The suspects, whose names were not released in line with Polish privacy rules, were arrested in Germany, Polish officials said Monday. They are accused of deliberately setting fire to Starlink infrastructure on Sept. 23 in Wola Krobowska, Poland, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) south of Warsaw.

“We have no doubt that Russian intelligence services are behind this act of sabotage,” Tomasz Siemoniak, Poland’s minister overseeing intelligence services, said in a news release, nothing that Russian intelligence services are increasingly turning to people with ties to the criminal underworld.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, in a post on X, called the incident “another act of hybrid warfare.”

Other details were not immediately available.

The arson in September was one of more than 210 incidents across Europe that Western officials consider sabotage and malign activity linked to Russia tracked by The Associated Press since Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

Officials say one goal of the attacks is to undermine support for Ukraine, spread fear and discord in European societies and drain investigative resources. Russia often uses proxies for such attacks and some perpetrators say they have no idea they have been hired by Moscow.

Polish spy chief says Ukraine's allies are facing near-constant Russian subversion

Russia’s intelligence services are carrying out almost “daily acts of subversion,” Siemoniak said Tuesday at a security conference in Warsaw.

“There is not a week where activities do not happen,” and the same goes for other European countries, he said, adding that the activity is aimed at countries that support Ukraine.

He said Russia’s covert malign activity in Poland started in early 2024 as Russia recruited disposable agents on platforms like Telegram to carry out attacks, including against a shopping center.

“Our enemy — that is Russia’s intelligence services — changes its methods of operation and has unlimited resources,” Siemoniak said.

Fighting against Russia’s intelligence services is not like taking down an organized crime group where the group is convicted and the case is closed, he said. In the case of subversive activity, as soon as you cut one head off, another grows and “you never know what direction they will pursue next,” he said.

“In cases of the subversive activity, it’s like the story of the dragon whose heads keep growing and you never know which direction they pursue next,” Beate Gangås, Norway's director-general of the Police Security Service, told the conference. “We are in the most serious situation since the Second World War.”

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The African Grand Prix will have a 10-year contract and take place at a track in Bugesera, southeast of the capital, Kigali. F1 said the purpose-built track will be ready “early in the next decade.”

Racing in Africa will fulfil a long-held ambition for seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton, the only Black driver in F1. The 41-year-old British driver has said he has been “fighting in the background” for years to have a race in Africa.

The last time F1 raced in Africa was the South African Grand Prix in 1993.

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Some analysts see the development as an encouraging sign for American businesses following Chinese leader Xi Jinping's meetings with President Donald Trump during a state visit to Washington last month.

The San Francisco-based payment processing company said the long-awaited approval marked “a significant step forward in Visa’s long-standing commitment to China.”

“We greatly appreciate the important role of the leaders of the United States and China in pursuing a constructive and strategically stable relationship between the world’s largest economies,” Visa CEO Ryan McInerney said in a statement.

China's official Xinhua news agency said authorities require that Visa complete preparatory work within one year. After that it can apply to commence its domestic bank card clearing business operations in the country.

Mastercard and American Express have already started domestic clearing in China under joint ventures.

President Donald Trump said he raised the issue of access for Visa during his visit to Beijing in May.

McInerney was part of the guest list at the White House Trump-Xi dinner during Xi's Washington trip, alongside Mastercard CEO Michael Miebach.

George Chen, partner and chair of digital practice at The Asia Group, said the approval could be viewed as a goodwill gesture from China toward the United States ahead of an expected November meeting between Xi and Trump in Shenzhen, China, which would be their third in-person meeting this year.

“The timing is notable,” Chen, of the Washington-based consultancy that advises companies on doing business in markets including Asia, said in written comments. “The move suggests that Beijing is keen to demonstrate tangible progress for American businesses before Trump’s next visit to China.”

Greater market access in financial services has long been a priority for Washington, he added, and Visa’s approval can be viewed as a positive sign of China’s willingness to expand opportunities for foreign companies.

He can numbly list talking points for media and gun violence panels. But thinking about her absence each day is one reason why Jones would not want to see the shooter sentenced to death.

“I really think that he should just sit and have to think about it year after year after year and just be miserable," said Jones, who plans to attend the trial. “When I was younger, I probably was more prone to say ‘kill him.’ But, at this point, I mean, he's still got well another 20-30 years of appeals."

Jury selection is set to begin Tuesday in the federal trial in which Payton Gendron faces a potential death penalty. The attack at the Tops Friendly Market in 2022 is believed to be the deadliest hate-motivated shooting targeting Black people by a lone gunman in the last century.

Gendron is facing over two dozen federal hate crime charges and more than a dozen firearms charges. He is already spending life in prison after pleading guilty to state murder charges in a 2023 trial where he tearfully admitted to the crimes and renounced his past views.

His defense team is not going to dispute his guilt. Their sole objective is to ensure Gendron is spared from execution.

“Nothing will change the fact that Payton Gendron will die in prison,” the federal public defender office said in a statement. "At trial, we will offer mitigating evidence about Payton that the jury needs to consider in making its decision. Nothing we say or do is intended to be disrespectful or insensitive to the victims, the survivors, or their loved ones.”

Some victims' family members, however, are not totally against the death penalty.

“I’ve never been like out here like, ‘Yay! Go for the death penalty.’ That’s never been me,” said Buffalo Common Council member Zeneta Everhart, who ran for office over a year after her son, Zaire, survived the shooting. “Ten people died that day in an egregious way and in an awful, terrible, traumatic way."

Her son, now 25, and the two other survivors have had their lives irrevocably altered, she added.

How racist conspiracy theories played a role in the attack

On May 14, 2022, a then-18-year-old Gendron drove over 200 miles (320 kilometers) from his home in Conklin, a predominantly white and rural town, to Buffalo. He fired around 60 shots from a semiautomatic rifle at employees and shoppers. Video revealed Gendron apologized to a white store worker after shooting him in the leg. He surrendered to police as he exited the supermarket.

Investigators found past social media posts and other writings by Gendron dedicated to planning an attack to frighten people who were non-white and non-Christian into leaving the U.S. He also promoted a baseless “great replacement theory” that people of color will replace white people through higher birth rates and immigration.

The victims who were killed were all Black and between ages 32 and 86. Besides Chaney, they included Geraldine Talley, Katherine Massey, Pearl Young, Andre Mackneil, church deacon Heyward Patterson, Ruth Whitfield, Roberta Drury, Margus Morrison and Aaron Salter, a retired Buffalo police officer who was working as a security guard.

Under President Joe Biden, the U.S. Justice Department in 2024 decided to pursue a death sentence. It was the first capital case overseen by then-Attorney General Merrick Garland, who had previously put a moratorium on the death penalty.

Gendron and his legal team relayed that he would only plead guilty in his federal case in exchange for a life sentence. The Justice Department rejected that proposal.

Anti-Black crimes still lead in hate crime data

The 2022 shooting stands apart as one of the deadliest acts of anti-Black violence in modern U.S. history. It also reflects a grim reality represented in national bias crime statistics.

Black people have comprised the “no. 1 numerical target” annually since the FBI began collecting data in 1991, hate crime analyst Brian Levin, of the California Association of Human Relations Organizations, said. The record high was 3,670 anti-Black bias incidents in 1996.

According to FBI data released in August, law enforcement agencies reported over 2,800 anti-Black hate crime incidents in 2025, nearly three times the number targeting Latinos. The FBI also reported a 7% decline in hate crime incidents from 2024 to 2025.

The Buffalo shooting and the 2015 Charleston, S.C., church shooting, in which a white gunman killed nine Black churchgoers, show how online radicalization makes this a terrorism matter as well.

“Unfortunately, he (Gendron) fits the pattern of young, mostly white males undertaking targeted massacres which are then justified by manifestos, which are also part of a continuing chain that references prior attacks often but seeks to encourage future ones,” Levin said.

Everhart, whose son still has shrapnel in his body after being shot in the neck, says hate crime enhancements might be the only deterrent.

“This isn't a shooting over a robbery or a domestic violence situation. This is domestic terrorism,” Everhart said. “It is important we go after the death penalty in this case. But if he doesn't end up getting it, I know that justice will be served.”

Garnell Whitfield lost his 86-year-old mother Ruth in the shooting. He has no thoughts on whether capital punishment should be issued because “this is the federal government doing what they deem they have to do.”

He's spent the past four years honoring his mother's memory by working with church groups, victims' rights groups, gun lobbyists and others to address white nationalist movements and racial violence.

Whitfield said he hopes trial testimony reveals more about “the support that he (Gendron) might have had, the radicalization, social media and societal ills that caused people to hate and be violent that are inherent in our society” that preceded the killing.

“Those are the things that I care about,” he said.

Here is the latest news from the Middle East on Tuesday. Read our full coverage here.

Houthis say airstrikes hit areas in Yemen under their control

The rebel-run al-Masirah satellite television said Tuesday two airstrikes hit the Houthi-held Red Sea island of Kamaran, while a third hit Qanawis district, 55 kilometers (34 miles) northwest of the port city of Hodeida.

The station also reported airstrikes in the province of Jawf, which borders Saudi Arabia.

Al-Masirah blamed Saudi Arabia for the strikes, but didn’t provide further details.

The rebels also said they shot down a Saudi drone over the Houthi stronghold province of Saada, which is in northern Yemen on the border with Saudi Arabia.

There was no immediate comment from Saudi Arabia.

The strikes came hours after Saudi Arabia sounded air raid sirens Monday evening in the capital, Riyadh, and residents heard explosions.

The Houthis also said they fired a ballistic missile toward King Khalid International Airport, which has been hammered by a string of deadly attacks in recent days.

Egypt, Iran foreign ministers discuss Mideast de-escalation

Egypt's Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty on Tuesday called for an immediate halt to Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia.

Abdelatty said during a phone conversation with his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi, that there was “no justification for these attacks and they cannot be accepted.”

Abdelatty also urged prioritizing diplomacy and finding a political solution to the conflict between Iran and the U.S. to avert “further escalation and instability” in the region, according to the Egyptian readout of the call.

Qatar's emir urges greater Gulf coordination on security

Qatar’s emir on Tuesday called for closer security coordination among Gulf countries as the conflict between the Houthis and Saudi Arabia escalates, following months of Iranian attacks across the region during its war with the U.S. and Israel.

Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani also called for stepped-up efforts to secure maritime routes in the Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz and energy infrastructure, which have been a main target of attacks since the Iran-U.S. war began on Feb. 28.

Speaking to the Shura Council, the Qatari emir also lashed out at Israel, accusing it of committing crimes in Gaza that constitute “genocide,” a charge Israel vehemently denies.

The emir called for holding Israeli officials accountable.

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Rescuers evacuated all 15 crew members from one ship, the Maltese-flagged Chelsea 3, with five receiving treatment for minor injuries, Radev said in a video posted to social media.

The crew, which included seven Ukrainian citizens and eight Azerbaijan citizens, reported the ship’s deck and hull were hit by three aerial drones.

One crew member from the sunken vessel was rescued, Radev added, without providing details about the others aboard. The strikes on the two ships occurred 20 miles and 21 miles (32 and 34 kilometers) from the Bulgarian coast.

During an emergency meeting of Bulgaria’s Security Council on Tuesday, Radev called the attacks “absolutely unacceptable” and said Bulgaria was seeking NATO and European Union assistance.

While authorities do not possess clear evidence on who was responsible for the drone attacks, “logic, as I have already stated, indicates that the result is in favor of the Russian Federation,” Radev said.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha in a post on X on Tuesday blamed Russia for the attacks.

“Russia’s latest attack on commercial vessels near Bulgaria’s territorial waters, which injured Ukrainian and Azerbaijani citizens, once again demonstrates Moscow’s deliberate disregard for civilian lives and maritime security in the Black Sea,” Sybiha wrote.

He said that Ukraine is urging its partners to step up pressure on Russia, strengthen sanctions and take decisive action to hold it accountable and protect freedom of navigation.

“The Black Sea is a lifeline for global food security. Russia is attacking it to weaponize hunger and hold the world hostage. This must be met with strength,” Sybiha wrote.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen “strongly condemned” the drone incidents and said the Black Sea “has become another front of escalation” in Russia’s war in Ukraine.

“This is unacceptable. I strongly condemn the drone attacks on merchant ships near Bulgaria’s coast. Putting the lives of the crew in grave danger and threatening security in the Black Sea,” she said in a post on X.

“We stand with Bulgaria and thank its rescuers for their swift response. Those responsible should be held accountable.”

The attacks came exactly a week after sea and aerial drones attacked two other commercial vessels in Bulgaria’s exclusive economic zone in the Black Sea. A Togo-flagged ship sank, while a Bulgarian ferry evacuated the 18-member crew of a Pulau-flagged vessel.

Ukraine’s military did not conduct any operations near the locations of last week’s drone strikes, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who pointed the finger at Russia.

A day earlier, a Turkish-owned cargo ship carrying corn caught fire following a drone attack and later sank in the Black Sea off the coast of Romania. Two people died and 11 crew members were rescued, Romanian authorities said.

Russia did not immediately comment on Tuesday’s incident.

Radev said he would summon the Russian ambassador to Bulgaria, Eleonora Mitrofanova, for a conversation Tuesday.

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An earlier version of this story misstated the distance from Bulgaria's coast at which the two ships were struck by drones. It was 20 and 21 miles, or 32 and 34 kilometers.

Then they unraveled in a hurry.

Drew Rasmussen squandered a two-run lead on the mound, Tampa Bay's bullpen let the game get away and the Rays stumbled to a 7-3 loss against the Cleveland Guardians in their American League Championship Series opener Monday night.

Staked to a 2-0 advantage, Rasmussen gave up a leadoff homer to rookie Chase DeLauter in the sixth but retired the next three batters.

With two relievers ready and the bottom of the Guardians order due up, manager Kevin Cash sent out Rasmussen for the seventh. His first pitch was launched 436 feet to center field by light-hitting catcher Patrick Bailey for a tying home run that chased the All-Star right-hander.

“Cashy checked in with me and I told him I was good,” said Rasmussen, who had permitted just one run over 27 2/3 innings until DeLauter went deep. “Unfortunately, it just didn’t unfold the way we wanted.”

Nothing went right for the Rays after that.

José Ramírez reached on an infield single to start the eighth and DeLauter drilled a double off losing pitcher Tyler Wells, putting runners at second and third. One out later, left-hander Ian Seymour entered to face left-handed hitter Nathaniel Lowe and allowed a two-run single on an 0-2 fastball as the Guardians grabbed a 4-2 lead.

It was the first deficit this postseason for the AL East champion Rays, who had four days off following a three-game sweep of the New York Yankees in their Division Series. In the opener of that matchup, Rasmussen carried a no-hitter for 7 2/3 innings on the way to a 1-0 victory.

This time, Tampa Bay fell apart late.

After a home run by Cedric Mullins trimmed the deficit to 4-3 in the bottom of the eighth, Cole Sulser yielded a leadoff single to slumping Angel Martínez in the ninth and balked him to second base. Two outs later, Ramírez's soft RBI single made it 5-3.

But the Guardians weren't done.

Ramírez advanced on a wild pitch by Sulser, who then walked DeLauter. Rays sinkerballer Kevin Kelly entered to face Jo Adell, and Ramírez took off from second on a 1-2 pitch.

Third baseman Junior Caminero left his position to cover the bag, and Adell’s hard-hit grounder through the spot vacated by Caminero turned into a two-run double that put Tampa Bay in a 7-3 hole.

“You know what? We were throwing behind,” Cash said. “We were going to throw to second base. DeLauter had gone the first time. I haven’t spoke to Cami about it. We were going to go to second base. I’m guessing Cami recognized that DeLauter didn’t take off and attempted to go to third base. Totally understand how it seemed like the perfect play for the Guardians."

It was a stunning meltdown at Tropicana Field for the Rays, who matched Milwaukee for the best home record in the majors during the regular season.

They hadn't lost a game started by Rasmussen since July 9, a string of 13 straight wins.

“I thought he was outstanding. I thought he threw an incredible ballgame,” Cash said. “You've got to give credit to Cleveland’s lineup. They really put some pitches on him and some longer at-bats early on. But I felt like after the third or fourth inning, he really settled in.”

After giving up a total of 12 hits to the Yankees in three games, Rays pitchers allowed 14 in Game 1 alone against the Guardians.

“The guys have done everything they needed to do with the time off to keep their deliveries intact. We’re going to give up some hits at times,” Cash said. “That’s a very good team over there. They put a lot of pressure on pitchers and can foul balls off and lengthen out at-bats.”

Things nearly got even worse for the Rays in the ninth, when Caminero and left fielder Jonny DeLuca collided while chasing Brayan Rocchio’s foul ball.

Caminero, who had 42 homers, 101 RBIs and an .885 OPS during the regular season, was shaken up on the play but remained in the game after a brief delay.

Cash said he thought the All-Star slugger “just got the wind knocked out of him” and seemed to be “totally fine now.”

“I feel good overall. Just my head hurts a little bit, but overall good,” Caminero said. “I was just hit in the chest.”

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The 71-year-old American pontiff has offered a rare level of transparency about the first publicly disclosed major health problem of his 17-month papacy. He revealed the discovery of the small, localized nodule during his Sunday noon prayer and announced that he would have it removed.

The Vatican said Leo would be admitted to the Gemelli hospital late Tuesday morning, but there was no immediate word on the timing of the operation itself. Dozens of well-wishers, including medical personnel, gathered at the entrance to the Gemelli hospital in anticipation of the pope’s arrival.

The surgery, which is usually performed under general anesthesia, will require a weeklong hospital stay and the Vatican on Monday canceled all Leo’s audiences through Oct. 20.

“These are things that can be treated very well, if the words he used reflect the clinical situation,” said Dr. Lorenzo Spaggiari, director of thoracic surgery at the European Institute of Oncology, or EIO, in Milan, who is not involved in the pope’s care but knows the team at Gemelli.

A churchman who saw Leo on Monday, Tokyo Cardinal Kikuchi Tsutomu, said Leo told him he felt fine and decided to have the surgery immediately so that he wouldn't have to alter his upcoming travel plans to Latin America.

But the decision clearly came as a surprise: While Gemelli has a specific papal apartment that past popes have used, complete with a private chapel on the 10th floor, Leo will actually be staying in a nearby room since the papal apartment is currently undergoing renovations, according to a person with knowledge of the plans, who asked for anonymity because he wasn’t authorized to speak publicly.

Robotic technology could permit a biopsy before surgery

Spaggiari said he expected the team at Gemelli would perform a biopsy to determine whether Leo has lung cancer followed by the removal of a section or lobe of the lung where the nodule is located.

Both could be done using robotic techniques, and could be performed consecutively, under the same anesthesia, with different specialist teams, Spaggiari said.

A sophisticated robotic bronchoscopy technology called ION allows a biopsy on nodules as small as 3 millimeters (1/10 inch) , Spaggiari said. Both the Gemelli and the EIO have the technology, which has been available in Italy for just two years.

Gemelli also has robotic surgical technology, allowing the operation to remove the nodule to proceed “using a minimally invasive technique,” he said.

The technique involves the surgeon making four small incisions in the chest through which the instruments of the so-called da Vinci robot are inserted, he said. The surgeon then controls the robotic arms looking at a screen providing high-definition, 3D views of the surgical site.

“It’s a very well-established technology. This is something we have been doing for 20 years,” he said.

It wasn't known for certain what technique would be used on Leo. Gemelli has documented using both robotic procedures to diagnose and operate in under four hours.

The biopsy risk is “virtually zero,” while the surgical risk is very small, carrying a 0.6% to 0.8% mortality rate for patients in otherwise good health with good heart and lung function, Spaggiari said.

Tests will determine whether more treatment is needed

During the surgery to remove the nodule and part of the lung, doctors would also remove lymph nodes that drain the segment or lobe. “If all those lymph nodes turn out to be negative, so stage one, then the outlook is very good,” he said, adding that no other treatment would be necessary.

The nodule was discovered during regular checks, the Vatican has said, and Spaggiari said the pope has likely undergone other tests before being recommended for surgery.

“I think he has had a bit of luck. They found something that was asymptomatic — a lung nodule, possibly a tumor. He might call it something else; we call it luck,” he said.

Recovery could allow November travel to South America

EIO advises patients not to fly for three weeks after surgery — which would give the pope just the interval needed to make his planned Nov. 6-17 trip to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru, depending on his recovery. The current itinerary for the trip is ambitious and the longest of his papacy to date, calling for Leo to clock just over 31,000 kilometers (19,000 miles) on a dozen flights and two helicopter rides, and a significant altitude change in Peru.

“I think the Holy Father is in excellent hands at Gemelli,” Spaggiari said. “They have everything needed to keep the Holy Father alive for a long time.”

Kikuchi, the Tokyo archbishop who is also head of the Vatican's charitable federation Caritas Internationalis, said Leo told him he felt no different than usual and was looking ahead to the trip.

"He has decided to undergo surgery soon in order to not change his plans for future overseas trips, so there is no need to worry, as it is not an emergency,” Kikuchi wrote on the Facebook page of the Tokyo archdiocese.

An unusually open approach to papal health

The Vatican has for centuries zealously guarded the pope’s health and has often sent out confusing information, or none at all, about papal illnesses. Pope Francis tried to change that by being upfront about his frailties and musing on his eventual death. But even during his pontificate, information was tightly controlled.

Leo’s decision and reveal suggested an unusual level of transparency by the American pope, who revealed it in perhaps the most public way possible: at the end of his Sunday noon blessing, with thousands of people in St. Peter’s Square.

“I really appreciated yesterday at the end of the Angelus, he himself said, ‘This is what’s going on — very transparent — and ask for prayers,’” said Quebec Cardinal Gérald Cyprien Lacroix at the Vatican.

A lung nodule is a small abnormal area measuring less than 3 centimeters (1.2 inches) that sometimes appears on a CT scan of the chest or abdomen. Often, the scans are done to investigate trauma or a lung infection, unrelated to a lung cancer screening. A nodule can be benign or malignant, and oftentimes surgical removal is recommended both to establish whether it is cancer and to treat a malignancy while it is still localized.

Oncologists say even if the nodule turns out to be cancerous, Leo’s prognosis is “excellent” since it will have been removed at an early stage.

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But on a recent afternoon, the area is quiet. American soldiers gather at a border monitoring post in Roma, Texas, where an infantry vehicle with camouflage netting sits between houses. A Blackhawk helicopter drops soldiers onto an island in the river, while U.S. Border Patrol agents breeze by on fan-propelled boats.

“At any given time, there would be multiple rafts full of people trying to get to this side,” Richards said of the area before U.S. forces made it a priority last year.

The Army has been inviting reporters to the Rio Grande Valley as it deploys hundreds more soldiers to the region this month by shifting some of the thousands of troops already serving along the 2,000-mile border. U.S. officials said the troop surge follows signs of elevated activity from drug cartels and has been accompanied by increased cooperation from the Mexican military. The U.S. Coast Guard said it recently encountered gunfire from the Mexican side of the river, prompting the Americans to fire back.

In this small patch at the southern edge of the United States, a slow saga is playing out — a curious mix of policing, policy and politics.

Some question a troop surge just weeks before midterm elections

While Republicans face increasing headwinds because of President Donald Trump’s unpopularity, persistently high prices and the fallout from the war in Iran, border security has remained a relative bright spot in Trump's polling numbers, with about half of Americans saying they approve of his performance there.

But some experts have questioned the need for such a large military presence. They suggest it's less about effective strategy and more about political theater.

Illegal crossings have plummeted due in large part to asylum restrictions that began before Trump returned to the White House. Meanwhile, a large percentage of the fentanyl, cocaine and heroin seized along the border was being smuggled in cars and trucks passing through checkpoints, not the areas in between.

David Shirk, a University of San Diego political science professor, said the Trump administration wants to remind voters it's been very aggressive on border security.

“I don't dispute there’s some benefit to having personnel in areas at risk for people smuggling and drug trafficking,” Shirk said. “But the vast majority of that is now happening at ports of entry.”

Dessa Bergen-Cico, a professor of public health at Syracuse University who studies drug trafficking, said street prices for cocaine and fentanyl are still low, suggesting the drug flow remains unimpeded.

But Army Maj. Gen. Curtis Taylor, who commands the military's southern border task force, said the work has been vital and effective, particularly for targeting human trafficking.

The moral argument for the Army's mission is “dismantling this marketplace of human trafficking that is bringing people into the border,” Taylor said. “An added benefit of that is there’s an awful lot of drugs moving with that human trafficking.”

Efforts to secure a former epicenter of illegal crossings

Roma, a city of about 10,000 people, lacks a border wall in some places because homes sit close to the steep slopes along the Rio Grande. Directly across the water is Miguel Alemán, a town in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas that’s been plagued by decades of cartel violence. From Roma, it's a football field's distance across the river at best and much less in some places.

In 2021, Roma became a center of illegal crossings when thousands of families and unaccompanied children arrived each day to seek asylum. Border crossings fell sharply after President Joe Biden introduced severe asylum restrictions in 2024 and dipped after Trump suspended asylum at the border.

After Trump returned to the White House in January 2025, the Army and Coast Guard expanded operations to back up the Border Patrol, which remains the lead agency for border security. The Army now commands some 8,000 U.S. troops along the entire border, while the U.S. Coast Guard and Texas law enforcement have brought in more personnel.

Army officials said people still try to cross into Roma despite multiple obstacles. A barrier of strung-together buoys, each the size of a hay bale, stretched along the river. Concertina wire lined the U.S. river bank, while a surveillance blimp hung in the sky. A river island was recently cleared of trees that hid people trying to cross.

Army Sgt. Nathaniel Decker said he recently saw people on three rafts set out from the Mexican side at dusk. He reported to Border Patrol that one group had cleared the buoys. They were eventually caught by a house in Roma.

Mexico also has sent more troops

The U.S. has stopped many of the drones used by the cartels to surveil the border and ferry drugs, by electronically jamming or capturing them or shooting them down with a laser.

The U.S. has gotten better at tracking them and coordinating with Mexican officials to locate the drones' operators. But some still get across.

“We have reduced a lot of the flights,” said Richards, the Army lieutenant colonel, who has deployed with the Massachusetts Army National Guard. “But in the middle of the night, those drones can fly into the U.S. airspace, and that’s a true threat to any soldier on the ground.”

Under pressure from Trump, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has cracked down more heavily on crime than her predecessors. Mexico this month sent 500 National Guard and military officers to Tamaulipas as part of a coordinated effort with the U.S. to prevent drug and human trafficking.

Mexico's deployment “is based on intelligence gathered regarding the movements of criminal groups,” a federal official in Mexico told The Associated Press, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to comment on the matter.

As part of the operation, the Mexican Army is using two UH-60 helicopters, drones and anti-drone equipment.

The U.S. Coast Guard has also boosted patrols on the Rio Grande, bringing in more than 300 personnel in October of last year. While stopping a boat on the river last month, the Coast Guard encountered gunfire from the Mexican side of the water near Garceno, Texas, the service said in a statement. The Americans returned fire. None were hurt.

U.S. Coast Guard Cmdr. Jeff Miller wouldn't give additional details about the exchange of gunfire, except to say the personnel are “working in a very challenging environment" and are authorized to use force to protect themselves.

On a recent patrol, the scene along the river was quiet. A Coast Guard boat armed with machine guns motored along the greenish water. Two men fished from a small boat. A privately funded border wall, made from galvanized steel, lined the American side. In Mexico, there was a park with soccer goal posts, homes and a woman waving.

A Coast Guardsman driving the boat, who declined to give his name, said he's seen kids on the Mexican side get excited as if a fire truck were passing. Others have offered the Americans cold beer. Some have reacted with offensive gestures.

Joel Garcia, Border Patrol's acting deputy chief patrol agent for the Rio Grande Valley, said the agency has proof that U.S. operations have been effective based on the amount of drug seizures, the number of people apprehended and decreasing traffic within certain areas.

“Border security, when done right, if we have truly secured the line, should be boring,” he added. “It should look as if no one is crossing and nothing is happening.”

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Associated Press writers Fabiola Sánchez and Megan Janetsky in Mexico City contributed to this report.

Yet President Donald Trump on Tuesday will devote a big chunk of his dwindling time ahead of crucial midterm elections to head all the way to Alaska — attempting to bolster a Republican incumbent senator in another sign of GOP fears about retaining control of Congress after Election Day on Nov. 3.

Trump is headlining a rally for Sen. Dan Sullivan in Wasilla, about 45 miles (72 kilometers) north of Anchorage — famous for being the hometown of former Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin and the headquarters of the Iditarod sled dog race across the state.

Trump's stop is part of a western swing also taking him to rallies in Arizona and Montana on Wednesday.

“Dan Sullivan’s a great senator,” Trump said last week, adding, "You look at the things he’s done. He would call me all the time because I think — I definitely know — nobody has helped Alaska like Donald Trump.”

Democrats last won a Senate seat in Alaska in 2008, and the state hasn't elected a governor from that party since 1998. The only time Alaska didn’t vote Republican for president was during Lyndon B. Johnson’s landslide 1964 reelection.

Yet high gasoline prices from the Iran war and persistently elevated inflation have damaged Trump's approval ratings enough to leave Democrats dreaming of Alaska upsets.

Trump and Vance have been trying to boost Sullivan repeatedly

Seeking his third Senate term, Sullivan faces Democrat Mary Peltola, a former congresswoman running to put “Alaska First,” emphasizing cost-of-living issues.

Alaska pollster Ivan Moore said he's seen a decline in Trump's support statewide that mirrors the president's falling approval ratings nationally — meaning the Senate race may be decided by Trump 2024 voters who are now unsure they still back him.

“The visit is certainly appropriate. Whether the visit will be effective or not is another matter," said Moore, who said when he first heard that Trump would visit Alaska, he didn't believe it would actually happen.

The Trump administration has prioritized the opening of more of Alaska to oil and gas drilling. Vice President JD Vance already campaigned in Fairbanks for Sullivan.

The senator also recently joined Trump in the Oval Office where the president announced a $54 billion investment by South Korea's government into an Alaska natural gas project. That's despite South Korea saying the deal, and its total value, haven't been finalized.

Still, Trump trekking four time zones west to get to Sullivan’s home turf — an unusually long trip so close to the midterms — is his strongest show of support.

Trump last campaigned in Alaska to try to defeat a fellow Republican

Alaska is home to around 740,000 people, making it slightly less populous than Denver. It ranks 48th out of 50 states in population, smaller than all but Vermont and Wyoming.

Trump nonetheless headlined a 2022 rally in Anchorage opposing Republican Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski after she voted to convict him on a charge of incitement of insurrection during his second impeachment trial, following the attack on the U.S. Capitol by a mob of his supporters on Jan. 6, 2021.

Trump endorsed Kelly Tshibaka, who challenged Murkowski that year, but that didn't stop incumbent Murkowski from winning reelection.

This year, there are two Dan Sullivans on the ballot

Trump has complained about Alaska’s unique elections system. The state has open primaries, in which the four top vote-getters — regardless of party affiliation — advance to the general election, which uses ranked choice voting.

That's led to a scenario where there also will be another Dan Sullivan on the ballot on Nov. 3: retired teacher Dan J. Sullivan, whom Trump and other allies of Sen. Sullivan have called a sham candidate. Dan J. Sullivan has denied this.

At his rally, Trump also plans to stump for Republican Rep. Nick Begich. Begich is facing a competitive challenge from Bill Hill, an independent.

Alaska has a history of rewarding candidates with an independent streak — something Vance acknowledged during his trip to Fairbanks last week. “In very deep red years, Alaska is competitive. In very deep blue ​years, Alaska is still competitive,” Vance said. “I think it’s just a reality of the politics of the ‌state.”

Independence has been hard to find in the Republican Party where Trump for years had total control. Some Republicans facing tough elections have begun tiptoeing away from Trump on key issues like Iran and tariffs, but not Sullivan, who has been vocal in supporting both.

In a post last week, Trump questioned why three Republicans were running against a Democrat for governor. “How stupid are we to do this?” he said on social media. This comes at the same time state Republican party leaders are urging voters to rank Republicans on the ballot and leave the Democrats blank.

“We want to be clear: we do not support ranked choice voting. It is a confusing, burdensome and costly voting scheme,” party leaders, including GOP chair Carmela Warfield, said in a statement Saturday. “That said, ranked choice voting is the system Alaska will use for the 2026 General Election, and we must work within it for this election to keep Alaska’s recent momentum going strong.”

Trump's trade war with Canada may also be a factor

Trump has also triggered a trade war with Canada, which shares a 1,500-plus-mile (2,450-kilometer) border with Alaska and is among the state's most important trading partners.

The U.S. banned nearly $1 billion worth of imports from its neighbor to the north — including alcoholic beverages, dairy products and motorcycles — after previously imposing 50% tariffs on about $20 billion in Canadian products. Canada has responded with reciprocal bans and its own import levies, and the back-and-forth could raise prices for Alaska consumers.

Making Canada an enemy of sorts is "discomforting" for many Alaskans, said pollster Moore.

“We associate, I think, probably more closely with the Canadians — more than a lot of the Lower 48," he said.

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Weissert reported from Washington.

The train was traveling from the southern port city of Karachi to the northwestern city of Peshawar when it derailed in Sher Shah city in Punjab province, railway spokesman Kaleem Akhtar said.

Rescuers recovered all four bodies and evacuated the injured from the train’s 14 cars, he said. The injured were taken to a hospital for treatment, but one died before he could be transported, rescue officials said. Emergency responders and paramedics were dispatched to the scene, he said.

President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed grief in separate statements and urged authorities to provide the best possible medical care to the injured.

Train accidents are relatively common in Pakistan, where the railway system has suffered from decades of underinvestment, outdated tracks and aging signal systems. In 2023, ten cars of a passenger train derailed in southern Pakistan, killing 30 people and injuring more than 90 others.

Instead, it's focused on the unprecedented parental challenge of handling the near-certain prospect that children will hear of or see footage of the Dec. 3 U.S. execution by firing squad of Nidal Malik Hasan if the Trump administration follows through with plans to livestream the event.

The danger stretches beyond the broadcast itself, because history shows graphic video from the event could be clipped, copied and pushed into children’s social feeds even if the original stream is restricted.

