Brian and Lynette Hooker, who were married for about 25 years and lived in Onsted, documented their adventures on their 46-foot “Soulmate” sailboat as “The Sailing Hookers” on YouTube and Instagram.

On April 5, Brian Hooker reported his wife had vanished after she fell overboard from a small dinghy during bad weather on April 4 between Hope Town and Elbow Cay.

The Royal Bahamas Police Force arrested him on April 8 in Abaco. Brian Hooker “denies any wrongdoing” and has been cooperating with authorities, Attorney Terrel Butler, who was representing him, told The Associated Press in a statement after the arrest.

The RBPF reported releasing him on April 13.

On May 14, the USCGIS in Miami announced that the “Soulmate” sailboat had been seized about 40 nautical miles off the coast of Melbourne, Fla., as “part of an active criminal investigation.”

On Thursday, Fox News shared photographs of a U.S. Coast Guard team of divers searching the water off The Abaco Inn in Hope Town. CNN reported on Wednesday that investigators found new clues in location data.

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James “Weston” Higginbotham, a junior at Auburn University who was studying environmental engineering, didn’t return to the hotel where he was staying in Kyoto.

Surveillance video showed him at a train station in Yamashina, the eastern gateway to Kyoto, according to his mother’s regular Facebook posts.

“It’s not unusual for Weston to blow off steam, going to the woods, and just exploring. That’s his happy place. I’m thinking … he’s just off in the woods, and he got lost,” his mother, Nancy Higginbotham, told CNN.

A typhoon impacted the area on June 2. The FBI, the Kyoto Prefectural Police, and volunteers were involved in the massive search, which also included K-9 dogs and helicopters.

At Asbury United Methodist Church in Birmingham, Robert Holt, the student’s grandfather, told WVTM-TV on Thursday that the Spain Park High School graduate had recently completed an Ironman triathlon.

“Weston” was last seen wearing a white “Save the Bees” T-shirt with two bumblebees, light lavender corduroy pants, and black-and-white Adidas sneakers.

The area where we believe Weston is missing has ample water and limited berries. There is still hope.

“The police will reconvene tomorrow to come up with another plan to include watching additional CCTV footage to follow up on another lead. They are also deploying a smaller team to the forest,” his mother wrote on Thursday on Facebook.

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The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office says the suspect is dead and confirmed that the suspect and one of the victims were both students at USF.

Officials say the HSCO responded to a call just after 4:30 a.m. Wednesday when they found the victims at an off-campus apartment.

They said both victims are in stable condition.

Hours later, around 3:45 p.m., authorities say they found the presumed suspect dead at another apartment complex for USF students.

Police also confirmed that the suspect and one of the victims were roommates, while the second victim was not affiliated with the university.

“I could have walked out of my apartment, and it could have been me and that’s definitely very scary,” said resident McKenzie Miller.

The apartment where the suspect was found dead is just half a mile down the street from Avalon Heights, the student housing complex where prosecutors believe two USF graduate students were stabbed to death in April.

Right now, officials say this week’s stabbing appears to be an isolated event and that there are no other threats to the USF community.

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County Chief Operating Officer Jimmy Morales and PortMiami Director Hydi Webb have resigned, the mayor’s office announced in a news release.

It comes one week after residents on Fisher Island sued a developer, asking a court to stop it from selling the fuel bunker without their written consent, claiming it’s in violation of a previous agreement.

They also argue that the county’s threat of eminent domain is unconstitutional. A separate federal lawsuit is also making its way through the court system.

The mayor’s office said the changes aren’t related to the lawsuit. Morales, in a retirement letter sent to Levine Cava via email and shared with Local 10 News, referenced the fuel depot issue.

“I acknowledge that you and I have a difference of opinion with respect to the purchase and sale transaction of the port fuel facility on Fisher Island,” Morales wrote. “Nine months ago, you tasked me and PortMiami staff to accomplish two things: (1) permanently securing fuel for our cruise and cargo stakeholders at PortMiami and (2) negotiating a financial transaction that PortMiami could afford, that would not require any taxpayer funding and that would preserve the creditworthiness of the Port.

“I firmly believe that the proposed agreement that we have reached with the current owners of the fuel facility accomplishes those goals.”

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Webb’s letter wasn’t immediately made available as of Thursday afternoon.

In a statement, Levine Cava said in part that she is “deeply grateful” to Morales and Webb “for their extraordinary service to Miami-Dade County and our residents.”

“Their leadership, integrity, and dedication have helped make our county stronger,” she said.

Local 10 News has reached out to the developer seeking comment.

Chief Utilities and Regulatory Services Officer Roy Coley has been promoted to the position of deputy mayor, where he will oversee a number of county departments and facilities, including the airport and seaport.

Deputy Port Director Frederick Wong will serve as PortMiami’s interim director.

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The deals for Johnson, the 27th overall pick out of San Diego State, and Traore, the 180th overall selection from Mississippi State, were not immediately disclosed.

Johnson, a 6-foot, 193-pound defensive back, appeared in 12 games as a freshman in 2022 before taking on a larger role in subsequent seasons.

He broke out in 2024 with 67 tackles, an interception, three forced fumbles and two defensive touchdowns.

In his senior season, Johnson started 11 games and posted four interceptions, 49 tackles (36 solo), 13 passes defended and a sack. He is expected to compete for a starting role in Miami’s secondary.

Traore’s signing completes the Dolphins’ rookie class after the team had already reached agreements with 12 other draft picks earlier in the week, including first-round offensive lineman Kadyn Proctor.

Miami selected Proctor 12th overall after a standout career at Alabama, where he started 40 games at left tackle and earned All-America and All-SEC honors in 2025. The Dolphins are expected to initially work him at left guard.

The team also previously signed or agreed to terms with wide receivers Chris Bell, Kevin Coleman Jr. and Caleb Douglas; guard DJ Campbell; tight end Will Kacmarek; edge rushers Max Llewellyn and Trey Moore; linebackers Kyle Louis and Jacob Rodriguez; and safety Michael Taaffe.

With the addition of Johnson and Traore, Miami has now signed all 13 members of its 2026 draft class.

The signings represent an early step in the right direction for new general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan and head coach Jeff Hafley as they continue building out their first roster together.

The exact terms of each contract have not been released.

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According to Broward County court records, Circuit Judge Ernest Kollra approved the modification last Thursday, after Readon’s attorney filed a motion arguing that the restrictions of community control made it difficult for Readon, 50, to perform his duties as pastor of New Beginning Love Center in Miami Gardens.

Community control is an intensive form of supervised custody often described as house arrest.

The ruling comes about one year after Readon was adjudicated guilty on two counts of first degree grand theft in Broward County and sentenced to two years of community control followed by probation extending through May 2037.

The Broward case

Court records show prosecutors originally charged Readon with organized fraud, two counts of first degree grand theft and unlawful filing of false documents.

On May 1, 2025, Kollra granted a state motion to revoke Readon’s bond and ordered him remanded into custody, according to court records.

Less than a month later, on May 23, 2025, Readon entered no contest pleas to two counts of first degree grand theft. As part of the plea agreement, prosecutors dropped the organized fraud and unlawful filing of false documents charges.

Court records show Kollra adjudicated Readon guilty on both grand theft counts and sentenced him to two years of community control followed by nearly 11 years of probation.

According to court records, Readon was also ordered to pay $150,000 in restitution to a victim through monthly installments.

Court records further state that Readon must complete all community control requirements, serve at least five years of probation and pay all restitution before becoming eligible for any future early termination of supervision.

The court’s May 2026 order converting community control to probation does not eliminate those requirements.

What investigators alleged

The criminal case stemmed from allegations involving the transfer of ownership of a property.

According to a Broward Sheriff’s Office probable cause affidavit, Detective Leonard Charla alleged that Readon and co-defendant Joseph Riley worked together in a scheme involving a property located at 12455 SW 20th St. in Davie.

According to the affidavit, the property owner told investigators she expected to receive payment as part of a real estate transaction but never received money she believed she was owed.

The affidavit states investigators reviewed property records, text messages, witness statements, notarization records and civil deposition testimony during the investigation.

According to investigators, a warranty deed recorded in Broward County had been altered after it was signed and notarized.

According to the affidavit, a warranty deed and quitclaim deed were recorded on Jan. 22, 2019, by Joseph Riley as an authorized representative of Worldwind Investment LLC and Black Rain City Capital Investment LLC. The affidavit states investigators identified Readon as being associated with those entities.

The affidavit further alleges that neither Readon nor Riley participated in a legitimate closing with the property owner and that ownership of the property was transferred without payment being made to the victim.

The case was filed in Broward County in 2022 and remained pending for more than three years before being resolved through the 2025 plea agreement.

A second criminal case

The Broward conviction is not Readon’s only criminal matter.

In a separate Miami-Dade County case, court records show Readon pleaded guilty in June 2025 to exploitation of an elderly person involving retired postal worker Edward Fuller.

Court records show Readon surrendered to the Miami-Dade County Jail on July 15, 2025, and served nearly a year in custody. He was sentenced to 364 days in jail followed by 15 years of probation and was ordered to pay $180,000 in restitution.

That case stemmed from a Local 10 News investigation that began in 2017.

History with Local 10

Local 10 News has conducted extensive investigative reporting on Readon’s business practices, real estate dealings and legal disputes dating back to 2017.

Readon filed a lawsuit against WPLG alleging that Local 10’s investigative reporting damaged his reputation and sought $50 million in damages.

Court records show the lawsuit was dismissed with prejudice, meaning it cannot be refiled. The dismissal was later upheld on appeal.

Subsequent court proceedings resulted in the Third District Court of Appeal ordering Readon and his attorneys to pay $73,372.29 in attorney’s fees and costs to WPLG.

As of Kollra’s May 28 order, Readon is no longer serving community control.

Court records show he remains on probation in the Broward case through May 2037.

Según los registros judiciales del condado Broward, el juez de circuito Ernest Kollra aprobó la modificación el jueves pasado, después de que el abogado de Readon presentara una moción argumentando que las restricciones del control comunitario dificultaban que Readon, de 50 años, desempeñara sus funciones como pastor del New Beginning Love Center en Miami Gardens.

El control comunitario es una forma intensiva de custodia supervisada que a menudo se describe como arresto domiciliario.

La decisión se produce aproximadamente un año después de que Readon fuera declarado culpable de dos cargos de hurto mayor en primer grado en el condado Broward y sentenciado a dos años de control comunitario seguidos de libertad condicional hasta mayo de 2037.

El caso en Broward

Los registros judiciales muestran que los fiscales acusaron originalmente a Readon de fraude organizado, dos cargos de hurto mayor en primer grado y presentación ilegal de documentos falsos.

El 1 de mayo de 2025, Kollra concedió una moción del estado para revocar la fianza de Readon y ordenó que fuera puesto bajo custodia, según los registros judiciales.

Menos de un mes después, el 23 de mayo de 2025, Readon se declaró no culpable mediante un acuerdo de no oposición a dos cargos de hurto mayor en primer grado. Como parte del acuerdo, los fiscales retiraron los cargos de fraude organizado y presentación ilegal de documentos falsos.

Los registros judiciales muestran que Kollra declaró culpable a Readon por ambos cargos de hurto mayor y lo sentenció a dos años de control comunitario seguidos de casi 11 años de libertad condicional.

Según los registros judiciales, Readon también fue ordenado a pagar $150,000 USD en restitución a una víctima mediante pagos mensuales.

Los registros también indican que Readon debe completar todos los requisitos del control comunitario, cumplir al menos cinco años de libertad condicional y pagar toda la restitución antes de ser elegible para cualquier futura terminación anticipada de la supervisión.

La orden judicial de mayo de 2026 que convierte el control comunitario en libertad condicional no elimina esos requisitos.

Lo que alegaron los investigadores

El caso penal surgió de acusaciones relacionadas con la transferencia de propiedad de un inmueble.

Según una declaración jurada de causa probable de la Oficina del Sheriff de Broward, el detective Leonard Charla alegó que Readon y el coacusado Joseph Riley trabajaron juntos en un esquema relacionado con una propiedad ubicada en 12455 SW 20th St. en Davie.

Según la declaración jurada, la propietaria informó a los investigadores que esperaba recibir un pago como parte de una transacción inmobiliaria, pero nunca recibió el dinero que consideraba le correspondía.

La declaración indica que los investigadores revisaron registros de propiedad, mensajes de texto, declaraciones de testigos, registros notariales y testimonios de deposiciones civiles durante la investigación.

Según los investigadores, una escritura de garantía registrada en el condado Broward fue alterada después de haber sido firmada y notarizada.

Según la declaración jurada, una escritura de garantía y una escritura de cesión fueron registradas el 22 de enero de 2019 por Joseph Riley como representante autorizado de Worldwind Investment LLC y Black Rain City Capital Investment LLC. La declaración indica que los investigadores identificaron a Readon como vinculado a esas entidades.

La declaración también alega que ni Readon ni Riley participaron en un cierre legítimo con la propietaria y que la propiedad fue transferida sin que se realizara pago alguno a la víctima.

El caso fue presentado en el condado Broward en 2022 y permaneció pendiente durante más de tres años antes de resolverse mediante el acuerdo de declaración de 2025.

Un segundo caso penal

La condena en Broward no es el único asunto penal de Readon.

En un caso separado en el condado Miami-Dade, los registros judiciales muestran que Readon se declaró culpable en junio de 2025 de explotación de una persona mayor relacionada con el trabajador postal retirado Edward Fuller.

Los registros muestran que Readon se entregó en la cárcel del condado Miami-Dade el 15 de julio de 2025 y cumplió casi un año bajo custodia. Fue sentenciado a 364 días de cárcel seguidos de 15 años de libertad condicional y se le ordenó pagar $180,000 USD en restitución.

Ese caso surgió de una investigación de Local 10 News que comenzó en 2017.

Historial con Local 10

Local 10 News ha realizado amplios reportajes de investigación sobre las prácticas comerciales, negocios inmobiliarios y disputas legales de Readon desde 2017.

Readon presentó una demanda contra WPLG alegando que los reportajes de investigación de Local 10 dañaron su reputación y solicitó $50 millones USD en compensación.

Los registros judiciales muestran que la demanda fue desestimada con perjuicio, lo que significa que no puede volver a presentarse. La desestimación fue posteriormente confirmada en apelación.

Procedimientos judiciales posteriores resultaron en que el Tribunal de Apelaciones del Tercer Distrito ordenara a Readon y a sus abogados pagar $73,372.29 USD en honorarios legales y costos a WPLG.

Desde la orden de Kollra del 28 de mayo, Readon ya no cumple una sentencia de control comunitario.

Los registros judiciales muestran que permanece bajo libertad condicional en el caso de Broward hasta mayo de 2037.

Agentes de la Oficina del Sheriff de Broward informaron que el hecho ocurrió poco antes de las 3:30 a.m. del 11 de abril en la cuadra 3000 de West Sample Road, en un área no incorporada a las afueras de Pompano Beach.

Los agentes indicaron que Sult President, de 47 años y residente de Pompano Beach, conducía una Nissan Pathfinder 2006 hacia el este por los carriles en dirección oeste en el paso elevado de Florida’s Turnpike cuando chocó de frente en el carril central contra una Hyundai Tucson 2025, causando la muerte de su conductor, Nicholas Addis.

Los paramédicos declararon muerto a Addis, de 36 años, en el lugar y trasladaron a President a un hospital con lesiones graves.

Los fiscales informaron en la corte que President tenía un nivel de alcohol en sangre de 0.23%, casi tres veces el límite legal, y los investigadores indicaron que conducía a velocidades de hasta 75 mph.

Desde entonces fue arrestado y trasladado al centro de detención North Broward Bureau en Pompano Beach, donde permanece encarcelado enfrentando cargos de homicidio vehicular, conducir bajo los efectos del alcohol causando una muerte, conducir bajo los efectos del alcohol con daños a una persona o propiedad y conducción temeraria, con una fianza total de $210,000 USD.

Si paga la fianza, un juez determinó que deberá portar dispositivos de monitoreo GPS y de alcohol, además de someterse a pruebas aleatorias. También deberá permanecer en el condado Broward, no podrá conducir y deberá entregar su pasaporte.

Las víctimas fueron identificadas por la Oficina del Sheriff de Miami-Dade como Ryan Charles Whiten, de 42 años; Melanie Lauren Hyer, de 46; y sus hijas biológicas, Savannah Whiten, de 11 años, y Sienna Whiten, de 8.

Según los investigadores, los detectives determinaron que Ryan Whiten era el padre biológico de Savannah y Sienna y compartía la crianza de las menores con Hyer. La investigación concluyó que él mató a los tres familiares antes de quitarse la vida.

Los registros muestran que Ryan Whiten y Hyer habían estado divorciados durante años.

Según los investigadores, agentes de la Policía de Doral respondieron el martes por la noche a una vivienda en la comunidad cerrada Doral Isles después de que un amigo de la familia, preocupado por su bienestar, solicitara una verificación.

Las autoridades informaron que los agentes ingresaron a la vivienda y encontraron a las cuatro personas fallecidas. La policía confirmó que todas presentaban heridas de arma blanca en sus cuerpos.

Mientras la investigación continúa, vecinos y padres de familia de la comunidad luchan por asimilar los asesinatos.

“Eso es una tragedia”, dijo Anderina Zerpa, quien vive cerca. “Es la peor pesadilla para un padre”.

Zerpa dijo que quedó atónita al enterarse de lo ocurrido tan cerca de su hogar.

“Vivo súper cerca de su casa y ni siquiera lo sabía”, agregó.

Entre quienes lamentan la pérdida se encuentra la alcaldesa de Doral, Christi Fraga, quien dijo que conocía personalmente a Hyer a través de la comunidad escolar de sus hijos.

“La veía casi todas las mañanas cuando dejaba a mi hijo en la escuela”, dijo Fraga.

Fraga describió a Hyer como una madre que trabajaba para unir a las familias.

“Fue ella quien creó el chat de todas las mamás para organizar almuerzos, reuniones y construir una comunidad alrededor de nuestros hijos”, agregó.

Fraga dijo que espera que la familia sea recordada por el impacto positivo que tuvo en quienes los rodeaban y no por las circunstancias de sus muertes.

“Queremos recordarlos por sus personalidades alegres, sus hermosas sonrisas y orar por sus almas, por sus familias y por todos los que los rodeaban y que se verán afectados por esto”, añadió.

Un representante de Downtown Doral Charter Schools confirmó previamente que Savannah y Sienna eran estudiantes de la escuela, donde se han puesto a disposición consejeros de duelo para estudiantes y personal.

Fraga también alentó a cualquier persona que esté experimentando violencia doméstica o problemas de salud mental a buscar ayuda.

Hay recursos disponibles a través del programa de servicios para víctimas de violencia doméstica de la Fiscalía Estatal de Miami-Dade y de la página de recursos de salud mental de la ciudad de Doral.

Los detectives de la Oficina de Homicidios de la Oficina del Sheriff de Miami-Dade han asumido la investigación.

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Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies said it happened at just before 3:30 a.m. on April 11 along the 3000 block of West Sample Road in an unincorporated area outside of Pompano Beach.

Deputies said Sult President, 47, of Pompano Beach, was driving in a 2006 Nissan Pathfinder, heading east in the westbound lanes on the overpass for Florida’s Turnpike when he hit a 2025 Hyundai Tucson head-on in the center lane, killing its driver, Nicholas Addis.

Medics pronounced Addis, 36, dead at the scene and took President to a hospital with serious injuries.

Addis is the son of former Coral Springs Mayor Vincent Boccard.

Prosecutors said in court that President had a blood alcohol level of 0.23%, nearly three times the legal limit, and investigators said he was driving up to 75 mph.

He has since been arrested and taken to the North Broward Bureau detention center in Pompano Beach, where he remains behind bars on charges of vehicular homicide, DUI resulting in death, DUI with damage to a person or property and reckless driving on a total bond of $210,000.

If he bonds out, a judge ruled he must wear GPS and alcohol monitoring devices and submit to random testing. He must also remain in Broward County, he cannot drive and he must surrender his passport.

Advardo Dames, of the ​Royal Bahamas Police, spoke to Reuters Wednesday night and identified Brian Hooker, 59, as a suspect in the case, saying he was arrested at about 7:30 p.m. in Abaco, but is not formally charged at this time.

“He’s been taken into custody as a suspect. He’s been arrested,” Dames said.

Dames said Hooker is being questioned about what happened to his wife.

A Coast Guard spokesperson told The Associated Press late Wednesday that they have opened a criminal investigation into the case.

It wasn’t immediately clear if Hooker had an attorney.

Officials have said Lynette Hooker, 55, was traveling in an 8-foot motorboat from Hope Town to Elbow Cay on Saturday night, and that her husband, Brian Hooker, told authorities she fell overboard with the boat keys, causing the engine to turn off.

Authorities said Brian Hooker then paddled to shore and alerted someone about her disappearance early Sunday.

“Strong currents subsequently carried her away, and he lost sight of her,” police said in a statement issued Saturday.

Lynette Hooker’s mother, Darlene Hamlett, told The Associated Press late Wednesday that she was “glad to hear” about the arrest, but declined further comment, saying she was seeking more information.

Earlier on Wednesday, she said she wants to hear more from her son-in-law about how her daughter disappeared. The couple had been married for more than two decades and lived in Onsted, Michigan. Online records gave Brian Hooker’s age as 58, and the reason for the discrepancy wasn’t immediately clear.

“I’m going to be interested in what he says, because I haven’t heard from him in almost two days,” Hamlett said while on a six-hour drive back home from the Bahamian Consulate in Miami, where she secured a passport so she can fly to the Caribbean nation soon.

“Our family grew up on water and so Lynette her whole life has been near lakes, on boats, sailing and swimming,” Hamlett said. “It would be a miracle if (she’s rescued), but I’m still counting on one.”

Lynette Hooker’s daughter, Karli Aylesworth, told NBC News that it is unlikely her mother would “just fall” off the boat, saying she was an experienced sailor. The couple had been sailing for years and documented their voyages on social media under the moniker, “The Sailing Hookers.”

Aylesworth also told NBC that the couple’s relationship was volatile, and that they have a “history of not getting along, especially when they drink.”

She told WXYZ-TV she doubted her mother survived and was able to tread water that long, but hoped to find her to get closure.

On Wednesday morning, Brian Hooker wrote on Facebook that he is “heartbroken over the recent boat accident in unpredictable seas and high winds that caused my beloved Lynette to fall from our small dinghy near Elbow Cay in the Bahamas.”

“Despite desperate attempts to reach her, the winds and currents drove us further apart,” he wrote. “We continue to search for her and that is my sole focus.”

The U.S. Coast Guard has also joined the investigation and interviewed Aylesworth on Wednesday, according to her attorney, Ron Marienfeld.

“We are pleased to see it is being investigated, and hopefully more answers will come to give the family some closure,” Marienfeld said via email.

Bahamian police said search operations and investigative efforts remain active.

Local 10 News digital executive producer Amanda Batchelor contributed to this report.

Coach John Tortorella confirmed all the players who took part in the Game 1 victory were good to go. Forwards Mitch Marner and Mark Stone did not take part in the team’s morning skate, but that has been common for them this playoffs.

Marner took a shot off the inside of his left knee in the final seconds of the opener on Tuesday night. Tortorella on Wednesday brushed off any sort of amazement about the play.

“Everybody does it,” Tortorella said. “I don’t think that’s anything special. I think that’s part of playing defense, especially at this time of year.”

Even though these teams got through the first three rounds with lockdown defense, Game 1 was back and forth with a goal 25 seconds in and a final score of 5-4.

“There’s a few things that we can do better, execute better," Carolina captain Jordan Staal said. "For the most part, though, it’s just about bringing it and being sharp and ready to roll. I think trusting our game is the biggest thing and being patient with it and finding ways to keep the puck out of our net.”

It was not clear if coach Rod Brind’Amour was planning to switch things up given the struggles of the top line of Sebastian Aho, Seth Jarvis and Andrei Svechnikov that have lingered into the final. The trio has combined for just three even-strength goals against a goaltender in 15 games since the postseason began.

“You always think about it,” Brind'Amour said. “We’ve got to get some guys going, so maybe we’ve got to flip things. Everybody else, the results have been there. I’m not going to overreact (to) really one bad period of hockey here. We've got to just let it materialize a little more, and then obviously you’re making adjustments when you have to.”

In the second game of the second round against Philadelphia, Brind'Amour moved Jarvis down to play with Staal and Nikolaj Ehlers, and it worked. Jarvis scored the tying goal, the Hurricanes won 3-2 in overtime and went on to sweep the Flyers.

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The letter, the first public message Zelenskyy has written directly to Putin since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in 2022, was a sweeping critique of the Russian leader’s 26 years in power.

Zelenskyy acknowledged shifting U.S. priorities, saying it would be wrong to simply wait for the Trump administration to return its attention to ending the Ukraine war while it remains heavily focused on the Iran war.

“I am proposing a meeting,” Zelenskyy wrote.

U.S. President Donald Trump said it “would be great” if Putin and Zelenskyy met. “They should get it done,” Trump said.

