Reuters US Domestic News Summary

The disclosure of documents, photos and videos of "unidentified anomalous phenomena" will be followed by future releases as more materials are declassified, the Defense Department said in a statement. US military says its strike on vessel ⁠in Eastern Pacific kills 2, leaves 1 survivor The U.S. military said on Friday it struck a vessel in the Eastern Pacific, killing two people and leaving one survivor.

Following is a summary of current US domestic news briefs.

Why millions of Americans pay for unfinished electricity projects

Millions of Americans ​are unknowingly financing electric grid projects before they get any benefit. Policy-makers, in an urgent ​bid to overhaul the nation’s aging electric grid, are increasingly ‌letting ​utilities charge customers for power plants and transmission lines long before they’ve been built, boosting near-term bills in exchange for promised savings decades down the road, according to a Reuters review of regulatory disclosures.

Trump administration reaches deal with non-profit over DC golf courses

President Donald Trump's administration ‌and a non-profit group that runs Washington, D.C.'s public golf courses reached a deal on Friday under which the organization will have a new long-term lease of two courses while federal officials will overhaul a third one. The two sides released a joint statement on Friday. Here are some details:

Frontier jet hits and kills pedestrian on runway in Denver during takeoff, airport says

A Frontier Airlines ‌passenger jet struck and killed a pedestrian on a runway at Denver International Airport during a planned takeoff for Los Angeles late on Friday, the airport said in a ‌statement. The Frontier flight reported striking an individual during takeoff and abandoned its departure. The pedestrian, who has not been identified, had jumped the perimeter fence and was hit just two minutes later while crossing the runway, the airport said.

Trump releases government UFO files, more expected

At the order of U.S. President Donald Trump, the Defense Department on Friday released dozens of previously classified files on alleged UFO sightings to provide what it called "unprecedented transparency" to the ⁠American people, ​though analysts said many of the documents had ⁠already been made public. The disclosure of documents, photos and videos of "unidentified anomalous phenomena" will be followed by future releases as more materials are declassified, the Defense Department said in a statement.

US military says its strike on vessel ⁠in Eastern Pacific kills 2, leaves 1 survivor

The U.S. military said on Friday it struck a vessel in the Eastern Pacific, killing two people and leaving one survivor. It marked the latest such attack that ​rights groups label as "extrajudicial killings" and which Washington describes as targeting "narco-terrorists." Here are some details:

From jewelry to private letters, Marilyn Monroe’s hidden world heads to auction

Memorabilia belonging ⁠to late model and movie star Marilyn Monroe is heading to the auction block, offering a rare glimpse into the private world of one of Hollywood’s most enduring legends. Items up for sale include pieces from her wardrobe, jewelry, ⁠letters, ​handwritten notes, paintings, and poetry. “Marilyn is just an icon,” said Brian Chanes, senior director of Hollywood and entertainment at Heritage Auctions, during a preview of the collection on Friday. “People love and adore Marilyn to this day.”

US Senate Committee set to consider long-awaited crypto bill next week

U.S. senators are set to consider long-awaited legislation that would create a regulatory framework for ⁠cryptocurrency next week, potentially ending a deadlock over the bill that pitted crypto companies against U.S. banks. The bill, dubbed the Clarity Act, would, if signed into law, clarify financial regulators' jurisdiction ⁠over the burgeoning sector, potentially boosting digital asset ⁠adoption.

Anger, confusion as Louisiana Republicans move to erase majority-Black US House district

As a child, Leona Tate was one of the "New Orleans Four," the first Black students to desegregate a public school in the deep South, enduring racial slurs and death threats as armed U.S. Marshals escorted ‌them to class. On Friday, more ‌than six decades later, Tate told Republican state lawmakers that their proposal to dismantle at least ​one majority-Black congressional district brought back harrowing memories.