Persistent inflation and high gas prices fueled by the conflict have driven widespread American disapproval of the war — a sentiment casting a long shadow over the Nov. 3 election that will determine whether Trump's party keeps control of Congress. And U.S. economic sanctions and a naval blockade on Iranian oil are causing profound shocks for Tehran's economy.

Yet, Iranian officials remain insistent there won't be a deal until the U.S. lifts the blockade and delivers sanctions relief. Trump, meanwhile, is vacillating. He has dispatched more military resources to the region and threatened to resume strikes — even as he also declares that the U.S. “will not be attacking Iran at any time prior” to Nov. 3.

Speaking to fellow world leaders last month at the U.N. General Assembly, Trump insisted he “will not give credence to the election when it comes to Iran.”

Now, more than a week into a 32-day campaign blitz for Republican candidates, Trump is doubling down on that message, telling voters he's winning the war while darkly warning he's ready to "finish it off" if Iran doesn't capitulate.

“I will tell you what: Iran will be very quick one way or the other,” Trump said Friday as he campaigned in New York. “Either they give us everything, or they don’t exist any longer.”

Iran has shown resilience to Trump's threats

Trump's campaign bravado comes after his stated war goals in Iran have shifted significantly over the course of the conflict.

He's moved from maximalist demands for unconditional surrender by the theocratic government to a focus on economic pressure, containing Tehran's nuclear program and reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran's economy is certainly in shambles. Its navy and air force have been devastated, and key political and military leaders were killed in the first weeks of the conflict.

Yet, Iran has shown no small measure of resilience in the face of Trump's repeatedly being on the cusp of ordering big new strikes — only to back down at the last moment.

After months of grinding war, an American election season isn't fundamentally changing Iran's approach with the U.S. leader they've found to be an unreliable narrator, said Sasan Karimi, a former Iranian government official.

Iran's leadership, Karimi added, is concerned that “the U.S., especially in the Trump era, will not be compliant to any deal even if he himself signs it.”

Some Republicans distance themselves from Trump

Trump's message isn't easy for Republican candidates to embrace as they make their case to voters frustrated by elevated gas prices and food costs.

Most Americans, 69%, say the war has not been worth fighting, according to a poll published last week by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. That's up slightly from 64% in July. Only 28% approve of how Trump is handling Iran.

Some Republicans in competitive races have sought to distance themselves from Trump on the war.

In Michigan, Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers has said the “war with Iran needs to end — and end quickly.” Rep. Ashley Hinson, who is in a competitive Senate race in Iowa, said Iowans shouldn’t have to “foot the bill” for the war. Seven House Republicans voted in favor of a war powers resolution aimed at curtailing Trump's war of choice.

Yet, trying to stand apart from Trump on Iran is almost impossible for Republicans so close to Election Day, says Christopher Borick, director of the Lehigh University Opinion Observatory in Pennsylvania.

“It's an enormous weight on Republicans,” Borick said. “Shifting the narrative to draw separation from Trump is going to be a Herculean task.”

Iran anticipates Trump will resume strikes

Negotiations had appeared at a standstill after Trump late last month publicly rejectedIran’s proposal to quickly reopen the Strait of Hormuz if the U.S. met certain conditions.

Iranians, however, say they have since received a U.S. counterproposal and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Thursday said he expected Tehran would offer a formal reply within days. Trump on Thursday described the indirect negotiations as “productive.”

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said Tehran wants a return to the framework of the short-lived June deal. That agreement held out the promise of financial relief for Iran, which never materialized.

But the Iranian president also expressed skepticism. “We are trying to move the process forward. We are having conversations; every time we have held talks with them, they attacked us again," Pezeshkian said Thursday as he met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Turkmenistan.

As part of any deal, Iranian officials say the U.S. must lift its blockade before Iran agrees to cease attacks on international oil tankers using the Strait of Hormuz.

“We are telling America, you have to act first. Enough talking, enough negotiations,” Mohsen Rezaei, a former Revolutionary Guard commander and secretary of Iran’s top security body, recently told Iranian state television, boasting that Iran had the upper hand in the conflict.

Some Iranian officials seem to believe that a return to full-scale war may be inevitable.

Mahdi Mohammadi, a Tehran-based analyst and an adviser to Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, said on Telegram that while indirect talks with the U.S. have been “serious," he predicted that “the war will start" again soon.

Fighting between Saudi Arabia and Houthis adds complications

At his rallies, Trump has pointed to a recent surge in Gulf oil making it through the Strait of Hormuz as he's made his argument that Iran's leadership will soon have to capitulate.

Indeed, Iran has lost its near-chokehold over oil flows through the waterway as U.S. Central Command shepherds oil tankers through the strait at night with their location systems turned off.

But in recent days, Iran has ramped up attacks on tankers passing through the strait. And overall, ship traffic remains well below prewar levels.

Tanker operators willing to risk running the gauntlet under Central Command’s protection are in some cases charging rates of $1 million a day or more, shipping analysts say.

The situation has become further complicated as Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s government have launched a military campaign aimed at driving Iran-backed Houthi rebels from the Bab el-Mandeb strait, another critical Middle East trade route for oil and other goods.

The Houthis, in turn, are targeting Saudi airports and key infrastructure in the kingdom with drone and missile strikes.

Iranian officials see little change, even if Democrats win control of Congress

Trump insists that the U.S. naval blockade to prevent Iranian oil from getting to market has driven Tehran to the brink.

Iran’s oil minister Mohsen Paknejad recently resigned, Iranian state television announced this week. And the Iranian currency, the rial, continues to crater.

Iranian leaders appear convinced that they can still absorb military pressure, and impose further costs on the United States and the global economy, said Karimi, the former Iranian government official.

Hamzeh Safavi, a political scientist at the University of Tehran, said Iranian officials are giving little weight to the midterms as they calculate their next move.

“Iran knows that whether it’s Democrats or Republicans, there is a shared view about the fundamental confrontation with Iran," Safavi said. "They just might not agree regarding the method of confronting Iran. For that reason, the results won’t really create a foundational change in relations with Iran.”

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After seven years of promoting local businesses in San Francisco's predominantly Latino Mission District, the nonprofit has a brick-and-mortar space that reflects its passion for the neighborhood. Now, beyond events like taco tours and a Bad Bunny look-alike contest, it can provide a spot for Latino entrepreneurs and artists to sell their goods.

Luis Quiroz, Mission Lotería founder, is still nervous about hitting monthly numbers amid a rough economy in one of the country's most high-priced cities. But he and his team believe in their — for lack of a better word — mission.

“What’s the economics term? High risk, high reward,” Quiroz said. “I feel like we’re at a really good place. Almost every day, people come in, they’re like, ‘Omigod, I’ve been following you for so long.’”

Despite both a rise in costs and fears around immigration crackdowns, some Latinos are making it their business, literally, to champion other Latino entrepreneurs. But beyond just shelf space, they are giving artists and business people advice, resources and connection to a bigger audience. The complex political and economic climate has only intensified their desire to invest their own time and resources in uplifting other Latino and Hispanic creatives. More places are starting to recognize Latino businesses and the inherent disadvantages they encounter.

Yesi Chavez has stocked greeting cards, magnets and “Trader Jose’s” minitotes at Mission Lotería since it opened just before the start of Hispanic Heritage Month. It's been a brand boost as store shoppers recognize her merchandise when she sells at pop-ups. It's also special to Chavez, who works full-time as a hotel events administrator, to display alongside other Latinos.

“I feel like Latinos, as far as I’ve seen, they really come together and try to support their own and try to make sure that, especially, Latina women are well supported,” Chavez said.

Latinas can face more obstacles in business

Amor Collective, where you can find fun merch, made entirely by Latinas, like concha bread earrings or Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) candles, opened in August in downtown Phoenix after quietly operating in the suburbs. Founder Stephanie Vasquez made the bold relocation move despite it meaning higher rent. A space next door to her coffeehouse became available and the shop, in Vasquez's opinion, deserved to be in the bustling downtown.

The grand opening “was emotional,” Vasquez said. “I will say that the Latino community truly supports us.”

A decade ago, Vasquez established a nonprofit, Empowering Latina Leaders in Arizona or ELLA (Spanish for “her.”). She created it after seeing how underpaid Latinas remain. In fact, Hispanic female full-time workers make 79% of the median earnings their white counterparts earn, making them the lowest earning by race and gender, according to a July quarterly earnings report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

She started monthly pop-up markets for Latina entrepreneurs. A permanent storefront seemed like a natural next step, so she opened Amor Collective four years ago in the Phoenix suburb of Peoria.

“An incubator space for business owners to come together, mitigate risk — so now their risk is so low that they're able to be bold and they're able to really play in their businesses,” she said.

Over 35 entrepreneurs have signed a one-year lease with Amor. They are invited to monthly meetings where Vasquez arranges for guest speakers on topics like public relations and banking. A few members have been afraid to come because they've had family detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. So Vasquez made them Zoom-friendly, too.

“It's very clear that coming together as a community is very necessary,” Vasquez said. “This is where I think it's important for the consumer, whether you have the privilege of not being afraid to come out, then to come to spaces like this and support communities that might be in need.”

Cities big and small see economic potential of Latino businesses

The current mood of Latinos nationwide is divided when it comes to achieving the American dream. Nearly one-fifth of Latino adults say it is out of reach for them, according to Pew Research. Nearly 3 in 10, or 27%, believe the American dream doesn’t exist altogether.

Outside of advocacy groups, more cities are acknowledging the potential of Latino businesses with resources like grants. Quiroz asserts Mission Lotería — the name is a nod to a Mexican card game — would not have opened had the team not pitched their vision to a panel overseeing the city's storefront opportunity grants.

“I think just with the investments that we brought to the community, to the neighborhood, it felt like a good fit for both parties,” Quiroz said. “We ended up receiving the grant award for $50,000. That went really quick with our rebuilds.”

The North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce, which represents over 25 cities and rural communities 50 miles (80 kilometers) west of Boston, launched the Latino Initiative for Development of Entrepreneurship and Resources in July. LIDER, the Spanish word for “leader,” affords Latino-run businesses networking and educational opportunities to make up for “an access gap.” Some events and materials are in Spanish.

“We've seen for many years now a growing trend of businesses that are being formed or led by Latinos here in the region,” said Chamber president and CEO Roy Nascimento. “Latinos are starting businesses at three times the rate of the general population.”

The Chamber has not gotten any negative feedback for this initiative or for being seen as pro DEI — diversity, equity and inclusion.

“Chambers of commerce by their very nature are very inclusive,” Nascimento said. “Our mission is to advance the economy of North Central Massachusetts.”

Stores plan to be thriving Hispanic community hubs

Amor Collective will strive to be an event space beyond just meetings and workshops. A nook with tables, chairs and a television screen will also be where they have craft classes. DJs have started spinning tunes on Sundays.

“I'd love to have venue spaces. Like everything our community needs, I'd love to be a one-stop shop to do that,” Vasquez said.

For Quiroz, who was undocumented as an infant and carries proof of his legal permanent status, he wants Mission Lotería to feel welcoming for Latino and Hispanic people whether they were born in the U.S. or somewhere else.

Future plans include creating content to introduce entrepreneurs via social media, YouTube and a podcast. The ongoing construction inside includes carving out a podcast room in the back.

“People can really hear the stories of these business owners and their journey,” Quiroz said. “Anytime I get a chance to speak to them, their stories are so fascinating.”

The second-seeded Valkyries will have home-court advantage and will host No. 4 Atlanta beginning Oct. 17. The Dream swept New York earlier in the night, and now teams are 22-0 in playoff history when leading a series 2-0.

Las Vegas, which was seeded third, had won three of the past four championships.

Gabby Williams added 16 points for the Valkyries, including eight in overtime. Former Aces Kiah Stokes and Tiffany Hayes each had 11 points, and Stokes also grabbed 10 rebounds.

A’ja Wilson, honored before night’s game for winning an unprecedented fifth MVP, scored 21 points, but on 6-for-19 shooting for the Aces. She also had 10 rebounds, joining DeWanna Bonner as the only players with 1,300 points and 600 rebounds in the postseason.

Jackie Young added 18 points and Chelsea Gray 17.

A 17-point run bolted Golden State past the Aces for a 53-47. Las Vegas closed within a point by the end of the quarter, giving the Aces only seven points in the period.

The Aces led by six points late in the game before the Valkyries evened the score when Gabby Williams stole the ball from Wilson and Thornton finished with a transition layup to make it 69-69 with 1:50 left.

Golden State then took the lead Veronica Burton's 9-foot floater with 1:12 remaining. The Aces tied the score on Gray's inbound pass to Young with 27 seconds left and ultimately force overtime.

The extra period belonged completely to the Valkyries, who outscored the Aces 16-6

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The Category 2 storm caused destructive storm surge, extreme winds, torrential rainfall, and increased the risk of tornadoes. It later weakened to a Category 1 storm.

Gov. Ron DeSantis issued a mandatory evacuation order for Escambia County. Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons said Pensacola Beach, a barrier island, was a concern.

“Evacuate if you can, and remember we will shut down those bridges,” Simmons said about the 39 mph wind limit.

Related story: Hurricane Isaias makes landfall in Florida Panhandle’s Destin area as Category 2 storm

By 2:25 p.m., the Pensacola Police Department had closed the Pensacola Bay Bridge. The Escambia Sheriff’s Office closed the Theo Baars and Bob Sikes bridges. The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office closed the Garcon Point Bridge. The Walton County Sheriff’s Office closed the Clyde B. Wells bridge.

The Emerald Coast Utilities Authority announced the temporary shutdown of the water service to Pensacola Beach on Friday afternoon. The other areas under a mandatory evacuation order in Escambia were Perdido Key, Energy Point, and Innerarity Point.

“Stay off the roads, start getting to your safe spaces,“ Eric Gilmore, Escambia County’s public safety director, said on Friday during a news conference.

Related story: Hurricane Isaias prompts evacuations in Florida, Alabama, and Mississippi

Gilmore had a message for people who planned to stay on their boats during the hurricane: “There is no need to risk your life.”

The Pensacola International Airport, formerly Pensacola Gulf Coast Regional Airport, was closed temporarily.

“We can’t control what time it gets here, but we can darn sure control the police and fire, our stormwater ponds, and make sure that we are as ready to go for our citizens as we can be,” Darcy Curran Reeves, the mayor of Pensacola since 2022, told NPR on Friday.

Related story: Hurricane Isaias could nudge fuel prices higher if Gulf of Mexico refineries lose power

Escambia County opened shelters at the Pensacola Bay Center, at 201 East Gregory St.; the Marie K. Young-Wedgewood Community Center, at 6405 Wagner Road; and the Clyde L. Gracey Community Center, at 5629 Byrom St.

“I need everybody to stay at home after landfall,” Travis Tompkins, Escambia County’s emergency manager, said on Friday during a news conference.

Aside from the Florida Panhandle, the first hurricane of the Atlantic season was also set to impact southern Alabama and southern Mississippi, according to the National Hurricane Center.

There was a storm surge warning in effect from the mouth of the Mississippi River to the Suwannee River, and a storm surge watch in effect for the Suwannee River to Yankeetown.

There was a hurricane warning in effect from Ocean Springs in Mississippi to the Bay or Gulf county line in the Florida Panhandle.

There was a tropical storm warning in effect for the Jefferson or Plaquimines Parish line in Louisiana to the west of Ocean Springs in the Mississippi’s East of Bay or Gulf County line to the Aucilla River along Florida’s Big Bend.

Storm surge could be as high as 6 to 9 feet. There was also a tornado risk in coastal areas of Alabama and far southwest Georgia.

Related story: Hurricane Isaias poised to strike northern Gulf Coast as first hurricane in 2 years

“The surge is really what puts a lot of people’s lives in jeopardy if they haven’t heeded evacuation orders, and does the most significant damage from these storms,” DeSantis said. “Everywhere from Pensacola all the way into the Big Bend section of north Florida, you could see storm surge, so please take caution of that.”

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey ordered evacuations at Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, and Dauphin Island. DeSantis declared a state of emergency, deployed about 5,000 National Guard troops, and requested an emergency declaration for federal support.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency staff responded to state emergency operations centers in Alabama and Florida, and had supplies at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration deployed “Miss Piggy,” the N43RF, a specialized Lockheed WP-3D Orion four-engine turboprop aircraft, with a team of Hurricane Hunters, to fly out of Lakeland and directly into the hurricane.

Related story: Local 10 News Weather Authority gets behind-the-scenes look at hurricane hunters’ flight aboard ‘Miss Piggy’

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A hurricane warning means that hurricane conditions are expected somewhere within the warning area. Preparations to protect life and property should be rushed to completion.

A tropical storm warning means that tropical storm conditions are expected somewhere within the warning area.

A storm surge watch means there is a possibility of life-threatening inundation from rising water moving inland from the coastline.

A storm surge warning means there is a danger of life-threatening inundation from rising water moving inland from the coastline.

• Alabama-Florida border to Grayton Beach: 6-9 feet
• Grayton Beach to Indian Pass: 4-7 feet
• Indian Pass to Steinhatchee River: 4-6 feet
• Dauphin Island in Alabama to the Alabama-Florida border: 4-6 feet
• Steinhatchee River to Suwannee River: 3-5 feet
• Mouth of the Mississippi River in Louisiana to Dauphin Island in Alabama: 3-5 feet
• Lower Mobile Bay: 3-5 feet
• Suwannee River to Yankeetown: 2-4 feet
• Upper Mobile Bay: 2-4 feet

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At about 9:30 p.m. on Friday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said the wind shear weakened the storm, which didn’t have a “full eye” when it made landfall in the Destin area.

“As of landfall, approximately 260,000 accounts are without power,” DeSantis said during a news conference on Friday night.

Isaias, the first hurricane of the Atlantic season, weakened from Category 3 in the Gulf to Category 2 during landfall. It continued to weaken as it moved inland.

Life-threatening storm surge was impacting the Gulf Coast as flash flooding spread inland at about 9 p.m. The storm had maximum sustained winds of 105 mph at about 8:30 p.m.

The eyewall moved onshore at about 7:30 p.m. in the western Florida Panhandle, according to the Florida Division of Emergency Management.

The storm was impacting the Florida Panhandle, southern Alabama, and southern Mississippi, according to the National Hurricane Center.

The storm prompted a flash flood warning in Tallahassee on Friday night, and there was also an increased risk of tornadoes in Georgia.

The storm was about 50 miles east of Pensacola and about 50 miles west-northwest of Panama City, Fla., and it was moving north at 19 mph, according to the NHC.

The National Weather Service issued an extreme wind warning in the western Florida Panhandle shortly after 7:15 p.m.

Related story: Hurricane Isaias could nudge fuel prices higher if Gulf of Mexico refineries lose power

There was a storm surge warning in effect from the mouth of the Mississippi River to the Suwannee River, and a storm surge watch in effect for the Suwannee River to Yankeetown.

There was a hurricane warning in effect from Ocean Springs in Mississippi to the Bay or Gulf county line in the Florida Panhandle.

There was a tropical storm warning in effect for the Jefferson or Plaquimines Parish line in Louisiana to the west of Ocean Springs in the Mississippi’s East of Bay or Gulf County line to the Aucilla River along Florida’s Big Bend.

There was a tornado risk in coastal areas of Alabama, the Florida Panhandle, and far southwest Georgia.

The forecasted landfall is between southern Alabama’s Mobile Bay and the Florida Panhandle’s Choctawhatchee Bay, and the storm surge could be as high as 6 to 9 feet.

