Trump warns of "annihilate" Iran at UN while ICE incidents and Ole Miss deaths draw scrutiny

President Donald Trump addressed the United Nations General Assembly, saying he was considering whether to "annihilate" Iran and emphasizing that the United States would prevent Tehran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. He also praised the U.S. economy and suggested renaming artificial intelligence to "superintelligence." The remarks came ahead of meetings with leaders from Venezuela and China.

The Department of Justice filed a brief defending the administration’s decision to bar three news outlets from White House press briefings, describing access as a privilege and citing national-security concerns. The filing argued the ban does not violate First Amendment protections.

In Texas, an ICE officer who shot a Venezuelan man in Austin was not wearing a body camera, according to Department of Homeland Security sources. The incident led to an emergency order blocking the man's deportation. In Illinois, police are investigating a separate ICE encounter in which a man was mistakenly detained, injured, and later released after officials learned he was a U.S. citizen.

Mississippi authorities warned residents to avoid kratom and other unregulated substances after two University of Mississippi students were found dead in separate locations. Packaged kratom was recovered at the scenes, though investigators have not confirmed it as a cause of death.

"Access to the White House is a privilege — not a right," the Justice Department wrote in its filing.

Mayor Robyn Tannehill said the two students were found dead on Monday, one on campus and the other in the city of Oxford.

The developments come as the Trump administration faces legal challenges over its media restrictions and ongoing scrutiny of immigration enforcement practices.