Experts suggest that grownups who care about children start by setting aside matters of politics and public policy — like the Nov. 3 U.S. midterm elections and the debate over capital punishment. Focus instead on how witnessing someone's death by firing squad might land with young viewers — and how best to reassure and protect them.

Here are some guidelines that might help.

Keep empathy for kids in mind — and facts at hand

Mis- and disinformation reach children, too. It's important for parents to have credibility with them, especially because their real, unspoken question might be: Are we safe? Have in hand some basic facts about the case and state them gently.

“It will be easier to have a position, share your family’s values, and discuss things with a potentially overwhelmed child once you’ve taken the time to gather accurate, up-to-date info and assess your child’s needs,” according to Common Sense Media, which advises parents on entertainment and technology..

Trump approved Hasan's execution by firing squad Dec. 3 at Fort Hood. A few days later, the Pentagon announced the event would be livestreamed.

“People need to understand that there’s serious consequences for these types of things,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told Real America's Voice, a conservative outlet.

Hasan, an Army psychiatrist, was convicted of killing 13 people there in 2009 when he walked into a medical building where soldiers were getting checkups and opened fire with a laser-sighted handgun. He said it was an effort to stop them from going to Afghanistan and killing his fellow Muslims. He made almost no effort to defend himself at trial. The U.S. military has not carried out the death penalty since 1961.

The last widely recognized public execution took place on Aug. 14, 1936. Kentucky, the last state to permit them, outlawed the practice in 1938.

Stay updated on the plans

Also, experts suggest, parents should stay updated on how a livestreamed execution would unfold. Many questions remained unanswered, such as whether the moment of death and its aftermath will be shown, whether any age restrictions will apply, and whether there will be a broadcast delay or a threshold for stopping the feed.

Be informed about the technology involved. While the government often uses YouTube to carry its livestreams, including those embedded within government websites, YouTube prohibits content that is “violent or gory” and “intended to shock or disgust viewers,” and doesn’t allow livestreams that show someone holding, handling or transporting a firearm.

YouTube does make exceptions in select cases for content it deems to be in an educational, documentary, scientific or artistic context or that it determines to be in the public’s interest. In such cases, the content may be age-restricted. The company did not immediately respond to a request for comment regarding how its policies relate to the execution.

But the danger to kids spills beyond the live broadcast to unexpected exposure on social media in the form of memes, for example.

It’s unclear whether the Trump administration is considering children in its decision-making. Emails over two days asking White House spokespeople for thoughts from the president and first lady Melania Trump on the prospect of children seeing the execution went unanswered. Trump said that he’ll soon make a decision on the plan to livestream the event.

Assume kids will at least hear about the execution, if not see it

From the old-fashioned grapevine to social media, grisly news has a way of reaching school-aged children, experts agree. Consider their need for calm and age-appropriate guidance, they suggest.

“With young kids, parents should keep it short and focus on reassurance over explaining the events,” said Jill Murphy, chief content officer at Common Sense Media. “Reassure them that they are safe. With teens, ask honestly what they have heard first, then ask whether they need to watch it.”

Remember you are your child's parent, not their friend — and don't overexplain, advises Dr. David Rosenberg, chair of psychiatry and behavioral neurosciences at Wayne State University School of Medicine in Michigan. Answer the questions children ask, and don't be afraid to assert parental authority by, for example, restricting or banning a child's access to the footage.

“It's okay to say, 'I don't have all the answers. But here's what we know, you're safe, you're secure, this is what we believe,'” Rosenberg said.

“Where parents get into trouble is when they talk too much, and they usually do that because they're anxious and insecure," he added. "What makes a child feel safest, or an adolescent, is can I count on my parents to be calm in challenging situations and give me the information I need?”

Choosing to watch the footage, one physician said, doesn’t necessarily indicate a child is psychologically ready to do so.

Timothy Lesaca, a Pittsburgh-area psychiatrist, cited a series of studies showing that repeatedly watching footage of events like the Boston Marathon bombings, at least part of an ISIS beheading video and the Oklahoma City bombing can be linked to post-traumatic stress, if not PTSD, in adults and children. He argues that making Hasan’s execution public is a medical and public health issue.

“Ongoing anxiety, trouble sleeping or problems with daily life should be taken seriously," Lesaca wrote in KevinMD.com, an online publication by physicians.

Watch how this event interacts with existing conditions

The people most at risk of negative long-term effects are those who already have clinical depression or anxiety, or who have already been exposed to other traumatic situations, Rosenberg said. That’s because repeat exposure to trauma can cause cumulative damage.

The part of the brain that handles executive decision-making, emotional regulation, impulsivity and empathy doesn’t finish developing until around age 24, and so parents should consider having proactive conversations even with their older children who may be away at college or living on their own, Rosenberg said.

“We have to at least offer help in these circumstances to be the leaders, to be the decision-makers, to at least help them make informed decisions."

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Associated Press journalist Kaitlyn Huamani contributed.

The stark assessment years ago from Nancy Pelosi echoed anew after Trump’s surprise announcement last week that he struck a deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin to import tons of Russian diesel to the U.S. as a way to ease sky-high prices at the pumps for Americans ahead of the midterm elections.

Trump’s diesel deal with Putin has been criticized by both Republicans and Democrats as fueling Russia’s war against Ukraine, violating existing U.S. laws and drawing the U.S. closer to Russia. It joins a growing list of instances where the president has sided with Putin, often at the expense of Ukraine — and America’s own standing.

“The harm to the Ukrainians is real,” said William Taylor, a former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, now a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, in an interview Monday.

“And the cost to us, the United States, is high.”

It’s not at all clear the Trump-Putin deal will deliver the supply boost the president is seeking to bring down prices. Energy experts have said the flow of Russian diesel is unlikely to lower prices in the U.S., which have escalated largely due to disruptions from the U.S. war against Iran. But the agreement underlines a message at home and abroad that Trump is an unreliable ally as Ukraine battles Russia.

A bipartisan group of six senators urged Trump over the weekend to reverse course, saying the U.S. “should not provide Putin with a financial lifeline.” Trump, however, held fast to his deal with Putin and lashed out, blaming Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for America's high diesel costs and asserting he should step aside — something Ukraine's leader has no intention of doing.

“Anything that could help our farmers, our ranchers, I like,” Trump said Monday outside the White House.

Asked about Republican criticism of the Russia deal, Trump said they "can’t really be serious.”

Trump also insisted that an energy ceasefire is in place for Ukraine and Russia, despite Zelenskyy saying that Moscow continued to strike his country’s energy sites.

An AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll published Oct. 1 found that Americans disapprove of Trump’s handling of the Iran war and blame him for higher prices.

Congress voted to halt Russian imports, but Trump has other plans

Congress swiftly approved legislation at the outset of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in spring of 2022 to ban the import of Russian energy products, which are widely viewed as providing the financial fuel for Putin’s military assault on Ukraine.

The bill passed the House on an overwhelming 414-17 vote and the Senate without a single senator opposed. The law says the president can seek to lift the prohibition if an agreement had been reached to withdraw Russian troops from Ukraine and cease military activity. Such a proposal would need to be reviewed by Congress and to have been “accepted by the free and independent government of Ukraine.”

“Trump is directly violating that law,” said Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, the bill's chief sponsor, in a statement Monday.

He said Trump "illegally rewards his pal Putin while once again blaming Zelensky for not capitulating to Putin.”

More recently, Congress last month approved a sweeping Russian sanctions bill, named after the late GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham, that would slap tariffs on countries that continue importing Russian oil. Trump signed the bill into law.

The bulk of the law’s provisions go into effect Oct. 18, the end of the administration’s 30-day review period. But such action now appears to be in question since Trump's diesel deal with Putin will allow the flow of Russian energy.

In a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Senate leaders from both parties last week said the most urgent priority for the U.S. must be to tackle the “shadow fleet” of tankers that Moscow is using to transport oil and bypass America’s sanctions.

But that was before Trump announced his deal with Putin, which he said would unleash hundreds of tons of diesel.

Treasury did not immediately respond Monday to a request for comment.

Republican Rep. Ashley Hinson, who faces a competitive race for the U.S. Senate against Democrat Josh Turek in Iowa, where $6 a gallon diesel prices have become an issue, said, “It makes me a little bit nervous anytime we’re talking about relieving a sanction on Russia.”

Trump, Russia and Pelosi’s stand

Almost seven years ago this week, Pelosi stood before Trump and a roomful of U.S. officials during a heated White House meeting and leveled her accusation, suggesting the president's policy favored Putin.

The powerful House speaker led the first impeachment of Trump on corruption charges over his administration’s decision to withhold congressionally approved aid to Ukraine in 2019 as it faced Russian aggression at its border. Trump was later acquitted by the Senate.

Since Trump's return to the White House, he has seesawed between pressuring Zelenskyy to make concessions and showing frustration with Putin’s hardline stance on the war. Trump often complains that he thought his good relationship with his Russian counterpart would have made it easier to end the war.

A year ago, Trump reversed his long-held position that Ukraine would have to give up land and suggested it could win back all the territory it has lost to Russia — only later to call on Kyiv and Moscow to “stop where they are” and end the war.

In July, Trump praised Zelenskyy and Ukraine for their wartime resilience. But by September, Trump was expressing frustration about strikes on Russian energy infrastructure.

Trump insisted Monday the sides agreed to a ceasefire on the energy systems. “They agreed,” Trump said. “Because I said, 'You agree.'”

When pressed about the attacks by Russia, Trump said he'd have to take a look, "because there’s been violations on both sides.”

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Associated Press writers Collin Binkley and Josh Boak, and Steven Sloan in Dyersville, Iowa, contributed to this report.

Davis, 63, was convicted in August of first-degree murder with the use of a deadly weapon. He is the only person ever charged in the death of Shakur, whose popularity was peaking at age 25. Davis faces life in prison without the possibility of parole.

On the night of Sept. 7, 1996, Shakur was in the passenger seat of a black BMW with music mogul Marion “Suge” Knight when a white Cadillac pulled up at a red light, and shots erupted. Shakur was shot multiple times and died six days later, while Knight survived.

Shakur is considered one of the most influential and versatile rappers of all time and had a burgeoning film career as an actor at the time of his death. His legend has only grown since. His songs still resonate among fans with themes of hardship, love and Black struggles.

The killing went unsolved for years until Davis, a former leader of the South Side Compton Crips, gave interviews and published his role in the shooting in his 2019 tell-all memoir. He explained how Shakur and his entourage beat up Davis' nephew hours before the shooting in Las Vegas. He said he sought retaliation, and that he was in the passenger seat of the Cadillac and passed the gun to the backseat, where shots were fired. Davis had spoken to detectives years before but avoided prosecution because of an agreement he made with law enforcement.

During the weekslong trial, prosecutors relied on Davis' own statements he made to law enforcement and documentarians. They argued Davis orchestrated the shooting and provided the gun used in Shakur's death, which was the result of a rivalry between the South Side Compton Crips and Mob Piru. Davis' defense attorney pointed to a lack of physical evidence that connected his client to the 30-year-old crime, and he portrayed Davis as a liar who was trying to make money.

After nine days of hearing testimony in August, the jury deliberated for three hours before turning over the guilty verdict. Davis said in court that he plans to appeal.

Shakur was an icon, a brother

Shakur's family is expected to speak at the sentencing, including his siblings Maurice “Mopreme” Shakur and Sekyiwa “Set” Shakur.

Following the verdict, prosecutor Binu Palal said that to many people, Shakur was an icon or an idea, "but to the family, Tupac Shakur was a brother, a son, a cousin, a loved person ripped from them 30 years ago.”

Palal said the family had to sit through years of Davis “bragging about killing someone they loved.”

"They loved that man. And the arrogance that Mr. Davis had in expressing his joy in killing that man ultimately was his undoing,” Palal said.

Prosecutors say they have insufficient evidence to charge anyone else

Davis is the only person to be charged and convicted in the killing of Shakur. The three other people who allegedly were in the Cadillac — including Davis' nephew Orlando “Baby Lane” Anderson who Davis said was the one who pulled the trigger — have died.

Sean “Diddy” Combs and his alleged role were brought up often throughout the trial. Witnesses testified Combs used members of the South Side Compton Crips for security for Bad Boy Records. In his book and public statements, Davis alleged Combs offered him money to kill Shakur and Knight. Combs, who is serving a four-year prison sentence after being convicted of prostitution-related offenses, has repeatedly denied any involvement in the death of Shakur.

Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson has said his office doesn't believe it has sufficient evidence to charge anyone else.

“But like any other case, if we come into more information, more evidence, we can always consider filing additional charges,” he said following the guilty verdict. “But today, we don't believe that's the appropriate move to make.”

James Robertson, 63, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and waived all appeals in the 2008 strangling of Frank Hart. Robertson is set to receive a three-drug injection at Florida State Prison near Starke starting at noon.

Robertson was supposed to be one of two executions carried out by Florida on Tuesday, but Gov. Ron DeSantis withdrew a death warrant last week for William Lee Thompson. The Republican governor did not provide a reason for withdrawing Thompson’s death warrant but had temporarily stayed his execution last month pending a psychiatric evaluation.

Records show that this is the first time DeSantis has withdrawn a death warrant, which does not technically change Thompson’s sentence. He will remain on death row, and a new death warrant could be signed for him in the future.

Robertson's execution comes at a time of escalating attention on the death penalty in the U.S. In Tennessee, Christa Pike survived an execution attempt two weeks ago despite receiving two lethal doses of pentobarbital. And last week, the Pentagon announced that the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan would be livestreamed.

Robertson wanted to be on death row

According to court records, Robertson was incarcerated at Charlotte Correctional Institution, north of Fort Myers, in December 2008 when he tied several socks together and strangled Hart while the other man slept. Robertson told investigators that the attack was unprovoked and that he killed his cellmate so that he would be sentenced to death, rather than having to live out his days in prison.

Robertson was 17 years old when he went to prison in 1980 for burglary and assault. Years of convictions for escape, battery and weapons while in prison kept adding time to his total sentence. Hart was sent to prison in 2003 following a sexual battery conviction.

Robertson pleaded guilty and waived a penalty phase, where a jury would recommend the death penalty or life in prison. A judge sentenced Robertson to death, and he later waived all post-conviction proceedings. Robertson reiterated his position during a hearing earlier this month, telling a judge that he understood his execution had been scheduled and that he didn't want to make any final appeals to the Florida Supreme Court or U.S. Supreme Court.

Death penalty opponents question its deterrent effect

While proponents of the death penalty have long claimed that it is a deterrent, Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty released a statement saying that this case demonstrates the opposite.

“Frank Hart deserved to be safe in state custody, and his loved ones deserve our compassion,” the group's legal and policy director, Maria DeLiberato, said in the statement. “When someone commits murder to try to secure his own execution, we have to confront the conditions that contributed to that decision and the reality that the existence of the death penalty may have caused the very violence it purportedly prevents.”

A rare reprieve leaves another Florida prisoner on death row

Meanwhile, DeSantis is the third Florida governor to sign a death warrant for Thompson. Bob Graham and Bob Martinez both scheduled executions for Thompson in the 1980s, but years of appeals and stays allowed him to avoid the electric chair, the state's method of execution at the time. The 74-year-old death row inmate was convicted of first-degree murder, kidnapping and sexual battery in the 1976 killing of 23-year-old Sally Ivester.

Thompson will remain on Florida’s death row, and a new death warrant could be signed for him in the future. His attorneys have said he suffers from dementia, and his health is failing. They said he should be relocated to an adequate medical facility to get the care he needs.

Only one other Florida inmate remains alive following a death warrant signed by DeSantis. James Dailey, 80, was scheduled to die in late 2019 for the murder of a 14-year-old girl, but a federal judge halted the execution as attorneys argued against his guilt. The stay was eventually lifted, but DeSantis didn't sign a new death warrant. The state halted all executions during the COVID-19 pandemic and didn't restart until 2023.

Florida has the nation's busiest death chamber

DeSantis, who leaves office in January, oversaw 19 executions in 2025, more than any other Florida governor in a single year since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976. Robertson would be the state's 17th execution of 2026, with two more already scheduled, not counting Thompson.

William Reaves, 77, is scheduled to be executed on Oct. 20, followed by Jesse Guardado, 64, on Nov. 5. Reaves was convicted of fatally shooting a deputy after dropping a gun in front of the law enforcement officer in 1986. Guardado was convicted of robbing and killing a woman in order to buy drugs in 2004.

If Robertson, Reaves and Guardado are all executed as planned, that would match the state's 2025 total, with eight weeks remaining in 2026.

DeSantis has made few public comments about the unprecedented number of executions but explained previously that his goal is to bring justice to victims’ families who have waited decades for the death sentences to be carried out.

“I felt I owed it to them to make sure this ran very smoothly. If I honestly thought someone was innocent, I would not pull the trigger,” the governor said last year.

A total of 47 people were executed in the U.S. in 2025. Besides leading all other states last year, Florida has carried out more than half the 30 total executions in the U.S. so far this year. In July, Florida executed two prisoners in one day, the first state in nearly a decade to do so.

All Florida executions are carried out via lethal injection of a sedative, a paralytic and a drug that stops the heart, according to the Department of Corrections.

But why bring back Opal, and why now? For one, two of its records “had disappeared” and he wanted to rerelease them, Eno told The Associated Press in his home studio. (Collectors are aware: 2005's “Another Day on Earth” and 2001's “Drawn From Life” have been hard to locate outside of Japan.)

Revisiting old records is an opportunity to reflect for the legendary artist. And below, Eno discusses the future of Opal Records, artificial intelligence, his legacy and the recent news that rapper Macklemore was dropped as an opener for Ed Sheeran’s tour because of the rapper’s onstage pro-Palestinian comments.

This interview has been edited for clarity and brevity.

AP: Aside from releasing these two records, what else are you going to do with Opal?

ENO: I had an idea recently to release a 12-album set. I’ve got so much music I’ve made that I’ve never released and a lot of it fits together. It’s sort of similar utilitarian music and it’s the kind of thing you put on if you want to clean the house or read a book or something like that. You want some kind of music that helps you get the right atmosphere for a task of some kind. I’m now thinking about that. We could do that and I wouldn’t have to twist anybody’s arm.

AP: Your music already soundtracks so many different kinds of spaces and events.

ENO: It's interesting to me that (my album) “Music For Airports,” which is now 48 years old, it is still very current. It’s still selling. People like it and I sometimes meet young people who’ve only just heard it and who think I’ve only just released it.

AP: Why do you think 'Music for Airports' still feels current?

ENO: I suppose because, you know, you often tell the age of something by certain stylistic and technical things that you unconsciously associate with that time. For instance, you can tell pretty much any pop record from the '80s just from the way the snare drum is treated. “Music for Airports” is such a stripped-down piece. It doesn’t really have many of those signatures on it. It could have been made today, actually. Probably somebody is making a version of it today, something called “Music for Trains” or “Electric Bicycles” or something.

AP: A difference between when Opal was first around and now is that artificial intelligence is everywhere. What do you make of it?

ENO: I’m fascinated by the possibility of working with it. My problem with AI is the ownership of it and what I know are the moral and social values of the people who own it. And they are really some of the worst people to be in charge of something as powerful as that. And of course, the other problem is because they’re all so chasing the dollar so earnestly, they’re in competition with each other, so they’re trying to outdo each other only in terms of winning that particular competition, not in terms of what benefits the world.

The evolution of a technology, that means the time when it is emerging, is very important. And it’s very important that the public is somehow engaged in that. Otherwise, you end with this ludicrous situation we have now, of agentic AIs that are far too powerful for any of us to understand at the moment, including the people who make them. It's a real failure of regulation.

AP: Last year you organized a “Together for Palestine” Concert. What did you make of the Ed Sheeran and Macklemore situation from a few weeks ago?

ENO: The people we should really be pointing at are the people who didn’t permit the show to go on. I mean, Ed, I think, was weak. He could have said “I’m an artist. You hired me as an artist. That means you get my decisions about what the band should be and who I’m playing with.” He could have insisted on that.

Though I have to say, also, that’s a very hard decision to make when tens of thousands of fans have got their tickets and have made their travel plans and their hotel plans and everything else. So, it’s not an easy thing for him to do. Nonetheless. He should have made some kind of reaction.

I was born on May the 15th, 1948, which is the day of the Nakba. It’s the day when Palestinians were forced out of their homes in Israel and told that they no longer belonged there. So, I have a very long connection, a lifetime connection, with that.

AP: You've been releasing music for many decades now. Do you think about legacy?

ENO: Not unless there’s an occasion to. For instance, somebody just recently asked me some questions about working with David (Bowie) in Berlin and France for those late ‘70s records we made. I thought, “OK I’ll have a go at answering.” And actually, it was quite fun. I didn’t expect it to be, but suddenly trying to remember how those things actually came about was interesting. But I don’t do it naturally. There’s always enough going on now to not keep revisiting the past. Maybe when I’m really old I will.

There’s more and more to do actually. I would really love to retire. But I don’t know what I’d do if I retired.

AP: So, no bucket list?

ENO: The only thing I’ve ever really wanted to do that I’ve never done is to get into a warm bath of olive oil.

I’ve never really been very much a goal-oriented person. I like thinking about how things are made, rather than what comes out at the end. So, I’m more of a means person. I like inventing new ways of doing things.

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AP Music Writer Maria Sherman in New York contributed to this report.

The Bills' defense — and Greg Rousseau's outstretched hand — somehow gave him one more chance, and Allen again did everything necessary to get Tyler Bass in position to kick the field goal that ended a memorable evening.

Allen accounted for 331 total yards and two touchdowns, Bass made a 45-yard field goal with 1:55 left in overtime shortly after Rousseau blocked the Rams’ field goal attempt, and the Bills outlasted Los Angeles for a 37-34 victory.

“That’s the beautiful thing about football: You get another drive,” Allen said. “All you can do is keep moving forward. You’re hoping someone on defense or special teams can make a play, and that’s what happened. Greg Rousseau made a play.”

Allen passed for 210 yards and rushed for 121 more for the Bills (4-1), who rallied to win a back-and-forth thriller befitting the teams with the NFL’s last two MVPs at quarterback. Buffalo is off to a 4-1 start for the sixth time in eight seasons, but the first under rookie head coach Joe Brady.

The Bills appeared to be in trouble after James Cook fumbled early in OT, but Rousseau gave Allen another chance — and the star quarterback finally won an overtime game for the first time in his career while besting Matthew Stafford, who passed for 383 yards and three touchdowns.

“That overtime kind of showed the type of character of who our team is,” Brady said. “You don’t want to fumble. That can’t happen. But we just keep playing.”

Cook scored his second touchdown with 1:39 left in regulation for Buffalo, but Kyren Williams scored on a 1-yard surge with 4 seconds left to force overtime. The Bills began OT by driving again, but Aaron Donald recovered Cook’s fumble after Nate Landman punched it out.

Stafford drove the Rams to the Buffalo 30, but Sean McVay made a curiously conservative play-call on third down before Harrison Mevis missed his second field goal attempt of the night when Rousseau got a piece of it.

“The kicking game, with our PAT, field goal (unit) — not even close to good enough,” McVay said. “It cost us the game tonight. ... I'm going to evaluate everything.”

Allen then made scrambles of 19 and 13 yards, moving the Bills into range before Brady elected to try the field goal on second down with nearly two minutes still on the clock. Bass blasted his kick and ran away to celebrate before the officials signaled it good.

“The confidence I had in T-Bass was, ‘Hey, 45 yards, he’s going to make this kick,'” Brady said of his decision process.

Puka Nacua had a career-high 17 receptions for 138 yards and a score for the Rams (2-3), who are under .500 after five games for the fourth time in five seasons.

Along with McVay's fury over the Rams' latest special teams debacle, the coach rued his decision to get conservative before going to Mevis, whose three missed field goals this season are the most in the league.

“I wish I would have had a better play call and gone for it, got it tighter,” McVay said. “I'm sick right now with myself, and I'm so proud of that group. This is the tough part of sports, but I'm proud of that team. I'm proud of the way we battled, and I'm sick that we came up short.”

With superior special teams play and Allen's relentless effort, Buffalo held on to win another offensive shootout between these teams. The most recent time they met in December 2024, Los Angeles and Buffalo combined for 902 yards in the Rams’ 44-42 win.

After Davante Adams’ second TD catch with 7:14 left for the Rams in a game featuring six consecutive lead changes, Allen drove the Bills 71 yards with two scrambles through Los Angeles’ defense. After Cook scored the tiebreaking touchdown, Stafford completed six of seven throws down to the Buffalo 1, where the Rams eschewed a timeout so Williams could punch it in.

Adams tied Larry Fitzgerald for the sixth-most scoring receptions in NFL history (121). Blake Corum also rushed for a score, and tight end Tyler Higbee had five catches for 83 yards.

Keon Coleman caught Allen's only TD pass for Buffalo.

Buffalo's running game

Cook rushed for 111 yards before his latest fumbling woes for the Bills, while Allen got more than 100 of his yards rushing on scrambles, repeatedly escaping the pocket and rendering useless the Rams’ tenacious secondary coverage. Buffalo finished with 234 yards rushing.

“When it’s there, it’s there,” Allen said. “I don’t want to make a living on that, I understand that, but I do know how much of a backbreaker that can be on a defense when you think you’re in pretty good coverage. I felt like there was some room to maneuver there and keep the chains moving.”

Injuries

Bills: RT Spencer Brown left in the second half with a back injury. ... Top WR DJ Moore sat out with a shoulder injury.

Up next

Bills: At Vegas on Sunday.

Rams: Host Arizona on Sunday.

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The Brewers catcher hit his third homer of the postseason on Monday night, a majestic, 436-foot shot that tied the score in the fifth inning of Milwaukee's 7-4 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 2 of the NL Championship Series.

The three-time All-Star took his time rounding the bases, just as he did each time he went deep in the NL Division Series. MLB posted a video of Contreras rounding the bases, and it appeared to take him roughly 35 seconds.

“More than anything, I try to enjoy the moment,” Contreras said through interpreter Daniel de Mondesert. “I think doing it, it’s most importantly for my teammates. For them to feel the energy, feel the vibes, and for us to feel that together. The celebrations are for them. It’s for the teammates and to keep us going.”

Contreras keeps giving the Brewers reasons to celebrate.

Homer wasn't Contreras' only big hit in Game 2

Conteras went 3 for 4 with three RBIs as the Brewers took 2-0 series lead. He has gone 9 for 23 with four walks this postseason, good for a .481 on-base percentage and a 1.264 OPS.

“He wants to compete every single day, every moment,” Brewers captain Christian Yelich said. “(He) does a great job handling the pitching staff. He’s the fire of our team, just likes the moments, likes the big moments. We’ve got all the confidence in the world in him when he’s out there, whether that’s behind the plate or at the plate.”

That fire was evident from the way Contreras came through in the sixth inning.

Contreras singled home a run against Yoshinobu Yamamoto in the first inning and homered in the fifth off Kris Bubic to tie the game at 4-all. The Brewers had a runner on third with one out in the sixth when Dodgers manager Dave Roberts intentionally walked Brice Turang to set up a possible double play.

That brought up Contreras, who hit an RBI single off Brock Stewart.

“I took it as motivation,” Contreras said. “That was a decision that their manager took, and then I just tried not to get too big or do anything too much. I wanted to put the ball in play. I knew it was a big run there.”

Contreras' competitive fire drives the Brewers

Contreras has been providing that kind of spark since the Brewers acquired him from Atlanta in 2022. The Venezuela native — whose older brother, Willson, is a slugging first baseman for the Boston Red Sox — won a World Series with the Braves the prior season.

He posted an OPS over .800 each of his first two seasons in Milwaukee and finished fifth in the NL MVP balloting in 2024. Contreras also set an example with his work ethic.

Manager Pat Murphy recalled how Contreras wanted to catch every game.

“(He) was ticked if I ever DH’d him,” Murphy said. “He just wanted to be in there. This kid wants it. He doesn’t believe in days off. He doesn’t believe in being injured. He played one year with a broken hand. And he wants to excel. It’s not enough for him to make the All-Star team. He wants to excel. He wants it all. He’s driven to a point where sometimes you have to intervene.”

Contreras’ zest for the game is evident from his home run celebrations.

After hitting his drive over the center-field wall Monday, Contreras laid his bat down and faced the Brewers dugout as he walked to first base. He paused after rounding second base and gestured as he faced the outfield and wall. He stopped to slap hands with third base coach Matt Erickson and lifted his arms skyward while looking up before heading home.

Contreras says he loves playing in Milwaukee in part because the Brewers appreciate the way he plays.

“I think it’s the confidence that Milwaukee instilled in me from day one whenever they acquired me,” Contreras said. “I think going out there and letting me play the game that I do and letting me play the way that I do. I think the only thing I really have to say is just very appreciative to the organization for what they’ve been able to do. I think I’ve been able to have the best years of my career here.”

Contreras loves soaking in big moments with his teammates and fans. He’s hoping they’ll be exulting in the Brewers’ first World Series title a few weeks from now.

That celebration undoubtedly would last quite a bit longer than his trips around the bases.

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When the 22-year-old economics student arrived in the Indian capital, she encountered a city transformed. Metal barricades choked the streets as police moved against young demonstrators, beating some, dragging others into buses and chasing away the rest. Protesters filmed the police violence on their phones, and the videos quickly went viral on social media.

The crackdown was meant to keep crowds of mostly young Indians from gathering to demonstrate against a purge of voter lists they say favors Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party. It did not deter Rawat, who stayed on the streets until evening, keeping out of the reach of police officers.

“We are not going anywhere. We will come back again and make our voices heard,” she said.

Protests led by India’s “Cockroach” youth movement intensified earlier this month over an ongoing review of voter lists that’s already removed more than 130 million names since last year. Critics say the campaign is politically motivated and threatens to disenfranchise millions more. They have demanded the resignation of election chief Gyanesh Kumar.

The Election Commission says the exercise is needed to remove duplicate and ineligible entries.

Modi has not publicly commented on the protests. Some of his party leaders have dismissed the demonstrators as “anarchists” and suggested, without offering evidence, that they are backed by foreign powers.

The dispute has struck at the heart of Indian democracy: the right to vote. It is also testing whether a generation raised under Modi, who has been prime minister for more than 12 years, can turn its growing disillusionment into a sustained challenge to his Hindu nationalist government.

“I don’t see him as almighty,” Rawat said of Modi. “I see him as someone who we have elected. So I don’t understand the reason why we should be scared of questioning that guy.”

A test of India’s democratic institutions

India’s democratic institutions have come under growing pressure under Modi, with critics accusing his government of weakening checks on executive power, curbing dissent and targeting religious minorities, particularly Muslims. Press freedom groups have also raised concerns about pressure on independent media.

The government rejects the accusations, saying its institutions remain robust and law enforcement targets violations of the law, not dissent.

But for many young Indians, the institutions they grew up trusting are falling short of their promise. They see a political culture hostile to dissent, where challenging those in power can result in harm. The voter list dispute has sharpened those frustrations, giving a generation’s discontent a common cause.

Earlier this summer, protesters forced the resignation of Modi’s education minister, offering a rare example of street pressure translating into political change. Their mobilization since then has mirrored a wider wave of youth protests in other countries, particularly in South Asia, where Gen Z demonstrators have challenged political elites.

For Maya Ribeiro, a 19-year-old student, the controversy over voter lists has raised questions about a democratic right they had taken for granted.

At the protests Saturday, where the sociology student was joined by two friends, Ribeiro said they had registered to vote because they believed that participating in a democracy was both a right and a responsibility. But the prospect of more voters being struck from the lists has left Ribeiro worried that their right to vote is not assured. Ribeiro said it has made the fight over the electoral process more urgent.

“When we talk about the institution of voting, it is an important institution, but it is an institution that needs to be cleansed,” Ribeiro said.

Police crackdowns have deepened anger among the young

The sweeping police crackdown has given young Indians another reason to take to the streets, protesters said. They described the response to a planned demonstration as disproportionate in a democracy.

Aryan Kajaniya, a 21-year-old philosophy student, said the dispute reflected a broader disillusionment among young Indians with the country’s political system. He and other protesters, he said, were increasingly unsure how to exercise their right to free expression when authorities could restrict gatherings and detain demonstrators.

“People are actively trying to gather more information about what’s going on in the capital. They are joining in from different cities, but the system is actively trying to suppress us,” he said.

The movement’s reach extends beyond the crowds on the streets. Many protesters said they do not identify with any particular group or political party, but are driven by shared concerns.

Ribeiro said conversations among friends, debates at home and social media exchanges had turned their private frustration into collective action.

After years of feeling powerless, the protests had given young Indians like them a renewed sense of political agency, they said. That shift was visible during the “Cockroach” protests earlier this summer, when demonstrators broke a long-standing taboo by openly mocking Modi.

“I do believe that we are at a point where we have been so disillusioned that we are now more resilient than ever,” Ribeiro said.

Challenging Modi will take more than street protests

Challenging a leader as entrenched as Modi is no easy task. He has dominated Indian politics for more than a decade, and his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party has built a formidable electoral machine. Opposition parties have struggled to turn previous discontent with his government into a sustained national challenge.

The youth protests have also yet to coalesce into a coherent political alternative. But for many, creating space to question the government has become a fight in itself. And that has come at a cost.

Rawat said politics had become a recurring source of tension in her family. She believes her parents’ views have been shaped by television coverage sympathetic to Modi’s party, and their disagreements have sometimes led her to stop speaking to relatives.

“I do still try my best to have a conversation with them, but I have been failing so far,” she said.

For Ribeiro, the question is whether young Indians can turn their anger into a sustained movement for transparency and accountability. They said the protests have helped young people recognize that their voices can matter.

“I think for the first time in a very long time … I have felt a sort of renewed belief in what democracy can do,” Ribeiro said.

Nathaniel Lowe snapped an eighth-inning tie with a two-run single after Chase DeLauter and Patrick Bailey homered off Drew Rasmussen, and the Guardians rallied past the Tampa Bay Rays 7-3 in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series on Monday night.

After losing the first two games at home to the Chicago White Sox in their AL Division Series, Cleveland has won four straight in the postseason for the first time since winning their first six playoff games in 2016 on the way to a World Series berth.

“It feels good to see some balls fall, to see some guys get on the barrel, to see some guys have some great at-bats, because the first two games of the White Sox series, we got beat. We did,” Lowe said. “We had to go get our backs against the wall and do something crazy, and this group did. It’s nice to feel some momentum coming here and to take Game 1.”