Related story: Hurricane Isaias poised to strike northern Gulf Coast as first hurricane in 2 years

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey ordered evacuations at Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, and Dauphin Island. DeSantis declared a state of emergency, deployed about 5,000 National Guard troops, and requested an emergency declaration for federal support.

“The surge is really what puts a lot of people’s lives in jeopardy if they haven’t heeded evacuation orders, and does the most significant damage from these storms,” DeSantis said. “Everywhere from Pensacola all the way into the Big Bend section of north Florida, you could see storm surge, so please take caution of that.”

Related story: Georgia-Alabama showdown is on schedule despite approach of Hurricane Isaias; Trump will skip game

The Federal Emergency Management Agency staff responded to state emergency operations centers in Alabama and Florida, and had supplies at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration deployed “Miss Piggy,” the N43RF, a specialized Lockheed WP-3D Orion four-engine turboprop aircraft, with a team of Hurricane Hunters, to fly out of Lakeland and directly into the hurricane.

What it means

A hurricane warning means that hurricane conditions are expected somewhere within the warning area. Preparations to protect life and property should be rushed to completion.

A tropical storm warning means that tropical storm conditions are expected somewhere within the warning area.

A storm surge watch means there is a possibility of life-threatening inundation from rising water moving inland from the coastline.

Related story: Hurricane Isaias lashes the US Gulf Coast

A storm surge warning means there is a danger of life-threatening inundation from rising water moving inland from the coastline.

• Alabama-Florida border to Grayton Beach: 6-9 feet
• Grayton Beach to Indian Pass: 4-7 feet
• Indian Pass to Steinhatchee River: 4-6 feet
• Dauphin Island in Alabama to the Alabama-Florida border: 4-6 feet
• Steinhatchee River to Suwannee River: 3-5 feet
• Mouth of the Mississippi River in Louisiana to Dauphin Island in Alabama: 3-5 feet
• Lower Mobile Bay: 3-5 feet
• Suwannee River to Yankeetown: 2-4 feet
• Upper Mobile Bay: 2-4 feet

Related story: Isaias strengthens into a dangerous Category 3 hurricane on track toward the US Gulf Coast

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Miami enters the game with a 2-0 record in preseason, averaging 128.5 points per game.

Heat coach Erik Spoelstra is expected to take a similar approach to the first two games, playing many of the team’s regulars extended minutes in the first half before giving the rest of the roster a chance after halftime.

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In his first season with Columbus, Talbot stopped all three of Chicago's shots in the shootout to surpass the previous record set by Curtis McElhinney, Sean Burke and Ron Tugnutt.

Talbot, in his 13th NHL season, has won games with the New York Rangers, Edmonton, Philadelphia, Calgary, Minnesota, Ottawa, Detroit and the Los Angeles Kings.

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Busch's widow, Samantha Busch, spoke at the free event and shared memories of their life together during an emotional 10-minute speech. But it was 11-year-son Brexton, a budding racer, who stole the show with a burnout on the track's frontstretch in his father's No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Cup Series car before climbing on the roof and honoring his dad by doing his traditional bow with a checkered flag.

“I don't want to feel like we are putting a period on (his life) today,” Samantha Busch said. “This is not the end of Kyle's story. His story continues every time we give a young racer a chance, share something he taught us or share with the next generation what made Rowdy unforgettable."

She added: “Years from now I hope people remember Kyle as one of NASCAR's greatest drivers. He worked his entire life for that. But I also hope they meet someone whose life is better because Kyle was here. That's a legacy that no checkered flag can contain.”

Busch died unexpectedly in May from hemorrhagic shock and disseminated intravascular coagulation after complications from bacterial pneumonia led to sepsis, according to the former NASCAR star’s death certificate.

Busch was testing in the Chevrolet racing simulator about two miles from CMS when he became unresponsive and was transported to a hospital in Charlotte and later died. He was 41.

The news sent shock waves throughout the sport and several drivers have celebrated their wins this season by honoring Busch with his post-race bow in victory lane.

Friday night was about remembering the good times.

Samantha Busch talked about how happy Kyle was at the end of his career — despite not winning many races during one stretch — because he loved being a father and raising Brexton and 4-year-old daughter Lennix.

She shared memories of spending nights at dirt tracks across the country, being exhausted late at night following a race while Brexton ran around with his friends covered in dirt and grease.

Those, she said, are the memories she will cherish the most, calling it their happiest times.

She also thanked the racing community.

“I never fully understood what this sport meant until we lost him," Samantha Busch said. "The races kept going, the cars kept circling the track, but our world had stopped. I didn't know how we would find our way without him. But then all of you showed us. You came to Brexton's races. You honored Kyle at every racetrack across the country and shared what he meant to you.”

Kurt Busch, Kyle’s older brother and former Cup Series champion, shared stories, memories and funny moments about the driver fondly known as “Rowdy.” Christopher Bell, Noah Gragson, Daniel Suárez, Kyle Larson and Austin Dillon also spoke at the one-hour ceremony.

“Even at a young age, he wanted to do everything better than me,” Kurt Busch said. “It was tough to beat him on the track, even though I had six years on him.”

After Kurt Busch won his first Cup Series pole at Darlington in 2001, he was asked by reporters about his little brother who was winning races in lower level series across the country.

“I said back then, ‘You think I’m good, you just wait until Kyle gets here,’” Kurt Busch said.

Busch’s 234 race wins across NASCAR’s top three national series, the most of any driver in history and he is considered a certain first ballot Hall of Famer.

He won 63 Cup Series races and earned season championships in 2015 and 2019.

Most of his success came at Joe Gibbs Racing.

Team owner Joe Gibbs recalled Busch's fiery personality while he was driving for him.

Earlier in Busch's career following a race in Loudon, New Hampshire, Gibbs was eavesdropping on his driver's post-race interview after he had finished second. After Busch finished up, Gibbs thought to himself “well, that wasn't too bad” thinking the emotional Busch had kept his emotions in check.

A few seconds later Busch walked over to Gibbs and pointed his finger at his chest and said slowly, word by word, “Your. Cars. Suck.”

“He was very driven, and he was hard on people,” Suarez said.

Larson called him the most talented driver he's raced against.

The celebration was put on by Kyle Busch Motorsports and featured 10 iconic cars representative of Busch’s motorsports career. The evening concluded with an acoustic musical performance by country artist Cole Swindell.

The NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte on Friday also unveiled a new exhibit “Kyle Busch: Honoring A Legacy” honoring Busch's 25-year professional racing career.

The exhibit features Busch’s No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Camry from his 2015 NASCAR Cup Series championship season, along with videos and images highlighting his achievements and influence on the sport.

Samantha Busch was given the choice of selecting a car for the exhibit and picked her husband's No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing M&M's car which he raced for his first Cup Series championship.

“When I look at this car, I don’t just see a championship. I see everything Kyle overcame to earn it," she said.

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Exactly 364 days later, Reese is there after helping Atlanta reach the WNBA Finals for the first time since 2013 with a 22-point effort in the Dream's 85-83 win over the New York Liberty on Friday night.

“Sat at home the last two years and watched it,” Reese said of the championship round. “I texted Kah (Kahleah Copper), just get me one game in the playoffs.”

Now Reese is playing on the WNBA's biggest stage. The fourth-seeded Dream completed the three-game sweep of the Liberty and haven't lost in the postseason this year. They will face Golden State, which swept defending champion Las Vegas, in the WNBA Finals beginning Saturday, Oct. 17.

Reese, who was the league’s Defensive Player of the Year, came to Atlanta this offseason in a trade and proved to be a key reason the Dream advanced to the championship round. The Dream hadn't reached the semifinals since 2018 before this season. Now, they'll try to win the franchise's first championship with four more victories.

“The job isn’t done,” Reese said. “Happy where we are right now. We’re not satisfied.”

Atlanta led 83-81 with 17.7 seconds left after turning the ball over, giving New York one last chance. But, Breanna Stewart missed a contested layup with nine seconds left. DeWanna Bonner hit two free throws with 6.2 seconds left to seal the win.

“I missed a bunny to tie the game which really stinks,” Stewart said. “Atlanta is a tough team. You know tons of credit to them for making it tough for us every single night and wish them the best in the Finals.”

Dream coach Karl Smesko was happy.

“We were able to make the last couple of plays and able to move onto the Finals,” Smesko said. “Excited about it and proud of the way our players competed and pull together and held on to win.”

Atlanta won it without leading scorer Allisha Gray, who has been sidelined with a finger injury sustained in Game 1. She missed Game 2 and warmed up before Friday night’s game, but was ruled out about an hour before the tip. She was on the bench cheering for her teammates in a Howard jersey.

Howard got the Dream going early with 11 points in the first quarter. Reese had 10 in that period, including hitting two 3-pointers.

Things got chippy in the second quarter. After Isobel Borlase scored twice in a row, Sabrina Ionescu went to set a screen on her and was called for the offensive foul. She and Reese then started jawing with each other before being broken up by officials. A few minutes later, Jones blocked Reese’s shot and the two bumped chests while talking trash. The referees stepped in and gave both a technical foul.

New York was able to get within 40-39 late in the half before Reese scored the final four points of the second quarter to give Atlanta a 44-39 lead.

The Dream scored the first seven points of the third quarter to take a 51-39 lead. New York responded with a 16-4 run, including scoring the first 10 points in the outburst to take its first lead since 2-0 on a tip-in by Jones. The Liberty led 68-66 after the third quarter.

Atlanta was down four early in the fourth quarter before scoring the next eight points to take a 75-71 lead with 4:55 left as they held New York without a basket for over six minutes. The teams went back and forth before Atlanta moved ahead 83-79 with a minute to go.

Jonquel Jones hit a layup to make it a two-point game, but it wasn't enough. Jones and Stewart finished with 26 points apiece.

The loss ended a frustrating season for New York, which returned most of the same core that won the franchise’s first championship two years ago. The team struggled for consistency this season and finished as the No. 8 seed in the playoffs. They knocked off top-seeded Minnesota in the first round, but struggled against the Dream.

“What I'm thinking about right now is a lost opportunity,” Stewart said. “It's really hard to get to the Finals and it's really hard to win a WNBA championship.”

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Isaias, the first hurricane of the Atlantic season, was set to make landfall from 9 to 11 p.m. on Friday near Okaloosa County’s Destin in the Florida Panhandle.

Isaias was also set to impact southern Alabama and southern Mississippi, according to the National Hurricane Center. It was also increasing the risk of tornadoes in Georgia.

Related story: Hurricane Isaias could nudge fuel prices higher if Gulf of Mexico refineries lose power

There was a storm surge warning in effect from the mouth of the Mississippi River to the Suwannee River, and a storm surge watch in effect for the Suwannee River to Yankeetown.

There was a hurricane warning in effect from Ocean Springs in Mississippi to the Bay or Gulf county line in the Florida Panhandle.

There was a tropical storm warning in effect for the Jefferson or Plaquimines Parish line in Louisiana to the west of Ocean Springs in the Mississippi’s East of Bay or Gulf County line to the Aucilla River along Florida’s Big Bend.

Related story: Hurricane Isaias poised to strike northern Gulf Coast as first hurricane in 2 years

There was a tornado risk forecast to begin late Friday afternoon and continue on Friday night in coastal areas of Alabama, the Florida Panhandle, and far southwest Georgia.

The forecasted landfall is between southern Alabama’s Mobile Bay and the Florida Panhandle’s Choctawhatchee Bay, and the storm surge could be as high as 6 to 9 feet.

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey ordered evacuations at Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, and Dauphin Island. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency, deployed about 5,000 National Guard troops, and requested an emergency declaration for federal support.

Related story: Isaias strengthens into a dangerous Category 3 hurricane on track toward the US Gulf Coast

“The surge is really what puts a lot of people’s lives in jeopardy if they haven’t heeded evacuation orders, and does the most significant damage from these storms,” DeSantis said. “Everywhere from Pensacola all the way into the Big Bend section of north Florida, you could see storm surge, so please take caution of that.”

The Federal Emergency Management Agency staff responded to state emergency operations centers in Alabama and Florida, and had supplies at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration deployed “Miss Piggy,” the N43RF, a specialized Lockheed WP-3D Orion four-engine turboprop aircraft, with a team of Hurricane Hunters, to fly out of Lakeland and directly into the hurricane.

What it means

A hurricane warning means that hurricane conditions are expected somewhere within the warning area. Preparations to protect life and property should be rushed to completion.

A tropical storm warning means that tropical storm conditions are expected somewhere within the warning area.

A storm surge watch means there is a possibility of life-threatening inundation from rising water moving inland from the coastline.

A storm surge warning means there is a danger of life-threatening inundation from rising water moving inland from the coastline.

• Alabama-Florida border to Grayton Beach: 6-9 feet
• Grayton Beach to Indian Pass: 4-7 feet
• Indian Pass to Steinhatchee River: 4-6 feet
• Dauphin Island in Alabama to the Alabama-Florida border: 4-6 feet
• Steinhatchee River to Suwannee River: 3-5 feet
• Mouth of the Mississippi River in Louisiana to Dauphin Island in Alabama: 3-5 feet
• Lower Mobile Bay: 3-5 feet
• Suwannee River to Yankeetown: 2-4 feet
• Upper Mobile Bay: 2-4 feet

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Shesterkin came well out of his crease to challenge a shooter and fell as he scrambled back to the net midway through the second period. The 30-year-old Russian caught his skate on the post as he slid back into the crease and collapsed into the net.

Shesterkin lay on the ice for several minutes holding his right knee as he received medical attention. He did not put any weight on his right leg as he was helped off the ice by teammates.

The Rangers didn't provide any specific details about Shesterkin's condition.

"It's concerning, obviously," Rangers coach Mike Sullivan said after a 3-1 loss to the Caps. “He's an elite goaltender and you never want to see anyone get hurt. Obviously, he's an important player for us.”

The 2022 Vezina Trophy winner missed a month last season with a lower-body injury, contributing to the Rangers finishing last in the Eastern Conference.

Shesterkin was off to a strong start this season with a 3-1 record and 1.76 goals-against average. Last week, he became the first Rangers goalie to score a goal when he lofted the puck the length of the ice into an empty net late in New York’s home opener against Tampa Bay.

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Yoshinobu Yamamoto, last year's World Series MVP, will start Game 2 on Monday at American Family Field, manager Dave Roberts said Friday.

Skubal also started Game 1 of the NL Division Series. The two-time Cy Young Award winner pitched six dominant innings, allowing one run and two hits, in a 5-3 victory over the Atlanta Braves. The left-hander struck out seven and walked two.

Yamamoto started Game 3 of the NLDS, and struck out 10 over seven innings. The right-hander allowed one run and four hits to go with one walk.

Two-time Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell struggled as the Game 2 starter against the Braves, who won 3-2 to tie the best-of-five series 1-1. The Dodgers went on to eliminate the Braves, 3-1.

Roberts said the Dodgers were in discussions about adding a pitcher for the best-of-seven NLCS, which would require them to drop a position player. Rosters are due Sunday morning.

Miguel Rojas exited Game 3 against the Braves during an at-bat with lower back pain. The utility player underwent imaging, which mostly showed prior back issues. He took ground balls and a couple rounds of batting practice at Dodger Stadium on Friday.

Rojas, 37, has said he's leaning toward retiring at the end of the season.

“Today was encouraging,” Roberts said. “We still have a flight to get on and see how he comes in tomorrow for the workout there, so there’s nothing definitive.”

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President Donald Trump announced Friday that he had struck a deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin to immediately supply the U.S. more than 300,000 tons of diesel. That would be followed by an additional 500,000 tons in November, then 4 million more tons at some point after that.

The deal marks a stark reversal of policy by the U.S., which from the start of Russia’s war with Ukraine had banned imports of Russian oil, and comes at a time when the U.S. economy and consumers are being squeezed by a global rise in oil prices due to the eight-month-long U.S. war with Iran.

The price of diesel has shattered records in recent weeks, ratcheting up inflation for a broad swath of consumer goods.

The national average for a gallon of diesel in the U.S. hit a record high of $6.53 on Sept. 22, according to motor club AAA. It averaged nearly $6.28 a gallon on Friday, up from almost $3.68 this time last year. Diesel prices have hit records in Europe, too.

Higher diesel prices mean more expensive transportation for a long list of everyday goods. That’s because diesel is used for many freight and delivery networks. And some businesses have already passed along steeper costs to consumers in the form of added fees on online orders and packages in the mail.

Shoppers may feel more and more sticker shock, particularly in the grocery aisle. Perishable foods, like meat and produce, face one of the most immediate strains of expensive diesel because they need to be hauled in and restocked frequently — or may be harvested using farm equipment powered by the fuel.

That’s turned up the heat on Trump and the Republican Party to address surging prices ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm elections. The president’s approval ratings on the economy have hit a new low, according to an AP-NORC poll released last week, as the Iran war and his trade battles have increased U.S. prices for oil and other goods.

A limited impact, at best

Energy policy experts on Friday expressed doubts that a boost in diesel supply from Russia will have a significant impact on oil prices, whether in the U.S. or globally.

“It’s kind of shuffling deck chairs on the Titanic,” said Michael Lynch, distinguished fellow at Energy Policy Research Foundation, a nonpartisan research institution focused on energy and economics.

“If we get diesel from Russia, basically it means that their existing customers are not going to get it and they’ll have to go somewhere else, and that will keep the price basically where it is now,” Lynch said.

And while the White House may be counting on this move to give some relief at the pump for U.S. truckers, ranchers and farmers who have been hit hard by rising diesel prices, that’s not a given.

“The best you could hope for is a tiny dip in prices locally in places like the New York-New Jersey area, Philadelphia maybe,” Lynch said. “It just means that the oil is just going to be shuffled around and it’s not really going to change the price globally or across the U.S.”

If Russia, which in July moved to ban diesel exports due to Ukrainian drone strikes on its refineries, now believes it is able to resume exports of diesel, then that will help stabilize global diesel prices, said Daniel Sternoff, senior fellow at the Columbia Center on Global Energy Policy.

However, prices are likely to remain elevated overall because a lot of refining capacity in the Middle East isn’t available to the world market due to the disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz from the ongoing U.S.-Iran war.

“Refined products like diesel are still barely half of prewar levels,” Sternoff said. “So, even if there were to be some follow-through from the Russians to put a little extra diesel into the world markets, it might take the edge off of prices, but it will not substantially lower them.”

While the deal between Trump and Putin probably won’t have much of an impact on prices for diesel consumers in the U.S., it will benefit Russia, said Clayton Seigle, an energy strategist and expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

That’s because Russia is trying to offload its summer-grade diesel for the heavier winter and arctic grades that they will need in the coming months, Seigle noted.

“I don’t think it’ll be enough to materially lower prices in the United States or Europe, but it does certainly let Moscow off the hook in terms of revenue squeeze,” he said.

The ninth letter of the alphabet leads all others in the number of named Atlantic storms that have been retired over the decades due to their destruction or high death tolls. The names may be out of circulation, but storms including Ian, Ida, Igor, Ike, Inez, Ingrid, Iota, Irene, Irma, Isabel and Ivan left lasting legacies.

Next up is Isaias, which became the first hurricane of the Atlantic season on Wednesday night. Whether it lives up to the misery of others whose first letter it shares remains to be seen. The latest forecast suggested Isaias could be less dramatic, but still “extremely dangerous.”

“It’s the ‘I’ storm, which usually we have a lot earlier in the year,” said Kristen Corbosiero, a professor of atmospheric and environmental sciences at the University at Albany. “It’s always the ‘I’ storms that seem to cause problems.”

