Bermudez, who works as an Uber driver in Bogotá, said that although he couldn’t vote, he felt strongly that the right-wing candidate who campaigned as “El Tigre” was best for him and his family.

Bermudez said following Colombian President Gustavo Petro’s aggressive pursuit of a constitutional reform to bypass legislative gridlock felt like a traumatic déjà vu. Petro supported Sen. Iván Cepeda as his successor.

“They were talking about a constitutional change,” Bermudez said in Spanish.

Venezuelan migrant workers who lived through the decline after Hugo Chávez and his successor Nicolás Maduro altered their country’s constitution to circumvent the legislature felt fear.

“That was the first thing Chávez did in 1999,” Bermudez said.

There are about 8 million Venezuelan refugees and migrants worldwide. Nearly 2.84 million are living in Colombia, according to Colombian officials. Bermudez is among the more than 590,000 Venezuelans who call Bogotá their home.

While some Venezuelans have found stability through entrepreneurship and employment in Colombia, many of them are forced into Bogotá’s informal economy. The undocumented remain vulnerable to exploitation.

As of Monday evening, De la Espriella, a criminal defense attorney who campaigned as “El Tigre,” a law-and-order candidate, stood to become the president-elect after winning 250,830 more votes than Cepeda.

Petro’s term ends on Aug. 7, when De la Espriella, who had the endorsement of U.S. President Donald Trump, expects to be sworn in to become Colombia’s 48th president.

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• Colombia’s preliminary vote count showing De La Espriella’s narrow victory is ‘accurate,’ registrar says
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• Election in Colombia: Iván Cepeda reacts to ‘not official or binding’ preliminary vote count
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Torres contributed to this report from Miami.

Pino, 55, was charged with manslaughter and vessel homicide.

Prosecutors accused Pino, then 52, of being reckless when he lost control of his 29-foot Robalo boat in the early evening hours of Sept. 4, 2022 and slammed it into a channel marker near Boca Chita Key, killing Lucy Fernandez. Two other girls were seriously hurt, including 17-year-old Katerina Puig, who was left permanently disabled.

The teens were on his boat celebrating his daughter’s 18th birthday.

Both prosecutors and defense attorneys wrapped up their closing arguments, and, for the former, an additional rebuttal, mid-Monday afternoon.

Prosecutors argued in closing arguments that Pino was reckless and that there was no reason for him to crash his boat.

“He was reckless and negligent,” Assistant State Attorney Laura Adams said. “No one but this defendant decided the speed or path or direction of travel. No one and nothing is responsible for the death of Lucy fernandez except that man.”

They pointed out that while it is not a BUI case, alcohol was part of the story that afternoon.

“He was going full throttle!” Adams argued. “With all these teens on board that had consumed alcohol.”

Pino’s defense team, however, argued the crash was a horrible accident and not the result of negligence.

“It’s not enough that a human failed to do everything they could in a moment in time,” attorney Howard Srebnick said. “It requires a purposeful act of indifference to his passengers.”

After closing arguments wrapped up, Judge Marisa Tinkler Mendez then read jury instructions.

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Opening statements began with prosecutors saying Pino’s allision with a channel marker happened as a result of criminal negligence and recklessness.

“Lucy is dead because the defendant failed to do the most basic things that rules of the water require,” Assistant State Attorney Laura Adams told jurors.

Defense attorneys argue the crash was a mere accident.

“The state admits this was not George’s intention. He did not intend for anybody to be hurt,” Pino’s attorney, Howard Srebnick, told jurors during opening statements. “His own daughter, his own wife, his own body was on that boat.”

Defense openings were interrupted after Pino broke down for several minutes in front of jurors; the proceedings were halted and continued the next day.

Over the course of the trial, jurors heard from some of the 12 young women, all teenagers at the time, who were on board Pino’s boat.

“The first thing I saw when I opened my eyes was George, and I thought he was dead,” Claudia Portocarrero testified. “I remember him, he had blood on his head.”

Some testified about the alcohol that George Pino and his wife, Cecilia Pino, provided, as well as the crash itself, but said they did not see George Pino drinking alcohol himself.

Fernandez’s father recalled the living nightmare he and his wife went through. Puig’s father also talked about how the crash affected his daughter.

Jurors took a field trip to a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission facility in North Miami to see the damaged boat and watched body camera footage from the crash response and Pino’s questioning.

But the trial was not without its moments of conflict.

Judge Marisa Tinkler Mendez issued a warning to Pino and his family for hugging in front of jurors.

A tense exchange between Adams and Pino also drew the judge’s attention after Adams brought up that Pino was reportedly muttering, “It happens, it happens, it happens,” during testimony.

“I’m sorry. Do you have something you want to say to me?” Adams asked Pino. “Why are you staring at me?”

Pino denied staring at her.

In another moment, Pino’s attorneys told Tinkler Mendez that there was “something of a stare down” between Adams and their client, followed by Adams “rolling her eyes” at Pino.

Cecilia Pino took the stand twice during the trial, recounting the harrowing aftermath of the crash off Cutter Bank.

“She died because your husband crashed into that channel marker, right?” Adams asked her during her first appearance on the stand.

“She died because there was an accident,” Cecilia Pino testified.

Cecilia Pino broke down when taking the stand for the second time, testifying, “I remember asking again, ‘Who is missing? Who is missing?’ And that’s when they told me that Lucy was missing.”

George Pino did not testify in his trial.

Jurors will be instructed on the law before beginning their deliberations.

If convicted, Pino faces anywhere between 11 to 30 years in prison.

“Not gonna support the Democratic Party,” Carlson was quick to add, speaking late last week on the show “Can't Be Censored.” “I don't know what I'm going to do.”

Carlson, who has amassed a large following on his own podcast since being fired from Fox News in 2023, has more recently diverged from the party, a disillusionment supercharged by President Donald Trump's decision to go to war with Iran in February.

Carlson supported Trump in 2024. After the war began, he apologized for supporting the then-presidential candidate and “misleading people," saying it wasn't intentional.

He's repeatedly criticized the war as being at the behest of Israel at the expense of Americans, and attacked the party for failing to represent its own voters, citizens and nation.

“They are making decisions on the basis of other criteria, what’s best for this company, what’s best for Israel, what’s best for our donors,” he said. “That’s not just, like, they are off in the wrong direction, like, that is unacceptable, that’s treasonous, it’s immoral, it can’t continue."

“I’ve been a consistent defender for 35 years of the Republican Party, I mean very consistent defender, but there’s no defending this," he said. “So no, I’m out. And if I’m out, then I think a lot of other people are out.”

The preliminary count showed 80.57%, or 179,841 Colombians who cast their ballots in the U.S., voted for De La Espriella, 47, a former Miami-Dade resident who has both U.S. and Colombian citizenship.

The count also showed 41,142, or 18.43% of Colombians who cast their ballots in the U.S., voted for left-wing candidate Iván Cepeda, who has lived in Bulgaria, Cuba, and the Czech Republic.

There were more than 250 precincts for the Colombian diaspora worldwide. In South Florida, Colombian voters cast their ballots in Coral Gables, Kendall, Hialeah, Coral Springs, and Weston.

As of Monday afternoon, De La Espriella, a criminal defense attorney who campaigned as “El Tigre,” a law-and-order candidate, stood to become the president-elect after winning 250,830 more votes than Cepeda.

With information from 99.99% of the polling stations, 122,017 out of 122,020, the data showed 49.66%, or 12,959,542, voted for De La Espriella, and 48.7%, or 12,708,712, voted for Cepeda.

U.S. President Donald Trump endorsed De La Espriella, a fan of Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele, who wants to open mega prisons, cut corporate taxes, restart oil exploration and fracking, and cut social spending.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro supported Cepeda, 63, a rival of former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe, who wants to continue negotiations with armed groups for their surrender, prioritize welfare programs, and protect the environment.

Petro’s four-year term ends on Aug. 7, when De La Espriella plans to be sworn in as Colombia’s 48th president.

During the presidential election’s first round on May 31, De la Espriella had 43.73% of the votes when he qualified for the runoff against Cepeda, who had 40.91% of the votes. About 70% of the voters in the U.S. also chose De La Espriella on May 31.

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Tuesday will feature a sun/cloud mix, haze and southeast winds. There may be a few showers in the morning. During the afternoon, one or two inland storms could develop. Temperatures will make a run for the low and mid-90s. Factor in the humidity and will feel like the triple digits.

Duff has just begun her Lucky Me tour, which kicked off on Sunday in South Florida.

It’s her first global tour in nearly 20 years.

She is currently performing at the iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach.

Local 10’s Jason Carter was there for all the fun, and his full report can be seen at the top of this page.

The new technical findings report is indicating initial column failures at Champlain Towers South occurred three weeks prior to the fatal collapse, according to the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s National Construction Safety Team.

According to co-investigators, in early June 2021 connections between the garage columns and the pool deck failed.

Those failures would prove to be catastrophic, claiming 98 lives.

The report finds that over a three-week period prior to the collapse, initial failures caused cracks to grow and weight to be redistributed in the pool deck, causing the weight to transfer to adjacent slab columns that were not strong enough to support the weight.

That led to part of the 12-story Champlain Towers South condo coming down during the overnight hours of June 24, 2021.

First responders immediately began working around the clock to locate survivors in a search that lasted several days.

A memorial to the victims has stood at the site in the time since as officials and developers have debated what to do with the property.

Homestead detectives said a “trap house” in a residential neighborhood was at the center of a setup for the illegal sale of drugs.

What was most disturbing about the findings for Chief Mario Knapp was the deceptive packaging that clearly marketed to kids.

“It’s the same logo, the same fonts, the same colors,” Knapp said about bags that appeared Cheetos or Doritos, but he said were laced with 600 milligrams of THC.

“The person who’s the consumer knows what they’re buying,” Knapp said. “The problem is you leave that around in the house, and any child can pick that up.”

Other pre-rolled marijuana joints and edibles were packaged with cartoon-like logos. Knapp said a lab was processing the drugs.

Detectives said they served a search warrant and arrested a suspect early Thursday morning at the house, and the investigation was ongoing on Monday.

Knapp said illegal drug houses often are connected to other criminal activity and firearms. The department will not disclose the identity of the suspect as long as the investigation remains ongoing.

That’s right. With a win on Friday against Saudi Arabia, the tiny nation of about 500,000 people and about 15 million new Instagram followers will be headed to the round of 32. Even a draw might be — should be — enough to earn a spot in the knockout round.

The Blue Sharks were long shots entering the World Cup; some books had them at no better than 12% to advance from the group stage. They’re currently favored to move on.

“It’s in our hands,” defender Roberto Lopes said. “We have to go and take it.”

A pair of draws — first against Spain to begin group play, then rallying for a 2-2 result against Uruguay on Sunday — has Cape Verde still searching for its first win in its initial World Cup appearance. Still, the team is in an ideal position.

Spain leads Group H with four points. Uruguay and Cape Verde are next with two points each, while Saudi Arabia is last with one point. The top two teams from each group advance to the round of 32 along with the top eight third-place teams in the 12 groups.

A win over Saudi Arabia by Cape Verde would give it five points; it would then be mathematically certain to be no worse than second in the group. A draw would give the team three points; that, combined with a Spain win over Uruguay, would also assure a second-place finish in group play.

“One game at a time,” Cape Verde backup goalkeeper CJ dos Santos said. “This is just another challenge for us.”

There is a real chance that if Cape Verde beats Saudi Arabia, its reward would be a round of 32 game against Lionel Messi and defending World Cup champion Argentina.

And the interest in that game would be overwhelming, if it happened. On one side, there would be Messi, the biggest draw in the sport and possibly the biggest draw right now in any sport. On the other, there would be a team that the world seems to have adopted — the improbable story, replete with a 40-year-old goalkeeper whose mother needed help just to obtain a visa and fly to the U.S. to watch her son play on soccer’s grandest stage.

More than half of the team was born somewhere other than Cape Verde; Kevin Pina, who scored against Uruguay, spent part of his youth living in Massachusetts, which has the largest concentration of the Cape Verdean diaspora in the U.S.

That stems from how in the 1800s, Cape Verdeans found work on American whaling vessels in the Atlantic and eventually settled in port cities in states like Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

“We come from a country of immigrants,” Cape Verde coach Bubista said. “We want every child and every young person to feel proud to represent their country. We want our success to make them want to represent Cape Verde.”

At Luanda Restaurant in Brockton, Massachusetts, Cape Verde’s first World Cup match became an afternoon of nervous cheering as customers gathered around televisions; some fans even brought laptops so they could work remotely from the restaurant without missing the game against Spain.

Every save by 40-year-old goalkeeper Vozinha — whose stardom has risen immeasurably during this tournament — drew louder reactions inside the restaurant. Owner Amélia Goncalves said she tried to work while screaming, laughing and nearly crying, noting that Vozinha’s story resonates with the Cape Verdean community.

“If you work hard, it’s possible,” Goncalves said.

The team has worked hard. The round of 32 is very possible now. A tiny country with big hopes is poised for its biggest sports moment.

“Now nobody can ask, ‘Where is Cape Verde?’” said 22-year-old Micaelle Nunes, one of the soccer revelers in Brockton. “The whole world will know.”

The players are aware of the celebrations. They know that, in some ways, they have become a sentimental favorite all over the globe. Their story is easy to appreciate and the way they play has drawn applause even from fans in opposing jerseys.

A 12% chance is on the brink of coming through.

“We had a big journey here,” Lopes said. “Now that we’re here, we can’t change.”

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Associated Press writer Leah Willingham in Brockton, Massachusetts, and Zach Pascuzzi in Miami Gardens, Florida, contributed to this story. Pascuzzi is a student at the University of Georgia’s Carmical Sports Media Institute.

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The tournament has been one of the highest-scoring in history so far and produced nearly 25% more scoring than the same span of games in the previous World Cup.

One reason for the increase in scoring might be the ball that FIFA is using for this tournament.

FIFA says the ball has been designed with deep seams to produce “optimal in-flight stability,” and players and coaches say it has been rocketing toward goalkeepers at a high velocity. There is also added grip to help striking and dribbling the ball in wet or humid conditions.

“This ball is as fast as a cannon ball. I think today and the last couple of days, you saw if you kick the ball in the right position, it’s extremely difficult to save,” Austria coach Ralf Rangnick said.

The games are also running longer because of increased stoppage time related to hydration breaks that are new this tournament, allowing more scoring opportunities. And the tournament has a bigger talent gap because of the expanded 48-team field that debuted this year.

The result: Fans were treated to 121 goals in the first 40 games of the tournament, and many of them came from internationally known players.

Premier League players are scoring the most

More than half the goals scored so far in the tournament were by players from the top three professional leagues in England, Germany and Spain. The English Premier League leads the way.

The trend was on full display over the weekend in the match between the Netherlands and Sweden, a 5-1 triumph for the Dutch team. All six goals in the match were scored by players who competed in the Premier League in the 2025-26 season.

“I think the Premier League is more intense than this World Cup,” said Gabriel Martinelli, a Brazil player from Arsenal. “But it’s certainly still a very beautiful World Cup, with high-quality and intense matches.”

Real Madrid, Inter Miami and Liverpool were the clubs whose players have produced the most goals. Miami, of course, is all because of one man — Lionel Messi.

In addition to 28 goals from the Premier League, 16 came from the German league, 11 from the Spanish league, seven from the French league and five from the Italian league.

Major League Soccer saw its players score eight times. Messi had a hat trick in Argentina’s opening match and another two on Monday. The other three MLS goals came from FC Dallas’ Petar Musa of Croatia, Atlanta United’s Matías Galarza of Paraguay and Portland Timbers’ Finn Surman of New Zealand.

When FIFA announced the official squads, there were 200 players based in England at the club level, nearly two times more than the 109 players based in Germany.

The tallies for the goals were made based on the players’ clubs when the official squad announcements were made.

Real Madrid and Liverpool at the top

Real Madrid players scored six times — three with France’s Kylian Mbappé, two with Brazil’s Vinícius Júnior and one with England’s Jude Bellingham.

Madrid did not have any players called up for Spain’s national team for the first time ever. It signed Marc Cucurella from Chelsea during the tournament, though, thus making one of its own a part of the World Cup with La Roja.

Liverpool got three goals from Dutch players — two by Cody Gapko and one by Virgil van Dijk. Another goal came by Sweden’s Alexander Isak, and the other was scored by Egypt’s Mohamed Salah, who was still listed as a Liverpool player when the squads were announced.

Bayern Munich had four goals from its players — a brace by England’s Harry Kane and one each by Germany’s Jamal Musiala and Colombia’s Luis Díaz.

Bayern was the team with the second-most players called up for the tournament with 18. Manchester City was the first with 19, though its only two goals at the World Cup so far came from Norway’s Erling Haaland.

How many goals are we talking about?

With 121 goals scored from 88 different players in the first 40 games of the tournament, the average per game was at three goals. There were only three 0-0 draws, and eight of the goals were own-goals.

The tournament is on pace to shatter the 172-goal record from Qatar in 2022. The records aren’t an apples-to-apples comparison because the 2022 edition only had 64 matches compared with 104 this year.

But the pace for 64 matches this year is at almost 194 goals, well beyond the record from four years ago.

The trend in goal-scoring goes beyond the World Cup. The Champions League has set new records in the past two seasons: 3.27 goals per game in 2024-2025 to 3.47 goals per game in the 2025-2026 season.

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Mbappé scored in the 14th minute against Iraq, giving Les Bleus a 1-0 lead in his 100th international game.

Playing in his third World Cup, the 27-year-old Mbappé matched Brazil great Ronaldo on the goals list and moved past Gerd Müller of West Germany. Miroslav Klose of Germany is second with 16.

Messi scored twice for Argentina earlier Monday to set the tournament record at 18. He had equaled Klose with his first World Cup hat trick in Argentina’s 3-0 win over Algeria last Tuesday night in Kansas City, Missouri.

Mbappé scored with a left-footed strike from about 20 yards out that got past Iraq goalkeeper Ahmed Basil, who got his first start in the tournament after captain Jalal Hassan allowed all four goals in Iraq’s 4-1 loss to Norway.

Mbappé helped France win the World Cup in 2018 and reach the final in 2022, when he was awarded the Silver Ball as the second-best player. Joined up front by Désiré Doué and reigning Ballon d’Or winner Ousmane Dembélé, France entered this year’s tournament as a co-favorite with Spain.

Mbappé, one of two men to have a hat trick in a World Cup final, scored his 13th and 14th World Cup goals in France’s 3-1 tournament-opening victory over Senegal. He now has 59 international goals, two more than Oliver Giroud for the most in France’s rich history.

His 15 World Cup goals include three this year; eight in 2022, when he won the Golden Boot as the top scorer; and four in 2018.

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Three cats have allegedly been killed by the roaming group.

“I have seen as many as six together at one time and running wildly as a pack,” said resident Tom Harrington. “They don’t have collars, they seem feral.”

Nobody knows where they came from, but the group of wild dogs has been roaming the Normandy Isles for the last six months.

“I have seen the same dogs since January, so it’s puzzling as to whether they have been dumped or they’re from a neighbor, we just don’t know,” said resident Nancy Harrington.

The streets of South Florida are filled with dumped dogs and uncared for cats, and most of those homeless animals are not sterilized, meaning more babies being born on the streets.

“Right now, we need to focus on getting these dangerous dogs off the street,” said Miami Beach Commissioner Tanya K. Bhatt. “Sometimes dogs are dangerous because they are scared and hungry.”

Bhatt was called in to help with the situation.

“It’s heartbreaking that they are damaging and killing cats,” she said.

Neighbors have reported three different cats were killed.

“A cat was mauled and dismembered a block away, a pet,” said Nancy Harrington.

The first cat killed was on March 29, a pet named Silvie.

His owner was too distraught to speak to Local 10 News, but texted saying, “The violent way he was taken from us has been absolutely devastating. Our hearts are broken.”

This month, there were two more feline deaths.

“Those same dogs roaming the neighborhood from 11:30 (at night) until 4 and 5 in the morning, at which point they killed and dragged an elderly 18-year-old cat,” said Nancy Harrington.

Two pet cats and one community cat named Lucy are all dead due to unchecked feral animals fighting for survival.

“You must help us trap the loose animals so that they can be spayed because it is unsafe for everybody, for the animals themselves, for residents, for visitors,” said Bhatt.

Some of the Normandy neighbors joined forces, successfully catching two of the dogs on June 7 after trapping them inside a construction site until animal control could arrive.

“We picked up two of the dogs that have been spotted roaming around this neighborhood and they are now in our custody,” said Gabriella Dominguez with Miami-Dade Animal Services.

The dogs are being held while MDAS conducts their investigation and sets traps to catch the other four dogs in the pack.

Those still-wild dogs seem to roam when it’s cooler and quieter outside which has residents with cats and small dogs concerned.

“They reached out to me because they were concerned that cats were being killed and we have so many animal lovers in our community which raises a bigger issue, what if it was a child?,” said Miami Beach Cat Program Coordinator Holly Whalen.

Anyone who sees the dogs featured in this story is urged to call 311 for help from animal services, but, if it is an emergency, always call the police.

The arrest of Reinier Sanchez Hurtado, 46, was captured by Miami Beach Police Department drone footage.

“This is new technology that most police agencies are using now,” said Medley Police Department Sgt. Luis Rivera.

Hurtado’s arrest was the result of Medley police detectives launching an extensive criminal investigation into the theft of Nike shoes.

“The main charge is dealing in stolen property,” said Rivera. “We’re talking about possibly $36,000 of merchandise that was taken.”

The case starts at a medley distribution facility where FedEx security says it tracked a vexing pattern of thefts dating back to 2024.

According to officials, some high-end Nike footwear that was destined for Miami-area retail stores ended up at the Miami home of Sanchez Hurtado, who authorities learned was employed by a FedEx ground contractor “responsible for supervising drivers assigned to the affected delivery routes,” per his arrest form.

Police said they used GPS tracking devices in some of the packages to track where the stolen goods were taken.

FedEx told police the shoes were being sold through the black market.

“There appeared to be a scheme of fraud,” said Rivera.

FedEx contacted Medley police, who moved swiftly, issuing a probable cause arrest alert for Sanchez Hurtado.

Detectives learned soon after that he had just been released from a routine traffic stop in Miami Beach.

Medley detectives then coordinated with MBPD’s Real Time Intelligence Center and the Miami Police Department’s Tactical Robbery Unit to track Sanchez Hurtado down near the intersection of 14th Street and Drexel Avenue.

“That is the beautiful thing about Miami-Dade County,” said Rivera. “All agencies work together to bring subjects into custody and the charges that they earn.”

The investigation into Sanchez Hurtado and the stolen shoes remains active and ongoing, he said.

A statement from FedEx can be read below:

We are aware of the arrest of a service provider driver by the Miami Beach Police Department, and this individual is no longer providing service on behalf of FedEx. Further questions should be directed to law enforcement.

FedEx Communications Strategic Advisor Adam Snyder

The victims were identified as Esther Liontos, 58, and Roger Arredondo Gonzalez, 61.

Authorities have not disclosed how the two were killed, but confirmed that one person was detained for questioning.

According to MDSO, deputies were called to a home, located in the 26100 block of Southwest 209th Avenue, shortly after 8:30 a.m. Friday after receiving a report about an unconscious woman.

When deputies arrived, they found Liontos lying on the ground outside the home, authorities said.

She was pronounced dead at the scene by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue personnel.

Deputies said they found Arredondo Gonzalez lying on the ground nearby. He too was pronounced dead at the scene.

Authorities confirmed that a man was detained for questioning to determine whether he had any involvement in the homicide.

Detectives have not disclosed what that man said to them, but no arrests have been made at this time.

Anyone with information is asked to call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477.

Aventura police said it happened during a softball league game at Waterways Park, located at 3310 NE 213th St., on Sunday morning.

Authorities said at around 9:30 a.m., a verbal dispute broke out between the teams, which led to pushing and shoving between “multiple players.”

Police said during the brawl, Roberto Araujo, 41, of Allapattah, grabbed a metal bat and and hit the victim in the back of the head.

Medics took the victim to HCA Florida Aventura Hospital as a trauma alert patient, according to an arrest report.

Authorities said CCTV footage showed Araujo swinging the bat and hitting the victim, causing the latter’s baseball cap to pop off.

Officers arrested Araujo on a charge of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.

As of Monday afternoon, he was being held in the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center with a bond listed as “to be set” in online records.

Sattar, 29, and Filsaime, 46, appeared in Broward County court on Friday after detectives arrested them on Thursday in Davie.

Detectives found the duo at a gas station in a black BMW with hundreds of pieces of mail that included credit cards, checks, and an identification.

Sattar was out on bond for another case.

Detectives reported the duo had been stealing from mailboxes at the Crexent Business Centers, at 12555 Orange Drive, in Davie.

Flamingo Commons Office Park tenants at 12401-12555 Orange Drive also suspected thieves had broken into their mailboxes.

Shirley Vasquez said she took precautions.

“I don’t leave the checks overnight.

Sattar and Filsaime both faced charges of burglary on an unoccupied structure, grand theft, and fraudulent use of ID. The U.S. Postal Inspector was also investigating.

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De la Espriella, a defense attorney who campaigned as the law-and-order candidate “El Tigre,” or “The Tiger,” and José Manuel Restrepo, a former finance minister and the vice president-elect, celebrated in Barranquilla.

“He Won, BIG,” Trump wrote on Truth Social about De la Espriella on Sunday night.

About 41 million Colombians were eligible to vote, 26.3 million cast their ballots in the runoff election, including 12.9 million who voted for De la Espriella, according to Colombia’s National Registry.

With 99.99% of the polling stations’ ballots tallied, 49.66% voted for De La Espriella, 47, and 48.7% for Cepeda, 63, according to the runoff election’s results released by Colombia’s National Registry on Sunday.

As Colombian judges scrutinized the preliminary results of the runoff presidential election, Colombian President Gustavo Petro and Iván Cepeda, the left-wing presidential candidate, did not recognize the results.

“As of today, there is no elected president until the electoral commissions deliver their results,” Petro wrote in a statement released on X on Sunday night. “As I said this morning, I will accept the result that the judges declare because that is what the law orders.”

Once Colombia’s independent electoral authorities review and announce the legally binding result, De La Espriella plans to be sworn into office for his four-year term as the country’s 48th president on Aug. 7.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio released a statement saying he had also congratulated De la Espriella during a conversation over the phone.

“The Trump Administration looks forward to working closely with your incoming administration to advance regional security cooperation, end illegal immigration to the United States, and strengthen our economic ties,” Rubio wrote to De La Espriella on X. “Colombia’s best days are ahead.”

.@POTUS Trump: ¡Felicitaciones a El Tigre, Abelardo de la Espriella, el nuevo Presidente de Colombia! pic.twitter.com/Qnm22tJT04

— US Embassy Bogota (@USEmbassyBogota) June 22, 2026

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Pulisic participated in warmups and ball drills during the 15 minutes of practice open to the media in Orange County. The team gave no formal update on the status of the AC Milan midfielder, who has been limited to one dynamic half of play in the unbeaten Americans’ home World Cup.

Pulisic didn’t play in the Americans’ 2-0 victory over Australia in Seattle last Friday. He played the first half of their tournament-opening victory over Paraguay, catalyzing two of the U.S. team’s three goals in the first half of a historic 4-1 win before coming off at halftime with stiffness from the injury incurred the previous week in training.

Pulisic trained apart from his teammates during the workouts between the first two games, so his return to the full squad was obviously encouraging. He had been limited to gym workouts, resistance training and light ball work during his absence.

“It’s a tough situation when you’re going through a small, little knock,” U.S. teammate Alex Zendejas said Monday. “It’s an important tournament where obviously everyone wants to be able to get out there 100%, but (we don’t) talk about the injury or talk about the moment (Pulisic) is going through. (We) talk about other stuff, try to get his mind off of it. Just be there for him.”

The U.S. finishes group play on Thursday night at SoFi Stadium against Turkey in a meaningless game for the group-winning Americans and the already-eliminated Turks.

The Americans’ first knockout match is on July 1 in Santa Clara, California.

U.S. coach Mauricio Pochettino still didn’t have his entire roster on the field at Great Park. Midfielder Cristian Roldan missed practice with a strained muscle.

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La agencia estatal de aduanas peruana dijo en sus redes sociales que los “escáneres de rayos x de alta energía” permitirán además “optimizar los tiempos del control aduanero, los costos logísticos, así como fortalecer la seguridad de la cadena de suministro internacional”.

En la inauguración de los equipos estuvo presente el embajador de Estados Unidos en Perú, Bernie Navarro, quien vestía una gorra de béisbol con las siglas en inglés DEA, de la agencia antidrogas estadounidense. La embajada de Estados Unidos precisó luego en un comunicado que los escáneres fueron donados por la Oficina de Asuntos Internacionales de Narcóticos y Aplicación de la Ley, del Departamento de Estado.

La embajada estadounidense añadió que los escáneres detectarán “mercancías ilícitas”, agilizarán el comercio y garantizarán la “transparencia en las operaciones portuarias”. Estados Unidos también capacitará a funcionarios peruanos para operar los escáneres de manera independiente.

Perú es uno de los principales productores mundiales de cocaína, según la DEA, y el segundo cultivador global de hoja de coca —materia prima de esa sustancia prohibida—después de Colombia, según la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas contra la Droga y el Delito.

En 2023 el gobierno peruano admitió ante el Parlamento el aumento “exponencial” del narcotráfico. Las áreas de la Amazonía donde se siembra la hoja de coca sumaron 89.755 hectáreas en 2024, mientras que en 2014 alcanzaron las 42.900 hectáreas, según datos oficiales.

El puerto de Chancay, inaugurado el 14 de noviembre de 2024 por el presidente chino Xi Jinping durante una visita a Perú, tiene como accionista mayoritaria a COSCO Shipping, una empresa estatal china que es la operadora de puertos, buques y logística más grande del mundo.

Un día después de la inauguración, Estados Unidos anunció la donación a Perú de los escáneres por un valor superior a los 8,5 millones de dólares. La Casa Blanca indicó en esa fecha que los escáneres iban a garantizar que la carga que transita por el puerto “no represente una amenaza para la seguridad de Perú”.

El puerto —con una inversión de más de 1.300 millones de dólares— es el más profundo de Latinoamérica con 17,8 metros, lo que permite la llegada de los barcos cargueros más grandes del mundo.

El jueves pasado el embajador de China en Perú, Song Yang, dijo en una ceremonia en el puerto de Chancay que en poco más de un año se han habilitado tres rutas marítimas principales y cuatro rutas alimentadoras que llegan a los principales puertos de China, "así como a puertos de Colombia, Ecuador, Chile y Panamá”.

China es el primer socio comercial de Perú por más de una década, con inversiones claves en diversos rubros como la electricidad y la minería, además del puerto de Chancay.

Detectives arrested Diego Ceden, also known as Diego Cedenflorimon, on June 18 at 6807 NW 7th Ave., in Model City, records show.

Detectives reported finding “rooms filled floor-to-ceiling with Honda vehicle parts wrapped in black plastic and staged for storage, distribution, and sale.”

There was a blue Honda CR-V that “had been cut into multiple large sections,” and a white Honda CR-V “shell that had been cut apart,” according to the detectives’ reports.

Ceden, who lived at the commercial property, “knowingly possessed, stored, concealed, dismantled, or trafficked in stolen motor vehicle parts,” a detective wrote, according to an arrest report.

A gray Honda Civic had the VIN of a 2022 Honda and the engine of a 2025 Honda that had been reported stolen on May 6 in Miami, according to detectives.

There were engines from a white 2026 Honda Civic that was stolen on May 28 in Miami-Dade, a white 2025 Honda CR-V that was stolen on June 12 in Broward, and a blue 2025 Honda CR-V that was stolen on June 12 in Miami-Dade, according to detectives’ reports.

A passenger airbag was from a 2021 Honda Accord that had been reported stolen on March 17, 2024, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, according to detectives.

A complete dashboard assembly with an attached airbag was from a white Honda CR-V that was stolen on May 10, in Sanford, Fla., according to detectives.

Detectives found 56 airbags, eight catalytic converters, body panels, a hood, bumpers, a trunk lid, and a book bag with Ceden’s U.S. passport, car keys, Honda CR-V titles, and ownership documents associated with FG Auto Sales, according to reports.

Ceden was at the Metrowest Detention Center on Monday after Miami-Dade corrections booked him shortly before 7 p.m. on June 18, according to county inmate records.

Miami-Dade prosecutors filed three new cases against Ceden on June 20 and one new case on June 19, according to court records.

The list of the 77 charges he faces includes 55 counts of knowingly possessing, selling, or installing stolen, uninstalled airbags, or salvaged airbags; and eight counts of possessing, purchasing, selling, or installing a stolen catalytic converter.

The list also includes three counts of grand theft auto; two counts of criminal mischief; and two counts of possessing a vehicle with an altered, removed, or obscured Vehicle Identification Number.

Ceden also faced charges of resisting arrest without violence; operating a business without a local business tax receipt; operating, owning, or aiding and abetting a chop shop; possession, sale, installation, alteration, or removal of airbags; grand theft; criminal mischief; and dealing in stolen property.

Miami-Dade County Circuit Judge Cristina Miranda was set to preside on the three June 20cases, and Judge Ritamaria Gonzalez was set to preside on the June 19 case, according to court records.

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The fourth year of the agreement is at Young's option, said the person who spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the Wizards had not revealed the terms. Young will make around $49 million this coming season.

The deal is part of what could be a big week for the Wizards, who hold the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft that starts Tuesday night.

Young is a four-time All-Star who was sidelined by injuries for most of this past season, averaging just 17.9 points — more than seven points per game below his career average — in only 15 games with Atlanta and Washington. He made five appearances with the Wizards after getting traded to them by the Hawks, who had Young for his first 7 1/2 NBA seasons.

The dollar total that the sides agreed upon for this extension essentially matches the most that Young could have made on the free agent market if he signed somewhere other than Washington.

Young is averaging 25.1 points and 9.8 assists per game for his career. The only other player to average at least 25 points and nine assists for the entirety of an NBA career is Oscar Robertson.

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It wasn’t immediately clear how seriously they were hurt, but no one died in the crash, the Coast Guard said in a statement.

The MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crashed several miles outside of Sitka in a sparsely populated area near Harbor Mountain. The coastal town sits on Baranof Island. The surrounding Pacific Ocean currents limit extreme temperatures but deliver roughly 100 inches (254 centimeters) of rain every year.

Rescuers arrived around 11 a.m., about an hour after the crash, and rushed all four crew members to Mt. Edgecumbe Medical Center, the statement said.

