shooting in Houston is facing serious criminal charges of his own. Immigration attorney Hugo Balderas-Ibarra was indicted in February on a felony charge of assault involving family violence by impeding breathing, Houston station KPRC 2 reported. He also faces charges of kidnapping and battery in Seminole County, Florida. Court records show he is scheduled to be sentenced in that case on July 15. He was previously convicted of burglary in 2008 and domestic assault in 2009 in Iowa. Balderas-Ibarra represents Daniel Tirado Pantoja and José Trinidad Rojas Pliego, who were passengers in a van whose driver was fatally shot by an ICE officer last week in Houston, the local news outlet reported. The pair was swiftly taken into ICE custody and remains in a detention center in Conroe, Texas. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said the officer “weaponized” the van “in an attempt to run over an ICE law enforcement officer.” The men reportedly said they were going to work at a construction site after buying ice and water when they noticed an unmarked vehicle following them. The attorney’s assault charge stems from an alleged attack on a woman who said she had been dating Balderas-Ibarra, who became abusive when the couple moved in together, KPRC 2 reported. The woman said she decided to leave after finding something on his phone while he was in the shower. She then left early for a flight to Florida before Balderas-Ibarra brought her suitcases, throwing them to the ground and grabbing her by the neck as she went to pick them up. He squeezed her throat and twisted it, leaving her unable to breathe, according to KPRC 2. A law enforcement officer determined that the woman’s neck was red and swollen through photographic evidence. Balderas-Ibarra is out of custody on a $20,000 bond and faces a court hearing July 21, according to court records. In a statement to KPRC 2, Balderas-Ibarra pleaded for the media to ignore his charges and focus on his defendants in the immigration case. “I maintain my innocence and believe the focus should continue to be on my clients, rather than shifting focus onto me. Don’t lose focus!” he said. Balderas-Ibarra has been eligible to practice law in the Lone Star State since January 2025. He is currently practicing with a probationary license, according to the Texas Bar directory. Balderas-Ibarra has no public disciplinary history listed on his State Bar of Texas profile. The immigration lawyer alleges that he is the “product of birthright citizenship” and calls himself “El Abogado Tejano” — a lawyer who is a Texan and of Mexican descent, according to his LinkedIn account.

Google’s latest privacy update is raising new questions about how the company may use photos, voice recordings, and other content uploaded through its search tools to improve artificial intelligence (AI). The change involves Google’s Search Services History setting, which stores information about interactions with Google’s search-related tools when a user is signed in to their account. This includes typed searches, voice searches, photos uploaded through Google Lens, and audio used with tools like Google Translate. According to Google, users who choose to enable the Save Media option may also allow photos and audio uploaded through those search tools to be used to develop and improve the company’s AI models, as Fox News reported. The tech company says the policy does not mean every photo stored in Google Photos will be used to train AI, but that any media users intentionally upload while using Google’s search features could be. One example would be a picture of a flower that was uploaded for identification purposes, or a photo of shoes a person might be trying to find online to purchase. These would all fall under the category of saved images, which could be used to improve AI. This would also mean that personal photos uploaded onto Google search tools could fall under that same umbrella.  Some people are reacting negatively because these interactions feel quick and meaningless, which makes saving the data seem suspect. Currently, Google users can turn off the Save Media setting, but this could affect search functionality, as every search would start from scratch. So the shoes a person searched for three days ago would need to be found again, rather than popping up immediately.  The change also leads to larger questions about how tech companies continually rely on user-generated data to build stronger AI models without full transparency. The companies reveal those intentions under the veil of wordy privacy policies or account settings that most people ignore.  This is likely to remain an issue as the fight over AI usage rages on, with many people wary of how quickly the industry is changing. 

The mother of 16 children found in a feces-filled Ohio home is asking a judge to lower her bond, with her attorney saying her “principal desire” is to reunite with her children. Elizabeth Siders, 33, faces 16 felony counts of child endangerment after authorities discovered the children living in deplorable conditions inside a Vinton County home last month. Prosecutors say the children, who ranged in age from 18 months to 18 years, were living among feces and insects in a 12×12 space, were not enrolled in school, and were “almost feral.” In a motion seeking her release on a recognizance bond, Siders’ attorney, J. Thomas Stolly, argued that his client has no criminal record, is not a flight risk, and would comply with any conditions imposed by the court. “Through conversations with Counsel, the Defendant maintains that her principal desire (is) to reunite with her children; she understands that reunification of any sort is an impossibility if she does not appear before this Court,” the filing states. Stolly argued that the family’s financial circumstances make the $300,000 bond excessive because she lived “in a home which exhibited extreme poverty.” He added that Siders would agree to wear a GPS monitor, provide a stable address, and, if released, regularly check in with a bond officer, WOWK reports. He has also disputed some descriptions of the case. “There’s no indication that the kids were not free to move about the home. There’s no indication from my conversations with my client that the kids were not allowed to go outside,” he said on July 9. RELATED: LOOK: 16 Children Found In Feces-Filled Home, State Intervenes Siders, her husband Gary Siders Jr., and Gary Jr.’s parents, Gary Sr. and Christine Siders, have all pleaded not guilty to the charges and remain jailed on $300,000 bonds after waiving their preliminary hearings last week. In an exclusive interview with NewsNation, Stolly doubled down on his view of Elizabeth, adding that after meeting with her on three different occasions, she “does not come across as pure evil,” as he feels she is sometimes portrayed by the media. The 16 children were found on June 30 in what many are calling the “House of Horrors.” Seven were hospitalized after being removed from the home, including two who were airlifted to trauma centers in serious condition. A judge on Tuesday granted a gag order requested by Gary Siders Jr.’s attorney, who argued extensive media coverage could prejudice potential jurors in the small Ohio community.