NEWS OF THE DAY
1 NSA shooting: Though authorities haven’t said who opened fire when an unauthorized vehicle tried to enter the National Security Agency’s campus, an FBI official says it appears all the gunfire was directed toward the vehicle. Three people were injured in the Wednesday morning incident outside Fort Meade, Md., though authorities say none of the injuries was caused by gunfire. The three injured people were the driver of the vehicle, an NSA police officer and a civilian onlooker. Two other people who were in the vehicle have been taken into custody and were being questioned.
2 Romney to run: Former GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney will announce Thursday that he’s running for the Utah Senate seat held by retiring Orrin Hatch, three people with direct knowledge of the plan confirmed Wednesday. The 70-year-old Romney, once a harsh critic of President Trump, will release an online video announcing his Senate bid.
3 Militants’ parents imprisoned: A Texas couple have been sentenced to prison terms for lying about the Islamic State activities of their two sons. Prosecutors say 57-year-old Mohommad Ali was sentenced to one year in prison, while his wife, 49-yearold Sumaiya Ali, received 30 months. The Plano couple pleaded guilty to making false statements to the FBI. Prosecutors alleged the couple’s adult sons, Arman Ali and Omar Ali, traveled to Syria to fight with the militant group. Their parents, however, denied knowing their sons were in Syria or associated with the Islamic State. The brothers’ whereabouts are unknown.
4 Planned Parenthood row: A Roman Catholic school in Connecticut that told a student she would have to leave school if she kept a Planned Parenthood sticker on her laptop has reversed course. The parents of Sacred Heart Greenwich sophomore Kate Murray told the Greenwich Time their daughter will be allowed to stay at the all-girls school with the sticker in place. The school’s head said the school discourages the display of anything “supporting or opposing political candidates, positions or organizations” but would never dismiss a student for what she believes. The decision drew fierce backlash from alumnae who threatened to stop donating to the school and instead donate to the pro-abortion-rights group.