“The safety, well-being, and rescue of our crew members is our absolute, immediate priority,” the Coast Guard said in a post on X.

The Coast Guard will investigate the crash. It's not clear what caused it.

This helicopter crash followed a string of three major plane crashes this month.

A business jet crashed on a highway in Laredo, Texas, Tuesday night, killing one person on board. A B-52 crashed on June 15 during a test flight at Edwards Air Force Base in California and killed all eight people aboard. And on June 14, 12 people were killed when a plane on a skydiving outing in Missouri crashed.

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Associated Press writer Becky Bohrer contributed to this report from Juneau, Alaska.

U.S. District Court Judge Sparkle L. Sooknanan sided with advocacy groups that argued the recent upgrades to the program, called Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements, or SAVE, aggregated Americans’ sensitive personal data in a way that could result in voters being wrongly purged from voter rolls.

“All in all, the federal government has knowingly trampled on the privacy rights of American citizens in a manner that threatens the sacred right to vote,” Sooknanan said in an order explaining the decision. “This Court cannot stand idly by while that happens.”

She said Congress had expressly prohibited the government from centralizing Americans’ personal identifying information and that the federal agencies that created the SAVE program “knew that the database violates those statutory protections.”

The decision is a major legal setback for President Donald Trump in his efforts to use federal agencies to encourage a nationwide crackdown on having noncitizens illegally on state voter rolls. The modified SAVE system, which critics had referred to as an unlawful centralized federal database of voter information, had been a key pillar of the second election executive order the Republican president signed earlier this year. The ruling leaves its future uncertain.

“It’s amazing how hard the Left will fight to stop us from solving problems they insist do not exist,” James Percival, general counsel at the Department of Homeland Security, said of the ruling in a social media post.

The department referred to his post as its comment on the ruling. The Department of Justice did not immediately return a request for comment.

The executive order seeking to create a national voter list is among numerous steps Trump has taken during his second term to try to overhaul the way elections are run. He also has tried to force voters to provide documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote, ban mail ballots from counting if they are received after Election Day and prohibit the Postal Service from mailing ballots to people not on an approved list of voters. Most of those steps have been blocked by various courts, in part because the Constitution gives states and Congress the authority to set election rules, but provides no such power to the president.

Voting by noncitizens is already illegal and punishable as a potential felony that could lead to deportation. It also is rare, accounting for just a tiny fraction of those on state voter rolls,

The SAVE program was created under an immigration law mandating that DHS help federal, state and local agencies prevent government benefits from going to noncitizens. At least 25 states used it to check their voter rolls since April 2025, after the Trump administration significantly expanded its search abilities. Since then, at least 67 million registrations have been scanned through the program, but critics worry it could end up purging valid voters from the rolls.

The plaintiffs, including the League of Women Voters, the Electronic Privacy Information Center and five unnamed U.S. citizens, had alleged the revamped SAVE program violated Americans’ privacy and voting rights. The groups also alleged the Trump administration violated federal privacy laws by ignoring transparency requirements about the changes to the system.

“The agencies were scrambling to comply with an Executive Order aimed at reshaping federal elections, which directed them to create a system for mass voter verification,” the judge wrote. “So they haphazardly combined and repurposed the private information of millions of Americans, including citizenship data that they knew to be unreliable.”

Plaintiffs attorney Nikhel Sus told the court during the October hearing that naturalized citizens face a greater risk of unlawfully being purged from voter rolls.

“They are uniquely vulnerable to errors in the database,” said Sus, an attorney for Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington.

Sus said Monday he sees Sooknanan’s ruling as an “across the board victory” and noted the plaintiffs were pleased the judge’s ruling reinforced their argument that the federal government doesn’t have implied authority to freely share sensitive data across agencies.

Mark Johnson, who teaches at the University of Kansas law school and regularly pursues lawsuits over election laws, said “it couldn’t be more clear” that the SAVE program violates federal privacy laws.

He said an executive order from Trump cannot override a federal law.

“It’s an illegal idea. Plus it’s a bad idea,” he said.

During the 2024 presidential campaign, as Trump pushed false claims of widespread noncitizen voting, Republican secretaries of state began requesting improvements to the SAVE system to make it more efficient for catching noncitizens on their rolls. One limitation was that the system had been able to check just a single individual at a time.

DHS, Citizenship and Immigration Services, and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency delivered on those requests in 2025, according to public announcements. They made SAVE free for election officials, allowed agencies to search voters by the thousands and began permitting queries using names, birthdays and Social Security numbers, as opposed to requiring DHS-issued identification numbers.

Several secretaries of state have said the SAVE overhaul improved its value as one of multiple tools they use to assess voter citizenship. But in her ruling, Judge Sooknanan said the plaintiffs had shown that the updated system had indeed been identifying some lawful voters as noncitizens and that states using it “are actively removing United States citizens from voter rolls based on inaccurate information.”

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Swenson reported from New York. Associated Press writer John Hanna in Topeka, Kansas, contributed to this report.

RMS Titanic Inc., the company that owns exclusive salvage rights to the famous wreck in the North Atlantic, wants to sell the artifacts for the first time despite previous agreements to only display them at museums and traveling exhibitions.

Georgia-based RMS Titanic proposed auctioning the artifacts and displaying them on a global tour in four cities, although those locations haven't been publicly revealed. Court documents filed in the U.S. referenced the company's plan to sell artifacts including a bronze cherub, a necklace of gold nuggets and a heart-shaped pendant.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration represents U.S. interests and oversight in the wreck site. The agency contends such a sale would violate RMS Titanic's legal obligations to the site, according to documents a judge ordered unsealed earlier this month.

In arguing that the auction should be prohibited, the government wrote that the company “does not seek the Court’s approval, does not believe that approval is required, and asserts that it is not restricted in its ability to sell” the artifacts.

Representatives for RMS Titanic did not respond to requests for comment Monday. Its attorneys previously said in a federal court filing that the proposed auction arrangement wouldn’t violate existing court orders and agreements about the artifacts.

This is the latest attempt to sell Titanic artifacts

Since 1987, salvage operations have retrieved thousands of items and even chunks of the Titanic’s hull. RMS Titanic makes money by exhibiting them.

Over the decades, the company has tried to sell artifacts to fund future explorations and as it faced financial trouble. But those efforts were roundly opposed by U.S. courts along with preservation groups and relatives of the victims. Some of the salvaged items belonged to passengers aboard the ship.

However, items saved by survivors or plucked from the water by rescuers can be sold and often fetch big sums. A life jacket worn by a passenger went for just over $900,000 in April, while a gold pocket watch given to the ship captain who rescued the survivors was sold for nearly $2 million in 2024.

Auctioneers say the unending fascination with the Titanic — which sank in 1912 after hitting an iceberg on its maiden voyage from Europe to New York, killing more than 1,500 people — and the rarity of artifacts adds up to high demand and exorbitant prices.

A trans-Atlantic dispute over the artifacts

RMS Titanic wants to auction some of the first artifacts salvaged from the wreck. Those items were taken to France, which awarded ownership of them to the salvager. French oceanographic institute IFREMER partnered with Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution on the discovery of the wreck.

The rest of the collection was retrieved during subsequent expeditions, and the salvage claim was made in a U.S. District Court in Norfolk, Virginia.

NOAA argues that all of the roughly 5,000 items — regardless of whether they were claimed in France or the U.S. — must remain in one collection based on conditions set by the U.S. court. NOAA also maintains on its website that a French court’s conditions required that the artifacts not be sold individually and be kept together as a single collection.

The company has argued, among other things, that the U.S. court lacks jurisdiction over the items claimed in France.

Representatives for the French government did not respond to requests for comment late Monday.

Pieces of history for all to see

Some undersea explorers have pushed back at the idea of selling Titanic artifacts, which they argue should be displayed in the public interest.

“I don’t have a problem with people recovering artifacts from the Titanic as long as it’s done careful, with proper archaeological techniques,” said Greg Stone, a veteran ocean explorer and ocean scientist. “I’d feel better if it was a nonprofit enterprise.”

Richard Daynard, a law professor at Northeastern University School of Law in Boston who specializes in public interest advocacy, said rules on the display and sale of Titanic artifacts are intended to preserve the wreckage for the benefit of the public, and so it can't be “picked up by billionaires for further display of their wealth and power.”

“If it’s something where someone can walk through their house and say ‘Yes, I bought this for $5 million and it’s original from the Titanic,’ that’s not a good thing,” he said.

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Associated Press writers Ben Finley in Washington D.C. and Angela Charlton in Paris contributed.

The bill, which passed 85-5 and now heads to the House, has been the focus of intense negotiations in recent weeks as lawmakers in both parties try to address housing costs in an election year. The final version of the legislation bans corporate investors from buying single-family homes but doesn’t include a Senate provision that would have required investors to sell newly constructed homes within seven years.

The measure was the result of years of work to “lower costs, expand housing supply, cut red tape, protect taxpayers, and help more Americans achieve the dream of homeownership," said Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott, R-S.C., who worked with Democrats to get the bill passed.

Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, the top Democrat on the banking panel, said it is the most significant housing bill to pass Congress since 1990, when the average home in America was sold for $150,000. Now it costs more than $500,000, she said.

The bill “acknowledges that the federal government has a role to play in lowering housing prices,” Warren told The Associated Press. "For the first time ever, private equity will be blocked from buying up single-family homes and trying to turn housing into one more Wall Street investment.”

Senate passage of the bill shapes up as a rare bipartisan legislative achievement when much of Republicans' agenda has stalled. The House is expected to give final approval later this week and send the bill to President Donald Trump, who has signaled his support.

Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters of California, who helped negotiate the legislation, said it was a “huge step toward finally addressing the affordable housing and homelessness crises in this country.”

Housing costs are a concern for both parties

Republicans and Democrats have embraced the bill as a way to show they are addressing the nation’s affordability crisis, driven in part by rising home prices due to a shortage of affordable housing. The U.S. housing market has been in a slump dating back to 2022, when mortgage rates began to climb from pandemic-era lows.

Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes have been hovering close to a 4-million annual pace going back to 2023 — well short of the 5.2-million annual pace that’s historically been the norm. Sales slowed last year to a 30-year low and have remained sluggish so far this year, declining in January and February versus a year earlier.

The Economic Report of the President in April found a shortage of 10 million homes, while a report this month from the Joint Center For Housing Studies at Harvard University found sales of existing homes were at three-decade lows and inventories were rising due to high home buying costs. “Cost burdens for both renters and owners continue to climb, while assistance remains profoundly underfunded,” the report said.

While the median U.S. monthly rent has been declining for nearly three years, it was still 17.2% higher in May than it was before the pandemic, according to data from Realtor.com.

Changes for grants, Section 8 and manufactured housing

To increase the supply of housing, the bill would streamline environmental reviews and speed up the construction process.

It would offer funding to local governments that build more housing, including Community Development Block Grant money to places exceeding the median rate of homebuilding. It would also provide new dollars for communities to turn abandoned infrastructure into housing, and offers a framework for communities that want to reform outdated zoning regulations, which often limit larger housing developments.

The legislation would allow banks to invest more in affordable housing and raise limits on the number of public housing units that can receive private financing through Section 8 funding to rehabilitate properties. And it would remove outdated requirements and expand federal financing to make manufactured homes more affordable.

“Manufactured housing produces some of the most cost-effective housing in America, but access to financing has been tightly restricted,” Warren said. “This creates the opportunity for more manufactured housing and, at the same time, creates a structure for people living in manufactured housing communities to organize and protect their investment in their homes.”

Lawmakers compromised on a disaster program

One of the sticking points between the two chambers was over a federal disaster recovery program.

An earlier Senate bill had permanently authorized block grant recovery funds, a change intended to ensure that funding requests aren't needed after every disaster. House lawmakers opposed that provision because of concerns over how the program was run, so they agreed on a three-year authorization instead.

The final bill has received widespread support in the housing community, both from organizations representing landlords and large property owners as well as groups that advocate for tenants and low-income renters.

“There is no magic wand that will fix this crisis overnight, and no single piece of legislation is perfect,” said David Dworkin, chief executive of the National Housing Conference, the nation’s oldest housing coalition.

“Compromise demands that. But this bill is a significant down payment on a long-term effort to make housing more affordable for all Americans.”

According to the Miami Police Department, an officer near the Target at 3825 NW Seventh St. in the city’s Flagami neighborhood was flagged down about a theft at around 4 p.m. on Saturday.

Police said they found a shopping cart with several items stolen from a nearby Bath & Body Works and identified Christina Teresa Renne, 39, as the suspect “responsible for multiple retail theft incidents at several stores.”

Arrest reports state that she also had a baggie of suspected cocaine powder and said that when officers tried to put her in a cruiser, she kicked an MPD officer in the knee.

Authorities said that while being booked and searched at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, body-scanner images showed that Renne had “what appeared to be contraband inside of her vaginal area.”

An arrest report states that while in a secure area, Renne “removed a pipe with suspected cocaine residue from inside her vagina.”

Renne, alternatively listed in arrest reports as either homeless or residing in Miami Beach or Miami’s Little Haiti neighborhood, now faces charges of retail theft with a prior conviction, battery on a law enforcement officer, cocaine possession and introducing a controlled substance into a jail facility.

Jail records show she also had multiple probation warrants and remained at TGK as of Monday afternoon.

So he was a little surprised when protege Corey Heim went radio silent ahead of the inaugural race at Naval Base Coronado.

“I asked Corey before the race, ‘This is the first week you haven’t called me for advice, you didn’t think I’d bring anything to the table?’” Hamlin said with a smile. “Apparently, he was good.”

Indeed, Heim proved he had it handled with his upset win Sunday. By winning in only his 13th career start, the rising star reaffirmed that Hamlin has a keen eye for spotting talent while taking risks in building 23XI Racing with NBA legend Michael Jordan, his co-owner.

Four years ago, Hamlin and Jordan showed faith in Tyler Reddick by signing him more than 18 months before his Richard Childress Racing contract expired. Reddick escaped the deal’s final year and validated Hamlin’s faith with a championship round appearance.

Reddick opened this season by winning five of the first nine races (including the Daytona 500). The Cup Series points leader was on his way to a sixth win Sunday on the street course south of downtown San Diego before he got outdueled by Heim, who will move into Cup full time in 2027 as a teammate of Reddick and Bubba Wallace.

“Really surprised,” Hamlin said about Heim’s breakout performance. “Now if you would have asked me in the middle of the race, I wouldn’t have been that surprised. I got to race around him enough to know he had plenty of speed.”

As a top-level driver with 64 victories ( four this season ), the 45-year-old Hamlin has an edge over other team owners because he can scout prospects with a firsthand perspective while also speaking their language behind the wheel.

After winning the truck series championship last year, Heim passed on full time with other Cup teams and chose to race a partial schedule while waiting for the 2027 ride to open at 23XI Racing.

“I always just had a gut feeling that 23XI was where I wanted to be,” Heim said. “Just so much support from Denny and MJ. I talk to them on a very regular basis, and I’ve always felt like family. Their preparation is the best in the industry. It probably would have been advantageous to be full time as soon as possible, but my gut just told me to stay with it.”

Street race successes

A sellout crowd of 50,000 fans gathered on the active military base to witness the third first-time Cup winner this season.

NASCAR chief operating officer Ben Kennedy, who previously took the Cup Series to inaugural events in downtown Chicago and Los Angeles, said 67% of the attendees were NASCAR first-timers.

Though it’s unclear if Naval Base Coronado will be on the 2027 schedule, Kennedy vowed to stay aggressive in the future by scheduling at least one annual street race with an eye toward new metropolitan areas and military bases.

“There are a lot of strategic markets across the country that we would love to be in that have large military bases as well,” Kennedy said. “So we’ve talked about the Pacific Northwest, Colorado, the Northeast.”

San Diego drawbacks

There were some first-year hiccups for the Coronado track. Because of crashes in the truck, O’Reilly Auto Parts and Cup series races, the red flag was displayed on three consecutive days for repairs to the temporary walls.

The San Diego event weekend drew 125,000 over three days, but NASCAR limited capacity because of concerns about traffic on Coronado Island. After fan complaints Friday and Saturday, NASCAR summoned extra food trucks and staff on Sunday to help with concession stands and bathroom access.

“One of the things we’re most mindful of is the amount of people that you can frankly get on and off the base and still have a good fan experience,” Kennedy said. “We want to make sure that ingress and egress was palpable.”

Contentious debut

Front Row Motorsports driver Noah Gragson confronted Kevin Magnussen after being spun by the Formula One veteran who made his NASCAR debut. A heated discussion ended without resolution for Gragson and Magnussen, who collided multiple times.

“He was playing it a bit stupid out there,” said Magnussen, who joined his father, Jan, as the second Danish driver to make a Cup start. “He could have had a good race. He chose not to. I felt like I was in a fistfight the whole race through. Everyone was driving so well. It’s tough racing, but people have respect. You can’t mess around. I like that kind of racing. Big respect to everyone except that one guy, but I’ll deal with that.”

Magnussen, who races for BMW’s top sports car team, turned the fastest lap of the race in a 27th-place finish.

“I learned so much about the car,” he said. “I felt so much more confident toward the end of the race. The pace was there, the car was really good. Just super happy to get the opportunity to race in NASCAR. If I get a chance, I’ll be here. I loved every second of it.”

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Georgia’s governor, Republican Brian Kemp, had called lawmakers into a special session in part to address a July 1 deadline that was set to ban the QR codes used for the official vote count. Legislators passed a law two years ago that set that deadline, but then failed to find a replacement for tabulating votes.

Some voting rights activists had warned that any changes so close to the midterm elections could create confusion at polling sites. Georgia is a political swing state where voters will decide high-profile races for U.S. Senate and governor in the fall.

State lawmakers last week appeared to have reached a deal on a bill to push the July 1 deadline back to 2028. But Republicans in the Senate approved an amendment over the weekend that would require a full hand recount of the two races at the top of ballot. In November, that would be the governor’s contest and a U.S. Senate election.

The amended bill passed the Senate on a party line vote, but the House did not immediately schedule it for a vote on Monday.

Georgia Democrats say a hand recount in November would create chaos that could sow doubt about the results. Research has shown that hand-counting is more prone to error, costlier and likely to delay results. It has gained traction, however, with Republican lawmakers in some states amid President Donald Trump’s repeated false claims about a stolen 2020 election.

“What we are experiencing is a Republican Senate who’s acting extraordinarily irresponsibly with Georgia’s elections and people’s votes,” state Rep. Saira Draper, a Democrat, said Monday.

Republican state Sen. Max Burns defended the Senate bill, saying hand counts and machine counts can “coexist and confirm each other’s ultimate results.”

“This amendment to a good bill is to strengthen it so that the voters have confidence in election security,” he said.

Georgia's current election system uses a QR code printed on ballots to tally the votes. It has drawn the ire of Trump, who claimed without evidence that voting machines in Georgia deleted or switched votes in the 2020 election. He narrowly lost the state to Democrat Joe Biden that year.

Georgia voting machines have been the subject of conspiracy theories, which manufacturer Dominion Voting Systems fought vigorously in court. But election integrity advocates also have raised concerns about the machines, arguing that they are vulnerable to hacking and that voters cannot be sure their selections are accurately reflected because people can’t read QR codes.

The Georgia Senate bill would extend the July 1 deadline to Jan. 1, 2028. It also would create a committee to recommend requirements for a new voting system. The committee would have until Jan. 31, 2027, to report its findings. State lawmakers would be responsible for funding, buying and implementing the new system for the 2028 election cycle.

The special session also was supposed to redraw Georgia’s congressional and legislative districts for the 2028 election, but state lawmakers postponed those plans.

Santana on Monday called Davis “a visionary.” Barry Manilow said music wasn't just business to Davis, “it was family.” Michael Bublé said the music executive “believed in people and their dreams.” Patti Smith thanked Davis for a half century of “love and support.”

Davis died Monday in his Manhattan apartment. A statement from the family says Davis “discovered, mentored, and championed the greatest artists in modern music history, leaving an indelible mark on culture that will endure for generations.”

Davis was 94.

Here's some reaction to Davis' death and his legacy.

Barry Manilow

“My heart is heavy with the loss of my friend Clive Davis. For fifty years we worked together, created together, argued together, and celebrated together. Yes, some would say it was business. But to Clive, it never was. It was family. And I was honored to be a part of his.” — on X.

Alicia Keys

“To Clive Davis, the visionary who transformed dreams into reality, leaving an indelible mark on music and lives worldwide.” — on Instagram.

Carlos Santana

“Clive Davis was a visionary. He could hear the intangible before anyone else could see it. He believed in Santana from the beginning, and years later he believed in us again. That kind of faith is a beautiful blessing, and I will always be grateful.

“Clive understood that music is more than entertainment. Music is a healing force. It brings people together beyond fear, beyond separation, beyond borders. He dedicated his life to championing artists and helping them share their gifts with the world.

“Clive recognized the light in people. He encouraged artists to trust their own voice and step into their destiny. Because of his vision, countless musicians were able to reach hearts across the planet.” — in a statement.

Patti Smith

“This is thanking Clive Davis for transforming music, and on a very personal note, for believing in me, shepherding my efforts and a half century of your love and support.” — on Instagram.

Rod Stewart

“I owe Clive so much. The force behind J Records, he was the only one who believed a rock singer could sing the standards with conviction. Other labels rejected the idea, and so The Great American Songbook was born, selling close to 40 million copies.” — on Instagram.

Bruce Springsteen

At 22 years old, he changed my life when he signed me to Columbia Records. He treated me with the same respect and kindness as a 22-year-old nobody as he did after all my success. A great man. — on Instagram.

Dionne Warwick

"I can think of no other record man that seemed to have that magical ability to know a hit when he heard a song. The entire music industry I'm sure will mourn his passing. He was one of a kind." — in a statement.

Michael Bublé

“Heartbroken to hear of the passing of Clive Davis. Clive wasn’t just a music legend, he was a champion of artists and someone who believed in people and their dreams. Forever grateful for his guidance, his generosity, and the opportunities he gave so many of us.” — on Instagram.

Paul Stanley

“The music world and all those who have loved music for 6 decades have lost the visionary and champion of so many artists in so many genres. A one of a kind genius.” — on X.

Stephen Bishop, songwriter and guitarist

“Clive did so much for artists and for the music business as a whole. He was truly one of a kind and lived an incredibly full and remarkable life. If you knew him, you knew he genuinely cared about artists. He could be tough, but he was always fair.” — on X.

Authorities said Pappy Tina Miller, 57, of Miami Beach, committed her latest crime while on probation.

Investigators said Miller began stealing items from the Nordstrom Rack at 20669 Biscayne Blvd. just after 2:40 p.m. and, about 10 minutes later, walked out with nearly $1,800 in concealed goods in a shopping cart.

An arrest report states that the loss prevention officer tried to detain Miller and recover the stolen items but she “immediately resisted his efforts to recover the stolen merchandise by maintaining control of the shopping cart and actively struggling with him.”

She then “forcefully” pushed him away, pepper-sprayed him and fled, the report states.

Police said they determined Miller’s identity and found her just after 4:10 p.m. in the area of a nearby Best Buy store.

According to police, she identified herself as “Anna” and “denied being Pappy Tina Miller.” But authorities said they were able to prove it was her.

The report states that “Miller denied stealing any items and claimed she had paid for everything in her possession” and denied pepper-spraying the worker. She had discarded the pepper-spray canister, police said.

Police arrested Miller on charges including armed robbery, armed grand theft, evidence tampering and felon in possession of a weapon.

It adds to Miller’s long history of criminal conduct in Miami-Dade.

Records show her first criminal conviction in Miami-Dade County was in 2001 for child neglect or abuse following an arrest in Sunny Isles Beach.

Miller, known by aliases including “Peppy Miller,” “Pappy Stevens” and “Renee Morales,” has spent time in state prison after various Miami-Dade convictions, including for grand theft, credit card fraud and organized fraud.

She was on probation for a 2025 grand theft conviction at the time of her latest arrest on Friday, records show.

As of Monday afternoon, Miller was being held without bond in the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center.

Luego llegaron las históricas y devastadoras inundaciones de esta primavera en el norte de Michigan —en algunas zonas, por primera vez que alguien recuerde—, que anegaron viviendas, llevaron represas al borde del colapso y arrasaron carreteras. Decenas de condados quedaron bajo estado de emergencia.

El nivel de Black Lake aumentó tanto que el hielo flotante destrozó terrazas y se estrelló contra ventanas.

“Nunca habíamos visto algo así. Nunca”, afirmó Solum, quien sufrió inundaciones a menudo cuando vivía en Houston. El agua, que les llegaba hasta las rodillas, los obligó a arrancar pisos, paneles de yeso, muebles, ropa de cama y electrodomésticos.

En todo Michigan, miles se quedaron sin protección financiera luego que las lluvias récord de abril cayeran sobre la nevada récord de marzo. Peor aún, muchos no tenían idea de que estaban en riesgo pese a años de precipitaciones cada vez más intensas.

Su experiencia deja al descubierto vulnerabilidades en todo el país, según expertos, porque los mapas de llanuras de inundación no cubren todas las zonas. Además, el método de cartografía del gobierno federal es, posiblemente, anticuado y no toma en cuenta los riesgos reales a medida que el cambio climático aumenta las probabilidades de fenómenos meteorológicos más extremos.

La Agencia Federal para el Manejo de Emergencias (FEMA, por sus siglas en inglés) elabora y actualiza mapas que determinan quién está en una llanura de inundación y debe comprar seguro, y que ayudan a las comunidades a planificar. Pero no ha elaborado mapas en muchas zonas menos pobladas, incluidos algunos condados de Michigan que sufrieron inundaciones sin precedentes.

Black Lake, por ejemplo, se extiende por dos condados: Cheboygan, que tiene un mapa de llanura de inundación de la FEMA de 2012, y Presque Isle, donde la mayoría de las zonas nunca han sido cartografiadas. Este destino de verano y de jubilados desde hace mucho tiempo está rodeado de pequeñas cabañas y algunas casas más grandes.

Otro problema: los mapas de la FEMA se basan en los riesgos de que ríos, arroyos y otras vías fluviales se desborden. Pero no contemplan las inundaciones causadas estrictamente por lluvias cada vez más intensas que sobrepasan la infraestructura de drenaje pluvial en zonas urbanas e inundan pueblos rurales donde el agua no tiene adónde ir.

First Street, una empresa que investiga las implicaciones financieras del cambio climático, encontró más del doble de propiedades con un riesgo significativo de inundación en todo el país tras incorporar esos datos de precipitaciones a sus propios modelos y al cartografiar todo el país, incluidos arroyos más pequeños que la FEMA no incluye.

Eso incluye cuatro veces más propiedades en Michigan.

“No podía creerlo cuando empezamos a construir nuestro modelo: qué tan diferentes éramos de la FEMA”, declaró Jeremy Porter, economista jefe de First Street, quien sostiene que a los mapas federales “les falta toda una fuente de inundaciones”.

La FEMA utiliza esos datos adicionales de precipitaciones para ayudar a fijar las tarifas de los seguros, afirman expertos. Pero no está claro si intenta incorporarlos a la cartografía de llanuras de inundación.

La Oficina de Responsabilidad Gubernamental (GAO, por sus siglas en inglés), un organismo federal de supervisión, expresó hace cinco años su preocupación de que los mapas de peligros de inundación de la FEMA no reflejaran la mejor ciencia climática disponible ni las lluvias intensas.

La FEMA rechazó una solicitud de entrevista, pero señaló en un comunicado que el 95% de la población de Estados Unidos vive en zonas con mapas, los cuales son “instantáneas en el tiempo”. No respondió a preguntas sobre si las inundaciones de este año añaden urgencia a la cartografía de zonas menos pobladas o si está actualizando sus métodos de mapeo.

Cambio climático prepara el escenario para inundaciones devastadoras

Michigan vivió “realmente una inundación monumental” que en muchas zonas superó lo que se conoce como una inundación de 100 años —es decir, con un 1% de probabilidad de ocurrir en un año determinado—, dijo Matthew Occhipinti, coordinador estatal del Programa Nacional de Seguro contra Inundaciones.

Pero no fue una casualidad, indicaron expertos.

Una atmósfera más cálida retiene más humedad durante períodos más prolongados, lo que puede provocar fuertes lluvias o nevadas cuando se acumula lo suficiente. Y esta primavera, un Golfo de México “extraordinariamente cálido” propició tanto nieve como lluvia en la zona superior de la parte norcentral del país, explicó Richard Rood, científico climático de la Universidad de Michigan.

Una enorme tormenta de nieve en marzo dejó hasta 61-122 centímetros (2-4 pies) en el norte de Michigan. Luego, las lluvias récord de abril generaron más escorrentía de la que podían manejar las vías fluviales, las represas y las alcantarillas.

“Llamamos históricas a estas tormentas; eso sólo es cierto en comparación con el pasado”, dijo Rood, y añadió que Michigan y el vecino Wisconsin registraron el período del 1 de marzo al 15 de abril más húmedo del que se tenga registro. “Creo que es más apropiado considerarlo típico del clima del futuro”.

Por eso es importante actualizar los mapas de inundación y que las comunidades estén preparadas, señalaron expertos.

“Nunca deberían caer en la complacencia de pensar: ‘Caramba, acabamos de tener la gran inundación, así que estamos bien por otros 100 años o 500 años’”, advirtió Chad Berginnis, director ejecutivo de la Asociación de Administradores Estatales de Llanuras de Inundación. “La Madre Naturaleza no obedece los promedios estadísticos”.

Avance del mapeo de la FEMA es lento en zonas rurales

La FEMA ha estado trabajando para actualizar mapas existentes de llanuras de inundación —algunos con décadas de antigüedad—, pero ha logrado poco progreso en la creación de nuevos mapas en zonas rurales donde podría haber desarrollo, pese a un mandato del Congreso de 2012, subrayó Berginnis.

Históricamente, la agencia ha priorizado los lugares con mayor población y riesgo, lo cual tiene sentido por las limitaciones presupuestarias, explicó Berginnis, pero también deja sin cartografiar cerca de dos tercios de los arroyos, ríos y costas del país. Algunas de esas áreas son tierras federales deshabitadas que probablemente no serán mapeadas.

Su organización estima que cuesta entre 4.000 millones y 12.000 millones de dólares cartografiar por completo el país, pero la FEMA nunca ha tenido los fondos para hacerlo, afirmó.

Los administradores de llanuras de inundación temen que la agencia se quede aún más rezagada debido a importantes pérdidas de personal durante el gobierno del presidente Donald Trump.

La FEMA perdió cerca del 20% de su fuerza laboral total en 2025, según un informe de la GAO. Eso incluye alrededor del 25% de su personal permanente y más veterano, dijo Christopher Currie, quien audita a la FEMA para la GAO.

“Estamos muy preocupados”, expresó Currie, y añadió que la FEMA ya sufría una falta crónica de personal incluso antes del segundo mandato de Trump. Ahora tendría que desviar recursos de muchos programas, incluido el mapeo, para responder a múltiples desastres.

Algunas comunidades no entienden sus riesgos

Lograr que la información precisa sobre el riesgo de inundación llegue a las comunidades es un desafío incluso más allá del mapeo de llanuras de inundación.

Las comunidades deben participar en el Programa Nacional de Seguro contra Inundaciones antes que los propietarios puedan comprar pólizas respaldadas por la FEMA y vendidas por compañías privadas. Pero muchas —incluidas varios cientos en Michigan, según Occhipinti— nunca se han incorporado.

Las comunidades pueden participar sin un mapa. Pero los expertos dicen que aquellas que no lo han hecho quizá nunca hayan sufrido inundaciones dañinas o no entienden el programa de seguros.

También podrían no darse cuenta de que tienen un riesgo elevado si se basan en el Índice Nacional de Riesgo de la FEMA, una herramienta separada del mapeo. El índice asigna una sola puntuación al riesgo general de una comunidad ante cualquier tipo de desastre natural, y asume que no hay riesgos de inundación si la comunidad no tiene un mapa de llanura de inundación, dijo Berginnis.

Eso significa que una comunidad con una puntuación baja podría en realidad tener riesgos elevados de inundación, señaló, lo que “les da a las personas una sensación de seguridad absolutamente equivocada”.

Pero incluso la participación en el programa no garantiza que los propietarios reciban información precisa.

Diane Peterman, quien evacuó cuando el espacio bajo su casa se llenó de agua, contó que intentó comprar seguro tres veces, pero le dijeron que no podía, aunque su municipio participa en el Programa Nacional de Seguro contra Inundaciones.

“Me dijeron: ‘Usted no está en una zona inundable’, y yo respondí: ‘Pero vivo en un lago’”, relató Peterman, quien después se enteró de que su vecino sí tenía seguro.

En Michigan, una póliza promedio cuesta alrededor de 1.000 dólares por 250.000 dólares de cobertura, aunque esa tarifa puede variar ampliamente según factores como el valor de la vivienda y la ubicación, dijo Occhipinti. Algunas compañías venden seguros privados contra inundaciones, aunque es raro, añadió.

Berginnis señaló que los propietarios y las comunidades deberían buscar información más allá de lo que proporciona la FEMA.

“Los mapas de inundación de la FEMA siempre deberían ser el comienzo del camino y no el final”, sostuvo. “Tal vez los estados y las comunidades deban dar un paso al frente y liderar un poco más”.

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Con casi el 100% de las mesas electorales informadas, el conteo preliminar de la Registraduría ubica a De la Espriella con 49,66% de apoyo y al progresista Iván Cepeda con 48,70%. La diferencia entre ambos es de más de 250.000 votos.

Cepeda no reconoció el conteo e impugnó 33.000 mesas de votación esperando que sean revisadas en el escrutinio que realizarán en los próximos días jueces y en base al cual será declarado el ganador.

Los casos de El Salvador, Ecuador y Argentina

Glaeldys González, analista del International Crisis Group para los Andes, dijo a The Associated Press que lo que representa De la Espriella “va muy de la mano" con lo que simboliza Nayib Bukele en El Salvador o Daniel Noboa en Ecuador. "Ese tipo de liderazgos que están ofreciendo una alternativa a las clases políticas tradicionales o conocidas en el país... para Colombia sería una situación inédita”.

Son líderes impulsados por electores inconformes con gobiernos anteriores y que quieren soluciones para los problemas económicos y la inseguridad.

Noboa, quien asumió la presidencia en 2023, es el heredero de un emporio que incluye el negocio de las bananas. Entró a la contienda electoral de Ecuador con solo meses de experiencia como asambleísta nacional y se convirtió en la sorpresa.