Asked what concessions he had urged Putin to make to end the war, Trump declined to provide details but said both sides would need to compromise.

“They’re going to both make compromises,” he said. “I suggested those compromises.”

Zelenskyy appeared to be trying to seize a pivotal moment in the war, as Ukraine has begun to regain some battlefield leverage largely through improved long-range strike capabilities that have complicated Russia’s advances. At the same time, Moscow has intensified its deadly aerial campaign across Ukraine, seeking to exploit Kyiv’s shortages and continued vulnerability to ballistic missile attacks.

He said the talks could be hosted by a neutral third country, ruling out both Moscow and Kyiv as venues and suggested Switzerland, Turkey or Arab states as possible hosts for negotiations.

“It is leaders who resolve the key issues. That has always been the case, and it always will be,” he wrote. “I propose to set a clear date for such a meeting.”

He said Ukrainian intelligence indicated Russia was considering plans to prolong the war into 2027 and 2028, while increasingly relying on ballistic missile strikes to achieve what its ground campaign had failed to accomplish.

Zelenskyy also accused Moscow of seeking to draw Belarus deeper into the conflict and of attempting to destabilize the situation around Transnistria, the breakaway Moldovan region backed by Russia.

The Ukrainian leader argued that Russia was increasingly feeling the costs of the war, pointing to drone attacks deep inside Russian territory, economic strain, fuel shortages, rising prices, and the necessity of more military mobilization.

Zelenskyy claimed Russia suffered more than 30,000 soldiers killed or seriously wounded in May alone, saying Ukraine had “video confirmation” of the battlefield losses and that such casualty levels had been sustained month after month.

He added that Ukraine also continues to suffer painful losses despite what he described as a favorable casualty ratio.

He said Ukraine was prepared to implement a full ceasefire for the duration of negotiations and proposed an all-for-all prisoner exchange as a first step toward ending the conflict.

Zelenskyy also called for the return of civilians and children taken from Ukraine during the war.

“The world has not grown tired of Ukraine, as you long hoped it would. But there is growing fatigue with Russia,” Zelenskyy said.

It’s not surprising those have yet to be resolved, along with several closely contested congressional races, because the state routinely takes days, or even weeks, to fully tally races. Nor is it unusual for President Donald Trump to complain about the pace of the count and allege fraud, as he did Thursday. It’s something he’s done repeatedly in the past.

What was unusual was that Trump announced that his Department of Justice was investigating the count: “Why the vote counting DELAY???,” the president posted on his social media account.

He suggested that the state's Democrats were somehow cheating so two candidates he favors — Republican Steve Hilton in the governor's race and Spencer Pratt in the nonpartisan mayor's race — would be bumped from the top two slots and therefore ineligible for the November general election.

“You see what’s happening in California, they’re rigging the election," he told reporters during an Oval Office gathering Thursday.

Trump's posts prompted a response from Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, whose press office posted a clip of a CNN video explaining how the nation’s most populous state prioritizes accuracy and accessibility over speed, drawing out the count.

“For the record: we wish the votes were counted faster, too,” Newsom’s office posted.

A spokesman for the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles declined to comment about whether it was investigating the ballot counting.

Slow count designed to ensure accuracy, but opens door to election lies

The law in California practically mandates a drawn-out count. Ballots are mailed to every eligible voter — some 23 million of them — and the state has permissive rules for returning them. They will be counted if they are postmarked by Election Day and arrive at an election office within seven days.

Only after the polls have closed and most of the country has gone to sleep can local election workers begin the lengthy process of verifying the legitimacy of the late-arriving mail ballots and then start to tabulate them.

If a voters' signature on the ballot envelope doesn't match what's on file, election officials are required to give those voters a chance to come in and prove their identity so the ballot will count, delaying a final tally further.

“We might not like how California administers its elections (and I don’t),” wrote Stephen Richer a former Republican election official in Maricopa County, Arizona, on the social platform X. “But that doesn’t make it fraud.”

Last year, Newsom signed a bill requiring the vote count to be completed within 13 days, rather than the previous 30 days. To get an extension, counties must inform the Secretary of State's Office that they have a reason for a delay.

That's not quick enough for the president: “The Dumocrats are at it again!” the president wrote on his social media platform. “They are trying to STEAL THE GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA PRIMARY, AND THE MAYOR OF LOS ANGELES, PRIMARY, AWAY FROM TWO GREAT REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES. Here we go with the very late and massive numbers of MAIL IN BALLOTS.”

State Assemblymember Marc Berman, a Democrat who wrote the bill to accelerate ballot counting, said Trump’s comments were disappointing and “a lie.”

“While Trump is laser focused on lying about our elections and undermining voters’ faith in our democracy, so that Republicans can then try to pass policies like Voter ID laws that make it harder for people to vote, our priority is to make sure that every validly cast ballot is counted,” he said in a statement.

Many Democratic voters waited until the last minute to cast their ballot

Some experts warned that the count from Tuesday's primary might take even longer than after previous elections.

“What compounds things this time around is that Democrats have been holding on to their ballots,” said Rick Hasen, a UCLA law professor.

The state's millions of Democrats this year were exceptionally slow to send in their ballots, apparently waiting until the last minute to make a selection in the ever-evolving governor's race. The state operates a primary in which the top two vote-getters, regardless of party, move on to the general election, and Democrats had been fretting for months that having so many Democrats in the race would splinter the vote in such a way that two Republicans would claim the top two spots.

Democratic voters appeared to wait until the end to see which of their candidates were emerging as favorites. The high number of late ballots will likely make the delay in getting final counts even greater.

While millions of ballots have been counted by now, it's the uncounted ones that loom largest for close races.

Despite being an overwhelmingly Democratic state, California has featured some of the nation's closest congressional elections, sometimes decided by just a few hundred votes, so there's often no way to determine a winner until the weekslong ballot count has concluded. In 2024, one House race wasn't called until December.

Things get even more complicated in a primary election, such as Tuesday's. That's because the news isn't just the top vote-getter but also the second place finisher. To know the true outcome of any race, enough votes need to be tallied to know for certain who finished in first and second.

Later ballots skew toward Democrats, feeding conspiracy theories

Another side effect of the enormous crush of late mail ballots that get tallied last is that the final vote gets more and more Democratic. That's because Republicans are more likely to return their ballots early or vote in person, on Election Day. Those ballots get counted first.

The gradual shifting of the vote to Democrats as ballot counting goes on has sparked all sorts of conspiracy theories.

Republicans have long complained about the California count, even though the GOP did well in close House races in the state in 2024. The Republican National Committee filed lawsuits in other states challenging the legality of counting mail ballots that arrive after Election Day and the U.S. Supreme Court is poised to rule on the issue sometime this month.

But worries about the California vote count aren't only a partisan issue. Voting advocates have urged state lawmakers to better fund local election offices so they can process the avalanche of late-arriving ballots faster.

“The Legislature needs to throw a lot more money to get the count quicker,” Hasen said.

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Associated Press writers Christopher Weber in Los Angeles and Sophie Austin in Sacramento contributed to this report.

“Ya tengo verduras para dos semanas, ahora que pase lo que pase”, dijo a The Associated Press Chávez, de 48 años, contenta de adquirir brócoli, lechugas y pepinos en Avircato, en los valles bajos en el sur de La Paz.

Chávez, madre de cuatro niños, prefirió caminar desde la medianoche para comprar directo de los productores porque dice que en los mercados tradicionales el precio se ha encarecido por los cortes de ruta que llevan cinco semanas y que mantienen aislada a La Paz para exigir la renuncia del presidente boliviano Rodrigo Paz.

El gobierno atribuye a los cortes de carreteras la muerte de al menos diez personas por no recibir atención médica oportuna.

La Paz y su vecina ciudad de El Alto son las más afectada donde escasean alimentos, oxígeno medicinal y combustible, mientras la solución no llega. Las autoridades dijeron el jueves que los puntos de bloqueos han disminuido de 90 a 60 en medio de un feriado por Corpus Cristi.

Las productoras de las verduras en Avircato han improvisado un mercado en las calles cerca de sus sembradíos para recibir a las compradoras.

Ana Sirpa, una cultivadora de choclos de 28 años, explicó que de esta forma no pierden su cosecha y “pueden recuperar lo invertido”, aunque aseguró que no va a generar ganancias. “No esperábamos que tardara tanto en solucionarse el conflicto”, señaló.

Ante la gran afluencia de compradores, los operadores turísticos locales alquilaron sus caballos y cuadriciclos para transportar a las personas en tramos cortos de la ruta.

En el camino a estas localidades productoras, consideradas la despensa de La Paz, se veían cantidades de tomates y lechugas podridas tiradas en el trayecto, así como largas filas de autos esperando gasolina en la zona. Los manifestantes controlaban que no salgan grandes cantidades de hortalizas y otros alimentos.

Mientras tanto, otras familias hacían largas fillas para conseguir carne de res y pollo que el gobierno trae vía aérea y que vende en tiendas oficiales al doble del precio normal.

Las protestas también golpean a los empresarios quienes reportaron pérdidas por cerca de 2.000 millones de dólares en medio de una dura crisis económica. El sector advierte que se encuentra al límite de su sostenibilidad y exige una rápida solución al conflicto.

Paz asumió en noviembre después de casi 20 años de gobiernos de izquierda y en medio de la profunda crisis de la economía. El mandatario centrista se ha resistido a decretar un estado de excepción y utilizar la fuerza pública para contrarrestar las protestas, abogando por una vía de diálogo que no ha dado resultados hasta el momento. Por la tarde se prevé un acercamiento del gobierno con un sector campesino que participa en los bloqueos.

“Hace cuánto estamos esperando una solución y hasta ahora no hay nada”, se quejó en un barrio al este de La Paz Mirian Chávez, una ama de casa desesperada que pidió al presidente que ordene un régimen de excepción.

Las protestas iniciaron en mayo lideradas por la Central Obrera Boliviana (COB) y a las que se sumaron sindicatos campesinos, juntas vecinales de la ciudad de El Alto y seguidores del expresidente Evo Morales, para exigir la renuncia de Paz. Alegan que sus pedidos sectoriales y de un aumento salarial no fueron atendidos a tiempo.

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Those killed have since been identified by MDSO as Ryan Charles Whiten, 42; Melanie Lauren Hyer, 46; and their biological daughters, Savannah Whiten, 11, and Sienna Whiten, 8.

According to investigators, detectives determined that Ryan Whiten was the biological father of Savannah and Sienna and co-parented the children with Hyer. The investigation found that he killed the three family members before taking his own life.

Ryan Whiten and Hyer had been divorced for years, records show.

According to investigators, Doral police officers responded to a home in the gated Doral Isles community Tuesday night after a concerned family friend requested a welfare check.

Authorities said officers entered the home and found all four dead. Police confirmed they all had stab wounds on their bodies.

As the investigation continues, neighbors and parents in the community are struggling to come to terms with the killings.

“That is a tragedy,” said Anderina Zerpa, who lives nearby. “That is a worst nightmare for a parent.”

Zerpa said she was stunned to learn what happened so close to home.

“I live super close to their house and I didn’t even know,” she added.

Among those grieving is Doral Mayor Christi Fraga, who said she knew Hyer personally through their children’s school community.

“I had her almost every morning dropping off my child, my son,” Fraga said.

Fraga described Hyer as a parent who worked to bring families together.

“She’s the one that created the chat of all the moms to kind of go have lunches and stuff and get together and build a community around our kids,” she added.

Fraga said she hopes the family is remembered for the positive impact they had on those around them rather than the circumstances of their deaths.

“We want to remember them by their bubbly personalities, their beautiful smiles and pray for their souls, pray for their families and for everyone that surrounded them that this will impact,” she added.

A representative for Downtown Doral Charter Schools previously confirmed that Savannah and Sienna were students at the school, where grief counselors have been made available to students and staff.

Fraga has also encouraged anyone experiencing domestic violence or mental health challenges to seek help.

Resources are available through the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office’s domestic violence services program and the city of Doral’s mental health resources webpage.

MDSO Homicide Bureau detectives have taken over the investigation.

The appeals court ordered new trials for Aurora Fire Rescue paramedics Jeremy Cooper and Peter Cichuniec. McClain, 23, had been forcibly restrained by police, who stopped him in response to a suspicious person complaint as the massage therapist walked home from a convenience store in 2019.

McClain’s final words — “I can’t breathe” — foreshadowed those of George Floyd a year later in Minneapolis.

Criminal charges against paramedics and emergency medical technicians involved in police custody cases are rare. As McClain’s death and others raised questions about the use of ketamine to subdue struggling suspects, this prosecution sent shock waves through the ranks of first responders across the U.S.

A jury in 2023 found Cooper and Cichuniec guilty of criminally negligent homicide following a weekslong trial in state district court. The jurors also found Cichuniec guilty of second-degree felony assault.

Cooper avoided prison and was sentenced to 14 months in jail with work release and probation. Cichuniec received five years in prison.

The appeals court upheld Cichuniec's assault conviction, but faulted the instructions given to jurors with respect to the criminally negligent homicide charges before they deliberated. Thursday's ruling sends their cases back to a lower court for a new trial on that charge.

Cichuniech was released early from prison in 2024 after a judge reduced his sentence to four years of probation. That judge, Mark Warner, cited “unusual and extenuating circumstances,” a part of Colorado’s mandatory sentencing law that allows a court to modify a sentence after a defendant has served least 119 days in prison. Warner said that Cichuniec had to make quick decision the night of the arrest as the highest-ranking paramedic at the scene.

The Associated Press left a voice mail seeking comment with the attorney for McClain’s mother, Sheneen McClain. Other requests for comment were left with the paramedics' lawyers and their union.

The paramedics’ defense attorneys argued they followed their training in giving ketamine to McClain after deciding he had “excited delirium,” a disputed condition invoked to justify excessive force that some say is unscientific. They also said prosecutors did not prove the sedative is what killed him.

Paramedics in Aurora had been trained to use the drug for the condition in 2018. State officials have since told paramedics to stop using excited delirium as a basis for administering ketamine.

An activist who befriended Sheneen McClain after they met at a protest said the appellate ruling was disappointing, and “one of the most divisive judicial decisions our state has experienced in recent memory.”

"It strikes at the heart of a question that Colorado continues to struggle to answer: When a Black life is taken under circumstances that shock the conscience of the public, what does accountability truly mean?”said MiDian Shofner, CEO of the Epitome of Black Excellence and Partnership.

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Gruver reported from Fort Collins and Brown from Billings, Montana. Thomas Peipert contributed reporting from Denver.

Darryl Brown, a sergeant in the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office, was caught with the missing items after the photojournalist used a geo-tracking device to trace her missing gear to his home, the state’s attorney general said Thursday.

The journalist, Angelina Katsanis, was on assignment for The Associated Press at Delaney Hall on Saturday night when she was struck in the knee by a wood beam during a clash between police and demonstrators.

As she hobbled to a medical tent to seek attention, Katsanis left behind her gear bag, which was marked with her name and contact information. When she was eventually allowed to return to the area — now in a wheelchair — the bag was gone.

“I checked my Airtag and the bag was already on a highway pretty far away at that point,” Katsanis recalled. “Right away, I had a feeling it was the police because they were the only ones with access to that area."

As Katsanis sought treatment in a nearby hospital, the Airtag pinged to a home in Sparta, New Jersey, which was listed as belonging to Brown, according to the attorney general's office. The device was later recovered on the side of a road, miles away from the home where it was initially taken.

A subsequent review of Brown’s body camera footage showed him “interacting” with the bag at the protest location, according to the attorney general's office. A search warrant executed at his home Wednesday turned up several of the missing items, some bearing Katsanis’ name and phone number, the complaint said.

Information for Brown's attorney was not immediately available. A message left at a phone number listed for Brown was not immediately returned. He faces charges of third-degree theft. He has been suspended without pay, according to the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office.

Katsanis, who has training in covering hostile environments, said the incident had left her deeply shaken.

“I’ve thought a lot about how the officers are supposed to be there to uphold the law and protect us and protect property — and this is the exact opposite of that,” she said.

The detention center has become a flashpoint for protests against President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, with frequent clashes between demonstrators and law enforcement.

Those demonstrations intensified in recent weeks as advocates said detainees inside launched a hunger strike over poor living conditions at the 1,000-bed facility. The federal government has denied allegations of substandard conditions and accused protesters of inflaming tensions.

Katsanis said she suffered swelling and bruising on her leg but did not break any bones.

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Joel James Taveras was arrested Wednesday after an investigation by the North Miami Beach Police Department, they said.

According to the report, police were called on March 31 by the city manager and chief financial officer regarding an alleged theft and fraud scheme involving Taveras, who had worked as a pool attendant for the city’s Parks and Recreation Department for the past four years.

Investigators said city officials were alerted by staff members and Bank of America that Taveras, 20, had been receiving duplicate payroll payments each week from February 2025 through February 2026.

They said the payments, which were processed through Bank of America and several Amscot locations in Miami-Dade County, totaled approximately $24,000.

Police served subpoenas to Amscot and Bank of America and obtained banking records and checks related to the transactions, the report states.

Police said Taveras was located within North Miami Beach city limits on Wednesday and taken to NMBPD headquarters for questioning.

After being read of his Miranda rights, he was arrested and later transported to the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center.

Jail records show Taveras is facing one count of organized scheme to defraud and third-degree grand theft.

As of Thursday afternoon, he was being held on a $5,000 bond at TGK.

It was not immediately clear why Taveras was receiving duplicate payroll payments from the city or whether investigators believe he played a role in causing the payments to be issued.

Joel James Taveras fue arrestado el miércoles tras una investigación realizada por el Departamento de Policía de North Miami Beach, informaron las autoridades.

Según el informe, la policía fue contactada el 31 de marzo por el administrador municipal y el director financiero de la ciudad en relación con un presunto esquema de robo y fraude que involucraba a Taveras, quien había trabajado como asistente de piscina para el Departamento de Parques y Recreación durante los últimos cuatro años.

Los investigadores indicaron que funcionarios de la ciudad fueron alertados por empleados y por Bank of America de que Taveras, de 20 años, había estado recibiendo pagos de nómina duplicados cada semana desde febrero de 2025 hasta febrero de 2026.

Indicaron que los pagos, procesados a través de Bank of America y varias sucursales de Amscot en el condado Miami-Dade, totalizaron aproximadamente $24,000 USD.

La policía emitió citaciones a Amscot y Bank of America y obtuvo registros bancarios y cheques relacionados con las transacciones, señala el informe.

La policía informó que Taveras fue localizado dentro de los límites de la ciudad de North Miami Beach el miércoles y trasladado a la sede del departamento para ser interrogado.

Después de ser informado de sus derechos Miranda, fue arrestado y posteriormente trasladado al Centro Correccional Turner Guilford Knight.

Los registros carcelarios muestran que Taveras enfrenta un cargo de esquema organizado para defraudar y un cargo de hurto mayor en tercer grado.

Hasta la tarde del jueves, permanecía detenido en TGK con una fianza de $5,000 USD.

No quedó claro de inmediato por qué Taveras estaba recibiendo pagos de nómina duplicados de la ciudad ni si los investigadores creen que desempeñó algún papel en la emisión de esos pagos.

James “Weston” Higginbotham, estudiante de tercer año de ingeniería ambiental en la Universidad de Auburn, no regresó al hotel donde se hospedaba en Kioto.

Según las publicaciones habituales de su madre en Facebook, un vídeo de vigilancia lo mostraba en una estación de tren en Yamashina, la puerta de entrada oriental a Kioto.

“No es raro que Weston se desahogue yendo al bosque a explorar. Ese es su lugar favorito. Estoy pensando… que simplemente se perdió en el bosque”, dijo su madre, Nancy Higginbotham, a CNN .

El 2 de junio, un tifón azotó la zona. El FBI, la policía de la prefectura de Kioto y voluntarios participaron en la búsqueda masiva, en la que también intervinieron perros policía y helicópteros.

En la iglesia metodista unida Asbury en Birmingham, Robert Holt, el abuelo del estudiante, declaró el jueves a la cadena WVTM-TV que el graduado de la escuela secundaria Spain Park había completado recientemente un triatlón Ironman.

La última vez que se vio a “Weston” vestía una camiseta blanca con el lema “Salven a las abejas” y dos abejorros , pantalones de pana de color lila claro y zapatillas Adidas blancas y negras.

La zona donde creemos que Weston está desaparecido tiene abundante agua y pocas bayas. Todavía hay esperanza.

“La policía se reunirá mañana para elaborar un nuevo plan que incluirá la revisión de grabaciones adicionales de cámaras de seguridad para investigar otra pista. También desplegarán un equipo más pequeño en el bosque”, escribió su madre el jueves en Facebook.

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The infestation was discovered in a single 3-week-old calf in La Pryor, Texas, about 100 miles (161 kilometers) southwest of San Antonio and 50 miles (80 kilometers) from the U.S.-Mexico border. Federal and state officials had been working to keep the parasite from reaching Texas, home to $17 billion worth of the nation's cattle, making it the industry's No. 1 state.

The deadly flies were detected in Mexico in late 2024 after years of being contained in Panama.

The fly was an annual warm-weather scourge of cattle ranchers from at least the 1930s through the 1960s, until the U.S. eradicated the pest by breeding sterile male flies and dropping swarms of them from planes to mate with wild females. The USDA said the most recent case was the first in Texas since 1966.

Here is what to know about the fly, the threat it poses and the response:

Being unusual makes the flies a threat

The New World screwworm fly in the Western Hemisphere and its Old World cousin in Africa and Asia are unusual among flies because their larvae, or maggots, eat live flesh and fluids instead of dead material. Females lay their eggs in open wounds and mucous membranes after mating only once in their monthslong lives.

Any warm-blooded animal, including wildlife, pets and occasionally even humans, can be infested.

Livestock are vulnerable because of how they're handled, Lee Haines, an associate research professor of biological sciences at the University of Notre Dame, said in an email Thursday. Standard practices with cattle can break the skin, including shearing and de-horning, or even moving them in and out of corrals can cause scrapes and cuts. Birth would also make a mother and calf vulnerable, she said.

Stephen Diebel, a Texas rancher and president of the Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, added that even wounds “as small as a tick bite,” can put cattle at risk.

"These flies can lay eggs in very, very small places,” he said.

Scientists and cattle groups say that infested wounds become foul-smelling and cause animals great pain or death if an infestation is not treated. In decades past, ranchers had tens of millions of dollars in losses — potentially billions in today's dollars.

But agriculture officials were quick to note that the fly does not infest food.

Officials sounded alarms for nearly 2 years

Federal and state officials and cattle industry leaders have been sounding public alarms about the fly's movement through Mexico and toward the U.S. since a case was confirmed in southern Mexico in November 2024.

The spread has hit Mexico's beef industry hard, particularly after U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins closed ports of entry along the border to livestock imports in July 2025 to prevent the fly from reaching Texas.

Mexico has confirmed thousands of infestations, and Rollins has argued that the government there has not done enough to control animals moving within the country, a suggestion Mexican authorities have rejected. Rollins also has blamed former Democratic President Joe Biden's administration, arguing that weak border security has been a factor in the flies' migration.

But Haines said climate change is a key element in the spread of a tropical species that thrives in warm weather and disappeared after cold snaps in the U.S.

“The cold snaps that once suppressed stray populations in marginal northern regions are becoming rarer and less severe, thus removing a natural biological check on the flies' migration north,” she said. “ Warmer temperatures are also expanding the geographical band of suitable habitat northward.”

Officials quarantine a swath of Texas

Texas State Veterinarian Bud Dinges imposed a 12-mile (20-kilometer) quarantine zone covering much of Zavala County, home to La Pryor, and a small part of neighboring Uvalde County. Animals cannot leave that zone without being inspected. Dinges has urged people to check their animals — including pets — and to “stay put.”

Rollins said the fly doesn't travel hundreds or even tens of miles on its own. “The only way this spreads is through animal movement,” she said.

Local ranchers are concerned that the fly will spread among wildlife, particularly deer. The last U.S. outbreak was largely among deer in the the Florida Keys in 2016, though one case was confirmed last year in a Maryland man who had traveled to El Salvador and recovered. In the 2016 Florida instance, the fly was eradicated within six months by releasing sterile male flies to mate with the females.

In Texas, Haines predicted, “Their numbers will continue to expand in wildlife populations.”

In Texas, shots and fly drops

Rollins said that the USDA has been dropping millions of sterile male flies in south Texas since February in hopes of blocking the insects' spread. The plan is to continue doing so.

The USDA opened a center in south Texas in February to disperse flies bred in Panama, and it invested $21 million in a new fly-breeding facility in southern Mexico that is expect to start operations next month.

Diebel, whose family ranch is about 200 miles (322 kilometers) east of the quarantine zone, said ranchers are proactively giving injections that prevent screwworm infestation. They're also taking extra care to treat wounds from ear tagging and other practices and keeping a close eye for signs of illness.

“Surveillance is one of the biggest things — just constantly monitoring those cattle,” Diebel said.

He said he wouldn't be surprised to see other isolated cases confirmed, but added, “I’m very confident we can keep this at bay.”