Isaias was expected to make landfall on the northern Gulf Coast late Friday or early Saturday, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami.

Atlantic hurricanes have been given names since 1953, and 100 of them are no longer used. There have been 14 storms with “I” names retired, including 12 this century. When eastern and central Pacific hurricanes are considered, that retired “I” list grows to 20.

Ten Atlantic storm names starting with “F” have been retired, followed by “C” with nine, and “D” and “M” with eight apiece, according to a list compiled by the hurricane center.

Why I is such a foreboding letter

Hurricanes starting with “I” typically occur in the middle of the June 1-Nov. 30 season, when warming ocean waters can supercharge a storm’s energy.

The timing of Isaias is an exception to this trend, due to the current super El Niño weather pattern, which stunted Atlantic hurricane formations through September while cranking out storms throughout the Pacific region.

Isaias came one day shy of tying a 121-year-old record for the latest-forming initial hurricane of the Atlantic season.

‘I’ storms prove to be costly

Of the 55 costliest hurricanes to hit the United States, a dozen began with the letter “I”, including four in the top 10.

Category 4 Ian in 2022 came in at No. 3 with $119.6 billion in damage. Ian hammered Florida with such ferocity that it wiped out whole neighborhoods, tossed boats onto highways, swept away beaches and swamped homes in roof-deep waters.

Category 4 Ida, devastating parts of Louisiana in 2021, was the sixth-costliest hurricane at $84.6 billion. Category 4 Irma tore through the Florida Keys in 2017 for No. 8 at a cost of $64 billion. Category 2 Ike made landfall near Galveston, Texas, in 2008 for No. 10 at $43.2 billion. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said it based these figures on the 2024 Consumer Price Index adjusted cost.

In 2020, they ran out of names. Then came Iota

The 2020 hurricane season exhausted that year’s alphabetical list of storm names by mid-September, so later storms were identified using Greek letters, including Iota, the 30th named storm of that record-breaking year.

Category 4 Iota decimated Nicaragua and Honduras in November 2020 only two weeks after another hurricane had passed through the region.

The World Meteorological Organization, which oversees storm naming, later decided not to use the Greek alphabet for future storms, citing potential confusion when translated into other languages. Instead, a supplemental list of names will be used when the standard list is exhausted in a particular season.

Ivan spawned 118 tornadoes in a destructive loop

Ivan tore through Grand Cayman island in 2004, damaging or destroying an estimated 95 percent of the buildings there, the National Weather Service said. Then it slammed into the United States, spawning 118 tornadoes from Florida to Pennsylvania, more than any other tropical system since modern-day records have been kept starting in 1950, the weather service said. The storm was blamed for 124 deaths, including 57 in the United States.

Ivan formed during an El Niño, and churned a loopy path. After coming ashore near Gulf Shores, Alabama, it went up to Virginia, then back down through southeast Florida, returning into the U.S. Gulf and to Texas.

Irene was among the costliest in its category

In 2011, Hurricane Irene sent cars bobbing down rivers, swept away covered bridges, put millions in the dark and killed dozens of people. It made landfall along the North Carolina coast, then veered north along a densely populated corridor. New York City took a direct hit, but the heaviest rains were further inland.

In Vermont, the storm killed six people, washed homes off their foundations and damaged or destroyed more than 200 bridges and 500 miles (805 kilometers) of highway. It was the costliest Category 1 U.S. hurricane on record since at least 1980, with estimated total damage of $18.8 billion.

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Saturday will bring a mix of sun and clouds, with southerly winds sustained at 10 to 15 mph and gusts up to 20 mph. A few passing showers are possible. Sunday also could bring a few showers, especially early. Otherwise, sunshine, scattered clouds and southeast winds sustained at 5 to 10 mph will prevail.

The weekend will be hot, with temperatures expected to reach the low 90s — above average for this time of year.

His dream pairing with Myles Garrett still does not appear to be in the Rams' immediate future, however.

Donald's first injury setback during his comeback from a 2 1/2-year retirement does not appear to be serious, the 10-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle said Friday after he went through a full practice at the Rams' training complex with no setbacks.

“I feel a lot better than what I was, so that's good,” Donald said. “Just followed the regimen (from the Rams' training staff) to get me back right where I need to be. Whatever they had me doing, I did, and I feel great right now.”

The 35-year-old star's absence from the Rams' comeback victory at Philadelphia underlined the difficulty of Donald's attempt to pull off this extraordinary comeback after such a lengthy layoff from football. Donald skipped all of last week's practices in an attempt to get his back ready to face the Eagles, but the Rams ultimately decided not to push things this early in the season.

A week later, Donald thinks he's ready to go again when Josh Allen and the Bills visit SoFi Stadium.

“I do feel good,” Donald said. “I don't feel like my wind is off. I don't feel like I'm out there exhausted. I think the way we're able to rotate helped me a lot, but I do feel good. Just got to keep going, try to be more productive, do what I need to do.”

Donald had four tackles and a quarterback hit while playing just over 50% of the snaps in the first two games of his comeback. Los Angeles has a fairly deep rotation on its interior defensive line, allowing every member to play at close to full speed.

But while Donald is feeling better, the Rams (2-2) are headed into the middle of October without yet getting to see Donald and Garrett on their defensive line together.

Garrett played poorly in his season-opening Rams debut in Australia before undergoing knee surgery. Coach Sean McVay said Thursday that the team isn't sure whether its high-priced trade acquisition will be ready to return to practice when his minimum four weeks on injured reserve are up next week.

“I know that the rehab is progressing well,” McVay said of Garrett while lamenting that he didn't have more concrete information on the superstar's current condition. “He’s looked good in the meetings.”

Donald thinks the Rams still have a defense good enough to contend with Allen even without Garrett. Then again, Donald was comfortably on his couch in retirement when Allen put up a jaw-dropping performance in the Bills' most recent trip to SoFi.

Allen became the first player in NFL history to record three passing TDs and three rushing TDs in the same game while he shredded the Rams' defense in December 2024, but Matthew Stafford and the Rams' offense outlasted him for a 44-42 victory in a game featuring 902 combined yards of offense.

Donald, a Pittsburgh native from a family of Steelers fans, gave high praise to Allen through comparison.

“He's a different type of player,” Donald said. “I call him like a futuristic Big Ben (Roethlisberger). More athletic, hard to tackle, a lot faster, able to move a lot different. He can hurt you in a lot of different ways. He's not easy to take down, and he's a playmaker.”

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The state and federal prosecutions center on “different harms, different evils, different purposes, different crimes,” Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Joel Seidemann and colleagues wrote in a court filing.

Mangione's defense lawyers are trying to get the state murder and weapons charges thrown out, citing double jeopardy. It's the legal precept that broadly prevents a person from being repeatedly prosecuted for the same crime, though the particulars can be complicated and disputed when different courts are involved.

In response to prosecutors’ filing Friday, Mangione's attorneys pointed to their own previous court papers arguing that the state and federal governments are “prosecuting the same man twice for the same event.”

A ruling is expected in late autumn.

At stake is whether Mangione will continue to face a trial in a New York state court in Manhattan and, potentially, how much prison time he will serve if he's convicted. He's already looking at the likelihood of a lengthy federal sentence. A state conviction, if there is one, could add more time.

The Manhattan prosecutors argue that double jeopardy doesn't apply to Mangione's situation. Though their case and the federal prosecution both concern Thompson's December 2024 killing, the Manhattan prosecutors contend that the specific charges involve different legal elements and criminal conduct.

Mangione pleaded guilty in August to federal stalking and cyberstalking charges, admitting in court that he traveled across state lines to New York to kill Thompson and then shot him from behind on a Manhattan street. The 28-year-old said he gunned for the CEO after experiencing years of severe back pain and “navigating the obstacles of the health insurance system.”

In the state case, meanwhile, Mangione pleaded not guilty in 2024 to murder, weapons and fake-ID charges. If he goes to trial, his admission in federal court might be used against him.

Thompson, 50, led one of the United States’ largest health insurers. His killing — with ammunition that authorities said was marked “delay,” “deny” and “depose” — alarmed the healthcare industry while baring the anger that many Americans feel about it. Some people cast Mangione as a valiant figure, even as others, including public officials, said the killing was anything but heroic.

Mangione, a scion of a prominent Maryland real estate family, has undergraduate and master's degrees in computer science. He worked for a car-buying website for a time. He never had UnitedHealthcare's insurance, police said.

La capital del estado de Amazonas suspendió el trabajo presencial en las oficinas administrativas municipales debido al deterioro de la calidad del aire. Se cancelaron las clases en las escuelas públicas y se instó a los residentes a usar mascarillas.

La ciudad indicó en un comunicado que la concentración de contaminantes promedió 196 microgramos por metro cúbico, muy por encima del rango normal de aproximadamente 3 a 9.

“Desde hace varios días, Manaus se ha visto afectada por un denso humo proveniente de incendios en municipios de otras zonas del estado de Amazonas y en otros estados”, informó la ciudad. “La grave situación se extiende más allá de la capital y amenaza la salud y la calidad de vida de miles de familias”.

Datos satelitales estatales y federales mostraban incendios cerca de Manaus y en el sur del estado de Amazonas, así como cerca de Santarem, en el vecino estado de Pará.

La Amazonía brasileña había registrado cerca de 33.556 focos de incendio este año hasta el jueves, según el Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Espaciales de Brasil. Esa cifra es casi un 50% más que en el mismo periodo de 2025, aunque alrededor de un 53% por debajo del promedio histórico.

Los incendios se han desplazado por la Amazonía desde que comenzó la temporada seca en junio. Al inicio de la temporada, se concentraban más al norte, en los estados de Roraima y Amapá. Más recientemente, han aumentado más al sur, cerca de Manaus, en el sur del estado de Amazonas y en torno a Santarem, en el estado de Pará.

Varios estudios indican que los efectos de El Niño en la región podrían ser más severos en 2027, cuando el patrón climático podría alterar la próxima temporada de lluvias de la selva tropical.

Funcionarios han instado a prepararse para la sequía, el calor y los incendios a medida que se desarrolla El Niño —un fenómeno climático cíclico que normalmente eleva las temperaturas e incrementa la sequía en la Amazonía—.

Durante El Niño de 2023 y 2024, las temperaturas subieron de 2 a 4 grados Celsius (de 3,5 a 7 grados Fahrenheit) por encima del promedio histórico del bosque tropical. Asociado con una sequía severa, el calor alimentó los peores incendios forestales de la Amazonía en dos décadas.

La Amazonía, que almacena enormes cantidades de dióxido de carbono y genera humedad atmosférica que ayuda a regular el clima mucho más allá de Sudamérica, es un ecosistema vital para el clima del mundo. La mayoría de los incendios forestales allí no son naturales, sino que los provocan los seres humanos.

El Ministerio de Medio Ambiente de Brasil informó que había desplegado brigadas contra incendios y aeronaves para ayudar a combatir los incendios en el estado de Amazonas. También indicó que había notificado a los propietarios de predios rurales para que adopten medidas para prevenir y combatir los incendios forestales.

“Se están intensificando las inspecciones sobre el terreno para frenar nuevos incendios e investigar el uso ilegal del fuego”, manifesó le ministerio.

El gobierno del estado de Amazonas no respondió a una solicitud de comentarios de The Associated Press.

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The big forecast wrinkle with Isaias has been when increasingly strong upper-level winds from an advancing jet stream dip will begin to undercut its core and halt strengthening.

So far, that hasn’t happened and Isaias is passing directly over a local patch of extremely warm and deep waters – a warm core ring of current known as an anticyclonic eddy that’s spun off the Gulf’s infamous Loop Current – that’s giving it a second wind on approach to the Gulf Coast.

Interestingly, morning runs of our high-fidelity and best-performing intensity models have also moved the goalposts on when weakening might commence, with Google’s DeepMind 1,000-member ensemble system showing it maintaining peak to near-peak intensity (stippled region in the plot below) up until the last few hours before landfall.

NOAA’s next-generation, high-resolution HAFS hurricane model also advertises this 11th hour weakening, but not before continued strengthening into Friday afternoon, with both configurations of HAFS suggesting Isaias could be touching Category 4 intensity (winds of 130) before it stumbles closer to the coast tonight.

Either way, the specter of a stronger hurricane coming ashore is growing and NHC bumped up its forecast hazards Monday morning in response, including its peak storm surge flooding – now expected to be as high as 6 to 9 feet for the western Florida panhandle from the Florida/Alabama state line to just east of Destin.

Evacuation orders were ordered Thursday for most coastal zones in the western Florida panhandle. For the latest evacuation information for Florida counties, click here.

Those who haven’t already evacuated have limited time to safely to do so today, but if you’re in a low-lying coastal zone – most notably from Destin westward to Pensacola – consider moving to a higher spot away from the water before the worst of Isaias arrives. You often don’t have to move inland very far to escape life-threatening storm surge. Roughly 90% of deaths in hurricanes historically come from water, not wind.

In addition to the dangerous winds, those in the path, especially to the north and east of Isaias’s track, should have a way to receive National Weather Service warnings, as we anticipate the likelihood of supercell tornadoes in outer bands as the hurricane closes in today and through the overnight hours Saturday.

The tornado threat will extend inland into parts of south and central Georgia and the Carolinas on Saturday.

Big inland wind and power outage threat across the southeast

As Isaias moves inland and transitions into a much larger extratropical storm, its expanding wind field will bring strong, long-duration gusty winds across the southeastern U.S. into the lower Tennessee Valley and southern Appalachians this weekend.

This will likely cause widespread downed trees and power outages throughout the region with winds gusting over 60 mph, especially over inland Alabama on Saturday and across the mountains of North Georgia, eastern Tennessee, and western North Carolina.

Additionally, a heavy rainfall and flood threat will accompany Isaias inland over the weekend, rainfall totals topping out in the double digits, even into the southern Appalachians and coastal Carolinas.

NOAA Lt. Cdr. Christopher Wood had control of the famous “Miss Piggy,” a Lockheed WP-3D Orion aircraft that operates as N43RF or NOAA43.

“The aircraft are capable of going into the storm and getting in-situ data that we can’t get through any other remote means like satellites or any ground-based stations,” Wood said.

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The hurricane hunters conducted five flights through the center of Hurricane Isaias to collect life-saving data before it made landfall on Friday in the Florida Panhandle.

“Without this data, you are looking at about a 20% reduction in the ability of these forecasters to figure out what these storms are doing,” Wood said.

Weather Authority meteorologist Brandon Orr joined Joseph Cione, a lead NOAA meteorologist, and Sim Aberson, a NOAA meteorologist, who worked aboard “Miss Piggy.”

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“If we can get a better estimate of where storm winds are because we can sample better, that means the situational awareness improves,” Cione said. “That means the forecasts improve. That means we evacuate an area we weren’t going to evacuate and saving lives.”

During an eight-hour flight, the team collected data showing the wind field expanding, spreading damaging winds further from the center, and the eye becoming better aligned.

“It takes a lot of people to make those forecasts and make them accurate,” Aberson said.

There was a green light for intensification to a Category 3. “Miss Piggy” and “Kermit,” another Lockheed WP-3D Orion, are based out of Lakeland Linder International Airport in Lakeland, Fla. Both are equipped with GPS dropwindsondes, lower fuselage and tail Doppler radar systems, and Step Frequency Microwave Radiometers (SFMR) to measure wind speed, barometric pressure, temperature, and humidity.

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The longstanding but uneasy relationship with executing the nation's worst criminals has been on clear display in recent weeks, first following a botched lethal injection in Tennessee and later after the military announced plans to livestream a death by firing squad. Both have prompted fresh calls for abolition from death penalty opponents and led supporters to publicly grapple with how to humanely carry out government executions.

When Christa Pike was sentenced to die in 1996 after being convicted of murdering a classmate, Tennessee was among 37 states that had capital punishment, and the number of annual executions in the U.S. was on the rise. Since then, 10 states have abolished capital punishment, and executions haven't approached their late 1990s peak.

Still, it is unlikely the U.S. is headed for complete abolition. Thirty inmates have been executed this year, and another eight executions have been scheduled, most of them in Texas and Florida. The military's planned firing-squad execution for Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan is scheduled for Dec. 3.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's announcement Thursday that the military would livestream Hasan's execution shocked even some capital punishment supporters. Vice President JD Vance on Friday questioned whether it would happen and said he wouldn't watch. Retiring North Carolina Republican U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis called a livestream “beyond disgusting."

American attitudes on the death penalty are complicated

While about two-thirds of U.S. adults see the death penalty as morally justified for people who have committed murder, according to a Pew Research Center poll conducted in July, about 6 in 10 say the death penalty does not deter crime. About 7 in 10 say there is some risk an innocent person would be put to death. Gallup’s trend suggests that support for capital punishment has fallen considerably since the 1990s.

Victims' families are often among the most vocal advocates on either side of the debate. The family of Colleen Slemmer, whom Pike was convicted of killing, has supported Pike's execution.

On the opposite side is Rachel Sutphin, a Presbyterian pastor whose father was killed in the line of duty as a sheriff's deputy. The man convicted of killing him was the last person Virginia executed, in 2017. Sutphin was part of a coalition that successfully argued for abolishing the death penalty in the state in 2021. She said the Pentagon's announcement was so shocking it might push her back into advocacy work.

“This place where (in) the name of revenge, taking an eye for an eye, has become socially acceptable and has almost become a form of entertainment -- that very much concerns me,” she said.

In Tennessee, Republican legislators weren't backing off their support for the death penalty after Pike survived her attempted execution Oct. 1. Instead, they contemplated returning to the electric chair or allowing firing squads. Idaho recently made the firing squad the state's primary execution method, viewing it as more humane because the death is quicker and the chances of botching it are remote.

Idaho state Republican Rep. Bruce Skaug, a retired attorney who introduced that legislation, said he believes the death penalty should be rare but that once the court issues such a punishment, it’s the government’s duty to “carry it out properly.”

But Skaug was surprised by the Pentagon's announcement and still pondering it Friday.

"That’s a difficult one for me to swallow.”

Public executions used to be common in the U.S.

From the Revolution and into the 20th century, American executions were often public and sometimes treated like mass entertainment. But no public executions have taken place since the late 1930s.

Brenner Fissell, vice president of the National Institute of Military Justice, said public executions “are seen by most civilized societies as grotesque and barbaric.” Almost every European nation has abolished capital punishment.

But, Fissell added, he did not know of any legal obstacles that would prohibit the administration from livestreaming Hasan’s execution.

“You don’t have a right to a secret death,” he said.

But Robert Blecker, a professor emeritus at New York Law School, said there are arguments in favor of making executions public. He said it forces the government to take responsibility for executing someone.

“Shouldn't the people have access to what's being done in their name?” he said. “If we can't stomach and can't tolerate it, then abolish it."

Religious institutions highlight conflicting attitudes on death penalty

American culture is replete with portrayals of clergy being around execution, either advising and comforting the condemned or even occasionally giving a moral lecture from the gallows before a hanging. They have been a major part of the ongoing debate over capital punishment.

Blecker, who agrees with some criticism of how capital punishment is administered but believes it is morally appropriate in a few cases involving the worst criminals, said that idea came from the ancient Hebrews and Greeks. They felt that failing to adequately punish criminals polluted the population as a whole.

Hegseth's church and denomination were co-founded by archconservative pastor Doug Wilson, who supports capital punishment.

Christian denominations such as the Southern Baptist Convention and the Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod support the death penalty, citing Biblical passages that mandate retributive justice under an authority granted by God to punish grave crimes. Supporters in these faith traditions view the death penalty as necessary to uphold the moral order and as a just response to the taking of innocent life.