Bukele rompió con el bipartidismo que rigió en El Salvador por tres décadas, aunque tenía experiencia como alcalde de Nuevo Cuscatlán y de San Salvador, la capital.

Otro caso es el de Javier Milei, un economista que se hizo famoso en Argentina como comentarista de televisión y en las redes sociales. Armó un partido y fue diputado poco antes de llegar a la presidencia a fines de 2023 prometiendo terminar con la acelerada inflación y los vicios de la “casta política”.

En Colombia, De la Espriella logró vencer en primera vuelta a políticos conservadores más experimentados como la senadora Paloma Valencia, miembro del opositor Centro Democrático que lidera el influyente expresidente Álvaro Uribe Vélez (2002-2010).

Para Yann Basset, profesor de Ciencia Política de la Universidad del Rosario, De la Espriella marca una “nueva etapa de la derecha colombiana” que en el pasado estuvo muy marcada por el liderazgo de Uribe Vélez, quien apadrinó a dos de sus sucesores.

“De la Espriella hoy día es el que ocupa un poco este espacio que deja vacío el uribismo, al ya no ser una referencia tan obvia para las generaciones jóvenes de derecha y los sectores populares”, explicó Basset a AP. “Hay de pronto un desgaste del personal político que lleva al éxito de este populismo de los outsider en contra de la clase política”.

Basset resaltó que Colombia ya había mostrado un cansancio por figuras tradicionales en 2022, cuando la sorpresa de la primera vuelta electoral fue el empresario Rodolfo Hernández —quien sólo había sido alcalde de una ciudad intermedia a sus 77 años— gracias a su discurso centrado en la lucha contra la clase política “corrupta”. Hernández fue vencido en un balotaje por Petro.

Colombia polarizada

Sin posibilidades de ser reelegido, Petro quería continuar su legado progresista con el experimentado Cepeda, un filósofo con una banca en el Senado y facilitador de diálogos de paz con armados. El mandatario saliente instó a los ciudadanos a rechazar “el fascismo” con el que identificaba a De la Espriella, un empresario y abogado apoyado por el presidente estadounidense Donald Trump.

Trump felicitó de nuevo el lunes a “El Tigre”, como se apoda De la Espriella, señalándolo como el “nuevo presidente de Colombia” y recalcó que fue un “gran honor” apoyarlo. Agregó en su cuenta de Truth Social que espera trabajar en conjunto para construir una relación bilateral sólida que traiga grandeza a ambos países.

Cepeda llamó el lunes a sus partidarios a esperar el escrutinio en calma, tras protestas focalizadas en Bogotá y Cali, en el suroeste del país, en medio de la incertidumbre por los estrechos resultados. Además exigió a De la Espriella a no amenazarlo en sus discursos: “No nos asustan ni sus rugidos ni sus alaridos”, dijo a la prensa.

Los resultados mostraron una ciudadanía polarizada entre dos propuestas antagónicas.

“No me gusta ninguno de los dos, pero le tengo pánico a la continuidad”, aseguró a la AP María del Rosario Villaveces, de 66 años, tras votar en el balotaje en un barrio acomodado de Bogotá.

Con una participación de más de 26 millones de personas, más de 426.800 mostraron su disconformidad con los dos candidatos al votar en blanco.

Villaveces, pensionada y dedicada a actividades artísticas, dijo que le inquieta que De la Espriella “no tenga ni idea de la política”, pero aseguró que le da “un poquito de tranquilidad” su fórmula vicepresidencial, José Manuel Restrepo, porque “sí conoce y tiene una buena estructura”.

Restrepo ha sido directivo de varias universidades y en el gobierno del conservador Iván Duque (2018-2022) fue ministro de Industria y Comercio y luego de Hacienda.

De la Espriella centró su propuesta en la mano dura contra el “narcoterrorismo” y acabar de tajo con los esfuerzos de diálogo con grupos armados ilegales que llevó a cabo Petro, una política muy cuestionada por su falta de resultados.

Las elecciones se celebraron una década después de la histórica firma del acuerdo de paz con la guerrilla Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC), pero la violencia resurgió con fuerza por la disputa entre los armados por acaparar rentas ilegales a partir del narcotráfico y la minería ilegal.

More than 41.4 million Colombians were eligible to vote, and over 26.3 million cast their ballots on Sunday, according to the Colombian National Registry.

Abelardo De La Espriella, the right-wing candidate, was the president-elect after winning 250,830 votes more than Iván Cepeda, the left-wing candidate, according to the national registry’s latest report.

U.S. President Donald Trump endorsed De La Espriella, 47, a criminal defense attorney and entrepreneur, and Colombian President Gustavo Petro supported Cepeda, 63, a senator and human rights advocate.

With information from 99.99% of the polling stations, 122,017 out of 122,020, the data showed 49.66%, or 12,959,542, voted for De La Espriella, and 48.7%, or 12,708,712, voted for Cepeda.

There were more than 250 precincts for the Colombian diaspora worldwide. In South Florida, Colombian voters cast their ballots in Coral Gables, Kendall, Hialeah, Coral Springs, and Weston.

Related story: Colombians’ vote in U.S.: 80.57% vote for De La Espriella, 18.43% for Cepeda

De La Espriella, a father of five who campaigned as “The Tiger,” a law-and-order candidate, and a fan of Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele, celebrated with supporters on Sunday night in Barranquilla.

Cepeda, who is a political rival of former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe, met with supporters in Bogotá to say that the preliminary results needed to be scrutinized.

Cepeda campaigned as the candidate who wants to protect the environment, continue negotiations with armed groups for their surrender, and prioritize welfare programs.

De La Espriella said he planned to open mega prisons, cut corporate taxes, restart oil exploration and fracking, increase spending on law enforcement, and cut social spending.

During the presidential election’s first round on May 31, De la Espriella had 43.73% of the votes when he qualified for the runoff against Cepeda, who had 40.91% of the votes. About 70% of the voters in the U.S. chose De La Espriella on May 31.

Petro’s four-year term ends on Aug. 7, when De La Espriella plans to be sworn in as Colombia’s 48th president.

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• Historic day for Colombians: Trump-backed De la Espriella heads for narrow presidential win
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“I said, ‘Hey, you guys want to have a beer together?’” Tkachuk recalled. “And I told them and broke the news to them there.”

The timing gave them even more reason to celebrate. Tkachuk was elected to the Hall of Fame on Monday, less than 24 hours after his sons became teammates when Brady was traded from Ottawa to Florida, joining older brother Matthew, during a weekend that also included a U.S. Olympic gold medal celebration and a baptism.

“It's been a great weekend for the Tkachuks,” Keith said. “It’s been a crazy weekend, but this tops it off. ... This is the ultimate, for sure.”

The patriarch nicknamed “Walt” Tkachuk is part of a player class that includes center Patrice Bergeron, who won the Stanley Cup with Boston in 2011 and the Selke Trophy as the league's top defensive forward six times, and goaltenders Carey Price from Montreal and Pekka Rinne from Nashville.

U.S. women’s hockey pioneer Cindy Curley and executive Brian Burke in the builder category also are set to be inducted on Nov. 9 at a ceremony in Toronto.

Tkachuk was one of the premier power forwards of his era, playing in the 1990s and 2000s as part of the first great generation of American pro players. He recorded 1,121 points in 1,290 games, counting the playoffs, with Winnipeg, Phoenix, St. Louis and Atlanta, and was part of the U.S. team that won the 1996 World Cup of Hockey.

Bergeron, who spent his entire career with the Bruins, was chosen in his first year of eligibility. Price and Rinne were selected in their second, with Henrik Zetterberg and Rod Brind'Amour among those passed over again.

“You knew what you were going to get every single time you played against him: You had to dig in,” Tkachuk said of Brind'Amour, fresh off coaching Carolina to the Stanley Cup two decades after captaining the Hurricanes to a championship. “Hats off to him. He’ll be here, there’s no doubt in my mind, as a player and as a builder.”

Price and Bergeron played together on Canada's 2014 Olympic gold medal-winning team. That was during Price's prime, which included winning the Hart Trophy as NHL MVP, Vezina as top goalie and the Lester B. Pearson as the most outstanding player as voted by his peers following a dominant 2014-15 season with the Canadiens.

“During Carey's heyday, every goalie wanted to play like him,” said Rinne, who is the first player to make the Hall of Fame after spending his entire career with the Predators and is ranked in the top 25 in wins, save percentage and shutouts in league history.

Curley skated in the first International Ice Hockey Federation Women's World Championship in 1990. Her 11 goals, 12 assists and 23 points in five games remain single-tournament records, and she'll be the 15th women's player to go in the Hall at a peak of the sport with the PWHL thriving.

“When I was playing, I was I hopeful I could play on a girls team at some point,” Curley said. “Seeing it progress to Olympics and now the professional (level) and seeing how great the players are, it’s just wonderful.”

Burke won the Stanley Cup as Anaheim's general manager in 2007, one of several front-office stops for him, along with time spent as the NHL's director of hockey operations. Burke also took on a leading role in hockey's Pride efforts and was a longtime advocate of the women's game, including a stint as executive director of the PWHL Players Association.

“They’re on the same level for me,” Burke said of the Cup and his off-ice advocacy. “That was just as important as anything else I’ve ever worked on.”

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Messi had a golden opportunity to break the record in the ninth minute, but went wide to the right on a penalty kick. Almost 30 minutes later, Messi caught Alexander Schlager leaning the wrong way after Thiago Almada let Facuno Medina's pass go by him directly onto Messi's left foot.

“There were moments when I was really angry about missing the penalty, but I was able to make up for it,” Messi said.

In the waning seconds of injury time, Messi extended his record by sending a shot through several defenders after Schlager turned away his first attempt. He entered the game even with Germany striker Miroslav Klose, who scored 16 goals over four World Cups from 2002-14.

“Beyond anything I’m so happy for the win,” Messi said. “It was huge, tough and difficult. It would allow us to be relaxed to what’s ahead. All matches in this World Cup are very even, very intense. I’m enjoying this moment and craving to enjoy with my teammates.”

Two days before his 39th birthday and with an ailing father back home, Messi celebrated twice with teammates to the delight of the decidedly pro-Argentine crowd at the sold-out home of the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys.

Most of those fans were wearing Messi’s familiar No. 10 jersey with white and blue stripes, dwarfing the small pockets of red-clad Austrian supporters under the retractable roof that offered air-conditioned comfort on the second day of what is sure to be another hot Texas summer.

The scoring record came 40 years to the day since the late Diego Maradona’s “goal of the century” — another No. 10 who made a solo run from the other side of midfield to give Argentina a two-goal lead in a 2-1 victory over England in the 1986 World Cup quarterfinals in Mexico City. Argentina went on to win the title.

Messi joined Just Fontaine and Jairzinho as the only players to score in six straight World Cup games, and he's second among men all-time with 122 international goals to Cristiano Ronaldo's 143.

Argentina extended its winning streak in the tournament to eight since a shocking loss to Saudi Arabia in its 2022 opener in Qatar.

Messi has scored all five of Argentina goals in the tournament and has 12 World Cup goals since turning 35. The eight-time Ballon d’Or winner as soccer’s best player in Europe had his first World Cup hat trick in Argentina’s 3-0 win over Algeria in its Group J opener last week in Kansas City.

Trailing by a goal early in second-half injury time, Austria winger Patrick Wimmer went just wide on a header after Kevin Danso had sent a header his direction off a free kick.

“I think that we were in possession of the ball more than other people expected,” Austria coach Ralf Rangnick said. “Unfortunately, we weren’t able to nullify every counter attack.”

Austria, which opened with a 3-1 victory over Jordan, can advance with a win over Algeria on Saturday in Kansas City.

Argentina returns to AT&T Stadium to face Jordan in a group finale Saturday night.

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Here are the 2026 Training Camp reporting dates: pic.twitter.com/0UHOrM0kud

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) June 22, 2026

Miami Dolphins rookies are scheduled to report to the Baptist Health Training Complex in Miami Gardens on July 21.

Veterans will report July 28, one week after the rookies.

There will be plenty of new faces, including general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan, head coach Jeff Hafley and quarterback Malik Willis, whom the Dolphins signed in March to a three-year, $67.5 million contract that includes $45 million guaranteed.

As Hafley noted during an offseason news conference, the Dolphins will hold two joint practices, and the dates for those sessions were also released Monday.

Miami will travel to Ashburn, Virginia for a joint practice with the Washington Commanders on Aug. 12, two days before the teams open their exhibition slate against each other.

The Dolphins will then host the New York Giants at the Baptist Health Training Complex on Aug. 20, two days before the teams meet at Hard Rock Stadium for their second preseason game.

Miami is expected to release its full training camp schedule, including dates and times, in the coming days.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services officials on Monday confirmed the end of the quarantine.

“Through close collaboration among federal, state, and local partners, HHS helped protect the American people, contain potential risks, and bring this response effort to a successful conclusion,” HHS spokesperson Emily Hilliard said in an email.

More than 120 people were evacuated from the MV Hondius in Spain’s Canary Islands early last month — including the 18 Americans who wound up in the National Quarantine Unit in Omaha — though most were from other countries.

In addition to those people evacuated by health officials in full protective suits, at least 30 other passengers had left the ship earlier before the outbreak was documented. That included seven Americans, who were allowed to monitor for any symptoms at home. When the ship eventually docked in the Netherlands, 25 crew members and two medical personnel were on board and had to quarantine.

The World Health Organization didn't immediately respond Monday to questions about the status of all the other people who had to quarantine around the globe. A total of 13 cases of the virus, including the three who died, were identified among people who were on the ship.

Most Americans returned home but some were forced to quarantine

One of the American passengers, Angela Perryman, had been held against her will and against the recommendation of a government medical expert. She said in an interview Monday passengers were told that the quarantine monitoring period ended Sunday at 2pm. She left on a flight that evening. Others were flying out Monday, she said.

“We were locked in our rooms until 1:55. And at 2 o’clock, ‘OK, well, everybody walk out and go home,’” Perryman said, speaking from her Florida home.

Some stayed the night elsewhere in Omaha, but Perryman pushed for a flight home that evening. The government paid for the flights, she said.

Seven of the last remaining patients remained there voluntarily, but Perryman was forced to stay as the result of a controversial quarantine order that was deemed unnecessary even by some health officials.

Perryman and seven others spent six weeks at the National Quarantine Unit at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. That monitoring period was set because symptoms of hantavirus have taken as long as 42 days to appear in previous outbreaks. None were reported to have develop the illness. The seven remained there voluntarily, but Perryman was forced to stay as the result of the controversial quarantine order.

Ten others who were at the facility were allowed to leave earlier under an agreement that they would be closely monitored in their home states.

Outbreak developed on a small cruise ship

The passengers were on a Dutch cruise ship, the MV Hondius, traveling in the South Atlantic that became the setting of a hantavirus outbreak that killed three people, including a Dutch couple who health officials believe were the first exposed to the virus while visiting South America.

Hantaviruses usually spread when people inhale contaminated residue of rodent droppings, but the hantavirus that caused the outbreak, called the Andes virus, may be able to spread between people in rare cases, health officials say.

Some 25 Americans were on the ship, including about seven who disembarked in April and 18 who remained on board. Sixteen were evacuated to the Nebraska quarantine unit in Omaha on May 11, and two other Americans joined them a few days later.

Passengers staying in Omaha enjoyed Nebraska hospitality

During the passengers’ stay, local Omaha restaurants and food trucks delivered special meals for them to enjoy almost daily. And the nurses sometimes made Starbucks runs to deliver some of the passengers’ favorite drinks.

The rooms they stayed in are like hotel rooms equipped with a desk, television, internet connection and exercise equipment to help the passengers pass the time.

One of the passengers, Jake Rosmarin, on Monday morning posted an "I’m finally coming home" video that showed him leaving his room at the quarantine center, hauling two suitcases and a backpack and turning out the lights as he walked out the door. Later Monday, he posted a video of the Omaha skyline shot out the window of his plane as he headed home to his fiance in Boston and his family.

Rosmarin, who is a travel blogger, posted a tearful video Sunday thanking the staff of the quarantine unit, the Omaha community and his family and friends who helped him get through quarantine.

“I want to thank the Omaha, Nebraska, community for welcoming us with open arms and showing us complete kindness and generosity. And a big thanks to all of you who have helped me get through this because I really don’t know if it would have been as easy without the support from strangers,” he said while wearing a Nebraska Huskers sweatshirt that someone sent him.

Florida wouldn't agree to monitor passenger round the clock

Perryman had a darker take. She was forced to stay after Florida officials refused a federal demand that the state provide round-the-clock surveillance on her if she were returned home. This even as they had started making travel arrangements for the passengers weeks ago, she said.

“Nobody actually expected anybody to get sick at that point,” she said. “Everybody was well aware that we were all going home on commercial flights.”

She called the six-week quarantine “a political stunt.”

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The patrols came two days after Trump said authorities had made “multiple arrests” of people he insisted were responsible for damage to the peeling coating after an algae bloom occurred. The liner was installed as part of his $14 million-plus project.

The president has confirmed the problems most likely require draining the pool again for liner repairs and he promised a quick fix. Without offering substantiation, he also said vandals dumped fertilizer in the pool and slashed the coating with a box cutter.

But the timeline was not clear Monday, and the administration did not immediately respond to questions about a new round of work. Contractors and federal workers in recent days have been using chemicals and ozone nanobubbles to combat the algae.

Trump pitched the original improvements as intended to clean, beautify and reinforce an iconic site that he said had become dilapidated and dirty because of previous presidents' neglect. Algae has plagued the pool for a century, and Trump insisted that a newly installed “American flag blue” coating, which he selected himself, would turn the pool into a gleaming expanse along the National Mall.

Yet within weeks of Trump declaring the rehabilitation completed in time for Independence Day, the water was plagued by a vivid green algae bloom that clouded the pool's coating. A piece of liner, about 4 square feet, was observed Friday partially floating in the pool. The Associated Press saw additional pieces in the water Monday.

Via social media, the president has blamed the problems on “SICK, DERANGED PEOPLE!” He asserted Monday on Truth Social that intentional damages include a “300 foot long gash” and that “chemicals have been illegally placed in the water.” A day earlier, Trump posted, “Work will begin immediately on fixing the seriously vandalized Reflecting Pool.”

At an executive order signing on Monday, the president said five people had been arrested and five more were under suspicion, and he deflected blame for the pool's maintenance issues: “I can’t help it if somebody goes in with a knife and starts hacking it up.” He has not backed up those claims, and even if anyone has deliberately peeled or cut the lining, that would not explain the algae bloom that appeared more intensely than what typically occurred before the renovation.

Images showing that Trump's project apparently backfired boomeranged across social media last week, drawing crowds of onlookers eager to see the effects themselves. An unknown number ended up being detained by federal authorities.

One man arrested was David Hearn, 67, of Bethesda, Maryland. A former Olympic canoe racer, Hearn told The Associated Press that he reached into the pool because he wanted to examine the peeling new coating. He said he briefly touched a chunk that was still attached to the side of the pool, then let go shortly after a park worker told him to. Hearn said he was then detained by National Guard troops and Park Police for five hours before being released Friday night.

“I’m a curious citizen,” Hearn said in a telephone interview. “I reached down to see what it felt like. It was very rubbery.”

The Park Police did not immediately respond Monday to AP's questions about how many arrests were made and whether any charges had been filed. Washington's Metropolitan Police Department said Monday that the agency is not involved.

It was not immediately apparent what criminal or civil violation someone might commit reaching into the pool. Trump, in one of his Truth Social posts, cited laws against defacing monuments as grounds for imprisoning anyone harming the pool.

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Barrow reported from Atlanta. Katie Vogel contributed reporting from Washington.

Salah scored his 68th goal in international play, a total now just one goal shy of current Egypt coach Hossam Hassan’s career record for the Pharaohs, in a 3-1 World Cup victory Sunday night over New Zealand.

It was his third World Cup goal after he netted two at the 2018 tournament in Russia. Three goals at the World Cup gives the 34-year-old Salah the most ever for an Egyptian player.

Salah played for Liverpool for nine seasons, winning two Premier League titles and becoming the league’s leading foreign goal scorer. But he had a dip in form this season and amid tensions, announced his contract with the squad would be ended a year early.

His departure from Anfield sparked discussion as to where the striker would be going next. For now, he plays for Egypt with his future plans still uncertain.

While between clubs, Mo Salah has etched his name further into the history books as the captain of the first Egyptian team to win a World Cup match.

“What happened today is history for us as Egyptians,” Salah said. “We see a lot of teams win games, but for us as Egyptian, it doesn’t happen often, first time in history.”

Fans would have to wait to see the Salah they grew to expect at Liverpool. He started slow in the first half, missing wide left on a direct free kick and watching New Zealand take an early lead, but he would not be denied for long.

Salah scored Sunday on a pass from Mostafa Ziko in the 67th minute. The ball slid underneath a defender and past New Zealand goalkeeper Max Crocombe to give the Pharaohs a 2-1 lead.

Salah wasn’t done adding to his resume quite yet, getting an assist in the 82nd minute on the Pharaohs’ final goal, his second assist of this game. He also had an assist on Egypt’s lone goal in its 1-1 draw against Belgium earlier in the tournament.

“He’s a good player,” New Zealand captain Chris Wood said. “You have to keep an eye on him.”

The four-time Premier League Golden Boot winner scored nine goals in 10 matches to qualify the Pharaohs for this World Cup. Salah became the career scoring leader in African World Cup qualifying history.

Salah should have his share of clubs interested in his talents after a strong start to the World Cup.

“Salah worked hard on the pitch,” Egypt manager Hossam Hassan said. “I am sure we are going to see more from him.”

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Washington has won three straight games on the road, including closing out victories late over New York and Minnesota.

“I think it takes time to get to where you want to go,” said Washington forward Kiki Iriafen, who scored the go-ahead basket in the wins over both the Liberty and Lynx. “And that’s something that our coaches have stressed to us. Like the first month of May was kind of hard having back to back losses and even this month, as well. But our coaches told us, like, playoff contending teams don’t happen in May.”

The three consecutive road wins — Washington also won at Connecticut last week — were the first time the team has done that since 2024. The victory at New York on Friday night snapped a 10-game regular season losing streak to the Liberty.

“You just want to get better each and every month. So kind of looking at the season as month to month to month rather than we lost X amount of games or we have this many more games to go," Iriafen said. "I think it’s just a comfortability. We’re all getting more comfortable with each other.”

Coach Sydney Johnson feels that his young team bought in during training camp by putting in the work to get better. The Mystics have the youngest roster in league history.

“I think it’s a combination that we understood we were fielding one of the youngest teams in the history of the league. At the same time, having really competitive players from winning programs,” Johnson said. “We also know that it’s really, really hard to win in this league. Really, really hard. And so we’ve learned some tough lessons, and we’re taking some of that learning and transferring it to future performances.”

Washington returns home to face Minnesota on Wednesday.

Power poll rankings

Las Vegas and Minnesota sit tied atop the power poll this week. The two teams were followed by Atlanta and New York. Dallas was fifth and Golden State sixth. Washington moved up four spots to seventh. Indiana, Los Angeles and Portland were next. Toronto, Phoenix and Chicago came after the Fire. Seattle and Connecticut rounded out the poll.

Player of the week

Sonia Citron of Washington was the AP player of the week. She averaged 21 points, 6.7 rebounds, 4.7 assists to help the Mystics win their three games last week. Olivia Miles of Minnesota, Jordin Canada of Atlanta, Jessica Shepard of Dallas and Marina Mabrey of Toronto also received votes.

Game of the week

New York at Las Vegas, Tuesday. The Liberty and Aces will meet for the first time this season with the next matchup taking place in New York on June 30 with the Commissioner's Cup championship at stake. The Liberty have dropped their last two games, blowing fourth quarter leads in both contests. Las Vegas is coming in off a dominating win over Golden State.

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The shooting has sparked outrage in the small city of Senatobia, where some say it’s the latest in a series of troubling encounters between police and Black residents.

Kohen Wiley was riding with his mother and another woman in a Walmart parking lot on June 14 when police responded to a shoplifting call. The family says they were driving away, while the officers say the car was heading toward them.

“I watched my baby take his first breath, and I watched my baby take his last breath,” Vellesiya Wiley said at a news conference Monday.

The other woman in the car, whose name has not been released, suffered “critical injuries,” according to the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation, which is handling the inquiry.

Standing alongside Kohen’s parents and grandparents at a local church, civil rights attorney Ben Crump told reporters Monday that the best way to determine whether the officers were at risk is to publicly release any body camera, dash camera or Walmart security camera video.

“If that is the truth, then show us that,” Crump said. “The longer you delay releasing the video, the more distrustful we become.”

The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation declined to comment on what videos investigators have or whether they would be released, agency spokesperson Bailey Martin said Monday.

“This case has been made a top priority,” Martin said in an emailed statement, “and we currently have multiple agents working tirelessly to ensure every aspect of the investigation is thoroughly examined.”

The agency says the officers weren’t hurt. Senatobia Police Chief Harold Vanderford did not return a phone message seeking comment Monday.

State investigators gave an initial account of the shooting last week, saying that when Senatobia police arrived at the Walmart, they found two women and a child getting into a car and driving away.

“Officers attempted to stop the vehicle, but the driver drove in the direction of the officers, almost striking one. An officer then discharged their weapon and the vehicle fled the scene,” the agency statement said.

Kohen's mother has said the shoplifting call was over a box of diapers that her friend was carrying — and that she believes her friend had paid for the diapers. State investigators declined to comment on those details.

Crump questioned why police didn't let the car go and take down the license plate number.

“They were called over a box of diapers and a family now has to bury their baby,” Crump said Monday. “You cannot put those two things next to each other and call it reasonable policing.”

Crump also said an independent autopsy would be performed.

While there's no question the child was shot by police, he said, details about the angles at which any bullets struck the child could yield clues as to whether the officer fired from in front of the car or off to the side — and therefore whether that officer was in any danger.

Policing expert Ian Adams, who teaches criminal justice at the University of South Carolina, told The Associated Press last week that police should know that “shooting into a moving vehicle is a very bad idea and one to be avoided at almost all costs,” noting the danger to passengers and other bystanders.

La dirección del viento desde el sureste ha ayudado a empujar el humo y la neblina hacia el interior del territorio, lo que mejoró las condiciones atmosféricas en gran parte del condado de Broward; sin embargo, Miami-Dade mantiene el aviso de alerta hasta las 3 p.m.

El incendio denominado “Quarry 2”, ubicado al este de Krome Avenue, ha sido el más extenso tras arrasar 19,018 acres hasta el momento y se encuentra contenido en un 97%.

Por su parte, el incendio “Well Fire”, cerca de Northwest 122nd Avenue, ha devorado 2,749 acres y registra un 85% de contención.

Actualmente no se reportan cierres de carreteras a causa de estos incendios forestales.

La policía de Aventura detalló que el incidente ocurrió el domingo por la mañana durante un juego de la liga de sóftbol en el Waterways Park, ubicado en el 3310 de la calle Northeast 213.

Las autoridades indicaron que alrededor de las 9:30 a.m. se desató una disputa verbal entre los equipos, lo que provocó empujones entre “múltiples jugadores”.

La policía señaló que durante la riña, Roberto Araujo, de 41 años y residente de Allapattah, agarró un bate de metal y golpeó a la víctima en la parte posterior de la cabeza.

Los paramédicos trasladaron a la víctima al Hospital HCA Florida Aventura bajo alerta de trauma, de acuerdo con el informe de arresto.

Las autoridades informaron que las imágenes de las cámaras de seguridad (CCTV) mostraron a Araujo balanceando el bate e impactando a la víctima, lo que provocó que la gorra de béisbol de esta última saliera volando.

Los oficiales arrestaron a Araujo bajo el cargo de agresión agravada con un arma mortal.

Hasta la tarde de este lunes, el acusado permanecía recluido en el Centro Correccional Turner Guilford Knight con una fianza catalogada como “por determinar” en los registros en línea.

The Argentina captain now has the World Cup scoring record all to himself after another standout performance, one that began with frustration after missing a penalty kick and ended in pure elation with another victory.

Messi, who many consider the greatest player of all time, scored both goals in his team’s 2-0 victory over Austria on Monday. That gave him 18, six days after his first-ever hat trick in the tournament had matched Germany striker Miroslav Klose's previous record of 16 World Cup goals.

“Beyond anything I’m so happy for the win,” Messi said. “It was huge, tough and difficult. It would allow us to be relaxed to what’s ahead. All matches in this World Cup are very even, very intense. I’m enjoying this moment and craving to enjoy with my teammates.”

The first goal against Austria came in the 38th minute and two days before his 39th birthday, and amid the concern of an ailing father back at home. It was the sixth consecutive World Cup game in which Messi has scored — joining France striker Just Fontaine and Brazil great Jairzinho as only players to do so.

That was about a half-hour after he missed a penalty kick with a chance to match the record.

“There were moments when I was really angry about missing the penalty, but I was able to make up for it,” said Messi, who has won a record eight Ballon d'Or awards as the best player in Europe.

Argentina advanced to the knockout round by winning its first two group games. Messi also scored all of his team's goals in a 3-0 win over Algeria in Kansas City.

Messi added his 18th World Cup goal in the waning seconds of stoppage time when he shot one through several defenders after the first attempt was turned away by goalkeeper Alexander Schlager.

“I knew it wasn’t going to be easy,” Messi said in translated remarks. “The way things are going in the World Cup, the way it’s being played, it’s a very even game. No one is giving away anything.”

The goal record became Messi's alone in the first half when he caught Schlager leaning the wrong way after Thiago Almada let Facuno Medina’s pass go by him and directly onto Messi's left foot from about 20 yards.

“I have no more words to talk about Leo," Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni said through an interpreter.

As the ball went into the net on the record 17th goal, Messi ran toward a corner and thrust his right arm into the air to celebrate the mark with the decidedly pro-Argentina crowd among the 70,649 fans in the sold-out home of the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys.

“Someone who is 39 years old and can score two goals, and five goals overall at the beginning of the World Cup, well, that makes a difference," Austria coach Ralf Rangnick said through an interpreter. “We knew that he is on a level of his own, and Lionel Messi showed us today that he’s one of the best, and he is the best.”

There had been a gasp from those same fans when Messi missed the penalty kick in the ninth minute.

His left-footed attempt went just wide of the right post. He is now 4 of 7 on penalty kicks in regulation play at the World Cup with misses in three consecutive tournaments.

Klose played in 24 World Cup matches for Germany, which wrapped up his fourth tournament by winning the 2014 final 1-0 in extra time over Messi and Argentina.

In an interview published on June 12, Klose said he expected Messi to break the scoring record.

“With the larger field of competing teams there are more games and so more chances to score goals. And I assume Argentina and France will go far," Klose told German newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung. "That’s perfectly OK, the record will be broken eventually anyhow and Messi is welcome to be the one who does it. I’m a big fan of Messi, always have been. Messi is a genius.”

Messi’s hat trick in the previous game, in his 200th international appearance, came 20 years to the date of his World Cup debut in Germany, when he also scored. Monday was his FIFA-record 28th match in the tournament.

The penalty kick came after Lautaro Martinez was running free in the box and was tackled from behind by Xaver Schlager and Stefan Posch, the defender playing with a broken jaw.

Play continued for more than a minute with Martinez still on the ground near the goal. When the game was stopped for him, officials reviewed the play and called the penalty.

Messi’s father has been undergoing medical treatment for an undisclosed illness, the family said in a statement last week while not providing any specific details. The 68-year-old Jorge Messi has played a key role in his third son’s soccer career, acting as his agent and managing his business affairs off the field.

Lionel Messi was overcome with emotion after scoring his first goal against Algeria, and said after that match his tears came following some tough days not related to soccer.

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AP Sports Writer James Ellingworth in Duesseldorf, Germany, contributed to this report.

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La víctima se entrevistó con los detectives de la Oficina del Alguacil de Miami-Dade (MDSO) tras recuperar el conocimiento en el centro médico.

“Ella cree que fue drogada... como resultado, perdió el conocimiento y solo recuerda haber salido del club nocturno local... cree que fue violada”, escribió un oficial de la MDSO en el informe de arresto.

Los detectives informaron el hallazgo de videos de vigilancia que muestran a Yusel Perez-Leyva cargando a la mujer hacia su apartamento, ubicado en el 7220 de la calle Northwest 179, cerca de Miami Lakes.

Las autoridades detuvieron a Perez-Leyva, de 42 años, el 18 de junio y lo trasladaron a la oficina de víctimas especiales en Doral para ser interrogado, de acuerdo con los registros oficiales.

Perez-Leyva declaró a los detectives que estaba trabajando como conductor de Uber cuando recogió a la mujer en Miami Beach.

El detenido confesó a los oficiales que había mantenido relaciones sexuales con la víctima mientras ella se encontraba en estado de ebriedad, según detalló un oficial en el reporte de la detención.

Los detectives arrestaron formalmente a Perez-Leyva poco después de las 5 p.m. del 18 de junio en Doral, y el personal penitenciario lo ingresó a la 1:10 a.m. del 19 de junio en el Centro Correccional Turner Guilford Knight.

Perez-Leyva compareció en la corte de fianza el 20 de junio, donde un juez le ordenó mantenerse alejado de la víctima, le negó la fianza y dictó su detención preventiva.

El acusado enfrenta dos cargos por delitos graves de primer grado: secuestro punible con cadena perpetua y agresión sexual contra una víctima físicamente incapacitada o indefensa.

Perez-Leyva, originario de Cuba, también enfrenta una orden de retención por parte del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE) de EE. UU.

El juez de la corte de circuito del condado de Miami-Dade, Alberto Milian, fue designado para presidir el caso. La lectura formal de cargos contra Perez-Leyva quedó programada para el 9 de julio a las 9:30 a.m.

El tiroteo ocurrió cerca de la intersección de Biscayne Boulevard y la calle Northeast 86, de acuerdo con el Departamento de Policía de Miami Shores.

El personal del Cuerpo de Bomberos de Miami-Dade trasladó al hombre herido al Centro de Trauma Ryder del Hospital Jackson Memorial, según informaron las autoridades.

Antes de los disparos, el hombre portaba “dos armas de filo grande” cuando causó “un disturbio” en el concesionario Tropical Chevrolet en Miami Shores, detalló la policía.

Los oficiales de policía respondieron al concesionario de autos poco después de las 2:10 p.m. en el 8880 de Biscayne Boulevard, pero el individuo ya se había retirado del lugar.

En la escena del crimen, detrás de la cinta policial, quedaron abandonados una mochila negra, un machete y casquillos de bala. El Departamento de Aplicación de la Ley de Florida (FDLE) quedó a cargo de investigar el tiroteo policial.