Officials rely on time-tested science

Government and industry officials are confident that they contain the fly in the U.S. because the best method for eradicating the pest is both time-tested and highly effective: releasing sterile male flies into the wild. While males are “promiscuous,” in the scientific sense, females are not, and if their one mating hookup is with a sterile male, no eggs from that female will hatch.

Once sterile males are prevalent enough — and millions a week can be released — the fly's population declines and then dies out.

The U.S. shut down its own fly factories after the pest was eradicated decades ago, leaving only an international breeding facility in Panama in the Western Hemisphere until the new one in Mexico opens. However, the USDA also is spending $750 million to build a fly factory in southern Texas that can produce up to 300 million sterile flies a week.

“The sterile insect is not only the most effective tool we have, but it is also considered one of the most environmental friendly insect pest control methods ever developed,” Rollins said.

After two years, DeVaux stopped pursuing a degree and took a chance on her passion for horse racing, where she started as a hot walker for late trainer Chuck Simon. She set her sights on one day being an exercise rider.

On Saturday, DeVaux won’t be crossing Union Avenue as a hot walker, or riding and working them out on the Oklahoma Training Track. Five weeks after becoming the first woman to train a Kentucky Derby winner, she'll watch Golden Tempo run in the 158th Belmont Stakes at Saratoga Race Course to close out the Triple Crown.

“It’s an amazing opportunity to get to spend with my family in the build-up and the week of,” DeVaux said. “Getting to spend time with my family, the young ones that don’t get to come to the races — my nieces and nephews — so I’m really looking forward to the opportunity to share what I do with them.”

DeVaux's Derby celebration went viral as she celebrated with her family. But she was more excited about the victory than the history.

“I just see myself as a horse trainer,” DeVaux said. “I thought winning the Kentucky Derby was an achievable goal at some point in my career. It’s an honor to be the one that is the first female. But that’s not really what my focus is on.”

DeVaux could become the second female trainer to win the Belmont in four years, following Jena Antonucci with Arcangelo in 2023.

Janet Elliot, the only woman to be inducted into the National Horse Racing Hall of Fame as a trainer for her success in steeplechase, watched the Derby and was excited for DeVaux but shared the same sentiment.

“I’m just a trainer,” Elliot said. “I didn’t feel like I was a woman in a man’s sport. I’m just doing my job, and that’s how I came about it.”

After DeVaux worked for Simon, she transferred to work with Chad Brown as an assistant trainer. She said that time gave her valuable experience working with top-level horses.

DeVaux opened her own stable in 2018 based in Lexington, Kentucky, and has won some big races with horses like She Feels Pretty and Vahva. But, nothing beat the feeling of the Derby, when Golden Tempo made a surge from the back of the pack to win as a 23-1 long shot.

Even though she is based in Kentucky and grew up in southwest Florida, Saratoga locals have shown a lot of support for DeVaux because of her ties to the area.

“Having a local connection always just amps up everything around here and the interest level,” Saratoga Chamber of Commerce President Todd Shimkus said. “Cherie, this year, is the rock star coming back to Saratoga, where she’s got family and friends and a community that has totally embraced the historic success she’s had, especially this year.”

The Belmont taking place at Saratoga for the third and final time before returning to Belmont Park next year gives DeVaux a chance to celebrate in the winner's circle at the place she started her career.

“It’s a beautiful track,” DeVaux said. “It’s all about horse racing. The whole town, that is their highlight and focus. It’s really exciting to be a part of that.”

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Los científicos señalan que el cambio climático merece gran parte de la culpa, pero no toda.

El nivel nacional de smog bajó un 11% de 2003 a 2015, cuando entraron en vigor estrictas regulaciones federales sobre plantas eléctricas, automóviles y motores diésel. Pero desde entonces, a medida que crecen los incendios forestales, el promedio nacional de ozono a nivel del suelo —que es smog— aumentó un 4%. Eso significa que, si el humo aumenta al ritmo actual, el smog volverá a niveles de 2003 en 20 años, indicó el autor principal del estudio, Weizhi Deng, científico atmosférico de la Universidad de Iowa.

En el estudio, publicado el jueves en la revista Science, también se calcula un aumento de muertes por el ozono que ataca los pulmones, utilizando estudios epidemiológicos establecidos previamente donde se compararon las tasas de mortalidad en aire limpio y aire contaminado. Se calculó un incremento de 318 muertes de estadounidenses por año desde 2013.

“Durante los últimos 20 años, gracias a las regulaciones, seguimos disminuyendo las emisiones” de sustancias químicas que provocan smog de origen humano, indicó el coautor del estudio Meng Zhou, investigador de incendios forestales de la Universidad de Iowa. “Sin embargo, debido a los incendios forestales, que en realidad provienen de peligros naturales, todos esos esfuerzos quedaron anulados”.

Cobertura limitada de monitores de smog

El estudio resultó novedoso por la forma en que se calculó el nivel nacional de smog, compensando el hecho de que la Agencia de Protección Ambiental de Estados Unidos (EPA, por sus siglas en inglés) tiene un número limitado de monitores del fenómeno. Estos cubren solo el 2% del país, en su mayoría en zonas urbanas. Por ello, Deng y sus colegas usaron esas observaciones —junto con datos y modelos satelitales, de contaminación y meteorológicos— y luego emplearon inteligencia artificial para crear un conjunto de datos nacional de niveles de ozono que mostró el recuento de smog con una resolución apenas superior a 1 kilómetro (media milla).

Las cifras de la EPA muestran que el nivel nacional de ozono desde 2015 ha oscilado alrededor de la misma marca, subiendo y bajando unos pocos puntos porcentuales, pero Deng explicó: “al considerar todos los lugares de Estados Unidos, en realidad encontramos un aumento del ozono a partir de 2015”.

El método que utiliza inteligencia artificial es sólido porque parte de “conjuntos de datos enormes y confiables”, y luego usa modelos informáticos para rellenar los vacíos de una manera sensata y crear una imagen de alta resolución “excepcional”, afirmó Cristina Archer, profesora de medio ambiente de la Universidad de Delaware, quien no participó en el estudio.

La directora de políticas de Megafire Action, Teresa Feo, señaló que “desde hace tiempo los expertos han pedido ampliar la red de monitoreo de la contaminación del aire para mejorar la investigación sobre la exposición al humo de incendios forestales y proporcionar los datos necesarios para proteger mejor la salud pública”.

Durante décadas, Estados Unidos rastreó seis contaminantes atmosféricos tradicionales, incluidos el smog y el hollín, compuestos por partículas diminutas. En este nuevo estudio se analizó solo el ozono, mientras que, en un estudio de 2023, realizado por muchos de los mismos integrantes del equipo, se examinó la contaminación por partículas pequeñas. Se encontró que la tendencia a la baja en los niveles de hollín también se había revertido. El humo de los incendios forestales incrementó las muertes por contaminación de partículas en alrededor de 670 por año, según el estudio de 2023.

Cómo los incendios desencadenan problemas de salud

Los incendios no producen ozono en sí, pero liberan sustancias químicas precursoras que se convierten en smog cuando interactúan con la luz solar, indicaron los científicos.

“Concentraciones diarias más altas de ozono pueden aumentar los ataques de asma, los ingresos hospitalarios y la mortalidad”, señaló Kristie Ebi, científica de salud pública y clima de la Universidad de Washington. No es tan mortal como las partículas diminutas, añadió, pero “sigue siendo un contaminante muy importante, por eso está regulado”.

Durante las temporadas de humo intenso por incendios forestales de 2022, 2023 y 2024, gran parte de esos fenómenos se produjo en Canadá, pero el humo se desplazó hacia el sur. En Estados Unidos, 43 millones de personas estuvieron expuestas a niveles de smog que superaron el estándar de seguridad vigente de la EPA, de acuerdo con el estudio.

Y ese estándar no es lo suficientemente estricto, sostuvo la doctora Lynn Goldman, exdecana de la Escuela de Salud Pública de la Universidad George Washington y exadministradora adjunta de la EPA. El gobierno del expresidente Joe Biden retrasó en 2023 los planes para endurecer esos estándares, y luego la administración de Trump cambió regulaciones que consideran las muertes y los impactos en la salud en las normas sobre smog y hollín.

Los mayores aumentos en los niveles de ozono se registraron en las Montañas Rocosas del Norte, que estaban cerca de muchos de los incendios, y en la región centro-norte, hacia donde se desplazó el humo más tarde, explicó Deng.

Más incendios, más humo

La cantidad promedio de tierras estadounidenses que los incendios forestales queman cada año ahora es un 9% mayor que la que se registró de 2003 a 2014, según el Centro Nacional Interinstitucional de Incendios. Pero los incendios forestales en Canadá han sido particularmente graves desde 2022, indicaron los científicos. Señalaron a 2023, cuando los cielos se volvieron anaranjados y la gente en el Este usaba mascarillas debido al humo proveniente de Canadá.

La cantidad de terreno quemado en 2023 en Canadá no solo fue un récord, sino que duplicó el récord anterior, dijo el científico atmosférico Brendan Rogers, del Woodwell Climate Research Center. El humo de los incendios canadienses de ese año causó 82.100 muertes en todo el mundo —33.000 en Estados Unidos— debido a la contaminación por partículas, se calculó en un estudio en 2025.

El cambio climático, derivado de la quema de carbón, petróleo y gas, incrementó en al menos un 50% la intensidad de la temporada de incendios de 2023 en Canadá y duplicó las probabilidades de que haya condiciones meteorológicas más secas y calurosas que se requieren para que haya fuego, se concluyó en un estudio de 2023.

“El cambio climático causado por el ser humano es un contribuyente importante, porque incrementa las condiciones del clima propicias para generar incendios —calor y sequedad— en muchas regiones”, señaló el científico atmosférico Lixu Jin, de Rutgers, quien no participó en el estudio. “Pero las emisiones de los incendios forestales también dependen de los combustibles, la gestión del territorio, las igniciones, la supresión y la meteorología de un año a otro”.

La exadministradora de la EPA Gina McCarthy, quien sirvió en la administración Obama, dijo que era desalentador ver cómo se erosionaban las mejoras en el smog.

Los incendios forestales causan muerte y destrucción, pero el mayor peligro podría provenir del humo y del calor extremo que aumentan el ozono que perjudica la salud de las personas, argumentó.

“Así que la gran pregunta es: ¿cuándo vamos a detener el disparate de esta administración de quemar cada vez más ‘hermosos’ combustibles fósiles?”, planteó McCarthy.

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Watson, 27, tore his right anterior cruciate ligament in Green Bay’s 2024 regular-season finale, but came back last season to catch 35 passes for 611 yards and six touchdowns in 10 games. He tied for the team lead in touchdown catches and ranked second in yards receiving despite missing much of the season.

He had been asked Wednesday about the possibility of an extension.

“Yeah, that’s the hope,” Watson said amid the Packers' organized team activities. “I mean, I kind of just put it all in my agent’s hands, and you know, when it’s getting to that point down the wire, he’ll obviously let me in on it. But for now, I’m just worried about what I can worry about, and just let him do his job.”

While recovering from his torn ACL, Watson signed a one-year, $13.25 million extension last fall that enabled his contract to run through 2026. Now he has a longer-term commitment.

Watson becomes the second Packers receiver to get an extension this offseason. Jayden Reed agreed in April to a three-year extension that includes $50.25 million in new money and $20 million guaranteed.

Those two players are expected to lead a receiving unit that lost a couple of notable performers when Romeo Doubs signed with the New England Patriots and Dontayvion Wicks was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles.

“It was definitely tough to see those guys go because they’re great friends of mine, great teammates,” Watson said this week. “This thing always keeps on moving. I definitely think they’ll be a lot more opportunities for the guys who are out there this year, myself included. Just got to embrace that and continue to make plays when our numbers are called.”

Watson, a 2022 second-round pick from North Dakota State, has been a quality deep threat for the Packers when available. Injuries have limited him to 48 games over his first four seasons.

He spoke this week about how much he should benefit from having a full offseason in which he’s feeling healthy rather than recovering from an injury.

“It makes a big difference between just finding a rhythm and building that confidence with the whole offense and personally just being able to work on my craft and get a feel for things,” Watson said. “It’s definitely a lot smoother of an offseason for me this year, being able to do everything.”

Watson has 133 catches for 2,264 yards — an average of 17 yards per reception — and 20 touchdowns. He also has run for two touchdowns.

Billy Howton and James Lofton are the only other players in Packers history to average at least 17 yards per catch while having at least 125 receptions in their first four seasons.

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Jones, 42, announced on May 27 that he was not going to seek reelection for Florida Senate District 34, which he had represented since 2022.

“I also told you that when I was ready to share what comes next, you would hear directly from me,” Jones said in a video released on X.

After U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson announced her retirement on May 29, Florida Rep. Ashley Gantt announced her campaign for Jones’s seat and released a statement saying Jones was seeking Wilson’s seat.

“As Congresswoman Wilson passes the torch and Senator Shevrin Jones announces his campaign for Congressional District 24, this moment also creates an opening, and I believe I am ready to fill it,” Gantt said in the statement.

Florida Democrats faced conflict after a Republican majority passed a redistricting map on April 29 and Gov. Ron DeSantis signed it into law on May 4. U.S.

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz announced on May 22 that she had decided not to run for reelection in the 25th Congressional District, but instead run in the 20th District. She faced backlash from Black Democrats.

On Tuesday, U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries told reporters that he had not decided whether or not to endorse Wasserman Schultz, whom he praised for her “strong” track record.

“I think we all recognize the sensitivities of the moment in terms of an unprecedented Jim Crow-like assault on Black political representation that has been unleashed by the Supreme Court’s outrageous decision to gut the Voting Rights Act, and it’s an environment that all of us need to be sensitive to,” Jeffries said.

Before his official announcement, Jones also shared an Eventbrite invitation for the event at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday at Koinonia Worship Center, at 4900 W Hallandale Beach Boulevard, in Hollywood.

“I want you all to meet me where it all started ... the church where I was raised,” Jones said in the video.

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Jones, de 42 años, anunció el 27 de mayo que no se presentaría a la reelección para el Distrito 34 del Senado de Florida , al que había representado desde 2022.

“También les dije que cuando estuviera listo para compartir lo que viene después, lo escucharían directamente de mí”, dijo Jones en un video publicado en X.

Después de que la representante estadounidense Frederica Wilson anunciara su retiro el 29 de mayo, la representante de Florida, Ashley Gantt, anunció su candidatura para el escaño de Jones y emitió un comunicado diciendo que Jones aspiraba al puesto de Wilson.

“Ahora que la congresista Wilson me pasa el testigo y el senador Shevrin Jones anuncia su candidatura para el Distrito 24 del Congreso , este momento también crea una oportunidad, y creo que estoy preparado para aprovecharla”, dijo Gantt en el comunicado.

Los demócratas de Florida se enfrentaron a un conflicto después de que la mayoría republicana aprobara un mapa de redistribución de distritos el 29 de abril y el gobernador Ron DeSantis lo promulgara el 4 de mayo.

La representante Debbie Wasserman Schultz anunció el 22 de mayo que había decidido no presentarse a la reelección en el distrito congresional número 25, sino hacerlo en el distrito número 20. Esto le valió críticas por parte de los demócratas afroamericanos .

El martes, el líder de la minoría en la Cámara de Representantes de Estados Unidos, Hakeem Jeffries, declaró a los periodistas que aún no había decidido si respaldaría o no a Wasserman Schultz, a quien elogió por su sólida trayectoria.

“Creo que todos reconocemos la delicadeza del momento en lo que respecta a un ataque sin precedentes, similar al de las leyes de segregación racial de Jim Crow, contra la representación política de la población negra, desatado por la indignante decisión de la Corte Suprema de desmantelar la Ley de Derechos Electorales, y es un entorno al que todos debemos ser sensibles”, dijo Jeffries.

Antes de su anuncio oficial, Jones también compartió una invitación de Eventbrite para el evento que tendrá lugar el martes a las 18:30 en el Koinonia Worship Center, ubicado en 4900 W Hallandale Beach Boulevard, en Hollywood.

“Quiero que todos me conozcan donde todo comenzó... en la iglesia donde me crié”, dijo Jones en el video.

Las elecciones primarias se celebrarán el 28 de agosto y las elecciones de mitad de mandato el 3 de noviembre. Para obtener más información sobre las fechas clave de las elecciones en Florida, visite esta página .

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According to an arrest report from the Broward Sheriff’s Office, Davie police informed BSO Tuesday that Charles Robert Wingold had called a friend and told him that he was going to kill his mother and father and then himself.

Davie police gave BSO deputies the address to Wingold’s grandmother, which was also his last known address.

According to the report, deputies from the agency’s Oakland Park District went to the address and spoke with his grandmother who was able to track his location through her cellphone and saw that he was near his mother’s apartment.

Deputies then contacted Wingold’s mother, who they said told them that her son had been at the gate to her apartment complex, trying to gain entry.

Wingold had already left by the time deputies arrived, authorities said.

According to the report, deputies found Wingold a short time later at a gas station located at 301 E. Sample Road and took him into custody.

He was transported to the Oakland Park District office where he admitted to sending suicidal and homicidal messages via a group chat involving his mother, stepfather and grandmother, the report stated.

According to the report, detectives found various messages on Wingold’s phone, including one that said “she’ll get a bullet in her head” and “for all of you to die.”

Detectives said he also made a statement, indicating that he wanted to end his own life.

Wingold was arrested on charges of intimidation/written threats to kill and use of a communications device to facilitate a felony.

As of Thursday afternoon, Wingold was being held at the North Broward Bureau on an $8,500 bond.

Según un informe de arresto de la Oficina del Sheriff de Broward, la Policía de Davie informó el martes a la BSO que Charles Robert Wingold llamó a un amigo y le dijo que iba a matar a su madre y a su padre, y luego se quitaría la vida.

La Policía de Davie proporcionó a los agentes de la BSO la dirección de la abuela de Wingold, que también era su última dirección conocida.

Según el informe, agentes del distrito de Oakland Park acudieron a la vivienda y hablaron con la abuela, quien pudo rastrear la ubicación de Wingold a través de su teléfono celular y observó que se encontraba cerca del apartamento de su madre.

Posteriormente, los agentes se comunicaron con la madre de Wingold, quien les dijo que su hijo había estado en la entrada de su complejo de apartamentos intentando ingresar.

Las autoridades indicaron que Wingold ya se había marchado cuando los agentes llegaron al lugar.

Según el informe, los agentes localizaron a Wingold poco tiempo después en una gasolinera ubicada en 301 E. Sample Road y lo arrestaron.

Fue trasladado a la oficina del distrito de Oakland Park, donde admitió haber enviado mensajes suicidas y homicidas a través de un chat grupal en el que participaban su madre, su padrastro y su abuela, señala el informe.

Según el reporte, los detectives encontraron varios mensajes en el teléfono de Wingold, incluido uno que decía: “Recibirá una bala en la cabeza” y otro que decía: “Para que todos ustedes mueran”.

Los detectives dijeron que también realizó declaraciones indicando que quería quitarse la vida.

Wingold fue arrestado por cargos de intimidación o amenazas escritas de muerte y uso de un dispositivo de comunicación para facilitar la comisión de un delito grave.

Hasta la tarde del jueves, Wingold permanecía detenido en el North Broward Bureau con una fianza de $8,500 USD.

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Doral police took Mikaila Lopez, 20, into custody on a first-degree grand theft charge just before 6 p.m. Wednesday, shortly after they said the crime took place.

Investigators said Lopez and the man had been dating for two months and were staying at a home on Northwest 68th Terrace in The Mansions at Doral, a high-end gated community.

According to an arrest report, at some point, the man told Lopez to leave multiple times and she refused, leading him to threaten a call to police.

After that, police said Lopez went upstairs to the man’s room and took a necklace, a tennis bracelet, a white gold pendant and a Richard Mille watch worth about $261,000 total, then left and jumped a fence.

Doral police said they caught Lopez nearby and an officer saw “the necklace and pendant hanging from her purse.”

According to the report, the man found the $133,000 watch about 50 feet outside of the home, but the $24,000 tennis bracelet was nowhere to be found.

Records show Lopez was being held in the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on a $15,000 bond as of Thursday afternoon.

La Policía de Doral arrestó a Mikaila Lopez, de 20 años, por un cargo de hurto mayor en primer grado poco antes de las 6 p.m. del miércoles, poco después de que, según las autoridades, ocurriera el delito.

Los investigadores indicaron que Lopez y el hombre habían estado saliendo durante dos meses y se alojaban en una vivienda en Northwest 68th Terrace, en The Mansions at Doral, una exclusiva comunidad cerrada.

Según un informe de arresto, en un momento dado el hombre le pidió a Lopez que se fuera en múltiples ocasiones y ella se negó, lo que lo llevó a amenazar con llamar a la policía.

Después de eso, la policía indicó que Lopez subió a la habitación del hombre y tomó un collar, una pulsera tipo tenis, un colgante de oro blanco y un reloj Richard Mille valorados en aproximadamente $261,000 USD en total, luego salió de la vivienda y saltó una cerca.

La Policía de Doral informó que capturó a Lopez cerca del lugar y que un agente observó “el collar y el colgante colgando de su bolso”.

Según el informe, el hombre encontró el reloj, valorado en $133,000 USD, a unos 50 pies de la vivienda, pero la pulsera tipo tenis, valorada en $24,000 USD, no fue localizada.

Los registros muestran que Lopez permanecía detenida en el Centro Correccional Turner Guilford Knight con una fianza de $15,000 USD hasta la tarde del jueves.

Local 10 News también conversó con el comisionado de Pembroke Pines, Jay Schwartz, propietario de la escuela de vuelo vinculada a la aeronave involucrada en el accidente.

Los investigadores informaron que una aeronave despegó de North Perry Airport el 29 de mayo. Poco después del despegue, la aeronave sufrió una falla de motor, lo que obligó al piloto a intentar un aterrizaje de emergencia.

La aeronave se estrelló en las afueras del South Florida State Hospital.

Un estudiante piloto y un instructor de vuelo se encontraban dentro de la aeronave volcada. Ambos resultaron heridos, pero sobrevivieron, en parte gracias a las personas que acudieron a ayudar.

“Mientras conducía hacia el sur por University, de regreso a casa, vi esta aeronave sobre mí y parecía que estaba perdiendo altitud”, dijo Nathan Gansert, el buen samaritano que ayudó.

Según un informe policial, la empresa de la escuela de vuelo vinculada a la aeronave es Blue Sky, propiedad de Schwartz. El informe también indica que uno de los sobrevivientes dijo que la aeronave había estado experimentando problemas de motor el día anterior al accidente.

El miércoles, líderes de la ciudad reconocieron a Gansert por ayudar a rescatar a las dos personas que iban a bordo.

Gansert dijo que conducía cuando notó una aeronave volando inusualmente bajo antes de que desapareciera de su vista.

“Me di cuenta de que ya no la veía en el cielo”, dijo Gansert. “Doblé una esquina, luego otra y vi ramas de árboles en el suelo. Vi a una de las jóvenes comenzar a salir y me bajé de mi auto y corrí hacia allí para ayudar a la otra. Hice lo que mejor sé hacer y supongo que eso es ser humano”.

Schwartz agradeció a Gansert durante la ceremonia.

“Salvaste a nuestras muchachas”, dijo Schwartz. “Una de ellas está viendo esto ahora mismo. Solo han pasado cinco noches. Cuando las cosas mejoren, vamos a reunirnos”.

Se espera que ambos sobrevivientes se recuperen.

Scientists say climate change deserves much, but not all, of the blame.

The national smog level dropped by 11% from 2003 to 2015 as strict federal regulations on power plants, cars and diesel engines kicked in. But since then, as wildfires have grown, the nation's average ground level ozone — which is smog — increased by 4%. That means if smoke increases at the current rate, smog will go back up to 2003 levels in 20 years, said study lead author Weizhi Deng, an atmospheric scientist at the University of Iowa.

Thursday's study in the journal Science also estimated an increase in deaths from ozone attacking lungs, using previously established epidemiology studies that compared death rates in clean and dirty air. They calculated an increase of 318 American deaths per year since 2013.

“For the last 20 years, by regulations, we keep decreasing the emissions" for human-caused smog-inducing chemicals, said study co-author Meng Zhou, a University of Iowa wildfire researcher. “However, because of wildfires, that is actually from natural hazards, all those kinds of effort were wiped out.”

Limited smog monitor coverage

The study was novel in the way it estimated the national smog level, compensating for how the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has a limited number of smog monitors. Those cover only 2% of the nation, mostly in urban areas. So Deng and his colleagues used those observations — along with satellite, pollution and weather data and models — then used artificial intelligence to create a nationwide data set of ozone levels showing smog count at a resolution slightly higher than half a mile (1 kilometer).

EPA figures show the national ozone level since 2015 has vacillated around the same mark, going up and down a few percentage points, but Deng said, “by considering everywhere in the U.S., we actually found an increase in ozone starting from 2015.”

The method using artificial intelligence is solid because it starts with “massive and reliable datasets,” then uses computer models to fill in the gaps in a sensible way to make an “exceptional” high-resolution picture, said University of Delaware environment professor Cristina Archer, who wasn’t part of the study.