But major religious denominations including the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and several mainline Protestant denominations have taken official stances opposing the death penalty. Those positions are anchored in their theology of redemption and value for the “sanctity of life.”

Many clergy members, chaplains and volunteers from faith groups provide spiritual counseling, prayer and human connection to death row inmates and their families. Faith-based groups routinely organize prayer vigils and letter-writing campaigns while lobbying legislators to commute sentences or abolish capital punishment.

Archbishop Paul S. Coakley, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, on Friday issued a statement sharply condemning the military's plans to livestream Hasan's execution.

“This decision is a barbaric promotion of a culture of death and must be reconsidered,” he said.

__ Hanna reported from Topeka, Kansas; Rankin, from Richmond, Virginia, and Bharath from Los Angeles. Also contributing reporting were Associated Press writers Jeffrey Collins in Columbia, South Carolina, Gene Johnson in Seattle, and Tiffany Stanley in Washington.

Los precios de los combustibles son un tema especialmente sensible para los votantes, que decidirán el 25 de octubre si eligen al senador Flávio Bolsonaro, hijo del expresidente Jair Bolsonaro, o si le conceden a Lula un cuarto mandato no consecutivo. Bolsonaro obtuvo alrededor de 2 millones de votos más que Lula en la primera vuelta del domingo.

Un nuevo decreto elimina durante 30 días los impuestos federales a la importación y venta de gasolina, con posibilidad de prórroga. La medida entra en vigor el viernes, el mismo día en que vencieron las medidas anteriores que habían reducido los impuestos. Prorroga una exención fiscal y aumenta un subsidio para el etanol.

El gobierno también indicó que otorgará un subsidio adicional a los importadores de diésel, que recibirán 1,40 reales (0,28 dólares) por litro durante un periodo de 30 días. Esta cantidad se suma al subsidio de 2,12 reales (0,42 dólares) por litro que ya está vigente.

“El objetivo es garantizar que las importaciones sigan siendo económicamente viables en un momento crítico para el abastecimiento de combustibles”, manifestó la secretaría de comunicación social del gobierno. Añadió que las medidas estaban en línea con la estrategia adoptada por el gobierno desde el inicio de la guerra de Estados Unidos e Israel contra Irán.

El impacto fiscal de las medidas se compensará con los ingresos provenientes de los activos petroleros del gobierno federal, puntualizó.

Los precios del petróleo crudo se dispararon poco después de que Israel y Estados Unidos iniciaran su guerra contra Irán a finales de febrero, en gran medida porque los combates detuvieron la mayor parte del transporte marítimo a través del estrecho de Ormuz, una vía marítima por la que antes del conflicto pasaba aproximadamente una quinta parte del suministro mundial de petróleo.

“La situación internacional se ha deteriorado desde las medidas anunciadas en septiembre”, indicó el gobierno brasileño, y añadió que los márgenes internacionales de refinación de diésel y gasolina habían subido a más del doble respecto a los niveles previos a la guerra.

Brasil es un importante productor y exportador de petróleo crudo, y sus ingresos del sector se han disparado este año debido al alza de los precios internacionales. Pero el país todavía depende de las importaciones para cubrir la demanda interna de combustibles refinados.

Estabilizar los precios del diésel también es crucial para evitar huelgas de camioneros y mantener a raya la inflación de los alimentos. En 2018, una huelga de camioneros hizo que los precios de los alimentos se dispararan, dejó vacíos los estantes de los supermercados y las gasolineras, y provocó miles de millones en pérdidas. ___

Esta historia fue traducida del inglés por un editor de AP con la ayuda de una herramienta de inteligencia artificial generativa.

La principal incertidumbre en el pronóstico de Isaias ha sido cuándo los vientos cada vez más fuertes en los niveles superiores de la atmósfera, procedentes de una vaguada de la corriente en chorro que avanza, comenzarán a debilitar su núcleo y detener su fortalecimiento.

Hasta ahora, eso no ha ocurrido e Isaias está pasando directamente sobre una zona localizada de aguas extremadamente cálidas y profundas: un anillo cálido de corriente conocido como remolino anticiclónico, desprendido de la infame Corriente de Lazo del Golfo, que le está dando un segundo impulso mientras se acerca a la costa del Golfo.

Curiosamente, las simulaciones matutinas de nuestros modelos de intensidad de alta fidelidad y mejor desempeño también han cambiado las expectativas sobre cuándo podría comenzar el debilitamiento, y el sistema de conjunto de 1,000 miembros DeepMind de Google muestra que el huracán mantendría una intensidad máxima o cercana a la máxima (la región punteada en el gráfico de abajo) hasta las últimas horas antes de tocar tierra.

El modelo de huracanes HAFS de próxima generación y alta resolución de la NOAA también prevé este debilitamiento de última hora, pero no antes de que continúe fortaleciéndose hasta la tarde del viernes, y ambas configuraciones de HAFS sugieren que Isaias podría alcanzar una intensidad de categoría 4 (vientos de 130 mph) antes de perder fuerza al acercarse a la costa esta noche.

En cualquier caso, aumenta la posibilidad de que un huracán más fuerte toque tierra y el Centro Nacional de Huracanes (NHC) elevó el lunes por la mañana sus pronósticos de peligros en respuesta, incluida su estimación máxima de inundación por marejada ciclónica, que ahora se espera que alcance entre 6 y 9 pies en el oeste del Panhandle de Florida, desde la frontera estatal entre Florida y Alabama hasta un punto justo al este de Destin.

El jueves se ordenaron evacuaciones para la mayoría de las zonas costeras del oeste del Panhandle de Florida. Para obtener la información más reciente sobre evacuaciones en los condados de Florida, haga clic aquí.

Quienes todavía no hayan evacuado tienen poco tiempo para hacerlo de manera segura hoy, pero si se encuentran en una zona costera baja, especialmente desde Destin hacia el oeste hasta Pensacola, consideren trasladarse a un lugar más elevado y alejado del agua antes de que llegue la peor parte de Isaias. A menudo no es necesario desplazarse muy lejos tierra adentro para escapar de una marejada ciclónica potencialmente mortal. Históricamente, aproximadamente el 90% de las muertes durante huracanes se deben al agua, no al viento.

Además de los vientos peligrosos, quienes se encuentren en la trayectoria del huracán, especialmente al norte y al este de su recorrido, deben contar con una forma de recibir las alertas del Servicio Meteorológico Nacional, ya que anticipamos la posibilidad de tornados de supercélulas en las bandas exteriores a medida que el huracán se acerque hoy y durante la noche del sábado.

La amenaza de tornados se extenderá tierra adentro hacia partes del sur y centro de Georgia y las Carolinas el sábado.

Gran amenaza de vientos tierra adentro y cortes de electricidad en todo el sureste

A medida que Isaias avance tierra adentro y se transforme en una tormenta extratropical mucho más grande, su campo de vientos en expansión traerá ráfagas fuertes y prolongadas al sureste de Estados Unidos, el valle inferior de Tennessee y el sur de los Apalaches durante este fin de semana.

Esto probablemente provocará la caída generalizada de árboles y cortes de electricidad en toda la región, con ráfagas de viento superiores a 60 mph, especialmente en el interior de Alabama el sábado y en las montañas del norte de Georgia, el este de Tennessee y el oeste de Carolina del Norte.

Además, Isaias traerá consigo una amenaza de lluvias intensas e inundaciones a medida que avance tierra adentro durante el fin de semana, con acumulaciones de lluvia que superarán las 10 pulgadas, incluso en el sur de los Apalaches y las zonas costeras de las Carolinas.

The city has a population of more than 134,000 people.

On Nov. 3, residents will have to decide whether they want to keep Scott Brook as mayor.

Brook served from 2006 to 2010. He was re-elected in 2019 and has been mayor since.

“I’d like to finish downtown Coral Springs. I’d like to continue to support the economic development that will help diversify the tax base,” Brook said. “I want to keep public safety strong”

Brook has an opponent: current Commissioner Joshua Simmons, who has served for eight years.

“I respect my opponent’s service to the city, but as we go into this, as we approach this new political climate, as we approach some of these challenges that cities all over Florida may face, as we go through a lot of the economic issues that we’re having nationwide,” Simmons said.

Affordability is among the issues the candidates told Local 10 News that residents are concerned about.

Brook said that in the last year, the city donated land to Habitat for Humanity to build houses for 13 homeowners. He said more projects that could address affordability are coming.

“Tunnels to Towers to potentially have affordable housing for disabled veterans,” Brook said. “That’s in the works, but there needs to be a lot of things worked out. But that’s just one example of possibly being to help with affordability in our community.”

Simmons’ approach to affordability includes reducing fees.

“I think that gives us an incredible opportunity to look at where we can scale back on things as a city or where we can reduce certain fees that the residents have to interact with as they’re trying to take care of their property or take care of things in the city,” Simmons said.

As both candidates push to sway voters in the coming days, they also have Florida’s Amendment 3 top of mind. Coral Springs voters will have to decide whether they want to see an increase in homestead tax exemptions.

Brook and Simmons have their own ways of tackling the potential cuts if the amendment passes.

“You have to consider all areas,” Brook said. “You have to consider code enforcement. You’ve got to consider parks. You have to consider potentially pulling back SROs from our schools, but of course it’s not about cuts. It’s about possibly getting grants for different things.”

Simmons said, “If it passes, then we will have to push out some costs. We’ll have to take a look at our capital improvement plans and push those out further and figure out where we could just scratch out some savings before we start talking about people losing their jobs.”

Both candidates have received endorsements from organizations and elected officials across the county.

“Gavin wants the ball. We want him to have the ball, and it’s his game,” Guardians manager Stephen Vogt said Friday.

Williams was the eighth Cleveland pitcher used during a 9-5 win in Game 4 at Chicago. He made his first major league relief appearance after All-Star closer Cade Smith got into trouble in the ninth inning when Miguel Vargas homered and Munetaka Murakami drew a walk.

The right-hander threw 18 pitches, allowing one hit and striking out one batter, to nail down the victory and even the best-of-five series at two games apiece.

Williams said he walked by Vogt's office after the game and told the third-year manager he was ready to go.

“The body feels good right now. I've been in the training room all morning, just figuring it out. But it’s just a normal day really,” said Williams, who went 14-8 with a 3.76 ERA during the regular season and led the AL with 248 strikeouts. "I throw a 'pen on those days and everybody knows it. So there’s nothing different. Just being able to feel the mound in a game situation is even better at that point."

Williams struck out 11 over five-plus innings during Monday's 4-3 loss in Game 2. He was the first pitcher in franchise history to whiff five straight batters in a postseason game. He also threw 16 pitches over 100 mph, the fourth-most by an AL pitcher in a playoff game since tracking started in 2008.

The 27-year-old Williams allowed two runs and four hits. He threw 98 pitches, 59 for strikes, but got into trouble by allowing the leadoff hitter to get aboard in the fourth, fifth and sixth. The Guardians had a 2-0 lead before the White Sox rallied with three runs in the sixth to take the lead.

This will be Williams' sixth start and seventh appearance against the White Sox this season. He is 0-1 with a 3.76 ERA with 40 strikeouts and 11 walks.

“They’re still a hard team to pitch to. There’s nothing really to learn at this point of the season. I know what they've got, and they know what I've got,” Williams said.

Burke will be making his fifth appearance and third start against Cleveland this year. He is 3-0 with a 1.19 ERA.

The right-hander came in during the third inning of Monday's game and earned the win. He retired 13 straight batters in one stretch while allowing one run and one hit with six strikeouts overall.

“I think I did a pretty good job of commanding all my stuff in the zone. I think that’s kind of the key with this team. You see the last couple games how they were able to piece together bigger innings when you’re not as sharp with command, or you get behind guys, you walk guys, and then this team kind of thrives,” Burke said.

It is the first time in seven games this postseason the White Sox will go with a traditional starter rather than an opener. Burke said manager Will Venable approached him on Wednesday about that scenario.

“Sean is someone that’s going to play a big role in tomorrow’s game as the bulk guy. As we kind of evaluated the set of guys that we have and that we’ll use tomorrow, it made sense to start him,” Venable said.

It will be all hands on deck for both teams, with the winner heading to Tampa Bay for Game 1 of the American League Championship Series on Monday.

Chicago is 9-8 against the Guardians this year, but Cleveland was able to win its third straight AL Central title by one game over the White Sox, which gave the Guardians home-field advantage for this series.

That hasn't mattered much to this point, though, because the road team has won all four games.

“We would obviously have loved to win Game 3 or 4. There’s been a couple of times that Vogter and I have just looked at each other and laughed because this is just how it goes with these two clubs. And I think it’s a special thing,” Venable said. “If you look at just the story of the battle that we’ve had with these guys throughout this season coming down to that last weekend for the division and then here we are with a Game 5 for a chance to go to the CS, I think it’s fitting two really good clubs that are both just very competitive, really talented, and the heart and soul of the club and identity of the club comes through, and I think it’s been cool to watch that play out in competition throughout the year.”

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Isaias, el primer huracán de la temporada del Atlántico, estaba previsto que afectara el Panhandle de Florida, el sur de Alabama y el sur de Mississippi, según el Centro Nacional de Huracanes; esto incluso incrementa riesgo de tornados en Georgia.

La tormenta se encontraba a unas 145 millas al sur de Pensacola y a unas 125 millas al sur-sureste de la desembocadura del río Mississippi. Se desplazaba hacia el norte-noreste a 16 mph, según el NHC.

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Había una alerta de marejada ciclónica vigente desde la desembocadura del río Mississippi hasta el río Suwannee, y una vigilancia de marejada ciclónica vigente desde el río Suwannee hasta Yankeetown.

Asimismo, alerta de huracán vigente desde Ocean Springs, en Mississippi, hasta la línea divisoria entre los condados de Bay y Gulf, en el Panhandle de Florida.

Había una alerta de tormenta tropical vigente desde la línea divisoria de las parroquias de Jefferson y Plaquemines, en Louisiana, hasta un punto al oeste de Ocean Springs, en Mississippi, y desde la línea divisoria de los condados de Bay y Gulf hasta el río Aucilla, en la región de Big Bend, en Florida.

Se pronosticaba que el riesgo de tornados comenzaría a última hora de la tarde del viernes y continuaría durante la noche en las zonas costeras de Alabama, el Panhandle de Florida y el extremo suroeste de Georgia.

Se pronosticaba que la tormenta tocaría tierra entre Mobile Bay, en el sur de Alabama, y Choctawhatchee Bay, en el Panhandle de Florida, y la marejada ciclónica podría alcanzar entre 6 y 9 pies.

Historia relacionada: Huracán Isaias, el primero en dos años que se dispone a azotar el norte de la costa del Golfo

La gobernadora de Alabama, Kay Ivey, ordenó evacuaciones en Gulf Shores, Orange Beach y Dauphin Island. El gobernador de Florida, Ron DeSantis, declaró el estado de emergencia, desplegó a unos 5,000 miembros de la Guardia Nacional y solicitó una declaración de emergencia para recibir apoyo federal.

“La marejada es realmente lo que pone en peligro la vida de muchas personas si no han acatado las órdenes de evacuación, y es lo que causa los daños más significativos de estas tormentas”, dijo DeSantis. “Desde Pensacola hasta la región de Big Bend, en el norte de Florida, podría haber marejada ciclónica, así que, por favor, tomen precauciones”.

El personal de la Agencia Federal para el Manejo de Emergencias respondió a los centros estatales de operaciones de emergencia en Alabama y Florida, y tenía suministros en la Base de la Fuerza Aérea Maxwell, en Montgomery, Alabama.

La Administración Nacional Oceánica y Atmosférica desplegó a “Miss Piggy”, el avión N43RF, un avión turbohélice especializado Lockheed WP-3D Orion de cuatro motores, junto con un equipo de cazadores de huracanes, para despegar desde Lakeland y volar directamente hacia el huracán.

Qué significa

Una alerta de huracán significa que se esperan condiciones de huracán en algún lugar dentro del área bajo alerta. Se deben acelerar y completar los preparativos para proteger la vida y los bienes.

Una alerta de tormenta tropical significa que se esperan condiciones de tormenta tropical en algún lugar dentro del área bajo alerta.

Una vigilancia de marejada ciclónica significa que existe la posibilidad de inundaciones que pongan en peligro la vida debido al aumento del nivel del agua que avanza tierra adentro desde la costa.

Una alerta de marejada ciclónica significa que existe el peligro de inundaciones que pongan en peligro la vida debido al aumento del nivel del agua que avanza tierra adentro desde la costa.

• Frontera entre Alabama y Florida hasta Grayton Beach: de 6 a 9 pies
• Grayton Beach hasta Indian Pass: de 4 a 7 pies
• Indian Pass hasta el río Steinhatchee: de 4 a 6 pies
• Dauphin Island, en Alabama, hasta la frontera entre Alabama y Florida: de 4 a 6 pies
• Río Steinhatchee hasta el río Suwannee: de 3 a 5 pies
• Desembocadura del río Mississippi, en Louisiana, hasta Dauphin Island, en Alabama: de 3 a 5 pies
• Bahía inferior de Mobile: de 3 a 5 pies
• Río Suwannee hasta Yankeetown: de 2 a 4 pies
• Bahía superior de Mobile: de 2 a 4 pies

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El rescate ocurrió poco después de la 1 p.m. cerca de West Oakland Park Boulevard y Northwest 94th Avenue, después de que Richard Harris estrellara su camioneta contra una pared junto a una sala de emergencias independiente.

Las imágenes muestran a los primeros socorristas entrando al agua turbia sin equipo de buceo y tratando de romper la ventana de la camioneta para llegar hasta Harris.

Una vez que lo sacaron del vehículo, los rescatistas lo encontraron inconsciente y comenzaron de inmediato las compresiones torácicas en tierra.

Los bomberos continuaron la reanimación cardiopulmonar (RCP) mientras trasladaban a Harris hacia la ambulancia, sin dejar de esforzarse por salvarlo.

En algún momento durante el traslado, lograron restablecerle el pulso y la presión arterial. Sin embargo, la Policía de Sunrise informó que posteriormente murió en el Broward Health Medical Center.

Finalmente, la camioneta fue recuperada del canal. Los agentes de policía retiraron objetos del vehículo como parte de la investigación.

La causa del accidente continúa bajo investigación.

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The rescue happened shortly after 1 p.m. near West Oakland Park Boulevard and Northwest 94th Avenue, after Richard Harris crashed his truck through a wall next to a standalone emergency room.

The footage shows first responders entering the murky water without dive gear and working to break through the truck’s window to reach Harris.

Once they pulled him from the vehicle, rescuers found him unconscious and immediately began chest compressions on land.

Firefighters continued CPR as they moved Harris toward the ambulance, continuing their efforts to save him.

At some point during transport, they were able to restore his pulse and blood pressure. However, Sunrise police said he later died at Broward Health Medical Center.

The truck was eventually recovered from the canal. Police officers removed items from the vehicle as part of their investigation.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

Las autoridades se preparaban para una marejada ciclónica destructiva, vientos extremos y lluvias torrenciales. Se preveía que la tormenta de categoría 3 tocara tierra el viernes por la noche cerca de Pensacola.

El gobernador Ron DeSantis emitió una orden de evacuación obligatoria para el condado de Escambia. El viernes, el sheriff del condado de Escambia, Chip Simmons señaló que Pensacola Beach, una isla barrera, era motivo de preocupación.

“Evacúen si pueden, y recuerden que cerraremos esos puentes en cuanto los vientos alcancen las 40 mph”, dijo Simmons refiriéndose a la isla barrera.