De acuerdo con el informe de arresto obtenido este lunes por Local 10 News, el apuñalamiento se reportó poco después de las 3 a.m. del sábado en la cuadra 1500 de la calle Northeast 148.

Los oficiales llegaron al lugar y encontraron a la víctima inconsciente en la entrada principal de su vivienda, con múltiples heridas de arma blanca. El personal del Cuerpo de Bomberos de Miami-Dade declaró su fallecimiento en la escena.

Las autoridades informaron que el sospechoso, Juan Andres Gonzalez, se había encerrado en un baño después del ataque, pero salió luego de que los oficiales se lo ordenaran.

Según el reporte, los detectives descubrieron que la víctima se había quedado dormida en la mesa del comedor antes de que Gonzalez lo apuñalara repetidamente con “múltiples objetos punzantes”.

Los oficiales señalaron que la madre de Gonzalez no presenció el ataque, pero escuchó ruidos en la sala familiar. Ella relató a las autoridades que su hijo le informó que había dejado a la víctima inconsciente.

De acuerdo con el informe, los siguientes elementos fueron recolectados en la vivienda como evidencia: un cuchillo manchado de sangre, una espada manchada de sangre y un hacha manchada de sangre.

Las autoridades indicaron que Gonzalez invocó su derecho a permanecer en silencio, por lo que no se ha revelado un posible motivo del crimen.

Gonzalez fue arrestado bajo un cargo de asesinato en primer grado y trasladado al Centro Correccional Turner Guilford Knight.

Hasta este lunes, Gonzalez permanecía tras las rejas. Los registros carcelarios en línea muestran que, además del cargo de asesinato, el ciudadano de nacionalidad colombiana también se encuentra retenido bajo una orden de custodia de inmigración.

Sheinbaum said her administration would seek to send the oil via commercial and privately owned firms instead of state-owned companies as it has done in the past.

Mexico became a key fuel supplier to Cuba after the U.S. attacked Venezuela in early January and halted critical oil shipments. But those shipments, which had already been reduced, were completely suspended after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened tariffs on any country that provides or sells oil to the island.

Since the attack on Venezuela, only one oil shipment has reached Cuba, courtesy of a Russian tanker carrying 730,000 barrels of oil that were used up in one month.

The lack of fuel has worsened an energy crisis on the island that produces only 40% of the petroleum it needs, leading to severe power outages, reduced work hours, water shortages, suspended surgeries and spoiled food.

Sheinbaum said she wants to take advantage of a package of free-market reforms that Cuba’s government recently approved, leveraging Mexican business owners who are already on the island.

“The mechanism would be through private companies that have permits to transport fuel to Cuba,” she stated without providing further details. “We hope that commercial transport can resume soon,” she added, without specifying when it might happen.

Sheinbaum said Mexico also would continue sending humanitarian aid.

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Las autoridades detuvieron a Joseph Samuel Doria el sábado. Los registros judiciales muestran que está programado para comparecer en una corte federal de Fort Lauderdale este lunes por la mañana, el día de su cumpleaños número 28.

De acuerdo con la denuncia penal federal, Doria fue remitido a una inspección secundaria en el puesto de control de la Oficina de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza de EE. UU. (CBP) en el puerto, luego de bajar del barco Regal Princess.

Los oficiales de aduanas que revisaron el teléfono celular de Doria descubrieron “múltiples imágenes y videos” en su carpeta de “Eliminados recientemente”, los cuales mostraban el abuso sexual y la violación de niñas, incluyendo menores de edad en etapa de la primera infancia, según detalla la denuncia.

Las autoridades señalaron que Doria admitió haber visto los videos y declaró que lo ha hecho desde que tenía 13 años. Asimismo, informaron que el acusado confesó haber distribuido el material ilícito en internet y poseer un dispositivo en su hogar con “un mínimo de 100 videos e imágenes” de material de abuso sexual infantil.

Los agentes arrestaron a Doria bajo cargos relacionados con la posesión y el transporte de material de abuso sexual infantil.

Hasta este lunes, los registros carcelarios indicaban que el sujeto permanecía bajo custodia en la Cárcel Principal de la Oficina del Alguacil de Broward en representación del Servicio de Alguaciles de EE. UU.

Las víctimas fueron identificadas como Esther Liontos, de 58 años, y Roger Arredondo Gonzalez, de 61 años.

Las autoridades aún no han revelado la forma en que murieron ambas personas, pero confirmaron que un individuo fue retenido para ser interrogado.

Según la Oficina del Alguacil, los oficiales acudieron a una vivienda ubicada en la cuadra 26100 de la avenida Southwest 209 poco después de las 8:30 a.m. del viernes, tras recibir un reporte sobre una mujer inconsciente.

Al llegar al lugar, los oficiales encontraron a Liontos tendida en el suelo fuera de la casa, indicaron las autoridades.

El personal del Cuerpo de Bomberos de Miami-Dade declaró su fallecimiento en la escena.

Los oficiales informaron que también hallaron a Arredondo Gonzalez tendido en el suelo a poca distancia. Él también fue declarado muerto en el lugar.

Las autoridades confirmaron que un hombre permanece bajo custodia con fines de interrogatorio para determinar si tuvo alguna participación en el homicidio.

Los detectives no han divulgado las declaraciones que hizo este individuo y, hasta el momento, no se han efectuado arrestos formalmente.

Cualquier persona que posea información sobre el caso puede comunicarse con la línea de Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers al 305-471-8477.

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A south-east wind direction has helped push the smoke and haze from the brush fires more inland so air quality has improved for much of Broward County, but there is an air quality alert in effect for Miami-Dade until 3 p.m.

The fire dubbed “Quarry 2,” east of Krome Avenue, has been the most widespread, burning 19,018 acres so far. It is 97% contained, while the Well fire, near Northwest 122nd Avenue, has burned 2,749 acres. It is 85% contained.

No road closures are currently in effect due to the wildfires.

Airboat operators, meanwhile, told Local 10 News Monday that water levels are now too low to reach some of the burned areas.

The low water comes after months of wildfire activity across west Miami-Dade and the Everglades.

In April, the Highway 41 fire burned more than 9,000 acres along the Tamiami Trail.

Last week, the Quarry 2 fire grew west of Doral, and the Well fire ignited a day later nearby, burning nearly 3,000 acres.

As of this weekend, crews were still working to contain the Corrections fire in west Miami-Dade.

Back in April, Local 10 was able to ride through some of the areas impacted by the Highway 41 fire.

From the airboat, you could see miles of charred sawgrass and blackened vegetation.

On Monday, operators said some of those areas are too shallow to reach.

Firefighters have repeatedly pointed to dry conditions as a challenge in recent weeks. And those who spend their days in the Everglades say they’re seeing the effects firsthand.

For now, the same dry conditions that helped fuel recent fires are now making some of those areas impossible to reach -- a reminder that in the Everglades too much fire often starts with too little water.

In a ruling unsealed Monday, U.S. District Judge Patrick Schiltz found the “dominant purpose” of the subpoenas was to “coerce Minnesota officials into assisting the federal government with enforcing civil immigration law and to harass and retaliate against them for failing to do so.”

Tensions between the Trump administration and Minnesota’s Democratic leaders escalated in January as federal immigration officers clashed with protesters in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, especially after officers’ fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti.

President Donald Trump even threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act to quell protests and accused Walz, who was Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris’ running mate in 2024, and others of encouraging protesters to disrupt Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity.

Judge finds ‘weak to nonexistent’ reasons for subpoenas

The subpoenas seeking records were served in January as part of an investigation into whether Walz and other officials obstructed or impeded law enforcement actions. They were sent to the offices of Walz, Attorney General Keith Ellison, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her and officials in Ramsey and Hennepin counties.

The ruling is the latest rebuke by the federal judiciary of Justice Department efforts to aggressively implement the Trump administration agenda in courts and target the president’s political adversaries through subpoenas and similar demands.

The judge ruled that there appeared to be “extremely weak to nonexistent” connections between the information sought in the subpoenas and any possible criminal violation. The subpoenas seek materials “that largely if not entirely relate to constitutionally protected conduct,” the judge wrote, noting that Minnesota has the legal right not to devote its resources to enforcing federal immigration law.

The Justice Department “is not conducting a criminal investigation,” the judge wrote, “but is instead using the grand jury process for other (unlawful) purposes.”

The evidence that the subpoenas were issued for unlawful reasons is overwhelming, the judge said, arguing that the Justice Department “has struggled — without success — to identify a single plausible investigatory justification” for them.

The Justice Department said in a statement that it “takes the unlawful obstruction of federal law enforcement operations extremely seriously and will continue to act in full compliance with the law to investigate these matters.”

Targets hail the judge's decision

Walz, in a statement, called the ruling “a victory for the rule of law and our democracy.”

“The U.S. Justice Department is pursuing criminal investigations into the President’s political opponents,” said Walz, the 2024 Democratic nominee for vice president. “This case was just one example of that, but we are seeing daily reminders of this administration’s lawlessness — in Minnesota and around the country. We all must continue to seek justice and uphold the rule of law.”

Ellison said “it should disturb every American that Donald Trump is weaponizing the criminal justice system against people he disagrees with.”

The subpoenas are “a politically motivated retaliation against our city for lawfully standing up to ICE and fighting for our residents,” Her said in a statement.

Frey said the investigation was “never about justice, law, and order, but the absence of it.”

“Subpoenaing political opponents because they spoke on behalf of their constituents violates the core tenets of our democracy and human decency,” he said.

Frey also observed that criticizing government action is not a crime.

“One of the defining strengths of our democracy is the ability to challenge those in power without fear of retribution. Elected officials have both the right and the responsibility to speak honestly about how government decisions affect the people they serve,” he said.

Subpoenas were among many federal actions against Minnesota officials

Over the last year, judges have dismissed indictments against two prominent Trump foes, former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, and grand juries have repeatedly refused to return indictments sought by the Justice Department.

The moves reflect mounting public concerns that the Justice Department, an institution meant to make investigative and prosecution decisions independent of the White House, is being politicized under the current Trump administration.

Vice President JD Vance has separately called on the Justice Department to investigate Walz and Ellison over allegations they failed to stop widespread social services fraud, though the department has not said whether it will open an investigation. Walz and Ellison have described those allegations as politically motivated and defended their efforts to combat fraud in Minnesota.

Meanwhile, other legal battles related to the immigration surge continue. The federal government has suggested Minnesota prosecutors don’t have jurisdiction to investigate federal officers.

Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty in March sued the administration for access to evidence in the Good and Pretti killings, accusing the administration of withholding evidence from state investigators. Moriarty also has pursued criminal charges against ICE officers in two other incidents, including the nonfatal shooting of a Venezuelan man, and suggests her office is investigating several other cases as well.

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Associated Press writer Hannah Fingerhut in Des Moines, Iowa, contributed to this report.

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This story has been corrected to show the federal judge's name is Patrick Schiltz, not Schlitz.

Tras el ataque de Estados Unidos a Venezuela y la captura del entonces presidente Nicolás Maduro el 3 de enero, el presidente estadounidense Donald Trump amenazó con imponer aranceles a cualquier nación que envíe combustible a Cuba, lo que agravó la crisis energética que venía sufriendo la isla.

México —que había sido un proveedor histórico de combustible a la isla junto con Venezuela y Rusia— paralizó varios cargamentos de combustible previstos por la empresa estatal Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex).

El único barco petrolero que ingresó a la isla fue un buque ruso que atracó a fines de marzo en la costa norte, cargado con 730.000 barriles de petróleo.

Ahora Sheinbaum quiere aprovechar las nuevas leyes de apertura económica aprobadas por La Habana la semana pasada para retomar el abastecimiento a través de empresarios mexicanos que están en la isla.

“El mecanismo sería a través de empresas particulares que tienen el permiso para llevar el combustible a Cuba”, indicó sin dar más detalles. “Esperamos que se pueda reanudar pronto de manera comercial”, agregó sin precisar cuándo podría hacerse realidad. En paralelo, añadió, México seguiría mandando ayuda humanitaria.

Cuba produce apenas el 40% del combustible que necesita y depende de las importaciones para sostener su deteriorada red eléctrica.

El bloqueo energético estadounidense ha deteriorado profundamente la situación económica de los cubanos con apagones cada vez más prolongados, recortes al sistema estatal de racionamiento de alimentos y escasez de agua y medicinas.

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According to the Los Angeles Times, Carvalho resigned Sunday evening.

“Placing students first has always guided my work,” Carvalho wrote in his resignation letter. “Because I believe our schools must remain focused on students and learning without distraction, I am resigning as Superintendent of LAUSD effective today, June 21, 2026.”

The school board confirmed that it received a letter of resignation from Carvalho, noting that his resignation took effect on Sunday.

“The Board remains steadfast in its commitment to ensuring stability, continuity, and continued progress through strong leadership,” the school board said in a statement. “Our focus remains unchanged: providing every student with a high-quality education, supporting our dedicated workforce, and maintaining the trust of the communities we serve.”

The school said Andrés Chait would remain acting superintendent “until a permanent decision is made.”

The LA Times reported that it’s unclear whether Carvalho negotiated a settlement with the district as his “contract sets a minimum of a 12-month payout were the district to terminate his employment without cause.”

Following the Feb. 25 raid, the district said in a statement that it “is cooperating with the investigation and we do not have further information at this time.” The FBI also searched a third location Southwest Ranches.

Rukelt Dalberis, a spokesperson for the FBI’s Los Angeles field office, confirmed that agents were at the properties to serve warrants but declined to comment further because affidavits laying out details for the basis for the searches were under seal.

According to the LA Times, law enforcement sources later confirmed that the investigation was “tied at least in part to Carvalho’s interaction with a subcontractor that brought a failed AI chatbot venture to the district.”

Through attorneys, Carvalho issued a public statement after the raids, claiming that he committed no wrongdoing.

His attorneys released another statement to Local 10 News Monday, which Carvalho addressed to those affected by his departure.

“To the students, families, teachers, staff, and community of LAUSD:

It has been a great honor to serve you. Over the past four years, together, we have made historic progress — gains that belong to our students, our educators, staff, and our communities. We have:

• raised academic performance on the Smarter Balanced Assessment to the

highest levels in our district’s history;

• surpassed pre-pandemic achievement levels;

• achieved our highest graduation rate ever;

• expanded Advanced Placement participation and success;

• increased the number of LAUSD magnet programs nationally recognized for excellence;

• significantly reduced chronic absenteeism and increased daily attendance;

• secured the largest school modernization bond in the nation’s history; and,

• negotiated responsible workforce agreements while preserving free healthcare access for our employees.

Most importantly, our progress has been equitable. Low-income students, students with disabilities, foster youth, and Black and Latino students all exceeded their pre-pandemic performance — an outcome that reflects the hard work and commitment of so many across this District. As the School Board stated, when it unanimously reappointed me late last year, our District’s executive leadership team valued achievement and equity and placed our most vulnerable students at the heart of our agenda. During challenging times, we did so in a protective manner that benefited and honored all students.

Placing students first has always guided my work. Because I believe our schools must remain focused on students and learning without distraction, I am resigning as Superintendent of LAUSD effective today, June 21, 2026.

I leave grateful — to our students and families, whose protection we prioritized, for trusting us, to our exceptional and hard-working teachers, leaders, and staff at every level for their tireless dedication, to our valued partners, and to the community for the privilege of serving. The successes we have achieved belong to you. I will miss all of you and will continue to pray for the success, health, and wellbeing of every student and family in our District.

To every student: work hard to realize your dreams and to live up to the promise of our nation. Never let anyone limit what you can accomplish."

With deep gratitude,

Alberto Carvalho

Before taking the helm of the Los Angeles district in 2022, Carvalho oversaw Miami-Dade County Public Schools, Florida’s largest school district, from 2008 to 2021. During his tenure, he was credited with improving graduation rates and academic performance. The national superintendents association named him Superintendent of the Year in 2014, and Spain knighted the Portugal-born administrator in 2021 for his work in expanding Spanish-language programs for Miami-Dade County schools.

In California, Carvalho has stood out as a harsh critic of the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration crackdown, especially following raids in Los Angeles last year. When its 500,000 students returned to classes in the fall, Carvalho urged immigration authorities not to conduct enforcement activity within a two-block radius of schools.

Carvalho arrived in Los Angeles at a critical moment, as the district found itself flush with funding from state and federal COVID-19 relief money but still struggling with the impacts of the pandemic, including learning losses and declining enrollment. He previously sparred with Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis over his order that schools not require masks during the pandemic.

Officials with the Miami-Dade school system have not confirmed whether the FBI or other federal agencies have contacted them regarding Carvalho.

A spokesperson for Miami-Dade County Public Schools told Local 10 News in February that they were aware of the investigation and “have no comment” at this time.

The Feb. 25 search was the second time in a week that the Justice Department had taken action against the LA school district. On Feb. 19, the Trump administration joined a lawsuit alleging that the district discriminates against white students under its decades-old desegregation policy.

Las temperaturas extremas de “sensación térmica”, los días de estrés térmico y las noches tropicales se han vuelto de forma drástica más frecuentes, prolongados y severos en las últimas seis décadas a medida que se intensifica el calentamiento del planeta —resultado de la quema de combustibles fósiles como carbón, petróleo y gas—, de acuerdo con un nuevo estudio publicado el lunes en la revista Nature Climate Change.

Los investigadores fueron más allá de la temperatura, que se estudia con frecuencia, y utilizaron temperaturas de sensación térmica para comprender mejor el impacto en las personas. Evaluaron el estrés térmico en seres humanos individuales, influido por la temperatura, la humedad, la velocidad del viento y otros factores. Usaron lo que se conoce como el Índice Climático Térmico Universal para analizar esos elementos y modelar la respuesta del cuerpo humano al entorno.

La combinación de calor y humedad puede ser peligrosa para los seres humanos, porque la humedad afecta la forma en que el sudor se evapora, y ese es un mecanismo de enfriamiento. Las olas de calor húmedas pueden ser más mortales que las olas de calor seco, ya que las personas no se enfrían con la misma facilidad.

Empeora estrés térmico en regiones ya cálidas, y más allá

Estudios anteriores han analizado hasta qué punto el cambio climático impulsado por la actividad humana ha disparado las temperaturas, especialmente en años recientes.

Un estudio indica que las personas en todo el mundo sufrieron un promedio de 41 días adicionales de calor peligroso en 2024. Algunas investigaciones señalan que el mundo se enfila a sumar casi dos meses de días extremadamente calurosos cada año para finales de siglo.

En este caso, los investigadores examinaron el estrés térmico en tres niveles: fuerte (temperaturas del índice mayores o iguales a 32 grados Celsius, o 89,6 grados Fahrenheit); muy fuerte (temperaturas del índice mayores o iguales a 38 grados Celsius, o 100,4 grados Fahrenheit); y extremo (temperaturas del índice mayores o iguales a 46 grados Celsius, o 114,8 grados Fahrenheit).

Entre los lugares que podrían registrar alrededor de 50 días más al año de al menos estrés térmico fuerte en comparación con la década de 1970 figuran partes del África austral, como en Namibia y Angola; África oriental, incluidas zonas de Tanzania, Kenia y Uganda; y partes de México y Centroamérica.

En el sur de España, Italia, Grecia y Turquía, algunas áreas verán hasta 40 días adicionales con estrés térmico fuerte en comparación con la década de 1970. Gran parte del sur de Europa está registrando casi un mes completo adicional de días de estrés térmico fuerte respecto de hace décadas.

En Estados Unidos, gran parte del país registra 15 o más días de al menos estrés térmico fuerte, y las zonas del sur, incluidas Texas y Florida, están viendo cerca de 25 o más días con estrés térmico muy fuerte.

Esas temporadas de estrés térmico también están durando más.

La autora principal del estudio, Rebecca Emerton, también científica sénior del Centro Europeo de Pronósticos Meteorológicos a Medio Plazo en el Reino Unido, manifestó que fue llamativo “ver que el estrés térmico no sólo se intensifica en esos lugares que ya consideramos calurosos o acostumbrados a experimentar olas de calor... sino también ver lo que llamamos una huella en expansión del estrés térmico, que se extiende a regiones donde históricamente ha sido raro o inexistente”.

Según el estudio, las temperaturas de sensación térmica en las 10 noches más cálidas de cada año también han aumentado más rápido —0,32 grados Celsius (0,58 grados Fahrenheit) por década— que en los 10 días más cálidos, 0,27 grados Celsius (0,49 grados Fahrenheit) por década.

Para las noches tropicales, los investigadores consideraron una temperatura mínima de 20 grados Celsius (68 grados Fahrenheit). Esto significa que las personas podrían no estar recuperándose adecuadamente del calor diurno durante las horas nocturnas.

Y ahora, 1.000 millones de personas más enfrentan al menos un día de estrés térmico extremo cada año que en la década de 1970.

Impacto futuro depende de la acción

El mundo sabe desde hace tiempo que añadir gases que atrapan el calor a la atmósfera al quemar combustibles fósiles y talar bosques calentará el planeta, señaló Jennifer Francis, científica del clima del Woodwell Climate Research Center en Cape Cod, quien no participó en la investigación.

“Este estudio aporta detalles contundentes sobre los peligros crecientes para miles de millones de seres humanos", afirmó Francis. "Este análisis muestra que no sólo está aumentando la temperatura, sino también la humedad, lo que hace que las altas temperaturas sean más mortales porque el sistema de aire acondicionado de nuestro cuerpo —la sudoración— tiene dificultades para seguir el ritmo”.

Emerton indica que el trabajo subraya la necesidad urgente de mitigar el calentamiento futuro y garantizar que existan estrategias de adaptación, planes de acción sanitaria ante el calor, sistemas de alerta temprana y evaluaciones del riesgo climático.

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The shooting was near the intersection of Biscayne Boulevard and Northeast 86th Street, according to the Miami Shores Police Department.

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue personnel took the wounded man to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center, according to police.

Before the shooting, the man had “two large-edged weapons” when he caused “a disturbance” at the Tropical Chevrolet in Miami Shores, according to police.

Police officers responded to the full-service auto dealership shortly after 2:10 p.m. at 8880 Biscayne Boulevard, but the man had left, according to police.

There was an abandoned black book bag, a machete, and bullet casings behind crime scene tape. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement was investigating the police shooting.

Related report: Police: Officer shoots man after ‘disturbance’ at car dealership in Miami Shores

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Merlín the duck — Mexico’s unofficial World Cup mascot — didn’t take any questions; his owner, Carla Gómez, did that for him.

Gómez, a street vendor who sells water and soft drinks, introduced her family with pride and determination, presenting them as representative of countless other working-class Mexicans. “We are the working part” of Mexico, she said.

Sitting beside the lectern, with Merlín at the center, were her sons, Carlos, 22, and Cristian, 14, who “doesn’t rest after school” and helps her every day by selling goods and carrying packages.

Merlín, he said, is “the boss of our little business. He’s the one who follows behind us, making sure we’re working and doing things the right way.”

The family takes great care with his diet, feeding him small fish, crickets and, on Sundays, even a meat taco.

Gómez said she was moved by the way Merlín captured the hearts of World Cup fans.

“It has been the best thing that has happened to us in this life,” she said, though she noted that other ducks the family had owned also became local celebrities in Mexico City’s historic center, including Bruna, who wore tennis shoes.

Gómez said she believes the family went viral because people saw in them “a hard-working family, a family that gets up every day to make ends meet.”

The president eventually had to cut off questions to move the news conference along, but not before trying to pet Merlín and posing for a photo with the family.

The scene had barely ended when social media filled with criticism of the president’s decision to welcome the duck while relatives of missing persons — who have been demonstrating and seeking a face-to-face meeting with her since the start of the World Cup — remained unheard.

Wildlife advocates also warned that the popularity of pets like Merlín can have unintended consequences. In a Facebook post, the Wildlife Rehabilitation Unit of Pachuca, a city about 90 kilometers (55 miles) north of Mexico City, cautioned that fame can fuel “impulse purchases and abandonment.”

“Animals do not need owners for fashion; they need responsible caretakers,” the government-run agency wrote.

Merlín, at least, appears to have found them.

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Athletic director Warde Manuel didn't take much time to make a move.

Mike Boynton was promoted to interim coach to replace Dusty May, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Monday. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the decision had not been announced.

May and the Dallas Mavericks are finalizing a contract for him to make the jump to the NBA, another person with knowledge of the deal told the AP. That person spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal wasn’t completed.

Who is Mike Boynton?

Manuel chose to give Boynton, a two-year assistant under May and a former Oklahoma State coach, another chance to lead a program.

The school is hoping continuity will help convince players on the roster to stay out of the transfer portal.

Boynton recruited Cade Cunningham to play for the Cowboys in 2020 even though they were facing NCAA penalties from rule violations under a former assistant coach.

“There’s not a lot of coaches that would say, 'Do what you want to do, I’m going to help you if you want to leave,'" Cunningham said at the time. He went on to be drafted No. 1 by the Detroit Pistons in 2021.

Two years ago, Boynton was fired with a 119-109 record over seven seasons.

May said during the NCAA Tournament that his top assistant should get another shot.

“He’s an elite basketball coach,” May said in April. “He did a really good job at Oklahoma State, especially considering the circumstances."

The 44-year-old Boynton, who is from New York, previously was an assistant with the Cowboys and Stephen F. Austin under current Illinois coach Brad Underwood.

Freedom of movement

Just days after winning the national championship, Manuel said during a celebration at the school that he reached an agreement with May that would keep him under contract for many years to come.

Two months later, May bounced.

And, no one seemed to see it coming.

“I was shocked,” All-America forward Yaxel Lendeborg said, a day before he was expected to be a first-round pick in the NBA draft. “I almost fell to my knees.”

Sign of the times?

Even though May seemed to embrace the new era of college athletics that features freedom of movement with the transfer portal and the ability for athletes to make money on their name, image and likeness, he might have been drawn to the NBA where his role is to coach while others handle the business side of the franchise.

Manuel made a deal with May shortly after the season ended in part to keep him away from suitors such as North Carolina, which fired Hubert Davis and hired former Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone.

“I think for all of those Michigan fans, they have nothing to worry about," May said on “The Rich Eisen Show" in April.

What’s next for Michigan?

May previously planned to reload for next season with nine newcomers, including three from the portal, but those newcomers along with returning players will now have an opportunity to transfer because he left.

In addition to losing May after two seasons, Michigan will be without three players projected to be first-round picks in the NBA draft on Tuesday night.

If Michigan does not name a permanent head coach within 30 days, players on the roster will have a 15-day window to transfer.

May leaves big sneakers to fill

Manuel hired May away from Florida Atlantic in 2024 and he quickly turned around a program that lost a school-record 24 games two years ago, leading to former Fab Five player Juwan Howard getting fired.

May successfully leveraged opportunities in the transfer portal in each of his two years, looking for players who loved to pass because they usually make good teammates. He also made the most of his players’ talents with spacing on offense and a swarming style on defense.

He helped make Michigan a place Lendeborg, Aday Mara and Morez Johnson Jr. wanted to be last season. The trio of transfers helped the team win a school-record 37 games and its second national title while improving their NBA stock.

Little did they know, May would also be working in the league next season.

“I’m happy for him,” Mara said. “Obviously, I don’t think anyone expected it or knew about it. I had no idea.”

May is leaving to lead the Mavs, a team that features reigning Rookie of the Year Cooper Flagg and nine-time All-Star Kyrie Irving. He succeeds Jason Kidd, who was let go two weeks after Masai Ujiri was hired as president of basketball operations and alternate governor.

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AP Basketball Writers Tim Reynolds and Brian Mahoney in Miami and New York and AP Sports Writer Schuyler Dixon in Dallas contributed to this report.

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The closure was one of several temporary shutdowns ordered by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation during recent restaurant inspections across South Florida and the Florida Keys.

Inspectors cited a wide range of issues, including rodent droppings, live mice, roaches, flies, mold-like buildup, improper food temperatures and other sanitation concerns. Among the more troubling findings were reports of a live mouse running through a kitchen, flies landing on ready-to-eat food, rodent-contaminated storage areas and dishwashing equipment that failed to properly sanitize utensils.

The establishments listed below were ordered to close until the violations were addressed. Nick’s Caribbean Restaurant remains closed. All other establishments were allowed to reopen after completing a required cleanup and passing a follow-up inspection.

**HUNGRY TARPON RESTAURANT

ROBBIE’S OF ISLAMORADA

77522 OVERSEAS HIGHWAY

ISLAMORADA

INSPECTION BASED ON COMPLAINT

ORDERED SHUT 6/18

9 VIOLATIONS FOUND

“Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. Observed 7 rodent dropping on the window sill in the kitchen area. Observed approximately 12-15 rodent dropping on top of dish machine that were cleaned off during inspection.”

“Observed approximately 10 Live, small flying insects found in the kitchen and prep area above lift lid unit on shelving holding take out containers . Observed approximately 6 flies in the dry storage area. Observed approximately 10 flies in the dish room on shelving.”

“Presence of insects, rodents, or other pests observed 4 dead flies on sheet pans in the walk-in cooler Trays with dead flies were removed and put in dish area for cleaning.”

“Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris.”

“Grease on the ground and/or pad around grease receptacle.”

“Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Dish machine is not sanitizing , chlorine @0 ppm.”

“Dish machine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. 0 ppm chlorine Discontinue use of dish machine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dish machine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Triple sink is set up to sanitize with quaternary at 200 ppm.”

**TEE JAY THAI SUSHI

2254 WILTON DRIVE

WILTON MANORS

ORDERED SHUT 6/17

11 VIOLATIONS FOUND

“Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. Observed approximately 40 rodent droppings in the dry storage area on the floor, approximately 10 on boxes of single service items and approximately 20 on the outside of large plastic containers of rice.”

“Objectionable odor in dry storage area where rodent droppings were found.”

“Food stored on floor. Observed several food items stored in the floor in the walk in cooler.”

“Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves in the dry storage area and in the kitchen.”

“Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Observed raw steak not in its commercial packaging stored over ready to eat spring rolls and raw masago stored over ready to eat berries in the walk in cooler.”

“Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw steak stored over ready to eat sauce in the walk in cooler.”

“Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Observed medicine stored over ready to eat sauces and garlic in the storage area in the kitchen.”

**SORIANO BROTHERS CUBAN CUISINE

2393 WEST 78TH ST.

HIALEAH

INSPECTION BASED ON COMPLAINT

ORDERED SHUT 6/17

21 VIOLATIONS FOUND

“Live, small flying insects found, observed one live fly landing on slice of ham, 3 live flies flying on cafeteria station. Also 3 lives flies flying on main kitchen, one live fly landing on cooked pork.”

“Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin.”

“Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. Observed cooked pork (52/49F - Cooling) in walk in cooler, from the day before as per operator.”

“Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. Red peppers strips. Antojos.”

“Insect control device installed over food preparation area. Over coffee station.”

“Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. Observed beans (59/55F - Cooling); soup (133/130F - Cooling) covered during cooling process.”

“Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed double reach in cooler cooked beef (46F - Cold Holding); Fish (46F - Cold Holding) Reach in cooler cheese cake (50F - Cold Holding); for less than 4 hours as per operator. Operator placed the food items in another reach in cooler.”

“Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed croquettes (119F - Hot Holding); tequenos (120F - Hot Holding); empanadas (120F - Hot Holding); in hot holding equipment located in cafeteria station. Also tilapia (122F - Hot Holding); cooked chicken (102F - Hot Holding); pork (113F - Hot Holding)in steam table, operator increased equipment temperature. Repeat Violation.”

**NICK’S CARIBBEAN RESTAURANT

1430 WEST DIXIE HIGHWAY

NORTH MIAMI

ORDERED SHUT 6/16

27 VIOLATIONS FOUND

“Live rodent present. Observed a live mouse behind a storage cabinet located on a hallway on the back of the kitchen.”

“Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. Observed 10 plus live roaches on pipes and electrical outlets next to fryers located in the cook line, observed 10 plus live roaches behind wooden shelves located in dry storage room, observed 10 plus live roaches around water heater located in the kitchen area, observed 20 plus live roaches behind shelves located on top of three compartment sink, observed 20 plus lives roaches located behind signs posted on the walls all throughout the kitchen, observed 10 plus live roaches on the floor inside a walk in cooler that out of order.”

“Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin.”

“Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Repeat Violation.”

“Cardboard used on floor as anti-slip measure not replaced every day or when heavily soiled, whichever comes first. Inside walk in cooler.”

“Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.”

“Floor not cleaned when the least amount of food is exposed. Observed floors under cooking equipment heavily soiled with grease all around kitchen area. Repeat Violation.”

“Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Repeat Violation.”

“Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust.”

“Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Observed walls heavily soiled throughout the kitchen area Repeat Violation.”

“Exhaust system operated with filters removed. No means to capture grease and/or condensation to prevent dripping. Observed one filter missing in the hood system.”

“Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands.”

“Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Repeat Violation.”

“No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products.”

“Food manager certification expired.”

“No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees.”

FOLLOW-UP INSPECTION 6/18

“Observed live rodent activity in the kitchen area, specifically one live mouse running through the establishment.”

“Observed 2 plus live roaches on top of wooden shelving units located in the dry storage room. Observed 2 plus live roaches on shelving near the three compartment sink. Observed 2 live plus roaches on the floor inside an out of service walk in cooler. Additionally, observed 3 plus live roaches crawling on the floor in the dining room area.”

FOLLOW-UP INSPECTION 6/19

“Observed a case with plantains bitten by rodents.”

“Observed 8 live roaches inside the paper holder device above ha washing sink in kitchen area.”

**SONIC DRIVE IN

2660 NW 199TH ST.

MIAMI GARDENS

ORDERED SHUT 6/15

31 VIOLATIONS FOUND

“Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. Observed in back storage area on top of boxes of to go items and syrups, 10 droppings. Observed 4 rat droppings on rack where soda syrups are stored. Observed on countertop at front counter where tea dispenser is, 3 droppings inside kitchen area. Observed 2 droppings inside of white sugar box stored under tea dispenser in main kitchen area.. Observed 2 droppings on top of sauces box near hot dog warmer in kitchen area. Observed 10 droppings in cabinet under prep table where power outlet is, in kitchen area.”

“Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Observed reach in across hot dog warmer with ambient temp of 47F. The following tcs foods stored inside for more than 4 hours: lettuce shredded (47F - Cold Holding). Manager discarded lettuce.”

“Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Observed throughout kitchen ceiling tiles and vents soiled with dust, food debris , and some tiles soiled with mold like substance.”

“Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Observed throughout kitchen.”

“Objectionable odors in bathroom or other areas of the establishment. Observed in the kitchen and near mop sink.”

“Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Observed floor in dining area with sticky residue.”