Megafire Action's research director and senior policy advisor Teresa Feo said “experts have long called for expanding the air pollution monitoring network to improve research on wildfire smoke exposure and provide the data needed to better protect public health.”

For decades, the U.S. tracked six traditional air pollutants, including smog and soot, which are tiny particles. This new study looked only at ozone, while a 2023 study by many of the same team looked at small particle pollution. They found the downward trend in soot levels had similarly reversed. Wildfire smoke increased particle pollution deaths by about 670 per year, the 2023 study found.

How fires trigger health problems

Fires don't produce ozone itself, but they release precursor chemicals that become smog when they interact with sunlight, scientists said.

“Higher daily ozone concentrations can increase asthma attacks, hospital admissions, and mortality,” said University of Washington public health and climate scientist Kristie Ebi. It's not quite as deadly as tiny particles, she said, but it's “still a very important pollutant, which is why it's regulated.”

During the heavy wildfire smoke seasons of 2022, 2023 and 2024, much of the fires were in Canada, but the smoke came south. In the U.S., 43 million people were exposed to smog levels that exceeded the current EPA safety standard, the study found.

And that standard isn't stringent enough, said Dr. Lynn Goldman, former dean of the George Washington University School of Public Health and a former EPA assistant administrator. In 2023, the Biden administration delayed plans to tighten those standards and then the Trump administration changed regulations that consider deaths and health impacts in smog and soot rules.

The biggest increase in ozone levels were in the Northern Rockies, which were near many of the fires, and in the Midwest, where the smoke travelled next, Deng said.

More fires, more smoke

The average amount of U.S. land that wildfires burn each year is now 9% higher than it was from 2003 to 2014, according to the National Interagency Fire Center. But the wildfires in Canada have been particularly bad since 2022, scientists said. They pointed to 2023 when the skies were orange and people in the East were wearing face masks because of the Canadian smoke.

The amount of land burned in 2023 in Canada was not only a record but two times higher than the old record, said atmospheric scientist Brendan Rogers of the Woodwell Climate Research Center. Smoke from that year's Canadian fires killed 82,100 people globally — 33,000 in the United States — because of the particle pollution, a study in 2025 calculated.

Climate change, from the burning of coal, oil and gas, increased the intensity of Canada's 2023 fire season by at least 50% and doubled the chances of the drier, hotter weather conditions that were needed for the fire, a 2023 study found.

“Human-caused climate change is an important contributor, because it increases hot, dry fire-weather conditions in many regions,” said Lixu Jin, an atmospheric scientist at Rutgers who wasn't part of the study. “But wildfire emissions also depend on fuels, land management, ignitions, suppression, and year-to-year meteorology.”

Former EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy, who served in the Obama administration, said it was discouraging to see smog improvements being eroded.

Wildfires cause death and destruction, but the greatest danger may come from smoke and extreme heat increasing the ozone that harms people’s health, she argued,

“So the big question is," she said, “when are we going to stop the nonsense from this administration to burn more and more ‘beautiful’ fossil fuels?”

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Pickens signed his $27.3 million franchise tag a little more than a month ago but has stayed away from the team. The Pro Bowler isn't required to show up until mandatory minicamp June 16-18.

“Communicated with (Pickens) yesterday,” Schottenheimer said Thursday. “He's got a football camp this weekend that he's doing. So communication is good, and as you guys know it's voluntary and he's taking care of his business.”

Pickens waited two months before signing the one-year contract that's worth three times what the 25-year-old earned on his four-year rookie contract.

Pickens told the Cowboys before the draft in April that he intended to sign the franchise tag, prompting speculation that Dallas might try to trade him. The Cowboys made it clear they had no such plans. He signed the tag about a week later.

Acquired last year in a trade with Pittsburgh, Pickens thrived alongside CeeDee Lamb, finishing with career highs in catches (93), yards receiving (1,429) and touchdowns (nine) for one of the best offenses in the NFL last season.

Lamb is going into the second year of a $136 million, four-year contract that ranks him fourth among NFL receivers with an average annual value of $34 million.

Owner and general manager Jerry Jones has said the club has long-term plans for Pickens, who has spent time in the offseason with quarterback Dak Prescott.

“I'm not sure exactly what they do,” Schottenheimer said. “You guys know Dak does a great job working with all the guys, whether they’re here, whether it’s this time of year, whether it is in the summer, they always go someplace. They’ll go someplace this summer and train and throw, and it’s a chance for them to develop their timing.”

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Anthony J. Moore, 53, was driving a route in Aiken County, about 20 miles from the Georgia border, last Friday when a woman ran directly into his path with her hands cuffed behind her back.

The video, which has no sound, shows the drama unfold: The woman passes in front of the truck, and a man in a Cadillac that had been on the side of the road swerves in front of the truck before taking off. The woman then runs down the road, and the man drives off.

“I just see it as a divine assignment from God, because had not I been there with the dashcam ... they probably wouldn’t have caught the footage that needed to be catched,” Moore told The Associated Press in a telephone interview. “It was another assignment from God, a special assignment from God. That a life needed to be saved.”

Authorities arrested Jonathan Willard, 39, of New Ellenton, on one count each of kidnapping and impersonation of a law enforcement officer. He was being held Thursday at the Aiken County Detention Center.

According to an incident report from the Aiken County Sheriff's Department, the woman was taking a walk when a man in a green Cadillac "came from behind her and told her he was with the police.” She said he took her phone and Social Security card, put her in handcuffs and placed her in the back seat of the car.

The woman told police that the man pulled over by a gated property and got out. She said she tried to open the rear doors, but they were locked.

As the man rummaged through the trunk, she said, she climbed over the seat and escaped through the open driver's side door.

Moore was driving south of Aiken when he saw the woman running toward him.

“I let my window down and she said, ‘Please help me. He’s trying to kidnap me,’" Moore said.

As the woman swerved, Moore said, the man chasing her pulled up beside him and showed “what looks to be a badge.”

“And he said, ‘I’m with law enforcement, and she jumped out of my car,’" Moore recounted. The man then left in the Cadillac.

Bystanders called 911, helped get the cuffs off the woman and gave her water. Moore said she told him that she had just graduated the day before, and that the man had also taken her diploma.

She asked Moore if he would accompany her back to the spot where she escaped, to see if the man had might have dumped her belongings. He said they found nothing.

The Aiken County Solicitor’s Office said Willard had not yet been assigned a defense attorney and no court dates had been scheduled. The AP called the jail to speak with Willard, but the request was denied.

Moore is pastor of Amazing Grace Ministries in Denmark, South Carolina. Moore is also a 27-year Army veteran, said his wife, Betty, an associate pastor at the church.

“When I learned that he was caught the next day I was relieved of a lot of things that he didn’t get away," he said, "to go try that again someplace else.”

The legislation, sponsored by Rep. Gregory Meeks, D-N.Y., seeks to cement U.S. assistance for Ukraine by providing more than $1 billion in security and reconstruction aid. It would make another $8 billion available for Ukraine's defense through loans.

The vote could generate the second major foreign policy break this week in the House with President Donald Trump. It comes one day after the House for the first time approved a war powers resolution aimed at halting the U.S. military action against Iran.

Supporters were able to force action on the Ukraine bill by gathering 218 signatures on a discharge petition, a legislative tool that allows a majority of the House to effectively bypass leadership.

Once rarely successful, House members have used the petition tool this Congress to pass bills on releasing the government's files on Jeffrey Epstein and to extend health care subsidies to many of those who get health coverage through the Affordable Care Act, though the latter measure faltered in the Senate.

The first test vote on the Ukraine bill occurred Wednesday evening and supporters were able to advance the measure by a margin of 218-204. Six Republicans and an independent joined with every Democrat in supporting it.

Meeks said the vote is important so that the people of Ukraine know “that the United States of America is not going to turn its back on them, that the people of Ukraine know that we will stand with them against Russia.”

“We can’t let them down,” Meeks said.

Lawmakers want to send a message

Supporters are hopeful that the House's passage of the Ukraine bill would put pressure on the Senate to do the same. But they also know that the Senate likely won't go along unless Trump gives the bill his endorsement.

“It's probably not going to get 60 votes in the Senate, but it's going to hopefully force the Senate to address the issue," said Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., who signed the discharge petition and voted to advance the bill. “It's going to send a great message to the soldiers of Ukraine.”

He said the vote would also send a message to Russian President Vladimir Putin that “we do have a pulse here, that we do care about Ukraine and that we are going to utilize our authority to help them.”

As the war has dragged on, it's gotten more difficult for supporters of Ukraine in Congress to provide additional financial support to help Ukraine defend itself.

The U.S. has approved some $195 billion for the Ukraine response, according to the latest quarterly inspector general report for Operation Atlantic Resolve, with roughly a quarter of that going to replenish weapons stockpiles for the U.S. military. The last major legislation designed to bolster the Ukraine response occurred in April 2024, though modest amounts have since been included in annual appropriations bills.

Republican leaders are trying to stop the bill

Republican leaders have urged their members to oppose the legislation. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., said there are good-faith negotiations between members of Congress and the White House to boost Ukraine. He described the negotiations as complicated.

“I think they are going to yield positive results, but you set that back if you pass legislation that doesn't go as far as the negotiations are going,” Scalise said.

The war that followed Russia’s full-scale invasion of its neighbor is more than four years old, with no end in sight. In recent days, both sides have sought an edge by launching long-range missile strikes.

U.S.-led peace efforts have fizzled out as the sides made no progress on key differences and after the war in Iran grabbed Washington’s attention. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accepted an unconditional ceasefire demanded by Trump but Putin refused.

Action in the Senate on Ukraine has revolved around a bill that would impose sweeping tariffs and secondary sanctions on countries that purchase Russia’s oil, gas, uranium and other exports, which are crucial to financing Russia’s military. But the bill has languished.

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Associated Press congressional correspondent Lisa Mascaro contributed to this report.

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U.S. CBP Air and Marine Operations, the U.S. Coast Guard, and “international partners” rescued 240 Haitian migrants in the Caribbean, according to Scott.

“The overcrowded vessel was taking on water and in danger of sinking,” Scott wrote. “Our personnel helped prevent what could have been a catastrophic loss of life while stopping yet another illegal migration attempt.”

Scott had a message for desperate migrants and traffickers: “Illegal maritime migration is dangerous, it is not worth the risk, and you will not gain entry into the US.”

Haitians have been experiencing a devastating crisis, as the United Nations estimates that over 1.4 million people have been displaced by gang violence.

In May, Monique Verdieux told the Associated Press that she was forced to flee her home in Port-au-Prince after she saw armed men burning her neighbors’ houses.

“I am now sleeping in the street,” Verdieux, 56, said.

The violence forced Doctors Without Borders to evacuate a hospital for three weeks in Cité Soleil, while there were dozens of gunshot victims.

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Según Scott, la División Aérea y Marítima de la CBP, la Guardia Costera de Estados Unidos y “socios internacionales” rescataron a 240 migrantes haitianos en el Caribe.

“La embarcación sobrecargada estaba haciendo agua y corría peligro de hundirse”, escribió Scott. “Nuestro personal ayudó a evitar lo que pudo haber sido una pérdida catastrófica de vidas mientras impedía otro intento de migración ilegal”.

Scott también envió un mensaje a los migrantes desesperados y a los traficantes de personas: “La migración marítima ilegal es peligrosa, no vale la pena correr el riesgo y no obtendrán entrada a Estados Unidos”.

Los haitianos han estado enfrentando una crisis devastadora, ya que las Naciones Unidas estiman que más de 1.4 millones de personas han sido desplazadas por la violencia de las pandillas.

En mayo, Monique Verdieux contó a The Associated Press que se vio obligada a huir de su hogar en Puerto Príncipe después de ver a hombres armados quemando las viviendas de sus vecinos.

“Ahora estoy durmiendo en la calle”, dijo Verdieux, de 56 años.

La violencia obligó a Médicos Sin Fronteras a evacuar durante tres semanas un hospital en Cité Soleil, mientras decenas de víctimas de disparos llegaban al lugar.

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Monroe County Sheriff’s Office deputies said they received a call at around 8:45 p.m. that a man later identified as Jamie Allan Koval, 38, had drank four Red Bull vodkas and “smoked two joints” and was trying to leave Kiki’s Sandbar, located at 183 Barry Ave. on Little Torch Key.

According to an arrest report, a deputy searching Big Pine Key spotted Koval’s pickup and pulled him over after seeing an unusual driving pattern.

Authorities said the deputy noticed that Koval smelled of alcohol and the girl, under his care, was not wearing a seat belt while in the back seat.

Suspecting he was under the influence, deputies said they asked Koval to participate in a field sobriety test, which he failed.

A deputy wrote in the arrest report that after being placed under arrest, Koval told him, from the backseat of the deputy’s cruiser, that “when he got out of jail he was going to sexually assault my wife” and “was going to get his son to sexually assault my daughter,” then threated to harm the deputy once they got to jail and his handcuffs came off.

Once at the jail, deputies said Koval admitted to being “under the influence of marijuana” and refused to take a breath test.

He now faces charges of DUI with person under 18 in the vehicle, resisting arrest, child neglect, threatening a law enforcement officer, threatening a law enforcement officer’s family and refusal to submit to a breath test.

As of Thursday afternoon, he was being held in MCSO’s Key West jail facility with no listed bond.

Records show he’s set to be arraigned in a Florida Keys courtroom on June 23.

Authorities said they put the girl “in (the) care of family members” and notified the Florida Department of Children and Families.

Agentes de la Oficina del Sheriff del condado Monroe informaron que recibieron una llamada alrededor de las 8:45 p.m. reportando que un hombre, posteriormente identificado como Jamie Allan Koval, de 38 años, había consumido cuatro vodkas con Red Bull y “fumado dos porros” y estaba intentando salir de Kiki’s Sandbar, ubicado en 183 Barry Ave., en Little Torch Key.

Según un informe de arresto, un agente que patrullaba Big Pine Key localizó la camioneta de Koval y lo detuvo tras observar un patrón inusual de conducción.

Las autoridades indicaron que el agente notó que Koval olía a alcohol y que la menor bajo su cuidado no llevaba puesto el cinturón de seguridad mientras viajaba en el asiento trasero.

Al sospechar que estaba bajo los efectos de sustancias, los agentes le pidieron a Koval que realizara una prueba de sobriedad de campo, la cual no aprobó.

Un agente escribió en el informe de arresto que, después de ser arrestado, Koval le dijo desde el asiento trasero de la patrulla que “cuando saliera de la cárcel iba a agredir sexualmente a mi esposa” y que “iba a hacer que su hijo agrediera sexualmente a mi hija”, además de amenazar con hacerle daño al agente una vez llegaran a la cárcel y le quitaran las esposas.

Una vez en la cárcel, los agentes indicaron que Koval admitió estar “bajo la influencia de marihuana” y se negó a someterse a una prueba de alcoholemia.

Ahora enfrenta cargos por conducir bajo los efectos del alcohol con una persona menor de 18 años en el vehículo, resistirse al arresto, negligencia infantil, amenazas contra un agente del orden público, amenazas contra familiares de un agente del orden público y negarse a someterse a una prueba de alcoholemia.

Hasta la tarde del jueves, permanecía detenido en la cárcel de Key West de la Oficina del Sheriff del condado Monroe sin una fianza establecida.

Los registros muestran que tiene programada una audiencia de instrucción de cargos en un tribunal de los Cayos de Florida el 23 de junio.

Las autoridades informaron que dejaron a la menor “bajo el cuidado de familiares” y notificaron al Departamento de Niños y Familias de Florida.

La oficina de la alcaldesa anunció en un comunicado de prensa la renuncia del director de Operaciones del Condado, Jimmy Morales, y de la directora de PortMiami, Hydi Webb.

La medida ocurre una semana después de que residentes de Fisher Island demandaran a un desarrollador, solicitando a un tribunal que impida la venta del depósito de combustible sin su consentimiento por escrito, argumentando que la transacción viola un acuerdo previo.

También sostienen que la amenaza del condado de recurrir a la expropiación es inconstitucional. Una demanda federal separada también continúa su curso en el sistema judicial.

Local 10 News está trabajando para preguntar a la oficina de la alcaldesa si la más reciente demanda tuvo alguna influencia en los cambios de liderazgo y también contactó al desarrollador para solicitar comentarios.

Mientras tanto, en un comunicado, Levine Cava dijo en parte que está “profundamente agradecida” con Morales y Webb “por su extraordinario servicio al condado Miami-Dade y a nuestros residentes”.

“Su liderazgo, integridad y dedicación han ayudado a fortalecer nuestro condado”, dijo.

Local 10 News solicitó copias de sus cartas de renuncia.

El director de Servicios Públicos y Regulatorios, Roy Coley, fue ascendido al cargo de vicealcalde, donde supervisará varios departamentos e instalaciones del condado, incluido el aeropuerto y el puerto marítimo.

El subdirector del puerto, Frederick Wong, se desempeñará como director interino de PortMiami.

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It wasn’t his first significant project; it wasn’t even his first film with director Danny Boyle. And he was, in his words, fairly arrogant and cocksure at the time. But that kinetic film about four heroin addicts in late-1980s Scotland was and, 30 years later, remains defining — in his career, in the culture and in his understanding of what true artistic satisfaction can feel like.

“It’s very much in that early part of my career, and of course, even today, probably the most important piece of work that I was involved in, just because it had such a massive effect on my life. Not only because of what it did, but because of how it felt to make,” McGregor told The Associated Press in a recent interview. “It set the bar unknowingly high because it’s been quite hard to match ever since.”

Both McGregor and Boyle are a little wistful about the time, and what they made, on the eve of its 30th anniversary re-release. Starting Friday, a 4K digital restoration will be in theaters nationwide. Though “Trainspotting” was very much of its moment with its Britpop soundtrack, its Thatcher-era grit, its darkly comedic tone and shrewd blend of giddy highs and tragic lows, it’s also one that has stood the unforgiving test of time.

“You get kids coming up to you who are 17 who said they’d just seen it,” Boyle said. “I could be their grandfather … yet it still spoke to them.”

Putting Hollywood on hold

Boyle was a hot commodity after “Shallow Grave,” a 1994 black comedy about flatmates in Edinburgh starring McGregor, and Hollywood was calling. Literally. A peak-famous Sharon Stone cold-called him and asked if he’d want to come make a film with her. But he had his sights set on Irvine Welsh’s buzzy debut novel, teaming once again with screenwriter John Hodge and producer Andrew Macdonald.

The budget would be small, 1.5 million pounds or about $1.9 million, and the shoot would be quick and local. They didn’t know what they didn’t know: Boyle remembers asking his cinematographer, the late Brian Tufano, if they could use an anal probe camera for the “worst toilet in Scotland” scene.

“I remember him saying, ‘Well, Danny, yes, you can get that. But I’m not sure how Ewan and his family and agent will feel about that,’” Boyle said with a laugh. “He tempered my kind of extreme way of approaching this material.”

And somehow it all worked, driven by youthful energy, a bit of arrogance and a passionate commitment to the material.

‘It would have been a disaster if it had been done differently’

“‘Trainspotting’ had to be made that way,” said McGregor, who was 23 at the time. “It would have been a disaster if it had been done differently.”

For McGregor, at least part of the vitality came from the fact that they were shooting on film; money was going through the camera on every take.

“We shoot on these cards now, and it just doesn’t matter anymore,” McGregor said. “There’s no natural sort of like rhythm to filmmaking like there used to be then. … I think back to ‘Shallow Grave’ and ‘Trainspotting’ and it feels almost like a different job.”

Boyle too has been chasing that kind of innocence ever since. He said he might have come close on his upcoming film “Ink,” with Jack O’Connell.

“It was liberating not having enough money because you don’t have that limitation of thinking, oh, that’s going to be too extreme for the studio or for the audience reach we’re meant to have,” Boyle said. “You could make it so that if it didn’t work, you just, you know, sulk away with your tail between your legs and call back Sharon Stone and say ‘I was wrong.’”

The rock star moment

Like any film about drugs, there was a fair amount of discourse around its release. U.S. presidential candidate Bob Dole even denounced it, unseen, for romanticizing heroin during his campaign. But the film was in the conversation — and it had an enviable group of supporters, including Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker and Blur’s Damon Albarn, both of whom provided songs for the film.

After “Trainspotting” became a hit, life changed profoundly for McGregor. In London, he said, “it was madness.” At the time he was sharing a flat with his co-star Jonny Lee Miller, Jude Law and Sean Pertwee. When they’d go out to clubs, they felt like rock stars.

“There was a real energy around it,” McGregor said. “We were part of that, you see, the Blur and Oasis and Pulp and The Verve and all of that amazing music that was happening then. We were the sort of movie version of it, I guess, because Danny knew what he was doing with the soundtrack and because the novel was so huge and current and … and maybe because it was ours. It was British and it wasn’t pandering to America. We didn’t make it for America.”

An absolute love of cinema

Boyle hopes that audiences take a chance on “Trainspotting” in the theater, whether they're revisiting it or seeing it for the first time. It was, he said, made with an absolute love of cinema.

“It’s very indebted to ‘Goodfellas,’ which also has that feeling of: You are here to be absolutely assaulted by an experience,” Boyle said. “You know, you have given us your money and you’ve given us your time to be here for 90 minutes, two hours, whatever it is, and we promise, we promise to deliver everything to you that we can.”

“I absolutely expect something in the next couple of hours,” manager Aaron Boone said before the Yankees concluded a three-game series with the Cleveland Guardians. “He went for more testing today just because he’s got edema there. So, they want to get (the most) specific images they can to try and see exactly what we have.”

Judge underwent a CT scan on Thursday morning and had an MRI earlier in the week when he met with a specialist. The bruise was first revealed when Judge underwent testing on the team’s off day on Monday.

“I’m obviously not a doctor, I don’t know how it all works, but there’s a lot of people involved in trying to make sure we get the right diagnosis," Boone said.

Judge was diagnosed with a stress fracture in one of his right ribs in March 2020. The injury occurred when he dove for a ball in September 2019, but Judge did not miss any time because of the 2020 season being delayed by the pandemic.

He is hitting .248 with 17 homers and 38 RBIs. The three-time AL MVP has one homer in his last 18 games since May 10 and ended an 11-game homer and RBI drought with a game-ending, two-run drive on May 24 against the Tampa Bay Rays.

Judge entered the game against Tampa Bay in a 1-for-24 slump that dropped his batting average to .246. He was hitless in 15 at-bats before singling in the first inning.

Judge won the batting title last season when he hit a career-high .331 with 53 homers and 114 RBIs in 152 games. He missed 10 games from July 26-Aug. 4 with a flexor strain in his right elbow that he sustained on a throw to home July 22 in Toronto. He underwent a plasma-rich injection and did not require offseason surgery.

When Judge was hurt last season, Giancarlo Stanton played 17 games in the outfield. Stanton has been out since April 24 with a strained right calf and started taking live at-bats on the field Wednesday, though he was ruled out for New York's upcoming road trip.

José Caballero started the first two games against Cleveland and has made four starts in right field since being acquired from Tampa Bay at the July 31 trade deadline. Max Schuemann made his first career start in right field Thursday.

Judge had started 52 of New York’s first 59 games in right field. Rookie Spencer Jones made four starts in right field before getting sent down May 22 and Cody Bellinger has started two games.

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The decision released Thursday marks another setback for Democratic Attorney General Kris Mayes as she struggles to push the sprawling case through the courts. Mayes’ office said it will again present the case in its entirety to a grand jury rather than end the prosecution. Her office declined to comment further on the court's decision.

The ruling came after similar cases in Michigan and Georgia were dismissed by the courts and a special prosecutor dropped a federal case in late 2024 that charged Trump with conspiring to overturn the 2020 election. Cases related to the fake elector scheme remain in Arizona, Nevada and Wisconsin.

A lower-court judge in Phoenix concluded in May that the case’s first grand jury hadn’t been shown the text of the Electoral Count Act, a 19th century law that governs the certification of presidential contests and was invoked by those charged in defending themselves.

Defense lawyers argued the law allowed for multiple slates of electors to be submitted to Congress in case the results were disputed, though it was amended in 2022 to specify that a state could put forward only one slate of electors and that it was the governor who would sign off. Mark L. Williams, an attorney representing Giuliani, applauded the court’s decision and questioned whether Mayes’ office will carry through on its promise to bring the case back to the grand jury. “In my mind, the whole thing is meritless," Williams said. "Mr. Giuliani has done nothing wrong.” There has been no movement in the Arizona case at the trial court level since mid-May 2025.

Former President Joe Biden won Arizona in 2020 by 10,457 votes.

The state attorney general has faced steep challenges in making her case.

It was filed nearly three and a half years after the 2020 election and levels complicated conspiracy charges against 18 defendants. A dozen dismissal requests filed by defense attorneys have slowed down the case’s pace.

The first judge on the case recused himself in late 2024 after an email surfaced in which he told fellow judges to speak out against attacks on Kamala Harris’ campaign for the presidency. The next judge ordered the case to be sent back to a grand jury.