Jose Ramírez had three hits and DeLauter was a triple shy of the cycle as the Guardians banged out 14 hits against a Tampa Bay staff that allowed just 12 in its entire Division Series against the New York Yankees.

Junior Caminero and Jonny DeLuca had RBI singles in the first and Cedric Mullins hit a solo homer for the Rays, who never trailed in their three-game sweep of the Yankees.

“It’s been a while since we lost, so I think that’s a good thing, and I know the guys will come back and respond tomorrow,” Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash said.

Game 2 is Tuesday night at Tropicana Field. Rookie left-hander Parker Messick starts for Cleveland, and right-hander Freddy Peralta takes the mound for the Rays.

Five relievers combined for five innings of one-run, two-hit ball for the Guardians, who became only the 11th team to overcome an 0-2 deficit in a best-of-five playoff series with a victory over the White Sox on Saturday night.

Hunter Gaddis worked a scoreless seventh for the win. Cade Smith, who pitched in all five games against Chicago, tossed a perfect ninth.

“Obviously we came off an emotional series, had a quick turnaround. But these guys come ready to play every day. Couldn’t be more proud of them,” Cleveland manager Stephen Vogt said. “We got punched early. And our pitching staff, credit to them, for stopping it and keeping us in the game as long as they did. And the offense came alive.”

Rasmussen took a 2-0 lead into the sixth before DeLauter led off with an opposite-field homer to left-center. Bailey started the seventh with a towering shot to center that went a projected 436 feet, ending Rasmussen’s night.

Rasmussen carried a no-hitter into the eighth in Game 1 of the ALDS against the Yankees.

Ramírez opened the eighth with an infield single off losing pitcher Tyler Wells, and DeLauter ripped a double to right. After Wells retired Jo Adell on a grounder to second, Ian Seymour entered. Lowe lined an 0-2 pitch up the middle to drive in two, giving Cleveland a 4-2 lead.

Lowe made his major league debut with Tampa Bay in 2019 and won a World Series with Texas in 2023.

“I love coming back here, I really do,” Lowe said. “It’s nice to see some familiar faces on the other side.”

Mullins connected off Erik Sabrowski for a solo shot in the bottom half.

Ramírez, whose two-run homer lifted Cleveland to a 2-0 win in Game 5 against Chicago, provided an insurance run with an RBI single in the ninth off Cole Sulser.

Ramírez then helped the Guardians get two more by breaking for third with two outs and two strikes on Adell. Caminero ran to cover the bag and was out of position when Adell hit a sharp grounder toward third. The ball rolled into left field for a two-run double.

A crowd of 35,361 fans waved yellow rally towels and rang cowbells at the Trop as Tampa Bay made its third ALCS appearance in the franchise's 29-season history.

They were fired up when the 98-win Rays jumped ahead 2-0 in the first and Rasmussen battled to keep it there until the sixth.

Coming off that dominant performance against the Yankees, Rasmussen went six-plus tough innings. The two-time All-Star right-hander, who was four outs from a no-hitter in a 1-0 victory against New York, allowed a hit to the second batter he faced and eight total, striking out seven.

Guardians starter Foster Griffin gave up two runs and five hits in four innings.

Glove work

The Rays helped Rasmussen with outstanding defense.

Nick Fortes threw out Ramírez trying to steal second in the first. Caminero made an excellent play to retire Adell on a hard bouncer to third. Caminero short-hopped the ball with his backhand and fired a strong throw to first.

The Guardians had a runner on first with one out in the third when second baseman Ben Williamson robbed DeLauter of a hit that prevented a first-and-third jam. Williamson, who wasn’t on the ALDS roster, made a diving grab on DeLauter’s sharp grounder, got up and threw him out.

Stranded runners

Rays slick-fielding shortstop Taylor Walls was 0 for 3 and left six runners on base. He struck out with the bases loaded to end the first, lined out with a runner on in the fourth and grounded out with runners on first and second to end the sixth.

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Messick took the loss in Game 1 of the AL Division Series, allowing two runs over 4 1/3 innings. He threw 2 1/3 innings in relief during a Game 4 victory, giving up two runs. Messick had 11 strikeouts in the two appearances. He was 12-9 with a 2.56 ERA in the regular season.

Peralta allowed one run and three hits over 4 2/3 innings in Game 2 of the Division Series vs. the Yankees. He was 5-2 with a 3.25 ERA in 10 starts after joining Tampa Bay at the trade deadline. Peralta was 5-9 with a 4.99 ERA for the Mets this season.

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The IMF says it expects the global economy to grow at a 3.1% pace this year. That's up from its July forecast for 3.0% growth and well below the 3.5% expansion in 2025. Growth in 2027 should rebound to 3.4%, it said in its latest Economic Outlook.

The report, released as world economic and financial leaders gathered in Bangkok for the fall meetings of the IMF and World Bank, predicts that growth in the United States will remain steady at 2.3% in 2026 and 2027.

Collectively, advanced economies will grow 2.1% this year, up from 2.0% in 2025, and then slow to 1.9% growth next year, it said.

The forecasts are based on a nearly 41% increase in oil prices this year, at an average of $96 a barrel. Global inflation is foreseen at 4.7% in 2026, falling to 4.1% next year. They also are based on the assumption that shipments of oil and gas through the Strait of Hormuz will resume by March, and that the boom in AI demand will moderate.

AI has uneven impacts

The boom in artificial intelligence is offsetting damage from sharply higher prices for oil and gas, IMF economists say, but it also carries risks.

Its benefits are not shared equally: the U.S. and China account for more than three-quarters of net demand for imports of computer chips and other AI-related equipment, the report said.

“The outlook is highly uneven,” Silvana Tenreyro, the IMF's director of research, told reporters in Bangkok.

Growth is increasingly concentrated, with 32 countries accounting for 95% of global growth, the report said. That compares with 54 countries as of April.

“The global economy is not simply slowing or accelerating; rather, growth is being reallocated across countries according to their exposure to the war-induced supply shock and AI-related demand strength,” it says.

Athanasios Vamvakidis, deputy director at the IMF's Monetary and Capital Markets Department, said an AI-related correction in stock markets is just one of the risks. Rising bond yields are another evolving problem, along with cyberthreats that could disrupt financial systems, he said.

Underscoring such concerns, sell-offs of AI-related shares swept through Asia on Tuesday, with South Korea's Kospi sinking as much as 7% before it closed 5.5% lower.

AI's effects on employment are another worry, “a slow moving tsunami, but a tsunami nonetheless,” IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said.

“The impact over time on jobs globally we estimate to be around 40% — jobs either augmented or downgraded or eliminated. And we are already seeing some of this impact,” she said.

Debt remains a key concern for regional economies

The IMF chief is urging countries to do a better job of improving their national finances and taming mounting levels of debt.

That's especially crucial at a time of high borrowing costs, Tenreyro said.

Countries that are somewhat insulated from the energy shocks of the Iran war and that are benefiting from rapid adoption of AI are managing to keep growth on track. But developing economies and emerging markets more vulnerable to higher costs for oil and gas will see growth slow to 3.7% this year from 4.5% in 2025, the report says. It forecasts they will regain momentum next year, expanding at a 4.4% annual pace.

The situation is much worse in the Middle East and Central Asia, where those regions' economies are expected to contract this year before recovering to a 6.3% rate of growth in 2027.

The 21 European countries that share the euro currency are expected to grow by a meager 1.1% this year and 1.2% in 2027.

China, the world’s No. 2 economy, is expected to expand 4.5% this year, down from 5% in 2025, in line with the government's official target.

India is once again forecast to be the world’s fastest-growing major economy, advancing at a 7% clip, down from a sizzling 7.7% last year.

The IMF is a 191-nation lending organization that works to promote economic growth and financial stability and to reduce global poverty. At the meetings in Bangkok, finance ministers and central bank governors will assess the state of the world economy and discuss strategies to support financial stability and sustained growth.

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U.S. futures were also mixed and oil prices fell as escalating tensions in the Middle East continued.

The Kospi index was down 5.5% to 6,035.35, recovering some of its losses after it fell more than 7% intraday to below the 6,000 mark. It reached an all-time high in June after crossing 9,000, supercharged by the global artificial intelligence boom.

Samsung Electronics fell 7.4%, while memory chipmaker SK Hynix plunged 10.1%.

Investors’ unease over the AI boom has clouded prospects. Both companies’ stocks fell following reports that the latest advances made by China’s memory chipmaker CXMT could increasingly challenge Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix and Micron Technology, the world’s biggest memory chipmakers.

Japan’s Nikkei 225 dropped 1.8% to 67,777.52. Chip equipment maker Tokyo Electron fell 7.2%. SoftBank Group, an OpenAI investor, lost 8.5%.

Hong Kong’s Hang Seng added 0.2% to 24,315.25. The Shanghai Composite index was up 0.1% to 3,800.86.

Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 was mostly unchanged at 8,783.90.

Taiwan’s Taiex fell 2%, with its leading chipmaker TSMC, or Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., also down 2%.

India's Sensex advanced 0.8%.

On Monday, Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500 edged down 0.1%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.4% and the technology-heavy Nasdaq composite declined 0.4%.

Chip-related shares traded lower. Nvidia was down 1.3%. Advanced Micro Devices, or AMD, was 2.3% lower. Micron Technology lost 3.9%. Broadcom fell 1.9%.

Investors also are watching this week’s earnings announcements by major firms including big banks, with Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo reporting results.

Oil prices dropped more than 1%. Brent crude, the international standard, fell 1.3% to $105.25 a barrel. That is still higher than the roughly $72 per barrel in late February before the Iran war.

Benchmark U.S. crude was down 1.5% to $92.33 a barrel.

“The market is more concerned over recent developments in the Middle East, with Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia and the lingering risks to oil flows from the Persian Gulf,” wrote ING commodities strategists Warren Patterson and Ewa Manthey in a commentary Tuesday.

The U.S. dollar fell to 158.18 Japanese yen from 158.61 yen. The euro was trading at $1.1193, up from $1.1155.

Yamamoto lasted just 2 2/3 innings for his shortest postseason start as the Dodgers lost 7-4 to Milwaukee on Monday to fall behind 2-0 in the National League Championship Series. The Brewers continually fouled off pitches and drove up Yamamoto’s pitch count before knocking him out of the game.

“I don’t know the exact reason yet,” Yamamoto said through an interpreter. “I need to check the videos and then I can reflect on what happened today.”

It was quite a departure for a pitcher who was virtually unhittable last October.

Yamamoto, the 2025 World Series MVP, entered 8-1 with a 2.14 ERA in 11 career postseason appearances. In Game 2 of the Dodgers’ NLCS sweep of Milwaukee last season, Yamamoto threw a three-hitter and pitched the first playoff complete game since Houston’s Justin Verlander threw one in 2017.

In three previous postseason starts following Dodgers losses, Yamamoto had gone 3-0 with a 1.23 ERA. The Dodgers were banking on him to deliver another gem to tie the NLCS as they continue their quest to become the first NL team to win three straight World Series.

“I think everybody’s so used to him being a robot that if he didn’t go eight innings, no hits, whatever, it wasn’t Yamamoto,” Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts said. “It shows he’s a human being and it’s playoff baseball.”

Yamamoto was unable to protect two Los Angeles leads in the first three innings.

After the Dodgers scored in the top of the first, Milwaukee tied the game in the bottom half when Yamamoto allowed a one-out double to Brice Turang and William Contreras followed with an RBI single.

The turning point of Yamamoto’s night came in the third. The Brewers trailed 2-1 but had runners on first and second with two outs when Jake Bauers stepped to the plate.

Bauers worked the count full and then fouled off six straight pitches from Yamamoto before capping his 12-pitch plate appearance with a walk that loaded the bases.

“It was a blast, honestly,” Bauers said. “It was a blast. Any time you can get that locked in doing anything, it’s to me one of the most enjoyable experiences I think a human being can have.”

It wasn’t very enjoyable for Yamamoto, particularly after Christian Yelich came up next and lined a two-run single to center. Yelich’s hit put Milwaukee ahead 3-2 and knocked Yamamoto out of the game.

Yamamoto ended up allowing two walks and four hits while striking out only one batter. He threw 75 pitches, including 36 in the third inning.

“He just didn’t have it tonight, which is very rare,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said.

The Dodgers pulled back ahead 4-3 in the fifth, but they couldn’t maintain the lead and then Los Angeles’ lineup had no answers for Milwaukee’s bullpen. Milwaukee relievers Dustin May, JoJo Romero, Abner Uribe and Aaron Ashby combined to retire Los Angeles’ last 15 batters, continuing the Dodgers’ postseason slump.

Los Angeles got just three hits Monday and is 2 for 26 with runners in scoring position during the playoffs. Four-time MVP Shohei Ohtani hit his last homer way back on Aug. 18.

If the Dodgers don’t start hitting, Yamamoto might not get another opportunity to pitch this postseason.

“Our job now is to win several games and give him another chance,” third baseman Max Muncy said, “because I know that next time out he’s going to dominate.”

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The Waldorf Astoria Hotel & Residences Miami will rise 1,049 feet above Biscayne Boulevard, featuring 100 stories and a distinctive design made up of nine glass cubes stacked at different angles.

The project is already attracting significant interest from buyers, with 93% of its 363 residences sold, according to Christian Tupper, who is involved with the development.

“So because of the brand, because of the location and the state of the market that we’re in, the building has been a great success,” Tupper said.

But as Miami continues to build upward, questions remain about whether the city can keep pace with its rapid growth, particularly when it comes to transportation, infrastructure and housing affordability.

Luxury living more than 1,000 feet above Miami

A temporary construction elevator currently takes workers and visitors 87 floors above the city, offering sweeping views of downtown Miami and even Miami International Airport in the distance.

From that height, Tupper said, the residences offer a unique perspective on the city.

“These are basically homes in the sky,” he said.

The tower will include 363 residences ranging from one to four bedrooms, with standard units priced between $3 million and $11 million.

Penthouses are priced at approximately $25 million, with just three of the building’s eight penthouses still available.

The ninth and highest cube will house penthouse residences.

Tupper said buyers are attracted to the development for different reasons, including investment opportunities and the chance to live in one of Miami’s most recognizable buildings.

“So we have people that are buying like an investment proposition. But many people are buying to live in the unit and to enjoy living in downtown Miami in a unique tower like this,” Tupper said.

The building will also feature a 205-room hotel, which is expected to open during the second quarter of 2028.

Construction on the tower is expected to be completed during the first quarter of 2028.

Hundreds of workers bringing the project to life

Construction company Moriarty has approximately 500 workers assigned to the project, with crews typically working six days a week from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The building’s unusual design presents a striking addition to Miami’s skyline.

“We have nine glass cubes -- each one is positioned in a different way,” Tupper said.

The exterior features impact-resistant glass panels that Tupper said can withstand winds of up to 200 mph.

Construction crews are continuing to make progress toward the top of the tower.

Tupper said the building is expected to reach its highest floor in approximately seven weeks.

After the structure is topped off, crews will continue installing glass panels and completing interior work, including walls, plumbing and electrical systems.

The residences will be delivered fully finished, allowing buyers to move in with their furniture and belongings.

Once fully occupied, the residential portion of the building is expected to accommodate approximately 1,300 people.

Is downtown Miami ready for the growth?

The skyscraper represents another major step in downtown Miami’s transformation from a primarily commercial district into a neighborhood where more people live, work and spend their free time.

Tupper said demand for downtown living has increased as more employers establish offices in the area.

“There is a new element where people want to live in downtown Miami because a lot of the jobs have moved to this area, especially in banking, finance, technology,” he said.

He also pointed to how dramatically downtown has changed over the past 25 years.

“The density that we have today makes it very exciting to move here,” Tupper said. “And there are still many things that are coming in the following years.”

Michaeljohn Green, who leads the Miami Downtown Development Authority, believes the city can accommodate the growth but acknowledges that it will require continued investment.

“I think that Miami and downtown Miami are ready for the amount of growth,” Green said. “Growth does come with some growing pains, and so there will be things like mobility.”

Green highlighted several existing transportation options, including Metromover, Tri-Rail, Brightline and Freebee, the latter of which is funded by the Downtown Development Authority.

He said encouraging residents and visitors to use those services will be important as downtown becomes more densely populated.

“I think that one of the things that we have to continue to work on is kind of not taking our foot off the gas or not losing track of any of the balls that we’re juggling,” Green said. “So I think it’s important for us to continue to make those investments in infrastructure, in mobility, in micro-mobility, in connecting the communities.”

Green said cooperation between government agencies, developers and other community partners will be essential to managing the city’s expansion.

Growth raises questions about affordability

While luxury developments continue to reshape downtown Miami, the area’s rising costs have also raised concerns about whether the neighborhood remains accessible to people at different income levels.

When asked whether downtown Miami is being redeveloped for everyone, Green acknowledged the challenges.

“The definition of everyone I think is a little bit difficult,” he said. “What I will say is that this area is attractive and somewhat expensive.”

Green said the cost of land in downtown Miami makes affordable housing projects particularly difficult to develop.

“This area and what land costs in this area, as someone that’s done a lot of work in affordable housing, I think it makes it pretty difficult for that to pencil out,” he said.

He hopes city and county officials will continue exploring creative funding opportunities for affordable housing.

Green also pointed to wages as an important part of the affordability discussion, saying that while the cost of goods has continued to rise, wages have historically struggled to keep pace.

He said downtown’s future depends on balancing economic development with opportunities for existing residents.

“I think the future for Miami and the DDA District is extremely bright, but I do think that we cannot forget about the individuals that were here before us,” Green said. “And continuing to make a Miami for all will be difficult, but it’s 100% possible.”

Another landmark in downtown Miami’s transformation

Green believes the Waldorf Astoria development will add to downtown’s appeal alongside destinations such as Miami Worldcenter, Miami Dade College, Brickell City Centre, Pérez Art Museum Miami and Bayfront Park.

He said having residential developments near businesses, cultural attractions and transportation options helps create a more vibrant downtown.

“It’s difficult to have a business up without a place for people to live,” Green said.

With construction continuing and the building’s completion approaching, the Waldorf Astoria is set to become one of the most prominent features of Miami’s skyline.

But as the city grows taller, local leaders say the challenge will be ensuring the streets, transportation systems and communities below can keep up.

No Limit Records and Cash Money Records have hit the road for a can’t miss throwback tour.

Considered some of the most influential record labels in hip hop, their music continues to find new audiences even after three decades.

“Man, it’s a blessing,” said No Limit founder Percy Miller, known to the culture as Master P. “I just got to give all the glory to go up because especially where I come from. Growing up in the projects in New Orleans to be able to sell 100 million records.”

Together, the two New Orleans label titans reshaped the entire music industry in the late 90s, proving that independent artists could own their master recordings, run national distribution deals, and dominate the Billboard charts on their own terms.

“Well you know how it goes,” said Master P. “We just do what we do.”

The Southern hip-hop pioneer reflected on his journey the legacy he has built is leaving.

“It is a blessing because they’ll be able to be here still 30 years later with the power of the internet,” he said. “Now kids are going online, singing, make them say uh and No Limit Soldiers and it’s like, I’m just thankful, humble and grateful that I could go to arena and sell out arenas. Like November 6th (in Sunrise), I mean we’ve been selling out everywhere like from Houston to New Orleans to Atlanta to Indiana to Detroit to Dallas, and now we’re coming to Miami to turn up, y’all, one more time.”

El sismo se registró alrededor de las 6:20 de la tarde, a una profundidad de 10 kilómetros (6 millas) y a unos 18 kilómetros (11 millas) al oeste de Río Grande, en el sur del país.

El temblor se produjo después de que dos potentes terremotos de magnitud 7,7 y 6,6, y una serie de réplicas, sacudieran el sur de Panamá la tarde del viernes. Algunos edificios colapsaron cerca del epicentro y provocaron evacuaciones en todo el país. ___

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It happened on Friday, when video shows a white BMW outside of a Doral apartment complex.

According to police, the victim was contacted by someone he had previously conducted a successful Facebook Marketplace transaction for an iPhone to see if he wanted to purchase additional phones, which he did.

That suspect has since been identified as Lazaro Nunez-Martinez, 31, of Miami Gardens.

The meeting occurred outside the victim’s apartment building, and according to police, as the victim opened the passenger side door of Nunez-Martinez’s vehicle, someone who had been laying down in the back seat suddenly got up and pointed a gun at the victim.

“The passenger in the rear seat pointed a firearm at our victim and told him to come inside the car,” said Doral Police Chief Matthew Castillo.

That suspect has since been identified as 39-year-old Darian Ernesto Morejon Rodriguez.

Nunez-Martinez then drove off with the victim being held at gunpoint in the passenger seat, police said, despite the victim making multiple attempts to escape.

“He tried to escape the vehicle twice and was actually strangled,” said Castillo.

Eventually, when the vehicle began to slow down in the area of Northwest 66th Street and 78th Avenue, the victim took the $4,000 in cash he had brought for the purchase and threw it outside the car, which prompted Rodriguez to get out of the car and pick up the money, according to police.

The victim then used the opportunity to push his way out of the vehicle, authorities said.

“Our victim was trying to keep up ways to survive and one of those was throwing the cash outside the window, which he did,” said Castillo. “It’s a high-priority case. We were able to arrest the driver, but the person in the rear of the car is still outstanding.”

After escaping, police said the victim received a threatening text from Nunez-Martinez, which stated, “Don’t you dare do anything because we will look for you, we know where you live, we will close the business here and we will forget everything,” according to an arrest form.

A few hours after Nunez-Martinez made his first court appearance, officers arrested Rodriguez during a traffic stop Monday in Hallandale Beach..

“I’m very confident that our detectives will make an arrest,” Castillo said hours before Rodriguez was taken into custody.

Nunez-Martinez is facing felony charges of kidnapping with a firearm, robbery with a firearm or deadly weapon, third-degree grand theft, tampering with a victim or witness, and battery.

As of Monday afternoon, Nunez-Martinez was being held at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center with bond listed as “to be set” while Rodriguez was not yet listed among Broward County inmates. He will eventually be transferred to Miami-Dade County, where a bond hearing awaits him.

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About 20 minutes after Bogen, with cameras rolling, tried to visit the BSO training gym, he was denied access.

“You’re keeping me out (of) here, right?” Bogen said.

Tony spoke to the media for the first time since the battle with the county over his budget began making headlines.

“We’re already at one of the most recognized and notable conflicts amongst county government and sheriff’s office,” Tony said, later adding, “I will not allow this organization to be bullied or intimidated.”

BSO controls the building and can deny access. But the commission says that after approving a nearly $900 million core budget for the agency, commissioners want to see inside and how the money is used.

“It’s the gymnasium, the sauna, spa, massage, cold plunge and all the excess amenities that are there,” Bogen said. “Residents of Broward County should see where their money is going.”

In a new twist, the sheriff told Local 10 News reporter Janine Stanwood that the public should know about new allegations.

“Janine, he also mentioned on your show he had two wonderful lunch meetings with me,” Tony said.

The sheriff claims that was when he requested raises for his deputies in late June. In response, he says, the mayor sent him a letter asking for a donation to a political action committee.

Bogen says that characterization is untrue, telling Local 10 News on the phone that the top cop is a “compulsive liar.”

All this comes as commissioners weigh how much BSO should control.

They recently voted to return the fire department to civilian control and hired a firm to study whether to install a new police force, rather than BSO, to guard the airport and seaport.

Afterward, commissioners were all sent subpoenas requesting information on the probe.

Local 10 News reached out to state prosecutors and was waiting to hear back as of Monday afternoon.

Bogen said he and commissioners plan to hold a 9 a.m. vote on Tuesday on whether to take judicial action to get inside the training facility.

Contreras hit a tying homer in the fifth and singled home the go-ahead run an inning later as the Brewers defeated the Dodgers 7-4 on Monday in Game 2 of the NL Championship Series.

Dustin May, JoJo Romero, Abner Uribe and Aaron Ashby combined to retire the last 15 Dodgers batters in order to give Milwaukee a 2-0 lead over the two-time defending World Series champions in this best-of-seven series, which heads to Los Angeles for Game 3 on Wednesday.

“They're going against arguably one of the best teams in baseball ever put together, and they don't care,” said Brewers manager Pat Murphy, whose team was swept by Los Angeles in last year's NLCS. “They won't be denied. It starts with the dude behind the dish (Contreras).”

The Brewers are chasing their first World Series appearance since 1982, when they were in the American League.

Los Angeles is trying to become the first NL team to win three straight World Series. The Dodgers last rallied from a 2-0 deficit to win a series in 2020, when they beat the Atlanta Braves in a seven-game NLCS before going on to win the World Series.

“It’s going to be a great series,” said Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman, whose error in the sixth inning led to the go-ahead run. "They know they’ve got a lot on their hands, too. We’ve just got to go out on Wednesday and play better.”

The Dodgers will need more punch from their lineup to have a chance at getting back to the Fall Classic. They mustered just three hits Monday and went 0 for 4 with runners in scoring position to drop to 2 for 26 in those situations this postseason.

Los Angeles couldn’t even get a boost from Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who entered 8-1 with a 2.14 ERA in 11 career postseason appearances. Yamamoto lasted just 2 2/3 innings for his shortest postseason start.

“I think everybody’s so used to him being a robot that if he didn’t go eight innings, no hits, whatever, it wasn’t Yamamoto,” Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts said. “It shows he’s a human being and it’s playoff baseball.”

The Dodgers took the lead on three occasions in the first five innings. Milwaukee responded each time, the last coming when Contreras tied it with a 436-foot homer to center field off Kris Bubic in the fifth.

“We just kept going,” said Brewers designated hitter Christian Yelich, who drove in two runs. “We kept competing.”

That turned the game into a battle of the bullpens, where Milwaukee had the edge. Brewers relievers have allowed one earned run in 28 2/3 postseason innings.

Asked what makes Milwaukee's bullpen so challenging, Freeman offered a simple explanation.

“They all throw 100 (mph) from different angles," Freeman said.

The score was tied 4-all when Milwaukee’s David Hamilton was hit by a pitch from Brock Stewart to lead off the sixth. Stewart attempted a pickoff throw that went off Freeman's glove and into foul territory, advancing Hamilton to second.

After Jackson Chourio grounded out, the right-handed Stewart walked the left-handed-hitting Brice Turang to face the right-handed Contreras, who had homered in his previous plate appearance.

Contreras singled to left this time to bring home Hamilton with the go-ahead run. The three-time All-Star catcher finished 3 for 4 with a walk and three RBIs.

“I took it as motivation,” Contreras said through intepreter Daniel de Mondesert. “That was a decision that their manager took, and then I just tried not to get too big or do anything too much. I wanted to put the ball in play. I knew it was a big run there.”

Turang and Jake Bauers added RBI singles in the eighth to extend Milwaukee's lead.

Neither starter lasts long

An anticipated pitchers’ duel between Yamamoto and rookie Logan Henderson didn’t pan out.

In three previous playoff starts following Dodgers losses, Yamamoto had gone 3-0 with a 1.23 ERA. When he faced the Brewers in last year’s NLCS, he threw the first playoff complete game since Justin Verlander pitched one in 2017.

This time, Yamamoto couldn’t even make it out of the third inning before leaving with the Dodgers behind 3-2.

“He just didn’t have it tonight, which is very rare,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said.

Henderson entered Monday having not allowed more than three runs in any of his 24 career starts (including the postseason). That streak ended when he gave up four runs over four-plus innings.

Because Henderson committed two errors — matching his previous career total — only two of the runs were earned.

Milwaukee trailed 2-1 in the third when Bauers capped a 12-pitch plate appearance by taking a 3-2 offering in the dirt to load the bases with a walk. Yelich followed by lining a single up the middle that brought home two runs and knocked Yamamoto out of the game.

Los Angeles bailed out Yamamoto by scoring twice in the fifth.

After Kyle Tucker hit a leadoff double, Tommy Edman sacrificed him to third. Henderson fielded the bunt and made a wild throw to first, enabling Tucker to score and moving Edman to second.

Edman advanced to third on Betts' groundout and scored on Freeman’s sacrifice fly.

Henderson also made a wild throw to first on a pickoff attempt in the third that allowed Edman to score from third.

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Robert Gasser (5-5, 3.87 ERA) is expected to start for Milwaukee in Game 3. Blake Snell (4-1, 1.90) is the Dodgers' likely starter.

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“Desde el 20 de septiembre, cuando se formó Odalys, la situación ha sido una locura", declaró Phil Klotzbach, investigador de la Universidad Estatal de Colorado, que pronostica y estudia la actividad de las tormentas. "Este año todo lo que se forma dura mucho tiempo y alcanza una gran intensidad”.

Una de las mediciones clave que usan los meteorólogos para evaluar las temporadas de huracanes se llama energía ciclónica acumulada (ACE, por sus siglas en inglés), la cual incluye la velocidad del viento y la duración de una tormenta. El domingo, una sección del Pacífico al este de la línea de cambio de fecha —que genera tormentas que se encaminan a Hawai, México y la costa oeste de Estados Unidos— superó la marca anterior establecida en 2018. La zona sigue muy activa con el huracán Simón y parece estar a punto de generar otra tormenta que realmente aumentará su intensidad, indicó Klotzbach.

El Pacífico igualará el martes un récord de mayor cantidad de días con un huracán activo, y es probable que lo supere poco después, agregó Klotzbach.

“Da la sensación de que casi todo lo que puede formarse, se forma”, expresó Kim Wood, científica atmosférica de la Universidad de Arizona.

El Niño y el agua cálida están potenciando los huracanes del Pacífico

Varios factores meteorológicos han convergido para intensificar enormemente la actividad en el Pacífico, siendo El Niño el más destacado, según señalaron Klotzbach y otros investigadores de huracanes. El fenómeno de El Niño debilita y modifica los vientos verticales de gran altitud que, de otro modo, podrían atenuar o incluso desmantelar las tormentas. En el Pacífico, esa cizalladura del viento sopla de este a oeste —generalmente en la misma dirección en que se desplazan las tormentas—, por lo que equivale a montar en bicicleta con viento a favor, explicó Klotzbach.

Mientras tanto, el patrón meteorológico ha frenado los huracanes en el Atlántico, donde el ACE es inferior al 18% de lo normal para esta época del año. El Niño hace que la cizalladura del viento en el Atlántico sea como pedalear contra el viento, añadió.

Otro factor es el agua cálida, que sirve de combustible para los huracanes. Por definición, El Niño es un calentamiento del Pacífico ecuatorial que cambia el clima en todo el mundo. En la cuenca de tormentas del Pacífico, está varios grados Fahrenheit más cálida de lo normal, indicó Kristen Corbosiero, profesora de ciencias atmosféricas de tormentas en la Universidad de Albany, en Nueva York.

Por lo general, en el Pacífico el agua extra cálida favorable para tormentas no tiene tanta profundidad como en el Atlántico. Así, cuando una tormenta pasa sobre una zona de agua, hace aflorar agua fría, lo que dificulta que una tormenta posterior que llegue a la misma área logre mantenerse activa, explicó Wood. Pero este año no ha sido así.

El huracán Rachel, cuyos remanentes inundaron Las Vegas el fin de semana, no se debilitó al recorrer aguas por las que había pasado el huracán Polo, de categoría 5, señaló Wood. Agregó que las aguas están cálidas tanto por El Niño como por el cambio climático derivado de la quema de carbón, petróleo y gas.

Otro factor en las tormentas recientes fue un giro oceánico sobre Centroamérica en sentido opuesto a las manecillas del reloj —denominado “gyre”—, el cual genera “semillas” de tiempo tormentoso que pueden convertirse en huracanes. Ese giro generó tanto a Isaias en el Atlántico como a Simón en el Pacífico casi al mismo tiempo, dijeron Corbosiero y Klotzbach.

Cinco huracanes de gran magnitud seguidos

Los últimos cinco huracanes del Pacífico —los duraderos Nolo, Odalys, Polo, Rachel y Simon— han alcanzado todos la categoría de huracán de gran magnitud, con vientos de al menos 178,6 kilómetros por hora (111 millas por hora). Nolo, Odalys y Simon llegaron a la categoría 4, mientras que Polo estableció el récord de tiempo para la categoría 5, en la cual permaneció durante dos días y medio.

Cuando Klotzbach hizo esos cálculos sobre la actividad récord del Pacífico oriental y central, examinó todas las tormentas al este de la línea internacional de cambio de fecha.

Ese es un enfoque ligeramente distinto al de la Oficina Nacional de Administración Oceánica y Atmosférica (NOAA, por sus siglas en inglés), que divide esa amplia zona en dos regiones. Ninguna de las regiones definidas por la NOAA está todavía en niveles récord de ACE, pero juntas sí lo están.

Parte de ello se debe a que, a menudo, cuando una de esas subregiones está más activa, la otra no presenta tanta intensidad, pero en 2026 ambas están hiperactivas, observó Wood.

“Este es el primer año en que ambos lados han estado así de activos al mismo tiempo", manifestó Wood. "Por lo general, se concentra más en uno u otro, así que eso habla de la gran extensión en esta región, donde ha habido menor cizalladura, aguas más cálidas y mayor humedad”.

Frente a la costa mexicana hay una perturbación a la que el Centro Nacional de Huracanes de Estados Unidos le da un 90% de probabilidad de convertirse en la tormenta tropical Trudy, que luego podría intensificarse hasta volverse algo grande, explicaron Klotzbach y Corbosiero.

“Parece que en esa zona se genera una (tormenta) tras otra. Así que no me sorprendería que hubiera otra tormenta", señaló Corbosiero. "Este año, debido a El Niño, sí tenemos condiciones muy favorables. Así que mientras haya algún tipo de ‘semillas’, ya sea por el giro oceánico o de los remanentes finales de frentes fríos, parece que esto va a continuar cierto tiempo”.

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But behind those distinctive features is a serious health concern that can make something as simple as breathing a daily struggle.

Local 10’s Animal Advocate Jacey Birch met with specialized veterinarian Dr. Boaz Man, who is using advanced laser technology to help French bulldogs and other flat-faced breeds breathe more comfortably.

One of his patients in Boca Raton is Bronco, a 2-year-old French bulldog whose breathing problems had become impossible to ignore.