The woman talked to Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office detectives after she woke up in pain at the HCA Florida Palm Lakes Emergency in Hialeah, records show.

“She believes that she was drugged ... as a result, she blacked out and only remembers walking out of the local night club ... she believes she was raped,” a MDSO deputy wrote, according to an arrest report.

Detectives reported finding surveillance video showing Yusel Perez-Leyva "carrying" the woman to his apartment at 7220 NW 179th St., near Miami Lakes.

Detectives detained Perez-Leyva, 42, on June 18 and took him to the special victims’ bureau in Doral for questioning, records show.

Perez-Leyva told detectives that he was working as an Uber driver when he picked up the woman in Miami Beach, according to the deputies’ report.

Perez-Leyva confessed to deputies that he had been “engaging” in “sexual intercourse with the intoxicated victim,” a deputy wrote, according to the report.

Detectives arrested Perez-Leyva shortly after 5 p.m. on June 18 in Doral, and corrections booked him at 1:10 a.m. on June 19 at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, records show.

Perez-Leyva appeared in bond court on June 20, a judge ordered him to stay away from the victim, denied him bail, and ordered his pre-trial detention, according to court records.

Perez-Leyva faced two first-degree felony charges: Kidnapping punishable by life, and sexual battery on a physically incapacitated or helpless victim.

Perez-Leyva, who was born in Cuba, also has a hold by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to the arrest report and court records.

Miami-Dade County Circuit Judge Alberto Milian was set to preside over the case. Perez-Leyva’s arraignment is at 9:30 a.m. on July 9.

Local 10 News Assignment Editor Carson Merlo contributed to this report.

Cole Tomas Allen had argued that involvement in his prosecution by Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and District of Columbia U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro created a potential conflict of interest because they were among many administration officials present at the April dinner. Allen's attorney also had raised concerns about the close friendship between Trump and Pirro, a former Fox News commentator.

U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden wrote in his ruling that neither their attendance at the dinner nor Pirro's personal relationship with the president merited their disqualification. McFadden noted that Allen is not charged with attempting to harm Blanche and Pirro, and there is no evidence to suggest he even knew they would attend the dinner.

“They are unlikely to be trial witnesses, nor do they meet the legal definition of victims,” wrote McFadden, who was nominated to the bench by Trump.

Allen has been accused of trying to breach a security checkpoint armed with guns and knives. He has pleaded not guilty to various charges, including assaulting a federal official with a deadly weapon and attempted assassination of the president. He faces a maximum sentence of life in prison if convicted of the attempted assassination charge alone.

Allen also is accused of firing a shotgun at a Secret Service agent during the attack, which disrupted and ultimately prompted an early end to one of the highest-profile annual events in the nation’s capital. The Secret Service officer who was shot once in a bullet-resistant vest fired his own weapon five times without hitting anyone. Allen, of Torrance, California, was injured but was not shot.

The Miami police officer was working at 8:50 a.m. last Thursday in the area of Northwest Seventh Avenue and 11th Street in Miami’s Overtown area just before the traffic stop, according to the police arrest report.

“I observed a red motorcycle traveling southbound and visually estimated the motorcycle traveling higher than the posted speed limit,” the officer wrote, according to the report. “I activated my laser and obtained a digital reading of 48 mph on a posted 30 mph zone.”

The police officer identified the motorcyclist as Jose Rivero, who stopped and said he was “one of us,” according to the report.

“I am FHP Troop E Miami,” Rivero, 34, told the officer, according to the report.

Rivero, whose driver’s license was suspended, then “presented” an FHP badge that had been issued on Aug. 6, 2014, records show.

“I proceeded to issue a warning,” the police officer wrote, according to the arrest report.

The police officer, however, quickly learned Rivero “was no longer an active trooper” and had been “terminated,” by the agency, according to the report.

The police officer searched for Rivero, found his red motorcycle at Northwest 11th Avenue and West Flagler Street, and saw he “was trying to leave the scene,” according to the report.

Miami police officers arrested Rivero shortly after 9:30 a.m., according to the report. Miami-Dade corrections booked Rivero shortly after 1:15 p.m. at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, according to inmate records.

Court records show prosecutors filed a felony case against Rivero a day later, when he appeared in bond court, facing a charge of falsely impersonating an officer, a third-degree felony. His bond was set at $2,500.

Court records also show the police officer later issued Rivero a citation for a violation of an established speed zone on Thursday. Rivero’s license had been suspended since May 26, after a citation on April 15, according to court records.

Miami-Dade County Circuit Judge Laura Stuzin was set to preside over the felony case.

Local 10 News Assignment Editor Mercedes Cevallos contributed to this report.

Davis died in his Manhattan apartment, weeks after being hospitalized for an upper respiratory issue, his publicist Aliza Rabinoff said.

“To the world, our father was the iconic music legend whose vision, instincts, and relentless pursuit of excellence shaped the soundtrack of countless lives. He discovered, mentored, and championed the greatest artists in modern music history, leaving an indelible mark on culture that will endure for generations,” the statement read.

Many artists mourned his passing on Monday. Carlos Santana called him “a visionary.” Michael Bublé said the music executive “believed in people and their dreams.” Patti Smith thanked Davis for a half century of “love and support.”

Unlike other record moguls whose influence waned as they got older, Davis' might only seemed to grow, spanning multiple genres and labels. Into his later years, he was directing the careers of everyone from Barry Manilow to “American Idol” winners Carrie Underwood and Kelly Clarkson. And his exclusive pre-Grammys gala, held the Saturday night before the Sunday award show every year since 1975, continued to be an institution.

“Clive’s talent has always been seeing and hearing what other people don’t,” former President Barack Obama said in a video message played at this year’s gala.

A Brooklyn background

Clive Jay Davis was born on April 4, 1932 in Brooklyn, New York, where he grew up in the Crown Heights neighborhood. His father was an electrician and traveling salesman. He attended New York University and then Harvard Law School, eventually landing a job as an in-house lawyer at Columbia Records.

Davis always had a knack for business, and by 1967, became president of the company, just seven years after being hired as an attorney. He cited attending the Monterey International Pop Festival that year as pivotal; it eventually led him to bringing Bruce Springsteen, Chicago, Neil Diamond and many other groups to the label — bringing a counterculture spirit to a company that had resisted rock ‘n’ roll.

Davis took big swings in the music industry, particularly in his support for Black artists, beginning when he signed Gamble and Huff’s Philadelphia International Records in 1971.

In 2015, the NAACP recognized Davis for his groundbreaking work by presenting him with the Vanguard Award. And last summer, Davis was presented with the Apollo Theater’s Apollo Legacy Award and inducted onto its Walk of Fame.

An unrivaled career

His success stories were staggering, with Houston a crowning achievement and devastating tragedy: Davis signed her to his Arista record label when she was just a teen and turned her into America's reigning pop princess.

Houston racked up multiple No. 1 hits and became one of the top-selling artists in pop history before drug abuse hobbled her career. She died in a Beverly Hills hotel room in 2012, hours before she was to appear at Davis' annual pre-Grammy Awards gala. He had been convinced she was turning her life around.

“Maybe I should have been more skeptical,” Davis wrote in his 2013 memoir, “The Soundtrack of My Life,” “but I’ve always been optimistic, and I felt hopeful. It felt like old times.”

He also launched the career of multiplatinum, multiple-Grammy winner Keys — and was quick to note other talents he signed, including Joplin and Billy Joel, Blood Sweat & Tears and other “all-timers,” as he so often put it.

“I signed Patti Smith, the great Renaissance woman ... I signed Lou Reed ... I signed the Grateful Dead,” he proudly touted in an interview with The Associated Press in 1999.

He also signed the then up-and-coming producer Sean “Diddy” Combs to a label deal with his Bad Boy Records. Under Davis, the label would have some of its biggest successes, most notably with late rap icon the Notorious B.I.G. That was long before the hip-hop mogul Diddy would be incarcerated, convicted of violating the federal Mann Act, which bans transporting people across state lines for any sexual crime.

An exec who built lifelong careers

Davis didn't simply have an eye for new talent — he also knew how to keep veterans relevant, decades after their first hit. Aretha Franklin, whose legend was made at Atlantic Records, flourished in her later years at Arista, as did Luther Vandross, who made his last albums for another Davis label, J Records.

It was Davis who conceived of the 1999 album “Supernatural,” which paired guitar god Santana with some of the day's hottest talents. The record won a record-tying eight Grammys and gave Santana more success than he had ever enjoyed in his decades-long career.

And he had middle-aged star Rod Stewart trade in his rock hits for standards from “The Great American Songbook.” The album, released in 2003, sold millions and was so successful it spawned four titles in all.

Davis didn’t always make the right choices; he turned down a chance to sign up Meat Loaf. And he and his collaborators didn’t always agree.

He and producer David Foster fought bitterly over the arrangement for Houston’s all-time hit, a cover of Dolly Parton’s “I Will Always Love You.” Davis won that fight — and the song was published with its iconic a cappella intro.

And Manilow strongly objected to recording “I Write the Songs,” noting that he didn’t even write the song, a Bruce Johnston ballad that became a signature hit for Manilow, who would have similar latter-day success mining the music of the 1950s, 60s and 70s.

“He's just brilliant at picking ideas he thinks the public will connect,” raved Manilow, who had worked with Davis since he was a budding singer at Columbia Records.

But not an infallible figure

Davis also had his struggles. Though he became president of Columbia Records in 1967 after joining the label in 1960 as a lawyer, by 1973 he was gone in a bitter fallout. The label accused him of mismanagement of funds and he was fired. Although Davis says he was later cleared, it wasn't the end of his problems; he later was indicted on tax evasion charges, pleaded guilty to one count and had to pay a $10,000 fine.

However, Davis would declare victory: He says Columbia gave him the money to start Arista to resolve the dispute, and the label would become a huge success with artists like country superstars Brooks & Dunn, sassy R&B group TLC, Babyface, Houston, Franklin and others.

The label had huge success with a debut act — Milli Vanilli. But the male pop duo would become the embarrassment of the industry when, after winning a Grammy, it was revealed that they weren't actually singing their songs (Davis blamed the debacle on the label's European division, which he said signed them; the group was later stripped of its best new artist Grammy).

In 1999, as Arista was celebrating its 25th anniversary, Davis faced another crisis: The label's then-parent company, BMG Entertainment, a division of German media conglomerate Bertelsmann, wanted him to retire; most of its executives were eased out by 60, and Davis was in his mid-60s.

In 2000, despite support from his superstar roster, the company ousted him in favor of producer and songwriter Antonio “L.A.” Reid, who would later become chairman of Island/Def Jam.

Still, Davis' successes were many

However, instead of severing its ties with Davis, BMG helped him launch J Records in what BMG has described as the largest record company startup ever created. Vandross was one of his initial artists, along with forgettable acts like the boy-band O-Town.

J Records was a success from the start, though, and only grew in stature with the arrival of a young singer named Keys, a piano-playing singer-songwriter with powerful pipes and dramatic R&B songs. Keys' albums would go on to sell millions and win several Grammys.

His influence grew even more when Davis was tapped for BMG's U.S. division.

He became a key backer of the careers of the winners of “American Idol,” guiding many albums to platinum status. The show's link to Sony BMG came through a deal between Davis and 19 Recordings Unlimited, the label managed by “Idol” creator Simon Fuller.

In 2007, however, Davis disagreed with the direction of Clarkson's “My December,” and she publicly criticized him. The album was a flop, and she later apologized.

In 2008, Sony BMG replaced Davis as chairman and chief executive officer of the BMG label group, giving him the title of chief creative officer.

He was serving as worldwide chief creative officer at Sony Music Entertainment up until his death.

A love-filled personal life

In his memoir, Davis confirmed longtime rumors that he was bisexual and had been living with a man in recent years.

“Do I feel I could have been similarly attracted to a woman?” Davis wrote. “The answer is yes.”

He is survived by his four children, sons Fred, Doug and Mitchell, daughter Lauren, and his eight grandchildren Austin, Charlie, Matthew, Hayley, Harper, Sloane, Billie and Cody, two great grandchildren, cousin Jo Schuman and partner Greg Schriefer.

His family shared a loving statement on Monday.

“Through every chapter of his remarkable life, family remained Clive’s greatest pride and deepest joy. Today, we celebrate not only a towering figure whose influence changed music forever, but the man who led our family with grace, generosity, and kindness. We will miss him greatly, cherish him always, and carry his love with us for the rest of our lives.”

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This story has been corrected. Houston died in Beverly Hills, not Los Angeles.

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Former AP writer Nekesa Mumbi Moody was the main writer of this obituary.

According to an arrest report obtained Monday by Local 10 News, the stabbing was reported shortly after 3 a.m. Saturday in the 1500 block of Northeast 148^th Street.

Deputies arrived at the scene and found the victim unresponsive in the front doorway of his home, suffering from multiple stab wounds.

He was pronounced dead at the scene by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue personnel.

Authorities said the suspect, Juan Andres Gonzalez, had locked himself inside a bathroom after the attack, but he came out after being told to do so by deputies.

According to the report, detectives discovered that the victim had fallen asleep at the dining room table before Gonzalez repeatedly stabbed him with “multiple sharp objects.”

Deputies said Gonzalez’s mother didn’t witness the stabbing, but heard sounds in the family room, and told them that her son informed her that he caused the victim to be rendered unconscious.

According to the report, the following items were collected from the home as evidence: a blood-stained knife, a blood-stained sword and a blood-stained ax.

Deputies said Gonzalez invoked his right to remain silent. A possible motive has not been released.

Gonzalez was arrested on a first-degree murder charge and was transported to the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center.

As of Monday, Gonzalez remained jailed. Online jail records show that in addition to the murder charge, the Colombian national is also being detained on an immigration hold.

According to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to a home on Miramar Drive at around 11:45 a.m. Sunday after the victim, from out-of-county, called 911 to report she was being held hostage by a man identified as Christopher Michael Veit.

MCSO spokesperson Adam Linhardt said after arriving at the home, deputies found the girl in the dryer.

Linhardt said “Veit restrained her, put her there” and took her cellphone when she said she “wanted to leave.”

He said detectives discovered the girl, whose age wasn’t immediately disclosed, in the dryer. Charges indicate that she was either 16 or 17.

Authorities said detectives also found “several sheets of counterfeit currency” and notified the U.S. Secret Service.

Linhardt said the victim was taken to Mariners Hospital in Tavernier and placed under the care of a family member. He said MCSO also notified the Florida Department of Children and Families.

Deputies said they arrested Veit on charges of kidnapping/false imprisonment, interference with child custody and four counts of unlawful sexual activity with a minor.

“The case remains ongoing and more charges may be pending,” Linhardt said.

Records show Veit was being held in MCSO’s Key West jail facility with no listed bond as of late Monday morning.

Local 10 News has requested a copy of his arrest report.

Then there's the price of beer.

There are some fun — and yes, sometimes pricey — food and drink offerings at the venues playing host to the World Cup. A $75 caviar-topped tray of tater tots and a $40 empanada weighing in at 5 pounds (2.2 kilograms) for the daring or for sharing in Miami. Rib-eye tacos for $8 in Guadalajara, Mexico. Something called a Twinkie cheeseburger that has nothing to do with dessert for $22 in Los Angeles.

Prices, in many cases, aren't all that different from what U.S. fans would experience on NFL Sundays or college football Saturdays. But some international fans aren't used to such pricing and are calling foul, especially over beer prices that can top $20.

“It's unfair. It's not right. It's wrong,” said Thomas Schüller, an engineer from Germany in Toronto to watch his national team play over the weekend, as he held a beer that cost him 24.25 Canadian dollars (about $17 or 15 euros). “It's three times the cost of what I pay in my country.”

But is that stopping him?

“Well, no,” Schüller acknowledged.

World Cup beer prices become a mild pint of discord

There is clearly some sticker shock among international visitors to this World Cup, especially when it comes to the concession prices. In Europe, it's not uncommon for beers to be perhaps around 4 or 5 euros (about $5-6).

There's also no shortage of intrigue on the menu at the concession stands at stadiums across the U.S., Canada and Mexico.

“Never seen anything like it,” said Janine Arbetter, a fan from Austria, as she waited for a hot dog, chips and soda combo in Miami last week. The pre-tip price: $19.35 (about 17 euros), which included a discount for using Visa. “It's a lot of food for a little snack.”

Some Argentina fans happily showed off their $34 lobster rolls from a match in Kansas City on social media, but in Toronto, the brisket sandwich with chips and a bottle of soda for nearly 40 Canadian dollars ($28) had some online commenters lamenting it as “robbery.”

“It's OK, more or less, for the World Cup,” German fan Daniel Feldmann said of the food prices while watching a match in Vancouver last week.

Concession offerings vary from stadium to stadium

FIFA, the sport's governing body and the tournament organizer, has very specific rules on just about everything related to the World Cup — and there are guidelines that concessionaires have to follow as well. But prices can vary by market, as do the food and drink offerings. And that means the experience in one city might look, or taste, nothing like what's offered in another.

The “Fancy AF Tots” for $75 at Miami Stadium aren't really tots at all — it's three deep-fried hash brown patties, with caviar, creme fraiche and chives. (For those who just want the caviar, it'll be $70.) Southern California's Twinkie cheeseburger is in fact a burger topped with a Texas Twinkie — a bacon-wrapped jalapeño stuffed with brisket and cream cheese.

But there's also a slew of choices specific to a local market; for example, Vancouver offers short rib poutine (an iconic Canadian dish of fries loaded with beef gravy, pulled short rib and cheese curds) along with a maple bacon smokie (smoked sausage topped with bacon onion jam that features Canadian maple syrup).

And in Miami, the signature offerings include pan con lechon (a Cuban-style sandwich with pork, infused with citrus mojo sauce and served on a toasted full Cuban loaf) and Empanada Mundial (the five-pound, handmade, chicken-and-cheese-stuffed dish named after the World Cup).

Both Vancouver and Miami have Sodexo Live as a food and beverage provider, and the typical game-day menus in both stadiums were revised a bit to accommodate a soccer crowd.

“We want it to feel like Miami when you’re here,” said Zach Williams, Sodexo Live's vice president of operations at Miami Stadium. “Everything we do around the Miami Stadium, we want to make sure everybody understands that when they come here, they’re getting a Miami experience.”

Atlanta Stadium keeps prices low

In Mexico City, a beer could cost a day's pay — literally. The daily minimum wage in Mexico City is just 315.04 pesos (roughly $18). Some beers at Mexico City Stadium were selling for between 299 and 310 pesos — about twice as much as fans would ordinarily pay in the same stadium when the World Cup isn't in town.

But in Atlanta, where Falcons owner and stadium operator Arthur Blank promised the low concession prices he's championed for many years would hold for the World Cup, pizza slices were $3, 32-ounce sodas were $4, a cheeseburger was $5, chicken tenders with fries were $6 and beers could be had for as little as $8.

Jonathan Arango, a 33-year-old from Greenville, South Carolina, was at a match in Atlanta with his wife, daughter and father.

“In total for what we got — three orders of tacos, a slice of pizza, two waters and a Coke — we spent like $50,” Arango said. “Compared to what we’ve paid at other events ... it's nice after you paid a lot for a ticket.”

And Schüller pointed out that even though the tournament does come around every four years, it still feels like a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

“The entire football world is having fun,” Schüller said, “so cheers to that.”

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Associated Press journalists Tales Azzoni, Maura Carey, Andrew Dalton, Carlos Rodriguez, Alanis Thames, Stephen Whyno and Ben Kule contributed to this story from various World Cup venues. Kule is a student in the University of Georgia’s Carmical Sports Media Institute.

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AP World Cup coverage: https://apnews.com/FIFA-World-Cup

Representatives for Tree directed The Associated Press to an official confirmation posted to Tree’s Instagram account.

“Rest in peace Oliver Tree Nickell June 29, 1993 — June 14, 2026. Your legacy will live on forever,” the caption read next to a slideshow of images reflecting Tree’s life and career.

“His legacy will live on through his foundation/endowment named ‘Dr. Oliver Tree’s Extremely Epic Grant For Baby Geniuses’ coming soon. This is something that Oliver had put together before his passing, written in his will,” the caption continued. “We will make sure his wish comes to fruition so that more joy, love and art can be spread into the world, that was his final wish.”

On the morning of June 14, two helicopters collided and crashed in the Brazilian city’s Western zone, killing all six people aboard, firefighters said. Police confirmed that Tree was on the list of passengers given to aviation authorities. Argentine streaming channel Blender said that content creator Gaspar Prim Díaz, known as Gaspi, was also in one of the helicopters.

Tree was in the middle of his world tour at the time, which kicked off in Mexico City on May 30 and was scheduled to hit all seven continents.

An outsider in pop and a viral hitmaker

Born June 29, 1993 in California, Oliver Tree Nickell June, a pop outsider with a knack for internet virality, was known for his own myth-making. Rocking bright ’80s fashion and a distinctive bowl cut, Tree told interviewers he started piano lessons when he was 3 years old and had an album written by age 6. When he started his recording career in the 2010s, he did so while creating characters and making memes as he made music.

He released an electronic EP, “Demons,” under the name “Tree” in 2013 on R&S Records and scored a crucial feature on DJ and music producer Whethan’s 2016 single “When I’m Down,” growing his profile and online interest. That same year, he signed to the major label Atlantic Records and began recording as Oliver Tree.

In 2018, he released his “Alien Boy” EP with the record company, anchored by the double music video “All That x Alien Boy.” His specific visual language — off-kilter, comedic, collaborative — scored him legions of fans. To date, the video has over 52 million views on YouTube. And the single “Alien Boy” was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) — his first of a few. His other platinum-certified songs include 2018’s “Hurt,” 2021’s “Life Goes On” and 2022’s “Miss You” with German musician and DJ Robin Schulz.

Over the years, his music evolved, marrying the genres of alternative rock, hip-hop and electro-pop with his cheeky flair.

His comedic persona continued to develop at the same pace: Consider the music video for 2018’s “Movement,” where he bathed in a tub filled with Flaming Hot Cheetos and dubbed it an online “challenge.” Or his 2020 major label full-length debut “Ugly Is Beautiful,” released weeks after he set the Guinness World Record for the world’s largest kick scooter.

Then came 2022’s “Cowboy Tears,” a humorous country detour, 2023’s “Alone in the Crowd,” which follows the story of a character named Cornelius Cummings, and most recently, his entirely self-produced 2026 album, “Love You Madly Hate You Badly.”

All the while, his social media profile continued to explode due to his humorous antics and hooky-heavy songs. On TikTok, he boasts of 22.6 million followers — as well as 8.6 million on YouTube and 5 million on Instagram.

Tributes to Tree quickly poured in from other musicians

As news of Tree’s death broke online, famous fans and friends began paying homage to him.

“Spoke to Oliver a few weeks ago. This is heartbreaking. A really amazing and beautiful human,” rapper Kid Cudi wrote on X. “Sending all my prayers and love to the families dealing with losses. Oliver we love you, forever.”

“Been an absolute wreck today. It’s really hard to understand how someone who you once shared such a specific and formative time of your life with can all of a sudden be gone,” singer Melanie Martínez wrote Sunday in an Instagram Story post. “He was so dedicated to his art which I admired and respected so deeply. I think everyone who knew him will look back at those moments of laughter and joy he so easily sparked. His laugh was so contagious and warm.”

“I’m in shock … I can’t believe it,” wrote singer Bebe Rexha on X. “He was so smart. Passionate. Talented. Kind. I’m so sad. May he rest in peace.”

Un grupo de choferes que bloqueaba calles en La Paz para exigir combustible fue disuadido por la policía, pero en las estaciones de servicio de varias ciudades todavía se veían kilométricas filas de gente.

Las protestas con cortes de ruta que han paralizado a La Paz y otras ciudades fueron las más largas y duras de los últimos años tras la derrota en las urnas a fines del año pasado del Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS) el partido de Morales que gobernó por casi dos décadas. Iniciaron con demandas sectoriales y salariales y escalaron hasta pedir la dimisión del Paz ante la falta de soluciones a la peor crisis económica en cuatro décadas.

El gobierno acusa al expresidente Morales (2006-2019) de conspirar para derrocarlo y alentar las protestas para recuperar protagonismo e “impunidad” ante una acusación judicial por el presunto abuso de una menor cuando era mandatario. El político, de 66 años, está atrincherado en su feudo cocalero y resiste comparecer ante la justicia desde fines de 2024.

El domingo Morales dijo en su programa de radio que el estado de excepción “fracasó” y que los movilizados se replegaron por “cansancio”.

Tres sectores sindicales comandaron las protestas: la Central Obrera Boliviana (COB), que firmó un acuerdo con el gobierno el viernes; el sindicato campesino-indígena Túpac Katari, que lideró los bloqueos a La Paz y ordenó repliegue tras el estado de excepción, y los seguidores de Morales, que son los únicos que mantienen la protesta.

“Se normalizó la situación en gran parte del país, hay todavía sectores que se resisten. No hay territorio liberado, cuando se tenga que ingresar al Chapare se hará”, dijo el lunes el ministro de Gobierno, Marco Antonio Oviedo.

Según la Administradora Boliviana de Carreteras (ABC) todavía se mantienen 12 cortes de rutas en el Chapare, al centro del país y por donde cruza una vital ruta que une occidente con la región productora de alimentos Santa Cruz en el oriente. Pequeños grupos de vándalos agreden a transportistas desde los cerros en la ruta La Paz-Cochabamba, dijo la policía.

“Se derrumbó en las urnas el MAS que hegemonizó la política, controló a sindicatos y movimientos sociales que ganaron poder político y que ahora resisten perder influencia. El país decidió cambiar de rumbo y todo cambio es turbulento”, dijo el analista Carlos Saavedra. Agregó que los sindicatos también salen debilitados de estas protestas.

Más de 10 personas fallecieron durante el conflicto, la mayoría por falta de asistencia médica a causa de los cortes, según el Defensor del Pueblo.

El comercio exterior e interno se paralizó y las pérdidas superaron los 2.500 millones de dólares, según el sector empresario. Las reformas económicas de fondo para sacar al país de la crisis tendrán que esperar, "no hay condiciones para aplicar medidas de ajuste”, dijo el analista económico Gonzalo Chávez.

El ministro de la Presidencia, José Luis Lupo, anticipó que el gobierno prepara un plan de reconstrucción económica como exigen los sectores productivos afectados y reprogramaciones de deudas con los bancos. “Será un proceso... complejo”, añadió.

Agents took Joseph Samuel Doria into custody on Saturday. Records show he’s set to appear in Fort Lauderdale federal court on Monday morning, his 28th birthday.

According to a federal criminal complaint, Doria had been referred to secondary inspection at the port’s U.S. Customs and Border Protection checkpoint after getting off the Regal Princess.

Customs officers searching Doria’s cellphone found “multiple images and videos” in Doria’s “Recently Deleted” folder depicting girls as young as toddlers being raped and sexually abused, the complaint states.

Authorities said Doria admitted to viewing the videos, saying he’s done so since he was 13. They said he also admitted to distributing the illicit material online and having a device back home that contains “a minimum of 100 videos and images” of child sexual abuse material.

Agents arrested Doria on charges related to the possession and transportation of child sexual abuse material.

As of Monday, records show he was being held in the Broward Sheriff’s Office Main Jail facility on behalf of the U.S. Marshals Service.

Extreme feels-like temperatures, heat stress days and tropical nights have all become dramatically more frequent, long and severe over the past six decades as the planet's warming intensifies — a result of the burning of fossil fuels coal, oil and gas — according to a new study published in the journal Nature Climate Change on Monday.

The researchers went beyond just temperature, which is frequently studied, and used feels-like temperatures, to understand more of the impact on people. They assessed heat stress on individual humans, influenced by temperature, humidity, wind speed and more. They used what’s called the Universal Thermal Climate Index to analyze those factors and model the human body’s response to the environment.

The combination of heat and humidity can be dangerous for humans, because humidity impacts how sweat evaporates, and that's a cooling mechanism. Heat waves that are humid can be more fatal than dry heat waves as humans don't cool down as easily.

Heat stress is worsening in already-warm regions, and beyond

Past studies have looked at the extent to which human-driven climate change has sent temperatures soaring, especially in recent years. One study says people globally suffered an average of 41 extra days of dangerous heat in 2024. Some research says that the world is on track to add nearly two months of superhot days each year by the end of the century.

Here, researchers looked at heat stress at three levels: strong (index temperatures of greater than or equal to 32 degrees Celsius, or 89.6 degrees Fahrenheit); very strong (index temperatures of greater than or equal to 38 degrees Celsius, or 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit); and extreme (index temperatures of greater than or equal to 46 degrees Celsius, or 114.8 degrees Fahrenheit).

Places that might see around 50 more days per year of at least strong heat stress compared with the 1970s include parts of Southern Africa, such as in Namibia and Angola; Eastern Africa, including parts of Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda; and parts of Mexico and Central America.

In Southern Spain, Italy, Greece and Turkey, some areas will see up to 40 additional days with strong heat stress compared with the 1970s. Much of Southern Europe is seeing almost a full month of additional strong heat stress days from decades ago.

In the U.S., much of the country sees 15 or more days of at least strong heat stress, and southern parts, including Texas and Florida, are seeing close to 25 or more days with very strong heat stress.

Those heat stress seasons are also lasting longer.

The study’s lead author Rebecca Emerton, also a senior scientist at the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts in the United Kingdom, said it was striking “to see heat stress not only intensifying in those places that we already consider as being hot or used to experiencing heat waves ... but also to see this, we call it, expanding footprint of heat stress expanding into regions where it’s historically been rare or non-existent.”

According to the study, the feels-like temperatures on the ten warmest nights of each year have also increased faster — 0.32 degrees Celsius (0.58 degrees Fahrenheit) per decade — than the ten warmest days, 0.27 degrees Celsius (0.49 degrees Fahrenheit) per decade.

For tropical nights, the researchers considered minimum temperature of 20 degrees Celsius (68 degrees Fahrenheit). This means people might not be recovering properly from daytime heat in the overnight hours.

And now, one billion more people face at least one day of extreme heat stress each year than they did in the 1970s.

The future impact depends on action

The world has known that adding heat-trapping gases to the atmosphere by burning fossil fuels and cutting down forests will warm the globe, said Jennifer Francis, a climate scientist at the Woodwell Climate Research Center on Cape Cod, who was not involved in the research.

“This study adds stark details about increasing dangers to billions of humans,” Francis said. “This analysis shows not only is temperature rising, but so is humidity, which makes high temperatures more deadly because our body’s air conditioning system — sweating — struggles to keep up.”

Emerton says the work highlights the urgent need to mitigate future warming and ensure adaptation strategies, heat health action plans, early warning systems and climate risk assessments are in place.

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Pino, de 55 años, está acusado de homicidio culposo y homicidio con embarcación.

Los fiscales acusan a Pino, quien entonces tenía 52 años, de ser temerario cuando perdió el control de su bote Robalo de 29 pies en las primeras horas de la tarde del 4 de septiembre de 2022 y lo estrelló contra un marcador de canal cerca de Boca Chita Key, matando a Lucy Fernandez. Otras dos jóvenes resultaron gravemente heridas, incluida Katerina Puig, de 17 años, quien quedó permanentemente discapacitada.

Las adolescentes estaban en su bote celebrando el cumpleaños número 18 de su hija.

Los argumentos de apertura comenzaron con los fiscales diciendo que la colisión de Pino contra un marcador de canal ocurrió como resultado de negligencia criminal y temeridad.

“Lucy está muerta porque el acusado no hizo las cosas más básicas que exigen las reglas del agua”, dijo la fiscal estatal adjunta Laura Adams a los miembros del jurado.

Los de la defensa argumentan que el choque fue un mero accidente.

“El estado admite que esta no era la intención de George. Él no tenía la intención de que nadie saliera herido”, dijo el abogado de Pino, Howard Srebnick, a los jurados durante los argumentos de apertura. “Su propia hija, su propia esposa, su propio cuerpo estaban en ese bote”.

La apertura de la defensa fue interrumpida luego de que Pino se quebrara durante varios minutos frente a los jurados; los procedimientos se detuvieron y continuaron al día siguiente.

A lo largo del juicio, los jurados escucharon a algunas de las 12 mujeres jóvenes, todas adolescentes en ese momento, que estaban a bordo del bote de Pino.

“Lo primero que vi cuando abrí los ojos fue a George, y pensé que estaba muerto”, testificó Claudia Portocarrero. “Lo recuerdo, tenía sangre en la cabeza”.

Algunas testificaron sobre el alcohol que George Pino y su esposa, Cecilia Pino, proporcionaron, así como sobre el choque en sí, pero dijeron que no vieron al propio George Pino consumiendo bebidas alcohólicas.

El padre de Fernandez recordó la pesadilla viviente por la que pasaron él y su esposa. El padre de Puig también habló sobre cómo el choque afectó a su hija.

Los jurados realizaron una visita de campo a una instalación de la Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission en North Miami para ver el bote dañado y observaron imágenes de cámaras corporales de la respuesta al choque y del interrogatorio a Pino.

Pero el juicio no estuvo exento de momentos de conflicto.

La jueza Marisa Tinkler Mendez emitió una advertencia a Pino y a su familia por abrazarse frente a los jurados.

Un tenso intercambio entre Adams y Pino también llamó la atención de la jueza después de que Adams mencionara que, según los informes, Pino estaba murmurando: “Pasa, pasa, pasa”, durante un testimonio.

“Lo siento. ¿Tiene algo que quiera decirme?”, le preguntó Adams a Pino. “¿Por qué me está mirando fijamente?”.

Pino negó estar mirándola fijamente.

En otro momento, los abogados de Pino le dijeron a Tinkler Mendez que hubo “algo así como una mirada desafiante” entre Adams y su cliente, seguido de Adams “rodando los ojos” hacia Pino.

Cecilia Pino subió al estrado dos veces durante el juicio, relatando las desgarradoras secuelas del choque frente a Cutter Bank.

“She died because your husband crashed into that channel marker, right?”, le preguntó Adams durante su primera aparición en el estrado.

“She died because there was an accident”, testificó Cecilia Pino.

Cecilia Pino se quebró al subir al estrado por segunda vez, testificando: “Recuerdo haber preguntado otra vez: ‘¿Quién falta? ¿Quién falta?’. Y ahí fue cuando me dijeron que Lucy había desaparecido”.

George Pino no testificó en su juicio.

Los jurados recibirán instrucciones sobre la ley antes de comenzar sus deliberaciones.

De ser declarado culpable, Pino enfrenta entre 11 y 30 años de prisión.