Of the 18 Arizona defendants, two were former Trump aides, five were lawyers working for Trump and 11 were Republicans who submitted a document falsely claiming Trump won Arizona.

Three defendants have resolved their cases, including one who pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge.

The rest have pleaded not guilty to conspiracy, fraud and forgery charges. Some said they signed the certificate in case Trump won court challenges and a new slate of electors was needed urgently before Congress’ Jan. 6 deadline to tally votes.

El incidente ocurrió poco después de las 12:30 a.m. del 25 de mayo en The Standard Cuisine & Cocktails, ubicado en 187 SE Mizner Blvd., en el centro comercial Royal Palm Plaza.

Desde entonces, las autoridades arrestaron al sospechoso, Christian Ippolito.

La policía informó que Ippolito, de 24 años y residente de Lantana, sostuvo una discusión con una de las víctimas, a quien conocía, justo afuera del restaurante, sacó un arma de fuego de la cintura y realizó dos disparos contra la víctima.

Según la policía, uno de los disparos impactó a la víctima en el pecho, mientras que el otro ingresó al restaurante e hirió a un cliente en una pierna.

Los paramédicos trasladaron a ambas víctimas a un hospital cercano.

Las autoridades informaron posteriormente que la víctima que recibió el disparo en el pecho se encuentra en condición estable y que la víctima herida en la pierna fue dada de alta más tarde.

La policía indicó que Ippolito fue arrestado el miércoles y permanece encarcelado en la cárcel del condado Palm Beach enfrentando dos cargos de intento de asesinato en segundo grado con arma de fuego y un cargo por disparar contra una propiedad ocupada.

Los agentes de la Policía de Hollywood respondieron a una llamada al 911 alrededor de las 8 p.m. del miércoles después de que testigos en la zona costera observaran el cuerpo, al este del North Boardwalk y al sur de Hollywood North Beach Park.

“Vimos a dos pescadores y luego lo que parecía ser un cuerpo en la playa… Vimos cómo la arrastraban hacia la orilla… fue desalentador”, dijo Gianluca Fiore, un testigo.

Agentes de la Policía de Hollywood permanecieron dentro y fuera de la playa hasta altas horas de la noche, cerca de North Surf Road, entre las calles New Mexico y Thomas. La Oficina del Médico Forense del Condado Broward también investigaba el caso.

Los detectives solicitaron a cualquier persona con información sobre este u otros casos y que desee permanecer en el anonimato que llame a Broward County Crime Stoppers al 954-493-8477.

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Trump showed a video during an unrelated event with water bubbling into the freshly painted basin at the foot of the Lincoln Memorial.

“That's clean, beautiful water,” the president said.

Live video showed water accumulating in the center of the basin, with workers and trucks still inside the pool.

Trump noted the work to paint the shallow basin a deep shade, which he calls “American flag blue,” was completed on Wednesday. The administration said in a court filing that it was set to be filled with water no later than Sunday.

Trump has put the cost of the work on the pool at $1.5 million to $2 million, but records show that at least $14.8 million worth of contracts have been awarded for the project. The president announced the work in April during an unrelated Oval Office appearance, saying he was inspired by complaints from a friend visiting from Germany who called the pool dark and disgusting.

The project is another way for Trump to leave his mark on the city, following the demolition of the White House East Wing to build a large ballroom and plans to build an arch between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery.

The reflecting pool, which is more than 2,000 feet (610 meters) long, was originally built in the 1920s. It sits between the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument and is one of the most iconic sites in Washington. Martin Luther King, Jr. famously gave his “I Have a Dream” speech there in 1963.

The basin held about 6.5 million gallons of water — roughly as much as 10 Olympic-size swimming pools — before a 2012 renovation, according to the National Park Service. Under that earlier renovation, the pool was reengineered with a circulation and filtration system so that instead of using the city’s drinking water, it draws river water from the nearby Tidal Basin. Washington and its surrounding states are facing drought conditions.

Critics have said Trump, a Republican, is spending too much time and attention on his pet projects and not enough on issues that voters care about, like the cost of living, in the run-up to the November elections. Others have said he wants the reflecting pool to look more like a swimming pool.

Last month, a Washington-based nonprofit called the Cultural Landscape Foundation filed a suit asking a judge to force the Trump administration to stop work on the “dark grey” Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, saying the new paint color suggested a “theme park.”

An order in the case hasn't come yet, and on Wednesday the Trump administration notified the court the work was complete, with the basin set to be filled by Sunday.

A message seeking information from the Interior Department, which oversees the Park Service, wasn't immediately answered.

No, the most unpleasant part of descending into New York City's vast sewer system, according to former urban explorer Steve Duncan, was the cockroaches.

“They’re all over the place, crawling on walls, dropping down on you,” Duncan recalled this week. “They were the worst.”

Duncan, 48, who now lives in Maryland, reflected on his years documenting the muck-filled tunnels running under New York after surveillance videos captured small groups of people mysteriously entering and exiting the sewer system in Brooklyn and Queens in recent days.

Police say they’re still investigating the three incidents but don’t believe there’s any threat to the public. Officials stress that it is both illegal and dangerous to enter the city’s 7,400 miles (12,000 kilometers) of sewer pipes.

Duncan believes the groups were likely explorers like him, traversing the large, 19th century sewer mains that run underneath parts of the city.

These relatively cavernous spaces can exceed 6 feet (1.8 meters) in diameter — tall enough for most people to comfortably walk upright — and can feature handmade bricks and elegant arches, he said.

A number, including one near where one of the groups was spotted, trace the paths of naturally occurring waterways that once sustained New York, before industrialization fouled them and forced city builders to convert them to sewers, Duncan said.

“These old streams, they get put underground as cities grow up around them,” he explained. “It’s amazing how much this old natural environment is part of the city today.”

Going underground requires planning

The videos suggest that some of the groups spent up to three hours underground, a length of time that may seem unimaginable, but Duncan said passes quickly as sewer journeys require navigating slippery, humid environments and flowing water that could be a foot (30 centimeters) or deeper in places.

Duncan credits the groups with picking an optimal time for their excursions.

Heavy rainfall days earlier would have mostly cleared the system, and venturing into the tunnels in the early morning hours would mean waste flow would be noticeably less than during peak daytime hours.

“They did their research,” Duncan said.

But invisible dangers lurk in these pathogen-rich environments, he said, recounting how he'd landed in the hospital with badly infected extremities on two separate occasions, which eventually pushed him to retire.

Seasoned explorers will generally bring gas meters to check for dangerous levels of fumes, including potentially flammable hydrogen sulfide, which is produced by decomposition, Duncan said.

As to the smell of all that effluent, it’s not as overpowering as you’d think, Duncan said.

“If it’s a well-functioning sewer, it’s more like a barnyard, or compost pile smell,” he said. “But when it’s bad, it can smell like death.”

Subterranean explorers' motivation raises questions

Some residents have worried the mysterious explorers captured on video were up to something nefarious. Many were dressed in waterproof hip waders and equipped with headlamps and what appeared to be shovels and other tools.

“Sewers can serve as entry or exit points to buildings, and we have all seen movies in which criminals escape jail through a sewer,” offered Magued Iskander, an engineering professor at New York University. “There must be a reason beyond mere thrill to enter a dirty place like a sewer.”

Others have noted that police have nabbed underground treasure seekers from time to time.

Three men were charged just last year with burglary and other counts after they went searching for gold, jewelry and other valuables in a Brooklyn sewer. A decade earlier, police caught three others as they emerged from a maintenance hole, including a worker with the city Department of Environmental Protection, which manages the sewer system.

If anything, the viral videos underscore just how vulnerable some of the city’s vital infrastructure is, said David Sarni, a retired New York Police Department detective and professor at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in Manhattan.

“Is this something that could be exploited by people who look to do harm?” he said. “You have to really take nothing for granted and always think, unfortunately, on that negative side.”

Duncan, who now works in real estate, said neither riches nor malice motivated him and many others of his generation of urban explorers.

On his trips into underground passages in New York, London, Paris and elsewhere during the early 2000s, he rarely found anything of value, save for the odd credit card or tattered wallet.

“These are terrifying places that take a lot of planning and dedication to explore safely,” Duncan said. “You don’t do all of these things for the tiny chance of finding a diamond earring.”

“The real reason is to see something new, or experience the city in a different way,” he continued. “That’s the real lure.”

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Associated Press video journalist Joseph Frederick in New York contributed to this story.

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Local 10 News also heard from Pembroke Pines Commissioner Jay Schwartz, who owns the flight school connected to the aircraft involved in the crash.

Investigators said a plane took off from North Perry Airport on May 29. Shortly after takeoff, the aircraft experienced engine failure, forcing the pilot to attempt an emergency landing.

The plane crashed outside South Florida State Hospital.

A student pilot and a flight instructor were inside the overturned aircraft. Both were injured but survived, thanks in part to people who rushed to help.

“As I was driving South on University, going back home, I see this plane above me and it looked like it was losing altitude,” said Nathan Gansert, the good samaritan who helped.

According to a police report, the flight school company connected to the plane is Blue Sky, which is owned by Schwartz. The report also states that one of the survivors said the plane had been experiencing engine issues the day before the crash.

On Wednesday, city leaders honored Gansert for helping rescue the two people onboard.

Gansert said he was driving when he noticed a plane flying unusually low before it disappeared from view.

“I noticed I didn’t see it in the sky anymore,” Gansert said. “I turn the corner, turn the other corner and see tree branches on the ground. I see one of the girls start to climb out and I jumped out my car and ran over there and helped the other one. I did what I do best and I guess that being a human.”

Schwartz thanked Gansert during the ceremony.

“You saved our girls,” Schwartz said. “One of them is watching right now. It’s only been five nights. When things get better, we’re going to get together.”

Both survivors are expected to recover.

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According to Pembroke Pines police, officers detained the suspect, Zachary Mikolashek, 38, after serving an arrest warrant at a home in the Camden Portofino community, located in the area of Northwest 108^th Avenue and Third Street.

Neighbors told Local 10 News that Mikolashek is a military veteran who has been suffering from PTSD.

They said he was shooting aimlessly into the air two days ago.

Blink doorbell camera footage shows SWAT team members outside the home.

“He’s a human being that’s suffering from PTSD and, you know, unfortunately it got to this point,” one neighbor said. “He barricaded himself in there and they had to go and help him out. They were actually saying, ‘One veteran to the next, please come out. We don’t want to hurt you.’”

Another neighbor told Local 10 News that she heard the sound of what sounded like about five gunshots.

As officers were serving the warrant, they temporarily evacuated a family that lives next door to Mikolashek due to the presence of guns inside his home.

Police did not immediately confirm details about what led to Mikolashek’s arrest, but confirmed that he has been charged with burglary.

As of Thursday afternoon, Mikolashek was being held at the Broward County Main Jail. His bond had not yet been set.

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It happened just after 12:30 a.m. on May 25 at The Standard Cuisine & Cocktails, located at 187 SE Mizner Blvd. in the Royal Palm Plaza shopping center.

Authorities have since taken the suspect, Christian Ippolito, into custody.

Police said Ippolito, 24, of Lantana, got into an argument with one of the victims ― whom he knew ― just outside the restaurant, pulled a gun from his waistband and fired two shots toward the victim.

One of the shots struck the victim in the chest while the other shot went into the restaurant and struck a patron in the leg, police said.

Medics rushed both victims to a nearby hospital.

Authorities have since said that the victim who was shot in the chest is in stable condition and the victim who was shot in the leg was later released from the hospital.

Police said Ippolito was taken into custody on Wednesday and remains behind bars at the Palm Beach County Jail on two charges of second-degree attempted murder with a firearm and one charge of shooting into an occupied dwelling.

El Consejo Nacional Electoral certificó que De la Espriella, del movimiento Defensores de la Patria, obtuvo el 43,73 % de los votos, seguido de Cepeda, del oficialista Pacto Histórico, con el 40,91 %, tras concluir el escrutinio.

Se trata de un resultado coincidente con el conteo preliminar que fue divulgado el domingo, tras la jornada de votación, por la Registraduría Nacional, que se encarga de la logística de las elecciones y que fue cuestionado por el presidente Gustavo Petro, quien dijo que solo reconocería el resultado del escrutinio.

El presidente del CNE, magistrado Cristian Ricardo Quiroz, dijo que entregan resultados “legítimos y transparentes” con “cero reclamaciones”, bajo el acompañamiento de testigos electorales y observadores internacionales.

El gobierno estadounidense advirtió el jueves que está monitoreando la “integridad” de las elecciones en Colombia, luego de que Trump anunciara su apoyo a De la Espriella. El subsecretario de Estado, Christopher Landau, dijo en la red social X que quienes intenten “manipular” las elecciones, por ejemplo comprando, podrían poner en riesgo sus visas.

Los dos candidatos se han enganchado en discusiones públicas que incluyen el uso de la camiseta de la Selección colombiana por parte de la campaña de De la Espriella. Un juez emitió el jueves una medida provisional que le ordena al candidato abstenerse de usarla en la campaña. “La camiseta de Colombia no se censura”, respondió De la Espriella.

Petro y Cepeda desisten de proceso constituyente

En una seguidilla de declaraciones, el mandatario, el comité de recolección de firmas para una asamblea constituyente y el candidato se pronunciaron en el mismo sentido y aseguraron que descartar el proceso permite apoyar la campaña de Cepeda para vencer a la “extrema derecha” en referencia De la Espriella, simpatizante de los presidentes Donald Trump y Nayib Bukele.

“La decisión electoral reflejada en las últimas elecciones al reflejar una profunda división ciudadana no permite que el constituyente (el pueblo) se convoque a sí mismo y ha dejado abierta la puerta de un regreso a los métodos del fascismo violento”, afirmó Petro en la red social X.

La propuesta de modificar la Constitución que rige desde 1991 ha gravitado a lo largo del gobierno del progresista Petro, quien ha insistido en que sea “el pueblo” el que decida los cambios que necesita. Sin embargo, se convirtió en una de las principales críticas hacia Cepeda —aliado de Petro— durante la campaña presidencial.

“El proyecto político que representa la extrema derecha, hoy encabezado por su candidato Abelardo de la Espriella, constituye una amenaza para los fundamentos democráticos... a la sustitución de la democracia por un régimen autocrático y mafioso”, aseguró Cepeda en una declaración transmitida en video.

Cepeda defendió la Constitución actual, asegurando que es un “demócrata” que respeta las leyes, luego de que durante la campaña presidencial dijo que de llegar al poder convocaría a un acuerdo nacional a distintos sectores, incluyendo empresarios y movimientos sociales, para hablar de los principales temas del país y que no descartaba que ese diálogo concluyera en un proceso para cambiar la carta magna.

Armando Wouriyu Valbuena, vocero del comité promotor de la constituyente, explicó que suspender el proceso de recolección de firmas busca enfocar el esfuerzo en apoyar la campaña de Cepeda y “consolidar una gran alianza por la vida capaz de frenar los sectores de extrema derecha que amenazan los derechos, la convivencia y la paz en nuestro país”.

La Constitución vigente establece que para ser reformada el Congreso debe aprobar una ley en la que avale que los ciudadanos decidan en una votación popular si convocan una Asamblea Constituyente. Luego la Corte Constitucional deberá revisar la ley y darle su aval.

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Hollywood police officers responded to a 911 call at about 8 p.m. on Wednesday after ocean-side witnesses saw the body, east of the North Boardwalk and south of the Hollywood North Beach Park.

“We saw two fishermen and then what looked like a body on the beach ... We saw them drag her up ... it was disheartening,” Gianluca Fiore, a witness, said.

There were Hollywood police officers on and off the beach late into the night, near North Surf Road, between New Mexico and Thomas streets. The Broward County Medical Examiner’s Office was investigating.

“Hollywood police department and fire department did an amazing job at making sure that the body was treated with respect,“ Emilio Benitz, a witness who lives steps away from the North Boardwalk, said.

Detectives asked anyone with information about this or other cases who wants to remain anonymous to call Broward County Crime Stoppers at 954-493-8477.

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The benchmark 30-year fixed rate mortgage rate fell to 6.48% from 6.53% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. The average rate remains below 6.85%, where it was a year ago.

When mortgage rates decline they give homebuyers more purchasing power.

Rates have been mostly trending higher since the war with Iran began, disrupting the passage of tankers ferrying crude oil from the Persian Gulf to customers worldwide. That’s sent oil prices sharply higher — a key driver of inflation.

“This conflict is currently the main driver of still-high mortgage rates, as the oil shock ripples inflation fears throughout the global economy,” said Joel Berner, a senior economist at Realtor.com.

Mortgage rates are influenced by several factors, from the Federal Reserve’s interest rate policy decisions to bond market investors’ expectations for the economy and inflation. They generally follow the trajectory of the 10-year Treasury yield, which lenders use as a guide to pricing home loans.

Expectations of higher oil prices as the war drags on have kept long-term bond yields elevated, causing mortgage rates to mostly trend higher.

The yield on the U.S. 10-year Treasury note was at 4.47% in midday trading Thursday on the bond market, up from 4.45% a week ago. It was just 3.97% in late February, before the war broke out.

As recently as late February, the average rate on a 30-year mortgage had slipped just under 6% for the first time since late 2022. It’s hasn’t fallen below that threshold since. Last week, it surged to its highest level since August 28, when it was 6.56%.

While average long-term mortgage rates remain lower than they were at this time last year, their mostly upward trajectory and uncertainty over how much higher they may go as bond markets react to the economic fallout from the conflict in the Middle East have been a drag on the housing market.

Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes were essentially flat in April after declining from a year earlier in the first three months of the year, extending a nationwide housing slump that dates back to 2022 when mortgage rates began to climb from pandemic-era lows. The May existing home sales snapshot is due out next week.

Recent mortgage applications data are another sign that the upward trend in mortgage rates has many would-be homebuyers on hold.

Mortgage applications, which include loans to buy a home or refinance an existing mortgage, fell 2.5% last week for the third week in a row, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. Applications for loans to buy a home remain modestly higher than last year's levels, but posted their slowest weekly pace since April.

Meanwhile, home loan refinancing applications softened as many homeowners eager to refinance hold out for lower rates.

Still, those homeowners also got some relief this week. Borrowing costs on 15-year fixed-rate mortgages, often sought by borrowers refinancing a home loan, also eased. That average rate fell to 5.79% from 5.87% last week. A year ago, it was at 5.99%, Freddie Mac said.

Home shoppers who are undeterred by elevated mortgage rates are benefiting from buyer-friendly trends in many markets, including more properties for sale than a year ago and data showing that home listing prices have started falling.

The median price of U.S. homes listed for sale fell 2.4% last month from a year earlier, the steepest decline on data going back to 2017, according to Realtor.com.

Castillo, de 42 años, quien reemplaza al exjefe Edwin Lopez , comenzará su nuevo trabajo el 15 de junio, antes de una ceremonia formal de juramento el 17 de junio, según el anuncio de la ciudad.

La alcaldesa de Doral, Christi Fraga, emitió un comunicado en el que afirma que Castillo combinará “una vigilancia policial proactiva, tecnología moderna y una participación comunitaria significativa para lograr resultados reales”.

Fraga anunció la salida de López el 11 de mayo, tras su nombramiento como nuevo jefe de policía de Miami.

En un comunicado, Zeida Sardiñas , la administradora municipal, describió a Castillo como “un líder policial respetado en nuestra región que comprende a nuestra comunidad y ha trabajado junto a nuestro departamento a través de colaboraciones previas”.

Castillo comenzó su carrera en el Departamento de Policía de Miami Springs como auxiliar de servicio público en 2009. Este graduado de la Universidad Internacional de Florida ascendió de rango y fue ascendido a jefe el 1 de enero de 2025.

Miami Springs aún no había anunciado a su reemplazo.

Historias relacionadas

• Doral ofrece el puesto de jefe de policía al actual jefe de policía de Miami Springs, Matthew Castillo.
• Miami nombra a un “líder local” como nuevo jefe de policía

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Castillo, 42, who is replacing former Chief Edwin Lopez, starts his new job on June 15, before a formal swearing-in ceremony on June 17, according to the city’s announcement.

Doral Mayor Christi Fraga released a statement saying Castillo will be “combining proactive policing, modern technology, and meaningful community engagement to drive real results.”

Fraga announced Lopez’s departure on May 11 after his hire as Miami’s new police chief to lead over 1,100 sworn police officers. Doral has about 190 sworn police officers.

In a statement, Zeida Sardiñas, Doral’s city manager, described Castillo as “a respected law enforcement leader in our region who understands our community and has worked alongside our department through prior collaboration.”

Castillo started his career with the Miami Springs Police Department as a public service aide in 2009. The Florida International University graduate moved up the ranks and was promoted to chief on Jan. 1, 2025.

Miami Springs, a city department with more than 45 sworn police officers, had yet to announce Castillo’s replacement.

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• Doral offers police chief job to current Miami Springs Police Chief Matthew Castillo
• Miami names ‘homegrown leader’ as new police chief

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A White House official said the administration will use authority under a Cold War-era national defense law to support 13 coal plants across the country and help build coal plants in Alaska and West Virginia — the first new U.S. coal plants since 2013. The money will also help restart a shuttered coal-fired power plant in Maryland and support construction of a long-delayed coal export terminal in Oakland, California.

Together, the announcements will support or create more than 14,000 jobs in coal, construction, rail and maritime industries, a White House official said. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the details ahead of Trump’s expected announcement later Thursday at the White House.

Trump is expected to be joined Thursday by Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin. Trump is expected to invoke the Defense Production ⁠Act, a 1950 law that grants presidents wide authority over national security-related industries.

Trump seeks to reverse long-term decline in U.S. coal

The announcement is the latest step by Trump to try to reverse the years-long decline in the U.S. coal industry. The administration said last fall it will open 13 million acres of federal lands for coal mining and provide $625 million to recommission or modernize coal-fired power plants. Trump issued executive orders soon after retaking office to try to revive coal, a reliable but polluting energy source that’s long been shrinking amid environmental regulations and competition from cheaper natural gas and renewable energy.

Bloomberg News first reported the new funds for coal.

Under Trump’s orders, the Energy Department has required coal-fired power plants in Michigan, Indiana, Colorado and Washington state to keep operating past their retirement dates to meet rising U.S. power demand amid growth in data centers, artificial intelligence and electric cars. The Energy Department has extended short-term orders to allow those efforts to continue, and has ordered oil and gas-fired plants in Maryland and Pennsylvania to run past scheduled retirement dates.

Wright has said the administration's use of emergency orders to keep aging coal-fired plants operating helped prevent major blackouts during brutally frigid weather that gripped most of the country in late January and early February.

Activists call Trump's priorities archaic

Environmental groups denounced the latest effort to boost coal, which comes as the Trump administration has clamped down on renewable energy, including freezing permits for offshore wind projects, ending clean energy tax credits and blocking wind and solar projects on federal lands.

“Propping up coal billionaires with taxpayer money is one more way for the Trump administration to put polluters first and put the rest of us at risk," said Kit Kennedy, managing director for power at the Natural Resources Defense Council. “What’s next, a taxpayer bailout to build new phone booths?”

Trump's order will result in higher electricity bills and dirtier air, Kennedy and other critics said. “The best thing for the air, the climate and our utility bills is to let these plants retire peacefully," she said.

Rich Nolan, president and CEO of the National Mining Association, said coal generation helps shield consumers from the impacts of volatile energy prices and supply challenges exacerbated by AI.

Trump's strategy will “ensure that upgrades to existing energy assets are made” domestically, “and at our ports to ensure that U.S. coal can answer the world’s needs,” he said.

Coal once provided more than half of U.S. electricity production, but its share dropped to about 15% in 2024, down from about 45% as recently as 2010. Natural gas provides about 43% of U.S. electricity, with the remainder from nuclear energy and renewables such as wind, solar and hydropower.

U.S. coal exports dropped during the first year of Trump’s second term, largely due to less coal being shipped to China after it imposed reciprocal tariffs on American products last year in response to broad tariffs announced by Trump, according to the Energy Information Administration. Global coal demand rose to record levels in recent years but is expected to flatten or decline in coming years, according the International Energy Agency.

It’s hard for U.S. companies to expand into new markets because there are plentiful reserves of coal around the globe.

Even so, Trump has pushed to revive coal exports on the West Coast. Coal miners have long sought to ship coal from Utah and the Powder River Basin in Montana and Wyoming to markets in Asia.

Developers are fighting the city of Oakland to build an export terminal on the site of a decommissioned Army base. Community members and advocacy groups have voiced concerns over how trains loaded with coal will affect public health, safety and the environment.

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Associated Press writer Matthew Brown in Billings, Montana contributed to this report.

Without directly saying the idea was to replace Pride, the governors of Indiana and Tennessee rebranded June as Nuclear Family Month to celebrate units made up of “one husband, one wife and any biological, adopted or fostered children.”

In Alabama, it's Strong Families Month, intended to coincide with Father's Day. Gov. Kay Ivey's proclamation says fathers are “the head of the household” and “homes led by a father and mother provide children with the structure and discipline necessary to succeed throughout life.”

The governors of Utah and Arkansas deemed it Fidelity Month, which emphasizes fidelity to faith, country and family — without comment on how those families might be comprised.

