AP Top Headlines at 5:40 p.m. EDT

The Pacific-based aircraft carrier USS George Washington has begun heading toward the Middle East as reports have emerged of mental health and supply issues aboard the long-deployed USS Abraham LincolnLuigi Mangione has pleaded guilty to federal stalking charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian ThompsonPresident Donald Trump's administration has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the White House to continue construction on its $400 million ballroom project while it appeals a lower court’s order to halt the workA suspect has been arrested and will be charged in connection with the vandalism of the World War II Memorial on the National MallPresident Donald Trump has highlighted his record on crime and safety during a visit to New York, pivoting to one of his strongest issues a