Fiscalía y defensa presentan argumentos finales en juicio contra George Pino

Comienzan los debates decisivos tras semanas de tensas audiencias por el trágico choque marítimo

El magnate inmobiliario de Miami se enfrenta a una pena máxima de tres décadas de cárcel por la muerte de una adolescente.

El análisis de las precipitaciones de los últimos siete días, fundamentado en los registros del Centro Climático Regional de las Altas Llanuras, expone acumulaciones de lluvia que superaron entre cuatro y ocho veces los parámetros habituales para esta época del año. Diversas zonas de la costa central del Golfo, incluyendo el sureste de Luisiana y el sur de Misisipi, experimentaron una de las semanas más lluviosas de las que se tenga constancia en un mes de junio. Esta descarga pluvial catapultó al área metropolitana de Nueva Orleans a registrar el tercer junio más húmedo en sus 80 años de historial estadístico oficial, superado únicamente por los acumulados de los años 2001 y 1987. El temporal provocó el desbordamiento de ríos, inundaciones en centenares de viviendas y obligó a operativos de rescate en comunidades vulnerables, además de cobrarse la vida de un trabajador de mantenimiento vial en Misisipi.

Para beneplácito de los residentes de Texas, Luisiana y la costa de Misisipi, cuyos suelos terminaron completamente saturados por el diluvio tropical de la semana pasada, la naturaleza cerrará el flujo de humedad esta semana. Un sistema de alta presión tomará el control de la región meteorológica, abriendo paso a las temperaturas más elevadas en lo que va del año. Las autoridades emitieron alertas por calor extremo debido a índices de sensación térmica proyectados a rozar los 110 grados Fahrenheit en sectores de Luisiana, con advertencias adicionales extendidas hacia el sur profundo del país.

Este cambio radical responde a un freno atmosférico doble que paralizará la actividad ciclónica en la cuenca del Atlántico durante el cierre de junio y los primeros días de julio. Mientras el fenómeno de El Niño intensifica su calentamiento en las aguas del Pacífico ecuatorial oriental, su acoplamiento con la atmósfera está alterando los patrones de circulación global. Este proceso genera corrientes de aire descendente sobre el norte del océano Índico y el Atlántico tropical, lo que destruye las probabilidades de desarrollo ciclónico.

A este factor se le suma el arribo del polvo del Sahara, cuya temporada alcanza su punto máximo en las próximas semanas. Un enorme manto de aire seco y polvoriento avanza hacia el oeste a través de la cuenca atlántica, según las imágenes de satélite en color real de la Oficina Nacional de Administración Oceánica y Atmosférica. La combinación de una cizalladura del viento excepcionalmente fuerte impulsada por El Niño y estas nubes de polvo continental garantizará una calma absoluta en el Atlántico tropical durante las próximas semanas. Los meteorólogos del Centro Nacional de Huracanesestiman que cualquier amenaza ciclónica potencial en julio tendría que originarse cerca de las costas de Estados Unidos, donde los efectos desfavorables de El Niño son menos notorios, por lo que junio se despedirá sin mayores sobresaltos meteorológicos en la región.

De acuerdo con el diario Los Angeles Times, Carvalho presentó su dimisión el domingo por la noche. En su carta de renuncia, el funcionario luso-estadounidense justificó su salida afirmando que busca evitar distracciones para que los planteles educativos sigan enfocados en los estudiantes y el aprendizaje. La junta escolar ratificó que la renuncia se hizo efectiva de inmediato y designó a Andrés Chait como superintendente interino.

El diario californiano reportó que la pesquisa federal está vinculada, al menos en parte, con la interacción de Carvalho y un subcontratista que proveyó un fallido proyecto de chatbot con inteligencia artificial al distrito. El pasado 25 de febrero, agentes federales ejecutaron órdenes de registro tanto en su vivienda como en una propiedad ubicada en Southwest Ranches, Florida. Carvalho ha defendido públicamente su inocencia a través de sus abogados.

Antes de asumir el liderazgo del distrito de Los Ángeles en 2022, Carvalho dirigió el sistema escolar de Miami-Dadede 2008 a 2021, el más grande de Florida, donde cosechó reconocimiento nacional e internacional por elevar las tasas de graduación. Hasta el momento, las autoridades escolares de Miami-Dade no han confirmado si el Departamento de Justicia de EE. UU. las ha contactado en relación con este caso, según reportó Local 10 News.

The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the deal wasn't completed.

May and the Wolverines won their first NCAA championship since 1989 with a 69-63 victory over UConn in April to wrap up a 34-3 season. They opened the NCAA Tournament by becoming the first team ever to score at least 90 points in five consecutive games.

That came three years after May led Florida Atlantic to its only Final Four appearance. The Owls returned to the NCAA Tournament in 2024 before May was hired by Michigan.

The 49-year-old May replaces Jason Kidd, who was let go two weeks after Masai Ujiri was hired as president of basketball operations and alternate governor of the Mavericks.

He comes to the NBA with a chance to mold 2025 No. 1 overall draft pick and reigning Rookie of the Year Cooper Flagg. Veteran star Kyrie Irving is also on the roster for now after missing the entire 2025-26 season following an ACL tear in March of last year.

May's first job as a college assistant was at Murray State in 2005-06. He then served on staffs at UAB, Louisiana Tech and Florida before getting his first head coaching job at Florida Atlantic.

The Owls went 35-4 during their dream season in 2022-23, which ended with a 72-71 loss to San Diego State in the national semifinals when Lamont Butler hit a buzzer-beating shot for the Aztecs.

“I was a fan of Dusty’s when he was at FAU,” said Yaxel Lendeborg, who played for May at Michigan and is expected to be a lottery pick in the first round of the NBA draft on Tuesday night. “And now, after playing for him, I’m a bigger fan. I have so much respect for Dusty May, I can’t even tell you.”

Lendeborg said at last month’s draft combine that he believed May ran Michigan’s program like an NBA program in many ways.

“A lot of schemes, a lot of switching and stuff. And his offense was very much a pro-style offense,” Lendeborg said. “We played fast-paced, physical, all of that. ... I’ve gained so much knowledge from him as far as those actions and just those little communication keys.”

May’s rise in coaching has been meteoric, particularly after the last four seasons.

He took over at Florida Atlantic in 2018 and had four consecutive seasons of finishing just over .500 — before striking gold in the 2022-23 season, going 35-4 and taking the Owls on that improbable Final Four run.

May went 25-9 at FAU the following season, then went to Michigan and brought the Wolverines back to prominence. He was 64-13 in his two seasons after replacing Juwan Howard with Michigan coming off an 8-24 season, the school's lowest win total since going 7-20 in 1981-82.

Michigan went 27-10 in May’s debut, won the Big Ten Conference Tournament and made it to the NCAA Sweet 16.

May’s record in his last four college seasons was 124-26, an .827 winning percentage that was third best in all of major college men’s basketball over that span behind Houston’s Kelvin Sampson (.861) and Duke’s Jon Scheyer (.832).

The Indiana native was a student manager for the Hoosiers and coach Bob Knight while he was in school there from 1996-2000. He gained experience in scouting, video operations and player development while with the Hall of Fame coach, who died in 2023.

After graduating from Indiana, May spent two seasons as an administrative assistant and video coordinator at Southern California. He returned to the Hoosiers in similar roles from 2002-05.

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Mercifully for areas in Texas, Louisiana, and coastal Mississippi saturated with tropical rains last week, Mother Nature will turn off the tropical spigot this week, as high pressure takes over and ushers in the hottest temperatures of the year so far. Already heat advisories are in effect today across parts of southern Louisiana in anticipation of feels-like temperatures approaching 110 degrees, with additional heat advisories expected this week across the Deep South.

The one-two punch that’ll shut down the Atlantic to close out June

We started reading the stormy tea leaves of mid-June – brought on by the active phase of the Madden-Julian Oscillation or MJO – way back on the second day of the hurricane season. While El Niño was heating up in the eastern Pacific, the Gulf and western Caribbean showed signs of punching through – at least briefly – as the upper-level wind configuration opened a narrow lane for tropical mischief.

Now that we’re on the other side of Arthur and its remnants, the tropical Atlantic is about to get pummeled by the one-two punch of El Niño and continent-sized plumes of Saharan dust, coming as dust season peaks for the end of June and beginning of July.

The warming of the ocean waters in the eastern equatorial Pacific that define El Niño takes time to link up with the atmosphere and begin affecting the circulation patterns that ultimately dampen Atlantic tropical activity. We’re seeing that atmospheric coupling beginning now, with rising air dominating the Pacific and sinking air over the North Indian Ocean torpedoing development odds through the tropical Atlantic.

A ribbon of exceptionally strong wind shear stretching clear through the tropical belt of the Atlantic basin will mean tropical tumbleweeds for the foreseeable future.

Even into July, any tropical threats will probably originate closer to the U.S. and around the southeastern U.S. coastline where the effects of El Niño are less noticeable. But for now, the triggers we’d look to closer to home – like unusually strong cold fronts or large thunderstorm complexes moving off the mainland – aren’t in the cards, and June should close with little fanfare across the Atlantic.

But in his first press conference last Wednesday, new chair Kevin Warsh began to reverse some of those steps. Warsh, like many economists, thinks the financial markets have become too dependent on Fed guidance, and that such direction is more effective in financial crises or economic downturns.

Warsh's changes to the Fed's communications represent something of a return to former chair Alan Greenspan's circumspect approach. Greenspan died at 100 on Monday. He is the only former chair Warsh praised at his swearing-in last month.

As chair, Warsh has rapidly delivered on his promise to slash the Fed's communications. He sharply cut the central bank's post-meeting statement and underscored at the press conference the removal of the guidance it formerly gave to financial markets about the Fed's next interest-rate moves. Yet such an approach carries the risk of more violent swings in stock and bond prices, analysts say, and ultimately could lead to higher interest rates for consumers and businesses.

“Forward guidance in general has served to suppress volatility and anchor market expectations,” said George Pearkes, global macro strategist at Bespoke Investment Group. “And that has led to lower borrowing rates, relative to alternatives.”

Still, the impact on consumers is likely to be modest, Pearkes added, with mortgage rates perhaps a quarter-point higher than they would be otherwise.

Warsh may be headed back to 1990s

Such swings could be a sign of things to come. Previous chairs have signaled the Fed's next moves clearly enough that financial markets have largely anticipated the central bank's actions. But Warsh appears to be following Greenspan, whose oracular comments often kept investors guessing.

Yet Greenspan, who served as chair from 1987 to 2005, also ushered in several changes that made the Fed more transparent. He began the practice of issuing statements after each Fed meeting to announce its interest-rate decision. He also began publicly releasing the minutes of each meeting and the full transcripts, after a five-year delay, though those moves came in response to pressure from Congress.

The first statement was issued Feb. 4, 1994, and said the Fed would increase its key rate for the first time in five years. The move caught investors off-guard and the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 2.4% that day.

The paring back of Fed communications is part of a larger package of potential reforms to the central bank's operations that Warsh signaled Wednesday. He announced that the Fed will set up five task forces to examine the Fed's communications, its balance sheet, how it analyzes and gathers economic data, the impact of AI on productivity and jobs, and the frameworks it uses to analyze inflation.

Warsh said the communications task force would consider changes to the quarterly economic projections the Fed issues as well as look at other recent innovations, including press conferences. Former chair Ben Bernanke was the first to hold them, though he did so only after every other Fed meeting. Warsh's predecessor, Jerome Powell, shifted to holding them after every meeting.

Such steps were a sharp contrast with the 1990s, when Greenspan never explained a Fed decision, on the record, to reporters. Warsh could ultimately dial back some of the Fed's increased transparency.

“This is a big change in how the Fed has conducted itself since the (2008-2009) global financial crisis,” Matthew Luzzetti, chief U.S. economist at Deutsche Bank, said. "Since then there has been a one-way train to greater communication, more transparency, and more forward guidance. Warsh has now put that train in reverse.”

Fed chairs have seen benefits to forward guidance

Previous Fed chairs, starting with Bernanke, have seen a clear benefit to more communication: It helps guide the markets in the direction the Fed wants. Fed officials control a short-term interest rate, but the rates that affect the economy — such as the yield on the 10-year Treasury — are heavily influenced by investors' expectations for inflation and economic growth. By telegraphing their next moves, policymakers can cause those longer-term rates to change even before the Fed adjusts its own benchmark rate.

Yet Warsh's view is that financial markets have become too dependent on Fed guidance. Instead, he wants investors to gauge where the Fed may move next by examining economic data and making their own judgments, which the Fed can then consider as part of their assessments of where the economy is headed.

“Financial market prices are probably the most important source of information to guide central bankers,” Warsh said at Wednesday's news conference.

Guidance can help with unexpected events

David Andolfatto, an economics professor at the University of Miami and former economist at the St. Louis Fed, said he agreed with Warsh that forward guidance has flaws. It can be easily upended by unexpected events, he said, such as Russia's invasion of Ukraine or the Iran war.

But the chair should set out guidelines for how the Fed will react to unexpected events, Andolfatto said, or to challenges such as the persistent inflation it is grappling with now, yet Warsh so far hasn't done so.

“I’m with him on dispensing with forward guidance, but you have to replace it with a contingency plan,” Andolfatto said. “It's not enough to say, trust me, we'll keep inflation at target.”

Ironically, Warsh's decision to drop forward guidance may empower the other 18 members of the Fed's rate-setting committee, Pearkes said. Those officials — six members of the Fed's governing board, plus the presidents of the 12 regional Fed banks — frequently give public speeches, and their remarks will get even more attention as financial markets seek clues about what the Fed may do next.

A big challenge to Warsh's approach will come if there is a sharp financial downturn or economic crisis, as occurred during the COVID pandemic. In those circumstances, economists said, forward guidance can play an important role calming markets.

“Whether it will stand the test of time and he will behave this way for five years is a very different question, but one that we're going to have to wait for events to unfold to get an answer to," Pearkes said.

Los agentes de la DEA monitorearon repetidamente envíos de pastillas de fentanilo —pero no las incautaron— mientras fiscales federales buscaban presentar casos penales más grandes contra traficantes de un opioide sintético que la Casa Blanca designó el año pasado como un “arma de destrucción masiva”.

Sin embargo, agentes y expertos señalaron que la táctica equivalía a una apuesta con la seguridad pública que potencialmente puso en peligro a comunidades en Albuquerque y sus alrededores y pudo haber violado normas del Departamento de Justicia destinadas a proteger al público.

“Envenenamos a nuestra comunidad para armar casos”, declaró a AP el agente especial de la DEA David Howell en una serie de entrevistas en Nuevo México. “Por nuestra propia ceguera deliberada, podemos decir: ‘En realidad no sabemos qué pasó con las drogas’. Pero al 100% hicimos que muriera gente”.

La DEA ha sostenido desde hace tiempo que no es posible incautar cada envío de cada droga. Pero la estrategia de permitir que cantidades asombrosas de analgésicos falsificados llegaran a las calles dejó atónitos a varios agentes veteranos que hablaron con AP.

Eliminar de las calles el fentanilo ilícito, fabricado en su mayoría en laboratorios mexicanos, se convirtió en la máxima prioridad de la DEA durante la última década, a medida que aumentaban las muertes por sobredosis. Al mismo tiempo, su letalidad —unos pocos miligramos pueden matar al adulto promedio— trastocó tácticas probadas que se habían usado para combatir drogas como la cocaína y la heroína. Esos métodos han incluido permitir que se completen transacciones de drogas para que los agentes puedan seguir los narcóticos a través de la cadena de suministro. El fentanilo, sin embargo, es tan peligroso que el Departamento de Justicia elaboró directrices para los agentes en esas circunstancias, alentándolos a incautar el opioide siempre que fuera “practicable”.

Albuquerque, que tiene un vecindario tan asediado por las drogas que se conoce como “War Zone”, y otras regiones de Nuevo México siguen en el epicentro de la epidemia de fentanilo. Mientras las muertes por sobredosis a nivel nacional cayeron 14% el año pasado, datos del gobierno muestran que Nuevo México registró un aumento de 21%.

Alex Uballez, quien se desempeñó como fiscal federal de Estados Unidos en Nuevo México desde 2022 hasta el año pasado, indicó que en ocasiones las autoridades permitieron que envíos de drogas no fueran incautados como parte de un esfuerzo más amplio para reunir inteligencia y construir casos contra grandes traficantes. Explicó que el enfoque reflejaba los recursos limitados de su oficina y su convicción de que procesar a organizaciones más grandes puede tener un impacto mayor que interceptar cada transacción de drogas sospechosa.

El año pasado, la DEA registró en Albuquerque el mayor decomiso de fentanilo en su historia.

“Vale la pena atrapar a los peces más grandes”, manifestó Uballez, “y eso salvará más vidas”.

La DEA afirmó en un comunicado que “las decisiones de investigación en cuestión fueron legales, razonables dadas las circunstancias y coherentes con las directrices del Departamento”.

“Las descripciones públicas que sugieren que la DEA permitió a sabiendas que el fentanilo llegara a las comunidades son falsas y tergiversan fundamentalmente los hechos”, escribió en un correo electrónico la portavoz de la DEA Amanda Wozniak. Señaló que las investigaciones involucraron escuchas telefónicas autorizadas por un tribunal “en las que agentes y fiscales realizaron vigilancia en tiempo real, recopilación de inteligencia y análisis operativo dirigidos a organizaciones de narcotráfico de mayor escala”.

Inteligencia precisa

En algunos casos, la DEA contaba con inteligencia tan detallada sobre las entregas de drogas que los agentes pudieron contabilizar cantidades exactas de pastillas, según informes revisados por AP.

Los agentes, por ejemplo, descifraron conversaciones codificadas por teléfonos celulares y vigilaron de cerca una transacción en un parque de casas móviles en Albuquerque en junio de 2023, de acuerdo con un informe de 66 páginas revisado por AP. Los agentes escribieron en el informe que los traficantes entregaron 74.000 pastillas como parte de ese acuerdo, una cifra que los fiscales federales confirmaron posteriormente en un escrito judicial.

Días antes, mostró otro informe de la DEA, los investigadores observaron a la misma red de distribución entregar un neumático de repuesto que ocultaba otro presunto envío de fentanilo que, de manera similar, no fue incautado.

“No hicimos nada, solo sentarnos y mirar”, expresó Howell, quien presentó una denuncia oficial como denunciante en 2023 para llamar la atención sobre lo que consideraba una táctica que ponía en riesgo la seguridad pública.

Pasaron meses antes de que las autoridades federales desmantelaran a los traficantes, y Howell, quien participó en la vigilancia, afirmó que hoy las autoridades no pueden dar cuenta de los envíos no incautados.

“Es indignante poner en riesgo tantas vidas con la esperanza de armar un gran caso”, sostuvo Tristan Leavitt, presidente de Empower Oversight, un grupo de defensa de denunciantes que ha pedido al Comité Judicial del Senado y a la Oficina del Inspector General del Departamento de Justicia que investiguen las afirmaciones de Howell.

Un exsupervisor de la DEA, que habló bajo condición de anonimato por temor a represalias, dijo que él y sus colegas de Albuquerque permitieron que “millones” de pastillas no fueran incautadas durante una investigación multiestatal el año pasado.

Howell informó en sus revelaciones como denunciante que los agentes en ese caso permitieron la entrega de al menos 1,8 millones de pastillas de fentanilo.

Esa investigación, contaron a AP el exsupervisor y Howell, culminó en el mayor decomiso de fentanilo en la historia de la DEA, una operación anunciada en mayo de 2025 por la entonces secretaria de Justicia Pam Bondi que resultó en la incautación de más de 3 millones de pastillas.

“La cantidad que finalmente incautamos estaba llegando a las calles cada mes mientras ese caso seguía en curso”, apuntó el exsupervisor, y añadió que la DEA podría haber desmantelado la organización seis meses antes.

La fiscalía federal en Albuquerque no respondió preguntas sobre los envíos de fentanilo no incautados pero, en un comunicado a AP, indicó que la “conducta” que Howell sacó a la luz ocurrió durante la administración anterior.

“La dirección actual de esta oficina está enfocada en investigar y procesar agresivamente el tráfico de fentanilo y desarticular las organizaciones criminales responsables de distribuir estas drogas”, escribió en un correo electrónico Tessa DuBerry, portavoz de la oficina.

Uballez, el exfiscal federal, sostuvo que los conteos estimados de pastillas “basados en llamadas telefónicas interceptadas no son confiables”.

“No creo que se pueda negar que se ‘deje pasar’ la droga”, comentó, en referencia a la táctica policial de permitir que el contrabando no sea incautado para avanzar una investigación. “Cuánto y con qué frecuencia —y con qué certeza— es increíblemente difícil de responder en retrospectiva”.

Incautar o no incautar

A medida que las sobredosis de fentanilo se convirtieron en una epidemia durante la última década, el Departamento de Justicia elaboró un manual interno para combatir la droga más mortífera que haya cruzado la frontera mexicana. El plan coincidió con una campaña de difusión que advirtió a los estadounidenses que “Una pastilla puede matar”, un esfuerzo de la DEA para destacar los peligros únicos del fentanilo.

Adoptados en 2017, los “Protocolos de fentanilo” instaban a los agentes a “incautar o impedir de otro modo la distribución” de fentanilo “tan pronto como sea practicable”. Las normas, que no se habían hecho públicas anteriormente, señalaban que “proteger la seguridad pública es primordial”, independientemente de si las incautaciones comprometen las investigaciones.

El Departamento de Justicia reescribió las normas en 2024 para otorgar a las fuerzas del orden mayor discrecionalidad en esos casos. Los protocolos actualizados indican que los investigadores “pueden ejercer discreción al determinar si tomar medidas para impedir el tráfico de fentanilo”, equilibrando los riesgos para la seguridad pública frente a “los beneficios que se lograrían al preservar la investigación”.

La DEA rara vez habla de la táctica de permitir que las drogas no sean incautadas. Su manual para agentes describe retirar drogas de la calle como “el curso de acción habitual”, pero añade que “puede haber casos en los que los objetivos de la investigación se logren mejor al no hacerlo”.

La agencia ha utilizado durante mucho tiempo “entregas controladas” en las que una vigilancia constante de las drogas —y a menudo su sustitución por narcóticos falsos— va seguida de una operación para detener a los implicados y recuperarlas, según agentes actuales y anteriores.

En entrevistas, varios agentes actuales y anteriores compararon la decisión de permitir que el fentanilo llegara a las calles con la infame “Operación Fast and Furious”, un escándalo de 2011 en el que compradores falsos introdujeron de contrabando unas 2.000 armas de asalto a México con la intención de rastrearlas hasta líderes de cárteles.

La Oficina de Alcohol, Tabaco, Armas de Fuego y Explosivos recibió duras críticas bipartidistas después de que dos de esas armas aparecieran en la escena del tiroteo fatal de un agente de la Patrulla Fronteriza, y el Departamento de Justicia prohibió explícitamente a los agentes permitir que se traficaran armas de fuego.

Dar la voz de alarma

Howell se inquietó tanto por la falta de incautaciones de fentanilo por parte de su agencia que comenzó a señalar muertes por sobredosis que podrían haber sido causadas por las mismas pastillas que la DEA permitió que fluyeran hacia los distribuidores. Uno de esos casos incluyó a un niño de 15 meses que murió después de ingerir residuos de fentanilo quemado el año pasado en Española, un pueblo de Nuevo México devastado por la pobreza y la adicción.

Howell, quien se incorporó a la DEA hace 19 años tras una década en la Marina, llevó sus acusaciones a la Oficina del Asesor Especial de Estados Unidos. La agencia, encargada de proteger a los denunciantes, determinó inicialmente que existía una “probabilidad sustancial de irregularidades” y pidió al Departamento de Justicia que investigara.

A inicios de 2024, Howell dijo a la Oficina de Responsabilidad Profesional del Departamento de Justicia que agentes de la DEA habían observado —pero no incautado— entregas separadas de 150.000 y 50.000 pastillas de fentanilo.

La DEA y los fiscales federales, añadió, “se están colocando en una posición precaria en la que no podrán demostrar que el fentanilo que pudieron haber detenido no resultó en la muerte de una persona”.

La Oficina de Responsabilidad Profesional del Departamento de Justicia determinó en 2024 que la DEA y la fiscalía federal habían tomado decisiones razonables al decidir permitir que las drogas no fueran incautadas y que su inacción no representó un “peligro específico para la salud pública”.

La Oficina del Asesor Especial, que según críticos rara vez cuestiona las conclusiones de las agencias, consideró razonable el informe del Departamento de Justicia.

Howell, mientras tanto, pagó un precio por hacer sus denuncias. La DEA lo relegó a tareas de escritorio durante más de un año y redujo sus evaluaciones de desempeño, según Howell y registros de la DEA. Los registros internos también muestran que los fiscales le prohibieron testificar en un tribunal federal, citando su “patrón de negarse a acatar” advertencias para permitir que las drogas no fueran incautadas durante investigaciones de largo plazo.

Al señalar la propia campaña “Una pastilla puede matar” de la DEA, agentes actuales y anteriores dijeron que no podían entender la conclusión del organismo de supervisión de que las tácticas no habían puesto al público en peligro. Indicaron que la droga es tan peligrosa que debe manipularse en un laboratorio especializado.

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Goodman reportó desde Miami.

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Esta historia fue traducida del inglés por un editor de AP con ayuda de una herramienta de inteligencia artificial generativa.

The Czech cited “mental stress” and fear when the testing agent “rang my door late at night without properly identifying themselves.”

The International Tennis Integrity Agency made the announcement, saying Vondrousova refused a test in December and the maximum four-year ban for a routine first offense was reached by an independent tribunal following a hearing this month.

Vondrousova became Wimbledon’s first unseeded female champion when she beat Ons Jabeur in the 2023 final. She reached a career-high ranking of No. 6 that year. She also reached the French Open final in 2019, losing to Ash Barty.

The 26-year-old Vondrousova detailed her reaction to the missed test in an Instagram post in April.

“It is very tough for me to talk about this, but I want to be transparent with you about my mental health,” Vondrousova said. “The recent doping control incident happened because I reached a breaking point after months of physical and mental stress.”

The ITIA said Vondrousova “did not submit a sample when notified by a Doping Control Officer during an out-of-competition test attempt at her home at around 8 p.m. on 3 December 2025” and that she instead signed a refusal form.

“I have never doped. I have never had a positive test,” Vondrousova wrote on Instagram after the ruling was released. “Throughout my entire career, I have undergone countless anti-doping controls and have always stepped onto the court with a clear conscience. Just three days after the incident that ultimately changed my life, I was tested again. The result was negative. Just like every test before it.”

Vondrousova was represented by Los Angeles-based lawyer Howard Jacobs, a specialist in doping rules cases. Jacobs helped two-time Grand Slam singles champion Simona Halep win an appeal case in 2024 at the Court of Arbitration for Sport against a four-year ban for doping.

Vondrousova becomes the latest high-profile tennis player involved in a doping case after Halep, Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek.

Sinner accepted a three-month ban in a settlement with the World Anti-Doping Agency at the start of last year and Swiatek accepted a one-month suspension at the end of 2024.

Halep, Sinner and Swiatek each proved they were not entirely responsible for their positive tests.

“We recognize this is a significant ban,” ITIA CEO Karen Moorhouse said. “You can’t have an anti-doping system where a player is in a better place by refusing to take a test than they would by taking a test and testing positive. So that feeds into the structure of the doping rules that provides for a starting point in the four-year ban for refusing to take a test.”

Vondrousova’s ban expires June 21, 2030. She can appeal the decision to the Switzerland-based CAS.

During a hearing before the tribunal, Vondrousova presented explanations that stress and poor mental health affected her decision making, in addition to concerns for her safety because she claimed the tester did not identity herself.

The tribunal also took testimony from the doping control officer and concluded the evidence offered “no compelling justification” for the test refusal.

Tennis players and other pro athletes are required by anti-doping rules to specify where they will be available for a one-hour period each day to give samples for testing.

The female testing agent showed up at Vondrousova’s home outside the assigned hour that the player signed up for that day — in a surprise test. Athletes are required to submit for testing if they are located for a surprise test outside their assigned hour. If they are not found when a tester shows up outside assigned hours, there is no sanction.

“Unpredictable testing is an essential tool to protect clean sport,” Moorhouse said. “The independent tribunal ultimately supported that principle. This case is an important reminder that players can be tested at any time, in any place, and that refusal comes with significant risk.”

The ITIA would not say if any inconsistencies were found in Vondrousova's previous anti-doping history.

“We wouldn’t disclose that,” said Nicole Sapstead, the ITIA's senior director of anti-doping, adding: “We look at all things like that.”

Vondrousova, ranked 122, hasn't played since January.

Wimbledon starts next week.

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AP Sports Writer Graham Dunbar in Geneva contributed to this report.

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This is the ninth consecutive year the purse has increased, the largest coming in 2022 when the prize money doubled to $9 million.

The U.S. Women’s Open earlier this month at Riviera raised its purse to $12.5 million.

The Women’s PGA, which starts Thursday at Hazeltine National, is attracting more attention this year as Nelly Korda, the No. 1 player in women’s golf, tries to become the first player since Inbee Park in 2013 — and only the second female in history — to win three straight majors to start the season.

The field is the strongest for the women’s majors, with all top 100 from the LPGA points list. NBC, Peacock and Golf Channel combine to provide 26 hours of television coverage, equal to the amount devoted to the Women’s Open.

“We’re proud to deliver the premier major on the LPGA Tour,” said Tim Walsh, the U.S. chair and CEO for KPMG. “Working with the PGA of America and the LPGA Tour, we’re combining a record purse with technology that gives players better, real-time insight into their performance, along with broader, more dynamic coverage for fans.

“It’s all about continuing to build momentum for women’s golf.”

The major dates to 1955. The PGA of America began jointly running it with the LPGA, with KPMG providing major corporate support and behind big upgrades in prize money and data enhancements to help players and the broadcast.

The Women's PGA has been going to some of the most established courses in history. Hazeltine has hosted the U.S. Open and PGA Championship, along with the Ryder Cup in 2016, with another Ryder Cup set for 2029. Next year it goes back to Congressional.

Beyond the boost in prize money, AI-enhanced features are being added to the “KPMG Performance Insights,” launched five years ago to give players access to detailed statistics and to provide an extra layer of storytelling on the broadcast.

That includes reels available to each player that provide a breakdown of their rounds, and shot-level data for the media. There also is an AI-powered live outcome prediction engine. Also, several caddies will wear microphones to allow viewers to hear live interactions on course strategy.

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And is a wine named SEX too provocative or not provocative enough?

Absurd as they may sound, these are the questions haunting wine marketers grappling with slumping sales and increasingly elusive drinkers. How consumers -- especially younger drinkers -- answer them will determine whether an industry long defined by fuddy-duddy pretense can find its footing in 2026 and beyond.

“That self-important way that wine can refer to itself — we’re really trying to tip that on its head,” said Helen Kurtz, chief of marketing for The Wine Group, which hopes that offerings such as its easy-drinking Cupcake Vineyards wines can attract a generation that came of age on Frappuccinos and gas station BuzzBallz.

“It’s about being less serious about ourselves, because that’s what this consumer is demanding,” she said.

By which she means partnering the company’s MD 20/20 (yes, it’s a wine) with World Wrestling Entertainment matches (“Mad Dog Enters the Ring”), and launching the aptly named Fuel by Franzia line of boxed wine beverages for NASCAR (“Full Throttle Flavor”).

Alcohol consumption has dropped

It’s a fresh lesson on the importance of finding your customer rather than hoping they find you. Because almost across the board, alcohol consumption is down, a trend that accelerated post-pandemic. A host of factors is at play, including aging Boomers seeking healthier lifestyles, Gen Z’s gravitation to low- and no-alcohol beverages, and widening availability of alternatives such as marijuana.

Each segment of the alcohol industry -- valued at around $560 billion in the U.S. -- is responding differently. Hard liquor, for example, has found a rare growth category in ready-to-drink canned cocktails. But the wine industry faces its own constellation of challenges, many of its own making.

For anyone new to wine -- particularly much-coveted 20-somethings -- finding one’s way can be daunting, something of a Château du Stuffy effect.

“You’ve got a bunch of things, what you might call friction points, with wine, that are particularly salient to younger consumers,” including cost and drinkability, said Christian Miller, director of research for the Wine Market Council.

A pretentious image keeps some customers away

Wine, from the labels to the language used to describe it, historically has leaned pricy and pretentious (looking at you, “notes of asphalt and barnyard”). Wine trends also have favored boozy and bracing styles, a hard sell for folks used to sipping hard seltzers at the club.

Fewer than a third of Gen-Z households own a corkscrew, according to a trends report by the British household products company Lakeland. Even simply trying a wine comes with a gatekeeper: Hard liquor is easy to sample at a bar or as single-shot nips; most wine requires a full-bottle commitment.

A cadre of wineries has begun pushing the bounds of wine culture by ditching the fussy façade in favor of a sassy vibe and accessible language. Price matters, too (the sweet spot seems to be the $8 to $20 a bottle range), but not nearly so much as the message.

It's about using contemporary communication to pitch "something that’s been made for centuries,” said Charles Smith, founder of House of Smith, the company behind younger, shopper-friendly brands such as Kung Fu Girl Riesling and SEX Rosé. “My mantra is always to communicate the language of wine to everyone because not everyone speaks wine. The wine should be a reflection of the consumer who is going to buy it.”

Can tie-ins to pop culture make wine more relatable?

Bogle Family Wine Collection has leaned in with its Juggernaut Wines. Adorned with almost graphically violent labels showcasing alpha predators -- a shark, a grizzly, an orca, a lion and some sort of particularly angry bird of prey -- the bottles are a far cry from the placid villas and languorous ladies plastered across so many wines.

The other side of it is getting those bottles into spaces not traditionally associated with wine, said Jessica LaBounty, the company’s marketing director. For two years, Juggernaut has announced “Adventure awaits” as it sponsored the grueling Tough Mudder races. They’ve also done placements at zoos that host nights where people can name dead rodents and insects after former partners and feed them to the animals. Cheers…?

And this year, it’s Discovery network’s Shark Week. Juggernaut's chardonnay label sports an especially snappish great white and “just the right amount of bite.”

“The viewer base of Shark Week lines up really, really nicely with who we know our consumer to be," LaBounty said. "It’s another way to meet them where they are already versus kind of asking them to come to us.”

Learning to speak Gen Z is key

The goal is to bridge a generational divide in which wine got lost. Younger drinkers don’t and won’t talk about wine the way older drinkers do. To point, there's a clever social media meme about a Millennial marketing team pitching wine vs. a Gen-Z social media team. The Millennial effort goes on at length about terroir and full-bodied flavors. Gen-Z’s pitch? “it’s giving… yummy”.