“His nose is quite short and flat and he’s missing what normal dogs have with longer noses, called frontal sinuses,” Man explained.

Bronco’s breathing sounded like constant snoring, a common symptom among dogs with shortened snouts.

According to Man, the condition can become increasingly serious as dogs get older.

“With time it gets worse, they start hacking, they start open mouth breathing because they can’t breathe through their nose, they start having problems with heat outside,” he said.

The hidden health problems behind those adorable faces

French bulldogs and other flat-faced breeds are prone to a condition known as brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome, or BOAS.

The condition occurs when a dog’s shortened facial structure leaves insufficient room for normal airflow.

“They have too much stuff in too small of a space and they just can’t get air,” Man explained.

The veterinarian said affected dogs can experience breathing difficulties throughout the day and night, including sleep apnea and problems tolerating heat.

“So these dogs have sleep apnea issues, they can’t breathe at night, they can’t breathe during the day -- it’s a major animal welfare issue,” Man said.

For Man, helping animals overcome these challenges has been a lifelong passion.

“Ever since I was little, if I saw a pet that suffered, I wanted to know how we could help that pet,” he said.

A minimally invasive procedure offers relief

To help dogs like Bronco, Man performs a specialized BOAS surgery designed to create more space in the animal’s airways.

The procedure takes approximately 60 minutes and uses a carbon dioxide laser to remove tissue obstructing the throat and nostrils.

According to Man, using the laser helps reduce bleeding, swelling and pain.

“It’s all about making some more space. We just don’t have enough real estate for breathing in there, so we have to open that airway up,” he explained.

During Bronco’s surgery, Man first removed a flap of tissue that was obstructing his throat.

Once the tissue was removed, the veterinarian could clearly see the entrance to the dog’s windpipe.

Next, he turned his attention to Bronco’s nostrils, which were so narrow that very little air could pass through.

“Twenty percent of the problem is the outside, the entrance to the nostril, and then the rest of it is all inside the nostril, and that’s like having a plug in a clogged pipe,” Man said.

Using the laser, he removed excess tissue to widen the openings and improve airflow.

The difference was immediately visible.

By the end of the procedure, obstructive tissue had been removed from Bronco’s upper airway and both nostrils.

Man said the goal was to give Bronco an entirely different breathing experience.

Helping other veterinarians improve dogs’ lives

Although veterinarians have used carbon dioxide lasers for routine procedures, including spaying and neutering, for approximately two decades, Man has spent the past five years using improved laser technology for specialized BOAS surgery.

He has performed the procedure on numerous dogs and now teaches other veterinarians his technique.

The surgery is also covered by pet insurance, according to the report.

For pet owners, the potential benefits go beyond reducing snoring or noisy breathing.

The procedure is intended to improve dogs’ overall comfort and quality of life.

A new beginning for Bronco

After waking from sedation, Bronco was reunited with his owner, Michael Gonzalez, who was thrilled to see his dog recovering.

Gonzalez said watching dogs struggle to breathe is heartbreaking.

“They’re living an absolute miserable life, and I see them and they can’t breathe and they’re foaming from the mouth,” he said.

For Gonzalez, the surgery represents an opportunity to give Bronco a healthier and more comfortable future.

“He’s going to last, I hope, another 14, 15, 16 years, so this is the start of the quality of life for him,” Gonzalez said.

While selective breeding has contributed to the breathing difficulties experienced by many French bulldogs, Man hopes his specialized surgical approach will help more dogs enjoy a better quality of life.

And for Bronco, that means a chance to breathe a little easier.

The Silver Court Mobile Home Park Homeowners Association, the plaintiff in a civil lawsuit, sought injunctive relief, a court-ordered halt on the evictions of vulnerable residents.

Most of the residents, who own their mobile homes and rent the land, “are families and low-wage workers, or elderly and disabled individuals on a fixed income,” Attorneys Carrie J. Feit, Jeffrey M. Hearne, Christopher Duany, and Wilna Coles wrote in the lawsuit, which focused on an alleged lack of government approvals.

Mariana Ochoa, an activist, said the developers’ relocation offers aren’t enough, and the government should step in to prevent more homelessness in Miami.

“We all know how unaffordable this city is becoming, and how much gentrification is a problem,” said Ochoa, a Peruvian-American feature writer who has been published by the Miami New Times, PopSugar, Vix, and Tropicult.

Coral Gables-based Attorney Jorge L. Piedra represented 1989 Sunny Court LLC, a subsidiary of the Marquis Property Company, working with the property manager Urban Group.

“When the harm is purely monetary and can be cured by damages, there is no irreparable harm. Even the potential loss of property is not irreparable harm,” Piedra told Hirsch during the hearing on Monday at the Osvaldo N. Soto Miami-Dade Justice Center.

Piedra argued that the property owner doesn’t need the government’s approval to evict the residents or change the property use.

“It has been a really tough and long fight, but the folks that are here continue to fight,” Ochoa said, adding that some of the residents’ mental health has suffered in the process.

The Urban Group issued a “notice of eviction due to change of land use” on March 11 to be done “on or before Sept. 30” and warned that the notice did not “relieve” them of their “responsibility to pay the lot rental amount that is due each month.”

Duany, Hearne, and Coles are with the Legal Services of Greater Miami, a legal nonprofit, and Feit with the Community Justice Project, also a legal nonprofit. They alleged the property owner violated state law applying to “governmental action affecting removal of mobile home owners.”

“HOA members would be left financially destitute if forced to abandon such investment in their homes in exchange for the statutory abandonment compensation amounts,” the attorneys wrote, also citing the Florida Mobile Home Act, as a law to protect mobile home owners.

Ocho said that dozens of Silver Court residents need more time and money to find their new homes. The lawsuit claims some have invested more than 100,000 in their mobile homes, which they expect will be damaged if moved.

Silver Court residents expressed their deep disappointment after Hirsch denied their request for relief.

Officials did not confirm how the person died, nor how the others were injured or their medical conditions after the incident at Six Flags Over Georgia, about 15 miles (24 kilometers) northwest of Atlanta.

Cobb County Police Department major crimes unit detectives are investigating.

Attractions at the parks that are similar to the coaster in Austell, Georgia, were closed “out of an abundance of caution,” according to a Six Flags Entertainment Corporation spokesperson, who said staff members and local authorities responded immediately and the park is cooperating with the investigation.

“We are deeply saddened by the guest incident at our park today,” the spokesperson said, adding that the company is providing support to guests and staff who were impacted.

Authorities and Six Flags did not identify the roller coaster. However, local TV stations showed video of passengers being evacuated from the Goliath coaster.

Goliath, which was opened in 2006, reaches a top speed of 70 mph (113 kph) with a height of 200 feet (61 meters), according to the park’s website.

During about 3 1/2 minutes, riders “navigate through razor-sharp turns and soar over colossal hills,” the website says.

Lisa Cupid, Cobb County Board of Commissioners chairwoman, said next of kin of the deceased person have been notified.

“I cannot imagine the horror the patrons and employees witnessed today, and my heart aches for the family who lost a loved one,” Cupid said. “We are all grappling with how something so devastating could happen at a place that has given generations of families such happy memories.”

The park is a major part of the county’s tourism and brings in visitors from across the Southeast, Cupid said.

The death would be at least the seventh at the Georgia park, including one in 2006 in which a man had a likely heart attack on the Goliath coaster, according to the Doan Law Firm, which tallies amusement park accidents and represents victims.

It also comes less than two weeks after Six Flags Magic Mountain in Southern California announced the retirement of its famous X2 roller coaster following lawsuits alleging serious brain injury caused by the ride. The park settled one wrongful-death lawsuit from the family of a 22-year-old man who died after riding the coaster in 2022.

Last year, a 32-year-old man died from blunt impact injuries after riding a high-speed roller coaster at the Universal Epic Universe theme park in Florida. His death was ruled accidental.

Mayor Spencer Deno has been in office for more than two decades in the village.

“I think I’ve proven myself over the last 23 years as the mayor,” Deno said.

Deno was born and raised in Virginia Gardens, a community of just over 2,300 people near Miami International Airport.

He touts that the village is in the green.

“The village is debt-free,” Deno said. “We don’t owe money to anybody or nothing. Everything we have, we have no debt on it.”

He says he has helped bring in more than $10 million in federal, state and local money for projects making a difference.

“I think the flooding issues over the years here in the village ― that’s a lot of our money that we receive through federal and state funding has gone back to infrastructure here in the village,” Deno said.

His challenger, longtime resident Tim Boylan, is a political outsider who has never held office before. He is a business owner in the marine industry.

“I want you guys to feel like you can come to me and tell me anything and I will have your back,” Boylan said.

Boylan worries about rising costs.

“Well, it is getting more expensive to live here,” he said. “Prices are going up.”

He says his vision, if elected, will be shaped by what the people ask for.

“I want anybody that has issues now that I can discuss with you, and we’ll fix them once I get into office,” Boylan said.

Early voting begins on Oct. 19 and Election Day is on Nov. 3.

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November hurricane strikes can happen – as we most recently saw with Hurricane Nicole on November 10^th, 2022 – but they’re exceedingly rare. Only four hurricanes on record (back to 1851) have hit the U.S. in November, which makes it about a 1-in-50 year event.

Nevertheless, if Isaias last week showed us anything, it’s that strong hurricanes can happen, often quickly, and even during big El Niño years like this one. So it’s worth staying vigilant during the waning weeks of the hurricane season.

Lone area to watch far, far away

The only development candidate showing any consistent signal from our forecast models is way out off Africa in the far eastern Atlantic.

An area of low pressure is producing a large area of storminess west of the Cabo Verde Islands, but strong upper-level winds from the west are keeping the thunderstorm activity disorganized and displaced east of the low-pressure area.

Models are mostly ho-hum about this, giving it only a small chance of development. NHC similarly gives it minimal odds to develop over the next day or two before increasingly hostile upper-level winds overtake it.

Interestingly, some of our forecast models do show a second development window in about a week, but the odds remain low, and regardless, the system will stay over the far corners of the open Atlantic.

Isaias bumps the season to the 3 quietest of the modern record

The 2026 Atlantic hurricane season had been the least active season to date – as measured by the Accumulated Cyclone Energy or ACE – of the reliable record (since 1950) until Isaias powered up late last week. The Category 3 hurricane racked up over 7 ACE units, not a significant amount in a typical season, but adding 70% to the 2026 seasonal ACE scorecard.

Through October 12^th, 2026 is running slightly ahead of 1983 and 1994 in terms of overall activity. 1994 and 1983 both recorded more hurricanes than we’ve seen so far in 2026 (3 hurricanes total during each compared to the 1 so far in 2026).

Even if the season ended today, 1983 would still best 2026 as the least active hurricane season of the modern record. Despite both being “quiet” seasons, significant hurricanes still struck the U.S. – Category 3 Alicia in 1983 and Category 2 Isaias last week.

Cameron County Justice of the Peace Cyndi Hinojosa told The Associated Press she declared Mitte dead at about 1:30 p.m. at what she believed was his home in Brownsville, Texas. She said she was unable to provide a cause, but an autopsy will be performed.

Mitte played Walter White Jr., the son of Bryan Cranston's chemistry teacher-turned-meth dealer Walter White on nearly every episode of the five seasons of the AMC show, which recently ranked as the best of the 21st century in a New York Times poll.

Cranston said he is in “deep despair” for the loss of his “sweet son.”

“I met him when he was only 14 years old when he was cast as Walter White Jr., a part he played with such joy and enthusiasm,” Cranston said in a Facebook post Monday night. “Born with Cerebral Palsy, he never — ever — allowed that challenge to be an excuse for anything. He met the demanding shooting schedule head on with great determination.”

Mitte told the AP in 2014 that his disability and the surrounding struggles with physical therapy, family problems and exorbitant medical bills — all key subjects on the show — made him better at his job.

“You develop a different mentality and you develop a different look at how the world sees you and how you see the world,” he said. “You’re able to use that. And I think it’s an asset instead of something that would hinder.”

Mitte was born and raised in Jackson, Mississippi.

He landed small guest roles on sitcoms after moving to Los Angeles to act in 2006 before landing the role on “Breaking Bad” in 2007. The show ran from 2008 to 2013.

“That kid was pretty raw when we started shooting the pilot,” Cranston said in his post, “but little by little we watched him grow into a really fine actor.”

Cranston added, “I loved him, and thoroughly enjoyed being with him throughout the years on the series, and after the spotlight on Breaking Bad dimmed.”

In a statement announcing his death, Mitte's representatives said he “brought authenticity to the role and built a platform on disability awareness and inclusion.” The statement said he used “his platform to challenge stereotypes and promote greater representation.”

Mitte's later credits included the ABC Family series “Switched at Birth” and the superhero satire series “Guardians of Justice.”

He was also a producer of several independent films.

As an advocate, he served as an ambassador for United Cerebral Palsy and Shriners Children's. He was also president of his own Mitte Foundation supporting philanthropic and community initiatives around disabilities.

The two sides faced off in court Monday as a judge heard arguments over whether Jacobs forfeited his seat by failing to maintain residency in Pembroke Park after buying a home in Fort Pierce.

Jacobs insists he has never abandoned his Pembroke Park residence, where he testified he has lived since 2016. The town argues that records tied to the Fort Pierce property, including a VA-backed mortgage and homestead tax exemption filings, show he moved his primary residence to St. Lucie County.

The non-jury trial before Broward Circuit Judge Shari Africk Olefson focused on the town charter’s residency requirements and whether Jacobs continued to meet them while serving as mayor.

The town’s case: Mortgage and tax records

Town Attorney Michael Garcia argued that Jacobs forfeited his office by no longer maintaining residency in Pembroke Park.

Garcia pointed to a home Jacobs and his wife purchased in Fort Pierce in December 2024 for approximately $565,000, according to property records previously reviewed by Local 10 News.

The purchase was financed with a mortgage backed by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The mortgage documents identify the Fort Pierce property as a primary residence and include requirements for the borrower to occupy the home.

The town also pointed to homestead and veteran disability tax exemption paperwork filed in St. Lucie County. Those filings, Garcia argued, were inconsistent with Jacobs’ claim that his permanent residence remained in Pembroke Park.

Garcia cited other records tying Jacobs to St. Lucie County, including vehicle registrations and cellphone billing information. He argued that Jacobs had moved there with his wife and children and no longer satisfied the residency requirements for his elected office.

The town’s position is that the charter requires Jacobs to maintain residency in Pembroke Park throughout his time in office — and that he forfeited his seat when he stopped doing so.

Local 10 investigation, followed by removal of major tax exemption

The residency dispute drew increased scrutiny after a Local 10 News investigation published in January 2026 examined the Fort Pierce property, the tax exemptions claimed there and records showing Jacobs remained registered to vote in Broward County using his Pembroke Park address.

A homestead application signed by Jacobs in January 2025 listed the Fort Pierce property as his homestead and answered “No” when asked whether he claimed residency in another county or state.

The property also received a substantial tax benefit for a totally and permanently disabled veteran. St. Lucie County records showed a disability exemption that removed more than $535,000 from the property’s taxable value. The property also had a homestead exemption and an additional military disability exemption.

After Local 10 began asking questions about Jacobs’ residency and the tax exemptions, the $535,000-plus veteran disability exemption was no longer listed in the county’s online property records.

Local 10 subsequently reported that the exemption had been removed following the station’s investigation. The property’s taxable value was later listed at approximately $509,000.

The change was significant because the exemptions had substantially reduced the property’s taxable value. With the exemptions applied, the property had previously been listed with no property taxes due, according to records reviewed by Local 10.

The removal of the exemption does not, by itself, establish that Jacobs violated the law or resolve where he lived. But the tax filings and mortgage documents have become central to the town’s argument that his permanent residence was no longer in Pembroke Park.

Local 10 also reported that the St. Lucie County Property Appraiser’s Office opened a formal investigation into a possible improper homestead exemption after the station raised questions about the property.

Jacobs says he never changed his residence

Jacobs took the stand Monday and testified that his residence remains a mobile home in Pembroke Park.

His attorney, Michael Pizzi, described the case as straightforward and argued there was no basis to remove Jacobs from office.

Pizzi said Jacobs has lived in Pembroke Park for about 10 years and maintained that his residency there had never changed.

Jacobs testified that he keeps clothes and a car at the Pembroke Park residence and remains registered to vote in Broward County at that address.

When Pizzi asked whether he had ever changed his residence, Jacobs answered, “I have not.”

Jacobs said the Fort Pierce home was purchased to provide a safe place for his wife and children. He testified that it was never his intention to make that property his permanent residence.

He also described being harassed and said the circumstances surrounding his family’s move played a role in the purchase.

Jacobs testified that he and his wife are separated but not divorced. He said they have no plans to divorce and are working on their relationship.

The mayor also testified that St. Lucie County contacted him about the exemption paperwork and that the paperwork was later corrected. He said his wife met with the county and received the exemption.

Judge questions Jacobs about VA mortgage

The mortgage documents became a key point during Garcia’s cross-examination of Jacobs.

Garcia questioned the mayor about signing the VA-backed mortgage in December 2024 and whether he told the lender he did not intend to make the Fort Pierce property his primary residence.

Jacobs said the lender understood that he was not making the home his primary residence. When Garcia pressed him on whom he had told, Jacobs said he had no clue.

Garcia questioned whether Jacobs had misled the lender. Jacobs denied doing so.

During the exchange, Jacobs challenged the line of questioning, asking whether he was on trial for mortgage fraud. Olefson admonished him about his behavior during the exchange, according to the courtroom proceedings.

The issue before the judge is not whether Jacobs has been found to have committed mortgage fraud or tax fraud. Rather, the court must determine whether the evidence establishes that he failed to meet the residency requirements for his office.

How the case reached trial

The dispute intensified earlier this year after town officials sought to consider whether Jacobs had forfeited his seat.

A special commission meeting was scheduled to consider his eligibility, but Jacobs filed a lawsuit seeking to block the town from declaring his office vacant.

Olefson subsequently ruled that the Town Commission could not decide Jacobs’ eligibility through a commission vote. That ruling did not determine where Jacobs actually lived or resolve whether he met the charter’s residency requirements.

The town then pursued the dispute in court, asking a judge to determine whether Jacobs had forfeited his office.

At the center of the case is the interpretation of the Pembroke Park town charter. Jacobs has argued that the residency language governing his election does not support the town’s effort to remove him. The town maintains that he was required to remain a resident throughout his term and that the evidence shows he did not.

The judge must weigh the competing testimony and documentary evidence, including the mortgage, tax filings, voter registration and records relating to Jacobs’ Pembroke Park residence.

The outcome could determine whether Jacobs remains eligible to serve as mayor and a town commissioner.

Olefson did not make a decision Monday. She is expected to issue a ruling sometime next week.

Temperatures are forecast to drop to the mid-70s Tuesday morning and climb to the upper 80s during the afternoon. The day will offer mostly sunny skies and north-northeast winds, sustained 5 to 10 mph with gusts to 15 mph. The rain chance remains low.

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Is this political retribution?

Trump has not been shy about wanting to use federal law enforcement to target his perceived political enemies. He's pushed prosecutions of former FBI Director James Comey and New York's Democratic Attorney General, Letitia James, following earlier probes the two launched against him. Omar, a left-wing firebrand, has been a longtime target of Trump and Republicans in general.

Omar was born in Somalia and is a naturalized U.S. citizen. Trump has especially targeted Somali immigrants in Minnesota, posting on social media last week that the people of the state must “fight back” against them. The state has reeled from several federal fraud cases sometimes involving Somali-run nonprofits in Minnesota. Many of those cases were filed by former President Joe Biden's Department of Justice. Omar is not involved in them.

Omar has long criticized Trump, and the president has likewise gone after her repeatedly over the years. Trump late last week alluded to possible action against the congresswoman. At a rally in Tennessee on Saturday, Trump referred pejoratively to Omar as coming from a country of “crime and squalor” and suggested that Vice President JD Vance “and our people” were investigating her.

Justice Department protocol has long been to avoid legal action against politicians in the final weeks before their election. The Trump administration's violation of that added to Democratic criticism that this is simply political payback.

“For years, Donald Trump and far-right extremists have relentlessly targeted Congresswoman Omar with vile personal attacks and baseless accusations,” said a joint statement issued from House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and other top congressional Democrats.

“Now, less than 30 days until the midterm election, his violent mass deportation machine has descended upon the home of a duly elected Member of Congress and her family.”

Asked about the search, Trump deferred to the Justice Department, saying “that has nothing to do with me.”

“I’ve always found her to be very crooked, personally,” he said.

Is this about immigration?

The agents who searched Omar's home, pursuant to a federal search warrant, were Homeland Security investigators, indicating the investigation regards immigration issues. Several Trump officials have suggested that is how they intend to pursue Omar.

Vance has suggested before that Omar committed immigration fraud. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin last month cited an “ongoing investigation” that he suggested was examining potential fraud on her family’s immigration paperwork.

“Something’s going to happen,” he said at the time.

The Department of Justice on Monday was typically tight-lipped, giving few details about the case other than saying it was a criminal investigation.

Omar became a U.S. citizen in 2000 when she was 17 years old, five years after she arrived with her family after obtaining asylum in the United States.

What happens next?

The election is in 20 days. Omar's district in Minneapolis is deep blue and she's in little actual peril on Nov. 3.

We don't know enough about the next steps in the investigation. It's likely, however, that conservatives will continue slamming Omar. Now, however, she has one more way to hit back — by arguing she's being persecuted by her political opponents.

In a statement on X on Monday, Omar called the search an “attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement.”

“For ten years, Trump has targeted me with baseless lies and smear campaigns. This is just the latest escalation in his campaign of political intimidation,” she said. “I will not be silenced.”

Avalanche coach Jared Bednar said Monday the Avalanche have granted Hakstol permission to speak with Arizona State about the position and a decision could come later this week.

Arizona State placed coach Greg Powers on administrative leave last month as it conducts an investigation into the collapse of 21-year-old Matthew Mayich, who is unlikely to recover from external heat stroke that reduced the flow of oxygen to his brain.

Hakstol had two stints as an NHL head coach, leading the Philadelphia Flyers from 2015 to 2018 and the Seattle Kraken from their inaugural season in 2021 to 2024. He is in his second season as an assistant to Bednar and leads the team's power play.

Hakstol was the head coach at North Dakota for 15 seasons, leading his alma mater to the Frozen Four seven times. He's also worked two stints as an assistant for the Toronto Maple Leafs and was head coach of the Sioux City Musketeers of the United States Hockey League from 1996-2000.

Arizona State played its home-opening series last weekend without Powers or assistant coach Alex Hicks, who was present at the workout when Mayich collapsed.

Arizona State has asked former Arizona State Supreme Court chief justice Scott Bales to lead an independent review of the incident, requesting that it be completed by early December.

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El lunes, Manuel Antonio Farfán Cabello permanecía detenido en la cárcel principal del condado Broward, en Fort Lauderdale, acusado de apuñalar mortalmente a su madre, Ylda Lucia Cabello Ynocente, el viernes en Tamarac, según muestran los registros.

“Mi sobrino es esquizofrénico y es doloroso. Sé que las personas pueden verlo y no entender. Pueden juzgarlo, pero mi sobrino, como dice la ley, también tiene derechos”, dijo en español a Local 10 News Rocio Untiveros, tía de Farfán Cabello, quien vive en Perú.

Una cuenta de Facebook mostraba fotografías y videos de Cabello Ynocente y Farfán Cabello compartiendo su pasión por el fútbol. Ella se identificaba como originaria de Huancayo, Perú, donde había estudiado contabilidad en la universidad pública de esa ciudad.

“Él estudiaba en Boca High School. También era futbolista. Era muy bueno”, dijo a Local 10 News Oscar Montero, ex esposo de Cabello Ynocente, sobre Farfán Cabello.

Vecinos de Tamarac dijeron que un video de vigilancia muestra a Farfán Cabello corriendo de casa en casa pidiendo dinero la tarde del viernes.

Agentes de la Oficina del Sheriff de Broward (BSO) arrestaron a Farfán Cabello en la vivienda de dos habitaciones ubicada en 5301 NW 28 Ave., después de que el personal de bomberos y rescate declarara muerta a Cabello Ynocente alrededor de las 7:45 p.m. del viernes, según los registros.

El sábado, un equipo de buzos de la BSO buscó pruebas en un canal a lo largo de Prospect Road, cerca de Northwest 28th Avenue.

El juez del Tribunal de Circuito del Condado Broward, George Odom, estaba previsto para presidir el caso de homicidio capital que los fiscales presentaron contra Farfán Cabello el sábado, según los registros judiciales.

Farfán Cabello enfrentaba un cargo de asesinato premeditado en primer grado. Compareció ante un tribunal de fianzas la mañana del domingo. Un juez le negó el derecho a fianza y ordenó una evaluación de salud mental.

Farfán Cabello cumple 29 años el 16 de octubre. Untiveros dijo que quiere ayudar a reunirlo con su familia y asegurarse de que Cabello Ynocente tenga un funeral y sea sepultada en Perú.

Noticias relacionadas

• Hombre apuñala mortalmente a su madre en Tamarac, según agentes del sheriff
• Agentes del sheriff de Broward revelan identidad de madre que, según detectives, fue asesinada por su hijo en Tamarac
• Hombre de Tamarac acusado de apuñalar mortalmente a su madre comparece por primera vez ante tribunal

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On Monday, Manuel Antonio Farfán Cabello was at the Broward County Main Jail in Fort Lauderdale, accused of fatally stabbing his mother, Ylda Lucia Cabello Ynocente, on Friday in Tamarac, records show.

“My nephew is schizophrenic, and it’s painful. I know that people might look at him and not understand. They may judge him, but my nephew, as the law says, he has rights too,” Farfán Cabello’s aunt Rocio Untiveros, who lives in Peru, told Local 10 News in Spanish.

A Facebook account showed photos and videos of Cabello Ynocente and Farfán Cabello sharing a love of soccer. She identified as a native of Huancayo, Peru, who had studied accounting at the public university there.

“He was at Boca High School. He was a soccer player too. He was very good,” Oscar Montero, Cabello Ynocente’s ex-husband, told Local 10 News about Farfán Cabello.

Neighbors in Tamarac said a surveillance video shows Farfán Cabello running from house to house asking for money on Friday afternoon.

Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested Farfán Cabello at the two-bedroom house at 5301 NW 28 Ave., after fire rescue personnel declared Cabello Ynocente dead at about 7:45 p.m. on Friday, records show.

On Saturday, a BSO dive team searched for evidence in a canal along Prospect Road, near Northwest 28th Avenue.

Broward County Circuit Judge George Odom was set to preside over the capital homicide case that prosecutors filed against Farfán Cabello on Saturday, according to court records.

Farfán Cabello faced a first-degree premeditated murder charge. He appeared in bond court on Sunday morning. A judge denied him bond and ordered a mental health evaluation.

Farfán Cabello turns 29 on Oct. 16. Untiveros said she wants to help reunite him with family and to make sure that Cabello Ynocente has a funeral and burial in Peru.

Related stories

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• Broward deputies release identity of mother detectives say was killed by son in Tamarac
• Tamarac man accused of fatally stabbing his mother makes first court appearance

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On Saturday, police officers responded shortly after 5:55 p.m. to the Aston Martin Residences to review security’s surveillance video, according to a police officer’s arrest report.

The video showed Victor Montesinos “entering the employees-only kitchen of the deck restaurant” and stealing from the liquor cooler at about 10:50 p.m. on Sept. 27 on the tower’s 55th floor, according to the arrest report.

Miami police officers arrested Montesinos, whose leg tattoos showed in the video, shortly after 7:25 p.m. on Saturday on the 34th floor of 300 Biscayne Boulevard Way, according to a police officer’s arrest report.

Prosecutors filed a felony case against Montesinos on Sunday in Miami-Dade County. He faced two charges: Burglary of an unoccupied structure and theft of property valued at $750 or more, but less than $5,000.

Montesinos appeared in court on Sunday, and a judge set his bond at $10,000 and ordered him to stay away from the deck restaurant. Miami-Dade County Circuit Judge Cristina Miranda is set to preside over the case.

The court set Montesinos’s arraignment at 9 a.m. on Dec. 9.

The arrest report

El sábado, agentes de policía acudieron poco después de las 5:55 p.m. a Aston Martin Residences para revisar un video de vigilancia del personal de seguridad, según un informe policial de arresto.

El video mostró a Victor Montesinos “entrando a la cocina exclusiva para empleados del restaurante de la terraza” y robando botellas de licor de un refrigerador alrededor de las 10:50 p.m. del 27 de septiembre, en el piso 55 de la torre, según el informe de arresto.

Agentes de la Policía de Miami arrestaron a Montesinos, cuyos tatuajes en las piernas eran visibles en el video, poco después de las 7:25 p.m. del sábado en el piso 34 de 300 Biscayne Boulevard Way, según un informe policial de arresto.

Los fiscales presentaron un caso por delitos graves contra Montesinos el domingo en el condado Miami-Dade. Enfrentaba dos cargos: robo con allanamiento de una estructura desocupada y robo de propiedad valorada en $750 USD o más, pero menos de $5,000 USD.

Montesinos compareció ante el tribunal el domingo y un juez fijó su fianza en $10,000 USD y le ordenó mantenerse alejado del restaurante de la terraza. La jueza del Tribunal de Circuito del condado Miami-Dade, Cristina Miranda, está designada para presidir el caso.

El tribunal programó la lectura de cargos de Montesinos para el 9 de diciembre a las 9 a.m.

El informe de arresto

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After several mail thefts, investigators left the GPS tracker inside a Priority Mail parcel in a cluster mail box unit at the San Sherri Apartments, according to police.

Arturo Martinez, a resident at the apartment complex, said some of the mail stolen over the past few months at 440 East Mowry Drive had credit cards and passports.

“When they break in, we don’t get mail for like three days to a week, and if we are waiting for something important, we are not going to get it,” Martinez said.

Shortly before 4 a.m. on Thursday, detectives followed the GPS tracker to a gray Nissan Rogue with Brandon Morgan, the driver; Teisha Richardson, a passenger; and 134 pieces of mail that belonged to 34 victims, according to a police report.

Related report: Homestead mail thieves wreck after getting caught, police say

Homestead police officers attempted a traffic stop near Northeast 15th Street and Homestead Boulevard. Morgan fled and crashed into a vehicle before hitting a tree at Southwest 296th Street and U.S. 1 in Miami-Dade, according to police.

Homestead police officers arrested Morgan, 35, and Richardson, 19, and corrections booked them on Thursday afternoon at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center near Doral.

Morgan, who turned 36 on Sunday, has an arrest record in Miami-Dade going back to an aggravated battery with a deadly weapon in 2009 and fleeing and eluding Florida Highway Patrol troopers in 2010.

Morgan appeared before Miami-Dade County Circuit Judge Mindy Glazer on Friday in court, and she ordered him to stay away from the San Sherri Apartments and show that the funds used for bail aren’t linked to his alleged crimes.

Prosecutors filed the cases against Morgan and Richardson on Friday.

Morgan faced 39 charges: Unlawful possession of five or more items of identifying information, criminal mischief, driving with a suspended or revoked license, resisting arrest, trespassing, and 34 counts of taking or removing mail. Glazer set his bond at $95,900.

Richardson also faced 34 counts of taking or removing mail. Her bond was $34,000. Miami-Dade County Circuit Judge Mariano Corcilli was set to preside over her case.

On Monday afternoon, Morgan remained at the Miami-Dade County Pretrial Detention Center, according to inmate records. Miami-Dade County Circuit Judge Alberto Milian was set to preside over his case.

Después de varios robos de correo, los investigadores colocaron un rastreador GPS dentro de un paquete de Priority Mail en un conjunto de buzones comunitarios del complejo de apartamentos San Sherri, según la policía.

Arturo Martinez, residente del complejo de apartamentos, dijo que parte del correo robado durante los últimos meses en 440 East Mowry Drive contenía tarjetas de crédito y pasaportes.

“Cuando fuerzan los buzones, no recibimos correo durante unos tres días o hasta una semana, y si estamos esperando algo importante, no lo vamos a recibir”, dijo Martinez.

Poco antes de las 4 a.m. del jueves, los detectives siguieron el rastreador GPS hasta un Nissan Rogue gris en el que se encontraban Brandon Morgan, el conductor; Teisha Richardson, una pasajera; y 134 piezas de correo pertenecientes a 34 víctimas, según un informe policial.

Informe relacionado: Ladrones de correo en Homestead chocan después de ser descubiertos, según la policía.

Agentes de la Policía de Homestead intentaron detener el vehículo cerca de Northeast 15th Street y Homestead Boulevard. Morgan huyó y chocó contra otro vehículo antes de impactar contra un árbol en Southwest 296th Street y U.S. 1, en Miami-Dade, según la policía.

Agentes de la Policía de Homestead arrestaron a Morgan, de 35 años, y Richardson, de 19, quienes fueron ingresados la tarde del jueves en el Centro Correccional Turner Guilford Knight, cerca de Doral.

Morgan, quien cumplió 36 años el domingo, tiene antecedentes de arrestos en Miami-Dade que se remontan a un caso de agresión agravada con un arma mortal en 2009 y a otro por huir y evadir a agentes de la Patrulla de Carreteras de Florida en 2010.

Morgan compareció el viernes ante la jueza del Tribunal de Circuito del condado Miami-Dade, Mindy Glazer, quien le ordenó mantenerse alejado del complejo de apartamentos San Sherri y demostrar que los fondos utilizados para pagar su fianza no están relacionados con los delitos que presuntamente cometió.

Los fiscales presentaron los casos contra Morgan y Richardson el viernes.

Morgan enfrentaba 39 cargos: posesión ilegal de cinco o más documentos con información de identificación personal, daños a la propiedad, conducir con una licencia suspendida o revocada, resistencia al arresto, entrada ilegal a una propiedad y 34 cargos por sustraer o retirar correo. Glazer fijó su fianza en $95,900 USD.

Richardson también enfrentaba 34 cargos por sustraer o retirar correo. Su fianza fue fijada en $34,000 USD. El juez del Tribunal de Circuito del condado Miami-Dade, Mariano Corcilli, estaba designado para presidir su caso.