A las 2:25 p. m., el Departamento de Policía de Pensacola había cerrado el puente de la Bahía de Pensacola. La Oficina del Sheriff de Escambia cerró los puentes Theo Baars y Bob Sikes. La Oficina del Sheriff del condado de Santa Rosa cerró el puente de Garcon Point.

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La Autoridad de Servicios Públicos de Costa Esmeralda anunció este viernes por la tarde la suspensión temporal del servicio de agua en Pensacola Beach. Las otras zonas de Escambia sujetas a orden de evacuación obligatoria son Perdido Key, Energy Point e Innerarity Point.

“No salgan a las calles, comiencen a dirigirse a sus lugares seguros”, dijo Eric Gilmore, director de seguridad pública del condado de Escambia, el viernes durante una conferencia de prensa.

Gilmore tenía un mensaje para las personas que planeaban quedarse en sus embarcaciones durante el huracán: “No hay necesidad de arriesgar su vida”.

El Aeropuerto Internacional de Pensacola, anteriormente conocido como Aeropuerto Regional de la Costa del Golfo de Pensacola, fue cerrado temporalmente. Hubo una amenaza temporal de tornados.

“No podemos controlar a qué hora llegará, pero sí podemos controlar a la policía y a los bomberos, nuestros estanques de aguas pluviales, y asegurarnos de estar lo más preparados posible para ayudar a nuestros ciudadanos”, declaró a NPR Darcy Curran Reeves, alcaldesa de Pensacola desde 2022.

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El condado de Escambia ha abierto refugios en el Pensacola Bay Center, en el número 201 de East Gregory St.; en el centro comunitario Marie K. Young-Wedgewood, en el 6405 de Wagner Road; y en el centro comunitario Clyde L. Gracey, en el 5629 de Byrom St.

“Necesito que todos se queden en casa después de que el huracán toque tierra”, dijo Travis Tompkins, Director de Emergencias del Condado de Escambia, el viernes durante una conferencia de prensa.

Además de Panhandle de Florida, el primer huracán de la temporada del Atlántico, estaba previsto que afectara el Panhandle de Florida, el sur de Alabama y el sur de Mississippi, según el Centro Nacional de Huracanes.

Había una alerta de marejada ciclónica vigente desde la desembocadura del río Mississippi hasta el río Suwannee, y una vigilancia de marejada ciclónica vigente desde el río Suwannee hasta Yankeetown.

Historia relacionada: Huracán Isaías podría provocar ligero aumento de precios en combustibles si refinerías del Golfo de México se quedaran sin suministro eléctrico

Había una advertencia de huracán vigente desde Ocean Springs, en Misisipi, hasta la frontera entre los condados de Bay y Gulf, en el Panhandle de Florida.

También existía alerta de tormenta tropical vigente desde la línea divisoria de las parroquias de Jefferson y Plaquemines, en Louisiana, hasta un punto al oeste de Ocean Springs, en Mississippi, y desde la línea divisoria de los condados de Bay y Gulf hasta el río Aucilla, en la región de Big Bend, en Florida.

Se había pronosticado riesgo de tornados a partir de última hora de la tarde del viernes y durante la noche del viernes en las zonas costeras de Alabama, el Panhandle de Florida y el extremo suroeste de Georgia.

Se prevé que la tormenta toque tierra entre la bahía de Mobile, en el sur de Alabama, y la bahía de Choctawhatchee, en el Panhandle de Florida, y la marejada ciclónica podría alcanzar una altura de entre 6 y 9 pies.

Historia relacionada: Huracán Isaias, el primero en dos años que se dispone a azotar el norte de la costa del Golfo

La gobernadora de Alabama, Kay Ivey, ordenó evacuaciones en Gulf Shores, Orange Beach y Dauphin Island. El gobernador de Florida, Ron DeSantis, declaró el estado de emergencia, desplegó a unos 5,000 miembros de la Guardia Nacional y solicitó una declaración de emergencia para recibir apoyo federal.

“La marejada es realmente lo que pone en peligro la vida de muchas personas si no han acatado las órdenes de evacuación, y es lo que causa los daños más significativos de estas tormentas”, dijo DeSantis. “Desde Pensacola hasta la región de Big Bend, en el norte de Florida, podría haber marejada ciclónica, así que, por favor, tomen precauciones”.

El personal de la Agencia Federal para el Manejo de Emergencias respondió a los centros estatales de operaciones de emergencia en Alabama y Florida, y tenía suministros en la Base de la Fuerza Aérea Maxwell, en Montgomery, Alabama.

La Administración Nacional Oceánica y Atmosférica desplegó a “Miss Piggy”, el avión N43RF, un avión turbohélice especializado Lockheed WP-3D Orion de cuatro motores, junto con un equipo de cazadores de huracanes, para despegar desde Lakeland y volar directamente hacia el huracán.

Historia relacionada: Hurricane Isaias lashes the US Gulf Coast with wind and rain hours before it comes ashore

Qué significa

Una alerta de huracán significa que se esperan condiciones de huracán en algún lugar dentro del área bajo alerta. Se deben acelerar y completar los preparativos para proteger la vida y los bienes.

Una alerta de tormenta tropical significa que se esperan condiciones de tormenta tropical en algún lugar dentro del área bajo alerta.

Una vigilancia de marejada ciclónica significa que existe la posibilidad de inundaciones que pongan en peligro la vida debido al aumento del nivel del agua que avanza tierra adentro desde la costa.

Una alerta de marejada ciclónica significa que existe el peligro de inundaciones que pongan en peligro la vida debido al aumento del nivel del agua que avanza tierra adentro desde la costa.

• Frontera entre Alabama y Florida hasta Grayton Beach: de 6 a 9 pies
• Grayton Beach hasta Indian Pass: de 4 a 7 pies
• Indian Pass hasta el río Steinhatchee: de 4 a 6 pies
• Dauphin Island, en Alabama, hasta la frontera entre Alabama y Florida: de 4 a 6 pies
• Río Steinhatchee hasta el río Suwannee: de 3 a 5 pies
• Desembocadura del río Mississippi, en Louisiana, hasta Dauphin Island, en Alabama: de 3 a 5 pies
• Bahía inferior de Mobile: de 3 a 5 pies
• Río Suwannee hasta Yankeetown: de 2 a 4 pies
• Bahía superior de Mobile: de 2 a 4 pies

4 p. m. informe desde Pensacola Beach

3 p. m. informe desde Pensacola Beach

12 p. m. informe desde Pensacola Beach

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Broward Mayor Mark Bogen and commissioners Michael Udine and Mark Fisher said Friday they are launching an investigation into how the Broward Sheriff’s Office is spending public dollars and want the spending itemized down to the dollar.

“The first thing we’re going to initiate is an investigation into the sheriff and how he’s spending his core budget of $870 million,” Bogen said. “In the past, we’ve only asked him how he’s spending money for contract services, but now we’re going to open it up and see how he’s spending his money of the $870 million that we fund his core budget. The people of Broward County need to know how their taxpayer dollars are being spent.”

Bogen said the county auditor would begin seeking detailed spending data from BSO. He said the county would first use public records requests and was willing to take legal action if the sheriff did not provide the information.

“He will not voluntarily give us the data on our other stuff, and we don’t expect that he’ll voluntarily give us that data as well,” Bogen said. “So we will start the legal process, if necessary, in issuing public records requests to start seeing how he’s spending his 870 million dollars. If there’s nothing to hide, then there shouldn’t be a problem.”

On social media, Tony said BSO is audited and displayed what it described as budget books.

Bogen called those claims misleading because, he said, the audit does not provide details about how the money was spent.

“The audit is BS because all it says is, we gave you a million dollars and you spent a million dollars,” Bogen said. “What we want to know on behalf of taxpayers is, what did you spend the million on? Did you spend it on law enforcement? Did you spend it on your spa and your sauna and your gold flooring? Or what did you spend your money on? That is never in that audit.”

The latest tug-of-war erupted amid an ongoing budget battle. The sheriff is still contesting a previous allocation through a budget petition filed with the state, Bogen said.

After commissioners approved the sheriff’s budget on Sept. 22, Bogen said the sheriff returned seeking up to $5.9 million more, but the commission rejected the request amid continuing friction over the agency’s spending.

Bogen said he had two lunches with Tony during the previous eight weeks in an effort to ease tensions.

“And then after that, he comes on social media, he blasts the commission,” Bogen said. “He’s the one that started it. So if that’s the way you want to play, then that’s the way we’ll play.

“What I mean is, we’re not going to roll over. We’re going to demand that he tells us how he’s spending his money. We’re going to take him to court to make him show us, if we have to, how are you spending your money? You need to know as a Broward resident how that money is being spent.”

The County Commission recently voted to remove the fire department from Tony’s purview and return it to county control, which Bogen said would likely happen in 2028.

Bogen said commissioners are also exploring removing Port Everglades and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport from BSO’s policing portfolio and instead contracting with another security provider or creating a new law enforcement agency.

The dispute also centers on BSO’s training center, which Bogen said grew beyond its initially projected cost. On social media, Tony described the facility and its recovery stations as an investment in first responder health and wellness.

“First of all, remember, we were never told he was spending millions of dollars on a wellness, sauna, spa, cold plunge, all these fancy amenities,” Bogen said. “We were never told this when we funded his budget. He purposely, intentionally left it out. We are seeking accountability, transparency from the sheriff, so he gives us information, we could let the taxpayer know where the money’s going.”

Bogen said his disagreement was not with making sure first responders are fit and healthy, but with the need for deeper transparency about spending at the facility.

He said commissioners want to investigate tips that Tony spent public money to put his name on items including wall decor and shower curtains and whether the sheriff allowed personal friends to use the public facility.

Bogen invited the news media to tour the training center Monday.

“I agree the officers may need to work out,” he said. “They may need to have a gym. They may need these things. But is it to a point where it’s gold-embedded floors? We hear that his name and initials are embedded in the wood of this.”

Bogen added, “I want people to know that they have elected officials that want to know how their money is being spent. Tax dollars are the people’s money, right? People need to know how it’s being spent.”

The director of Broward’s Office of Management and Budget told Local 10 News that the commissioners typically consider any changes to BSO’s budget during first, second or third budget amendment sessions, occurring in December, May and September respectively.

They mixed power from likely and unlikely sources and their usual small-ball style along with dominant pitching, excellent fielding and strong fundamentals.

That was the formula that led to 98 wins in the regular season, three more against the Yankees and has the Rays waiting for their opponent in the AL Championship Series.

Tampa Bay faces either the Cleveland Guardians or Chicago White Sox. Game 5 of that series is Saturday night.

“I think what the guys have done so incredibly well is shown the ability to kind of adjust on the fly and some of that is reactive,” manager Kevin Cash said Friday. “Like, we got a starter that’s rolling against us or some tough matchups for us, to have the ability to shift gears and say, alright, we’re gonna see if we can get a leadoff runner on or get a guy at second base and move him over, or we put pressure on the defense when you got a high strikeout guy on the mound and there’s a guy at third with less than two outs and put pressure on the pitcher, the defense to drop a bunt down.

“I don’t overlook that at all. I think that’s who we are. And, there are some nights that we’re gonna need to go out and slug with the opponent, but there are some nights that we’re gonna do everything we can to just scratch and claw to get a run across the board.”

Drew Rasmussen was so dominant in the series opener against New York that Jonathan Aranda’s solo homer was all the support needed.

But the Rays’ pesky style of putting the ball in play, moving runners over, using their speed and taking advantage of mistakes was the difference in Game 2. The Yankees fell apart defensively and Tampa Bay made them pay for it in a 5-2 win.

The Rays finished off New York with a 4-3 victory on Wednesday behind homers from Victor Mesa Jr. and Ryan Vilade – two guys who went deep a combined 25 times in the regular season.

Bigger payroll

The Rays were David against the Goliath Yankees, who opened the season with MLB’s third-highest payroll at $303 million to $91 million for Tampa Bay.

The players weren’t paying attention to that disparity.

“We don’t care, and I think that’s an ultimate credit to our players,” Cash said. “They don’t focus on that. They come in day in, day out doing whatever they can to help us win a game that night. So I respect that it’s talked about throughout the industry, but ultimately, it comes down to having really good players that came together this season and have found multiple ways to win games.”

They'll face a team with an even smaller payroll in the ALCS. The Guardians had the lowest opening day 40-man payroll this year at $75.5 million and the White Sox had the third-lowest payroll to start the season.

No preference

The Rays were 4-2 this year against the White Sox and 5-1 versus Cleveland. They will have played just three games in 14 days before the ALCS opener at Tropicana Field on Monday night.

“They’ve had a great series, know that they’re two very talented teams, excited to watch how that’s going to unfold (Saturday) night,” Cash said.

Starting rotation

Cash wouldn't name Rasmussen his Game 1 starter, though the All-Star right-hander is the obvious choice. He took a no-hitter into the eighth inning against the Yankees and will be on eight days' rest.

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Isaias, el primer huracán de la temporada del Atlántico, estaba previsto que afectara el Panhandle de Florida, el sur de Alabama y el sur de Mississippi, según el Centro Nacional de Huracanes; esto incluso incrementa riesgo de tornados en Georgia.

La tormenta se encontraba a unas 145 millas al sur de Pensacola y a unas 125 millas al sur-sureste de la desembocadura del río Mississippi. Se desplazaba hacia el norte-noreste a 16 mph, según el NHC.

Historia relacionada: Huracán Isaías podría provocar ligero aumento de precios en combustibles si refinerías del Golfo de México se quedaran sin suministro eléctrico

Había una alerta de marejada ciclónica vigente desde la desembocadura del río Mississippi hasta el río Suwannee, y una vigilancia de marejada ciclónica vigente desde el río Suwannee hasta Yankeetown.

Asimismo, alerta de huracán vigente desde Ocean Springs, en Mississippi, hasta la línea divisoria entre los condados de Bay y Gulf, en el Panhandle de Florida.

Había una alerta de tormenta tropical vigente desde la línea divisoria de las parroquias de Jefferson y Plaquemines, en Louisiana, hasta un punto al oeste de Ocean Springs, en Mississippi, y desde la línea divisoria de los condados de Bay y Gulf hasta el río Aucilla, en la región de Big Bend, en Florida.

Se pronosticaba que el riesgo de tornados comenzaría a última hora de la tarde del viernes y continuaría durante la noche en las zonas costeras de Alabama, el Panhandle de Florida y el extremo suroeste de Georgia.

Se pronosticaba que la tormenta tocaría tierra entre Mobile Bay, en el sur de Alabama, y Choctawhatchee Bay, en el Panhandle de Florida, y la marejada ciclónica podría alcanzar entre 6 y 9 pies.

Historia relacionada: Huracán Isaias, el primero en dos años que se dispone a azotar el norte de la costa del Golfo

La gobernadora de Alabama, Kay Ivey, ordenó evacuaciones en Gulf Shores, Orange Beach y Dauphin Island. El gobernador de Florida, Ron DeSantis, declaró el estado de emergencia, desplegó a unos 5,000 miembros de la Guardia Nacional y solicitó una declaración de emergencia para recibir apoyo federal.

“La marejada es realmente lo que pone en peligro la vida de muchas personas si no han acatado las órdenes de evacuación, y es lo que causa los daños más significativos de estas tormentas”, dijo DeSantis. “Desde Pensacola hasta la región de Big Bend, en el norte de Florida, podría haber marejada ciclónica, así que, por favor, tomen precauciones”.

El personal de la Agencia Federal para el Manejo de Emergencias respondió a los centros estatales de operaciones de emergencia en Alabama y Florida, y tenía suministros en la Base de la Fuerza Aérea Maxwell, en Montgomery, Alabama.

La Administración Nacional Oceánica y Atmosférica desplegó a “Miss Piggy”, el avión N43RF, un avión turbohélice especializado Lockheed WP-3D Orion de cuatro motores, junto con un equipo de cazadores de huracanes, para despegar desde Lakeland y volar directamente hacia el huracán.

Qué significa

Una alerta de huracán significa que se esperan condiciones de huracán en algún lugar dentro del área bajo alerta. Se deben acelerar y completar los preparativos para proteger la vida y los bienes.

Una alerta de tormenta tropical significa que se esperan condiciones de tormenta tropical en algún lugar dentro del área bajo alerta.

Una vigilancia de marejada ciclónica significa que existe la posibilidad de inundaciones que pongan en peligro la vida debido al aumento del nivel del agua que avanza tierra adentro desde la costa.

Una alerta de marejada ciclónica significa que existe el peligro de inundaciones que pongan en peligro la vida debido al aumento del nivel del agua que avanza tierra adentro desde la costa.

• Frontera entre Alabama y Florida hasta Grayton Beach: de 6 a 9 pies
• Grayton Beach hasta Indian Pass: de 4 a 7 pies
• Indian Pass hasta el río Steinhatchee: de 4 a 6 pies
• Dauphin Island, en Alabama, hasta la frontera entre Alabama y Florida: de 4 a 6 pies
• Río Steinhatchee hasta el río Suwannee: de 3 a 5 pies
• Desembocadura del río Mississippi, en Louisiana, hasta Dauphin Island, en Alabama: de 3 a 5 pies
• Bahía inferior de Mobile: de 3 a 5 pies
• Río Suwannee hasta Yankeetown: de 2 a 4 pies
• Bahía superior de Mobile: de 2 a 4 pies

Historia relacionada:Isaias se intensifica hasta convertirse en un peligroso huracán de categoría 3 que se dirige hacia la costa del Golfo de EE. UU.

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The trial for the triple homicide that shocked Mexico and drew international attention concluded Friday after Judge Raúl Hernández in the coastal city of Ensenada ruled that Jesús Gerardo García, alias “El Kekas,” Irineo Francisco “N,” and Ángel Jesús “N” were responsible for the murders of Australians Callum and Jake Robinson and American Carter Redd Rhoad.

The defendants, who had been in custody for more than two years, were also found guilty of armed robbery and armed carjacking.

“Today’s guilty verdict is a significant moment in our long and painful journey to seek justice for our beautiful sons, Callum and Jake, and their friend Carter Rhoad, whose lives were so cruelly taken from them in 2024," said father Martin Robinson.

The three traveled to Baja California in April 2024 to surf, but shortly after arriving in the town of Punta San Jose, about 80 kilometers (50 miles) from Ensenada, they were reported missing. Their bodies were found on May 3 in a well.

García, identified as the perpetrator of the murders, was arrested in May 2024 in connection to the case, along with his ex-partner Ary Gisell Silva Raya, Irineo Francisco “N,” and Ángel Jesús “N.”

During the month-long trial, chilling details of the brutal crime were revealed. Silva Raya testified last month during a hearing that García confessed to her that he arrived at the tent where the foreigners were staying with a 9mm pistol.

Upon seeing him, they began throwing their belongings to prevent him from attacking them, and one of them begged for his life, which the assailant ignored, she said.

The state prosecutor’s office reported that Silva Raya arrived in Punta San Jose on April 27, 2024, where she met the three foreigners and “instigated one of her companions to rob them,” which was carried out the following day.

The woman, who was found in possession of one of the victims’ cell phones, was sentenced in November 2025 to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to “aggravated robbery with violence” and “vehicle theft with violence” in an expedited proceeding. However, García and his two accomplices decided to go to trial.

The judge will announce the final sentence on Oct. 16. The Baja California State Attorney General’s Office requested for each defendant the “exemplary sentence" of 210 years in prison.

