Newly released reports have revealed a disturbing detail in the deaths of the three young sisters whose bodies were found in Washington state: all three were discovered with plastic bags wrapped over their heads and their wrists restrained with zip ties—an act authorities suspect was carried out by their father.

FBI Director Kash Patel announced that two Chinese nationals have been formally charged following allegations that they smuggled a "dangerous biological pathogen" into the United States, allegedly with the intent to conduct research at a University of Michigan laboratory.