AP Top News at 7:12 p.m. EDT

New aircraft carrier heads toward Mideast after reports of issues on long-deployed USS LincolnLuigi Mangione pleads guilty to federal stalking charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEOTrump asks Supreme Court to let White House ballroom construction continue during appealSuspect arrested in World War II Memorial vandalism in WashingtonTrump focuses on violent crime reduction as he boosts GOP candidates at New York police academyWith US-Iran talks stalled, diplomatic efforts expand to unlikely European playersTrump says USS Lincoln's record time at sea during Iran operations 'not nearly long enough'2 planes with the same flight number avoid possible disaster thanks to quick-thinking controller2 UAE tankers attacked while transiting Strait of Hormuz, and other news from the Middle EastA