“No outcome can ever undo this tragedy, but we hope today marks an important step towards justice and allows us to continue honoring their lives and the extraordinary young men they were," said Martin Robinson. “They will never be forgotten.”

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This story corrects the name of Carter Redd Rhoad. A previous version incorrectly stated his name as Jack Carter Rhoad.

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Kristi Garcia wants the Florida Department of Law Enforcement report, body-worn camera footage, witness statements and, most of all, justice.

Garcia walked out of the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office after meeting with Fernandez Rundle in hopes of learning whether the Miami police officers who opened fire on an armed suspect in Wynwood would be charged for also shooting and killing Valdes, a 28-year-old innocent bystander.

“I want justice for my daughter, the cop that shot her, that fired that round, to have consequences of his actions,” Garcia said.

Surveillance cameras captured the scene on the night of June 14, 2025.

The video shows chaos outside a Wynwood nightclub as two men began fighting and one of them pulled out a gun.

Seconds later, two officers began shooting, killing the man, identified as Norman Lindo. Valdes was sitting in the back seat of a Mazda SUV when she was hit.

“She was my everything. My best friend, my confidant,” Garcia said. “She didn’t deserve this.”

Sixteen months have passed, and while Valdes’s family has filed a federal civil lawsuit against the city of Miami and Miami police, the officers who opened fire have yet to face any charges.

“We think that they are not going to prosecute, but they have not come to a final conclusion,” said Ramon Rasco, an attorney for the Valdes family.

In the 33 years Fernandez Rundle has been Miami-Dade’s top prosecutor, she has never brought charges against an officer for an on-duty killing.

The Valdes family said they hope to have an answer by next Tuesday on whether charges will be filed.

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For South Florida couple Willie and Andrea Ivory, that message is deeply personal.

Both have faced breast cancer diagnoses, and their experiences have strengthened their commitment to helping others recognize the importance of screening and access to care.

The couple, who have been married for 29 years, say their shared faith in God has helped them navigate two major health scares and inspired them to support others facing similar challenges.

“A cord of three strands is not easily broken,” is a proverb that reflects their relationship, Andrea’s and Willie’s partnership, and their faith.

“When my wife was diagnosed with breast cancer it was one of the most devastating times of my life,” Willie Ivory said.

Andrea Ivory was diagnosed in 2004. Her cancer was detected at an early stage, but the experience opened her eyes to the challenges facing women who lacked breast cancer awareness and access to medical care.

“I never asked why me. Instead, I asked what for,” Andrea said. “I learned early on that this sickness was not unto death but for a higher purpose.

During her recovery, Andrea said she often thought about women who were dying because they did not have the information or resources needed to seek care.

“Throughout recovery I thought about those women who were dying because they didn’t have breast cancer awareness or access to care,” she said.

“I had an epiphany — a vision to go door-to-door,” Andrea said.

That vision led to the creation of the Women’s Breast and Heart Initiative, a nonprofit organization focused on reaching women in underserved communities and providing access to potentially life-saving services at no cost.

The initiative’s outreach efforts included distributing educational materials and connecting women with mammograms. The organization also partnered with providers to bring a mobile mammography van into neighborhoods.

“We gave them educational packages, and we sign them up for mammograms,” Andrea said. “At the end of the month, we would circle back to the neighborhood and bring our mobile mammography van from our partners.”

From 2006 until the COVID-19 pandemic, the organization knocked on more than 130,000 doors across Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties, Andrea said.

Since then, the Women’s Breast and Heart Initiative has expanded its core mission to include heart disease prevention. Its current efforts reach women in workplaces and college students through a virtual curriculum focused on early detection and healthy lifestyles.

For Willie, the importance of that work became even more personal in March, when he was diagnosed with breast cancer.

After more than two decades of supporting his wife and working alongside her to raise awareness, Willie found himself confronting the disease he had spent years helping others understand.

“I never had any inkling that it could happen to me or any man,” he said. “I felt the lump and I didn’t think much about it.”

He underwent surgery to remove the lump. The procedure was successful, and he is now cancer-free.

Willie credits his wife and his faith with helping him through the experience.

“Through the grace of God and her, she made me better. Just say Amen. Amen!” he said.

Now, Willie is using his experience to challenge the stigma surrounding male breast cancer and encourage men to take changes in their bodies seriously.

“You never know when cancer is going to knock on your door and we should all be ready to run, jump and defeat this demonic thing called cancer,” he said. “You can be embarrassed or you can be in the state of mind that I want to live.”

He also encourages men not to ignore a lump or hesitate to tell someone about it.

“Don’t hesitate to be checked and let someone know, and I am glad I did let my wife know what’s going on with my body,” he said.

For the Ivorys, their experiences have reinforced a shared message: Breast cancer awareness and early detection are important for everyone, including men.

Andrea said she feels fortunate to have Willie by her side.

“I am very blessed to be Mrs. Ivory,” she said.

The Women’s Breast and Heart Initiative holds events throughout the year to raise funds for its programs and services. The nonprofit also offers a specialty Florida license plate for purchase to support its work.

More information about the organization, its services and ways to donate is available by clicking here.

Ditka died Friday at 86, his family announced in a statement.

The Pro Football Hall of Famer was remembered by the sports world and beyond for his impact on the game as both a player and a coach, and later as a TV analyst.

Here are some notable reactions to Ditka's death and tributes to his legacy:

Chicago Bears

“We are deeply saddened by the passing of legendary and treasured Chicago Bear and Pro Football Hall of Famer Mike Ditka. Mike’s impact on the Chicago Bears organization, over decades as a player, coach, and proud icon and ambassador for our organization, is immeasurable. His integral role in bringing world championships to our city and our franchise, both as a player and as our coach, established prominence and excellence at a world-class level, but also created a lifetime of cherished memories in the hearts and minds of Bears fans that will last for generations.

“We extend our love, prayers, and heartfelt condolences to the Ditka family, and join all Bears fans in deep sadness and reverence as we remember and honor Mike Ditka.” — via team site.

President Donald Trump

"He was a great guy. He was with me all the way. He was tough. Mike Ditka, that’s a sad one. ... Wow, he was great. He was a big supporter of mine and he was a winner. He was a tough cookie.”

Former President Barack Obama

“When I got to Chicago in the summer of 1985, Mike Ditka and the Chicago Bears were king. Coach Ditka set the tone for a team that was punishing, dominant, and fun — and the city loved him for it. I’m thinking of the Ditka family and Bears fans everywhere on the passing of a legend.” — via X.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell

“Mike Ditka epitomized football over so many years. He brought intensity, authenticity, and an unmistakable personality to everything he did. As a Hall of Fame player, Super Bowl-winning coach with his beloved and iconic Bears, and as a broadcaster, Mike served as an ambassador for the game and inspired generations of fans. Through his work with the Gridiron Greats Assistance Fund, Mike was a champion for taking care of those who helped build our game. We extend our deepest condolences to Diana and the Ditka family.”

New Orleans Saints

"We proudly honor his chapters as a head coach in New Orleans. While his time leading our franchise on the field was brief in longevity, his presence left an indelible mark on our organization. Mike approached his tenure with the Saints with the same bold authenticity and relentless drive that defined his entire career. Beyond the wins and losses, his genuine kindness, vibrant personality, and immense generosity to many within our facility created an enduring legacy that our staff and community still fondly remember.

“While the football world remembers ‘Iron Mike’ for his unparalleled competitive spirit, we admire the true character, passion, and unique energy he brought to our franchise.” — via team site.

Ben Johnson, current Bears coach

“I just want to start off by extending my condolences to the Ditka family. Sad news here this morning, obviously. As far as I’m concerned, Coach Ditka is the gold standard in terms of this place. He’s a legend around here as a player, as a coach. His impact is still being felt to this day. As the head coach of the Bears, I feel humbled to be in that same chair that he was once in. It’s a sad day, just hearing he’s passing on. He’s in our thoughts and prayers."

Chicago Bulls

“We are deeply saddened by the passing of legendary Chicago Bears coach and player, Mike Ditka. Coach Ditka helped define Chicago sports, represented everything great about Chicago and left an unforgettable imprint on our city. He was tough, passionate, loyal and proud and will be forever remembered as a champion, both of his team and of our city.” — via X.

Chicago Cubs

“We join the Bears and the city of Chicago in remembering the legendary Mike Ditka. Thank you for the memories, Coach. — via X.

Chicago White Sox

“The White Sox send our condolences to the family, friends and fans of legendary Mike Ditka. He will be greatly missed.” — via X.

Chicago Blackhawks

“Remembering a Chicago legend. We join the Bears in honoring the life and legacy of Mike Ditka. Thank you, Coach for all you did for Chicago.” — via X.

Chicago Sky

“Forever Chicago. Rest in peace, Mike Ditka. Our thoughts are with his family and loved ones during this time.” — via X.

Jarrett Payton, son of the late Walter Payton

“It’s with a heavy heart that I’m sharing the Ditka family has announced the passing of Mike Ditka this morning. Da Coach. Hall of Famer. The heartbeat of the ’85 Bears and a Super Bowl champion. Chicago won’t be the same. Prayers to Diana and the family. RIP, Coach.” — via X.

Jim Harbaugh, current Los Angeles Chargers coach and former Bears quarterback

“May coach rest in peace. He's an American original. From Aliquippa, PA, to ‘Iron Mike.' If you want to know anything about him, like if you want to know who he was, I would suggest reading the poem by Rudyard Kipling, ‘If.’ He could've been talking about Mike Ditka. Or Teddy Roosevelt's ‘The Man in the Arena.’ It's Mike Ditka. And always true to himself. Always the same person, no matter who he was around, who he was with., where he was. ... I loved him. I loved playing for him.”

Brett Favre, Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback

“My condolences to the Ditka family and to all Bear fans on the passing of Coach Mike Ditka. It was truly an honor to play against you and your teams. Now rest in peace and God Bless you Coach.” — via X.

Green Bay Packers, longtime division rival

“One of the fiercest competitors in NFL history, Mike helped define the intensity and tradition of the Packers-Bears rivalry, the oldest in professional football. He embodied the toughness and passion that have made the rivalry one of the most storied in all of sports. While he was a formidable opponent, his contributions to the game and to a rivalry that has meant so much to both franchises will always be respected and remembered by the Green Bay Packers.” — via X.

C. Allen Greene, University o

f Pittsburgh Athletic Director

“Mike Ditka was the embodiment of a Pitt man. He brought the toughness and pride of western Pennsylvania to the University of Pittsburgh, became one of the greatest players in the history of our program and carried the Pitt name with him to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He achieved everything as a player and a coach, yet he never lost his connection to where he came from. On behalf of the entire Pitt Athletics family, I extend our deepest condolences to the Ditka family.”

Pat Narduzzi, current Pitt football coach

“When our players see Mike Ditka’s name, I want them to understand how he competed. He gave everything he had and expected the same from the guys beside him. That’s Pitt. He showed us that tough people find a way through tough times and taught us to fight for the names on the front and back of our jerseys. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and everyone he impacted throughout his tremendous life. His toughness will forever be a part of this program.”

Chris Berman, ESPN NFL host

“Mike Ditka was a national treasure. His accomplishments as a player and coach for the Chicago Bears long ago put him in the Pro Football Hall of Fame for both. We were lucky at ESPN to have him as a teammate on Sunday NFL Countdown for over a decade. Not only did he put a smile on our faces every week, he did the same for millions of viewers.

“Our heartfelt condolences to Mike’s family, his Bears family, and to the countless people he touched from near and afar. It is impossible to think of the history of the NFL without seeing his face and his famous mustache. Sadly, Mike has passed on, but his legend will live forever.”

Ozzie Guillen, former White Sox player and manager

“Coach, man, we had some great times, laughs, and memories over the years. Always admired your style. Thank you for the talks, advice, and friendship. Chicago lost a legend Rest easy, Coach.” — via X.

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Para la pareja del sur de Florida formada por Willie y Andrea Ivory, ese mensaje es profundamente personal.

Ambos han enfrentado diagnósticos de cáncer de mama y sus experiencias han reforzado su compromiso de ayudar a otros a reconocer la importancia de los exámenes de detección y el acceso a la atención médica.

La pareja, que lleva 29 años de casada, dice que su fe compartida en Dios los ha ayudado a afrontar dos grandes crisis de salud y los ha inspirado a apoyar a otras personas que enfrentan desafíos similares.

“Un cordón de tres hilos no se rompe fácilmente” es un proverbio que refleja su relación, la unión entre Andrea y Willie y su fe.

“Cuando a mi esposa le diagnosticaron cáncer de mama, fue uno de los momentos más devastadores de mi vida”, dijo Willie Ivory.

Andrea Ivory fue diagnosticada en 2004. Su cáncer fue detectado en una etapa temprana, pero la experiencia le abrió los ojos a los desafíos que enfrentaban las mujeres que carecían de información sobre el cáncer de mama y de acceso a la atención médica.

“Nunca pregunté por qué a mí. En cambio, pregunté para qué”, dijo Andrea. “Aprendí desde el principio que esta enfermedad no era para la muerte, sino que tenía un propósito superior”.

Durante su recuperación, Andrea dijo que pensaba con frecuencia en las mujeres que estaban muriendo porque no tenían la información ni los recursos necesarios para buscar atención médica.

“Durante mi recuperación, pensé en aquellas mujeres que estaban muriendo porque no tenían información sobre el cáncer de mama ni acceso a la atención médica”, dijo.

“Tuve una revelación: una visión de ir de puerta en puerta”, dijo Andrea.

Esa visión llevó a la creación de la Women’s Breast and Heart Initiative, una organización sin fines de lucro enfocada en llegar a mujeres de comunidades desatendidas y brindarles acceso gratuito a servicios que podrían salvarles la vida.

Las iniciativas de divulgación de la organización incluyeron la distribución de materiales educativos y la conexión de mujeres con servicios de mamografías. La organización también se asoció con proveedores para llevar una unidad móvil de mamografías a los vecindarios.

“Les entregábamos paquetes educativos y las inscribíamos para hacerse mamografías”, dijo Andrea. “Al final del mes, regresábamos al vecindario y llevábamos nuestra unidad móvil de mamografías de nuestros socios”.

Desde 2006 hasta la pandemia de COVID-19, la organización tocó más de 130,000 puertas en los condados Miami-Dade, Broward y Palm Beach, dijo Andrea.

Desde entonces, la Women’s Breast and Heart Initiative ha ampliado su misión principal para incluir la prevención de enfermedades cardíacas. Actualmente, sus iniciativas llegan a mujeres en sus lugares de trabajo y a estudiantes universitarios mediante un plan de estudios virtual enfocado en la detección temprana y los estilos de vida saludables.

Para Willie, la importancia de ese trabajo se volvió aún más personal en marzo, cuando le diagnosticaron cáncer de mama.

Después de más de dos décadas apoyando a su esposa y trabajando junto a ella para crear conciencia, Willie se encontró enfrentando la enfermedad que había dedicado años a ayudar a otros a comprender.

“Nunca imaginé que pudiera pasarme a mí ni a ningún hombre”, dijo. “Sentí el bulto y no le di mucha importancia”.

Se sometió a una cirugía para extirpar el bulto. El procedimiento fue exitoso y ahora está libre de cáncer.

Willie atribuye a su esposa y a su fe el haberlo ayudado a superar la experiencia.

“Por la gracia de Dios y gracias a ella, estoy mejor. Simplemente digan amén. ¡Amén!”, dijo.

Ahora, Willie está utilizando su experiencia para desafiar el estigma que rodea al cáncer de mama masculino y alentar a los hombres a tomar en serio los cambios en sus cuerpos.

“Nunca se sabe cuándo el cáncer tocará a la puerta, y todos debemos estar preparados para correr, saltar y derrotar a esta cosa demoníaca llamada cáncer”, dijo. “Puedes sentir vergüenza o puedes tener la mentalidad de que quiero vivir”.

También anima a los hombres a no ignorar un bulto ni dudar en contárselo a alguien.

“No duden en hacerse un chequeo y en decírselo a alguien. Me alegra haberle contado a mi esposa lo que estaba pasando con mi cuerpo”, dijo.

Para los Ivory, sus experiencias han reforzado un mensaje compartido: la concientización sobre el cáncer de mama y la detección temprana son importantes para todos, incluidos los hombres.

Andrea dijo que se siente afortunada de tener a Willie a su lado.

“Me siento muy bendecida de ser la señora Ivory”, dijo.

La Women’s Breast and Heart Initiative organiza eventos durante todo el año para recaudar fondos para sus programas y servicios. La organización sin fines de lucro también ofrece una placa especializada para vehículos de Florida que se puede comprar para apoyar su trabajo.

Hay más información sobre la organización, sus servicios y las formas de hacer donaciones disponible al hacer clic aquí.

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The investigation into Jerry Reece Pack, 26, began in June after authorities received a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that Google discovered illicit videos uploaded to his account on May 28, according to a BSO arrest report.

Deputies said they later reviewed the 24 videos and found all matched the criteria for charges. The videos, they said, depicted young boys and girls being sexually abused by men and women.

According to the report, a SWAT team served a search warrant on Pack’s home in the 3800 block of Northwest Fourth Avenue on Thursday and took him into custody.

An alleged confession was redacted from arrest documents.

Pack, facing 11 felony charges related to the possession of child sexual abuse material and a probation violation on a charge of leaving the scene of a crash, was being held in the BSO Main Jail on a $535,000 bond, records show.

El juicio por el triple homicidio que conmocionó a México y atrajo la atención internacional, llegó el viernes a su fin luego de que el juez de control Rául Hernández dictaminó que Jesús Gerardo García, alias “el Kekas”, Irineo Francisco “N” y Ángel Jesús “N”, eran responsables de los homicidios de los australianos Callum y Jake Robinson y el estadounidense Carter Redd Rhoad.

Los acusados que estaban detenidos desde hace más de dos años también fueron declarados culpables del delito de robo con violencia y robo de vehículo con violencia, informó Hernández durante una audiencia que se realizó en un tribunal de la ciudad costera de Ensenada, Baja California.

El veredicto fue recibido con cierto alivio por Martin y Debra Robinson, padres de los hermanos australianos, quienes reconocieron en un comunicado que la decisión “supone un momento significativo en nuestro largo y doloroso camino en busca de justicia”.

“Ningún resultado podrá borrar jamás esta tragedia, pero esperamos que el día de hoy (con el veredicto de culpabilidad) marque un paso importante hacia la justicia y nos permita seguir honrando sus vidas y a los extraordinarios jóvenes que fueron", expresó Martin al leer el escrito en el que agradecieron el apoyo de las autoridades locales y los testigos para esclarecer el caso.

Con la voz entrecortada, Debra dijo a la prensa, a la salida del tribunal, que le parecía positivo el veredicto, pero admitió, casi al borde del llanto, que “no les devuelve la vida” a sus hijos.

La Fiscalía del estado de Baja California solicitó para cada uno de los acusados una “pena ejemplar” de 210 años de prisión, informó a la prensa la titular de la dependencia, Elena Andrade Ramírez. La condena definitiva la anunciará el juez el 16 de octubre.

Los hermanos Robinson y Rhoad viajaron en abril de 2024 a Baja California para surfear, pero poco después de llegar al poblado de Punta San José, a unos 80 kilómetros de Ensenada, fueron reportados como desaparecidos. Sus cuerpos fueron localizados el 3 de mayo dentro de un pozo en las cercanías de Punta San José.

Por el caso fueron detenidos García, quien era señalado como presunto autor material de los asesinatos, su expareja Ary Gisell Silva Raya, Irineo Francisco “N” y Ángel Jesús “N”.