Hasta la tarde del lunes, Morgan permanecía detenido en el Centro de Detención Preventiva del condado Miami-Dade, según los registros de reclusos. El juez del Tribunal de Circuito del condado Miami-Dade, Alberto Milian, estaba designado para presidir su caso.

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It comes after jurors heard from Hill himself last week, speaking on his divorce and battery case.

Hill’s his attorney called multiple witnesses meant to cast doubt on claims of abuse by his estranged wife Lakeeta Vaccaro, who says he was abusive to her over the course of their 18-month marriage.

One witness was a Sunny Isles Beach police officer who said he was called out to an incident at the couple’s condo.

Vaccaro’s mother called 911 after she said things became physical between Hill and her daughter.

Vaccaro filed for divorce the next day. Hill was not arrested.

Another witness on Monday testified to being with the Davie Police Department in January of 2024 when she was called to Hill’s home in Southwest Ranches.

About a week earlier, the home caught fire.

The former officer testified about being called to the home for a domestic violence incident, but said there were no signs of violence in the home, or on Vaccaro.

Another officer, this one with the Orlando Police Department, said he responded to a call for help at a hotel. He said the couple argued over a post-nuptial agreement and as part of their investigation, Vacarro was photographed.

Court will resume on Tuesday, which is expected to be the final day of the trial.

Esto ocurre después de que los miembros del jurado escucharan la semana pasada el testimonio del propio Hill, quien habló sobre su divorcio y el caso de agresión.

El abogado de Hill llamó a varios testigos con el objetivo de poner en duda las acusaciones de abuso de su esposa, de quien está separado, Lakeeta Vaccaro, quien afirma que él la maltrató durante los 18 meses que duró su matrimonio.

Uno de los testigos fue un agente de la Policía de Sunny Isles Beach, quien dijo que respondió a un incidente en el condominio de la pareja.

La madre de Vaccaro llamó al 911 después de afirmar que la situación entre Hill y su hija se había tornado física.

Vaccaro solicitó el divorcio al día siguiente. Hill no fue arrestado.

Otra testigo declaró el lunes que trabajaba para el Departamento de Policía de Davie en enero de 2024, cuando recibió una llamada para acudir a la vivienda de Hill en Southwest Ranches.

Aproximadamente una semana antes, la vivienda se había incendiado.

La ex agente testificó que acudió a la residencia por un incidente de violencia doméstica, pero dijo que no había señales de violencia en la vivienda ni en Vaccaro.

Otro agente, esta vez del Departamento de Policía de Orlando, dijo que respondió a una llamada de auxilio en un hotel. Explicó que la pareja discutió por un acuerdo posnupcial y que, como parte de la investigación, se tomaron fotografías de Vaccaro.

El juicio se reanudará el martes, que se espera sea el último día del proceso.

El incidente ocurrió el viernes, cuando un video muestra un BMW blanco frente a un complejo de apartamentos en Doral.

Según la policía, la víctima fue contactada por una persona con la que anteriormente había realizado una transacción exitosa de un iPhone a través de Facebook Marketplace, para preguntarle si quería comprar teléfonos adicionales, a lo que accedió.

El sospechoso fue identificado como Lazaro Nunez-Martinez, de 31 años, residente de Miami Gardens.

El encuentro ocurrió frente al edificio de apartamentos de la víctima y, según la policía, cuando abrió la puerta del lado del pasajero del vehículo de Nunez-Martinez, una persona que estaba acostada en el asiento trasero se levantó repentinamente y le apuntó con un arma de fuego.

“El pasajero del asiento trasero apuntó con un arma de fuego a nuestra víctima y le ordenó que entrara al automóvil”, dijo el jefe de la Policía de Doral, Matthew Castillo.

Nunez-Martinez se marchó con la víctima retenida a punta de pistola en el asiento del pasajero, informó la policía, a pesar de que la víctima intentó escapar en varias ocasiones.

“Intentó escapar del vehículo dos veces y, de hecho, fue estrangulado”, dijo Castillo.

Finalmente, cuando el vehículo comenzó a reducir la velocidad en el área de Northwest 66th Street y 78th Avenue, la víctima tomó los $4,000 USD en efectivo que había llevado para la compra y los arrojó fuera del automóvil para que los sospechosos los recogieran.

“Nuestra víctima estaba buscando maneras de sobrevivir y una de ellas fue arrojar el dinero en efectivo por la ventana, lo cual hizo”, dijo Castillo. “Es un caso de alta prioridad. Pudimos arrestar al conductor, pero la persona que estaba en la parte trasera del automóvil sigue prófuga”.

Después de escapar, la policía informó que la víctima recibió un mensaje de texto amenazante de Nunez-Martinez que decía: “Ni se te ocurra hacer nada porque te vamos a buscar, sabemos dónde vives, cerraremos el negocio aquí y nos olvidaremos de todo”, según el informe de arresto.

De acuerdo con la policía, los investigadores identificaron a otro sospechoso.

Los agentes buscan a Darian Ernesto Morejon Rodrigues, de 39 años, descrito como un hombre blanco, de ojos y cabello marrones, que mide aproximadamente 5 pies y 11 pulgadas de estatura.

“Estoy muy seguro de que nuestros detectives realizarán un arresto”, dijo Castillo.

Nunez-Martinez enfrenta cargos graves de secuestro con arma de fuego, robo con arma de fuego o arma mortal, robo mayor en tercer grado, manipulación de una víctima o testigo y agresión.

Hasta la tarde del lunes, Nunez-Martinez permanecía detenido en el Centro Correccional Turner Guilford Knight, con una fianza pendiente de establecer.

The recordings, obtained Monday by The Associated Press through a public records request, show that precious minutes elapsed as officials and responders tried to figure out whether a request for emergency help in the execution chamber was legitimate.

The initial 911 call came in at 8:40 p.m. on Sept. 30, just over an hour after the attempted lethal injection got underway. But the caller was unable to provide a code that would help verify the legitimacy of the request.

“Per supervisors here at the DEC (Department of Emergency Communications) we have been informed it is a false call,” a dispatcher says at 9:03 p.m. “There is no medical assistance needed at Riverbend Prison.”

It wasn’t until about half an hour after the initial call — close to 9:11 p.m. — that prison officials affirmed it was real and began letting responders through the gates.

Neither the Tennessee Department of Correction nor Pike’s legal team immediately responded to requests for comment.

The prisoner becomes a patient

Pike, 50, was hospitalized after surviving two doses of pentobarbital as the state tried to execute her for the 1995 stabbing death of classmate Colleen Slemmer. She was 18 when she tortured and killed Slemmer with her boyfriend, becoming one of the youngest women to be sentenced to death.

State protocol calls for a second dose of pentobarbital if the first doesn’t result in death, but it doesn’t spell out what to do if an inmate survives the second injection.

The first 911 call, released only as a written transcript, reported that Pike was unconscious and not breathing normally.

After being taken to a hospital, Pike was on a ventilator for several days. At one point, her attorneys did not expect her to survive. She regained consciousness last Tuesday and began talking limitedly and walking with assistance, they said. Pike was discharged from the hospital and returned to the women’s prison where she was housed for 30 years, her lawyers said Saturday.

Confusion begins with the initial 911 call

The initial call came from a person whose name and title were redacted. The caller told a dispatcher that they were at the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution where they had tried to execute someone, but she was still alive.

As emergency responders worked to verify the call, they were in touch with representatives of the prison’s Central Control, who said they “would have been the ones to call in" and they "did not make that call,” according to a recording time-stamped at 9:07 p.m.

Around the same time, a first responder could be heard over the radio saying, “Somebody is outside the gate at the prison telling us that it’s real and demanding us to go in. They say they are some sort of state official. I need somebody to get out to the gate and talk to those people.”

Central Control confirmed the call was legitimate a few minutes later, clearing the way for responders to enter through the gates at about 9:11 p.m. An AP reporter witnessed an ambulance and fire trucks pull up to the building inside the prison campus at 9:14 p.m.

At 9:34 p.m., as medics were transporting Pike to a hospital, one asked dispatch to make sure the prison knew where they were taking her.

"Just ’cause there’s been so much other confusion, I want to make sure they are aware of this,” the responder said.

Two other calls were made

The Nashville Department of Emergency Communications released with some redactions the batch of audio recordings from dispatchers. Police said the audio from the first 911 call was exempt from public disclosure under state law.

Two subsequent emergency calls were made, including one at 9:08 p.m. by one of Pike’s attorneys, Kelly Gleason.

“My client, Christa Gail Pike, is undergoing a state execution. She has completed the stages of the protocol and last we knew from the attorney who is present, she is still alive and breathing and needs immediate life-saving care,” Gleason said on the call.

Further executions paused pending review

The Tennessee Department of Correction has not said what went wrong in the attempted execution. Gov. Bill Lee paused further execution attempts pending a review. It’s unclear whether the state will try executing Pike again.

Medical experts have raised a few possibilities that could explain how Pike was able to survive, including potential drug quality issues and the placement of IV lines causing the drug to pool in her tissue.

Before the execution attempt, Pike’s attorneys told courts and prison officials that she had a blood disorder that could cause clotting at injection sites.

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Johnson reported from Seattle and Schoenbaum from Salt Lake City.

“Since September 20th, when Odalys formed, it’s been berserk,” said Colorado State University researcher Phil Klotzbach, who forecasts and studies storm activity. “This year just everything that forms is just lasting a long time and getting really powerful.”

One of the key measurements meteorologists use to judge hurricane seasons is called accumulated cyclone energy, or ACE, which includes a storm’s wind speed and longevity. On Sunday, a section of the Pacific east of the date line, which brews storms headed for Hawaii, Mexico and the U.S. West Coast, passed the old mark set in 2018. The area is still going strong with Hurricane Simon and appears on the verge of spawning another one that will really ramp up in strength, Klotzbach said.

On Tuesday, the Pacific will tie a record for most days with a hurricane spinning and is likely to break it soon after that, Klotzbach said.

“It feels like almost everything that can spin up does spin up,” said University of Arizona atmospheric scientist Kim Wood.

El Niño and warm water are boosting Pacific hurricanes

Several meteorological factors have come together to supercharge the Pacific, chief among them the El Niño, Klotzbach and other hurricane researchers said. An El Niño weakens and shifts the high altitude vertical winds that otherwise can dampen or even decapitate storms. In the Pacific, that wind shear runs east to west, generally with the direction storms travel, so it's like riding a bicycle with a tail wind, Klotzbach said.

Meanwhile, the weather pattern has dampened hurricanes in the Atlantic, where the ACE is less than 18% of what's normal for this time of year. El Niño makes the wind shear in the Atlantic like riding into a headwind, he said.

Another factor is warm water, which serves as hurricane fuel. By definition El Niño is a warming of the equatorial Pacific that changes weather worldwide. In the Pacific storm basin, it's several degrees Fahrenheit warmer than normal, said Kristen Corbosiero, a professor of storm atmospheric sciences at the University at Albany in New York.

Usually in the Pacific, the extra warm storm-friendly water doesn't run as deep as it does in the Atlantic. So when one storm goes over a patch of water, it brings up cold water and makes it hard for a subsequent storm in the same area to stay alive, Wood said. But not this year.

Hurricane Rachel, whose remnants swamped Las Vegas over the weekend, didn't suffer as it went over, churned up by Category 5 Hurricane Polo, Wood said. She said the waters are warm from both El Niño and climate change from the burning of coal, oil and gas.

Another factor in recent storms was a counterclockwise atmosphere spin over Central America — called a gyre — that spits out seeds of stormy weather that can form into hurricanes. It spit out both the Atlantic's Isaias and the Pacific's Simon at about the same time, Corbosiero and Klotzbach said.

Five major hurricanes in a row

The last five Pacific hurricanes — long-lasting Nolo, Odalys, Polo, Rachel and Simon — have all reached major status with winds of at least 111 mph (178.6 kph). Nolo, Odalys and Simon hit Category 4, while Polo set the record for time spent at Category 5 at two-and-a-half days.

When Klotzbach made those calculations on the record-breaking activity of the eastern and central Pacific, he looked at all storms east of the date line.

That's a slightly different approach from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which breaks that broad area into two regions. Neither NOAA-defined region is quite at record levels for ACE yet; put together they are.

Part of that is because often when one of those subregions is more active, the other isn't quite as crazy, but in 2026 they both are hyperactive, Wood said.

“This is the first year that both sides have been this active together,” Wood said. “Usually it’s kind of focused more on one or the other, so that speaks to just the wide extent across this region of where there’s been that lower shear, those warmer waters, and that higher moisture.”

Off the Mexican coast is a disturbance that the National Hurricane Center gives a 90% chance of becoming Tropical Storm Trudy, which then could power up to something big, Klotzbach and Corbosiero said.

“It seems like that area is just one after another. So I would not be surprised to have another storm,” Corbosiero said. “This year, because of the El Niño, we do have very favorable conditions. So as long as there’s some sort of the seeds either from the gyre or from remnant ends of cold fronts, it seems like this is going to continue for a bit.”

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Unos 20 minutos después de que Bogen intentara visitar el gimnasio de entrenamiento de BSO, frente a las cámaras, se le negó el acceso.

“Me están impidiendo entrar aquí, ¿verdad?”, dijo Bogen.

Tony habló con los medios de comunicación por primera vez desde que la disputa con el condado por su presupuesto comenzó a ocupar los titulares.

“Ya estamos ante uno de los conflictos más reconocidos y notorios entre el gobierno del condado y la Oficina del Sheriff”, dijo Tony, y luego agregó: “No permitiré que esta organización sea acosada ni intimidada”.

BSO controla el edificio y puede negar el acceso. Sin embargo, la comisión afirma que, después de aprobar un presupuesto básico de casi $900 millones USD para la agencia, los comisionados quieren ver el interior de las instalaciones y cómo se utiliza el dinero.

“Es el gimnasio, la sauna, el spa, los masajes, las piscinas de inmersión en agua fría y todas las comodidades adicionales que hay allí”, dijo Bogen. “Los residentes del condado Broward deberían ver a dónde va su dinero”.

En un nuevo giro, el sheriff dijo a la reportera de Local 10 News, Janine Stanwood, que el público debería conocer nuevas acusaciones.

“Janine, él también mencionó en su programa que tuvo dos maravillosas reuniones durante el almuerzo conmigo”, dijo Tony.

El sheriff afirma que fue durante esas reuniones, a finales de junio, cuando solicitó aumentos salariales para sus agentes. En respuesta, asegura que el alcalde le envió una carta solicitando una donación para un comité de acción política.

Bogen afirma que esa versión es falsa y dijo a Local 10 News por teléfono que el máximo jefe policial es un “mentiroso compulsivo”.

Todo esto ocurre mientras los comisionados evalúan cuánto control debería tener BSO.

Recientemente votaron a favor de devolver el departamento de bomberos al control civil y contrataron a una empresa para estudiar la posibilidad de establecer una nueva fuerza policial, en lugar de BSO, para brindar seguridad al aeropuerto y al puerto marítimo.

Posteriormente, todos los comisionados recibieron citaciones judiciales solicitando información sobre la investigación.

Local 10 News se comunicó con los fiscales estatales y, hasta la tarde del lunes, esperaba una respuesta.

Bogen dijo que él y los comisionados planean realizar una votación el martes a las 9 a.m. para decidir si emprenden acciones judiciales con el fin de obtener acceso al centro de entrenamiento.

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Rosa Flores, 19, was a passenger in a car when it was involved in a violent crash outside Miami Dade College’s Kendall Campus on Sept. 3.

“When they were turning into the campus, they were gonna turn in, they were struck by a truck,” said Martinez.

Flores was rushed to a hospital in critical condition, where she remained in a medically-induced coma for three weeks.

“She had bleeding inside and the skull, so they had to go in there to drain her,” said Martinez. “She had bruises all over.”

Flores was a freshman at MDC aspiring to work in MRI technology.

The teen underwent several surgeries, and doctors told her mother she will have to re-learn how to walk, swallow, and even speak again.

Flores still has a feeding tube and is in a rehab facility, but is far from recovered.

Rodriguez said she had to quit job to be Flores’ full-time caregiver.

“I don’t know when I’m going to be able to work again,” she said. “She needs assistance 24/7.”

Martinez believes Flores will have a full recovery and pursue her college and career goals. She hopes her daughter’s story touches someone and is a reminder to drive safe.

Anyone looking to help can donate at a GoFundMe page created by the family.

Rosa Flores, de 19 años, viajaba como pasajera en un automóvil cuando se vio involucrada en un violento accidente frente al campus Kendall del Miami Dade College el 3 de septiembre.

“Cuando estaban girando para entrar al campus, iban a ingresar cuando una camioneta los impactó”, dijo Martinez.

Flores fue trasladada de urgencia a un hospital en estado crítico, donde permaneció en coma inducido médicamente durante tres semanas.

“Tenía una hemorragia interna y en el cráneo, así que tuvieron que intervenirla para drenar la sangre”, dijo Martinez. “Tenía moretones por todo el cuerpo”.

Flores cursaba su primer año en el Miami Dade College y aspiraba a trabajar en el campo de la tecnología de imágenes por resonancia magnética.

La joven fue sometida a varias cirugías y los médicos le dijeron a su madre que tendrá que aprender nuevamente a caminar, tragar e incluso hablar.

Flores todavía tiene una sonda de alimentación y se encuentra en un centro de rehabilitación, pero aún está lejos de recuperarse.

Rodriguez dijo que tuvo que renunciar a su trabajo para convertirse en la cuidadora de Flores a tiempo completo.

“No sé cuándo podré volver a trabajar”, dijo. “Ella necesita asistencia las 24 horas del día, los siete días de la semana”.

Martinez cree que Flores se recuperará por completo y podrá continuar con sus estudios universitarios y sus metas profesionales. Espera que la historia de su hija conmueva a alguien y sirva como recordatorio de la importancia de conducir con precaución.

Cualquier persona que desee ayudar puede hacer una donación a través de una página de GoFundMe creada por la familia.

Trump also gave a shoutout to Rep. Max Miller, the Republican congressman who refused to stop running for reelection after facing accusations of domestic abuse, pointing him out in the audience.

“Thank you, Max, for coming,” Trump said. “Thank you. Very good.”

Trump focused, however, on a favorite issue — immigration. Trump has long targeted Minnesota's large population of Somali immigrants and on Monday he linked that group to Haitians in Springfield, Ohio. During a presidential debate two years ago, Trump falsely accused the latter group of eating pets. Referencing those allegations Monday, Trump said “I was right” and boasted that Haitians were being driven out of the country by his administration's policies.

“If you want to stop Ohio from being plundered, ransacked and destroyed like Minnesota is being destroyed, we’re going to stop it,” Trump said. “Just like we did with Springfield, we’re going to stop it, we’re not going to let it happen.”

Trump's remarks came on the same day Homeland Security agents searched the Washington home of Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Somali immigrant who represents a Minnesota district.

The president visited Youngstown less than a week after rallying in Dayton. The intense focus on Ohio, a state Trump won by 11 percentage points, shows the challenging environment Republicans are navigating in the midterms amid the Iran war and lingering inflation. In addition to the Senate contest, Republican Vivek Ramaswamy is locked in a close governor's race with Democrat Amy Acton.

The rally was also a reminder of the extent Trump is willing to go to boost his allies — he announced a new submarine component manufacturing center will be located in nearby Cleveland during the rally — and his persistent focus on Black immigrants.

Back in 2018, Trump privately complained about immigrants from countries like Haiti — using an expletive to describe them — and wondering why the United States couldn't get more migrants from places like Norway. The statement was condemned as racist and Trump denied making it at the time.

But Trump admitted using the phrase last year, and his second administration has focused on restricting immigration and barring any refugees except white South Africans.

During the rally, he celebrated what he contended was an exodus of Haitians out of Springfield. The Trump administration ended a program that allowed more than 350,000 Haitians to stay in the country legally, which some of the roughly 15,000 Haitians who arrived in Springfield, population 60,000, in recent years.

“They're getting their town back,” Trump said about the original residents of Springfield, as he also stood by his debunked statement at the 2024 presidential debate that the Haitians were eating local pets. That claim was based on a secondhand Facebook post whose author deleted it and apologized, saying she had no evidence it was true.

Trump devoted even more time to insulting immigrants from Somalia, where he claimed that people were “low IQ” and “don't have pants to wear.”

Trump's main goal was to boost Husted, who was appointed to replace Vice President JD Vance in the Senate in 2024 and faces a tough challenge from Brown, a longtime senator who lost his seat to Republican Bernie Moreno in 2024.

The presidential visit came after mailers, sponsored by Enough Promises Ohio PAC, began arriving in voters’ mailboxes in recent days. They promote independent candidate Greg Levy over Brown with messages such as “Join the Revolution” and “Send a Worker to the Senate.” Levy describes himself as “Socialist running for the U.S. Senate to represent Ohio in 2026” on his X account.

Levy condemned the fliers for falsely impersonating his campaign and engaging in “dirty tricks” designed to mislead voters. He said he is considering legal action.

“This is a highly undemocratic practice and does a disservice to voters in Ohio and throughout the country,” he wrote on X.

According to Federal Election Commission filings, Enough Promises Ohio was founded Sept. 29. It has not yet had to disclose its contributors, but additional federal filings lay out a trail of associations linked to Republicans.

Enough Promises paid the firm Seven Farms more than $397,000 on two dates last week for printing, postage and mail services either supporting Levy or opposing Brown. Seven Farms, also a new entity, lists as its address the same South Carolina business suite as the one used by Whistlestop Strategies LLC.

Whistlestop is a direct mail outfit operated by Big Dog Strategies LLC, the strategy firm that advises Trump's MAGA Inc. super PAC and that managed Moreno's successful campaign against Brown in 2024.

Enough Promises Ohio and Big Dog did not respond to requests for comment.

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Associated Press writer Jill Colvin in New York contributed to this report.

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Volusia Sheriff’s Office divers found 3-year-old Kashh Williams and 5-year-old Elijah Hawkins dead in a retention pond on Sunday morning, according to the Daytona Beach Police Department.

“The mother, she is a single mother, she fed the children at about 11 a.m. They ate breakfast. She turned around and put out lunch for them at about 5 p.m. She then went to lie down to take a short nap,” Chief Jakari E. Young said on Monday afternoon during a news conference.

When the mother woke up on Saturday evening, the boys had vanished — despite a child-safety lock at the apartment’s door in Daytona Beach’s Clyde Morris area, according to Young.

Surveillance video showed the boys and the family dog going into the retention pond shortly after 5:55 p.m. on Saturday, and both boys drowning minutes later, according to Young.

“At 6:06 p.m., we can see mom searching the area, and she calls for the dog because she can still see the dog,” Young said, adding that she called 911 shortly before 6:20 p.m.

There was a search in the area of The Reserve at Clyde Morries Landings, an apartment complex at 1361 North Clyde Morris Boulevard, according to police.

Elijah, who was diagnosed with autism, was a student at Turie T. Small Elementary School, at 839 Loomis Ave., according to Young.

“Several teachers, as well as the principal, came out. Once they found out what was happening, they participated in the search. And in my opinion, they went above and beyond their call of duty as educators because they are also a part of this community,” Young said.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement had activated a statewide missing child alert before DBPD announced that VCSO divers had found the boys dead early Sunday morning in the pond south of LPGA Boulevard and east of North Clyde Morris Boulevard.

“I think there was maybe approximately an hour in between locating one from the other ... the emotional toll it takes on them as first responders and their very difficult job, to get down in that water and recover those kids, I can’t thank them enough,” Young said about the VCSO divers who met with a therapist on Sunday.

Mourners dropped off balloons, plush toys, and candles in a grassy area on Sunday near the retention pond. There was a vigil on Sunday evening.

“This is still an ongoing investigation ... there is no obvious signs of foul play ... This appears to be an extremely tragic accident,” Young said.

Detectives asked anyone with information about the case to call the DBPD at 386-671-5100.

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Buzos de la Oficina del Sheriff de Volusia encontraron sin vida a Kashh Williams, de 3 años, y Elijah Hawkins, de 5 años, en un estanque de retención de aguas pluviales la mañana del domingo, según el Departamento de Policía de Daytona Beach.

“La madre es soltera. Alimentó a los niños alrededor de las 11 a.m. Desayunaron. Luego, alrededor de las 5 p.m., les sirvió el almuerzo. Después se fue a acostar para tomar una siesta corta”, dijo el jefe de policía Jakari E. Young durante una conferencia de prensa la tarde del lunes.

Cuando la madre despertó la noche del sábado, los niños habían desaparecido, a pesar de que la puerta del apartamento tenía un seguro de protección infantil en el área de Clyde Morris, en Daytona Beach, según Young.

Un video de vigilancia mostró a los niños y al perro de la familia entrando al estanque de retención poco después de las 5:55 p.m. del sábado, y a ambos niños ahogándose minutos después, según Young.

“A las 6:06 p.m., podemos ver a la madre buscando por el área y llamando al perro porque todavía podía verlo”, dijo Young, y agregó que llamó al 911 poco antes de las 6:20 p.m.

Se realizó una búsqueda en el área de The Reserve at Clyde Morris Landings, un complejo de apartamentos ubicado en 1361 North Clyde Morris Boulevard, según la policía.

Elijah, quien había sido diagnosticado con autismo, era estudiante de la escuela primaria Turie T. Small, ubicada en 839 Loomis Ave., según Young.

“Varios maestros, así como el director, acudieron al lugar. Una vez que se enteraron de lo que estaba sucediendo, participaron en la búsqueda. Y, en mi opinión, hicieron mucho más de lo que les correspondía como educadores porque también forman parte de esta comunidad”, dijo Young.

El Departamento de Aplicación de la Ley de Florida había activado una alerta estatal por menores desaparecidos antes de que el Departamento de Policía de Daytona Beach anunciara que buzos de la Oficina del Sheriff de Volusia habían encontrado a los niños sin vida la madrugada del domingo en el estanque ubicado al sur de LPGA Boulevard y al este de North Clyde Morris Boulevard.

“Creo que transcurrió aproximadamente una hora entre el hallazgo de uno y el otro, el impacto emocional que esto tiene en ellos como socorristas y el trabajo tan difícil que realizan, al tener que entrar en esa agua y recuperar a esos niños, no puedo agradecerles lo suficiente”, dijo Young sobre los buzos de la Oficina del Sheriff de Volusia, quienes se reunieron con un terapeuta el domingo.

Personas que acudieron a rendir homenaje a los niños dejaron globos, peluches y velas en una zona de césped cerca del estanque de retención el domingo. Esa noche se realizó una vigilia.

“Esta sigue siendo una investigación en curso, no hay señales evidentes de que se haya cometido un delito, todo parece indicar que se trató de un accidente extremadamente trágico”, dijo Young.

Los detectives pidieron a cualquier persona que tenga información sobre el caso que llame al Departamento de Policía de Daytona Beach al 386-671-5100.

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The shooter in Friday's attack was Matthew Stone Sr., 45, according to Erie County coroner Lyell Cook. Stone took his own life at the home, Erie Police Chief Rick Lorah said.

According to Cook, the adult victims were Michelle Stone, 44; Angelina Stone, 24, who was due to give birth Monday; Jonathan Stone, 19; Matthew Stone, 21, and two women who lived at other addresses: Lora Roberts, 37, and Twila Tanner, 51. He said a 5-year-old boy and a 1-year-old girl also died, but that state law prevented him from releasing their names.

At a memorial to the victims, Julius Windham said his daughter Amarianna was the toddler who was killed. The girl's mother was Angelina Stone, who was also the mother of the boy who died, he said, noting that attacker was a grandfather and the family patriarch.

Family friend Nicole Eller said Roberts frequently went to the house to help during the pregnancy of her niece and neighbor, Angelina Stone.

Roberts, identified by friends as a mother of five who was engaged to be married, was a volunteer and former board member for a community group that helped homeless people. She wrote a July 15 Facebook post decrying recent shootings in Erie.

“Erie we need to do better!!" she wrote. "Life is precious and its heartbreaking to see so much pain and violence. Check on the people you love, and always choose kindness.”

Video and audio evidence recovered by investigators included muffled gunshot sounds coming from inside the home just before two “distressed” women arrived and began pounding on the door, Lorah said. The gunman then came out and shot them as they ran toward him, before returning inside.

Roberts and Tanner, who was the only non-relative, were killed outside the home, Lorah said.

The police chief hasn't said what the gunman's possible motives were, but he suggested that his mental health could have been a factor. He said investigators would talk to relatives and examine the cellphones of the women who were killed outside the home.

Erie is about 120 miles (190 kilometers) north of Pittsburgh.

She pleaded not guilty Monday night to two counts of assault for state charges involving the officer and the nurse. And she faces separate federal charges based on what happened on the flight, which her representatives say was brought on by a severe medical emergency.

Blair, 54, was detained by police at around 11 p.m. Sunday after the Delta Air Lines jet parked at the gate at John F. Kennedy International Airport, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said in a statement.

Blair and one of the flight attendants were taken to a hospital for evaluation, the Port Authority said.

A police officer taking her to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center said in charging documents that while she was securing Blair to a stretcher, Blair pulled a leg from the straps and kicked her repeatedly around the face, neck and chest, causing serious pain and substantial swelling. Later, a nurse moving Blair said the actor kicked her in the chest, causing substantial pain.

She was arraigned on two counts of second-degree assault late Monday at a court in Queens, where her lawyer entered a not guilty plea on her behalf. She appeared to cry as she stood in court in handcuffs, wearing jeans and a white hooded sweatshirt.

Her attorney Shawn Barnes told a judge her actions were not intentional. He said the actor, who has multiple sclerosis, missed several doses of “a powerful medication that controls severe neurological symptoms,” according to the New York Daily News and New York Post.

He said she had gotten on the flight in Los Angeles after a heavy workload, and hit her head during the flight. He said these factors along with the altitude led to “a state of severe confusion and disorientation.”

The judge set her bail at $20,000 cash or $60,000 bond and set the next hearing for January. She left court with her lawyers.

Details of what happened aboard the aircraft weren’t immediately disclosed by the airline, police or the FBI, which was investigating, but Delta said in a statement it “has zero tolerance for unruly or unlawful behavior, as the safety of our customers and crew always comes first.”

In air traffic communications, the Delta pilot asked the tower to have medical personnel waiting at the gate to treat bite marks and a bloody nose, but said ambulances were not necessary.

“It sounds like the disruptive passenger also bashed her head on the bulkhead or something like that,” the pilot told the tower, according to audio posted on the ATC app. “So we’ll obviously have to get her potentially checked out as well as involved with law enforcement.”

The FBI also issued Blair a notice charging her with assault related to her actions aboard the aircraft, according to a federal law enforcement official who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to speak publicly about the matter.

Those charges will be handled through the petty violations court in federal court in Brooklyn. No date has been set for Blair’s appearance.

It's not the first time Blair has had issues aboard a plane. In 2016, Blair apologized for making statements she later regretted during a flight from Cancun to Los Angeles. She said she had mixed alcohol with medication, causing her to black out.

Blair had major roles in films including 1999's “Cruel Intentions,” 2001's “Legally Blonde” and 2004's “Hellboy.”

In recent years, she has advocated for disability rights after getting her multiple sclerosis diagnosis in 2018. In 2023, she joined President Joe Biden at the White House to celebrate the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

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Yamat reported from Las Vegas and Dalton from Los Angeles. AP Transportation Writer Josh Funk contributed to this report.

Las Vegas igualó un récord histórico de precipitación diaria para el mes de octubre tras recibir 2,74 centímetros (1,08 pulgadas) de lluvia hasta la mañana del domingo, según el Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. La última vez que cayó tanta lluvia en la ciudad en un solo día de octubre fue en 1947.

Videos publicados en redes sociales mostraron un torrente de agua chocando contra una calle cerca del Strip de Las Vegas, con una noria y casinos al fondo.

Andrew Orrison, meteorólogo del servicio meteorológico, indicó que las inundaciones seguían siendo un riesgo para la región el lunes.

“Hemos visto lo peor de lo que trajo Rachel... pero, por desgracia, estamos viendo que el tiempo inestable aún persiste”, declaró Orrison.

El servicio meteorológico emitió alertas por inundaciones hasta la tarde del lunes para una amplia franja de Utah, el sureste de Idaho y el norte y centro de Arizona, incluido el Gran Cañón.

Orrison explicó que la lluvia adicional no está asociada con Rachel, sino con otro sistema meteorológico que se desplaza por el Oeste. Se prevé que las precipitaciones terminen para el miércoles.

El viento, la lluvia y olas provocadas por Rachel azotaron la costa del sur de California durante el fin de semana, lo que obligó a residentes junto al océano en Long Beach a evacuar. Las olas destrozaron un malecón histórico y golpearon viviendas costeras.

Se prevé clima despejado en la Costa Este ahora que el huracán Isaías se ha desplazado mar adentro.

Al menos cuatro muertes han sido vinculadas con Isaías, el primer huracán de la temporada del Atlántico, que tocó tierra como huracán de categoría 2 el viernes cerca de Destin, Florida, un destino vacacional de la Costa del Golfo lleno de edificios altos y tiendas para turistas. Luego, la tormenta irrumpió en Alabama con vientos de fuerza de tormenta tropical antes de dirigirse más al norte.

Unos 158.000 clientes seguían sin electricidad la mañana del lunes en el Panhandle de Florida y el sur de Alabama, según poweroutage.com. El gobernador de Florida, Ron DeSantis, estimó que casi todos tendrán el servicio restablecido para la noche del martes.

Se espera un tiempo más seco durante los próximos días en zonas del Atlántico medio hacia el sureste, incluidos los Apalaches del sur.

Orrison comentó que en algunas de esas zonas se sentirá “un poco veraniego”, con temperaturas superiores a lo normal esta semana.

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The NFL issued the suspension on Monday, saying the headbutt of a player without a helmet during Sunday's 32-29 win against Seattle was "contrary to the generally understood principles of sportsmanship.”

Greenlaw will miss San Francisco's game next Monday night against Washington pending an appeal on Tuesday.

“I was disappointed they decided to do that. But it is what it is,” coach Kyle Shanahan said Monday. “Hopefully the appeal process can go better tomorrow and we can get it rescinded. But I’ll wait to see how that goes.”

Greenlaw has a history of infractions. He has been ejected two other times in his career. He had a sideline altercation with Philadelphia’s head of security Dom DiSandro in 2023 and was also disqualified for a helmet-to-helmet hit on the Chargers’ Justin Herbert in 2022.