Vibe is everything for Bread & Butter Wines, with the tagline, “Don’t overthink it.” As in, pair their red blend with a candy charcuterie board. Or their pinot noir with a Thanksgiving leftovers sandwich. Want fries with that? Try their prosecco.

“The No. 1 goal is to disrupt the shelf because it is so crowded,” said Caitlin Ward, brand and digital marketing director. “Sassiness is a way to do that.”

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J.M. Hirsch is a longtime food writer who was food editor of The Associated Press for nearly a decade until 2016.

Amid economic uncertainty, geopolitical tensions and a sweltering Milan Fashion Week, designers largely stripped things back for next summer, embracing clean lines and pared-down looks. Prada led the way, with co-creative directors Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons arguing for simplicity and familiar clothes reimagined through proportion and fabrication.

That didn’t mean dressing for the heat was straightforward. Milan’s runways were filled with leather and knits for the next summer season, suggesting that fashion’s elite may need generous air-conditioning, mountain escapes or higher latitudes to wear some of the looks.

Key trends from Milan Fashion Week menswear Spring-Summer 2027 collections that closed on Monday include the embrace of luxury materials, sartorial ventilation and lighter tailoring, while a few defiantly chose bling over restraint.

Leather prevails despite the heat

Perhaps the biggest surprise of the season was the persistence of leather.

Prada’s leather combinations were inspired by the universality of jeans, featuring slim five-pocket pants matched with cropped flat-pocketed jackets that functioned as shirts. Other designers used woven and perforated techniques to make leather more breathable, even as temperatures climbed.

In Milan, luxury and practicality were often in tension.

The return of the body

After years of oversized silhouettes, menswear is once again embracing the body.

Designers broadly agreed that a well-dressed man still wears a suit. The challenge was how to survive the heat. The response was ventilation, with dress shirts left unbuttoned. Some were rendered transparent. Or they were simply done away with.

Long trousers remained dominant, but there was a shift toward closer-to-the-body dressing. Dolce & Gabbana pushed the idea furthest with microshorts that showcased muscular legs, while some brands exposed torsos.

Suiting for a hotter planet

Tailoring remained central to Milan collections, but in lighter, more relaxed forms.

Designers softened construction, opened necklines and experimented with fabrics and construction that allowed more airflow. The result was tailoring designed for rising temperatures without abandoning formality. U.S. designer Thom Browne, now under Zegna ownership, returned to Milan for the first time since 2008 with layered suiting that drew heavily on summer-friendly seersucker and pleated skirts for men, long a brand hallmark.

The message from Milan was clear: the suit isn’t going anywhere, but it is adapting.

Of course, restraint is not for everyone

While much of Milan embraced restraint, some designers doubled down on decoration.

Philipp Plein presented a crystal-encrusted denim ensemble that takes days of handwork to complete. Dolce & Gabbana also leaned into embellishment, including beaded accents that recalled coral.

If Prada’s vision was reduction, these designers unapologetically offered maximalism and glamour.

Space for new voices

A lighter Milan calendar created opportunities for emerging designers to gain attention alongside the industry’s biggest names.

Martin Quad made his Milan debut with unusual tailoring tricks that got him noticed in his native Copenhagen, while Domenico Orefice embraced leather and richly woven textiles for his co-ed collection.

Japanese designer Shinya Kozuka's Shinyakozuka label made its Milan debut with one of the most poetic and summery collections of the season, epitomized by a bare-chested model in a billowing sheer coat in teal worn baggy white trousers.

Argentina vs. Austria, a Group J match, is at 1 p.m.

France vs. Iraq, a Group I match, is at 5 p.m.

Norway vs. Senegal, a Group I match, is at 8 p.m.

Jordan vs. Algeria, a Group J match, is at 11 p.m.

Miami watch parties: The fan festival opens from noon to 8 p.m. at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

Miami Beach watch party: Doors open at 11 a.m. on June 22 at The Bandshell, at 7275 Collins Ave., for the 1 p.m. Argentina vs. Austria match.

Related list: Track teams advancing to Round of 32

Group-stage progress

Group H: Spain leads with 4 points

Group G: Egypt leads with 4 points

Group F: The Netherlands gets 3 points

Group E: Germany advances to Round of 32

Group D: U.S. advances to Round of 32

Group C: Brazil eliminates Haiti

Group B: Canada and Switzerland tie for 1st place

Group A: Mexico advances to Round of 32

Group K: Colombia gets 3 points

Group J: Austria and Argentina each get 3 points

Group I: France and Norway each get 3 points

Tournament’s schedule

June 23: There are four matches: The Group K, Portugal vs. Uzbekistan, game is at 1 p.m. The Group L, England vs. Ghana, game is at 4 p.m. The Group L, Panama vs. Croatia, game is at 7 p.m. The Group K, Colombia vs. Congo, game is at 10 p.m.

Miami watch parties: The fan festival opens from noon to 1 a.m. at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

June 24: There are six matches: The Group B, Switzerland vs. Canada, game is at 3 p.m. The Group B, Bosnia vs. Qatar, game is at 3 p.m. The Group C, Morocco vs. Haiti, game is at 6 p.m. The Group C, Scotland vs. Brazil, game is at 6 p.m. The Group A, South Africa vs. South Korea, game is at 9 p.m. The Group A, Czech Republic vs. Mexico, game is at 9 p.m.

Miami watch parties: The fan festival opens from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

Miami Beach watch party: Doors open at 4 p.m. on June 24 at The Bandshell, at 7275 Collins Ave., for the 6 p.m. Scotland vs. Brazil match.

June 25: There are six matches: The Group E, Curaçao vs. Ivory Coast, game is at 4 p.m. The Group E, Ecuador vs. Germany, game is at 4 p.m. The Group F, Tunisia vs. Netherlands, game is at 7 p.m. The Group F, Japan vs. Sweden, game is at 7 p.m. The Group D, Turkey vs. U.S., game is at 10 p.m. The Group D, Paraguay vs. Australia, game is at 10 p.m.

Miami watch parties: The fan festival opens from 3 p.m. to 1 a.m. at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

June 26: There are six matcuphes: The Group I, Norway vs. France, game is at 3 p.m. The Group I, Senegal vs. Iraq, game is at 3 p.m. The Group H, Cape Verde vs. Saudi Arabia, game is at 8 p.m. The Group H, Uruguay vs. Spain, game is at 8 p.m. The Group G, New Zealand vs. Belgium, game is at 11 p.m. The Group G, Egypt vs. Iran, game is at 11 p.m.

Miami watch parties: The fan festival opens from 2 p.m. to 11 p.m. at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

June 27: There are six matches: The Group L, Panama vs. England, game is at 5 p.m. The Group L, Croatia vs. Ghana, game is at 5 p.m. The Group K, Colombia vs. Portugal, game is at 7:30 p.m. The Group K, Congo vs. Uzbekistan, game is at 7:30 p.m. The Group J, Algeria vs. Austria, game is at 10 p.m. The Group J, Jordan vs. Argentina, game is at 10 p.m.

Miami watch parties: The fan festival opens from 4 p.m. to 1 a.m. at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

Sunrise watch party: The indoor Amerant Bank Arena is hosting a free watch party for ticket holders at 7:30 p.m. on June 27. Parking is free. Broward County is offering free Express bus transportation from the arena to the Miami Stadium, also known as Hard Rock, in Miami Gardens, to FIFA World Cup ticket holders.

Round of 32 begins

June 28: There is a match at 3 p.m.

Miami watch party: The fan festival opens from 1 p.m to 10 p.m. at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

June 29: There are three matches at 1 p.m., 4:30 p.m., and 9 p.m.

Miami watch parties: The fan festival opens from noon to midnight at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

June 30: There are three matches at 1 p.m., 5 p.m., and 9 p.m.

Miami watch parties: The fan festival opens from noon to midnight at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

July 1: There are three matches at noon, 4 p.m., and 9 p.m.

Miami watch parties: The fan festival opens from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

July 2: There are three matches at 3 p.m., 7 p.m., and 11 p.m.

Miami watch parties: The fan festival opens from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

July 3: There are three matches at 2 p.m., 6 p.m., and 9:30 p.m.

Miami watch parties: The fan festival opens from 1 p.m to 9 p.m. at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

Round of 16 begins

July 4: There are two matches at 1 p.m. and 5 p.m.

Miami watch parties: The fan festival opens from noon to midnight at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

July 5: There are two matches at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.

Miami watch parties: The fan festival opens for the last day from 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. at Bayfront Park, at 301 Biscayne Boulevard.

July 6: There are two matches at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m.

July 7: There are two matches at Noon and 4 p.m.

Quarterfinals begin

July 9: There is a quarter-final match at 4 p.m.

July 10: There is a quarter-final match at 3 p.m.

July 11: There are two quarter-final matches at 5 p.m. and 9 p.m.

Sunrise watch party: The indoor Amerant Bank Arena is hosting a free watch party for ticket holders at 5 p.m. on July 11. Parking is free.

Semifinals begin

July 14: The fan festival is closed. There is a semi-final match at 3 p.m.

Miami Beach watch party: Doors open at 3 p.m. on July 14 at The Bandshell, at 7275 Collins Ave., for the semifinal match.

July 15: There is a semi-final match at 3 p.m.

Miami Beach watch party: Doors open at 3 p.m. on July 15 at The Bandshell, at 7275 Collins Ave., for the semifinal match.

Finals begin

July 18: The third-place play-off match is at 5 p.m.

Miami Beach watch party: Doors open at 3 p.m. on July 18 at The Sandbowl, behind The Bandshell, at 7275 Collins Ave., for the 5 p.m. bronze final.

Sunrise ride to stadium: The Amerant Bank Arena has free parking for FIFA World Cup ticket holders who ride Broward County’s free Express bus transportation to the Miami Stadium, also known as Hard Rock, in Miami Gardens.

July 19: The final match is at 3 p.m.

Miami Beach watch party: Doors open at 1 p.m. on July 19 at The Sandbowl, behind The Bandshell, at 7275 Collins Ave., for the 3 p.m. final.

Sunrise watch party: The indoor Amerant Bank Arena is hosting a free watch party for ticket holders for the final on July 19. Parking is free.

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JUNE 26: DAY 3

New Zealand vs. Belgium is at 11 p.m. in Vancouver, Canada.

Egypt vs. Iran is at 11 p.m. in Seattle, Washington.

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JUNE 21: DAY 2

Egypt gets 3 points

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Belgium and Iran each get 1 point

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Iran and New Zealand each get 1 point

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The justices, by a 6-3 vote, granted an appeal from New York prosecutors who had urged them to undo a federal appeals court decision that overturned the verdict. The three liberal justices dissented.

Prosecutors had been preparing to try the man, Pedro Hernandez, for a third time. His first trial ended in a mistrial.

The unanimous panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit reversed Hernandez’ murder and kidnapping conviction in the second trial because of how the judge had answered a question from jurors.

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg had called the basis for overturning the conviction “a slender reed” that essentially ignored a five-month-long trial with 66 witnesses.

The justices agreed, in an unsigned opinion, that federal courts should not second-guess state courts under a 1996 federal law that was intended to reduce federal court oversight of state criminal trials.

“The Second Circuit exceeded its authority in holding that Hernandez is entitled to relief,” the justices wrote.

Hernandez, 64, has been serving a sentence of 25 years to life in prison.

Bragg hailed the high court's decision. “It’s impossible to imagine the pain of losing a child, waiting so long for justice and having to brace for more proceedings,” Bragg, a Democrat, said at a news conference on an unrelated issue, adding that he hoped the Patz family gained some peace of mind from the high court’s ruling.

A message seeking comment was sent to Etan’s father.

Hernandez’ lawyers said they were “terribly disappointed” by the ruling. “We firmly believe that an innocent man is in jail for a crime that he did not commit,” attorneys Harvey Fishbein and Alice Fontier said.

Hernandez made statements to confidants years ago about having killed a child or young man in New York, and he later told police he’d killed Etan. His lawyers say he confessed falsely because of a mental illness that sometimes made him hallucinate. They emphasized that his admission to police came after detectives queried him for about seven hours before reading him his rights and recording the interview. Hernandez then repeated his confession on tape, at least twice.

Etan vanished while walking to his downtown Manhattan school bus stop on May 25, 1979. Hernandez worked at a nearby convenience shop at the time, but the Maple Shade, New Jersey, resident didn’t become a suspect until 2012.

Etan was among the first missing children ever to appear on milk cartons, and the anniversary of his disappearance became National Missing Children’s Day.

Hernandez already has been tried twice. A jury deadlocked in 2015, and then a different panel of jurors convicted him at a 2017 retrial.

During deliberations, the 2017 jurors asked a complicated question: If they decided Hernandez didn’t confess voluntarily when he hadn’t been read his rights yet, must they disregard his other confessions? The then-judge responded simply, “the answer is no.” The jury went on to convict.

In overturning that verdict, the appeals court said the jury’s question should have gotten a more fulsome answer, including the possibility of discounting all the confessions.

Hernandez’ retrial had been expected to start in September, and his lawyers and prosecutors were due to give the trial judge a status update next week.

Asked about next steps, Bragg said prosecutors would await guidance from appellate judges and the state trial court that has handled the case.

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Associated Press writer Jennifer Peltz contributed to this report from New York.

Next game day

JUNE 26: DAY 3

Cape Verde vs. Saudi Arabia is at 8 p.m.

Uruguay vs. Spain is at 8 p.m.

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JUNE 21: DAY 2

Uruguay and Cape Verde each get 1 point

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Spain gets 3 points

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The shooting happened near the intersection of Biscayne Boulevard and Northeast 86th Street, according to the Miami Shores Police Department.

“You don’t want to see this in your neighborhood,” said Juanita Dawsey, who reported hearing the gunshots.

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue personnel took the wounded man to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center, according to police.

Before the shooting, the man had “two large-edged weapons” and caused “a disturbance” at the Tropical Chevrolet in Miami Shores, according to police.

Police officers responded to the full-service auto dealership shortly after 2:10 p.m. at 8880 Biscayne Boulevard, but the man had left, according to police.

A Miami Police Department cruiser was parked at the scene of the police shooting, where there was an abandoned black book bag and bullet casings.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement was investigating the police shooting.

Location

Then came this spring’s historic and devastating floods across northern Michigan — in some areas, for the first time anyone can remember — swamping homes, pushing dams to the brink of failure and washing out roadways. Dozens of counties were under a state of emergency.

Black Lake was so high that floating ice broke apart decks and crashed through windows.

“We’ve never seen anything like that. Never,” said Solum, who experienced flooding often when he lived in Houston. Knee-high floodwater forced them to tear out flooring, drywall, furniture, bedding and appliances.

Across Michigan, thousands were left without financial protection after record April rains fell on top of record March snowfall. Worse, many had no idea they were at risk despite years of increasingly heavy precipitation.

Their experience exposes vulnerabilities across the country, experts say, because flood plain maps don’t cover all areas. What's more, the federal government's mapping method is arguably outdated and does not account for actual risks as climate change increases the odds of more extreme weather.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency develops and updates maps that determine who's in a flood plain and must buy insurance, and to help communities plan. But it hasn’t developed maps in many less-populated areas, including some Michigan counties that experienced unprecedented flooding.

Black Lake, for example, straddles two counties — Cheboygan, which has a 2012 FEMA flood plain map, and Presque Isle, where most areas have never been mapped. The longtime summer and retiree destination is ringed by small cabins and some larger homes.

Another issue: FEMA’s maps are based on risks of rivers, streams and other waterways overflowing their banks. But they don’t account for flooding caused strictly from increasingly heavy rainfall that overwhelms stormwater infrastructure in urban areas and inundates rural towns where there's nowhere for the water to go.

First Street, a company that researches the financial implications of climate change, found more than twice the number of properties at significant flood risk nationwide after incorporating that rainfall data into its own models and by mapping the whole country, including smaller streams that FEMA does not.

That includes four times more properties in Michigan.

“I couldn’t believe it when we first started building our model how different we were from FEMA,” said Jeremy Porter, chief economist at First Street, who says federal maps are “missing a whole source of flooding.”

FEMA uses that extra rainfall data to help set insurance rates, experts said. But it's unclear whether it's proceeding with an effort to incorporate it into flood plain mapping.

The General Accounting Office, a federal watchdog agency, raised concerns five years ago that FEMA’s flood hazard maps didn't reflect the best available climate science or heavy rainfall.

FEMA declined an interview request, but said in a statement that 95% of the U.S. population lives in areas with maps, which are “snapshots in time.” It did not respond to questions about whether this year’s flooding adds urgency to mapping less-populated areas or whether it's updating its mapping methods.

Climate change sets the stage for devastating floods

Michigan experienced “truly a monumental flood” that in many areas exceeded what is known as a 100-year flood, meaning it has a 1% chance of occurring in any given year, said Matthew Occhipinti, the state's National Flood Insurance Program coordinator.

But it wasn’t a fluke, experts said.

A warmer atmosphere holds more moisture for longer periods, which can lead to heavy rain or snow when enough builds up. And this spring, an “extraordinarily warm” Gulf of Mexico set the stage for both snow and rain in the upper Midwest, said Richard Rood, a University of Michigan climate scientist.

A massive March snowstorm dumped up to 2-4 feet (61-122 centimeters) across northern Michigan. Then April’s record rainfall created more runoff than waterways, dams and culverts could handle.

“We call these storms historic; that is only true compared to the past,” said Rood, adding that Michigan and neighboring Wisconsin experienced their wettest March 1-April 15 period on record. “I think it is more appropriate to consider it typical of the climate of the future.”

That's why it's important to update flood maps and for communities to be prepared, experts said.

“You should never be lulled into complacency that, ‘Oh geez we just had the big flood so we’re good for another 100 years or another 500 years,’” said Chad Berginnis, executive director of the Association of State Floodplain Managers. “Mother Nature does not obey statistical averages.”

FEMA mapping progress is slow in rural areas

FEMA has been working to update existing flood plain maps — some that were decades old — but has made little progress creating new ones in rural areas where development could occur, despite a 2012 congressional mandate, Berginnis said.

The agency has historically prioritized places with the greatest population and risk, which makes sense due to budget constraints, Berginnis said, but also leaves about two-thirds of the country’s streams, rivers and coastlines unmapped. Some of those areas are unpopulated federal land that likely won't be mapped.

His organization estimates it would cost $4 billion to $12 billion to fully map the country, but FEMA has never had the funding to do so, he said.

Flood plain managers worry the agency could fall even further behind due to significant staffing losses under the Trump administration.

FEMA lost close to 20% of its total workforce in 2025, according to a General Accounting Office report. That includes about 25% of its permanent and most senior staff, said Christopher Currie, who audits FEMA for the GAO.

“We're very concerned,” said Currie, adding that FEMA was chronically understaffed even before Trump's second term. Now it would have to divert resources from many programs, including mapping, to respond to multiple disasters.

Some communities don't understand their risks

Getting accurate flood-risk information to communities is a challenge even beyond flood plain mapping.

Communities must participate in the National Flood Insurance Program before homeowners can buy policies underwritten by FEMA and sold by private companies. But many — including several hundred in Michigan, Occhipinti said — have never joined.

Communities can participate without a map. But experts say those that haven’t might never have experienced damaging floods or don’t understand the insurance program.

They also might not realize they have an elevated risk if they rely on FEMA’s National Risk Index, a separate tool from mapping. The index gives one score for a community’s overall risk of any type of natural disaster, and assumes there are no flood risks if the community doesn't have a flood plain map, said Berginnis.

That means a community with a low score might actually have elevated flood risks, he said, which “gives people the absolute wrong sense of security.”

But even program participation doesn’t guarantee homeowners get accurate information.

Diane Peterman, who evacuated as her crawlspace filled with floodwater, said she tried buying insurance three times but was told she couldn’t, even though her township participates in the National Flood Insurance Program.

“They said, ‘You’re not in a flood zone’ and I said, ‘But I live on a lake,’” said Peterman, who later learned that her neighbor had insurance.

In Michigan, an average policy costs about $1,000 for $250,000 in coverage, though that rate can vary widely based on factors such as home value and location, Occhipinti said. Some companies will sell private flood insurance, though it’s rare, he said.

Berginnis said homeowners and communities should seek information beyond what FEMA provides.

“FEMA flood maps should always be the beginning of the journey and not the end,” he said. “Maybe states and communities need to step up and lead a little bit more.”

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La votación se produce mientras el distrito enfrenta una nueva realidad: por primera vez en generaciones, hay más cupos escolares que estudiantes. Los líderes del distrito citaron la disminución de la matrícula y cambios demográficos como razones por las que no tuvieron otra opción que reevaluar cómo se utilizan algunos edificios escolares.

“Nunca es una decisión fácil consolidar escuelas, pero cuando se hace correctamente beneficia a nuestros estudiantes”, dijo Robert Alonso, de la Junta Escolar de Miami-Dade del Distrito 4.

Nueve escuelas están programadas para cerrar y/o ser reutilizadas, incluyendo Miami Springs Middle School, Richmond Heights Middle y Lorna Smith Elementary, entre otras.

“No estamos viendo que esos números lleguen, también hemos visto una disminución en la tasa de natalidad, simplemente no estamos viendo tantos estudiantes dentro de nuestras comunidades”, dijo Alonso.

Pero padres y activistas comunitarios que hablaron en la reunión del miércoles dijeron que los cambios en la política de inmigración son en parte responsables de la disminución en la matrícula.

“También quiero instar a la junta a reconocer cómo las preocupaciones sobre la aplicación de leyes de inmigración han impactado la matrícula escolar en nuestro distrito”, dijo la activista comunitaria Luna Plaza.

Otros advirtieron que los cierres tienen consecuencias más allá de los números.

“El cierre de escuelas afecta mucho más que las cifras de matrícula, afecta a las familias, los negocios locales, los valores de propiedad y la estabilidad general de nuestras comunidades”, dijo la activista comunitaria Cassie Creed.

Aun así, hubo quienes se opusieron a los cierres, señalando que esas escuelas forman parte del tejido de su comunidad. Pero los líderes del distrito dicen que los cambios solo pueden beneficiar a los estudiantes y prometieron no dejar a ninguna comunidad sin los recursos que necesita.

“Nunca vamos a dejar a una comunidad desatendida o sin los recursos que va a necesitar, nuestro objetivo es proporcionar la mejor educación que puedan recibir”, dijo Alonso.

Los estudiantes de las escuelas cerradas se unirán a otras que continúan operando mientras el distrito consolida edificios e instalaciones, y los líderes dicen que la medida es necesaria para mantener la calidad.

“Es algo que tenemos que hacer para continuar brindando a nuestros estudiantes los mejores servicios y las mejores instalaciones”, dijo Alonso.

En cuanto a qué pasará con las propiedades ahora vacías, el distrito indicó que variará caso por caso.

A continuación la lista de cierres:

Región Norte:

• Parkway Elementary• Rainbow Park Elementary

Región Central:

• Lenora B. Smith Elementary• Miami Springs Middle• Phillis Wheatley Elementary

Región Sur:

• Mandarin Lakes K-8 Academy• Pine Villa Elementary• Richmond Heights Middle• Robert Russa Moton Elementary

A continuación las combinaciones:

Región Central:

• Georgia Jones-Ayers Middle School y Lenora B. Smith Elementary School se combinarán para convertirse en un centro K-8.• Miami Springs Middle School y Miami Springs Senior High School se combinarán para convertirse en una escuela 6-12.

Región Sur:

• Arthur & Polly Mays Conservatory of the Arts y Pine Villa Elementary School se combinarán para convertirse en una escuela K-12.• Richmond Heights Middle y BioTech 9-12 se combinarán para convertirse en una escuela 6-12.

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The vote comes as the district faces a new reality -- for the first time in generations, there are more school seats than actual students. District leaders cited declining enrollment and changing demographics as reasons they had no choice but to re-evaluate how some school buildings are being utilized.

“It is never an easy decision to consolidate schools, but when done properly it benefits our students,” said school board member Robert Alonso, who represents District 4.

Nine schools are set to be closed and/or repurposed, including Miami Springs Middle School, Richmond Heights Middle and Lorna Smith Elementary, among others.

“We’re not seeing those numbers coming in. We have also seen a decline in birth rate. We are just not seeing that many students within our communities,” Alonso said.

Parents and community activists who spoke out at Wednesday’s school board meeting say changes in immigration policy are partially to blame for the drop in enrollment.

“I also want to urge the board to recognize how concerns around immigration enforcement have impacted school enrollment in our district,” said community activist Luna Plaza.

Others warned the closures carry consequences beyond just numbers.

“School closures affect far more than enrollment numbers -- they affect families, local businesses, property values and the overall stability of our communities,” said community activist Cassie Creed.

There were also those who pushed back on the closures themselves, saying those schools make up the fabric of their community. But district leaders say the changes will benefit students, and they pledged not to leave any community without the resources it needs.

“We are never going to leave a community that is going to be underserved or not having the resources that they are going to need -- our goal is to provide the best education that they can receive,” Alonso said.

Students from closed schools will join others that continue to operate as the district consolidates buildings and facilities, with leaders saying the move is necessary to maintain quality.

“It’s something that we have to do in order to continue to provide our students with the best services out there and the best facilities,” Alonso said.

As for what happens to the now-vacant properties, the district says that will vary on a case-by-case basis.

Below is a list of the closures:

North Region:

• Parkway Elementary

• Rainbow Park Elementary

Central Region:

• Lenora B. Smith Elementary

• Miami Springs Middle

• Phillis Wheatley Elementary

South Region:

• Mandarin Lakes K-8 Academy

• Pine Villa Elementary

• Richmond Heights Middle

• Robert Russa Moton Elementary

Below are the combinations:

Central Region:

• Georgia Jones-Ayers Middle School and Lenora B. Smith Elementary School will combine to become a K-8 Center.

• Miami Springs Middle School and Miami Springs Senior High School will combine to become a 6-12 School.

South Region:

• Arthur & Polly Mays Conservatory of the Arts and Pine Villa Elementary School will combine to become a K-12 School.

• Richmond Heights Middle and BioTech 9-12 will combine to become a 6-12 School.

Ramiro Valdes, one of the original Comandantes of the Cuban Revolution, died in Cuba Sunday at the age of 94. He was the founder of the Ministry of the Interior, known for its repressive measures against the Cuban people. Valdes is credited for killing numerous Cubans who opposed the regime from the early days of the revolution. Most recently, he was responsible for training the security police in Venezuela.

June 19 update: Cuba approves 176 new economic measures

The National Assembly of the Cuban government approved 176 new economic measures Thursday to help jumpstart their moribund economy. Similar economic reforms were introduced when Raul Castro took over power from his brother, Fidel, but they failed because the government’s infrastructure could not implement them. Are these measures in time to save Cuba from a total economic disaster? Many economists even inside the island have come out and said that they are a bit too late.

On Thursday, the European Parliament approved a resolution sanctioning Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel and the leaders of the Cuban economic military conglomerate, GAESA. Finally, it suspended the existing agreement between the EU and Cuba.

June 17 update: Can President Trump afford another conflict?

Now that the U.S. and Iran have reached an agreement to stop the war, can President Donald Trump politically afford another conflict? This time it will be with Cuba -- a nation that will offer little military resistance to the U.S., but can also be a political trap for Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s future run for the U.S. presidency.

June 11 update: Rubio announces sanctioning of CUPET:

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Thursday afternoon the sanctioning of Cuba’s oil and gas company, Union Cuba Petroleo (CUPET). This company had been confiscated from American owners at the start of the revolution.

This is a sign that Cuba’s government has not shown any willingness to negotiate with the U.S. This action further chokes the regime who is running out of options as the socio-economic problems get worse each day that passes.

June 10 update: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth visits Guantanamo Bay for operational briefings

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth traveled to Naval Station Guantanamo Bay in Cuba on Wednesday to receive updates and operational briefings on the base’s mission, according to the Pentagon.

According to Reuters, Hegseth flew into the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, marking the latest visit by a senior American official to the communist-led island as President Donald Trump’s administration continues to increase pressure on the Cuban government.

His trip comes less than two weeks after General Francis Donovan, the top U.S. military commander for Latin America, visited Guantanamo Bay and held discussions with a senior Cuban military official near the base’s perimeter.

Hegseth is the third high-ranking U.S. official to visit Cuba in recent months, highlighting Washington’s continued focus on the island amid ongoing tensions between the two countries.

June 8 update: What will be brought up during any future negotiations?

One of the issues that will certainly come up during any future negotiations between the U.S. and Cuba will be the 5,913 American companies, as well as Cuban-American properties, that were confiscated by the Cuban Revolution in the early 1960’s.

According to Mauricio Tamargo, former chairman of the Foreign Claims Office in the U.S. Department of Justice, the estimated values of these properties are in the billions.

June 3 update: Raúl Castro turns 95

Raúl Castro, the former president of Cuba, turns 95 years old Wednesday under the shadow of a criminal indictment from the U.S. and an uncertain future for Cuba with the legacy of his brother, Fidel Castro, on his shoulders.

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June 1 update: Looking to the future: Should Cuban Americans invest in Cuba?

A few months ago, Cuba’s Vice Minister Oscar Pérez-Oliva Fraga, who is the grand-nephew of Raúl Castro, invited Cuban Americans in exile to invest in Cuba.

In 2019, the Cuban government amended their constitution to allow foreign investment. However, they did not change their laws to protect the investments.

Therefore, the risks to invest in Cuba remain greater than the opportunities.

Dr. Andy S. Gomez is Local 10’s Cuba Analyst. Gomez is considered one of the leading scholars on Cuba. He worked in higher education for 32 years before retiring from the University of Miami in 2012.

Vance’s comments came after he and Iran’s parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf wrapped up a lengthy round of initial talks aimed at solidifying a permanent end to the war between the countries.

Also, President Donald Trump on Saturday lashed out at Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, insisting she asked “over and over” for a photo with him at the recent Group of Seven summit and criticizing what he said was Italy’s lack of cooperation during the Iran war. The remarks deepen the spat that began this week, which ultimately led Italy’s foreign minister to cancel a planned trip to the United States.

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Ships continue to transit the Strait of Hormuz after weekend talks between the US and Iran

According to data and analytics firm Kpler, there were 71 confirmed transits over the weekend, with a peak of 35 crossings Saturday. About 100 to 130 vessels passed through the strait each day before the war.

The main central route of the Strait of Hormuz is still mined and is closed. But ships have been passing through the smaller northern route, which goes through Iranian waters, and the southern route, which goes through Omani waters.

US stocks drift near their records in mixed trading after oil prices fall

The S&P 500 slipped 0.3%, coming off its 11th winning week in the last 12, and pulled 1.7% below its all-time high set early this month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 131 points, or 0.3%, as of 10:45 a.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 1% lower.

In the oil market, prices eased following talks over the weekend between the United States and Iran on their war. Vice President JD Vance said they created a “good foundation for a successful final deal.”

The price for a barrel of Brent crude oil fell 2.8% to $78.29, closer to its roughly $70 price from before the war. Benchmark U.S. crude oil fell 2.3% to $74.14 per barrel.

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Rubio heads to the UAE, Kuwait and Bahrain as efforts intensify to end the war with Iran

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Bahrain this week as the Trump administration has stepped up efforts to end the war with Iran while Gulf countries remain uneasy about a proposed deal.

The State Department announced Monday that Rubio would visit the three countries for bilateral meetings with leaders to discuss the memorandum of understanding reached last week between the U.S. and Iran, weekend talks in Switzerland between senior Iranian and U.S. officials as well as security for American allies and partners in the Middle East, including the status of the Strait of Hormuz.

Rubio will discuss “regional priorities,” “efforts to secure full and free safe transit through the Strait of Hormuz, and the importance of peace and stability in the region,” the department said in a statement.

While in Bahrain, Rubio will also meet with Gulf Cooperation Council officials “to discuss shared priorities.”

US Treasury waives sanctions on Iranian oil as part of interim agreement to end war

The license authorizes the production, delivery and sale of Iranian oil. It will last through Aug. 21.

The license emerged Monday as U.S. Vice President JD Vance said his lengthy talks with senior Iranian officials in Switzerland created a “good foundation for a successful final deal.” Negotiators are seeking a permanent end to the war the U.S. and Israel began in late February.

Trump was not in Switzerland but loomed large over Iran talks

The talks were jolted by statements from Trump, who, from thousands of miles away, fired off comments that offended the Iranians.

Iranian state media said talks had paused after the “publication of an insulting message by the U.S. President.” The negotiations later continued.

Vance pushed back against the notion that Trump’s threats complicated the talks.

“No, they didn’t throw a wrench in the system,” Vance said. He added, “Yes, they did threaten to walk out, or at least there were social media threats that they would walk out. But we were negotiating well past one in the morning yesterday, so they didn’t walk out.”

Middle East has desperately asked the US for a deal, Vance says

Vance also said the U.S. was not imposing the deal on the region, even though the negotiations include provisions about the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, without representatives from Israel or Lebanon.

“This is a deal that the region has desperately asked the United States to put in place,” Vance said. “This region has been a basket case for a very long time.”

What Vance said about the IAEA

Vance touted that Iran had agreed to invite International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors back into the country. However, Iran did not acknowledge that and it was not immediately clear how big a shift that would be.

Since the 12-day war between Israel and Iran in 2025, inspectors have visited the Islamic Republic.

However, Tehran has refused inspectors access to the enrichment sites in the country bombed by the U.S., where Iran’s highly enriched uranium is believed to be buried.

Vance says he’s returning to the US as ‘technical’ team continues talks with Iran

Vance said that he was returning to Washington, but he said that talks would continue between the American and Iranian “technical teams.”

“We wanted to set up a structure for that so that you could have proper political oversight, but obviously, as much as this place is very beautiful, I can’t stay here for the next 60 days,” Vance told reporters.

The vice president said that the negotiating teams would have the proper oversight in DC as they waded into an array of issues including how to monitor and address the nuclear material in Iran.

Vance says he kept Israel posted on the talks

Vance said negotiators had been in constant contact with Netanyahu as well as other countries in the region throughout the negotiations in Switzerland. Some hardliners in Israel’s government have criticized Netanyahu for being sidelined in the negotiations.

Vance lists progress he says was made in Switzerland

Vance said Monday that the U.S. and Iran have made progress on four key points in initial negotiations in Switzerland, listing them as:

Establishing a mechanism for keeping the Strait of Hormuz open

Coordination for the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon

An agreement on IAEA inspection

A process for the technical negotiations that remain

Vance says any Iranian financial assets that were unfrozen could be used to buy American-grown food

The vice president said that Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of Trump and one of the lead U.S. negotiators, came up with the idea with officials from Qatar.