Durante el juicio, que se extendió por un mes, se dieron a conocer escalofriantes detalles del brutal crimen. Silva Raya declaró el mes pasado durante una audiencia que García le confesó que llegó con una pistola 9 milímetros a la casa de campaña donde estaban los extranjeros, quienes al verlo comenzaron a lanzarle sus pertenencias para evitar que los agrediera, y que uno de ellos le suplicó por su vida, lo que el presunto agresor no atendió.

La fiscalía estatal informó que Silva Raya llegó a Punta San José el 27 de abril de 2024, donde tuvo contacto con los tres extranjeros, e “instigó a uno de sus acompañantes a despojarlos de sus bienes”, lo que se concretó un día después.

La mujer, a quien las autoridades le encontraron un teléfono de una de las víctimas, fue sentenciada en noviembre pasado a 20 años de cárcel, luego de declararse culpable de los delitos de “robo calificado con violencia” y “robo de vehículo con violencia” en un procedimiento abreviado. Pero García y sus dos presuntos colaboradores decidieron ir a juicio.

Trump revealed his selection of Zacharia on his Truth Social platform, where he often makes political and official announcements. Zacharia is a conservative commentator for Trump Media & Technology Group, which operates the social media site.

In naming Zacharia, Trump described her as “a loyal and brilliant supporter, right from the beginning.”

In a social media post, Zacharia thanked Trump and called it the “honor of a lifetime.” She added that Trump’s leadership is “a blessing to this country.”

“The work ahead is to continue delivering strong results for our Country and communicating to the American people the major wins that this Administration is making every single day,” she wrote on X.

Zacharia briefly worked as a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security earlier this year and has been a commentator for Fox News and Newsmax. Trump said Zacharia had been involved in his presidential campaigns, notably in swing states.

A request for comment left with Zacharia was not immediately answered. A LinkedIn profile noted that she earned a law degree from Pepperdine University.

Leavitt announced her departure Aug. 12 and left the position Aug. 27.

She will serve as an on-air contributor on Fox News Channel beginning Nov. 1, the network said Monday.

Leavitt became press secretary in January 2025, and left the position, she said, to spend more time with her young children. Prior to serving in the White House, Leavitt was national press secretary for Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign.

La investigación sobre Jerry Reece Pack, de 26 años, comenzó en junio después de que las autoridades recibieran una denuncia del Centro Nacional para Niños Desaparecidos y Explotados (NCMEC) en la que se informaba que Google había descubierto videos ilícitos subidos a su cuenta el 28 de mayo, según un informe de BSO.

Los agentes indicaron que posteriormente revisaron los 24 videos y determinaron que todos cumplían con los criterios para presentar cargos. Según ellos, los videos mostraban a niños y niñas pequeños siendo abusados sexualmente por hombres y mujeres.

un equipo SWAT, según el informe, ejecutó el jueves una orden de registro en la vivienda de Pack, ubicada en 3800 block of Northwest Fourth Avenue, y lo detuvo.

Una supuesta confesión fue censurada de los documentos de la detención.

Pack, quien enfrenta 11 cargos por delitos graves relacionados con la posesión de material de abuso sexual infantil y una violación de la libertad condicional por un cargo de abandonar la escena de un accidente, se encontraba detenido en la cárcel principal de la BSO con una fianza de 535 000 dólares, según muestran los registros.

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The 28-ounce bottles under the voluntary recall that started on Sept. 25 include Lemon Lime, Lemon Lime Zero, Orange, and Orange Zero.

The FDA warned that the dyes “may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences,” including a mild rash or allergic-type asthma.

The Gatorade bottles were distributed in Florida and other states nationwide and bear lot 2027 dates from April to June.

Here is the list:

Lot 091026 DL - JUN 07 27

Lot 091126 DL - JUN 08 27

Lot 072226 DT - APR 18 27

Lot 072426 TL - APR 20 27

Lot 073126 TL - APR 27 27

Lot 072926 TL - APR 25 27

Lot 073026 TL - APR 25 27

Lot 081026 TL - MAY 07 27

Lot 082126 OA - APR 18 27

Lot 080126 DL - APR 28 27

Lot 082026 DL - MAY 17 27

Lot 083126 DT - JUN 07 27

Lot 082526 KM - MAY 22 27

Lot 090426 KM - JUN 01 27

Lot 072726 TL - APR 23 27

Las botellas de 28 onzas incluidas en el retiro voluntario, que comenzó el 25 de septiembre, incluyen los sabores Lemon Lime, Lemon Lime Zero, Orange y Orange Zero.

La FDA advirtió que los colorantes “pueden causar consecuencias adversas para la salud temporales o médicamente reversibles”, incluidos sarpullidos leves o asma de tipo alérgico.

Las botellas de Gatorade se distribuyeron en Florida y otros estados del país, y tienen fechas de lote de 2027 que van de abril a junio.

Esta es la lista:

Lote 091026 DL - JUN 07 27

Lote 091126 DL - JUN 08 27

Lote 072226 DT - APR 18 27

Lote 072426 TL - APR 20 27

Lote 073126 TL - APR 27 27

Lote 072926 TL - APR 25 27

Lote 073026 TL - APR 25 27

Lote 081026 TL - MAY 07 27

Lote 082126 OA - APR 18 27

Lote 080126 DL - APR 28 27

Lote 082026 DL - MAY 17 27

Lote 083126 DT - JUN 07 27

Lote 082526 KM - MAY 22 27

Lote 090426 KM - JUN 01 27

Lote 072726 TL - APR 23 27

The Trump administration announced the enforcement policy changes after a Texas judge in August ruled the permitting process was unconstitutional. The judge's ruling was limited to the parties involved in that case, but the Justice Department said Friday it would no longer enforce the registration requirements more broadly.

“The direction from the President, Congress, and the courts is clear,” Rob Cekada, director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, said in an emailed statement. “ATF is now following suit with our enforcement posture while continuing to ensure we remain focused where we are needed the most: combating violent crime in American communities.”

It’s the latest move by the Trump administration to ease restrictions on firearms opposed by gun rights groups. Gun rights activists have long complained that the registration requirements — which meant filling out a form, being fingerprinted, and waiting for government approval — were overly burdensome

At issue in the Texas case were regulations in a 1930s-era law, the National Firearms Act, which was passed in response to concerns about mafia violence.

U.S. District Judge James Hendrix in Texas said the rules for purchasing a silencer, short-barreled rifle, short-barreled shotgun and other certain other firearms must fall after the Republican-controlled Congress and President Donald Trump eliminated a $200 permit tax on the devices. The Justice Department opted not to appeal the judge's decision.

Cekada told The Associated Press on Friday that after the judge’s ruling, federal law enforcement was inundated with questions from the public and members of Congress about how the government was going to handle enforcement nationwide. The Trump administration believed that the “best and fairest thing to do” was to address the rules nationwide to avoid a confusing patchwork of regulations across the country, Cekada said in an interview.

Groups that support gun restrictions decried the judge’s ruling and the Justice Department’s decision to let it stand as reckless and argued that the regulations are important for public safety.

In a statement on Friday, John Feinblatt, president of Everytown for Gun Safety, said Cekada had embraced the “smash-and-grab lawlessness of the Trump administration by attempting to pick and choose which federal gun laws he enforces.”

Under the new guidance, ATF will no longer require registration unless the buyer lives in one of about 15 states that have state laws requiring that people go through the federal permitting process. The registration process will still apply for machine guns and what are considered “destructive devices” under federal law, the Justice Department said.

And in all cases, people will still have to fill out the standard firearms purchasing form, which includes questions about things that would disqualify someone from legal gun ownership, and they also have to pass a background check, officials said.

Isaias, el primer huracán de la temporada del Atlántico, estaba previsto que afectara el Panhandle de Florida, el sur de Alabama y el sur de Mississippi, según el Centro Nacional de Huracanes.

La tormenta se encontraba a unas 195 millas al sur de Pensacola y a unas 145 millas al sur-sureste de la desembocadura del río Mississippi. Se desplazaba hacia el norte-noreste a 16 mph, según el NHC.

Historia relacionada: Huracán Isaías podría provocar ligero aumento de precios en combustibles si refinerías del Golfo de México se quedaran sin suministro eléctrico

Había una alerta de marejada ciclónica vigente desde la desembocadura del río Mississippi hasta el río Suwannee, y una vigilancia de marejada ciclónica vigente desde el río Suwannee hasta Yankeetown.

Había una alerta de huracán vigente desde Ocean Springs, en Mississippi, hasta la línea divisoria entre los condados de Bay y Gulf, en el Panhandle de Florida.

Había una alerta de tormenta tropical vigente desde la línea divisoria de las parroquias de Jefferson y Plaquemines, en Louisiana, hasta un punto al oeste de Ocean Springs, en Mississippi, y desde la línea divisoria de los condados de Bay y Gulf hasta el río Aucilla, en la región de Big Bend, en Florida.

Se pronosticaba que el riesgo de tornados comenzaría a última hora de la tarde del viernes y continuaría durante la noche en las zonas costeras de Alabama, el Panhandle de Florida y el extremo suroeste de Georgia.

Se pronosticaba que la tormenta tocaría tierra entre Mobile Bay, en el sur de Alabama, y Choctawhatchee Bay, en el Panhandle de Florida, y la marejada ciclónica podría alcanzar entre 6 y 9 pies.

Historia relacionada: Huracán Isaias, el primero en dos años que se dispone a azotar el norte de la costa del Golfo

La gobernadora de Alabama, Kay Ivey, ordenó evacuaciones en Gulf Shores, Orange Beach y Dauphin Island. El gobernador de Florida, Ron DeSantis, declaró el estado de emergencia, desplegó a unos 5,000 miembros de la Guardia Nacional y solicitó una declaración de emergencia para recibir apoyo federal.

“La marejada es realmente lo que pone en peligro la vida de muchas personas si no han acatado las órdenes de evacuación, y es lo que causa los daños más significativos de estas tormentas”, dijo DeSantis. “Desde Pensacola hasta la región de Big Bend, en el norte de Florida, podría haber marejada ciclónica, así que, por favor, tomen precauciones”.

El personal de la Agencia Federal para el Manejo de Emergencias respondió a los centros estatales de operaciones de emergencia en Alabama y Florida, y tenía suministros en la Base de la Fuerza Aérea Maxwell, en Montgomery, Alabama.

La Administración Nacional Oceánica y Atmosférica desplegó a “Miss Piggy”, el avión N43RF, un avión turbohélice especializado Lockheed WP-3D Orion de cuatro motores, junto con un equipo de cazadores de huracanes, para despegar desde Lakeland y volar directamente hacia el huracán.

Qué significa

Una alerta de huracán significa que se esperan condiciones de huracán en algún lugar dentro del área bajo alerta. Se deben acelerar y completar los preparativos para proteger la vida y los bienes.

Una alerta de tormenta tropical significa que se esperan condiciones de tormenta tropical en algún lugar dentro del área bajo alerta.

Una vigilancia de marejada ciclónica significa que existe la posibilidad de inundaciones que pongan en peligro la vida debido al aumento del nivel del agua que avanza tierra adentro desde la costa.

Una alerta de marejada ciclónica significa que existe el peligro de inundaciones que pongan en peligro la vida debido al aumento del nivel del agua que avanza tierra adentro desde la costa.

• Frontera entre Alabama y Florida hasta Grayton Beach: de 6 a 9 pies
• Grayton Beach hasta Indian Pass: de 4 a 7 pies
• Indian Pass hasta el río Steinhatchee: de 4 a 6 pies
• Dauphin Island, en Alabama, hasta la frontera entre Alabama y Florida: de 4 a 6 pies
• Río Steinhatchee hasta el río Suwannee: de 3 a 5 pies
• Desembocadura del río Mississippi, en Louisiana, hasta Dauphin Island, en Alabama: de 3 a 5 pies
• Bahía inferior de Mobile: de 3 a 5 pies
• Río Suwannee hasta Yankeetown: de 2 a 4 pies
• Bahía superior de Mobile: de 2 a 4 pies

Historia relacionada:Isaias se intensifica hasta convertirse en un peligroso huracán de categoría 3 que se dirige hacia la costa del Golfo de EE. UU.

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Noticia relacionada: El huracán Simón se intensifica hasta convertirse en una tormenta de categoría 2, según el Centro Nacional de Huracanes

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President Donald Trump, however, will no longer attend the game in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Trump posted on his social media site Friday that “based on the fact that a huge Hurricane/Storm is coming, it is important to have our wonderful First Responders, Law Enforcement, and others, focused on that Storm, and in no way be thinking about the safety, or presence, of the President of the United States, ME!”

“Therefore, I will miss that potentially unbelievable Game, Alabama vs. Georgia,” Trump continued. “But, hopefully, the Game will go on despite the weather!”

He also promised, without providing details, “I will be visiting both of those Teams at a later date.”

Forecasters have warned of a significant storm surge, damaging winds, flooding and possible tornadoes before the storm loses steam inland. ESPN's “College GameDay” show was moved indoors instead of being outside near the stadium, and Alabama officials shortened tailgating hours on campus, barring tents amid concerns about high winds.

Tuscaloosa is about 200 miles north of the Alabama coast and an hour's drive from the Mississippi state line. There is a chance the storm has largely passed Tuscaloosa by the 7:30 p.m. Eastern kickoff and conditions at Bryant-Denny Stadium may be more soggy than a gusty downpour.

Georgia's campus in Athens is about 275 miles east of Alabama's campus in Tuscaloosa. Leland Barrow, associate sports communications director for the Bulldogs, said on Friday that the team's travel plan remained unchanged and on schedule.

High schools and colleges along the coast have altered plans for their sports teams, however, including the Southwestern Athletic Conference moving Florida A&M’s game at Alabama State up one day to Friday morning. But all eyes had been on Georgia's visit to Alabama for one of the biggest games of the season so far.

Utah moved up the start time for its game against Kansas from 8:15 p.m. to 6 p.m. due to the threat of inclement weather from the remnants of Hurricane Rosa in the Pacific Ocean.

In 1988, Alabama postponed a September game at Texas A&M to December because of Hurricane Gilbert. Georgia had a 2016 game at South Carolina postponed 24 hours to Sunday due to Hurricane Matthew, and the LSU-Florida game that same Saturday was pushed back to November.

Both coaches earlier this week said they were handling their schedules as usual.

“It’s uncertainty beyond my control,” Georgia coach Kirby Smart said. “I’m focused on trying to prepare our team and game plan and scheme.”

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Broadcasting the event worldwide isn't mentioned in the Army rules governing how rare military executions are carried out. But that doesn't mean there is a viable legal path to oppose it by anyone besides Hasan. And he hasn't signaled whether he will even try to stop anything related to his Dec. 3 death sentence.

Officials at the Pentagon said Thursday that Hasan’s execution by a firing squad would be livestreamed and that more details would follow. A day earlier, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said, “We’ll make sure that people are able to watch it, that it’s public.”

“Other than Hasan, I'm not sure anyone could” have legal standing to stop a livestream, said Brenner Fissell, a professor at Villanova University’s law school and an expert in military justice.

Could US parents try to halt livestream?

Fissell, however, tossed up a novel possibility: parents who don’t want their children to see a person blasted with bullets on the internet, either in real time or viewed later. Army regulations say, “No person under the age of 18 shall witness” a military execution.

“That’s explicit,” Fissell said. “It’s a question of whether a livestream counts as a presence. ... I think it violates the spirit of the regulation."

The regulations, he added, weren’t written to contemplate witnesses outside the actual site of an execution — and certainly not a livestream.

“This actually has not been explored enough,” Fissell said.

Eugene R. Fidell, a visiting lecturer at Yale Law School specializing in military law, said he doesn't see a lot of legal options to challenge most of the unfolding details of Hasan's execution, though he agrees that Hasan would have standing to object with a petition, known as habeas corpus, in U.S. District Court.

“Arguing the Army can’t livestream it because some parent wouldn’t be able to stop their kid from watching it on the computer strikes me as a very unlikely piece of litigation,” Fidell said. “Better legal minds than me maybe can come up with a way to make that argument, but I don’t see it.”

Last firing squad was in WWII

Hasan, an Army psychiatrist who held the rank of major, walked into a medical building on Nov. 5, 2009, where soldiers at Fort Hood were waiting to receive medical clearance for deployment. He shouted “Allahu akbar” — Arabic for “God is great!” — and opened fire and also shot at the backs of soldiers fleeing toward the parking lot.

Hasan said it was an effort to stop them from going to Afghanistan and killing his fellow Muslims. He is paralyzed from the waist down after being shot in the back by law enforcement, and he now uses a wheelchair.

Clergy, including U.S. Catholic bishops, and some officials criticized the livestreaming announcement. Vice President JD Vance, meanwhile, told reporters that he wouldn't watch it and expressed some doubt whether a livestream would happen.

President Donald Trump signed off on Hasan's execution, which would be the first by a firing squad since World War II. The last military execution happened on April 13, 1961, when Army Pvt. John Bennett was killed by hanging.

A 2023 update to the Army regulation on executions gave the Secretary of the Army discretion on choosing a method, in part to ease hurdles to conducting executions at Guantanamo Bay, Fidell said.

Hasan’s execution would likely be put on hold for years — if he simply exercises his right to challenge the death sentence in federal court, said Robert Dunham, a Philadelphia lawyer and director of the Death Penalty Policy Project.

“The decision on the execution method will depend upon who is Secretary of Defense when the case becomes final and whether there is still a death penalty when that happens,” Dunham said.

After stumbling into the playoffs battling biceps and knee injuries, he was 2 for 13 (.154) with two walks, four strikeouts and one stolen base in their four-game NL Division Series win over the Atlanta Braves, to go with a .421 OPS and .154 slugging percentage.

Clearly not up to the four-time MVP's standards.

“He’s a very good self-evaluator, a very extremely high competitor and expects a lot from himself,” manager Dave Roberts said this week.

As Ohtani goes, so go the Dodgers. They weren't much better, hitting just .203 against Atlanta.

Ohtani was dropped to fifth in the order — his lowest as a Dodger — for Game 3 of the NLDS. He reached base twice — on a catcher’s interference and a walk. He moved up to the cleanup spot for Game 4. He had previously only started in the first or second spot.

Not postseason punishment, just tactical moves based on opposing pitching.

Roberts said Friday he'll bat Ohtani anywhere from second to fifth in Game 1 of the NL Championship Series against the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday.

“There's nothing right now I'm going to hang my hat on outside of I just believe in the person and the talent,” Roberts said. “Against the Braves, I thought he did a good job of controlling the zone, I saw some better swings.”

Some of Ohtani's offensive slump can be traced to nagging injuries that limited him to just 139 games in the regular season. He went on the injured list, with right biceps and left knee issues, for the first time as a Dodger in September.

Ohtani has admitted he's still not 100% healthy. At times, he doesn't appear comfortable at the plate.

“I haven’t been able to get a good grasp of the root cause of all this,” he said through a translator last week. “I think that process is going to happen during the offseason when I’m going to have a little bit more time to be able to address it. But as of now, it’s something I’m just going to have to manage.”

However, health is only part of the equation. He's been uncharacteristically aggressive swinging at pitches outside of the strike zone, something Roberts hopes he improves on Sunday.

“He can still do a better job of staying in the strike zone,” Roberts said. “It's hard to have success when you're out of the zone.”

Roberts has maintained unwavering trust in Ohtani and believes his bat will come to life as the Dodgers' bid for a third consecutive World Series championship continues.

“I do think that getting a couple days out of a game environment to kind of work on his swing, rest the body, rest the mind, is a benefit,” the manager said Friday. “I’m just never going to count Shohei out.”