Greenlaw was also suspended for one game last season when he played in Denver for berating an official after a win over the New York Giants.

Greenlaw was fined $11,941 for taunting the Broncos’ sideline in a win last week.

The latest infraction came in the second quarter on Sunday, when Sam Darnold scrambled and was hit late by Greenlaw after going out of bounds, leading to a personal foul in a game San Francisco went on to win 32-29.

Several Seahawks defenders immediately confronted Greenlaw after the hit and Greenlaw responded by head-butting Jones. Jones was bleeding after the hit and Greenlaw was ejected.

Greenlaw returned to San Francisco this season after playing for the Broncos in 2025. He has 37 tackles in five games.

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Reyes issued the order following a tense three-hour hearing in which she harshly criticized the government for having deceived her with its actions over the holiday weekend.

Reyes said the 24-hour temporary order could be extended to 14 days if necessary. It was limited to one day while the government tries to find a key Trump administration official to discuss why a massive tree-cutting at the park needed to occur over the holiday weekend, with little notification to plaintiffs in a lawsuit trying to halt renovation plans or the judge.

It’s the latest example of the erosion of trust between the government and the independent judiciary, as the Trump administration tries to steamroll scrutiny of its actions, from the White House ballroom to immigration enforcement.

The hearing started with a blistering 15-minute statement from Reyes, who has declined repeated motions from the plaintiffs to halt work by the administration out of concern that its strategy has seemed to be move ahead on projects despite court actions.

“I am thoroughly unamused right now," Reyes said. “I do not know how I could have made it any plainer that I did not want what was to happen, to happen.” The judge added, “I have given the government every single benefit of the doubt that it would not do precisely what it has done.”

She told the government's lawyers sharply, “I wanted you all to be better than you have been.”

The emergency hearing on a holiday expanded as the judge ordered the government to get various participants in the decision-making process into the hearing remotely.

Reyes plans to hold another hearing Oct. 19 and wants to hear from Greg Wischer, deputy chief of staff at the Interior Department, and Jessica Bowron, acting director of the National Park Service. Wischer pushed for the work to be done urgently, according to testimony from Frank Lands, deputy director of operations for the National Park Service. Lands said Bowron had also had a role.

Reyes and plaintiff’s attorney Abbe Lowell raised numerous questions about the timeline and chain of command for the decision and whether the witnesses were aware of other plans by the administration.

Kevin Griess, the superintendent of the National Mall and Memorial Parks, cited a 2019 National Park Service Cultural Landscape Report as the guide for the work.

Lands said it was part of Trump’s 2025 order to make D.C. safe and beautiful. Under questioning from Reyes, he acknowledged that while other city golf courses were also mentioned in the Cultural Landscape Report, there had been no discussions of work at them.

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Broglio, in a statement Monday, also stipulated that any Catholic soldier assigned to the U.S. Army firing squad should ask to be excused from that duty, which he described as contrary to the teachings of the church. He joins other Catholic leaders in speaking out against the death penalty and the livestream plans.

Hasan, an Army psychiatrist convicted of killing 13 people in 2009 at Fort Hood in Texas, is scheduled to be executed by firing squad on Dec. 3.

Broglio recalled that he presided over the funeral of Michael Grant Cahill, the only civilian killed in that attack.

The crime committed by Hasan "was heinous, but does exposing the public to his execution serve any purpose?" Broglio asked.

“The US military generally enjoys a good reputation in the world,” Broglio added. “Is there really a value to throwing them in the same boat with terrorists by broadcasting the image of the execution of a man in a wheelchair to the whole world?"

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It happened at around noon, a few miles west of Miami Executive Airport, near Krome Avenue and Southwest 122nd Street.

According to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, nobody was hurt.

Authorities have not yet said what led the pilot to put the plane down.

Federal Aviation Administration records show it’s a Cessna 172R Skyhawk single-engine plane manufactured in 1997 and registered to Silver Express, doing business as Flight Academy, which is based at Miami Executive.

El incidente ocurrió alrededor del mediodía, a unas pocas millas al oeste del Aeropuerto Ejecutivo de Miami, cerca de Krome Avenue y Southwest 122nd Street.

Según los Bomberos de Miami-Dade, nadie resultó herido.

Las autoridades aún no han informado qué llevó al piloto a realizar el aterrizaje de emergencia.

Los registros de la Administración Federal de Aviación (FAA) muestran que se trata de una avioneta monomotor Cessna 172R Skyhawk, fabricada en 1997 y registrada a nombre de Silver Express, que opera bajo el nombre comercial Flight Academy, con sede en el Aeropuerto Ejecutivo de Miami.

The eye of the Category 2 hurricane remained offshore as its outer bands of winds and rain slammed communities between the Sierra Madre and the Pacific Ocean near Puerto Vallarta.

Flood advisories were mostly lifted in the southwestern U.S. after the remnants of Tropical Storm Rachel caused weekend flooding in Las Vegas.

Hurricane Simon batters Mexico’s Pacific coast

In Mexico's Baja California state, rescuers on Monday combed parts of the coastal city of Ensenada where floodwaters swept away vehicles and damaged homes. At least four people died in the state due to the impact of post-tropical cyclone Rachel.

Resident Johana Nuriulu said the flooding began during the night, shortly after heavy rain knocked out electricity. “We heard a loud noise that sounded like ocean waves, but really loud,” she said.

Nuriulu said she went outside and discovered that a nearby stream had overflowed, sending water rushing through the neighborhood. The waters inundated streets and homes, sweeping away vehicles and other belongings. “Everything was being dragged away” Nuriulu said.

Several communities were cut off by landslides and overflowing rivers elsewhere in Baja California.

In the afternoon, the Mexican military used helicopters to rescue 32 people — 22 of them foreigners — from a ranch in Ensenada. Baja California Gov. Marina del Pilar Ávila said 13 were youths.

The state Secretary of Security, Gen. Laureano Carrillo, said that some of the group were missionaries meeting at the ranch and that among them were Germans and Americans.

Baja California Civil Protection Coordinator Ignacio Lozoya said Monday evening that four bodies had been recovered in Ensenada: a 13-year-old girl on Sunday and two women and a 4-year-old boy Monday. Lozoya said six people remained missing: four in Ensenada and two from the town of San Felipe, a father and son who went fishing Saturday and did not return.

According to Ávila some 14,000 federal and state personnel had been deployed across Baja California to assist affected residents and respond to the emergency.

To the south, Simon downed trees and electricity poles, blocked roads and flooded homes in coastal towns of Guerrero state, including the major seaport of Acapulco, Gov. Evelyn Salgado said at a news conference.

A 71-year-old man died after a wall collapsed in Chilpancingo, Guerrero's capital, Salgado said.

Simon had maximum sustained winds of 155 kph (100 mph) late Monday and was expected to remain a hurricane through midweek, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said Monday evening. It was slowly approaching the western Mexico coast, where heavy rainfall may produce life-threatening flooding and mudslides before landfall possibly late Friday.

In Puerto Vallarta, workers removed wooden panels from boarded-up storefronts and businesses reopened Monday as rains eased. The popular tourist destination's international airport suspended operations until Tuesday morning.

“Personally, I think we should remain on alert because we don’t really know whether it will arrive, move elsewhere or dissipate,” said Noelia Carrillo, a tourism agency worker.

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Rachel weakened into a post-tropical cyclone as it moved north into Southern California. The storm battered the coast with unusually large waves, which tore apart a boardwalk and smashed into homes in Long Beach. Some residents were forced to evacuate.

Las Vegas tied an all-time daily rainfall record for October after receiving 1.08 inches (2.74 centimeters) of rain into Sunday morning, according to the U.S. National Weather Service. The record was set in 1947.

Videos posted on social media showed a torrent of water rushing through a street near the Las Vegas Strip, with a Ferris wheel and casinos in the background.

Andrew Orrison, a weather service meteorologist, said localized flash flooding was still a risk for the region Monday.

“We’ve seen the worst of what Rachel brought ... but unfortunately we are looking at the disturbed weather still lingering,” Orrison said.

Flood advisories were mostly lifted by late Monday in Utah, Arizona and elsewhere in the Southwest.

In Utah, dozens of runners and volunteers who were part of the Moab 240 ultramarathon were evacuated Sunday after being stranded by flooding. The race goes through Canyonlands and Arches National Park.

The additional rainfall is not associated with Rachel, but a different weather system moving across the West, Orrison said. The precipitation is forecast to end by Wednesday.

Hurricane Isaias leaves thousands without power in the Southeast

Power was gradually being restored after Hurricane Isaias hit the U.S. Southeast.

At least four deaths have been linked to Isaias, the first hurricane of the Atlantic season, which came ashore as a Category 2 hurricane Friday near Destin, Florida, a Gulf Coast vacation spot filled with high-rises and tourist shops. The storm then roared into Alabama with tropical-force winds before dissipating farther north.

About 106,000 customers remained without power by Monday evening in the Florida Panhandle and southern Alabama, according to poweroutage.com. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said he expected nearly everyone to have it restored by Tuesday night and directed all schools to reopen Wednesday.

Drier weather is expected over the next few days across areas of the mid-Atlantic down through the Southeast, including the southern Appalachians.

It will feel “a little summerish” in some of those areas with higher than normal temperatures this week, Orrison said.

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While the size of Russia's diesel exports is relatively small and unlikely to significantly impact prices, the revenue will help Moscow replenish its war coffers and — more importantly — undermine efforts by Kyiv and its European allies to put up a united front against President Vladimir Putin.

Along with President Donald Trump suggesting that Ukraine should get a new leader to replace President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the developments strengthen the Kremlin’s hand at a critical junction of the war, amid relentless attacks by Russia on energy systems and other vital infrastructure.

Ahead of next month's midterm elections, Trump blamed a spike in diesel prices on Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries, even though the U.S.-led war in Iran has sent global energy prices soaring.

Mark Galeotti, a Russia expert who heads the Mayak Intelligence consultancy, described the deal that Trump announced Friday as an “astonishing birthday present” for Putin, two days after he turned 74.

While Russia’s diesel exports could be a “drop in the ocean compared with actual overall demand,” Galeotti said it was “a gift for Putin, even if a single barrel of diesel is not exported.”

That's because “it drives another and increasingly thick wedge between Trump and Zelenskyy,” he said in a podcast Sunday.

Russian strikes continue despite Trump's ‘energy truce’

Even though Trump declared Sunday that Moscow and Kyiv had agreed to an “energy truce” effective immediately, Russia continued attacking Ukraine’s energy facilities, said Zelenskyy, who has criticized the diesel deal as a show of weakness.

Zelenskyy emphasized that he is open to an energy ceasefire if it includes a halt to Russian attacks on Ukraine's power grid.

Russia has not said whether it agrees to such a ceasefire, and Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Monday only that “contacts are ongoing."

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov shrugged off Zelenskyy’s comments as an attempt “to promote his interest in a ceasefire.”

“I don’t think he deserves a respite,” Lavrov said.

Galeotti predicted that Putin is unlikely to halt attacks on Ukraine’s energy facilities, which he sees as “absolutely central to his winter air war strategy.”

Russia stepped up aerial attacks on Ukraine in recent months with ballistic missiles and new jet-powered drones, taking advantage of Kyiv's shortage of U.S.-made Patriot interceptors whose stockpiles have been drained by the war in Iran.

Putin has repeatedly emphasized that Moscow wants a comprehensive, long-term agreement, not a temporary halt to hostilities.

Asked to comment on Zelenskyy’s statement that Ukraine needs a minimum of 60 days to prepare elections, Peskov said Putin could order a ceasefire only on the day of voting.

Russia’s fuel crisis causes doubts about export capacity

In recent months, Ukraine launched successful aerial attacks that knocked out over half of Russia's oil refining capacity, according to the Ukrainian Defense Ministry. The strikes caused a severe fuel crisis with long lines at gas stations, bringing the war home to millions.

Ukraine also methodically struck oil terminals at the Russian Black Sea port of Novorossiysk and targeted dozens of tankers at sea, seeking to derail Moscow’s oil exports and drain Moscow’s revenues.

Putin acknowledged the damage but noted that Moscow is capable of inflicting much bigger blows to Ukraine.

Some officials and analysts questioned whether Russia will be able to provide diesel supplies under the deal announced by Trump.

Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski voiced doubts about it, saying that even the Russian capital is experiencing fuel shortages.

Others say Moscow actually has a surplus of diesel, now that demand has eased following the end of the harvest season.

“Russia planned to export more diesel anyway,” said Janis Kluge, head of the Eastern Europe and Eurasia Division at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs.

Still, some Russian motorists exhausted by months of waiting at gas stations were worried the new deal could leave fewer supplies for the domestic market.

“I don’t think that’s very good, because you can see what’s going on at gas stations — people are standing in line around the clock," said Marat Salavatov, waiting to refuel at a Moscow gas station.

Russian officials sought to quell such fears, saying there will be enough supply to keep the domestic market stable.

The volume of production is able "to fully satisfy the needs of the local market while delivering the agreed amounts to the global market,” Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said in a government statement announcing the lifting of the diesel export ban that had been in place since July.

Trump’s criticism of Zelenskyy is seen as aiding Russia

In addition to the diesel deal, Trump unleashed biting criticism of Zelenskyy that marks perhaps the lowest point in their relationship since the disastrous Oval Office meeting in February 2025.

That could be even more important for the Kremlin.

Trump’s remark that it was time for a new president in Ukraine and his suggestion that Zelenskyy has not done enough to end the war topped the news on Russian state television and was widely discussed by pro-Kremlin commentators and military bloggers.

Officials in Kyiv viewed the diesel deal and the hostile rhetoric as a political move aimed at making Zelenskyy a scapegoat for U.S. voters ahead of the midterms, said Oleksandr Merezhko, a lawmaker from Zelenskyy’s party.

“We are not happy when our ally and partner gives money to a dictator who is killing us,” Merezhko said. “By demanding that Ukraine stop striking Russian oil refineries, Trump looks as though he cares more about the Russian war machine than about the civilians Putin is killing."

Kyiv fears that easing sanctions without meaningful concessions from Russia could weaken Washington’s leverage over the Kremlin and further diminish prospects for fair terms to end the war.

The Trump-Zelenskyy tensions come as Kyiv continues to rely heavily on Washington for military assistance, including Patriot systems and vital intelligence. A disruption of that support could leave Ukraine more vulnerable.

Galeotti said Trump’s comments casting Zelenskyy as an obstacle to peace were “benefit No. 1 for Putin.”

Trump’s move also raises questions about the European Union’s efforts to go after Russia’s so-called shadow fleet of tankers carrying oil to global markets, he said, observing that Europe has been left in a position "where it’s obviously just regarded as a vassal region that has to accept whatever policy comes from the White House.”

The diesel deal also will boost Russia’s credentials with developing countries, helping its posture as a great global player worthy of being a partner, Galeotti said.

Tatiana Stanovaya of the Carnegie Russia and Eurasia Center said the move could look like a “moment of triumph” for Putin.

"He has secured an economic deal, albeit a modest one, before a peace settlement, departing from Washington’s previous position,” Stanovaya said in a commentary.

She argued that Putin will see Trump’s current stance as “creating more favorable conditions for intensifying military pressure, aimed primarily at triggering an internal political breakdown in Ukraine rather than achieving a battlefield breakthrough.”

Still, Dmitry Medvedev, who served as a placeholder president in 2008-12 to allow Putin to get around constitutional term limits, warned against excessive optimism over Trump's comments.

“Only our guys, ballistics and Geranium (drones) make victory closer,” said Medvedev, now deputy head of Russia’s Security Council.

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El gobernador de Florida, Ron DeSantis, confirmó dos muertes relacionadas con la tormenta en Florida. Otras dos personas murieron en Alabama después de que un árbol cayera sobre su vivienda.

El noroeste de Florida sufrió algunos de los peores daños después de que Isaias tocara tierra cerca de Destin a última hora del viernes, con vientos de hasta 110 millas por hora.

La poderosa tormenta arrancó árboles de raíz, derribó líneas eléctricas y dejó varias pulgadas de lluvia a lo largo de la costa del Golfo. Algunas gasolineras sufrieron graves daños.

DeSantis dijo que Florida planea solicitar asistencia federal por desastre una vez que los funcionarios locales completen sus evaluaciones.

“Vamos a presentar una declaración de desastre una vez que recibamos los datos de los condados”, dijo el gobernador.

Labores de limpieza en marcha en todo el sureste

Equipos de Global Empowerment Mission estuvieron entre los que ayudaron a los residentes de Pensacola mientras las comunidades comenzaban a recuperarse de la tormenta.

En un vecindario, una vivienda que todavía estaba en construcción quedó destruida.

“Esta casa que estaba en construcción quedó derribada hasta los cimientos”, dijo un trabajador.

La destrucción se extendió más allá de Florida.

En el suroeste de Georgia, un conductor captó en video un tornado generado por el huracán.

Andrea Corbett, propietaria de una vivienda en el condado DeKalb, Georgia, describió los aterradores momentos mientras la tormenta atravesaba su vecindario.

“Me levanté, no podía ver nada por la ventana y comencé a entrar un poco en pánico, pero, eh, finalmente logré tranquilizarme y llamé al 911”, dijo Corbett.

Más al norte, las fuertes lluvias provocaron que el agua se precipitara sobre una carretera en Chimney Rock, Carolina del Norte.

Los fuertes vientos también volcaron varios vehículos en un estacionamiento de Fayetteville, incluido un camión de carga.

FEMA evalúa los daños y las necesidades de recuperación

Mientras continúan las labores de limpieza, la Agencia Federal para el Manejo de Emergencias (FEMA) trabaja para determinar el alcance de la destrucción y qué asistencia podrían necesitar las comunidades afectadas.

El ex administrador de FEMA, Craig Fugate, dijo que los funcionarios deben evaluar los daños a las viviendas y determinar cuántos residentes se han visto afectados.

“¿Cuáles son los daños a las viviendas? ¿Será necesaria asistencia para alojamiento temporal? ¿Cuántas personas se han visto afectadas?”, dijo Fugate.

Explicó que esas evaluaciones ayudarán a determinar si es necesaria la asistencia federal.

“Esas son cosas que formarán parte de la evaluación de daños y, en última instancia, de las recomendaciones al presidente si se requiere asistencia”, dijo Fugate.

Equipos de rescate del sur de Florida regresan a casa

Mientras tanto, se espera que los equipos Florida Task Force One y Florida Task Force Two regresen al sur de Florida después de sus despliegues en el noroeste del estado.

Se espera que los socorristas de Florida Task Force Two regresen alrededor de las 2 p.m. del lunes, mientras que el personal de Florida Task Force One tiene previsto regresar alrededor de las 3 p.m.

El Departamento de Bomberos y Rescate de la ciudad de Miami publicó un video captado durante el despliegue de Florida Task Force Two, en el que se observa a los equipos enfrentando carreteras inundadas y utilizando botes de aire y vehículos todoterreno para ayudar a los residentes de Mossy Head.

Los equipos fueron desplegados para ayudar en la respuesta al huracán Isaias mientras las comunidades de toda la región comienzan el proceso de recuperación.

Según el teniente de la FHP, Alex Camacho, los agentes intentaron detener al conductor de un BMW plateado por exceso de velocidad alrededor de las 4:13 a.m. en la carretera estatal 826 en dirección sur, cerca de Northwest 47th Avenue.

El conductor se negó a detenerse, lo que llevó a los agentes a iniciar una persecución, dijo Camacho.

Las autoridades indicaron que el conductor intentó salir de la autopista hacia Northwest 154th Street, pero no logró tomar una curva.

El BMW se salió de la carretera y descendió por un terraplén junto al arcén, donde chocó contra una alcantarilla de drenaje y volcó, dijo Camacho.

Según Camacho, una patrulla identificada de la FHP también descendió por el terraplén y chocó contra el BMW.

Los tres ocupantes del BMW sufrieron lesiones que no fueron consideradas potencialmente mortales y fueron trasladados a un hospital cercano para recibir tratamiento, informaron las autoridades.

El agente de la FHP involucrado en el accidente no resultó herido.

Las autoridades no divulgaron de inmediato las identidades de los ocupantes del BMW ni proporcionaron información sobre posibles cargos.

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At about 7 a.m. on Saturday, Williams, 47, got the attention of a woman who was drinking coffee in an apartment building’s rear stairwell, on the second floor, according to the police officer’s arrest report.

Williams, who is homeless, “made a gesture indicating for her to remain quiet ... exposed his genitals ... and engaged in masturbating ... walked up the stairs past her while still exposing himself,” the police officer wrote, according to the arrest report.

The woman reported that she then ran into her apartment for safety and said she recorded Williams because he had engaged in “similar incidents” in the past, according to the report.

Williams “entered a secured, fully fenced residential property reserved for residents,” and there were “trespassing signs” on display, according to the report.

Williams’s criminal record in Miami-Dade includes eight arrests for trespassing, going back to 2012, and four arrests for cocaine possession, going back to 2022, according to court records.

Miami police officers arrested Williams again shortly before 6:50 p.m. on Saturday near the intersection of Southwest 10th Avenue and Fourth Street, according to the report.

Miami-Dade corrections booked Williams shortly after 8:15 p.m. on Saturday at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, according to inmate records.

Williams appeared in Miami-Dade bond court on Sunday, according to court records. He faced four new charges in two new cases.

In one case, Williams faced charges of cocaine possession and possession of drug paraphernalia with intent to use. His bond was $3,000.

For the case at the apartment building in Little Havana, Williams faced charges of indecent exposure and burglary of an occupied structure. His bond was yet to be set.

Miami-Dade County Circuit Judge Michelle Delancy was set to preside over both cases.

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Alrededor de las 7 a.m. del sábado, Williams, de 47 años, llamó la atención de una mujer que estaba tomando café en la escalera trasera de un edificio de apartamentos, en el segundo piso, según el informe de arresto del agente de policía.

Williams, quien no tiene hogar, “hizo un gesto indicándole que permaneciera en silencio, se expuso los genitales y comenzó a masturbarse, subió las escaleras pasando junto a ella mientras continuaba exhibiéndose”, escribió el agente de policía, según el informe de arresto.

La mujer informó que luego corrió hacia su apartamento para ponerse a salvo y dijo que grabó a Williams porque había protagonizado “incidentes similares” en el pasado, según el informe.

Williams “ingresó a una propiedad residencial privada, completamente cercada y reservada para los residentes”, donde había “letreros de prohibido el paso” visibles, según el informe.

Los antecedentes penales de Williams en Miami-Dade incluyen ocho arrestos por ingresar ilegalmente a propiedades desde 2012 y cuatro arrestos por posesión de cocaína desde 2022, según los registros judiciales.

Agentes de la policía de Miami arrestaron nuevamente a Williams poco antes de las 6:50 p.m. del sábado cerca de la intersección de Southwest 10th Avenue y Fourth Street, según el informe.

El Departamento de Correcciones de Miami-Dade ingresó a Williams en el Centro Correccional Turner Guilford Knight poco después de las 8:15 p.m. del sábado, según los registros de reclusos.

Williams compareció ante un tribunal de fianzas de Miami-Dade el domingo, según los registros judiciales. Enfrentaba cuatro nuevos cargos en dos casos nuevos.

En uno de los casos, Williams enfrentaba cargos de posesión de cocaína y posesión de parafernalia de drogas con intención de uso. Su fianza fue fijada en $3,000 USD.

En el caso ocurrido en el edificio de apartamentos de La Pequeña Habana, Williams enfrentaba cargos de exhibicionismo indecente y allanamiento de una estructura ocupada. Su fianza aún no había sido fijada.

La jueza del Tribunal de Circuito del Condado Miami-Dade, Michelle Delancy, estaba prevista para presidir ambos casos.

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According to FHP Lt. Alex Camacho, troopers attempted to stop a the driver of a silver BMW for excessive speeding around 4:13 a.m. on southbound State Road 826 near Northwest 47th Avenue.

The driver refused to stop, leading troopers on a chase, Camacho said.

Authorities said the driver attempted to exit the highway onto Northwest 154th Street but failed to negotiate a curve.

The BMW veered off the roadway and down a shoulder embankment, where it struck a culvert drain and overturned, Camacho said.

According to Camacho, a marked FHP patrol vehicle also traveled down the embankment and collided with the BMW.

All three occupants of the BMW suffered injuries that were not considered life-threatening and were transported to a nearby hospital for treatment, authorities said.

The FHP trooper involved in the crash was not injured.

Authorities did not immediately release the identities of the BMW’s occupants or provide information about possible charges.

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis confirmed two storm-related deaths in Florida. Two additional people were killed in Alabama after a tree fell onto their home.

The Florida Panhandle sustained some of the worst damage after Isaias made landfall near Destin late Friday, bringing winds of up to 110 mph.

The powerful storm uprooted trees, knocked down power lines and dumped several inches of rain across the Gulf Coast. Some gas stations were left heavily damaged.

DeSantis said Florida plans to seek federal disaster assistance after local officials complete their assessments.

“We are going to submit a disaster declaration once we get the data from the counties,” the governor said.

Cleanup efforts underway across the Southeast

Crews with Global Empowerment Mission were among those assisting residents in Pensacola as communities began recovering from the storm.

In one neighborhood, a home that was still under construction was destroyed.

“This house that was under construction was knocked down to the foundation,” a worker said.

The destruction extended beyond Florida.

In southwest Georgia, a driver captured video of a tornado spawned by the hurricane.

Andrea Corbett, a homeowner in DeKalb County, Georgia, described the frightening moments as the storm moved through her neighborhood.

“I got up, I couldn’t see out of the window, and I started to panic a little bit, but, um, eventually pulled myself together, called 911,” Corbett said.

Farther north, heavy rain sent water rushing onto a roadway in Chimney Rock, North Carolina.

Strong winds also overturned several vehicles in a Fayetteville parking lot, including a semitruck.

FEMA assessing damage, recovery needs

As cleanup continues, the Federal Emergency Management Agency is working to determine the extent of the destruction and what assistance affected communities may need.

Former FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate said officials must evaluate damage to homes and determine how many residents have been affected.

“What are the impacts to housing? Is there going to be a need for temporary housing assistance? How many people have been impacted?” Fugate said.

He explained that those assessments will help determine whether federal assistance is necessary.

“Those are things that will go into the damage assessment and ultimately in the recommendations to the president if assistance is required,” Fugate said.

South Florida rescue teams returning home

Meanwhile, Florida Task Force One and Florida Task Force Two are expected to return to South Florida following their deployments to the Panhandle.

Florida Task Force Two first responders are expected back around 2 p.m. Monday, while Florida Task Force One personnel are expected to return around 3 p.m.

City of Miami Fire Rescue released video captured during the deployment of Florida Task Force Two encountering flooded roads, using airboats and ATVs to help residents in Mossy Head.

The teams were deployed to assist with the response to Hurricane Isaias as communities across the region begin the recovery process.

Simón se mantuvo el lunes como huracán categoría 2 y se desplazaba lentamente en paralelo a la costa provocando fuertes lluvias a lo largo de seis estados del Pacífico, entre ellos Guerrero, donde falleció una persona.

Pero fue más al norte, en Baja California, donde los remanentes de la tormenta Rachel provocaron más daños debido a las inundaciones y los deslaves de tierra. Al menos cuatro personas murieron: una niña de 13 años cuyo cuerpo se encontró el domingo y dos mujeres y un niño de 4 años cuyos cadáveres se localizaron el lunes, dijo el lunes por la noche a The Associated Press el coordinador estatal de Protección Civil del estado, Ignacio Lozoya.

La gobernadora, Marina del Pilar Ávila, ya había informado por la mañana de la localización sin vida de la niña. Todos los cuerpos se hallaron en Ensenada, indicó Lozoya, la zona más afectada no solo por las inundaciones sino por los aludes de tierra y la crecida de arroyos.

Deslaves e inundaciones por remanentes de Rachel

En esa región del noroeste de México, unos 14.000 funcionarios y militares trabajaban ayudando a los afectados, abriendo caminos, buscando a personas no localizadas y rescatando a quienes se habían quedado aislados.

El lunes por la noche seguían desaparecidas seis personas, agregó Lozoya. Cuatro de ellas en Ensenada y dos más en San Felipe, una localidad en el lado del mar de Cortés de donde un padre y un hijo salieron a pescar el sábado y no volvieron.

Las inundaciones arrastraron vehículos, causaron daños en viviendas y dejaron áreas incomunicadas.

Johana Nuriulu, una vecina de la comunidad Buena Vista, en Ensenada, dijo que las inundaciones comenzaron por la noche, poco después de que el aguacero cortara la electricidad. “Escuchamos un fuerte ruido que se escuchaba como olas del mar pero bien fuerte".

Nuriulu contó que salió a la calle y descubrió que un arroyo cercano se había desbordado. “El agua se estaba llevando todo, se llevó una cabaña... animales, todo".

En otra zona cercana a Ensenada, el ejército mexicano utilizó helicópteros para rescatar a 32 personas, 13 de ellas menores, de un lugar conocido como Rancho Génesis. El lugar, según su página web, es un campamento para huérfanos donde trabajan misioneros.

Según el comunicado del ejército, 22 de los rescatados eran extranjeros. El secretario de Seguridad de Baja California, el general Laureano Carrillo, dijo que había alemanes y estadounidenses.

El huracán Simón avanza junto a la costa mexicana

Más al sur, el huracán Simón avanzaba en paralelo a la costa del Pacífico mexicano hacia el norte, impactando en los estados de Guerrero, Michoacán, Colima, Jalisco, Nayarit y Sinaloa.

A última hora del lunes, se localizaba 135 km (85 millas) al oeste de Cabo Corrientes, en el estado occidental de Jalisco y cerca del turístico enclave de Puerto Vallarta, con vientos sostenidos de 155 kilómetros por hora (100 millas por hora) y moviéndose hacia el oeste-noroeste a 6 km/h (3 mph), según el Centro Nacional de Huracanes de Estados Unidos en Miami (NHC según sus siglas en inglés).

El huracán derribó árboles y postes eléctricos, bloqueó carreteras e inundó viviendas en las localidades costeras del estado de Guerrero, incluido el importante puerto marítimo de Acapulco, según dijo la gobernadora, Evelyn Salgado, en una rueda de prensa. Una persona de 71 años falleció tras el derrumbe de un muro en Chilpancingo, la capital del estado, agregó Salgado.

Las autoridades iniciaron operaciones preventivas ante el avance del huracán, especialmente en la ciudad portuaria de Mazatlán, en Sinaloa, indicó el lunes la coordinadora nacional de Protección Civil, Laura Velázquez, en la conferencia presidencial matutina.

El cese de las lluvias en la ciudad turística de Puerto Vallarta, en Jalisco, llevó a sus habitantes a retomar el lunes progresivamente las actividades normales, aunque las escuelas y el aeropuerto permanecían cerrados.

Pese a la mejora en las condiciones del clima, algunos pobladores seguían temerosos. “Pienso que deberíamos de seguir todavía las alertas”, afirmó Noelia Carrillo, una trabajadora turística de 19 años, al reconocer que en Puerto Vallarta aún reina la incertidumbre.

Las autoridades de Jalisco suspendieron las clases desde el pasado viernes hasta el lunes en 22 municipios costeros, mientras pedían al sector turístico que garantizara que tanto trabajadores como visitantes estuvieran plenamente alojados en refugios o zonas seguras.

A pesar de los riesgos que plantea Simón, los turistas seguían llegando a Puerto Vallarta.

Ricardo Ramírez y Brenda Villarreal, quienes nunca antes habían experimentado un huracán, salieron a buscar comida por el malecón y se encontraron con policías pidiendo a la gente que se resguardara. Ramírez dijo que no estaban preparados en absoluto para esta situación.

“El malecón está cerrado. Sean responsables. ¡Entiendan!”, dijo la policía a los transeúntes a través de un altavoz.

Ramírez indicó que él y Villarreal tenían planeada su vacación de cuatro días desde el año pasado y viajaron desde Guadalajara, la capital de Jalisco.

“No sabemos todavía el tamaño del peligro”, reconoció Villarreal. “Apenas estamos viendo”.

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Silva Rey reportó desde Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco. Los periodistas de AP, Fabiola Sánchez, en Ciudad de México, y Jaimie Ding, en Los Ángeles, contribuyeron a esta nota.

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Joe Burrow threw four touchdown passes, and Cincinnati improved to 3-2 while handing Miami its fifth consecutive loss to open the season.

“The plan needs to be better, and the execution needs to be better,” Hafley said. “There’s some good execution and there’s some poor execution, but it’s just not good enough to win.”

The Dolphins had opportunities to challenge the Bengals but struggled with turnovers and missed chances in the red zone. Quarterback Malik Willis threw two interceptions and lost a fumble, while Miami failed to turn a possession at the 1-yard line into a touchdown.

Hafley on the team’s lack of execution and on Willis turning the ball over 3x. pic.twitter.com/zzBSbXSZvJ

— Ryan Mackey (@RyanMackeyWPLG) October 11, 2026

“You’re never going to win a game turning the ball over three times,” Hafley said. “And then when we get down to the one-yard line, we got to score.”

Miami’s offense found some success on the ground, finishing with 217 net rushing yards against what Hafley called one of the best defensive lines the team had faced this season. Running back Ollie Gordon II led the way with 88 yards on 18 carries and a touchdown in his second career start.

But the Dolphins’ inability to protect the ball and sustain drives undermined their rushing production.

“We got to look hard at it during the bye week,” Hafley said of Willis’ ball security. “We talk about ball security all the time and we work on it. We’ve got to do a better job of putting him in those situations and he’s got to have the awareness to protect the ball as well.”

Willis finished with 136 passing yards and two touchdowns, one passing and one rushing, along with two interceptions. He also provided a spark with a 39-yard run, the second-longest rushing attempt by a quarterback in Dolphins history, but Miami could not overcome the mistakes.

Willis said the Dolphins’ late push showed their ability to fight back but acknowledged that repeated execution errors left too many opportunities unused.

“I think we fought and we gave ourselves a chance at the end,” Willis said. “Obviously, it didn’t go the way we wanted to, turnovers, missed assignments, all the same stuff.”

Willis said the team must use the bye week to determine how to start games more effectively and limit the damage when mistakes happen.