Last week, Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders' X account posted a link to an article about her proclamation that declared, “Another Red State is Counter-Programming Pride Month.”

She and the other governors haven’t answered questions from The Associated Press about why their proclamations are all set in June.

Family focus for June has come on strong this year

Republican lawmakers in at least four other GOP-controlled states have introduced legislation this year calling for June to be Fidelity Month.

An organization pushing that concept was founded by Robert P. George, a Princeton University professor of jurisprudence who has long been a leader on conservative thought. His group did not respond to interview requests.

He told the National Catholic Register about the idea in 2023, saying “nobody gets a monopoly on a particular day or a particular month.”

June Pride celebrations, which often include parades, festivals and performances, began in 1970 to mark the first anniversary of the violent police raid on the Stonewall Inn, a New York City gay bar, and have since expanded to cities worldwide.

“You can call it whatever you want, but one thing you’re not going to do is take away our pride or take away our joy," said Jordan Braxton co-president of USA Prides.

Every Democratic president since Bill Clinton in 1999 has signed a Pride proclamation each year — and no Republican president has.

Last year, President Donald Trump’s Education Department began declaring June to be Title IX Month – and using it to open investigations into schools that allow transgender students to use the bathrooms or locker rooms that align with their gender identities.

One of the few GOP governors who has proclaimed Pride is Utah's Spencer Cox, who did so in 2021, 2022 and 2023. In 2024, he deemed June a “Month of Bridge Building” before switching to Fidelity Month this year.

A poll released this week found that a two decade-long increase in acceptance of same-sex marriages and relationships has flattened — largely because more Republicans oppose them.

Conservatives say they're ‘reclaiming the culture’

Last year, U.S. Rep. Mary Miller, an Illinois Republican, introduced a resolution to make June Family Month — and to unrecognize Pride Month, saying “Americans are inundated with perverse Pride Month displays and events throughout the month of June that denigrate the nuclear family.” It never got a vote.

Some backers view the state measures as an opportunity for a cultural reset.

Kevin Roberts, president of the conservative Heritage Foundation, said in an interview that it's good to have the conservative recognitions because Pride celebrations “were going so far as to make it difficult to celebrate traditional marriage."

The resolution approved by Tennessee’s Legislature and governor does not mention Pride Month specifically, while saying the “nuclear family is under attack in our beloved State and nation.”

But Lakie Derrick, a conservative activist who authored the measure with a friend, said she did indeed target it to June to counter Pride Month, which she said “goes against” American values.

“We’re just reclaiming the culture, and there’s no better month to do that than in a month where the culture says we’re gonna celebrate something so opposite to what we know to be right,” Derrick said.

Marina Lowe, who leads legal and legislative affairs for the LGBTQ+ advocacy group Equality Utah, said that Pride Month is not the antithesis of other values-based recognitions. Many LGBTQ+ people also value faith and family, she said, so “I don’t think that these positions need to be in conflict with one another.”

In Wenatchee, Washington, a school’s Turning Point USA chapter was able to get Family Month banners posted on light poles that in the past had displayed rainbow flags during June. A local gay rights group, Out NCW, struck back by buying two billboards and passing out yard signs supporting Pride, its president, AJ Soto, said.

For some, this is why Pride Month exists

Josh Coleman, president of Central Alabama Pride, which has 42 events planned over two weeks, said the celebrations, which culminate with a parade on June 13 and festival June 14, won't be affected by the proclamation.

“It's not lost upon LGBTQ people when elected leaders don't recognize or value the visibility of the community,” he said. “That's why Pride started in the first place — to make sure the community had a community.”

Alex Richardson, chair of the board of directors at Indy Pride in Indianapolis, said he sees the governor's proclamation there as a “swipe.” But he also believes the events there this month are celebrating some of the things the governor supports.

“Sure, the governor's right, the nuclear family is worth celebrating,” Richardson said. “But I think so is the grandmother who raises her grandchildren, or the chosen family that shows up when a blended family can't, or won't, ... or the weird blended households that are held together by love and effort.”

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Rogerio Miranda De Souza, 49, was booked into the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on Wednesday night on a new charge of indecent exposure, according to jail records.

South Miami police said the incident related to his latest arrest occurred May 11 and involved a different female victim.

According to an arrest report, the victim was driving south on U.S. 1 near the 5700 block of South Dixie Highway when De Souza drove his gray Tesla “extremely close” to the driver’s side of the woman’s vehicle, at which time she saw that he had his penis exposed and was stroking it.

Police said De Souza continued to follow the victim, even driving through a red light to catch up to the woman who was trying to get away from him.

According to the report, the victim eventually lost sight of De Souza near the 11400 block of South Dixie Highway.

Police said the victim remained there until Pinecrest police officers arrived, but they told her she would need to report the incident to South Miami police since the alleged incident occurred in their jurisdiction.

According to the report, the victim did not want to file a police report at the time, but decided to come forward after learning that De Souza had been arrested for a similar incident.

Investigators said they were able to identify De Souza through the use of a license plate reader. Detectives later contacted his attorney, and De Souza surrendered to authorities Wednesday.

The arrest comes just weeks after De Souza appeared before a judge in a separate indecent exposure case.

In that incident, police said a woman reported being followed for nearly 30 minutes on May 15 after leaving a gym in Miami’s Brickell neighborhood. According to investigators, De Souza repeatedly drove around the woman’s vehicle, cut her off in traffic and, at one point, was seen touching himself while driving alongside her.

Police said the woman provided detectives with a license plate number that helped lead investigators to De Souza.

At the time of that arrest, detectives told Local 10 News they were investigating another case involving similar allegations. However, authorities have not confirmed whether the latest arrest is connected to that earlier investigation.

De Souza appeared in bond court Thursday morning and was ordered held on a $25,000 bond. If he posts bond, he will be placed on house arrest with a GPS monitor. He has also been ordered by a judge to stay away from the victims in both cases.

The suit filed Thursday in Bristol County Superior Court argues that Read's acquittal last June revealed “an embedded culture of bigotry, misogyny, systemic failures, and institutional rot at the very core of both organizations.” It alleges that the town and the police department were negligent in the hiring, training and supervision of officers and seeks damages for legal fees, lost income, emotional distress and reputational harm, among other claims.

The complaint devotes dozens of pages to former state trooper Michael Proctor and former Canton police Sgt. Sean Goode, citing texts, recordings and other communications that it says demonstrate racist, sexist and other derogatory remarks. Read's lawyers argue that those materials show both men were unfit to participate in the investigation and that their conduct reflected broader failures in oversight by state and local law enforcement.

In a statement on Thursday, State Police Superintendent Col. Geoffrey Noble called Proctor’s messages “racist, sexist and abhorrent” and said they supported his decision to fire the former trooper. Noble said the comments did not reflect the values of the department and pointed to changes that have been made since he became superintendent. He also noted that the investigation predated his tenure.

“These disturbing messages are entirely inconsistent with any basic standard of decency and certainly with the expectations of a Massachusetts State Trooper," Noble said, adding that agency officials are, "keenly aware of the ways in which this misconduct harmed the public trust on which our mission depends.”

The town of Canton and the Canton Police Department did not immediately respond to an email request for comment.

Read walked out of court a free woman about a year ago after more than three years and two trials over the death of her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O’Keefe, who was found on the suburban lawn of a fellow officer’s home after a night of heavy drinking during a snowstorm.

Prosecutors said Read hit O’Keefe with her SUV on the January 2022 night of a party, leaving him to die in a blizzard. Read faced charges of second-degree murder, manslaughter and leaving the scene. The jury acquitted her of those charges, but convicted her of a lesser charge for drunken driving.

Her lawyers successfully defended her, painting a sinister picture of police misconduct and theorizing that O’Keefe was in fact killed by colleagues who then covered it up.

The trial centered in part on lead investigator Michael Proctor, whom defense attorneys described as biased against Read from the beginning. The Massachusetts State Police trial board found Proctor guilty of sending crude and defamatory text messages about Read while leading the investigation into her. He was fired and became a central figure for Read supporters who believe the investigation was tainted.

Goode was placed on leave in November 2025 when the town was notified about allegations of misconduct. He resigned earlier this week, according to news outlets.

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Amanda Butler, an outreach coordinator with Broward County Animal Care, introduced Massimo during Local 10’s Adopt a Pet segment Thursday, describing him as an affectionate dog with a playful side.

Massimo arrived at the shelter as a stray and was never reclaimed.

Butler said he was initially scared and timid but has since become more relaxed and social.

Massimo enjoys playing with tennis balls, receiving attention and spending time lounging around, according to the shelter.

Broward County Animal Care said adoption fees are currently waived for pets at the shelter. Adopters are only required to pay a $25 pet registration fee. Dogs are spayed or neutered, vaccinated and microchipped before going home.

The shelter is also encouraging residents to attend a regional pet adoption event scheduled for June 20 at TY Park, located at 3300 N. Park Road in Hollywood.

Organizers say the Petco Love Mega Adoption Event will include adoptable pets from Broward County Animal Care, Miami-Dade Animal Services, the Humane Society of Broward County and Humane Society of Greater Miami. Adoption fees will be waived for participating pets.

Click here for more information on how you can adopt a pet.

Amanda Butler, coordinadora de alcance de Broward County Animal Care, presentó a Massimo durante el segmento Adopt a Pet de Local 10 el jueves y lo describió como un perro cariñoso con un lado juguetón.

Massimo llegó al refugio como un perro callejero y nunca fue reclamado.

Butler dijo que inicialmente estaba asustado y era tímido, pero desde entonces se ha vuelto más relajado y sociable.

Según el refugio, a Massimo le gusta jugar con pelotas de tenis, recibir atención y pasar tiempo descansando.

Broward County Animal Care informó que actualmente las tarifas de adopción están exentas para las mascotas del refugio. Los adoptantes solo deben pagar una tarifa de registro de mascota de $25 USD. Los perros son esterilizados o castrados, vacunados y reciben microchip antes de ir a casa.

El refugio también está alentando a los residentes a asistir a un evento regional de adopción de mascotas programado para el 20 de junio en TY Park, ubicado en 3300 N. Park Road en Hollywood.

Los organizadores informaron que el evento Petco Love Mega Adoption incluirá mascotas disponibles para adopción de Broward County Animal Care, Miami-Dade Animal Services, la Humane Society of Broward County y la Humane Society of Greater Miami. Las tarifas de adopción estarán exentas para las mascotas participantes.

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Police said officers responded around 8 p.m. to a 911 call reporting a body near New Mexico Street.

The deceased was described as a white woman. Authorities have not yet identified the victim.

The Hollywood Police Department’s Homicide Unit is leading the investigation and working to determine the woman’s identity.

La policía informó que los agentes respondieron alrededor de las 8 p.m. a una llamada al 911 que reportaba un cuerpo cerca de New Mexico Street.

La fallecida fue descrita como una mujer blanca. Las autoridades aún no han identificado a la víctima.

La Unidad de Homicidios del Departamento de Policía de Hollywood lidera la investigación y trabaja para determinar la identidad de la mujer.

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The Florida Department of Law Enforcement issued a Missing Child Alert early Thursday for Rashaud Dixon, but canceled the alert hours later after confirming Dixon was found safe.

According to Homestead police, prior to being found, Dixon was last seen at about 3 p.m. Wednesday in the 2600 block of Southeast 12^th Road.

Police said Dixon contacted his mother at 9 p.m. and made “concerning statements” to her which promoted the endangered missing juvenile alert.

According to authorities, Dixon does not suffer from any medical conditions.

Police did not immediately confirm where he was found or why he left home.

Robert Mitchum played Cady in 1962 and Robert De Niro portrayed him in a chilling 1991 remake. Now it's time for Javier Bardem to slip into the menacing shoes of the cold-blooded murderer for a version on Apple TV. It debuts Friday with the first two episodes.

“It’s a great classic thriller, but each version so far is different in a way that reflects its time,” says showrunner Nick Antosca. “I wanted to do a new version that honored the classics that I love, but also is a nightmare for today.”

The 10-part series stars Amy Adams and Patrick Wilson as well-to-do lawyers in Savannah, Georgia, whose family gets upended by Bardem's revenge-seeking missile.

Exonerated after 17 years in prison in the killing of his pregnant wife, Cady infiltrates the couple's lives and those of their daughter and son. “You deserve a good life. I had a good life,” he tells them, menacingly. Each member of the family has a very exploitative secret.

Javier Bardem as Max

The American Film Institute ranks Max among the among the Top 50 greatest villains of all time, higher than Count Dracula, Freddy Krueger and Travis Bickle from “Taxi Driver,” another De Niro nightmare.

“This is a man who has lost it all and, so far, he has nothing else to lose," says Bardem. "He has all the time in the world to enjoy the revenge. He doesn’t seem to care about any external approval of anything or any kind. So he's unleashed.”

Antosca had the blessing of Martin Scorsese, who directed 1991’s “Cape Fear” and executive produces the Apple TV series alongside Steven Spielberg. “He was very generous and encouraging and like, ‘Try this. Try that. Don’t be afraid to get crazy,’” Antosca says of Scorsese.

Antosca looks forward and back, rooting his “Cape Fear” in 2026 — with TikTok, true crime podcasts, microdosing — but leaning on the instantly recognizable theme music from the 1962 movie by Bernard Herrmann and the 1991 version by Elmer Bernstein. There's even a cameo or two from one cast member from 1991.

“We think of the show sometimes as like a nightmare remix," Antosca says. “When I do an adaptation, I want it to feel like you watched the original and then you went to sleep and had a nightmare about it. So there’s new unexpected stuff that comes to it. There’s the visceral energy of the original that’s preserved, but maybe they’re in a different order or context and seen in a new light. So we had fun with it.”

So fans will return to key scenes in the 1991 film — like the psychological seduction of the daughter, or Max Cady doing pushups in the prison gym revealing his tattoos or him behaving badly in a movie theater — but they're made different.

“We also wanted to capture but not exactly copy some of the feverish energy that Scorsese brought cinematically. So there are a lot of camera moves and kinetic camera work, and we really gave ourselves permission to go nuts a little when the action gets heightened.”

Two movies and ‘The Simpsons’

It is a franchise that refuses to die, so to speak, with two movies and a TV show, not to mention being parodied on “The Simpsons” — the "Cape Feare” episode is a classic — and “Family Guy.”

Ten or so hours of plot runway gave Antosca a chance to slowly increase the tension on the family, as opposed to the movies, which are like two-hour runaway trains of terror.

“I wanted to pull back on some of the kind of brute force aspect of it and explore the creeping paranoia and sense of devastation of a family being picked apart," says Antosca. "That, to me, is the scariest thing.”

Wilson, who plays a dad fighting to stay connected to his rebellious teenage children and his spinning-out wife while also battling his own demons, says the longer running time means a deeper experience.

“Your family in turmoil — that’s really, I think, something that’s completely universal. And that’s the benefit of having 10 episodes to tell it and adding other characters and other storylines and seeing the kids' own storylines,” he says.

Setting it in 2026 also gave the series makers plenty of ways for Max to infiltrate his prey in ways he couldn't decades ago — cloned smartphones, drones, artificial intelligence and high-tech surveillance.

“Max is using surveillance in a much more highly technical and much more invasive way,” says Adams. “But that feeling of being watched, I think that’s a very timeless terror.”

Según la MDSO, la policía de Doral respondió a una vivienda en la comunidad cerrada Doral Isles en el área de Northwest 111th Court y 72nd Terrace poco después de las 7:30 p.m. tras recibir una llamada para verificar el bienestar de las personas que viven en la casa.

Las autoridades dijeron que los agentes ingresaron a la vivienda y encontraron a un hombre, una mujer y dos niñas que no respondían.

El personal de Miami-Dade Fire Rescue también respondió a la vivienda y declaró a los cuatro muertos en la escena.

Detectives de la Oficina de Homicidios de la MDSO han asumido la investigación de las muertes.

No se divulgaron de inmediato más detalles.

Según la policía de Pembroke Pines, los agentes detuvieron al sospechoso, Zachary Mikolashek, de 38 años, mientras ejecutaban una orden de arresto en una vivienda de la comunidad Camden Portofino, ubicada en el área de Northwest 108th Avenue y Third Street.

Vecinos dijeron a Local 10 News que Mikolashek es un veterano militar que ha estado sufriendo de trastorno de estrés postraumático (PTSD).

Indicaron que estuvo disparando al aire de manera indiscriminada hace dos días.

Imágenes captadas por una cámara de timbre Blink muestran a miembros del equipo SWAT fuera de la vivienda.

“Es un ser humano que está sufriendo de PTSD y, desafortunadamente, llegó a este punto”, dijo un vecino. “Se atrincheró allí y tuvieron que ayudarlo. De hecho, le estaban diciendo: ‘De un veterano a otro, por favor salga. No queremos hacerle daño’”.

Otra vecina dijo a Local 10 News que escuchó lo que parecían ser unos cinco disparos.

Mientras los agentes ejecutaban la orden, evacuaron temporalmente a una familia que vive junto a Mikolashek debido a la presencia de armas dentro de su vivienda.

La policía no confirmó de inmediato los detalles que llevaron al arresto de Mikolashek, pero sí confirmó que enfrenta un cargo de robo con allanamiento.

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The bear was spotted swimming in a lake before running through a resident’s yard in Tradition’s Town Park community. Video of the sighting quickly caught the attention of neighbors.

“I think it’s kind of cool because I’m like an adrenaline junkie. I like that adrenaline. I like the chaos,” said resident Jeronimo Alonso.

For others, the encounter was a little more unsettling.

“It’s pretty crazy. It’s kind of close to home here,” said resident David Hoffman. “Seeing it swim through the lake and then go through the houses, you know, I’ve got a little pet at home. Kind of makes you think twice before you head outside.”

Officials say Florida black bears typically avoid people and usually move on if they can’t find an easy food source.

If you see a bear, officials advise giving it space, not approaching it and never trying to feed it. If you come face to face with a bear, stay calm, do not run and slowly back away while speaking in a calm, firm voice.

Police also recommend keeping pets on a short leash, as dogs can trigger defensive behavior from bears.

When asked how he would rank an alligator, panther and black bear from most frightening to least frightening, Hoffman put alligators at the top of the list.

“I’d say alligator. I’ve had experience with an alligator, so that definitely is scary there,” Hoffman said. “I live on the water and they come up there. The black bear, from what I hear, I don’t know much about them. From what I hear, they’re pretty docile.”

Officials say anyone who feels threatened by a bear, observes an injured or orphaned bear, or witnesses someone intentionally feeding or harming one should contact the Florida Fish and Wildlife alert hotline at 888-404-FWCC (888-404-3922).

El oso fue visto nadando en un lago antes de correr por el patio de un residente en la comunidad Town Park de Tradition. Un video del avistamiento rápidamente llamó la atención de los vecinos.

“Creo que es bastante genial porque soy adicto a la adrenalina. Me gusta esa adrenalina. Me gusta el caos”, dijo el residente Jeronimo Alonso.

Para otros, el encuentro fue un poco más inquietante.

“Es una locura. Está bastante cerca de casa”, dijo el residente David Hoffman. “Verlo nadar por el lago y luego pasar entre las casas, ya sabes, tengo una mascota pequeña en casa. Te hace pensarlo dos veces antes de salir”.

Las autoridades dicen que los osos negros de Florida normalmente evitan a las personas y suelen seguir su camino si no encuentran una fuente fácil de alimento.

Si ve un oso, las autoridades recomiendan darle espacio, no acercarse y nunca intentar alimentarlo. Si se encuentra cara a cara con un oso, mantenga la calma, no corra y retroceda lentamente mientras habla con voz tranquila y firme.

La policía también recomienda mantener a las mascotas con una correa corta, ya que los perros pueden provocar comportamientos defensivos en los osos.

Cuando le preguntaron cómo clasificaría a un caimán, una pantera y un oso negro del más aterrador al menos aterrador, Hoffman colocó al caimán en el primer lugar de la lista.

“Diría que el caimán. He tenido experiencias con un caimán, así que definitivamente da miedo”, dijo Hoffman. “Vivo junto al agua y llegan hasta allí. Del oso negro, por lo que escucho, no sé mucho sobre ellos. Por lo que escucho, son bastante dóciles”.

Las autoridades indican que cualquier persona que se sienta amenazada por un oso, observe un oso herido o huérfano, o sea testigo de alguien alimentando o dañando intencionalmente a uno, debe comunicarse con la línea de alerta de la Comisión de Conservación de Pesca y Vida Silvestre de Florida al 888-404-FWCC (888-404-3922).

The deal would resolve a criminal case filed in October that charged Bolton with 18 counts of either retaining or disseminating classified information, including diary-like notes from his time in government that officials say he shared with his family members as he was preparing a memoir about his time in office.

Under the agreement, Bolton would also face a $2.25 million fine, said the person, who insisted on anonymity to discuss a deal that had not been made public. Any prison sentence would be capped at five years, but the agreement could also allow for him to avoid time behind bars. The punishment will ultimately be up to a judge.

The case against Bolton, filed weeks after prosecutors secured indictments against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, unfolded against the backdrop of concerns that the Justice Department was using its law enforcement powers to pursue perceived adversaries of President Donald Trump. The investigation burst into public view last August when FBI agents served search warrants at his Maryland home and Washington office, but it had been well underway by the time Trump returned to the White House in January 2025.

Wrote book critical of Trump

Bolton is a longtime fixture in Republican foreign policy circles who became known for his hawkish views on American power. He served for more than a year in Trump’s first administration before being fired in 2019 and publishing a critical book that portrayed the Republican president as deeply misinformed and painted an unflattering portrait of his leadership and decision-making.

Trump's administration fought unsuccessfully to block the publication of “The Room Where it Happened” on the grounds that the book contained classified information that could harm national security if exposed. Bolton’s lawyers have said he moved forward with the book after a White House National Security Council official, with whom Bolton had worked for months, said the manuscript no longer had classified information.

A re-arraignment, which can signal a plea agreement, is scheduled for June 26 in federal court in Greenbelt, Maryland.

The Justice Department declined to comment.

The indictment's 18 counts carried a threat of a substantial prison sentence in the event of conviction, but the plea will avert that possibility.

Accused of sharing classified material with family members

The indictment focused on the notes he shared with his

Court documents alleged that he shared with two family members “diary-like” entries with information classified as high as top secret that he had learned from meetings with other U.S. government officials, from intelligence briefings or talks with foreign leaders. After sending one document, Bolton wrote in a message to his relatives, “None of which we talk about!!!” In response, one of his relatives wrote, “Shhhhh,” prosecutors said.

The indictment said that among the material shared was information about foreign adversaries that in some cases revealed details about sources and methods used by the U.S. government to collect intelligence. One document related to a foreign adversary’s plans for a missile launch, while another detailed U.S. government plans for covert action and included intelligence blaming an adversary for an attack, court papers say.

In a statement released after his indictment, Bolton described the charges as part of an “intensive effort" by Trump "to intimidate his opponents, to ensure that he alone determines what is said about his conduct."

Bolton's government service long predated the Trump administration. He had also served in the Justice Department during President Ronald Reagan’s administration and was a State Department point person on arms control during George W. Bush’s presidency.

Bolton was nominated by Bush to serve as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, but the strong supporter of the Iraq War was unable to win Senate confirmation. He resigned after serving 17 months through a recess appointment that allowed him to hold the job on a temporary basis without Senate approval.

Fired after foreign policy clashes with Trump

In 2018, Bolton was appointed to serve as Trump’s third national security adviser. His brief tenure was characterized by disputes with the president over North Korea, Iran and Ukraine.

Those rifts ultimately led to Bolton’s departure, with Trump announcing on social media in September 2019 that he had accepted Bolton’s resignation.

Bolton subsequently criticized Trump’s approach to foreign policy and government in his book, including by alleging that Trump directly tied providing military aid to Ukraine to that country’s willingness to conduct investigations into Joe Biden, who was soon to be Trump’s Democratic rival in the 2020 presidential election, and members of the Biden family.

Trump responded by slamming Bolton as a “washed-up guy” and a “crazy” warmonger who would have led the country into “World War Six.”

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Associated Press writer Alanna Durkin Richer contributed to this report.

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The organizations said they will provide more than 4,500 tickets valued at $2.25 million to eligible veterans, military personnel, first responders and their families who live in or near World Cup host cities across the United States.

The tickets will be distributed through Vet Tix and 1st Tix and will be available for matches beginning with the second game played in the U.S.

The giveaway includes tickets for every stage of the tournament, from the group stage through the final.

“We are deeply grateful to partner with Bank of America and FIFA to help make 4,547 FIFA World Cup tickets available to the veteran, military and first responder communities we proudly serve,” said Vet Tix Founder, CEO, and U.S. Navy veteran Michael A. Focareto III in a news release.

According to organizers, 250 tickets will be reserved for U.S. Men’s National Team matches as part of celebrations marking America’s 250th anniversary.

Honorably discharged veterans and current military members can register through Vet Tix, while current and retired first responders — including law enforcement officers, firefighters, EMS personnel, registered nurses and 911 dispatchers — can sign up through 1st Tix.