Vance said that Qatar would have approval over the process, but Iranian money that would be accessible as sanctions were lifted “would actually go to buy American soy, American corn and American wheat for the benefit of the Iranian people.”

Iran has not acknowledged this measure and does not currently have demand for U.S. crops.

Vance says Trump was right to respond to Iranian ‘trash talk’

Vance said that Iranian negotiators “did threaten to walk out” on peace talks, as he defended social media posts by Trump that criticized Iran.

“What we told the Iranians yesterday is when you guys engage in what us millennials might call ‘trash talk,’ you can’t expect the president of the United States not to respond and not to correct the record,” Vance said.

Vance noted that Iran’s team continued to negotiate and did not leave the talks, adding that the country’s team of technical experts had stayed in Switzerland.

“So, yes, there was a little bit of threatening, there was a little bit of whining,” Vance said. “But at the end of the day, the talks continued and we made great progress.”

Vance says peace talks with Iran had created a ‘good foundation for a successful final deal’ to end the war

Vice President JD Vance said that peace talks with Iran had created a “good foundation for a successful final deal” to end the war that began at the end of February.

“The final deal is the house,” Vance told reporters. “We set the foundation. We haven’t built the house, but we’ve laid a successful foundation to get to a good place for the American people.”

The vice president noted that Iran’s team did threaten to walk out of the talks, but he defended social media posts by Trump that had caused Iranian officials to feel offended.

“What we told the Iranians yesterday is when you guys engage in what us millennials might call ‘trash talk,’ you can’t expect the president of the United States not to respond and not to correct the record,” Vance said.

Trump tries to blame Reflecting Pool woes on vandalism, without offering substantiation

Trump on Saturday announced that federal authorities had made “multiple arrests” of people he said were vandalizing the Reflecting Pool as he struggled to explain why the $14-million-plus rehabilitation project he launched for the nation’s 250th anniversary seemingly backfired.

Trump said his predecessors had let the pool turn an algae-stained green and that he’d line it with “American flag blue” so it better reflected the Washington Monument. But after the new pool was unveiled, its blue tinge quickly became a familiar green. Workers treated it with chemicals to kill the algae, but then the painted blue lining on the bottom began to peel.

On Friday night, Trump posted about the pool.

“We’ve had some real problems with Vandalism at the beautiful Reflecting Pool,” he posted on his social media site Friday night. “Just like three days ago, they destroyed the grass outside of the Pool, they’ve also done everything possible to hurt the inside surface that was just installed.”

He offered no details to substantiate his claim.

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Trump deepens the dustup with Italy’s Meloni, who says his ‘unprovoked attacks are senseless’

Trump on Saturday lashed out at Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, insisting that she asked “over and over” for a photo with him at the recent Group of Seven summit and criticizing what he said was Italy’s lack of cooperation during the Iran war.

The remarks deepen the spat that began this week with the Republican president’s interview with an Italian broadcaster, during which Trump claimed Meloni “begged” for the photo during the G7 meeting in France. Meloni has called that “completely fabricated.” The dustup led Italy’s foreign minister to cancel a planned trip to the United States as Meloni’s government lined up in her defense.

“Italian Prime Minister Gigiorgia Meloni asked, over and over, for a picture with me during the G-7 meeting in France,” Trump wrote on his social media platform while spending the weekend at the Camp David presidential retreat. He misspelled her first name in the initial post, which he later corrected.

Meloni soon responded, saying in a statement to Trump that “these constant, unprovoked attacks are senseless.”

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US and Iran wrap second day of talks after rough start

Senior negotiators from the U.S. and Iran on Monday wrapped up a lengthy round of initial talks aimed at solidifying a permanent end to the war between the countries.

The mediation effort in Switzerland started Sunday and had rocky moments. But it also led to some agreements between the two sides.

Mediators Qatar and Pakistan hailed what they called “encouraging progress” made during the talks as Iran and the United States agreed to create a “de-confliction cell” to address the fighting in Lebanon. A senior U.S. diplomat claimed progress on multiple fronts, including the establishment of “mechanisms” to ensure the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway for global energy shipments, remains open and that a ceasefire in southern Lebanon holds.

Yet the talks between the U.S. and Iran, who were accompanied by Qatari and Pakistani officials, were jolted by blistering statements from U.S. President Donald Trump, who, from thousands of miles away from the Swiss negotiating venue at a mountainside resort near Lake Lucerne, was firing off comments that offended the Iranians.

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Pino, 55, is facing charges in connection with a September 2022 boat crash that killed 17-year-old Lucy Fernandez off Boca Chita Key. The crash seriously injured another 17-year-old, Katerina Puig.

Opening statements began with prosecutors saying Pino’s allision with a channel marker happened as a result of criminal negligence and recklessness.

“Lucy is dead because the defendant failed to do the most basic things that rules of the water require,” Assistant State Attorney Laura Adams told jurors.

Defense attorneys argue the crash was a mere accident.

“The state admits this was not George’s intention. He did not intend for anybody to be hurt,” Pino’s attorney, Howard Srebnick, told jurors during opening statements. “His own daughter, his own wife, his own body was on that boat.”

Defense openings were interrupted after Pino broke down for several minutes in front of jurors; the proceedings were halted and continued the next day.

Over the course of the trial, jurors heard from some of the 12 young women, all teenagers at the time, who were on board Pino’s boat, part of a celebration for his daughter’s 18th birthday.

“The first thing I saw when I opened my eyes was George, and I thought he was dead,” Claudia Portocarrero testified. “I remember him, he had blood on his head.”

Some testified about the alcohol that George Pino and his wife, Cecilia Pino, provided, as well as the crash itself.

Fernandez’s father recalled the living nightmare he and his wife went through. Puig’s father also talked about how the crash affected his daughter.

Jurors took a field trip to a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission facility in North Miami to see the damaged 29-foot Robalo and watched body camera footage from the crash response and Pino’s questioning.

But the trial was not without its moments of conflict.

Judge Marisa Tinkler Mendez issued a warning to Pino and his family for hugging in front of jurors.

A tense exchange between Adams and Pino also drew the judge’s attention after Adams brought up that Pino was reportedly muttering, “It happens, it happens, it happens,” during testimony.

“I’m sorry. Do you have something you want to say to me?” Adams asked Pino. “Why are you staring at me?”

Pino denied staring at her.

In another moment, Pino’s attorneys told Tinkler Mendez that there was “something of a stare down” between Adams and their client, followed by Adams “rolling her eyes” at Pino.

Cecilia Pino took the stand twice during the trial, recounting the harrowing aftermath of the crash off Cutter Bank.

“She died because your husband crashed into that channel marker, right?” Adams asked her during her first appearance on the stand.

“She died because there was an accident,” Cecilia Pino testified.

Cecilia Pino broke down when taking the stand for the second time, testifying, “I remember asking again, ‘Who is missing? Who is missing?’ And that’s when they told me that Lucy was missing.”

Jurors will be instructed on the law before beginning their deliberations.

If convicted, Pino faces anywhere between 11 to 30 years in prison.

A friend who did mountain rescue told Blea to download a free app called Watch Duty. On the app, he could see the fire's perimeter, track evacuation orders and read updates about the emergency response. “It influenced me to leave the home sooner than later,” said Blea, who left with his wife and son that evening, before the Eaton Fire destroyed their home.

Blea was one of more than 2.5 million people who used Watch Duty to track fires burning across Los Angeles County that week. The information was collected, vetted and disseminated by about two dozen Watch Duty staff and over 100 volunteers who monitored emergency radio traffic, aircraft reports and local agency communications.

The service proved vital, said David Hertz, a Malibu resident and captain of his community’s fire brigade, especially when some areas received little-to-no warning about the Eaton and Palisades fires that killed 31 people. “It’s like a democratization of data that empowers people."

This month, Watch Duty began helping people track another deadly and destructive climate hazard: flooding.

The expansion comes as peak flash flood season begins in the U.S. and nearly one year after last July’s deadly Texas floods that killed more than 130 people, prompting outcry over why Texas Hill Country residents and visitors didn’t receive better communication about the impending danger.

“This is painful that this keeps happening,” said John Mills, CEO and co-founder of the donor-supported nonprofit behind the app. “We’re not spreading enough information fast enough on as many channels as humanly possible.”

Mills built the app after his own close calls

Mills founded Watch Duty in 2021 after not receiving official alerts or evacuation instructions when a fire burned near his Northern California home.

It’s a problem seen in many recent disasters. While the U.S. has systems for sending alerts by text, radio, and other means, the process to issue a specific warning or evacuation order can get tangled in bureaucracy and often depends on humans making difficult decisions under pressure.

Often the information people need to understand their risk is out there, Mills said, but it is hard to find and use. “The systems are really struggling to meet people where they are."

On fire days, Mills found himself relying on volunteer radio operators who monitored scanners during emergencies and posted updates on social media. The posts helped, but social media had downsides — including how misinformation and unrelated content could drown out life-or-death updates.

A software engineer and entrepreneur, Mills recruited some of those volunteers and fellow engineers to build an answer. He made Watch Duty a nonprofit, which has helped build trust with its more than 20 million users. It received nearly $6 million in grants and donations in 2025.

Watch Duty puts emergency information in one place

Watch Duty now has about 300 volunteer “reporters" who collate and vet information from radio scanners, cameras, satellites, user-generated content and public announcements. Information is available in five languages and pushed out through maps, text feeds, and push notifications that can sound even when phones are silenced.

“You’re not going to have to go to multiple other entities, to the weather service, emergency management website, county website,” said Watch Duty meteorologist Pete Curran. “It’s in one place, in plain language, and it's going to wake you up if you're asleep."

Watch Duty can sometimes push out information faster than local agencies in part because its reporters have only one role to fill, said Curran, a retired firefighter. “Our only responsibility is to watch and listen. We’re not in charge of the incident.”

The nonprofit took on flooding next because of its widespread impact. “We are seeing crazy rainfall in places that it’s not normal for them,” said Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell, U.S. Fire Administrator under President Joe Biden and longtime data scientist who is now a Watch Duty board member. “Maybe it’s never happened before, but it’s happening now, so you need to be aware.”

The app pulls weather modeling and other data from the National Weather Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and U.S. Geologic Survey. Users can view NWS flood warnings and watches, river gauge levels, and notices of possible dam or levee failures.

Users can also better understand their risk ahead of time. They can see whether they're in a FEMA-designated flood area, or what levels on a river gauge would indicate danger, and customize notifications to be alerted if a gauge reached a certain height.

Preparation and redundancy enhance safety

Despite Watch Duty's explosive growth, a phone app can't solve all the challenges with informing the public during emergencies.

“I love seeing products like this come out, but one thing we know to be true in the Texas floods, is a warning is only as good as the knowledge to do something about it,” said Chad Berginnis, executive director of the Association of State Floodplain Managers.

The ASFPM recommends knowing how to reach an evacuation zone and not just having an emergency plan, but practicing it. “One of the massive failures is not knowing what to do,” said Berginnis.

The national infrastructure for monitoring weather and alerting the public is also at risk from past and proposed funding cuts to federal agencies and local emergency warning systems. “At the end of the day, if you want eyes and ears out there, you've got to pay for it,” said Berginnis.

Mills stressed Watch Duty is not meant to replace the work of weather and emergency agencies. “We need National Weather Service, we need fire service, we need all this infrastructure to operate.” He said users should still enroll in their local alerting system.

And of course, a phone app is only helpful to those who download it, and who have cell coverage to use it.

“You have to have redundancy,” said Berginnis, adding that an inexpensive NOAA weather radio can fill in when other systems fail. "Sometimes we get so focused on tech, we forget the easy stuff.”

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El tiroteo ocurrió cerca de la intersección de Biscayne Boulevard y la calle 86 del noreste, de acuerdo con el Departamento de Policía de Miami Shores. El personal de Rescate de Bomberos de Miami-Dade trasladó al herido al Centro de Trauma Ryder del Hospital Jackson Memorial.

Antes de los disparos, el sospechoso portaba “dos armas de filo grande” y causó “un disturbio” en el concesionario Tropical Chevrolet en Miami Shores, detalló la policía. Los agentes habían acudido al establecimiento, ubicado en el 8880 de Biscayne Boulevard, poco después de las 2:10 p.m., pero el individuo ya se había retirado del lugar.

Una patrulla del Departamento de Policía de Miami se encontraba estacionada en la escena del tiroteo, donde quedaron abandonados casquillos de bala y una mochila negra. El Departamento de Cumplimiento de la Ley de Florida asumió la investigación del incidente.

De la Espriella, un abogado defensor de 47 años que basó su propuesta política en el orden público bajo el apodo de “El Tigre”, celebró la victoria en Barranquilla junto a José Manuel Restrepo, exministro de Hacienda y vicepresidente electo de la coalición opositora Defensores de la Patria. “Ganó en GRANDE”, escribió Trump el domingo por la noche a través de su plataforma Truth Socialal referirse al triunfo del candidato derechista, consolidando un drástico giro político en la nación andina.

Cerca de 41 millones de colombianos estaban habilitados para votar, y 26.3 millones acudieron a las urnas en esta histórica segunda vuelta electoral, registrando una participación del 64.1%. De ellos, 12.9 millones respaldaron a De la Espriella, de acuerdo con los datos consolidados de la Registraduría Nacional del Estado Civil de Colombia. Con el 99.99% de las mesas escrutadas en el conteo preliminar del domingo, De la Espriella obtuvo el 49.66% de los sufragios, mientras que su rival de izquierda, el senador Iván Cepeda, de 63 años, alcanzó el 48.7%, una diferencia estrecha de apenas 252,000 votos que refleja la profunda polarización del país.

Mientras los jueces de las comisiones escrutadoras examinan estos resultados preliminares para el conteo oficial y definitivo, el actual presidente colombiano, Gustavo Petro, y el candidato Iván Cepeda se negaron a reconocer el desenlace de inmediato.

“Al día de hoy no hay presidente electo hasta que las comisiones escrutadoras entreguen sus resultados”, manifestó Petro en un comunicado emitido en la red social X.

El mandatario añadió que acatará el dictamen final de los jueces conforme a la ley. Una vez que las autoridades electorales independientes confirmen el veredicto definitivo, De la Espriella tiene previsto asumir el cargo el próximo 7 de agosto como el presidente número 48 de la nación para un mandato de cuatro años.

Por su parte, el secretario de Estado de EE. UU., Marco Rubio, emitió una declaración informando que también se comunicó telefónicamente con De la Espriella para expresarle sus parabienes y delinear la agenda bilateral inmediata.

“La administración Trump espera trabajar de cerca con su próximo gobierno para avanzar en la cooperación de seguridad regional, frenar la inmigración ilegal hacia Estados Unidos y fortalecer nuestros lazos económicos”, publicó Rubio en X, concluyendo que los mejores días de Colombia están por venir.

Trump celebra triunfo de “El Tigre” De la Espriella en Colombia

El mandatario electo de derecha recibe felicitaciones de la Casa Blanca en medio de una reñida votación

El estrecho conteo preliminar desató tensiones políticas en Bogotá luego de que el presidente Gustavo Petro congelara el reconocimiento de los resultados oficiales del domingo.

Greenspan died from complications of Parkinson’s disease, said his wife of 29 years, NBC News correspondent Andrea Mitchell.

“To me he was my husband, who shaped my life from our very first date in 1984," Mitchell wrote. "He had ‘irrational exuberance’ for baseball, the Washington Commanders, tennis, golf, and music, especially jazz. He will be remembered for his brilliance and his kindness. Being his life partner was the joy of my life.”

The Fed said Greenspan helped to cement trust in the Fed during a time of economic uncertainty.

“Under his leadership, the Federal Reserve achieved a sustained era of price stability that supported economic growth and helped anchor the public’s confidence in the institution,” the central bank said in a statement Monday.

Greenspan was hailed as "Maestro'' — before crisis hit

In 18 1/2 years at the Fed, Greenspan presided over a breathtaking surge in stock prices and a 10-year economic boom that started in March 1991. He was celebrated as “Maestro’’ and “Oracle’’ — an economic virtuoso whose every utterance was dissected for clues on where interest rates and the economy were headed.

The intense scrutiny of Greenspan’s intentions gave birth to new Fed folklore: the “Briefcase Indicator.” A stuffed briefcase carried into Fed meetings implied changes might be afoot because Greenspan carried with him charts and research to make his point.

But his reputation began to suffer almost as soon as he left the Fed in 2006. American housing prices tumbled rapidly, causing huge losses for banks that had repackaged mortgage loans into a dizzying array of complex securities. The growing financial crisis pushed the U.S. economy into the Great Recession of 2007-2009 — the deepest downturn since the 1930s.

Critics blamed the devastation on Greenspan’s easy money policies and his support for deregulated financial markets. Greenspan himself later acknowledged “I made a mistake’’ in assuming that banks could essentially regulate themselves.

Greenspan became the authoritative voice on the US economy

For almost two decades, it seemed that Greenspan could do no wrong. Not only in the United States but across the world, he was regarded with a mixture of reverence and awe. Many openly dreaded the day when he would leave the Fed.

Investors hung on his sometimes inscrutable observations. In the most well-known such remark, Greenspan sent financial markets reeling on Dec. 5, 1996, when he suggested with just two words — “irrational exuberance” — that stock prices were too high.

Mindful of his power to move markets, Greenspan typically resorted to obfuscation. At times, he even joked about his habit of doing so. “I know you believe you understand what you think I said, but I am not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant,” Greenspan once told a befuddled congressional committee.

Greenspan was one of the few Fed chairs that Kevin Warsh, chosen by Trump to lead the Fed, praised at his swearing-in last month. Warsh has said one of his goals is to dial back the Fed's communications, particularly the guidance it gives financial markets, an approach closer to Greenspan's than to Warsh's immediate predecessors as chair.

Yet for all his circumspect comments, Greenspan did make the Fed more transparent. He was the first chair to issue a statement explaining the Fed's interest-rate decisions. Before Greenspan, investors had to divine the Fed's intentions from market changes. Greenspan also began to release minutes and even full transcripts of meetings, though those changes were in response to pressure from Congress.

A protégé is born

Born in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan, the young Greenspan was a math whiz who was trotted out by his mother to show off for visitors.

“I was a prop at parties,’’ he said in a 2007 interview with PBS NewsHour. A Julliard School dropout, he worked as a professional musician in his teens, playing clarinet and saxophone alongside the future jazz great Stan Getz. It was a humbling experience that persuaded the young Greenspan to seek another line of work.

He pursued undergraduate and graduate study in economics at New York University, eventually earning a doctorate there. For most of three decades, he ran an economic consulting firm. During the 1950s, he became a disciple of the libertarian philosopher Ayn Rand, who stuck him with the nickname the “Undertaker’’ for his dark clothes and quiet bearing. When Greenspan was sworn in as President Gerald Ford’s chief economic adviser in 1974, Rand stood beside him.

An early trial for a new Fed chair

President Ronald Reagan tapped Greenspan to run the Fed in 1987. He was tested almost immediately. On Oct. 19, 1987, which came to be known as “Black Monday,” the stock market suffered the worst one-day percentage loss in American history just two months into his term. The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 22.6% for reasons that remain opaque to this day.

Greenspan was credited for helping restore stability. He assured Wall Street that the Fed would supply as much money to the financial system as was needed to restore calm. Stocks recovered, and the American economy emerged unscathed by the market crash.

During his tenure at the Fed, Greenspan drew praise for presiding over what was at the time the longest economic expansion in American history. (It was later surpassed by a 128-month expansion that ran from June 2009 through February 2020.) During Greenspan's tenure at the Fed, the nation’s unemployment rate briefly dropped below 4% for the first time since 1970.

And inflation, which had bedeviled the United States and much of the global economy during the 1970s, was remarkably dormant during Greenspan’s chairmanship, something many economists thought impossible for so long a period.

During the long boom, Greenspan argued that improvements in technology had made the economy so efficient that it could run faster and at lower rates of unemployment, without unleashing inflation. As a consequence, the theory went, the Fed could keep interest rates low even when the economy was roaring.

The economy soared in the late 1990s, expanding by 4% or more for four straight years, and Greenspan was credited with holding off on rate hikes and allowing the boom to run.

Warsh has said that AI could reproduce the 1990s experience of high growth with low inflation, though economists are skeptical it will play out the same way.

A passion for numbers and life

As Fed chair, Greenspan relished poring over obscure economic data, from monthly boxcar loadings to steel production, all in a bid to assess where the economy was going. He would often phone economists at other government agencies to discuss details. He would rise early each morning for a two-hour soak in his bathtub, time that he used to review statistics and Fed staff memos.

Improbably, Greenspan also made the gossip pages as an unlikely ladies’ man. He dated the television journalist Barbara Walters and later married Mitchell after a 12-year courtship. They had no children.

Greenspan dated Walters while working as an adviser to President Gerald Ford. According to a biography of Greenspan, “The Man Who Knew” by Sebastian Mallaby, when Ford read a newspaper item about the pair, he cut it out and sent it to his chief of staff, Dick Cheney, with a note that said, “I don’t believe it.”

A strong faith in self-regulating markets is challenged

All along, Greenspan held fast to the belief that financial markets could largely regulate themselves. With officials from President Bill Clinton’s White House, he helped block efforts by Brooksley Born, the nation’s top commodities regulator, to bring federal oversight in the late 1990s to the shadowy market in over-the-counter derivatives. The derivatives allowed speculators to make bets on everything from the price of oil to high-risk mortgages.

Eventually, history would vindicate Born, not the Maestro.

The low interest rates Greenspan had engineered helped swell housing prices into a dangerous bubble. And the financial deregulation he supported allowed banks and other financial firms to pile up huge risks, often hidden from government supervision. Bad derivatives bets helped sink insurance giant American International Group, which required a $180 billion taxpayer bailout. Vaunted investment firms Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers failed and U.S. financial markets nearly collapsed.

The Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission, which was assigned to investigate the debacle by Congress, concluded:

“More than 30 years of deregulation and reliance on self-regulation by financial institutions, championed by former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan and others ... had stripped away key safeguards, which could have helped avoid catastrophe."

Life after the Fed

In the years after stepping down as Fed chairman in 2006 just shy of his 80th birthday, Greenspan kept busy doing what he loved to do most — following the economic data. He ran his own consulting firm, Greenspan Associates, through which he dispensed advice to Wall Street clients and collected handsome speaking fees.

He kept up a busy schedule well into his 90s, writing his memoir and two other books on the economy, as well as opining on the latest economic developments on television news shows.

He also signed onto opinion articles and statements defending the Federal Reserve’s political independence from President Donald Trump’s ongoing attacks. In January 2026 he signed a statement criticizing the Trump administration’s investigation of Fed Chair Jerome Powell. The statement, which was also signed by two other former Fed chairs and five former Treasury secretaries, called the investigation “an unprecedented attempt to use prosecutorial attacks to undermine” the Fed’s independence and warned it would have “highly negative consequences for inflation.”

In his 2013 book “The Map and the Territory,’’ Greenspan defended himself against critics who assigned him significant blame for the 2008 financial meltdown. He argued that traditional economic forecasting was no match for the irrational risk-taking that can feed catastrophic price bubbles.

“Bubbles go up very slowly as euphoria builds,” Greenspan said in a 2013 interview with The Associated Press. “Then fear hits, and it comes down very sharply. When I started to look at that, I was sort of intellectually shocked.”

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AP Economics Writers Martin Crutsinger contributed to this report.

At 87 years old, Karp has become an unlikely relationship guru, sharing decades of dating experiences, lessons and laughter in his book, Senior Dating: An Exposé of the Early Bird Special. Part memoir, part dating diary and part encouragement for those hesitant to put themselves back out there, the book chronicles Karp’s journey through love, loss and finding happiness later in life.

Karp’s story begins in the 1960s.

“Well, I was a social young man. When I was a kid, I was out there,” Karp said. “I got married. I was about 26.”

That marriage lasted 27 years before coming to an end, prompting a major life change.

“After 27 years, marriage kind of dissipated,” he said. “And I decided to come to Florida.”

The move from the Northeast to the Sunshine State opened the door to a new chapter — and a new dating scene.

Karp quickly discovered that South Florida offered plenty of opportunities to meet people.

“I found that there were a lot more women out there than guys,” he said. “So I had no competition.”

After his first marriage, Karp entered another long-term relationship. The couple spent 20 years together before she passed away. The loss was devastating, and healing took time.

Still, Karp refused to give up on companionship.

“I started slowly, but gradually I started to go out a lot,” he said.

Eventually, his persistence paid off.

“Finally, I met the lady, Zoe, that I’ve been with for about four years,” Karp said. “And we have a happy life.”

Before finding Zoe, however, Karp accumulated plenty of stories from the dating world — many of which made their way into his book.

The pages are filled with tales of online dating mishaps, awkward dinners, speed-dating disasters and encounters that simply didn’t go as planned. While some readers ask whether the stories are fictional, Karp says most of them are rooted in reality.

“People say, ‘Is this book fiction?’” he said. “I said, ‘Well, it’s fiction and nonfiction.’ I mean, probably 95% of it is real. I use different names. I don’t want to be sued by anybody.”

Rather than serving as a step-by-step dating guide, Karp hopes the book inspires readers to remain optimistic and open-minded, regardless of age.

For him, age is simply a matter of perspective.

“You just have to do it,” Karp said. “You can’t say, ‘Oh, my husband died. I have to wear a black dress for the rest of my life.’ That doesn’t make sense. You want to do it, you got to do it.”

His experiences demonstrate that while dating may look different as people grow older, the desire for connection never disappears. Neither does the opportunity to find it.

Karp is already researching his next book, continuing a journey that proves life still has new chapters to write — no matter your age.

Senior Dating: An Exposé of the Early Bird Special is available for purchase on Amazon by clicking here.

Alberto Carvalho 's resignation letter dated Sunday made no direct mention of the Feb. 25 search of his home and the LA Unified School District’s headquarters. Two days after the FBI served the search warrants, the district’s Board of Education voted unanimously to place Carvalho on leave pending the outcome of the investigation.

Authorities have not provided details of the nature of the investigation involving the district, which serves more than 500,000 students. The investigation appears to relate to a contract the school district had with an education technology company whose leader was later indicted for fraud. The company, AllHere, had a contract with the district to create an AI chatbot.

Before becoming the Los Angeles superintendent in 2022, Carvalho had spent his entire education career in Miami-Dade County Public Schools, where he drew national praise for improving graduation rates and academic achievement among Black and Hispanic students. While advocating for Miami’s immigrant students, he spoke openly about his own struggles as a young recent arrival from Portugal working in restaurants and construction while homeless at times.

Authorities have not accused Carvalho of any crimes. He denied any wrongdoing earlier this year and had asked to be reinstated as head of the nation's second-largest district. On Sunday he resigned via a letter addressed to “students, families, teachers, staff, and community." He cited what he called “historic progress” made during his tenure.

“Placing students first has always guided my work,” Carvalho wrote. “Because I believe our schools must remain focused on students and learning without distraction, I am resigning as Superintendent of LAUSD effective today, June 21, 2026.”

In its statement released early Monday, the Board acknowledged it received the letter of resignation.

“The Board remains steadfast in its commitment to ensuring stability, continuity, and continued progress through strong leadership. Our focus remains unchanged: providing every student with a high-quality education, supporting our dedicated workforce, and maintaining the trust of the communities we serve,” it said in the statement.

It said that Andrés Chait, who has been acting superintendent, will remain in that position until a permanent decision is made.

In February, the FBI also searched a third location near Miami. The Miami Herald reported the Florida property belonged to Debra Kerr, who previously worked with AllHere.

In 2024, Carvalho heavily touted a deal with AllHere for an AI chatbot named “Ed” designed to help students. But about three months after unveiling the technology and paying the company $3 million, the district dropped its dealings with AllHere, which collapsed into bankruptcy. Months later, founder Joanna Smith-Griffin was charged with securities and wire fraud, along with identity theft.

At the time, Carvalho denied personal involvement in the selection of AllHere, according to the Los Angeles Times.

“Mr. Carvalho respects the rule of law and the investigative process and has always acted in the best interests of students and within the bounds of the law,” Holland & Knight, the law firm representing him, previously said in a statement. “While the government’s investigation remains ongoing, no evidence has been presented by prosecutors supporting any allegation that Mr. Carvalho violated federal law.”

Following the search of school headquarters, LA Unified said it was cooperating with investigators and had no further information.

Carvalho became superintendent of LA schools in 2022 on a four-year contract with an annual salary of $440,000. He began a new four-year contract earlier in February, just weeks before the raid, for the same salary, according to school board meeting documents.

In Miami, Carvalho began his education career as a high school physics teacher in the 1980s and climbed the administrative ranks. He led the district for nearly 14 years.

In 2020, a nonprofit he founded to support Miami schools drew scrutiny after it solicited a $1.57 million donation from an online education company doing business with the district. The district’s inspector general later determined the donation didn’t violate state or district ethics policies but did create the “appearance of impropriety” and should be returned, according to The Miami Herald. Instead of returning the funds, the foundation distributed the money to Miami-Dade teachers in the form of $100 gift cards.

The 2026 midterm contests in Maryland take place under the shadow of the 2028 elections. Moore is running for reelection amid speculation that he also has his eye on a possible presidential campaign. Meanwhile, the contested primaries in all eight of Maryland’s congressional districts could be the last held under the current set of boundaries, as state lawmakers consider entering the national mid-decade redistricting fray with a map that could eliminate the state’s lone Republican congressional seat in time for the 2028 elections.

At the top of the ballot, Moore and Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller face a primary challenge from Eric Felber and his running mate, LaTrece Hawkins Lytes. In Maryland, candidates for governor and lieutenant governor run on the same ticket. Felber is a physician who unsuccessfully challenged Democratic U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin in the 8th Congressional District primary in 2024.

The Democratic ticket will face the winners of a nine-way Republican primary field that includes former state Del. Dan Cox and his running mate, Rob Krop. Cox lost to Moore in the 2022 general election for governor and ran unsuccessfully in 2024 for the 6th Congressional District Republican nomination.

In the 5th Congressional District, 24 contenders seek the Democratic nomination to replace former Democratic House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, who is retiring after 23 terms. Among those running are former Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker, health care business executive Quincy Bareebe, Prince George’s County state Del. Adrian Boafo, Prince George’s County Councilwoman Wala Blegay and former U.S. Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn.

Bareebe led the field in fundraising as of early June, followed by Dunn. Boafo has endorsements from Hoyer, Moore and Democratic Sen. Angela Alsobrooks.

Dunn served at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, when rioters supporting President Donald Trump attacked the complex in an attempt to block certification of his 2020 presidential election defeat. Dunn ran in the 3rd Congressional District in 2024, placing second in the 22-candidate Democratic primary.

The district includes all of Calvert, Charles and St. Mary’s County in southern Maryland, but the bulk of voters come from parts of Anne Arundel County and heavily Democratic Prince George’s County.

U.S. Rep. April McClain Delaney seeks a second term in the 6th Congressional District but first must clear a strong Democratic primary challenge from the man she replaced, former U.S. Rep. David Trone, who has loaned his campaign $25 million from his personal fortune. Trone gave up the seat for an unsuccessful 2024 U.S. Senate primary bid where he spent $63 million of his own money to place second behind Alsobrooks, who went on to win the seat.

A majority of voters in the 6th District come from Democratic leaning Frederick County and heavily Democratic Montgomery County, but the district also includes all of Garrett, Allegany and Washington counties in heavily Republican western Maryland.

Moore and his allies in the state Legislature attempted to redraw the state’s congressional districts in response to new Trump-backed maps in several Republican-controlled states, but the measure was blocked in mid-April by Democratic state Senate President Bill Ferguson, who said the plan put existing Democratic seats at risk.

But in the wake of an April U.S. Supreme Court decision that prompted some Republican-controlled southern states to eliminate several Democratic-held majority-Black districts, Ferguson said in a statement that “Maryland must respond as the ground shifts under us.” The Legislature may take up the measure again ahead of the 2028 election in the form of a state constitutional amendment that could go before voters as early as November.

Here are some of the key facts about the election and data points the AP Decision Team will monitor as the votes are tallied:

When do polls close?

Polls close at 8 p.m. ET.

What’s on the ballot?

The Associated Press will provide vote results and declare winners in contested primaries for governor, U.S. House, state Senate, state House and local offices in Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Frederick, Harford, Howard, Montgomery and Prince George's counties.

Who gets to vote?

Voters registered with a political party may participate only in their own party’s primary. Democrats may not vote in the Republican primary or vice versa. Independent or unaffiliated voters may not participate in either primary.

How many voters are there?

As of May 31, there were about 4.6 million registered voters in Maryland. That includes about 2.2 million active registered Democrats, about 1 million active registered Republicans and about 1 million active voters not affiliated with any party. There are an additional 250,000 inactive registered voters that the state does not break down by party.

How many people actually vote?

About 671,000 registered Democrats and about 295,000 registered Republicans cast ballots in the 2022 primaries for governor. That was about 16% and 7% of registered voters at the time.

How much of the vote is cast early or by absentee ballot?

About 60% of Democratic primary votes and about 37% of Republican primary votes in the 2022 primaries were cast early in-person or by mail.

As of Wednesday, about 228,000 Democratic primary ballots and about 67,000 Republican primary ballots had already been cast in Tuesday’s election.

When are early and absentee votes released?

The first vote reports of the night tend to be from early voting and mail ballots cast before Election Day.

How long does vote-counting usually take?

In the 2022 primary, the AP first reported results at 8:42 p.m. ET, or 42 minutes after polls closed. The last vote update of the night was at 4:15 a.m. ET with about 56% of total votes counted.

In Montgomery and Prince George’s counties, the two most populous in the state, the first votes were reported at 9:05 p.m. ET. The last election night update from Montgomery County was at 2:25 a.m. ET with about half the vote counted and from Prince George’s at 3:05 p.m. ET with about 59% counted.

When will the AP declare a winner?

The AP does not make projections and will declare a winner only when it’s determined there is no scenario that would allow a trailing candidate to close the gap. If a race has not been called, the AP will continue to cover any newsworthy developments, such as candidate concessions or declarations of victory. In doing so, the AP will make clear that it has not yet declared a winner and explain why.

How do recounts work?

Recounts in Maryland are not automatic. A losing candidate may request and pay for a recount if the vote margin between the top two candidates is 5% or less of the total votes cast for those two candidates. The AP may declare a winner in a race that is subject to a recount if it can determine the lead is too large for a recount or legal challenge to change the outcome.

Are we there yet?

As of Tuesday, there will be 133 days until the 2026 midterm elections.

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