“You are inspired by the fight that we put on tape, and you are let down by the results,” Willis added. “I think that’s what we got to figure out over the bye weekend. How can we start faster? How can we attack these execution mishaps?”

“There are opportunities in that game that we just leave out on the field that turn into disastrous plays,” he said. “We got to figure out. If we’re going to mess up, let’s not make it disastrous.”

Bengals safety Jordan Battle intercepted Willis twice, helping Cincinnati maintain control despite Miami’s late rally. Battle had said during the week that he noticed Willis patting the ball before throwing, which he described as a potential tell for defensive backs.

Willis dismissed the suggestion that the interceptions were connected to the habit.

Malik Willis on if the defense has any tells after Jordan Battle, who had 2 picks today, said he tends to pat the ball before throwing. pic.twitter.com/cG3nQlUG96

— Ryan Mackey (@RyanMackeyWPLG) October 11, 2026

“Well, no, that’s not a tell. He got tipped balls. I mean, good for him. That’s what defenses are supposed to do at this level,” Willis said. “They’re a great defense and they have a great front. We talked about that all week.”

Willis said the first interception involved a batted pass and described the second as a scramble-drill mistake.

“That has nothing to do with tells,” Willis said. “I don’t think I patted either one of those. I don’t think those are correlated, but I appreciate it.”

Asked whether he had heard Battle’s comments before the game, Willis said reporters had brought them to his attention.

“Y’all told me, I think,” Willis said. “But I didn’t think much of it. Everybody pats the ball. That’s funny. Really funny.”

The Bengals built a 28-7 lead when Burrow connected with Ja’Marr Chase for his fourth touchdown pass. Burrow completed 23 of 32 passes for 190 yards without an interception, spreading the ball to at least nine different receivers.

Miami rallied behind Willis’ mobility and a touchdown pass to Kevin Coleman Jr., followed by a successful two-point conversion to Greg Dulcich. The Dolphins later pulled within a touchdown when Willis scored on a quarterback sneak after connecting with Coleman to move the ball to the 1-yard line.

Cincinnati’s defense forced another fumble late in the game, setting up kicker Evan McPherson’s field goal to extend the lead to 31-18. Miami’s late touchdown made the final margin seven points, but the comeback fell short.

Defensive lineman Zach Sieler said the Dolphins must correct recurring mistakes and respond better when games are on the line.

“We got to make corrections. We got to make them faster if they’re in the game, or if they’re a part of the game plan, we got to do it together, coaches, players alike,” he said. “We got to pull together when the time’s tough in the fourth quarter and if we have a chance to take it, we’ve got to take it.”

Sieler said the team had an opportunity to regroup at halftime but could not finish the job.

Miami’s struggles have tested a young roster that entered the season with hopes of establishing consistency. EDGE Chop Robinson said the team must examine all three phases — offense, defense and special teams — during the upcoming bye week.

“Don’t nobody want to be 0-5, but I’m here, I’m fighting for these guys, and we keep playing hard for these guys and these coaches and we’re going to get it right,” Robinson said. “I believe we’re going to turn it around, so we just got to tune into the details and get better every week.”

Gordon echoed that message, saying the Dolphins must remain united despite outside criticism.

“It just shows with our back against the wall, we’re still going to fight together,” he said. “We just got to continue to ignore the outside noise and not worry about what everybody has to say about us and just stay true to each other. I feel, as long as we stick together, we’ll be fine moving forward.”

Gordon said he also wants to improve his composure after making his second career start. He entered the game coming off a career-high 100-yard rushing performance on nine carries against Minnesota in Week 4.

Ollie Gordon II on getting the call to make his second career start at running back and what he can do to improve. pic.twitter.com/bowdtfgZJu

— Ryan Mackey (@RyanMackeyWPLG) October 12, 2026

Linebacker Jordyn Brooks, who briefly left Sunday’s game with a foot injury before returning, said the bye week offers the team a chance to assess its performance and recover physically.

Dolphins LB Jordyn Brooks on fighting through growing pains after dropping to 0-5. pic.twitter.com/5HNusTmioO

— Ryan Mackey (@RyanMackeyWPLG) October 11, 2026

“We’ve lost five in a row, so I think this bye week will be good for us if we treat it the right way,” Brooks said. “Use that time to self-reflect. You know what I mean? Everybody looks at what you can do better individually and use that time to rest and recover and kind of reset like you said and try to come back to the next half of the season and put on a better result.”

Hafley said he does not expect the team’s winless start to undermine its commitment to the process.

“It’s who we are. It’s what we have to be,” he said. “We got really good guys. I don’t even think that’s going to be an issue.”

Hafley on why the upcoming bye week is needed: pic.twitter.com/QcZYcv5yeW

— Ryan Mackey (@RyanMackeyWPLG) October 11, 2026

The Dolphins (0-5) enter their bye week with a chance to regroup before traveling to face the New York Jets (2-3) in Week 7.

Joe Burrow lanzó cuatro pases de touchdown y Cincinnati mejoró su récord a 3-2, propinándole a Miami su quinta derrota consecutiva al inicio de la temporada.

“El plan tiene que ser mejor, y la ejecución también”, dijo Hafley. “Hay momentos de buena ejecución y momentos de mala ejecución, pero simplemente no es suficiente para ganar”.

Los Dolphins tuvieron oportunidades para plantar cara a los Bengals, pero sufrieron pérdidas de balón y fallaron ocasiones en la zona roja. El quarterback Malik Willis lanzó dos intercepciones y perdió un balón suelto, mientras que Miami no logró convertir una posesión en la línea de una yarda en un touchdown.

Hafley habla sobre la falta de ejecución del equipo y sobre las tres pérdidas de balón de Willis. pic.twitter.com/zzBSbXSZvJ

— Ryan Mackey (@RyanMackeyWPLG) 11 de octubre de 2026

“Nunca vas a ganar un partido perdiendo el balón tres veces”, dijo Hafley. “Y cuando llegamos a la línea de una yarda, tenemos que anotar”.

La ofensiva de Miami tuvo cierto éxito por tierra, terminando con 217 yardas netas de carrera contra lo que Hafley describió como una de las mejores líneas defensivas a las que el equipo se había enfrentado esta temporada. El corredor Ollie Gordon II lideró el ataque con 88 yardas en 18 acarreos y un touchdown en su segundo partido como titular.

Pero la incapacidad de los Dolphins para proteger el balón y mantener las series ofensivas perjudicó su producción por tierra.

“Tenemos que analizarlo detenidamente durante la semana de descanso”, dijo Hafley sobre la seguridad de Willis con el balón. “Hablamos de la seguridad con el balón todo el tiempo y trabajamos en ello. Tenemos que hacer un mejor trabajo al ponerlo en esas situaciones y él también tiene que estar atento para proteger el balón”.

Willis terminó con 136 yardas por pase y dos touchdowns, uno por pase y otro por tierra, además de dos intercepciones. También aportó un impulso con una carrera de 39 yardas, la segunda más larga de un quarterback en la historia de los Dolphins, pero Miami no pudo superar los errores.

Willis afirmó que el último esfuerzo de los Dolphins demostró su capacidad de reacción, pero reconoció que los repetidos errores de ejecución dejaron demasiadas oportunidades sin aprovechar.

“Creo que luchamos y nos dimos una oportunidad al final”, dijo Willis. “Obviamente, no salió como queríamos: pérdidas de balón, errores de asignación, lo de siempre”.

Willis afirmó que el equipo debe aprovechar la semana de descanso para determinar cómo empezar los partidos de forma más eficaz y minimizar los daños cuando se produzcan errores.

“Les inspira la pelea que mostramos en el video, pero los resultados los decepcionan”, agregó Willis. “Creo que eso es lo que tenemos que analizar durante el fin de semana de descanso. ¿Cómo podemos empezar con más fuerza? ¿Cómo podemos corregir estos fallos de ejecución?”

“Hay oportunidades en ese partido que dejamos escapar y que terminan en jugadas desastrosas”, dijo. “Tenemos que solucionarlo. Si vamos a cometer un error, que no sea desastroso”.

El safety de los Bengals, Jordan Battle, interceptó dos pases de Willis, lo que ayudó a Cincinnati a mantener el control a pesar de la remontada tardía de Miami. Battle había comentado durante la semana que notó que Willis palmeaba el balón antes de lanzarlo, lo que describió como una señal que podría delatar a los defensas.

Willis desestimó la sugerencia de que las interceptaciones estuvieran relacionadas con el hábito.

Malik Willis habla sobre si la defensa tiene alguna señal después de que Jordan Battle, quien tuvo 2 intercepciones hoy, dijera que tiende a palmear el balón antes de lanzarlo. pic.twitter.com/cG3nQlUG96

— Ryan Mackey (@RyanMackeyWPLG) 11 de octubre de 2026

“Bueno, no, eso no es una señal. Le desviaron algunos pases. O sea, bien por él. Eso es lo que se supone que deben hacer las defensas a este nivel”, dijo Willis. “Son una gran defensa y tienen una gran línea defensiva. Hablamos de eso toda la semana”.

Willis dijo que la primera intercepción se produjo tras un pase desviado y describió la segunda como un error en una jugada improvisada.

“Eso no tiene nada que ver con las señales”, dijo Willis. “No creo haber tocado ninguna de las dos. No creo que estén relacionadas, pero lo agradezco”.

Al preguntársele si había escuchado los comentarios de Battle antes del partido, Willis dijo que los periodistas se los habían hecho llegar.

“Creo que me lo dijeron”, dijo Willis. “Pero no le di mucha importancia. Todos le dan palmaditas a la pelota. Es gracioso. Muy gracioso”.

Los Bengals se pusieron arriba 28-7 cuando Burrow conectó con Ja’Marr Chase para su cuarto pase de touchdown. Burrow completó 23 de 32 pases para 190 yardas sin intercepciones, distribuyendo el balón a al menos nueve receptores diferentes.

Miami reaccionó gracias a la movilidad de Willis y un pase de touchdown a Kevin Coleman Jr., seguido de una conversión de dos puntos exitosa de Greg Dulcich. Los Dolphins se acercaron a un touchdown cuando Willis anotó con una jugada de engaño tras conectar con Coleman, llevando el balón hasta la línea de una yarda.

La defensa de Cincinnati forzó otro balón suelto al final del partido, lo que preparó el terreno para el gol de campo del pateador Evan McPherson, que amplió la ventaja a 31-18. El touchdown de Miami en los últimos minutos redujo la diferencia final a siete puntos, pero la remontada no fue suficiente.

El liniero defensivo Zach Sieler dijo que los Dolphins deben corregir los errores recurrentes y responder mejor cuando los partidos están en juego.

“Tenemos que corregir errores. Tenemos que hacerlos más rápido si están en juego, o si forman parte del plan de juego, tenemos que hacerlo juntos, entrenadores y jugadores por igual”, dijo. “Tenemos que unirnos cuando las cosas se pongan difíciles en el último cuarto y si tenemos la oportunidad de ganar, tenemos que aprovecharla”.

Sieler dijo que el equipo tuvo la oportunidad de reagruparse en el descanso, pero no pudo rematar la faena.

Los problemas de Miami han puesto a prueba a una plantilla joven que comenzó la temporada con la esperanza de lograr consistencia. El ala defensiva Chop Robinson dijo que el equipo debe analizar las tres fases —ataque, defensa y equipos especiales— durante la próxima semana de descanso.

“Nadie quiere tener un récord de 0-5, pero estoy aquí, luchando por estos chicos, y seguimos jugando duro por ellos y por estos entrenadores, y vamos a lograrlo”, dijo Robinson. “Creo que vamos a darle la vuelta a la situación, así que solo tenemos que prestar atención a los detalles y mejorar cada semana”.

Gordon se hizo eco de ese mensaje, diciendo que los Dolphins deben permanecer unidos a pesar de las críticas externas.

“Esto demuestra que, incluso contra las cuerdas, seguiremos luchando juntos”, dijo. “Solo tenemos que seguir ignorando las críticas externas, no preocuparnos por lo que digan los demás y mantenernos unidos. Creo que, mientras permanezcamos juntos, saldremos adelante”.

Gordon dijo que también quiere mejorar su serenidad después de ser titular por segunda vez en su carrera. Llegó al partido tras una actuación estelar de 100 yardas terrestres en nueve acarreos contra Minnesota en la semana 4.

Ollie Gordon II habla sobre la llamada para ser titular por segunda vez en su carrera como corredor y sobre lo que puede hacer para mejorar. pic.twitter.com/bowdtfgZJu

— Ryan Mackey (@RyanMackeyWPLG) 12 de octubre de 2026

El linebacker Jordyn Brooks, que abandonó brevemente el partido del domingo por una lesión en el pie antes de regresar, dijo que la semana de descanso le ofrece al equipo la oportunidad de evaluar su rendimiento y recuperarse físicamente.

El linebacker de los Dolphins, Jordyn Brooks, habla sobre cómo superar las dificultades iniciales tras caer a un récord de 0-5. pic.twitter.com/5HNusTmioO

— Ryan Mackey (@RyanMackeyWPLG) 11 de octubre de 2026

“Hemos perdido cinco partidos seguidos, así que creo que esta semana de descanso nos vendrá bien si la aprovechamos bien”, dijo Brooks. “Hay que usar ese tiempo para reflexionar. ¿Me entiendes? Todos debemos analizar qué podemos mejorar individualmente y usar ese tiempo para descansar, recuperarnos y recargar energías, como dijiste, para luego volver a la segunda mitad de la temporada y obtener un mejor resultado”.

Hafley afirmó que no espera que el inicio sin victorias del equipo socave su compromiso con el proceso.

“Así somos. Así tenemos que ser”, dijo. “Tenemos muy buenos jugadores. Ni siquiera creo que eso vaya a ser un problema”.

Hafley explica por qué es necesaria la próxima semana de descanso: pic.twitter.com/QcZYcv5yeW

— Ryan Mackey (@RyanMackeyWPLG) 11 de octubre de 2026

Los Dolphins (0-5) llegan a su semana de descanso con la oportunidad de reagruparse antes de viajar para enfrentarse a los New York Jets (2-3) en la Semana 7.

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This time, the property owner is facing more than a dozen charges.

Authorities said the investigation began on the morning of Oct. 3, after FBI agents raiding the 10-acre property at 12300 SW 51st St., owned by Marcie Rochell Newmark, discovered “several thousand game fowl roosters” along with cockfighting paraphernalia.

The FBI then got MDSO involved, according to arrest reports. It wasn’t clear whether the initial federal raid was related to animal fighting or a separate investigation.

An arrest report states that deputies spoke to Newmark, 70, on the day of the raid.

She “stated that she subleases the property to various individuals but stated that she was unaware of the training and care of game fowl roosters,” deputies said.

According to MDSO, county animal services staffers euthanized 3,110 roosters found on the property.

Additionally, deputies said they found several animals in poor condition, including multiple pigs in a raised corral with no roaming space “and no food or water;” a “visibly distressed, extremely malnourished” pony that was “actively suffering from an infection” and “tied to a wooden post with no visible food or water;” plus 16 dogs, three cats, turtles and “various birds” in “a visibly dire state of neglect.”

Deputies said they also found a goat with two eyes sealed shut from infections and unable to stand and another in a trash bag, “improperly disposed of.”

“While on scene, a medium sized, dark colored goat was found deceased laying on the ground and a third goat was located laying down, struggling to breath (sic) and on the verge of being deceased,“ one of Newmark’s arrest reports states. “It is to be noted that when the (living) goats were taken by animal services, their condition was so deplorable, that two more goats were pronounced deceased, on the way to (the South Florida Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals).”

Newmark, deputies said, was “aware” of the animals’ conditions. But she would not be the first arrest in the case.

Deputies first arrested Carlos Rafael Lezcano, 52, of southwest Miami-Dade, on Oct. 4 and then arrested Sergio Ruiz Osorio, 54, of Lehigh Acres, on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, Newmark was taken into custody on Friday on five felony animal cruelty charges and a felony charge related to the ownership or leasing of property used for animal fighting. She also faces several misdemeanors.

She posted a bond of more than $31,000 on Saturday, according to the Miami-Dade court docket.

Miami-Dade Property Appraiser records indicate that she’s owned the site since at least 1989.

County inspectors cited the property for code violations in 2007, 2009 and 2012, online records show.

Esta vez, la propietaria del inmueble enfrenta más de una docena de cargos.

Las autoridades indicaron que la investigación comenzó la mañana del 3 de octubre, después de que agentes del FBI, durante un allanamiento en una propiedad de 10 acres ubicada en 12300 SW 51st St., perteneciente a Marcie Rochell Newmark, descubrieran “varios miles de gallos de pelea”, junto con artículos utilizados para las peleas de gallos.

Posteriormente, el FBI involucró a la Oficina del Sheriff de Miami-Dade (MDSO), según los informes de arresto. No quedó claro si el allanamiento federal inicial estaba relacionado con las peleas de animales o con una investigación independiente.

Un informe de arresto señala que los agentes hablaron con Newmark, de 70 años, el día del allanamiento.

“Ella declaró que subarrienda la propiedad a varias personas, pero afirmó que desconocía el entrenamiento y cuidado de los gallos de pelea”, indicaron los agentes.

Según la MDSO, el personal de Servicios para Animales del condado sacrificó a 3,110 gallos encontrados en la propiedad.

Además, los agentes informaron que encontraron varios animales en malas condiciones, incluidos varios cerdos en un corral elevado sin espacio para moverse “y sin comida ni agua”; un poni “visiblemente angustiado y extremadamente desnutrido” que “sufría activamente una infección” y estaba “atado a un poste de madera sin comida ni agua a la vista”; además de 16 perros, tres gatos, tortugas y “varias aves” en “un estado visiblemente grave de abandono”.

Los agentes indicaron que también encontraron una cabra con ambos ojos cerrados debido a infecciones e incapaz de mantenerse en pie, y otra dentro de una bolsa de basura, “desechada de manera inapropiada”.

“Mientras se encontraban en el lugar, encontraron una cabra de tamaño mediano y color oscuro muerta en el suelo, y una tercera cabra fue localizada acostada, con dificultades para respirar y al borde de la muerte”, señala uno de los informes de arresto de Newmark. “Cabe señalar que cuando las cabras vivas fueron recogidas por Servicios para Animales, su condición era tan deplorable que otras dos cabras fueron declaradas muertas durante el traslado a la Sociedad para la Prevención de la Crueldad contra los Animales del Sur de Florida”.

Según los agentes, Newmark estaba “al tanto” de las condiciones en las que se encontraban los animales. Sin embargo, su arresto no sería el primero en este caso.

Los agentes arrestaron primero a Carlos Rafael Lezcano, de 52 años, residente del suroeste de Miami-Dade, el 4 de octubre, y posteriormente arrestaron a Sergio Ruiz Osorio, de 54 años, residente de Lehigh Acres, el miércoles.

Mientras tanto, Newmark fue detenida el viernes por cinco cargos graves de crueldad animal y un cargo grave relacionado con la propiedad o el arrendamiento de un inmueble utilizado para peleas de animales. También enfrenta varios cargos menores.

Pagó una fianza de más de $31,000 USD el sábado, según el registro judicial de Miami-Dade.

Los registros de la Oficina del Tasador de Propiedades de Miami-Dade indican que es propietaria del terreno desde al menos 1989.

Los inspectores del condado emitieron citaciones por violaciones al código en la propiedad en 2007, 2009 y 2012, según muestran los registros en línea.

Burnham said Moscow's “campaign of hybrid attacks” and efforts by Russia to destabilize democracies and interfere in votes, including Britain’s 2016 EU membership referendum, highlight the importance of strengthening the U.K.'s ties with its neighbors, years after they were weakened by Brexit.

He told lawmakers in the House of Commons that it would be “a dereliction of duty” not to seek stronger ties with the 27-nation bloc that the U.K. left in 2020.

The statement comes after Burnham told the Labour Party’s annual conference last month that “Brexit has done more harm than good” and that the bare-bones trade deal Britain has with the EU is holding the country back. He said he will seek political consensus on a new relationship, with future options including rejoining the bloc.

The U.K. and the EU announced Monday that they will hold a summit in Brussels on Nov. 20 as a step toward strengthening ties. Burnham said the two sides will discuss a trade deal for food and drink, agreements on energy and emissions trading, “a new youth experience scheme and deeper co-operation on immigration.”

He said that after the summit, Britain should have “a serious dialogue about the different options for our relationship in the long-term.”

“If we are serious about promoting growth, controlling immigration, upholding our values and security, it is a conversation we must have,” he said.

Burnham’s approach marks a departure after years in which both Conservative and Labour governments have avoided reopening the painful Brexit debate. Burnham remains bound by the pledge of his Labour predecessor, Keir Starmer, not to rejoin the bloc’s frictionless single market or its customs union.

But that could change in campaigning for the next national election, which must be held by 2029.

The EU has welcomed Britain’s warmer tone, but its leaders are wary of U.K. attempts to secure some of the benefits reserved for members only. The Brussels summit was initially due to be held in July, but was delayed by wrangling over the bloc’s “made in Europe” rules, which Britain says will hurt its producers.

Burnham says Russia sought to influence Brexit

U.K. lawmakers and intelligence agencies have warned about the increasing threat of Russian interference in Britain’s democratic institutions, and Burnham on Sunday said Moscow had tried to influence the Brexit vote.

Interviewed on “The Rest is Politics” podcast, he said that when he became prime minister in July he asked his advisers whether Russia had interfered with the 2016 referendum, and was told the answer was yes.

The government later clarified that Moscow’s attempts to interfere were unsuccessful. Burnham’s spokesman, Tom Wells, said the government considers the result of the 2016 referendum to be legitimate.

Pressed by Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch on what evidence he had that Russia had tried to influence the referendum, Burnham told lawmakers that “it is a matter of record that Russian actors sought to interfere” in the U.K.’s 2019 election, and “it is inconceivable that this was the first time.”

Russia has long said it does not meddle in other countries’ elections or referendums. Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage, one of the leading backers of Brexit, said Burnham’s claim was “outrageous.”

“There was no Russian interference, and the Russia hoax has run all the way through this,” he said at a news conference on Monday.

Rain chances will increase for the second half of the week as we pick up some showers off the water. This will especially be the case next weekend with wind gusts over 30 mph and on and off downpours.

“Players need to make a choice,” Guy Kinnings, CEO of the European tour, said in a statement Monday first reported by the BBC.

The DP World Tour, as it is commercially known, previously let LIV players to keep their European membership as long as they paid fines for playing LIV events that conflicted with the tour.

It extended an olive branch earlier this year to nine players, allowing them to play LIV events without sanctions provided they settled all previous fines and agreed to add European tour events to their 2026 schedules.

Kinnings delivered a far stronger message — us or them — as LIV is trying to emerge from bankruptcy stemming from Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund cutting off the financial support. LIV has spent more than $5 billion since its launch in 2022.

LIV has the backing of up to $300 million from BC Partners as it leans into a 10-tournament season with a focus on team competition and players owning equity in LIV 2.0. Players have until Oct. 25 to decide whether to stick with LIV, which could determine whether the beleaguered circuit can move forward out of bankruptcy.

The European tour, however, is requiring anyone seeking to join to disclose where they intend to play in 2027. The tour said it would terminate membership if the disclosures prove false.

“As we have said for many years, we have rules and regulations which are there to protect our tour and which our members must all abide by,” Kinnings said. "Players who are not willing to comply with our rules and regulations should not be seeking to join our tour.”

Players must be European tour members to compete in the Ryder Cup next September, adding pressure to the likes of Tyrrell Hatton of England, Tom McKibbin of Northern Ireland, Adrian Meronk of Poland and Thomas Detry of Belgium.

An attorney for Jon Rahm said last week in a bankruptcy hearing for LIV that the former No. 1 wanted to terminate his LIV contract. The question for Rahm, a two-time major champion, is how he works his way back to the PGA Tour.

Sergio Garcia also asked to end his LIV contract, and David Puig of Spain has indicated he is ready to take on a European tour schedule.

The European tour is negotiating a renewed alliance with the PGA Tour, which involves commercial opportunities and a path for the leading 10 players on the Race to Dubai to get PGA Tour cards.

Patrick Reed and Eugenio Chacarra, who both previously played for LIV Golf, are a lock to earn PGA Tour cards this year off the European tour points list. Bernd Wiesberger of Austria, another player who signed early with LIV, also has a chance at a tour card.

The plan of LIV 2.0 is to have such a streamlined schedule to allow players to compete elsewhere. But the PGA Tour bans LIV players for at least one year dating to their last LIV appearance, and now the European tour is demanding them to pick a tour.

Scott O'Neil, who took over as LIV CEO when Greg Norman left, has been preaching the phrase, “Complete, not compete,” as he sees the new version of his league — without Saudi funding to offer as much as nine-figure signing bonuses — to be complementary to other golf tours.

“We shouldn’t live in a world where one group of golfers is uniquely restricted from playing elsewhere,” O'Neil said in August when laying the groundwork for LIV Golf 2.0. “Our goal isn’t to replace or restrict any tour. Our mission is to bring something distinctive to the ecosystem that elevates it and makes the whole game better.”

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Burrow went 23 of 32 for 190 yards without an interception as Cincinnati improved to 3-2 against a Miami team still searching for its first victory. Malik Willis threw for 136 yards, threw and ran for a touchdown but was intercepted twice, both times by Bengals safety Jordan Battle.

The Bengals took an early lead after wide receiver Dohnte Meyers opened the game with an 81-yard kickoff return. Burrow capitalized on the field position, connecting with former Dolphins tight end Mike Gesicki for a 4-yard touchdown to put Cincinnati ahead 7-0.

Miami responded on its next drive when rookie running back Ollie Gordon II powered into the end zone from 1 yard out to tie the game at 7. Gordon, making the second start of his career, added a 22-yard run during the drive after rushing for a career-high 100 yards on nine carries against Minnesota in Week 4.

Gordon entered Sunday averaging 5.1 yards per carry, the eighth-best mark in the NFL, and was given an opportunity to build on his strong performance against the Vikings.

Gordon finished the game with 18 carries 88 yards and a score.

Cincinnati regained the lead when Burrow found running back Samaje Perine for a 6-yard touchdown. The Bengals continued to exploit Miami’s defense through the middle of the field, with all three of their tight ends recording receptions.

Tight end Tanner Hudson caught Burrow’s third touchdown pass of the day, extending Cincinnati’s lead to 21-7.

Miami struggled to establish an offensive rhythm in the first half.

Willis did not complete a pass until the second quarter and threw two interceptions to Battle. He finished the half 5 of 12 for 60 yards, while Miami’s leading receiver at the break, wide receiver Jalen Tolbert, had 22 yards.

Burrow completed 16 of 21 passes for 111 yards and three touchdowns in the first half.

The Dolphins’ struggles continued after halftime.

Willis was sacked by Bengals defensive end Boye Mafe, and an illegal-shift penalty helped force Miami into a three-and-out

Burrow then delivered his fourth touchdown pass, connecting with Ja’Marr Chase on an impressive catch after Dolphins defensive back Jason Marshall Jr. mistimed his jump. Chase, who cleared concussion protocol before the game, finished the play in the end zone to give Cincinnati a 28-7 advantage.

Miami eventually found a spark through Willis’ running ability.

The quarterback broke free for a 39-yard run, the second-longest rushing attempt by a quarterback in Dolphins history, behind Ryan Tannehill’s 48-yard run vs. the Arizona Cardinals in 2013.

Willis later rolled to his right and connected with Kevin Coleman Jr. for a touchdown. Miami converted the ensuing two-point attempt on a pass to tight end Greg Dulcich, cutting Cincinnati’s lead to 28-18.

The Dolphins could not complete the comeback.

Miami also dealt with several injury concerns.

Linebacker Jordyn Brooks temporarily left the game after sustaining a foot injury, while rookie safety Michael Taaffe returned to the sideline after appearing to injure his shoulder and later returned to the game. The Dolphins initially listed Taaffe with a chest injury and questionable to return.

The Dolphins’ defense had a notable contribution from cornerback Chris Johnson, who forced a fumble on running back Chase Brown. EDGE Chop Robinson recovered the ball but fumbled during the return before Miami recovered it in a chaotic sequence.

Robinson also appeared to record a sack before an offsides penalty negated the play and gave Cincinnati a first down.

The Bengals were able to force a fumble with just a few minutes to go and tacked on a field goal by kicker Evan McPherson to put them up 31-18.

Willis answered back after finding Coleman on a pass that brought Miami to the 1-yard line. He then finished the drive with a quarterback sneak to cut the Bengals lead to 31-24. Patterson missed the following extra points.

It was a tough day passing overall for Willis, who threw two interceptions, while Burrow and the Bengals offense continued to test the Dolphins linebackers and eat up yards in the middle of the field.

Burrow completed passes to at least nine different players.

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Miami (0-5) will have their bye week in Week 6 and then look to end its winless start on the road against the New York Jets (2-3) in Week 7. Cincinnati (3-2) enters its bye week in Week 6 and then face the Baltimore Ravens (4-1) in Week 7.

Now, the driver of the No. 19 Toyota is hoping to replicate what “Smoke" accomplished in 2011 when he stunned the racing world by rallying to win the NASCAR Cup Series championship by winning five of 10 playoff races, including the season finale at Homestead to register one of the sport's biggest comebacks.

“He made a pretty unbelievable run, and hopefully we can do the same thing,” Briscoe said of Stewart.

Briscoe is certainly giving it his best effort after winning back-to-back playoff races.

That included Sunday when he edged out Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Christopher Bell by .029 seconds to win the second closest race in Charlotte Motor Speedway's 66-year history.

He also won the previous week at Las Vegas.

The wins have vaulted Chase back into the “Chase.”

Two weeks ago Briscoe was 123 points behind playoff points leader Kyle Larson. He's since trimmed that deficit to 65 with four races remaining before a champion is crowned.

Denny Hamlin, at 49 points back, and Bell, 51 back, also remain ahead of Briscoe heading into the stretch run.

Now it's just a matter of whether it's too little, too late for Briscoe.

“I think we are certainly in contention," Briscoe said. "We probably need to win another race or two, but we at least put ourselves in the ballgame. That’s all you can ask for.”

Briscoe lamented four laps in the playoffs which he said have cost him 75 points due to miscues.

But he added the focus is on next week when the circuit heads to Phoenix.

“We never know how it’s going to look in four weeks from now but just have to go to the racetrack and keep winning races ultimately, and if we can do that, the points are going to be what they’re going to be at the end," he said.

Briscoe's crew chief James Small is hoping to seize on the momentum from the two wins.

“I think we’ve got to step on their throats while we can,” Small said. “I’m not going to let off the throttle pedal right now.”

When asked if the mild-mannered Briscoe was the type to step on someone’s throat, Small laughed and said, “Definitely not.”

But then Small added, “When he puts his helmet on and he’s silent, but he’s like a silent assassin.”

Briscoe got a chuckle when informed of Small's comments after the race.

“You can be a nice guy outside of the race car, but in the race car I think you have to be a killer,” Briscoe said. “For us, that’s the whole approach.”

Briscoe is expected to continue his “ultra aggressive” approach next week.

“The only way you’re going to cut into the gap is by winning races,” Briscoe said. “If you just run second or third and Larson runs second or third with you, like you’re not going to gain 65 points in four weeks. Yeah, just have to go win races and just have to be ultra aggressive truthfully and try to do everything we can in our power, and if it’s enough, it’ll be enough at the end.”

Larson's crew chief Cliff Daniels told reporters that Sunday was a good reality check for his team that the season isn't over.

Larson finished sixth on Sunday, marking the first time he has finished outside of the top five in the postseason. Still, he was able to add nine points to his lead over the second place Hamlin.

But Briscoe is the driver that clearly has his attention.

“I won’t feel comfortable until it’s over," Larson said. "Obviously, Briscoe winning and having a good day; you can take big chunks out of (the lead) if you win. We’re going to go to some tracks where others are really good coming up, so we just have to keep putting together days like (Sunday). We weren’t the fastest, but we got good points.”

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European nations have in recent months faced an escalation of covert Russian activity, including an arson attack on an Estonian defense company and a failed attempt to attack a Ukrainian aircraft at a German airport.

If Russia decides to attack NATO, the alliance will respond by using sensors, autonomous systems and military force to stop any assault, NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander U.S. General Alexus Grynkewich said in Warsaw Monday.

Grynkewich spoke at the Warsaw Security Forum to set out what he called NATO’s “Theory of Victory.” The NATO commander said he does not believe that a conflict is imminent or inevitable and that the most effective way to preserve peace is to prepare for war and to maintain open lines of communication to “resolve misunderstandings.”

NATO will break the enemy's forces if necessary, Grynkewich says

Grynkewich provided no specific details about what kind of attack NATO is preparing for, nor where, nor with what kind of forces. But outlining what a response to a Russian attack could look like, Grynkewich said NATO’s combined land, sea and air forces will move to stop Moscow seizing territory and deny Russia the ability to hold ground.

“My theory of victory is simple,” he told the Warsaw conference.

“We will block the initial attack. If the attack persists, we will blunt it and prevent any enemy advance. And if required, we will break the enemy’s forces and the operational war-fighting system arrayed against us.”

That includes not just the attacking force but anything and everything that supports, sustains and controls it, he said.

In recent weeks, senior European officials and intelligence services have warned that Russia may be planning to test the NATO alliance with increased covert attacks or even an incursion after a spate of sabotage incidents across the continent. Denmark's defense intelligence service specifically warned Russia could use such tactics to split the NATO alliance.

But, at the same time, President Donald Trump has also sent shock waves through Europe by agreeing to a deal to buy diesel from Russia in a bid to try lower prices in the U.S. ahead of the midterm elections.

Earlier this year, the U.S. president said he was pulling American troops from Europe and his war with Iran has led to critical shortages of advanced air defense missiles in Europe.

“Ultimately it’s a political decision,” as to where troops are deployed but “no one should question the U.S. commitment to the alliance,” Grynkewich said.

It is important, Grynkewich said, that alliance members coordinate a “coherent” response to Russian activity to make it clear to Moscow “where our red lines are.” The response to increased Russian malign activity and sabotage, he said, should be to double down on support for Ukraine.

Some NATO countries still lack readiness to respond to threats

While Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk warned that Russia is planning to escalate with drone or rocket strikes on European allies supporting Ukraine, other countries have called for calm.