Eligibility will be verified through ID.me.

Members will receive email notifications when tickets become available in their area.

Las organizaciones informaron que proporcionarán más de 4,500 boletos valorados en $2.25 millones USD a veteranos elegibles, personal militar, socorristas y sus familias que viven en o cerca de ciudades anfitrionas de la Copa Mundial en Estados Unidos.

Los boletos serán distribuidos a través de Vet Tix y 1st Tix y estarán disponibles para partidos a partir del segundo juego disputado en Estados Unidos.

La entrega incluye boletos para todas las etapas del torneo, desde la fase de grupos hasta la final.

“Estamos profundamente agradecidos de asociarnos con Bank of America y la FIFA para ayudar a poner 4,547 boletos de la Copa Mundial de la FIFA a disposición de las comunidades de veteranos, militares y socorristas a las que servimos con orgullo”, dijo en un comunicado de prensa el fundador, director ejecutivo y veterano de la Marina de Estados Unidos de Vet Tix, Michael A. Focareto III.

Según los organizadores, 250 boletos serán reservados para los partidos de la Selección Masculina de Estados Unidos como parte de las celebraciones por el 250 aniversario del país.

Los veteranos dados de baja honorablemente y los miembros actuales de las fuerzas armadas pueden registrarse a través de Vet Tix, mientras que los socorristas actuales y retirados, incluidos agentes del orden, bomberos, personal de servicios médicos de emergencia (EMS), enfermeros registrados y operadores del 911, pueden inscribirse a través de 1st Tix.

La elegibilidad será verificada mediante ID.me.

Los miembros recibirán notificaciones por correo electrónico cuando los boletos estén disponibles en su área.

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As development trends closer to Central America on the Pacific side, we’ll begin to see a Central American Gyre or CAG take shape by mid to late next week. As we discussed in Tuesday’s newsletter, these CAG events can be a conduit for early season tropical development in the Atlantic basin, as smaller lobes occasionally peel off from the parent circulation, often into the western Caribbean or southern Gulf.

Tropical development occurs with about half of all CAG events but can happen either on the Pacific or the Atlantic side. While the easternmost disturbance currently tagged for development off the Pacific side of Costa Rica will be part of this gyre system, our major global forecast models suggest the system’s leftover spin could pivot into the western Caribbean and southern Gulf by late next week, where conditions might support some slow organization into next weekend (weekend of June 13).

Both the European model ensemble system and the American GFS ensemble system indicate a decent signal for lower pressures and increasing storminess around or north of Mexico’s Yucatán in about a week.

It’s also worth noting that this will coincide with a window of relaxed wind shear in this region into next weekend, so we’ll keep an eye on the development trends in the models.

For now, it’s too far out to speculate on development and long-range models aren’t biting en masse just yet. Given the time of year, if anything tries to get going it will likely stay disorganized and sloppy. That said, it’s worth monitoring the influx of tropical storminess which could enhance heavy rainfall for parts of the Gulf Coast, including here in Florida.

In the meantime, we’ll close out the first full week of the hurricane season with no organized tropical activity in the Atlantic.

A medida que las tendencias de desarrollo se acerquen a Centroamérica en el lado del Pacífico, comenzaremos a observar la formación de un Giro Centroamericano (GCA) a mediados o finales de la próxima semana. Como comentamos en el boletín del martes, estos eventos de GCA pueden servir como vía para el desarrollo de ciclones tropicales a principios de temporada en la cuenca del Atlántico, ya que ocasionalmente se desprenden lóbulos más pequeños de la circulación principal, a menudo hacia el Caribe occidental o el sur del Golfo de México.

El desarrollo tropical se produce en aproximadamente la mitad de todos los eventos CAG, pero puede ocurrir tanto en el lado del Pacífico como en el del Atlántico. Si bien la perturbación más oriental actualmente identificada para su desarrollo frente a la costa del Pacífico de Costa Rica formará parte de este sistema de giros, nuestros principales modelos de pronóstico global sugieren que el giro remanente del sistema podría desplazarse hacia el Caribe occidental y el sur del Golfo a finales de la próxima semana, donde las condiciones podrían favorecer una organización lenta hasta el próximo fin de semana (fin de semana del 13 de junio).

Tanto el sistema de modelos europeo como el sistema de modelos estadounidense GFS indican una buena señal de presiones más bajas y un aumento de las tormentas en los alrededores o al norte de la península de Yucatán, en México, en aproximadamente una semana.

También cabe destacar que esto coincidirá con un periodo de baja cizalladura del viento en esta región hasta el próximo fin de semana, por lo que estaremos atentos a la evolución de los modelos.

Por ahora, es demasiado pronto para especular sobre su desarrollo y los modelos a largo plazo aún no son concluyentes. Dada la época del año, si algo intenta desarrollarse, probablemente seguirá siendo desorganizado e irregular. Dicho esto, conviene estar atentos a la llegada de tormentas tropicales, que podrían intensificar las lluvias en algunas zonas de la costa del Golfo, incluyendo Florida.

Mientras tanto, concluiremos la primera semana completa de la temporada de huracanes sin actividad tropical organizada en el Atlántico.

The 8-1 decision preserved one of the Federal Communications Commission's key tools, though the companies also won a concession from the Republican administration that could shift the regulatory landscape.

The appeal from telecommunications giants Verizon and AT&T challenged a combined $100 million in penalties imposed after the agency determined that the companies had failed to safeguard customer location data.

The companies argued that the FCC's process was unconstitutional because it gave them little opportunity to tell their side of the story in front of a jury.

The administration defended the fines as an essential regulatory tool. But the government also said companies did not have to pay the penalties right away, a regulatory shift in the companies' favor.

The Supreme Court agreed, affirming the FCC's power to order fines when challenges are still available.

“The orders at issue did not settle the carriers’ legal obligations because, stated simply, they did not create an obligation to pay,” Chief Justice John Roberts wrote for the majority.

Justice Clarence Thomas, the lone dissenter, said he would have given the two telecom companies a clearer path to recouping the fines they already paid.

Other agencies use similar enforcement methods, so a sweeping victory for AT&T and Verizon could have had widespread effects, advocates said.

The environmental group Earthjustice applauded the ruling, saying it has direct implications for other agencies and a key energy-efficiency case.

“By rejecting this unsupported attack on agency authority, the Court’s decision safeguards the government’s ability to enforce laws that protect people, communities, and the environment," said Caroline Flynn, the group's Supreme Court counsel.

The libertarian-leaning New Civil Liberties Alliance was disappointed by the decision, but expected it to help other companies in the future. “In fact, it may even buttress their willingness to challenge future agency orders in federal court before paying any penalties,” said the alliance's president, Mark Chenoweth.

A few more carriers may decide to litigate, but the decision leaves the FCC with the power to “publicly announce large fines with much fanfare," said Doug Orvis, a veteran telecom attorney. “It will be interesting to see what happens going forward."

The Supreme Court’s conservative majority has sided against federal agencies and limited their power before. That includes overturning a decades-old decision that had given regulators an advantage in court and stripping another agency of a major tool in fighting securities fraud.

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According to a June 3 inspection report from the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Sanitation and Safety Specialist Timothy O’Neil found fresh rodent droppings in cabinets beneath various fountain drink dispensers and on shelves under the store’s coffee bar.

In the back room, the report states there was evidence of “newly caught rodents in traps” near a three-compartment sink. A separate citation documents a dead rodent found in a trap beneath that same sink near the office.

The inspection also noted that the back room and three-compartment sink area were already subject to a stop-use order from a previous inspection. According to the June 3 report, the original stop-use and stop-sale orders remained in effect from May 14, 2026, indicating state inspectors had previously documented conditions requiring corrective action.

Those findings prompted the state to issue a stop-use order covering all receiving areas of the establishment.

Under the order, the store at 10380 Royal Palm Blvd. cannot receive additional food deliveries until a state inspector issues a written release. A reinspection is scheduled on or about June 17.

Inspection records also state that a stop-sale order on exposed food items remains in effect until the infestation is eradicated. The report further warns that if evidence of pest infestation is observed during the next inspection, a stop-sale order covering all food products in the store will be issued.

The findings are significant because convenience stores have become an increasingly common source of food and beverages for consumers.

According to a GasBuddy survey of more than 500 customers, 56 percent of Americans purchase meals at a gas station or convenience store at least once a month.

Among adults ages 30 to 44, 25 percent reported doing so five or more times each month.

Inspectors cited the store for several additional violations, including a gap beneath a rear door that could allow rodents to enter, palm trees touching or overhanging the roof, rodent droppings on shelving beneath beverage machines and the coffee bar, the absence of a certified food protection manager certificate, employee food safety training deficiencies, and a plumbing connection that lacked required backflow prevention.

State records classify the inspection as requiring a reinspection because inspectors documented violations that pose a risk of foodborne illness.

The department directed the establishment to develop and implement a pest management control program and correct the violations before restrictions can be lifted.

Read the full food safety inspection report in the document below.

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Según un informe de inspección del 3 de junio del Departamento de Agricultura y Servicios al Consumidor de Florida, el especialista en saneamiento y seguridad Timothy O’Neil encontró excrementos frescos de roedores en gabinetes debajo de varias máquinas dispensadoras de bebidas y en estantes ubicados debajo de la barra de café de la tienda.

En la trastienda, el informe indica que había evidencia de “roedores recientemente atrapados en trampas” cerca de un fregadero de tres compartimentos. Otra infracción documenta un roedor muerto encontrado en una trampa debajo de ese mismo fregadero, cerca de la oficina.

La inspección también señaló que la trastienda y el área del fregadero de tres compartimentos ya estaban sujetas a una orden de suspensión de uso derivada de una inspección anterior. Según el informe del 3 de junio, las órdenes originales de suspensión de uso y suspensión de venta seguían vigentes desde el 14 de mayo de 2026, lo que indica que los inspectores estatales ya habían documentado anteriormente condiciones que requerían medidas correctivas.

Estos hallazgos llevaron al estado a emitir una orden de suspensión de uso que cubre todas las áreas de recepción de mercancía del establecimiento.

Bajo esta orden, la tienda ubicada en el 10380 de Royal Palm Blvd. no puede recibir entregas adicionales de alimentos hasta que un inspector estatal emita una autorización por escrito. Se programó una reinspección para alrededor del 17 de junio.

Los registros de inspección también indican que una orden de suspensión de venta sobre alimentos expuestos permanece vigente hasta que la infestación sea erradicada. El informe además advierte que, si se observa evidencia de infestación de plagas durante la próxima inspección, se emitirá una orden de suspensión de venta para todos los productos alimenticios de la tienda.

Los hallazgos son significativos porque las tiendas de conveniencia se han convertido en una fuente cada vez más común de alimentos y bebidas para los consumidores.

Según una encuesta de GasBuddy realizada a más de 500 clientes, el 56% de los estadounidenses compra comidas en una gasolinera o tienda de conveniencia al menos una vez al mes.

Entre los adultos de 30 a 44 años, el 25% reportó hacerlo cinco o más veces al mes.

Los inspectores citaron a la tienda por varias infracciones adicionales, entre ellas una abertura debajo de una puerta trasera que podría permitir el ingreso de roedores, palmeras que tocan o sobresalen sobre el techo, excrementos de roedores en estanterías debajo de máquinas de bebidas y de la barra de café, la ausencia de un certificado de gerente certificado en protección de alimentos, deficiencias en la capacitación de seguridad alimentaria de los empleados y una conexión de plomería que carecía del sistema requerido para prevenir el reflujo.

Los registros estatales clasifican la inspección como una que requiere reinspección debido a que los inspectores documentaron infracciones que representan un riesgo de enfermedades transmitidas por alimentos.

El departamento ordenó al establecimiento desarrollar e implementar un programa de control de plagas y corregir las infracciones antes de que puedan levantarse las restricciones.

Lea el informe completo de inspección de seguridad alimentaria en el documento a continuación.

The justices ruled unanimously against Ongkaruck Sripetch, who was sentenced to 21 months in prison after pleading guilty to selling unregistered securities as part of a scheme involving high-risk penny stocks. The Los Angeles resident had challenged a court order of disgorgement, to repay more than $3 million, including interest.

The issue in the case was whether the SEC had to prove that individual investors lost money as a result of buying the stocks. The Supreme Court ruled it did not.

It was enough to show that Sriptech turned a profit from illegal transactions and that “an investor may qualify as a victim of an offender's wrongdoing entitled to compensation,” Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote for the court.

Sripetch took part in fraudulent schemes involving at least 20 penny stock companies, Gorsuch wrote, citing court records. Some of those were “pump and dump" operations, in which Sripetch and others bought stocks, promoted them so that their share price rose and then promptly sold them, Gorsuch wrote.

Under federal law and prior Supreme Court rulings, the SEC may order disgorgement limited to the amount of illegally obtained profits in fraud cases. The money ordinarily must be returned to investors, when feasible.

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Those killed have since been identified by authorities as Ryan Charles Whiten, 42; Melanie Lauren Hyer, 46; Savannah Whiten, 11; and Sienna Whiten, 8.

According to MDSO, Doral police responded to a home in the gated Doral Isles community in the area of Northwest 111^th Court and 72^nd Terrace just after 7:30 p.m. after receiving a call from a family friend to check on the welfare of those who live there.

Authorities said officers entered the house and found four people who had stab wounds and were unresponsive.

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue personnel also responded to the home and pronounced all four dead at the scene.

Detectives said they believe the four were killed in a murder-suicide, but they have not identified which person they believe was the killer.

A representative for Downtown Doral Charter Schools confirmed that both girls were students there.

“Our community is mourning the loss of two of our beloved students. Our heartfelt sympathies are with their families, friends, faculty and staff at our schools. These students will be deeply missed,” the representative said in a statement. “To support our students and staff, the school has arranged to have grief counselors on campus and will continue to provide support as needed. We encourage parents to talk openly with their children and closely monitor their well-being. Parents with any concerns or in need of additional support should contact the school.”

Doral Mayor Christi Fraga released a statement on social media, saying the loss hits especially close to home as she personally knew Hyer.

“Our Doral community is heartbroken by the unimaginable tragedy that has impacted a local family and taken the lives of a mother and her two young daughters,” Fraga said in part. “As a mother, and as someone who personally knew and admired the loving and dedicated mother at the center of this tragedy, this loss feels especially close to home. My heart aches for their loved ones, classmates, teachers, friends, neighbors, and everyone grieving during this incredibly painful time.”

Fraga added, “This tragedy is also a painful reminder that we must continue having honest conversations about mental health, domestic violence, emotional wellness, and the importance of speaking up when something feels wrong.”

Parents who live nearby were also shaken to learn of the incident.

“I live super close to their house and I didn’t even know,” said parent Anderina Zerpa. “That is a tragedy. That is a worst nightmare for a parent.”

Court records obtained by Local 10 News show that Whiten and Hyer were divorced years ago.

“I cannot believe things like that, but sometimes people do that, and mental health is something that needs to be discussed,” said parent Areal Boveda.

Fraga shared the following resources for those experiencing domestic violence or mental health struggles:

• Miami-Dade Domestic Violence Hotline: 305-285-5900

• National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-799-SAFE (7233)

• 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: Call or text 988

Resources can also be found on the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office website and the City of Doral website.

MDSO Homicide Bureau detectives have taken over the investigation into the deaths.

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El sospechoso, identificado por los agentes como Erick LaPlante, de 33 años, fue arrestado el martes por la Oficina del Sheriff de Miami-Dade (MDSO).

Según el informe, la víctima y LaPlante mantuvieron una relación durante aproximadamente cuatro años, tienen un hijo en común y ocasionalmente vivían juntos para ayudar con el cuidado del menor.

Los investigadores dijeron que el incidente comenzó después de que la víctima regresó a casa tras llevar a su hijo mayor a la escuela y se quedó dormida junto a su bebé.

Según el informe, LaPlante la despertó y le exigió acceso a su teléfono celular.

Cuando ella se negó a desbloquearlo, LaPlante presuntamente sacó una pistola negra y le colocó el cañón en la boca, provocando que le entregara la contraseña por miedo, indica el informe.

Después de revisar el contenido del teléfono, LaPlante confrontó a la víctima por una conversación que encontró y la situación escaló a un ataque violento, según los investigadores.

El informe señala que LaPlante empujó a la víctima al suelo, la inmovilizó y presionó sus brazos contra el cuello de la mujer. Cuando la víctima dijo que tenía dificultades para respirar, LaPlante presuntamente respondió: “Bien”.

Las autoridades dijeron que luego LaPlante apuntó el arma contra la mujer y le preguntó repetidamente si había estado con otro hombre.

Según el informe, le dijo: “Dime por qué no debería matarte” antes de cargar una bala en la recámara y disparar el arma mientras ella estaba en el suelo.

Los investigadores dijeron que el disparo “casi no la alcanzó”.

Después de disparar, LaPlante presuntamente recogió el casquillo, se lo mostró a la víctima y le dijo: “¿Ves esto?” y “¿Ves que no estoy jugando?”, según el informe.

Las autoridades dijeron que luego golpeó repetidamente a la víctima en la cabeza con la pistola, la golpeó en distintas partes del cuerpo y la estranguló con las manos, dificultándole la respiración.

Posteriormente, la víctima dijo a los investigadores que sintió que estaba perdiendo el conocimiento, indica el informe.

Según el informe, LaPlante también exigió la llave del Tesla de la víctima y ella accedió por temor a sufrir más daños.

Más tarde, la hermana de la víctima llegó a la vivienda. Los investigadores dijeron que LaPlante le ordenó a la víctima que se limpiara el rostro y que no le contara a su hermana lo ocurrido.

Cuando LaPlante entró a ducharse, la víctima tomó a su hijo de 9 meses y huyó de la casa con ayuda de su hermana, quien posteriormente contactó a las autoridades, según el informe.

Las autoridades dijeron que la víctima sufrió una cortadura en el labio inferior, inflamación en la cabeza y el rostro, y rasguños visibles en el cuello.

Los investigadores señalaron que el bebé de la pareja estaba sobre la cama muy cerca del lugar donde ocurrió el presunto ataque, incluso cuando se realizó el disparo.

Los agentes dijeron que posteriormente localizaron y arrestaron a LaPlante. Según el informe, ejerció su derecho a guardar silencio.

Los registros carcelarios muestran que LaPlante enfrenta cargos que incluyen intento de asesinato grave con arma de fuego, robo a mano armada con arma de fuego o arma mortal, agresión por estrangulamiento, agresión agravada con arma de fuego, agresión agravada con arma mortal, negligencia infantil sin causar lesiones corporales graves y agresión.

Hasta el miércoles, permanecía detenido en el Centro Correccional Turner Guilford Knight, donde su fianza figuraba como “pendiente de ser fijada”.

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The suspect, identified by deputies as Erick LaPlante, 33, was arrested Tuesday by the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office.

According to the report, the victim and LaPlante had previously been in a relationship for about four years, share a child together, and occasionally lived together to help with childcare.

Investigators said the incident began after the victim returned home from taking her older son to school and fell asleep with her infant son.

According to the report, LaPlante woke her up and demanded access to her cellphone.

When she refused to unlock it, LaPlante allegedly pulled out a black handgun and placed the barrel in her mouth, causing her to provide the password out of fear, the report states.

After reviewing the contents of the phone, LaPlante confronted the victim about a conversation he found and the situation escalated into a violent attack, according to investigators.

The report states LaPlante pushed the victim to the ground, pinned her down and pressed his arms against her neck. When the victim said she was having trouble breathing, LaPlante allegedly responded, “Good.”

Authorities said LaPlante then pointed the gun at the woman and repeatedly questioned whether she had been with another man.

According to the report, he told her, “Tell me why I shouldn’t kill you,” before chambering a round and firing the gun while she was on the ground.

Investigators said the shot “nearly missed her.”

After firing the gun, LaPlante allegedly picked up the spent casing, showed it to the victim and told her, “You see this” and “You see, I’m not playing,” according to the report.

Authorities said he then repeatedly struck the victim in the head with the handgun, punched her throughout her body and choked her with his hands, impeding her breathing.

The victim later told investigators she felt as though she was losing consciousness, the report states.

According to the report, LaPlante also demanded the victim’s Tesla key and she complied out of fear of further harm.

The victim’s sister later arrived at the home. Investigators said LaPlante ordered the victim to clean her face and not tell her sister what had happened.

When LaPlante entered the shower, the victim grabbed her 9-month-old child and fled the home with assistance from her sister, who later contacted law enforcement, according to the report.

Authorities said the victim suffered a cut to her lower lip, swelling to her head and face and visible scratches on her neck.

Investigators noted that the couple’s infant child was on the bed in close proximity to the alleged attack, including when the gun was discharged.

Deputies said LaPlante was later located and taken into custody. According to the report, he invoked his right to remain silent.

Jail records show LaPlante is facing charges that include attempted felony murder with a firearm, armed robbery with a firearm or deadly weapon, battery by strangulation, aggravated assault with a firearm, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, child neglect without great bodily harm and battery.

As of Wednesday, he was being held at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, where his bond was listed as “to be set.”

Republicans still face a gauntlet of Democratic amendments before the bill can advance, setting up a daylong test of party unity. More votes on the settlement fund are planned, including proposals from Republicans, and it was unclear if GOP leaders would be able to fend them all off and pass the legislation.

“I can’t predict how it comes out," Senate Majority Leader John Thune told reporters between discussions with some of the holdouts off the Senate floor.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said that Democrats plan to force votes on the tax immunity granted to Trump as part of the settlement and a host of other issues — including Trump’s East Wing ballroom project, his tariffs, his war with Iran and his immigration enforcement campaign.

“Amendment after amendment, vote after vote, Republicans are going to have to answer to the American people,” Schumer said.

Settlement fund roils Senate GOP conference

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said this week that the fund would not move forward, and many GOP senators said Wednesday that they were satisfied with his remarks.

Yet Trump, who has been at odds with Senate Republicans in recent weeks, raised new doubts about the settlement’s future on Wednesday afternoon — just after the Senate had voted to start debate on the immigration bill — when he told reporters that the settlement is “very important” and said “I don’t know” whether it is dead or on hold.

“I’d have to ask the lawyers,” he said.

Republican Sens. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, John Husted of Ohio and Dan Sullivan of Alaska held out for around three hours on the Democratic amendment banning the settlement amid discussions over whether to vote for it.

Cassidy, who eventually voted against the amendment, lost re-election in a GOP primary two weeks ago after Trump endorsed his opponent. Husted and Sullivan, who voted against it, are both up for re-election in November.

Senators then defeated a second amendment from Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina that would also ban the settlement fund but would move the money to a separate anti-fraud fund at the Department of Justice. Most Democrats voted against the amendment, guaranteeing its defeat, but more than 10 Republicans supported it.

“If Blanche says this is largely inoperative, why not use this moment to codify that?” Tillis said ahead of the vote. “Otherwise, you’re exposing every one of our members who are in cycle to having to deal with this between today and Election Day, and that makes no sense for something that the DOJ says they’re not moving forward with."

It was unclear how Republicans would vote on additional amendments. Cassidy is also planning to offer an additional attempt to curb the fund, and he appeared to be in conversations with the Senate parliamentarian throughout the morning as he brought her proposals to review.

ICE and Border Patrol money has been long fight

Passage of the roughly $70 billion bill to fund U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Border Patrol would end the blockade by Democrats who demanded policy changes after the fatal shootings of two protesters by federal agents in January. The bill would fund the agencies for three years, through the end of Trump’s term.

Senate Republicans are using a complicated procedural maneuver to get around the filibuster and pass the budget legislation with no Democratic votes. But it has taken weeks to get the bill to the Senate floor as Republicans navigated various obstacles to passage created by Trump and the White House — including a $1 billion proposal for White House security that they eventually scrapped and the fierce bipartisan backlash to the settlement fund.

“The thing we’re trying to do here is to keep the focus on funding for ICE and CBP,” Thune said Wednesday evening, after the Senate voted to start debating the legislation.

“This was narrow and targeted from the very beginning and clean, and we’re trying to maintain it that way,” he said.

Democrats say any funding bill for the Homeland Security Department should place restraints on federal immigration authorities, including better identification for federal officers and more use of judicial warrants, among other asks.

After federal agents shot Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, Trump agreed to a Democratic request that the Homeland Security bill be separated from a larger spending measure that became law. But bipartisan negotiations went nowhere, and the DHS funding lapsed in mid-February with no agreement on changes to the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement tactics.

Congress eventually funded the rest of the Homeland Security Department at the end of April with Democratic support. But ICE and Border Patrol remained without regular funding, and Republicans launched a new effort to pass three years of funding for those agencies with no Democratic votes.

Security money for Trump’s ballroom dropped

Work on the legislation was also delayed by Republican opposition to $1 billion in security funding for the White House, including for Trump’s new ballroom, that was added to the original bill.

Democrats and some Republicans questioned using taxpayer money for the massive project, and Republicans did not include it in the final bill when it was released on Wednesday.

Republican House leaders said Wednesday they would like to clear the legislation before the end of the week, if the Senate can finish it. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., said that House leaders were having internal conversations about the schedule.

“We just need to make sure everybody’s there,” Scalise said.

