New FBI Director Kash Patel is sworn in as acting ATF chief, AP source says

WASHINGTON (AP) — New FBI Director Kash Patel was sworn in Monday as acting chief of the federal bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, taking the helm of two separate and sprawling Justice Department agencies, according to a person familiar with the matter. Patel was sworn in at ATF headquarters just days after he became the director of the FBI, said the person who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter. It’s not immediately clear if the president intends to nominate Patel for the ATF post, or what the administration’s plans are for the agency that has long been the target of Republicans.

FDA moves to rehire medical device, food safety and other staffers fired days earlier

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration is reinstating some of the hundreds of staffers it fired last week. That’s according to agency employees who spoke with The Associated Press on condition of anonymity. The FDA callbacks are the latest example of the chaotic fallout from President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s sweeping cost-cutting effort. Many of the staffers getting their jobs back are responsible for reviewing medical devices and food ingredients. After last week’s terminations, lobbyists for the device industry warned that the cuts would hurt companies and patients. The FDA’s device program is heavily funded by companies that pay the agency to quickly review their products.

Indianapolis man sentenced to 105 years in fatal shooting of Dutch soldier

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indiana man has been sentenced to 105 years in prison for the 2022 fatal shooting of a Dutch soldier and wounding of two others in downtown Indianapolis. A Marion County judge on Monday ordered Shamar Duncan to serve 60 years for murder, 35 years for attempted murder and 10 years for aggravated battery. The sentences are to be served consecutively. A jury convicted Duncan last month. Simmie Poetsema and the other two soldiers had been training at a southern Indiana military camp. Court documents say the soldiers were walking back to their hotel during a night off in Indianapolis when they clashed with Duncan and a group of his friends. Poetsema was a member of the Dutch Commando Corps.

DoorDash to pay NY delivery workers $17 million for using their tips to cover wages

NEW YORK (AP) — The ubiquitous food delivery app DoorDash will pay almost $17 million to settle claims that it unfairly used customer tips to subsidize the wages of its delivery workers in New York, rather than let drivers keep the tips on top of their guaranteed pay. Attorney General Letitia James announced the settlement Monday. James said Doordash also didn’t make it clear to customers that their tips were being used to offset worker wages. She said the company used the wage model between May 2017 and September 2019. DoorDash said it was happy to resolve the suit but believes it “properly represented how Dashers were paid during this period.”