Denmark’s Defense Intelligence Agency said there is a “low but growing risk” that Russia will launch a limited military attack against one or several NATO countries bordering Russia.

NATO does not seek war with anyone but will see a military attack coming and “is unlikely to be caught by surprise,” Grynkewich said.

Although Grynkewich said NATO would defend against any attack by Russia using a network of sensors and autonomous systems, some NATO nations have previously struggled to perform in exercises simulating drone warfare. They have also faced challenges detecting and responding to incursions of drones which have entered their airspace.

Multiple attack drones have crashed in NATO countries bordering Russia, Ukraine and Belarus. And in May, residents in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius were told to seek shelter after a drone strayed into Lithuanian airspace.

When asked if NATO could deter Russia in the way Grynkewich described, his spokesperson, Col. Martin O’Donnell said NATO nations are increasingly deploying ground sensors and other technology to detect and counter drones. The network that connects systems to shoot down drones and sensors is in the process of being established, although they have not yet taken down any drones, he said.

Western officials blame Moscow for more than 200 incidents since 2022

In September, Germany accused Russia of being behind a plot at Leipzig airport to use a drone laden with explosives to attack a Ukrainian aircraft. British officials also said they thwarted a Russian plot to target a drone facility outside London while Estonian officials said Russia was behind a fire at a defense company.

The incidents are among at least 211 blamed on Russia by Western officials since Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine and tracked by The Associated Press.

In its assessment released earlier in September, Denmark’s defense intelligence service suggested Russia could try to acquire Ukrainian drones and use them to attack Europe, in order to obfuscate any Russian involvement. Tusk suggested Russia will likely pretend any attacks are “accidental” in order to “paralyze or at least weaken the motivation of NATO countries” to rush to the defense of a member state coming under attack.

The Danish service said the aim of any such attack would be to divert European resources away from supporting Ukraine and sow division in NATO. But both the Danish service and O'Donnell said while Russia is fighting in Ukraine, it would be difficult to launch an outright attack on NATO.

The award ceremonies will be held on Dec. 10, the anniversary of the death of Alfred Nobel, who founded the prizes.

The prize money this year was 12 million Swedish kronor (about $1.2 million), whether for an individual, a small group of laureates, or an organization.

Here are this year’s winners:

Medicine

On Oct. 5, the Nobel Prize in medicine was awarded to three scientists whose work led to a tool that uses light to help unravel how the brain works.

Dr. Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and Georg Nagel conducted research that opened a new field with the wonky name optogenetics, combining light and genes to switch neurons on and off in living brains.

Physics

On Oct. 6, the Nobel Prize in physics was awarded to Belgian-born scientist Francis Halzen for his efforts to demystify a rare group of neutrinos, tiny cosmic particles that researchers believe offer clues to how the universe evolved.

Neutrinos are tiny cosmic particles with no electric charge and extraordinarily small mass, making them difficult to detect.

Scientists cannot glimpse the mysterious ghost particles zooming around on their own, so they measure what happens when the particles collide with other bits of matter. Halzen had the idea to turn the vast Antarctic ice into a detector for such collisions.

Chemistry

On Oct. 7, the Nobel Prize in chemistry was awarded to scientists Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai for untangling mysterious mirror images in molecules, a discovery that has been used to develop countless drugs and transformed modern medicine.

Many molecules come in versions that look alike but are not exactly identical, like right and left hands. Kagan and Soai found ways to make chemistry pick a side, describing and designing reactions to produce the desired mirror image.

Literature

On Oct. 8, the Nobel Prize in literature was awarded to Canadian poet, essayist and translator Anne Carson for “bold and inventive” works that fuse the classical and the modern and blur the boundaries of poetry and prose.

The Toronto-born Carson, 76, has drawn on themes from classical Greek and Roman literature, modern influences, and personal experience for genre-blending titles ranging from translations of ancient Greek poets to collaborations with dancers and musicians.

Peace

On Oct. 9, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Navi Pillay, a South African-born jurist and former U.N. human rights chief, for efforts that the award committee said promoted international law as it comes under attack.

Her win is sure to be seen as a high-profile rebuke to U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who have both rejected the findings of the U.N. commission she led on Gaza.

Hours after the award was announced in Norway, the Trump administration imposed sweeping new sanctions on the International Criminal Court.

Trump, who has coveted the peace prize for years, also railed against the Nobel Committee's decision on Friday.

Pillay on Monday, in an interview with The Associated Press, had sharp words for the U.S. president and called Washington’s attacks on the International Criminal Court “completely unlawful” as well as “negative and cruel.”

Economics

Monday brought the economics prize to American economists Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford for models that have helped governments and central banks manage economic fluctuations, such as energy crises and inflation.

Their work created the theoretical foundation to better understand how consumers decide whether to save or spend, insights that make it easier for policymakers worldwide to stabilize economies after major changes.

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Over the past few weeks, Musk has posted on X that Gibney is an “idiot,” a “horrible human,” a “shill for the far left,” and a “tinfoil hat crackpot” with “zero credibility.” When the documentary was announced three years ago, he called it a “hit piece.”

After its premiere at the Venice Film Festival last month, Musk wrote that dog feces are “worth more respect than Gibney.” The trillionaire has reportedly not yet seen the film and did not respond to a request for comment from The Associated Press.

Paid advertisements for ‘Musk’ are being rejected by X

The documentary is facing more than a war of words from Musk, however. The film's distributor, Bleecker Street, has not been able to run paid advertisements on several major social media platforms. As of Sept. 25, YouTube, Meta, TikTok and X had all refused. YouTube, where the trailer had been available through regular channels, and Meta have since reversed course, saying that it had been flagged for “political content.”

There are also concerns about whether “Musk” will eventually land on HBO as originally planned in the aftermath of the Skydance merger, the new entertainment giant created by Paramount’s takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery. CEO David Ellison’s father, Larry Ellison, is friendly with Musk.

“Would Musk be able to call Larry or David and say, you know, don’t put this doc on? Yeah,” Gibney said in an interview with the AP. “We live in that world now, particularly a world that’s become so transactional in the political realm … it’s literally pay to play.”

There have been threats of lawsuits from Musk's camp as well. But Gibney is also leaning into it, posting regularly on X from his own account and through a newly created one called @muskfilmfacts, which is actively dispelling false narratives and highlighting suspicions of suppressed content. Recently, Gibney wrote on X that his film is “about a ‘free-speech absolutist’ who has threatened a lawsuit to try to stop the film from being seen.”

The Oscar-winner learned from making his Scientology documentary “Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief” that the best way to fight back is to “not let them get inside your head.”

“We also have a lawyer who’s really, really good,” he said. “Because, of course, we vet this stuff very carefully.”

Musk did not sit for an interview with the filmmakers

Gibney spent nearly four years making the film, a sweeping portrait of the power and influence of the world’s richest man, charting his rise from his early days in Silicon Valley through SpaceX, Tesla and DOGE, the Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency that overhauled the federal workforce last year.

It runs nearly four hours and features on-camera interviews with Musk’s family, including his father Errol Musk, his first wife and another mother of one of his children, as well as journalists, business associates, former friends, colleagues and government officials.

The project became a “runaway story,” said Gibney, who was finalizing a two-hour cut when Musk endorsed Donald Trump following the 2024 assassination attempt on Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania. HBO leadership encouraged Gibney to keep going.

“I started out doing the film because it was about 21st century power,” Gibney said. “I didn’t have a sense at that time that he was literally going to accrete the power of a kind of shadow president. … But that’s what he did, so we had to follow that story where it went.”

Musk did not sit for an interview, so Gibney and his team did something a little unconventional: They made a computer-generated Musk that speaks directly to the camera. The image might be a visual effect, both flattering and a bit uncanny, but the voice and the words it says are all Musk's own, taken directly from recordings of things he’s said in interviews and at public appearances. Gibney's team used artificial intelligence to help sync the words to his mouth.

The lasers in space statement comes from a Musk text message

One of the sticking points for Musk and his supporters that has emerged since the film started screening for press and festival audiences has to do with “space lasers” and the 2024 U.S. presidential election.

The source is a text exchange between Musk and Ashley St. Clair, the mother of one of Musk's children who provided the messages. Musk writes to her about feeling optimistic about Trump’s chances, and how he has “10,000 lasers in space right now.”

Its inclusion in the documentary has provided ammunition for Musk supporters and his lawyers to discredit the film, pointing to an unfounded conspiracy theory about SpaceX’s Starlink satellites interfering in the election. But neither the film, nor St. Clair, make that claim. It simply presents his text messages and lets the audience decide what to make of it.

St. Clair also provides an audio recording of Musk associate Jared Birchall trying to negotiate an NDA with her, on which parental support would be contingent, after she gave birth to their child. She said she turned down some $40 million to maintain her right to speak freely.

Free speech and the benefits of synthesizing information in a film

With attentions fractured in modern life, Gibney hopes there is some benefit in synthesizing information into a narrative. He’s also quick to credit the journalists whose work they draw upon.

The runtime might be longer than your average movie, but it’s an engaging watch. For the first 45 minutes, he said, “you’re kind of rooting for Elon.”

“He’s trying to get those rockets up in the air. Fails three times. He’s got that critical fourth launch, and you see those incredible images of the reusable rockets. It’s Elon at his best,” he said. “But then you have to ask the question, what happened?”

There is also a six-hour version, Gibney said. But they edited it down to stick to the most pressing information, including questions about the data gathered on U.S. citizens during Musk's DOGE tenure.

“I hope that people will look at some of the stuff that we present in the film and then take it further,” he said. “You know, should there be an investigation in Congress about the data and what happened to the data? And is it sitting in a hard drive in SpaceX or Tesla?”

As for who he thinks the audience might be, he hopes that it’s not just Musk skeptics.

“If you’re in a cult and you assume that he’s your supreme leader, then maybe just like the folks in Scientology, you’ll criticize the film and you won’t see it,” Gibney said. “But if you’re intrigued by the guy, and even if you have some affection and admiration for his accomplishments, I would hope you go see it.”

Burnham previously said there are strong indications Iran was linked to the apparent plan last month to attack the RAF Fairford air base, which has been used by American bombers to strike Iran in the ongoing war.

Police have arrested seven men in the investigation into the alleged plot, but all suspects have been released on bail and no one has been charged so far.

Iran has denied involvement, although it has previously said that it considers any base used to attack its territory a legitimate target.

“I can confirm our assessment that it is highly likely to have been coordinated in Iran, almost certainly directed by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard," Burnham told lawmakers. "We will not tolerate these threats on our soil.”

Police found gasoline but no explosives in the suspects' vehicles

Scores of residents near the air base were evacuated from their homes on Sept. 27 as armed police officers and army bomb-disposal experts swarmed the rural area.

Police later said they had found a quantity of an accelerant — gasoline — in three vans linked to the initial five suspects who were arrested on the scene, but no explosives.

All the suspects arrested are in their 20s. None has been identified, though police said six are British nationals while one is a dual U.K.-Iranian citizen.

On Monday, the British government summoned the Iranian ambassador, who reiterated that Tehran was not involved in the suspected plot and urged the U.K. to provide evidence supporting its claims.

The U.K. also said it added two Iranians, including the head of counterespionage operations in the Revolutionary Guard, to its sanctions list. Authorities said the two were involved in conducting espionage and attacks on behalf of Iran’s government in Europe and the U.S.

The U.S. pulled its bombers last week from RAF Fairford, about 100 miles (160 kilometers) west of London, and the aircraft have now been redeployed to their home bases, the Pentagon said.

The Trump administration has said it believed the base faced Iranian threats intended to kill as many American troops and destroy as many U.S. planes as possible.

The British government allowed the U.S. military to use RAF Fairford for what it called defensive strikes on Iranian missiles and their launch sites following Iranian attacks on U.K. interests and Britain’s allies in the Gulf.

US joins many Western countries in condemning Iranian proxy attacks

Officials have said that local proxies linked to Iran were behind a string of arson and other attacks on the U.S., Britain and other countries, many of them targeting Jewish communities and intended to sow fear.

British officials have said the number of national security cases involving activity by hostile states, including Iran, increased by 50% in the six months to December 2025.

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said Monday that the Fairford air base incident “speaks to a wider trend.”

“States like Iran are using proxies to conduct hostile activity here in Britain. They pay criminals or exploit naive volunteers, attacking our country and its citizens while maintaining an air of plausible deniability,” she said.

In a joint statement released Monday, the foreign ministers of the U.K., U.S. and about two dozen Western countries condemned Iranian attacks on their territory. They said the Fairford incident demonstrated Iran's “continued willingness to project hostile activity beyond its borders through covert networks and proxy actors.”

“Anyone who conducts hostile activities on behalf of Iran, or any other state, should know that we will take action to identify, investigate, disrupt, and prosecute these acts,” the statement said.

The numbers, first reported by the New York Times ahead of this week's federal filing deadline, were confirmed by Andrew Romeo, a spokesperson for Musk's super PAC.

The money includes $158 million given to the Senate Leadership Fund, the main super PAC supporting Republican Senate candidates, one of the largest known political donations in American history, according to the Times.

Another $76 million went to America PAC, a Musk super PAC, which has once again built out a major turnout operation like the one it used to help elect President Donald Trump by knocking on doors in 2024.

Musk also provided $10 million to Lone Star Liberty PAC, a group that supports the Republican nominee for Senate in Texas, Ken Paxton. The race has been a major focus of Musk's efforts.

It's a dramatic turnaround since last May, when Musk said he intended to cut back on future political spending. “I think I’ve done enough," he said at the time.

Despite the cash infusion, Musk has generally kept a lower profile than in 2024, when he appeared on stage next to Trump at rallies, and in the early days of the president's second term, when he led the Department of Government Efficiency.

He had a falling out with Trump while leaving his government post, but the two have since reconciled. Trump presented Musk with the National Medal of Science last week.

Musk's net worth has fluctuated around the trillion-dollar line this year based on changes in stock prices, but he topped $1 trillion again last week according to Forbes magazine.

Republican have a gaping financial advantage over their Democratic counterparts — a disparity that has been a rare bright spot for a party that is bracing for major potential losses amid deep voter frustration over the president's performance, stubbornly high prices and the unpopular war with Iran.

They have been using the money to blanket the airwaves in the race's final stretch.

“These robust investments have allowed the G.O.P. apparatus to get its message out so Republicans can have a fighting chance to defy history," Romeo told the Times.

Democrats responded to the news by accusing Republicans of using vast amounts of cash to mask their shortcomings.

“Republicans are hoping to buy these elections, injecting tens of millions into races to try and outrun their unpopular candidates, unpopular president, and unpopular economy,” said Lauren French, a spokesperson for Democrats' Senate Majority PAC.

Los huracanes pueden tocar tierra en noviembre, como vimos más recientemente con el huracán Nicole el 10 de noviembre de 2022, pero son extremadamente poco frecuentes. Solo cuatro huracanes registrados desde 1851 han impactado a Estados Unidos en noviembre, lo que equivale aproximadamente a un evento que ocurre una vez cada 50 años.

Sin embargo, si Isaias nos demostró algo la semana pasada, es que pueden formarse huracanes fuertes, a menudo rápidamente, e incluso durante años de El Niño intenso como este. Por lo tanto, vale la pena mantenerse alerta durante las últimas semanas de la temporada de huracanes.

Única área bajo vigilancia muy lejos de Estados Unidos

La única zona con potencial de desarrollo que muestra alguna señal constante en nuestros modelos de pronóstico se encuentra muy lejos, frente a la costa de África, en el extremo oriental del Atlántico.

Un área de baja presión está produciendo una extensa zona de tormentas al oeste de las islas de Cabo Verde, pero los fuertes vientos del oeste en los niveles altos de la atmósfera mantienen la actividad de tormentas eléctricas desorganizada y desplazada hacia el este del área de baja presión.

Los modelos muestran poco interés en este sistema y le otorgan solo una pequeña probabilidad de desarrollo. De manera similar, el Centro Nacional de Huracanes (NHC) le asigna probabilidades mínimas de desarrollo durante los próximos uno o dos días, antes de que vientos cada vez más desfavorables en los niveles altos de la atmósfera afecten al sistema.

Curiosamente, algunos de nuestros modelos de pronóstico muestran una segunda oportunidad de desarrollo dentro de aproximadamente una semana, pero las probabilidades siguen siendo bajas y, en cualquier caso, el sistema permanecerá en zonas remotas del Atlántico abierto.

Isaias sitúa la temporada entre las tres menos activas de los registros modernos

La temporada de huracanes del Atlántico de 2026 había sido la menos activa hasta la fecha, según la Energía Ciclónica Acumulada (ACE), desde que comenzaron los registros confiables en 1950, hasta que Isaias se intensificó a finales de la semana pasada. El huracán de categoría 3 acumuló más de 7 unidades de ACE, una cantidad poco significativa en una temporada típica, pero que aumentó en un 70% el índice de ACE acumulado de la temporada de 2026.

Hasta el 12 de octubre, la temporada de 2026 registra una actividad general ligeramente superior a la de 1983 y 1994. Tanto en 1994 como en 1983 se registraron más huracanes de los que hemos visto hasta ahora en 2026 (tres huracanes en total durante cada una de esas temporadas, en comparación con solo uno hasta ahora en 2026).

Incluso si la temporada terminara hoy, 1983 seguiría superando a 2026 como la temporada de huracanes menos activa de los registros modernos. A pesar de que ambas fueron temporadas “tranquilas”, huracanes importantes impactaron a Estados Unidos: Alicia, de categoría 3, en 1983, e Isaias, de categoría 2, la semana pasada.

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The high school at 8865 SW 16th St., in Miami-Dade’s Westchester area, was on lockdown at about 9 a.m. over a bomb threat, according to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue.

The bomb threat was “a hoax,” and the school reopened before 10 a.m., according to the Miami-Dade Schools Police Department.

Local 10 news Assignment Editor Carson Merlo contributed to this report.

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La escuela secundaria, ubicada en 8865 SW 16th St., en el área de Westchester de Miami-Dade, fue cerrada temporalmente como medida de seguridad tras una falsa amenaza de bomba, según el Departamento de Bomberos y Rescate de Miami-Dade.

El editor de asignaciones de Local 10 News, Carson Merlo, contribuyó a este informe.

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Bogen discussed the dispute with Local 10’s Janine Stanwood on “This Week in South Florida” Sunday morning, saying the issue comes down to transparency.

“There’s a theme. The theme is a lack of disclosure, lack of transparency,” Bogen said.

He said taxpayers deserve to know how their money is being spent.

“They deserve to know, ‘Is my dollar going for law enforcement, or is it going for a massage table,’” Bogen said.

The Broward County Commission announced an investigation Friday into the Broward Sheriff’s Office’s spending.

But Tony pushed back on social media, saying BSO is already audited.

“Public safety is not a joke, this commission is deliberately tearing apart the largest public safety organization in our state,” Tony said. “All of you are an embarrassment not only to Broward County but (to) the state of Florida.”

Bogen responded that the audit doesn’t show how the money is being spent.

Another focus of the dispute is BSO’s new training facility, which Bogen said costs much more than expected.

“Finding massage tables and saunas and spas and having this wellness center, spending millions of dollars, and he never disclosed it on the initial scope. That is the thing,” Bogen said.

The dispute comes amid an ongoing budget battle between the county and the sheriff.

The commission recently voted to take back fire rescue from the sheriff. It has also considered removing BSO from both Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and Port Everglades.

Those moves prompted statewide prosecutors to subpoena the commission, demanding records related to the county’s hiring of a consulting firm.

“It’s absolutely nonsense,” Bogen said. “When he initiated this investigation, it crossed the line. It’s a tactic of his for intimidation.”

Tony responded to Bogen’s “This Week in South Florida” interview on social media late Sunday morning, saying Bogen was wrong and that he would have evidence in the coming days.

“The supporting records will be made public next week. More receipts,” Tony wrote.

Bogen, alongside commissioners and members of the media, will visit the training facility on Monday.

The sheriff added that BSO would provide commissioners with video footage and photographs of the entire training center for their review.

“We welcome transparency — and we will uphold it,” Tony said.

Tony had previously declined interview requests with Local 10, but said on social media that he looks forward to appearing on the show and discussing the dispute.

Bogen habló sobre la disputa con Janine Stanwood, de Local 10, en el programa “This Week in South Florida” el domingo por la mañana, afirmando que el problema se centra en la transparencia.

“Hay un patrón. El patrón es la falta de divulgación, la falta de transparencia”, dijo Bogen.

Afirmó que los contribuyentes merecen saber cómo se está gastando su dinero.

“Merecen saber: ‘¿Mi dinero se está destinando a las fuerzas del orden o a una camilla de masajes?’”, dijo Bogen.

La Comisión del Condado Broward anunció el viernes una investigación sobre los gastos de la Oficina del Sheriff de Broward (BSO).

Sin embargo, Tony respondió en redes sociales, afirmando que la BSO ya está sujeta a auditorías.

“La seguridad pública no es una broma, esta comisión está desmantelando deliberadamente la organización de seguridad pública más grande de nuestro estado”, dijo Tony. “Todos ustedes son una vergüenza no solo para el condado Broward, sino también para el estado de Florida”.

Bogen respondió que la auditoría no muestra cómo se está gastando el dinero.

Otro punto central de la disputa es el nuevo centro de entrenamiento de la BSO, que, según Bogen, cuesta mucho más de lo previsto.

“Encontrar camillas de masajes, saunas y spas, y tener este centro de bienestar, gastando millones de dólares, cuando él nunca lo reveló en el alcance inicial del proyecto. Ese es el problema”, dijo Bogen.

La disputa se produce en medio de una batalla presupuestaria en curso entre el condado y el sheriff.

La comisión votó recientemente a favor de recuperar el control de los servicios de bomberos y rescate que estaban bajo la responsabilidad del sheriff. También ha considerado retirar a la BSO tanto del Aeropuerto Internacional de Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood como de Port Everglades.

Esas medidas llevaron a fiscales estatales a emitir citaciones a la comisión, exigiendo documentos relacionados con la contratación de una empresa consultora por parte del condado.

“Es absolutamente absurdo”, dijo Bogen. “Cuando inició esta investigación, cruzó la línea. Es una táctica suya para intimidar”.

Tony respondió a la entrevista de Bogen en “This Week in South Florida” a través de redes sociales a última hora de la mañana del domingo, afirmando que Bogen estaba equivocado y que presentaría pruebas en los próximos días.

“Los documentos de respaldo se harán públicos la próxima semana. Más pruebas”, escribió Tony.

Bogen, junto con comisionados y miembros de los medios de comunicación, visitará el centro de entrenamiento el lunes.

El sheriff agregó que la BSO proporcionaría a los comisionados videos y fotografías de todo el centro de entrenamiento para su revisión.

“Damos la bienvenida a la transparencia y la mantendremos”, dijo Tony.

Tony había rechazado anteriormente solicitudes de entrevista de Local 10, pero afirmó en redes sociales que espera participar en el programa y hablar sobre la disputa.

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FWC officials said FWC officers responded to the boating incident around 11:09 a.m. in Norris Cut, just outside the marina.

According to preliminary information released by the FWC, a 17.5-foot boat carrying three adults was in the area when one of the occupants, a 63-year-old man, entered the water.

Authorities said the man was struck by the boat’s propeller while in the water.

The victim was transported to a nearby hospital for treatment.

Officials have not released information about the severity of his injuries or the circumstances leading up to the incident.

FWC officials said the incident remains under investigation.

No additional details were immediately available.

FWC officials said FWC officers responded to the boating incident around 11:09 a.m. in Norris Cut, just outside the marina.

According to preliminary information released by the FWC, a 17.5-foot boat carrying three adults was in the area when one of the occupants, a 63-year-old man, entered the water.

Authorities said the man was struck by the boat’s propeller while in the water.

The victim was transported to a nearby hospital for treatment.

Officials have not released information about the severity of his injuries or the circumstances leading up to the incident.

FWC officials said the incident remains under investigation.

No additional details were immediately available.

There is a “deteriorating humanitarian situation” across greater Darfur and Kordofan, including areas identified as at risk of famine, as well as other locations, according to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, or IPC.

Severe drought linked to El Niño is affecting more than half of Sudan, causing localized crop failures and depriving households of food and income, it said.

In May, nearly 19.5 million people — more than 40% of the population — were facing high levels of acute food insecurity, according to an IPC assessment. Of those, 135,000 were in Phase 5, the most severe classification, characterized by extreme food shortages, starvation, very high levels of malnutrition and deaths from disease or acute malnutrition.

Sudan’s war erupted in April 2023 when tensions between the military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, or RSF, escalated into open fighting in the capital, Khartoum, before spreading across the country. The conflict has killed at least 150,000 people, according to conflict monitor ACLED, though aid groups say the true toll is likely higher.

The war has also displaced about 13 million people and pushed parts of the country into famine.

Farmers’ livelihoods have been affected, and they're now relying more on assistance, the IPC said. Without a quick and significant increase in assistance to Sudan, “food insecurity, acute malnutrition, and excess mortality will likely intensify," the group said.

Poor levels of growth have affected 64% of croplands in North Darfur and about half in South Darfur, West Kordofan and South Kordofan.

The IPC reported worsening acute malnutrition in additional areas, including Nyala, where children accessing nutrition services who were admitted for severe acute malnutrition doubled from approximately 5% to 11% between January and August. Two displacement camps in South Darfur also recorded global acute malnutrition above famine thresholds.

In North Darfur, delayed rains that impacted crop cultivation and “critically low” food stocks have worsened food insecurity. Meanwhile, Western Kordofan is experiencing one of its worst droughts since 2004, the IPC said, citing rainfall levels.

Humanitarian organizations have repeatedly said that ending the conflict and ensuring safe, sustained humanitarian access are essential to improving conditions across Sudan. But repeated efforts to achieve peace have yet to bring the war to an end.

In the latest bout of violence, an airstrike killed at least 72 civilian miners in a border area between Sudan and Egypt where artisanal and small gold mining is widespread, local rights group Emergency Lawyers said Sunday.

The group, which tracks violence across Sudan, said without providing evidence that Egyptian warplanes targeted the miners in Sudan’s North Wadi area.

The Egyptian Armed Forces released a statement late Monday saying that they had launched the latest wave of a "large-scale campaign to confront illegal mining in the Eastern Desert” by dropping “warning leaflets” on citizens. They did not provide any further details or explanation.

In June, Egyptian security forces detained hundreds of people, including foreigners, on the border with Sudan, accusing them of illegal gold mining and smuggling.

Separately, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry also announced the death of two Egyptian truck drivers in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum after a gunman opened fire. The statement said the shooter has been apprehended by the authorities.

Detectives de la BSO informaron que Manuel Antonio Farfán Cabello apuñaló varias veces a su madre, Ylda Lucia Cabello Ynocente, el viernes por la noche, según la BSO.

Personal de rescate declaró muerta a Cabello Ynocente alrededor de las 7:45 p.m. del viernes en la vivienda de dos habitaciones que compartía con Farfán Cabello en Tamarac, según la BSO.

Una cuenta de Facebook mostraba fotos y videos de Cabello Ynocente y Farfán Cabello compartiendo su amor por el fútbol. Ella se identificaba como originaria de Huancayo, Perú, donde había estudiado contabilidad en la universidad pública.

Vecinos dijeron que los videos muestran a Farfán Cabello corriendo de casa en casa y pidiendo dinero el viernes.

Agentes arrestaron a Farfán Cabello el viernes por la noche en 5301 NW 28 Ave., y el personal penitenciario lo ingresó en la cárcel principal del condado de Broward, en Fort Lauderdale, donde permanecía el sábado.

Farfán Cabello, quien cumple 29 años el 16 de octubre, enfrentaba un cargo de asesinato premeditado en primer grado, según los registros judiciales del condado de Broward.

El juez del Tribunal de Circuito del condado de Broward, George Odom, tenía previsto presidir el caso de homicidio punible con la pena capital que los fiscales presentaron el sábado.

Historia relacionada: Hombre apuñala a su madre hasta matarla en Tamarac, informan agentes.

La editora de asignaciones de Local 10 News, Sofia Mendez, contribuyó a este informe.

Helped by a season-ending injury to Jannik Sinner, the 29-year-old Zverev will become the oldest player to achieve the year-end honor for the first time, the ATP Tour announced.

Zverev is currently No. 2 but will overtake No. 1 Sinner before the season ends next month. The first possible date that Zverev could become No. 1 is Nov. 2 — while he is mathematically certain of the top spot by the season's final rankings on Nov. 23.

Zverev became assured of finishing No. 1 when No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz was beaten by Zizou Bergs at the Shanghai Masters.

Zverev won the French Open and U.S. Open titles this year and also reached the Australian Open semifinals and the Wimbledon final.

Before this year, his best Grand Slam results were three finals.

“It’s been a fantastic season for me winning in Paris and New York and knowing that I will finish the year on top of the rankings is just a dream come true,” Zverev said.

“So much work and effort have been put into achieving this goal, especially after coming back from the ankle injury,” Zverev added, referring to when he severely twisted his right ankle during a 2022 French Open semifinal against Rafael Nadal and was pushed away in a wheelchair.

Zverev is next due to play Alexander Bublik in Shanghai on Tuesday.

Sinner, who hasn’t played since beating Zverev in the Wimbledon final in July, announced last week that he is sitting out the rest of the season due to inflammation in his right knee.

In 2024, Zverev finished as year-end No. 2 for the first time.

Abuse allegations

Zverev's ascension to the top ranking comes after two of his ex-girlfriends accused him of physical abuse.

One case was resolved following an agreement between German prosecutors, lawyers for Zverev and his former partner. The ATP Tour investigated another case and in January 2023 concluded there was insufficient evidence.

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Four men were given preliminary charges in the investigation into the Sept. 8 theft from the small Renoir Museum in the town of Cagnes-sur-Mer on the French Riviera. The charges include organized theft and criminal association, Marseille prosecutor Nicolas Bessone said.

One painting, “Portrait of Madame Colonna Romano,” suffered a tear. The other, “Young Woman at the Well,” had slight damage to its frame, Bessone said. He estimated their combined value at 4.2 million euros ($4.7 million).

The thieves used an electric saw to cut through a fence, entered the museum through the ground floor and cut clips securing the frames of four paintings. An alarm sounded and police officers arrived four minutes later, a swift response that “apparently caused the perpetrators to panic,” Bessone said.

"As they fled, they were unable to take all four paintings and abandoned two of them, which were later found in a protective sleeve,” he said.

Vehicle tracking led to the suspects

The DNA found on the abandoned cover matched that of a 29-year-old already under investigation in a drug trafficking case in which police were tracking his vehicle, Bessone said.

Vehicle-tracking data showed that the suspect, accompanied by a 41-year-old man, went to the home of a third man shortly after the theft, Bessone said.

Police surveillance also showed that the 29-year-old on Oct. 3 visited the Maeght Foundation in Saint-Paul-de-Vence — home to a large modern art collection.

The suspect then met with a fourth man known to police from art theft and forgery cases in 2001 and 2003.

Bessone said the arrests were prompted by the “very strong suspicion that another heist was imminent.”

The paintings were hidden behind a wall

The two men suspected of carrying out the museum theft have been given preliminary charges of “theft committed by an organized gang” and “criminal association,” among other counts. They were sent to prison pending further investigation. The have denied wrongdoing, Bessone said.

The third suspect acknowledged receiving the paintings at his home and hiding them behind a wall built beneath a staircase after the theft. Investigators recovered the Renoirs from the hiding place, Bessone said.

The fourth suspect acknowledged seeing photographs of the paintings but said he did not immediately recognize them. Both of those suspects were given preliminary charges of “concealment” of stolen paintings. They were released under judicial supervision and barred from leaving France.

Two additional people who had been arrested were released without charge.

The theft renews concerns about museum security

The Renoir Museum occupies the final home of the leading French Impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir, who lived there until his death in 1919. It is the best-known attraction in Cagnes-sur-Mer, a Mediterranean coastal town between Cannes and Nice.

The theft revived painful memories of the spectacular theft of crown jewels from the Louvre Museum in Paris last year and renewed calls for better security and funding at the many cultural sites across France.

Christian Sainte, national director of judicial police, said Monday that the country “is repeatedly targeted by organized criminal groups that carry out theft operations targeting valuable objects that are part of our cultural heritage” in museums, castles, places of worship, private homes and art galleries.

French museums recorded 23 cases in 2025 and about 10 this year, he said.

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Pennsylvania-based Hunt Auctions announced the private treaty sale and identified the buyer as Miami real estate investor Ron Firman. The red jersey is the one Jordan wore in Game 2 of that series on June 5, 1998; he and the Chicago Bulls beat the Utah Jazz that night to even the matchup at a game apiece.

Jordan and the Bulls would go on to win the series in six games, the sixth and final title of his Hall of Fame career. That 1997-98 season was the subject of the 10-episode “Last Dance” documentary series that was released in 2020.

“While Michael Jordan’s importance within the sports memorabilia marketplace has long been established it has now escalated to an elite asset class more typically reserved for iconic works of art,” said David Hunt, president of Hunt Auctions. "We are very pleased to have been able to facilitate this historic sale which serves as another benchmark for our industry.”

The $14 million price would be the second-biggest known cost for a game-worn jersey, behind the $24.12 million paid in 2024 for the jersey worn by Babe Ruth of the New York Yankees when he hit the “called shot” home run against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field in Game 3 of the 1932 World Series.

This sale becomes at least the third time a Jordan jersey from that 1998 finals has fetched at least $10 million. A jersey from Game 1 was sold at auction for about $10.1 million in 2022 and a jersey from Game 3 was auctioned last month for about $12.3 million.

“Michael Jordan was an incredibly talented player who is admired around the world.” Firman said in a news release distributed by the auction house. “I’m very excited about the purchase."

The jersey that Firman purchased was originally bought from the Bulls by a private collector in 2003, Hunt said, adding that it “has remained within a succinct chain of custody having only changed hands once from the original purchaser.”

Just about anything related to the 1998 finals and Jordan's final season with the Bulls has been the subject of massive interest in the collector space. In 2023, a pair of Air Jordan sneakers that he wore in Game 2 against the Jazz was sold by Sotheby's for $2.2 million, touted at the time as “a new world record for the most valuable sneakers ever sold.”

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