Altarac was 18 when she left her native Sarajevo with her husband and traveled to Italy, France, Algeria, and Canada. She eventually moved to the U.S. in 1966.

Altarac, who has three daughters, seven grandchildren, 35 great-grandchildren, and 17 great-great-grandchildren, was a guest of honor on Wednesday.

“It brings me such joy to see all of our efforts help these survivors reach 100 with dignity, with family, and surrounded by celebration,” said Masha Pearl, the executive director of The Blue Card Fund, a nonprofit organization that helps survivors.

Altarac, Hanna Gaon, and Leon Schagrin — the author of “The Horse Adjutant: A Boy’s Life during the Nazi Holocaust” — were among the nearly 130 guests at an early celebration on Wednesday of Holocaust Survivor Day at Temple Beth Emet in Cooper City.

The global celebration to honor the resilience of the survivors of the state-sponsored genocide of six million Jewish people between 1933 and 1945 has been observed annually on June 4 since 2021.

Schagrin, who was born in Grybów, Poland, turned 99 on Oct. 30. His memoir describes how he was forced to spend his childhood in ghettos and concentration camps, including Tarnów, Szebnia, and Auschwitz III.

The Blue Card Fund and Goodman Jewish Family Services of Broward County, a social services organization based in Davie, organized a busy itinerary that included a Medal of Honor ceremony, a student choir, and time for intergenerational dancing.

“You think about their stories, their perseverance, things they’ve experienced in their lives, the stories they could share, the stories they can tell,” said Randy Colman, the president and chief executive officer of Goodman JFS. “It’s important that we never forget and we always remember.”

Gaon, 88, also from Sarajevo, said her father was detained and held in a concentration camp in Croatia. She and her mother were in a labor camp before fleeing to the U.S. without him.

“They came to get my father in September of 1941,” Gaon said during the event.

Liliana Ferber, Betty Eisdorfer, Saul Dreier, David Elefant, Herman Haller, Rosa Lindenberg, Frances Gaspar, Altarac, and Schagrin, who turns 100 on Oct. 30, were inducted into the survivors’ Centenarian Club.

Ferber, who was born in Poland, is 100. She survived in a ghetto and in hiding, and her journey forced her to learn to speak five languages: Polish, Hebrew, German, French, and English.

Dreier, who was born in Poland, is 101. He is a drummer. He and his fellow survivor, Reuwen “Ruby” Sosnowicz, co-founded the Holocaust Survivor Band.

Elefant, who was born in Romania, is 101. He survived Auschwitz, Hirschberg, and Bunzlau. He lived in Israel and moved to the U.S. in 1984.

Haller, who was born in Germany, is 101. He survived Auschwitz, and the Death March to Breslau before U.S. soldiers freed him on April 11, 1945.

Eisdorfer, who was born in Germany, is 101. She credits the survival of her and her younger brother to a Kindertransport to England in 1939.

Lindenberg, who was born in Germany, is 102. She fled to Belgium after Kristallnacht and lived in England and New York.

Gaspar, who was born in Czechoslovakia, is 105. She survived in the Nazi’s Budapest ghetto. She lived in Israel and moved to the U.S. in 1957.

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Según la policía de Homestead, Rashaud Dixon fue visto por última vez alrededor de las 3 p.m. del miércoles en la cuadra 2600 de Southeast 12th Road.

La policía informó que Dixon se comunicó con su madre a las 9 p.m. e hizo “declaraciones preocupantes”, lo que motivó la emisión de la alerta por menor desaparecido en peligro.

Según las autoridades, Dixon no padece ninguna condición médica.

La policía describe a Dixon como un adolescente afroamericano de 5 pies y 10 pulgadas de estatura y aproximadamente 120 libras de peso. Tiene cabello negro, ojos marrones y no presenta tatuajes ni cicatrices visibles.

Fue visto por última vez vistiendo una camisa blanca, pantalones blancos y sandalias negras.

Cualquier persona con información sobre el paradero de Dixon debe comunicarse con el Departamento de Policía de Homestead al 305-247-1535 o con Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers al 305-471-8477.

Victoria Mboko, the 19-year-old Canadian ranked No. 9, revealed Thursday she would have the “honor” of playing with the 44-year-old Williams as wild-card entries at the Queen’s Club next week.

They practiced on the grass courts in west London on Thursday, with Williams seen hitting balls in a purple top and white pants.

“The Queen is back,” Mboko wrote in a post on Instagram alongside a picture of her standing next to Williams.

“An honor to share the court with one of the greatest athletes of all time this week,” Mboko added. “Even more excited to play doubles together! Tennis is pretty special.”

Speaking at the French Open last week, Mboko said of Williams: “I really look up to her. I mean, the fact that she even knows me is very exciting.”

Williams, a 23-time Grand Slam singles champion, stepped away from tennis in 2022. She has yet to say whether she plans to play at Wimbledon or the U.S. Open in 2026.

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Según un memorando de cierre de la Fiscalía Estatal de Miami-Dade, el agente Wilfredo Ortega estaba “legalmente justificado” al disparar contra Kennedy Graham, quien agredió a Ortega y se resistió al arresto antes de huir del agente mientras portaba un arma de fuego.

La balacera ocurrió el 6 de noviembre de 2025 frente a un Walmart ubicado en el área de Southwest 211th Street y South Dixie Highway.

Según las autoridades, Ortega, quien patrullaba la zona en ese momento, fue alertado alrededor de las 7:15 a.m. sobre una persona dentro de la tienda que presuntamente estaba robando mercancía.

Los detectives dijeron que Graham, de 36 años, huyó del agente y que ambos se involucraron en un altercado físico justo afuera de las puertas principales de la tienda.

Un video de vigilancia muestra que Graham dejó caer una pistola negra durante el forcejeo con el agente y luego la recogió antes de volver a huir.

Posteriormente, Ortega disparó contra Graham, impactándolo.

Las autoridades informaron que Ortega le prestó asistencia a Graham hasta la llegada del personal de Miami-Dade Fire Rescue.

Los paramédicos trasladaron a Graham a un hospital local, donde murió.

La alguacil de Miami-Dade, Rosie Cordero-Stutz, dijo a los medios después de la balacera que Graham tenía un “amplio historial criminal”.

A principios de este año, Local 10 News habló con la hermana de Graham, quien dijo que cree que la balacera no estuvo justificada. Afirmó que el video del incidente muestra a su hermano huyendo del agente y que no muestra claramente que estuviera portando un arma de fuego.

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According to a closeout memo from the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office, Deputy Wilfredo Ortega was “legally justified” in shooting Kennedy Graham, who battered Ortega and resisted arrest before fleeing from the deputy while holding a gun.

The shooting occurred back on Nov. 6, 2025, outside a Walmart in the area of Southwest 211th Street and South Dixie Highway.

According to authorities, Ortega, who was patrolling the area at the time, was alerted around 7:15 a.m. about a subject inside the store who was allegedly stealing merchandise.

Detectives said Graham, 36, ran away from the deputy, and the two got into a physical altercation just outside the store’s front doors.

Surveillance video shows that Graham dropped a black handgun during the struggle with the deputy and then picked it up before running away.

Ortega then fired at Graham, striking him.

Authorities said Ortega rendered aid to Graham until Miami-Dade Fire Rescue personnel arrived.

Paramedics transported Graham to a local hospital, where he died.

Miami-Dade Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz told the media after the shooting that Graham had an “extensive criminal past.”

Earlier this year, Local 10 News spoke with Graham’s sister, who said she believes the shooting was unjustified. She said video of the incident shows her brother running away from the deputy and does not clearly show that he was carrying a gun.

The Literary Arts Fund, initiated by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and six other philanthropies, announced that $7.7 million would be distributed among 40 organizations in 19 states. Recipients of grants ranging from $40,000 to $500,000 include the National Book Foundation, which oversees the National Book Awards; the North Carolina Writers' Network; Graywolf Press, Copper Canyon Press and other publishers; and the Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop.

The arts in general have faced cuts in federal support since President Donald Trump began his second term, although the fund was conceived before he took office. The fund’s managers are expected to give out at least $50 million over a 5-year period.

“Writers give voice to the human condition, helping us better understand ourselves and each other,” Jen Benka, the fund's executive director, said in a statement. “And central to millions of readers having access to their stories and poems are literary arts nonprofits, which work tirelessly to ensure literature continues to have a vital presence in our culture. As these organizations and publishers face a lack of funding, we encourage leaders who value literature to join us in supporting writers, books, and reading.”

The 49-year-old from Sacramento was wearing a scarf covering his face and latex gloves, U.S. Attorney Eric Grant said in a news release. He also had five cell phones: one with a 15-minute timer set to begin, a second with a message on the screen from another phone number saying, “we will be awaiting your call.”

Evidence photos released by prosecutors show a cardboard tube about the size of a toilet paper roll fitted with a green fuse. Bomb technicians tested the device. The powder and fuse “were determined to be viable and energetic,” Grant said.

If the device had detonated next to a window on a pressurized aircraft flying above 10,000 feet (3 kilometers), Grant said, “it had the potential to damage the aircraft and cause a possible loss of cabin pressure.”

Before the device was removed from the airport, officers put a bomb blast suppression blanket over it and taped off the immediate area, according to the federal complaint against the man.

He was arrested Saturday and appeared in federal court in Sacramento on Wednesday. He is charged with unlawful possession of explosive material in an airport. The complaint also alleges he made “rambling” calls to the FBI in the months beforehand to report he was being threatened and intimidated.

His public defender, Meghan McLoughlin, said in an email to The Associated Press on Thursday that “there is often more to these cases than the government’s allegations, and that the criminal process will reveal” her client’s story as well.

It wasn't immediately known how extensively the man was searched at the Transportation Security Administration checkpoint. Last year, air travelers in the U.S. were no longer required to take off their shoes during security screenings. Screenings without shoes became a requirement in 2006, several years after “shoe bomber” Richard Reid’s failed 2001 attempt to take down a flight from Paris to Miami.

Most of the showers and thunderstorms will be pushed to the south by Saturday in the Florida Keys. Of course, it is the rainy season so by the end of the weekend, a few showers will start returning. Highs will be in the upper 80s which is very seasonable for this time of the year.

Rogerio Miranda De Souza, de 49 años, fue ingresado la noche del miércoles en el Centro Correccional Turner Guilford Knight por un nuevo cargo de exhibicionismo indecente, según los registros carcelarios.

La policía de South Miami informó que el incidente más reciente ocurrió el 23 de mayo a lo largo de la U.S. 1 cerca de Southwest 104th Street e involucró a una víctima diferente.

Los investigadores dijeron que pudieron identificar a De Souza mediante el uso de un lector de matrículas. Posteriormente, los detectives contactaron a su abogado y De Souza se entregó a las autoridades el miércoles.

El arresto ocurre apenas semanas después de que De Souza compareciera ante un juez en un caso separado de exhibicionismo indecente.

En ese incidente, la policía dijo que una mujer denunció haber sido seguida durante casi 30 minutos después de salir de un gimnasio en el vecindario Brickell de Miami. Según los investigadores, De Souza condujo repetidamente alrededor del vehículo de la mujer, le cerró el paso en el tráfico y, en un momento, fue visto tocándose mientras conducía junto a ella.

La policía indicó que la mujer proporcionó a los detectives un número de matrícula que ayudó a los investigadores a identificar a De Souza.

En el momento de ese arresto, los detectives dijeron a Local 10 News que estaban investigando otro caso con acusaciones similares. Sin embargo, las autoridades no han confirmado si el arresto más reciente está relacionado con esa investigación anterior.

De Souza permanecía bajo custodia la mañana del jueves y se esperaba que compareciera más tarde ese día ante un tribunal de fianzas.

La policía aún no ha divulgado detalles adicionales sobre el segundo caso.

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It happened around 10:30 p.m. Sunday aboard Frontier Flight 3345, which was traveling from Puerto Rico to Chicago when it was forced to make an emergency landing at MIA, according to an arrest report from the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office.

According to the report, Juan Gabriel Reyes, of Chicago, Illinois, became disruptive during the flight, prompting crew members and passengers to intervene.

Investigators said witnesses told them that Reyes first attempted to open an exit door while the plane was in flight and told others he wanted to leave the plane.

The report states flight attendants stopped him and instructed him to return to his seat.

Deputies said Reyes allegedly ignored those instructions and walked toward the front of the plane, where he attempted to access the cockpit by “placing his hand on the door handle and shoving his shoulder aggressively on the pilot’s door.”

A flight attendant prevented him from gaining access, according to the report.

Investigators said after being allowed to use the restroom, Reyes attempted to urinate on the lavatory floor before being directed to take a seat elsewhere on the plane.

They said an off-duty Frontier flight attendant volunteered to sit in the same row as Reyes after he was relocated.

The report states the off-duty flight attendant later confronted Reyes after being alerted that Reyes was handling his belongings. As the flight attendant reached for his bag, Reyes allegedly grabbed him by the head and began choking him, deputies said.

According to authorities, several passengers stepped in to help the victim and remove Reyes.

Cellphone video shows flight attendants and passengers working together to restrain him as he resisted, the report states.

The flight was then diverted to MIA, where MDSO deputies boarded the plane and took Reyes into custody.

Passenger Josh Longwood, who was on that flight, told Local 10 News that he stepped in when the man started to get violent with another traveler.

“The guy tried to attack him and choke him and I was already ready for something to happen, so I instantly restrained him, put him in his row, laid him down, (and) tied him up with his seatbelt,” he said. “I did what I had to do to make sure everyone else was safe.”

FBI agents responded to the scene and assumed the federal investigation, according to the report. Authorities said Reyes was advised of his Miranda rights, but invoked them and did not provide a statement.

According to the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office, the case is being prosecuted at the federal level due to jurisdictional considerations.

Jail records show Reyes is facing one state charge of battery along with federal charges that include interference with flight crew members and attendants, and assault within maritime and territorial jurisdiction.

Authoritiries said a federal criminal complaint has already been filed, and authorities placed a federal hold on Reyes at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center. He is expected to be transferred to the Federal Detention Center in Miami to face the federal proceedings.

If convicted on all charges, he could face up to 20 years in prison. Records show his bond is currently set at $20,000.

Marco Balich, fresh off the Olympics opening ceremony, which included a parade of athletes spread across four venues, said he was up to the challenge of producing three shows in three cities, with teams numbering 260 to 300 people in each city.

The ceremonies’ unifying theme will be “the celebration of sports, the passion for soccer, symbolized by the cup itself,” Balich said. “The idea is to narrate with three points of view and languages,” using design aesthetics representative of each culture.

In Canada, a mosaic will represent its multicultural identity. Mexico’s motif will be the traditional paper cutouts called papel picado, while the United States will have “a super shiny, glowing cup,” said Balich, who also produced the opening ceremony for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

Balich called it a “very good sign” that Canada, Mexico and the U.S. were working together to host “a peaceful World Cup.”

“I think it’s very important that we stress the fact that the three nations are working together to host a very important and relevant championship, especially in this moment where there is so much controversy on the political side,’’ said Balich, founder of Balich Wonder Studios. “But the people are people, and they will get together and enjoy.”

Each ceremony will feature top artistic performances that tap into the national identity, but Balich said spectators shouldn’t expect a Super Bowl-style halftime extravaganza. Instead, the ceremonies will combine welcoming speeches, a parade of flags, the presentation of the match ball and about 30 minutes of musical entertainment.

“It’s a celebration of football, FIFA and the fact that, thanks to soccer, people get together in peace and harmony,” Balich said.

Each ceremony will be held about 90 minutes before game time, following a 25-minute player warm-up that organizers hope will prompt spectators to arrive early.

While the Super Bowl celebrates “a game that is only famous in the U.S., the rest of the world plays soccer, and has a passion that is shared,’’ Balich said.

The festivities launch on June 11 in Mexico City, ahead of the Mexico City-South Africa match, with a show featuring Latin rock band Maná, Colombian singer J Balvin and South African pop star Tyla.

They continue June 12 in Toronto ahead of the Canada-Bosnia and Herzegovina game, with Alanis Morissette and Michael Bublé headlining, before heading to Los Angeles Stadium later that day for the U.S.-Paraguay opener.

International stars will take the stage at Los Angeles Stadium, including Katy Perry, global pop star LISA, Nigerian Afrobeats star Rema, Brazilian pop artist Anitta, and hip-hop artist Future.

The Italian producer is enjoying the distinction of producing the two biggest sports ceremonies in the world this year — the 2026 Winter Games opening ceremony and 2026 World Cup — even as Italy sits out its third straight World Cup.

“It is very encouraging, actually, to compensate the sad news that Italy is not there this time,” Balich said, adding that Italy’s absence “which is a disaster for us, has also enabled us to be very impartial” in celebrating each country “in a similar way.”

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Emilio Estefan has been tapped to contribute a new song, “Love Always Wins,” to the FIFA World Cup 2026 soundtrack.

Estefan wrote the song years ago, but its message remains relevant today.

As he has throughout his career, Estefan is also using the opportunity to show appreciation for Miami, a city that has played a major role in his success.

Turns out he might still hand over the Coupe des Mousquetaires to a fellow Italian after the men’s singles final on Sunday after being invited by Roland Garros to take care of the honors on the anniversary of his 1976 triumph.

Despite Sinner’s stunning loss in the second round, Italy is assured to have a player in the championship match since Flavio Cobolli will face compatriot Matteo Arnaldi in the semifinals on Friday.

Cobolli comes from the same tennis club in Rome as Panatta did. Panatta’s father was the caretaker at the Tennis Club Parioli.

Several years ago, Cobolli and his father and coach, Stefano, paid Panatta a visit at the club in Treviso, northern Italy, that Panatta created after his playing career.

“I told them he was going to be a great player,” Panatta said. “Of course, I didn’t realize it would be so soon.”

While Sinner came close last year when he had three match points in a five-set loss to Carlos Alcaraz in the final, no Italian man has raised the singles trophy in Paris since Panatta.

Panatta recently looked back on the 1976 tournament in an interview with The Associated Press.

Beating Borg

Panatta was the only man to beat Bjorn Borg twice at the French Open, in the fourth round in 1973 and in the quarterfinals in 1976. The only other time they met in Paris was in 1975 when Borg won in the semifinals and went on to claim the second of his six Roland Garros titles.

“I liked playing these clay-court specialists like Borg and (Guillermo) Vilas,” said Panatta, who beat Vilas in the Italian Open final just before winning the French Open. “I had a very varied game and attacked a lot and hit a lot of drop shots. I didn’t play like them.

“If two players play the same way, the stronger player always wins. I played with a different style and that probably bothered them.”

Sneaker emergency

Panatta beat two more clay-court specialists, Americans Eddie Dibbs and Harold Solomon, in the semifinals and final, respectively.

The final was a rematch of a controversial quarterfinal in Rome between Panatta and Solomon in which Solomon walked away while serving for the match after getting infuriated over a perceived missed call.

“He’s the one who made it an incident," Panatta said. “When you walk away, you’re responsible.”

Needless to say, both players were motivated for the rematch in the Paris final.

But Panatta had a problem when he realized that his doubles partner, Paolo Bertolucci, had mistakenly taken his tennis sneakers home with him.

“(Bertolucci) had to fly back from Rome the morning of the final with my sneakers,” Panatta said.

Fortunately, the sneakers arrived in time and Panatta again beat Solomon — this time by winning a fourth-set tiebreaker.

$30,000 winner's check

Panatta said he received $30,000 for his French Open title — about what players who lose in the first round of qualifying earn now.

He’s having a hard time wrapping his head around the current players’ protesting for a bigger share of tournament revenues.

“I don’t really know the reasons behind it,” Panatta said. “But it makes me laugh.”

Panatta recalls how players boycotted Wimbledon in 1973 after Croatian player Nikola Pilić was suspended.

“We didn’t do it for money," Panatta said. “We did it because of Pilić.”

Sinner's perfection

While Panatta pines for the old days when there were more players like him who employed serve-and-volley tactics, he still appreciates players like Sinner who push the limits of baseline tennis.

“When there’s excellence, it’s never boring,” Panatta said. “When someone performs near the limit of perfection, it’s inspiring.”

Sinner’s sense of humor

Panatta was also invited to participate in the trophy ceremony in Rome last month when Sinner became the first Italian man to win that title since Panatta in 1976.

During the ceremony, Sinner jokingly told the 75-year-old Panatta that obviously he’s too young to have seen him play and that “my parents probably hadn’t even gotten together yet” back then.

Panatta was amused by Sinner’s comment and said it showed that Sinner “has got a sense of humor.”

Like Panatta, who drove rally cars and speed boats after he retired from tennis, Sinner has a taste for speed and likes to race go-karts and watch Formula 1.

“I hope he races when he stops playing, too,” Panatta said.

Davis Cup

Panatta crowned his extraordinary 1976 season by leading Italy to the Davis Cup title with a win over Chile in Santiago that was played amid the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet.

“That was when the Davis Cup was the real Davis Cup,” Panatta said. “It was worth just as much as a Grand Slam.”

So how does he distinguish his Italian Open, French Open and Davis Cup titles?

“Rome was the most sentimental because the Foro Italico was where I started to play tennis. Roland Garros was the most important one because it was a Grand Slam. And the Davis Cup was a team event and we had a team of players who knew each other since they were little kids,” Panatta said. “They were three entirely different emotions.”

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Local 10 News spoke to a 64-year-old man from Massachusetts whose mother, who lives in South Florida, was recently targeted by scammers.

Her story was shared on Tuesday as authorities warned the public against similar scamming attempts.

That elderly woman thought she won a big prize, but her family became very concerned when they stated to see withdrawals from her account and then were told that she was going to meet someone with cash.

“She said it was $7 million, but it was actually $72 million and a Mercedes car (she thought she had won),” her son said.

That man, who did not wish to be identified for this story, flew to South Florida from Boston and followed his mother to make sure she wasn’t going back to the bank.

“I got really concerned because she had told my sister that she was meeting someone on Tuesday at noon, so I decided to hop on a plane,” he said. “And concurrent to that, my wife called the Coconut Creek police.”

He said he wanted to make sure that his mother wasn’t going to the bank.

“She was surprised I was there,” he said. “We did deal with a little bit of embarrassment and a little bit of forgetfulness.”

Meanwhile, he said the scammers are still trying to contact his mom, while officers said that is usually the case in these situations.

“There continue to be multiple calls on a daily basis from the number associated with the scamming,” he said.

That man is hoping that sharing his mother’s story will help keep the next person from being scammed.

U.S. applications for unemployment benefits for the week ending May 30 increased by 13,000 to 225,000, the Labor Department reported Thursday. That’s the most since early February, before the U.S. and Israel launched attacks on Iran, but still a historically low level. Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected 211,000 new applications.

Weekly filings for unemployment benefits are considered a proxy for U.S. layoffs and are close to a real-time indicator of the health of the job market.

Despite historically low layoffs, the labor market seems to be mired in what economists call a “low-hire, low-fire” state. That’s kept the unemployment rate low at 4.3%, but left many of those out of work struggling to find new employment.

Though U.S. employers delivered a surprising 115,000 new jobs in April, the Iran war has injected a large degree of uncertainty about the broader U.S. economy and labor market.

The Strait of Hormuz, through which travels one-fifth of the world’s oil, remains closed. Since the beginning of the war in late February, oil prices have spiked about 50% and the average price for a gallon of gas in the U.S. is now $4.24, up from less than $3 in late February. Besides hitting consumers’ pocketbooks, those higher costs can make businesses reluctant to hire.

Data from the U.S. government showed that inflation at the consumer level rose 3.8% from April 2025, the biggest jump in three years. Food prices are also up, but may not yet fully reflect rising energy costs due to the Iran war, analysts say.

Another recent report showed that wholesale prices shot up 6% from a year ago, the highest point in more than three years.

This comes at a time when U.S. inflation is already above the Federal Reserve’s 2% target. The Fed opted to leave its benchmark rate alone at its last meeting, citing economic uncertainty caused by instability in the Middle East and still-elevated inflation. Most analysts don’t expect the Fed to cut rates any time soon.

Lower interest rates can boost the economy and hiring, but also tend to stoke inflation, leading a number of Fed policymakers to say they are actually willing to consider an interest rate hike this year.

On top of that, the recent artificial intelligence boom and the investment required to develop it could alter or even replace some jobs.

Among the companies that have cut jobs recently are Verizon, UPS, Amazon, Disney, Starbucks and Walmart.

Weekly jobless aid applications have stabilized in a range mostly between 200,000 and 250,000 since the U.S. economy emerged from the pandemic recession. However, hiring began slowing about two years ago and tapered further in 2025 due to President Donald Trump’s erratic tariff rollouts, his purge of the federal workforce and the lingering effects of high interest rates meant to control inflation.

Employers added fewer than 200,000 jobs last year, compared with about 1.5 million in 2024, according to the data firm FactSet.

The government issues its May jobs report on Friday.

The Labor Department’s report Thursday showed that the four-week moving average of jobless claims, which softens some of the weekly volatility, rose by 6,500 to 214,750.

The total number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits for the previous week ending May 23 fell by 8,000 to 1.78 million, in line with analyst forecasts.