Bolstered by their pitching, the Dodgers are in the NLCS against the Brewers for the second straight year.

Ohtani led the Dodgers to a four-game sweep of Milwaukee last year, when the Brewers hit a measly .118 against Dodgers pitching.

He was 5 for 14 (.357) with three home runs, four walks and five strikeouts as NLCS MVP — all three homers came in a memorable Game 4 clinch in which he also struck out 10 as a pitcher. He had a 1.643 OPS and 1.143 slugging percentage.

Ohtani won’t be pitching this time because of his injuries, with his place in the rotation taken by two-time Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal. Blake Snell, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Tyler Glasnow return.

Elite pitching can carry a team deep into the postseason, but poor hitting often leaves a team with a thin margin for error, especially when its biggest star is struggling.

“Hitting homers, slugging, it’s part of his hallmark in the batter’s box,” Roberts said. “He’s very in tune with what’s being said, what he hasn’t done.”

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Police officers arrested Monica Williams shortly before 1:20 p.m. on Thursday at Southwest Eighth Avenue and Fourth Street, according to a police report.

“That [expletive] got what he deserved,” Williams told a detective on Oct. 1st about her wounded neighbor, according to a police report.

Her neighbor reported a gunman shot him on the left shoulder as he was leaving for work at about 5:30 a.m. on Sept. 25 at 429 SW Eighth Court.

“You are messing with the wrong people,” the gunman said, while holding a firearm to the victim’s chest, according to the police officer’s report.

There was a shootout between the victim and the gunman, who fled, according to the police report. Williams’s neighbors told detectives that she and the victim had several disputes.

“I told the guy to scare him, maybe beat him up a little,” Williams told a detective, according to a police report.

Williams added that the shooting was accidental as the gunman “hit” her neighbor with the gun, and “the gun just went off,” according to the police report.

On Thursday, Williams told detectives that her neighbor had repeatedly harassed, antagonized, bullied, and attacked her, according to the police report.

A detective reported Williams confessed to contacting a family member who is “currently incarcerated,” and who referred her to a man whom she asked to “scare the victim and give him a two-piece,” slang for a fast two-hit strike.

Miami-Dade corrections booked Williams shortly after 7:40 p.m. on Thursday at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center near Doral, where she remained on Friday.

Williams faced three charges: Attempted murder with a firearm, criminal solicitation, and improper exhibition of a firearm, according to court records. Her bond was $500.

Miami-Dade County Circuit Judge Richard Hersch was set to preside over the case.

Local 10 News Assignment Editor Mercedes Cevallos contributed to this report.

Las autoridades indicaron que el hecho ocurrió poco antes de la medianoche en el extenso parque de casas móviles University Lakes, ubicado cerca de la calle Southwest 8ª y la avenida 127ª, en la zona no incorporada de Tamiami, al oeste de Miami-Dade.

Según un informe de arresto de la Oficina del Sheriff de Miami-Dade, la víctima, cuya edad no se especificó, se dirigió a una casa rodante en la cuadra 1300 de la Avenida 129 Suroeste “para pedir cereal” cuando un hombre “desconocido”, posteriormente identificado como Michael Villarin, salió “y la acusó de robar sus pertenencias”.

Los agentes indicaron que él procedió entonces a “golpearle repetidamente la cabeza contra la pared de la vivienda”, luego entró a la casa, regresó con un cuchillo y “la golpeó en el lado izquierdo de la cabeza” con el mango, causándole una “laceración de dos pulgadas”.

Según la Oficina del Sheriff del Condado de Miami-Dade (MDSO), los agentes acudieron al lugar y encontraron a Villarin en la parte trasera de la casa móvil. Él “se negó a cooperar con la investigación y no dio ninguna declaración”, dijeron.

Los agentes indicaron que la niña, quien fue atendida en el lugar por paramédicos, identificó a Villarin diciendo: “ese es él”.

No está claro si Villarin vive en esa casa o si solo se estaba quedando allí; su dirección en el informe de la MDSO figura como en Homestead.

Hasta el viernes por la tarde, Villarin se encontraba detenido en el Centro Correccional Turner Guilford Knight con una fianza que figura como “por determinar”.

Los agentes de policía arrestaron a Mónica Williams poco antes de la 1:20 p. m. del jueves en la esquina de la Octava Avenida Suroeste con la Cuarta Calle, según un informe policial.

“Ese [palabrota] se lo mereció”, le dijo Williams a un detective el 1 de octubre refiriéndose a su vecino herido, según un informe policial.

Su vecino denunció que un hombre armado le disparó en el hombro izquierdo cuando se dirigía al trabajo alrededor de las 5:30 a. m. del 25 de septiembre en el 429 SW Eighth Court.

“Te estás metiendo con la gente equivocada”, dijo el agresor, mientras apuntaba con un arma de fuego al pecho de la víctima, según el informe del oficial de policía.

Hubo un tiroteo entre la víctima y el agresor, quien huyó, según el informe policial. Los vecinos de Williams dijeron a los detectives que ella y la víctima habían tenido varias disputas.

“Le dije al tipo que lo asustara, tal vez que le diera una paliza”, le dijo Williams a un detective, según un informe policial.

Williams agregó que el tiroteo fue accidental, ya que el agresor “golpeó” a su vecino con el arma y “el arma simplemente se disparó”, según el informe policial.

El jueves, Williams les dijo a los detectives que su vecino la había acosado, hostigado, intimidado y atacado en repetidas ocasiones, según el informe policial.

Un detective informó que Williams confesó haber contactado a un familiar que se encuentra “actualmente encarcelado” y quien le recomendó a un hombre al que ella le pidió que “asustara a la víctima y le diera un “dos piezas”», jerga que se refiere a un ataque rápido de dos golpes.

Las autoridades penitenciarias de Miami-Dade detuvieron a Williams poco después de las 7:40 p. m. del jueves en el Centro Correccional Turner Guilford Knight, cerca de Doral, donde permanecía el viernes.

Williams enfrentaba tres cargos: intento de homicidio con arma de fuego, incitación al delito y exhibición indebida de un arma de fuego, según los registros judiciales. Su fianza fue de 500 dólares.

El juez de circuito del condado de Miami-Dade, Richard Hersch, se encargará de presidir el caso.

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Isaias, the first hurricane of the Atlantic season, was set to impact the Florida Panhandle, southern Alabama, and southern Mississippi, according to the National Hurricane Center.

The storm was about 145 miles south of Pensacola and about 125 miles east-southeast of the mouth of the Mississippi River. It was moving north-northeast at 16 mph, according to the NHC.

Related story: Hurricane Isaias could nudge fuel prices higher if Gulf of Mexico refineries lose power

There was a storm surge warning in effect from the mouth of the Mississippi River to the Suwannee River, and a storm surge watch in effect for the Suwannee River to Yankeetown.

There was a hurricane warning in effect from Ocean Springs in Mississippi to the Bay or Gulf county line in the Florida Panhandle.

There was a tropical storm warning in effect for the Jefferson or Plaquimines Parish line in Louisiana to the west of Ocean Springs in the Mississippi’s East of Bay or Gulf County line to the Aucilla River along Florida’s Big Bend.

There was a tornado risk forecast to begin late Friday afternoon and continue on Friday night in coastal areas of Alabama, the Florida Panhandle, and far southwest Georgia.

The forecasted landfall is between southern Alabama’s Mobile Bay and the Florida Panhandle’s Choctawhatchee Bay, and the storm surge could be as high as 6 to 9 feet.

Related story: Hurricane Isaias poised to strike northern Gulf Coast as first hurricane in 2 years

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey ordered evacuations at Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, and Dauphin Island. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency, deployed about 5,000 National Guard troops, and requested an emergency declaration for federal support.

“The surge is really what puts a lot of people’s lives in jeopardy if they haven’t heeded evacuation orders, and does the most significant damage from these storms,” DeSantis said. “Everywhere from Pensacola all the way into the Big Bend section of north Florida, you could see storm surge, so please take caution of that.”

The Federal Emergency Management Agency staff responded to state emergency operations centers in Alabama and Florida, and had supplies at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration deployed “Miss Piggy,” the N43RF, a specialized Lockheed WP-3D Orion four-engine turboprop aircraft, with a team of Hurricane Hunters, to fly out of Lakeland and directly into the hurricane.

What it means

A hurricane warning means that hurricane conditions are expected somewhere within the warning area. Preparations to protect life and property should be rushed to completion.

A tropical storm warning means that tropical storm conditions are expected somewhere within the warning area.

A storm surge watch means there is a possibility of life-threatening inundation from rising water moving inland from the coastline.

A storm surge warning means there is a danger of life-threatening inundation from rising water moving inland from the coastline.

• Alabama-Florida border to Grayton Beach: 6-9 feet
• Grayton Beach to Indian Pass: 4-7 feet
• Indian Pass to Steinhatchee River: 4-6 feet
• Dauphin Island in Alabama to the Alabama-Florida border: 4-6 feet
• Steinhatchee River to Suwannee River: 3-5 feet
• Mouth of the Mississippi River in Louisiana to Dauphin Island in Alabama: 3-5 feet
• Lower Mobile Bay: 3-5 feet
• Suwannee River to Yankeetown: 2-4 feet
• Upper Mobile Bay: 2-4 feet

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Authorities said it happened just before midnight within the sprawling University Lakes mobile home park, located near Southwest Eighth Street and 127th Avenue in west Miami-Dade’s unincorporated Tamiami area.

According to an arrest report from the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office, the victim, whose age wasn’t listed, went to a trailer in the 1300 block of Southwest 129th Avenue “to ask for cereal” when an “unknown” man, later identified as Michael Villarin, came out “and accused her of stealing his belongings.”

Deputies said he then proceeded “repeatedly bash her head onto the side of the residence,” then went inside the home, came back out with a knife and “hit her over the left side of the head” with the handle, causing a “two-inch laceration.”

According to MDSO, deputies responded and found Villarin at the rear of the mobile home. He “refused to cooperate with the investigation and did not provide any statement,” they said.

Deputies said the girl, who was treated at the scene by medics, identified Villarin, saying “that’s him.”

It’s not clear whether Villarin lives at the home or was just staying there; his address in the MDSO report is listed as being in Homestead.

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

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Dontral Jackson was arrested just before 2 a.m. Friday after North Miami police officers stopped a white Chevrolet Malibu near Northwest 119th Street and Seventh Avenue, according to his arrest report.

Police said multiple people flagged down an officer on routine patrol and reported that a vehicle had fled the scene of a crash at Makana Kava Bar & Hawaiian Kitchen, located at 12009 NW Seventh Ave.

Officers later spotted Jackson, who lives in Miami’s Spring Garden neighborhood, driving away from the area and stopped him, the report states.

A witness who came out of the restaurant also saw Jackson driving the vehicle and tried to get him to stop, police said. A victim later identified Jackson as the driver responsible for the crash, according to the report.

A review of driving records showed Jackson’s Florida driving privileges had been suspended 17 times. The most recent suspension, on June 15, was related to a criminal failure to pay, the report states.

Jackson is facing one count each of leaving the scene of a crash involving no serious injury and knowingly driving with a suspended license, records show.

The arrest report did not specify how many people were injured or whether anyone was hospitalized.

As of Friday, Jackson was being held at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, where his bond was listed as “to be set.”

Dontral Jackson fue detenido poco antes de las 2 de la madrugada del viernes después de que agentes de la policía de North Miami detuvieran un Chevrolet Malibu blanco cerca Northwest 119th Street y Seventh Avenue,, según el informe de la detención.

La policía indicó que varias personas hicieron señas a un agente que realizaba una patrulla rutinaria y le informaron de que un vehículo había huido del lugar de un accidente en el Makana Kava Bar & Hawaiian Kitchen, situado en el 12009 de la Séptima Avenida NW.

Posteriormente los agentes vieron a Jackson quien vive en el barrio de Spring Garden de Miami, alejándose en su vehículo de la zona y lo detuvieron, según informe.

Según la Policía, un testigo que salió del restaurante también vio a Jackson al volante del vehículo e intentó que se detuviera. Posteriormente, según informe, una víctima identificó a Jackson como el conductor responsable del accidente.

Una revisión de sus antecedentes de conducción reveló que el permiso de conducir de Jackson en Florida había sido suspendido en 17 ocasiones. La más reciente fue el 15 de junio y estaba con un impago de carácter penal, según indica el informe.

Los registros indican que Jackson se enfrenta a un cargo por abandonar el lugar de un accidente sin heridos graves y a otro por conducir a sabiendas de la licencia de conducir suspendida.

El informe de la detención no especificaba cuántas personas resultaron heridas ni si alguna de ellas fue hospitalizada.

Hasta el viernes, Jackson se encontraba recluido en el Centro Penitenciario Turner Guilford Knight, donde su fianza figuraba como “pendiente de fijar”.

Hundreds of residents gathered for a community-wide re-dedication of the original First Baptist Church of Williamsburg, which was established in 1776 by enslaved and free African Americans in defiance of laws that prevented them from congregating.

In 1805, its original parishioners built the church house, known as the African Baptist Meeting House, with recycled bricks and materials they scrounged. A tornado in 1834 destroyed the church, which was rebuilt in 1856 before it was turned into a parking lot a century later by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, a living history museum, because it didn't match the 18th century aesthetic of the town at the time.

Since then, the 16-foot by 32-foot church has been reconstructed, after archaeologists in 2021 uncovered the church's original foundation, as well as 62 graves linked to the congregation.

“What this day means and shows is that Black history is American history, and we're an example for the rest of the nation," Reginald F. Davis, pastor of First Baptist, told The Associated Press on Friday.

“A church that has a history that was during the signing of the Declaration of Independence, you cannot erase us out of American history because we have been at the outset and formulation of the nation," said Davis, who leads the current 215-member congregation in a 20th century church on Scotland Street, less than a mile from the original site.

For decades, Colonial Williamsburg didn't tell the story of the church's history as a pioneer of Black American faith traditions. More than half of the 2,000 people who lived in Williamsburg in the 18th century were Black, with few of them free. But in recent years, the museum has resuscitated the church's traditions, starting with Friday's celebration of the building's 250th anniversary.

“I wanted them to know that we were always here, where when the doors of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation first opened, the restoration, and even before then, we were sometimes present, but not able to speak,” said Janice Canaday, community engagement manager at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.

“This is a reclamation, a reclaiming of the narrative,” she said.

From past to present

On Friday, the event began with a procession symbolizing the ways the historic congregation has continued a multigenerational fight for education, faith, and freedom.

The mood was set with a performance by the Nassau Street Remembrance Choir, before an invocation from Davis and speeches from Virginia state Senator Mamie Locke and James Ingram, a museum interpreter who has for 26 years portrayed Gowan Pamphlet, First Baptists’ pastor when the original church structure was built.

In a 2025 AP interview, Ingram said Pamphlet was “a precursor to someone like Frederick Douglass, who would be the precursor to someone like Martin Luther King Jr.”

Pamphlet, an enslaved tavern worker, preached about equality in the face of laws that prohibited large gatherings of African Americans out of fear of slave uprisings. Ingram handed the mantle off to the new Pamphlet interpreter, Brandon Lee, who debuted at the dedication.

‘We were just so elated’

In addition to discovering the original church's foundation, archaeologists uncovered the graves of 62 community members. DNA tests and bone analyses for three sets of remains linked them back to the African Baptist Meeting House congregation.

But it was oral tradition that served as the first hint in the discovery, where stories of ancestors buried in the area led to a search.

“We knew the building was here, and we knew that there were maybe burials behind it,” said Jennifer Wilkoski, director of architectural preservation and research at Colonial Williamsburg.

When the church’s original structure was discovered in 2021, Davis called it “a rediscovery of the humanity of a people.”

“We were just so elated that those people who had been buried and forgotten, have now been unearthed and given the recognition as human beings, as they should have been,” he said. “It's a wonderful time to shed light on our history in light of the erasure of so many things within our history."

Construction is nearly finished

The meeting house reconstruction, built at its original site, honors its original character. Archaeologists and Colonial Williamsburg's construction team modeled the new church out of pine and white oak woods, and recreated details like the original half-round brick steps.

Wilkoski said the materials for the original church demonstrated the resourcefulness of the congregants, who likely included carpenters with the skills necessary to build the church.

Modern renovations include an HVAC system for Virginia's hot summers, a refreshed altar table for sermons, shutters, and handblown glass windows. Last year, Colonial Williamsburg considered glassless windows but has since had to reconsider to build the cooling HVAC system.

“It's not church stained glass, but we call it restoration glass, handmade like they would've had in the 18th and early 19th century,” Wilkoski said.

Finishing touches on the church will wrap in the next few months and will include an ADA- accessible ramp.

Davis, the First Baptist pastor, said the meeting house structure is overdue recognition for "those of us who are still working to make America a more perfect union.”

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Nancy Jiang reported from New York.

Trump said on social media on Friday that he struck the deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone call in which he was expected to discuss a suspected case of plague in Russia. Instead, Trump announced that Russia will immediately supply more than 300,000 tons of diesel, followed by an additional 500,000 tons in November and 1 million tons “immediately thereafter.” Russia will deliver an additional 3 million tons “within a short period of time” after that, he wrote.

Trump’s shocking announcement was in stark contrast to a sweeping Russia sanctions law he signed last month that aimed at clamping down on the oil and gas revenues that fuel Russia's war against Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called it “a weak decision, unfortunately, a weak decision by strong partners," according to a statement released by the Ukrainian Embassy in Washington.

Trump announced the deal as his envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner were meeting with Ukrainian officials in Miami to discuss a proposal to end the Russia-Ukraine war.

“I believe our team is simply being used as a smokescreen. And that is certainly not fair. It is certainly not how partners should treat each other,” Zelenskyy said.

Trump's move casts doubt on the likelihood of the White House imposing new sanctions on Russia, given that the law that passed overwhelmingly by Congress directs the administration to target countries that purchase Russian oil and gas. Lawmakers this week had urged the Trump administration to act quickly to use the tools available to help Ukraine.

Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer, along with Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, who is the top Democrat on the Foreign Relations Committee, and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, the ranking Democrat on the Banking Committtee, called Trump’s announcement a betrayal of Ukraine, the European allies and U.S. national security.

“Enough is enough,” the senators wrote. “The President must end his war with Iran instead of funding Russia’s war machine.”

Gas prices globally have surged as the war in Iran upends the energy sector. While diesel future prices dipped on the news on Friday, the national average for a gallon of diesel in the U.S. remained high at $6.28, according to AAA, after hitting a record $6.52 on Sept. 22.

Trump did not address the sanctions or Russia’s war but said, “Lower prices for Americans, especially our Great Farmers, Ranchers, and Truckers, is my Greatest Priority.”

Trump said later as he left the White House for a campaign rally that he was thankful for the deal. "I want to thank President Putin. To be honest with you, we have massive amounts of oil coming into our country, and it’s diesel, which is what we want. So, thank you," Trump said. He did not answer shouted questions about the criticism from Zelenskyy.

Washington and Moscow offer few details on deal

The White House did not immediately respond to questions about who was paying for the Russian diesel or when it would become available.

A statement from Putin, released by the Kremlin on Friday, said during their call he and Trump dedicated “significant attention to the prospects of resolving the Ukrainian crisis” and also discussed “the situation around Iran and various aspects of bilateral relations.”

Russia “confirmed its readiness to supply oil and oil products to the American and global markets,” Putin said. “I am confident that this will have a positive impact on the entire global economy.”

Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov, speaking later to reporters, wouldn't say whether the U.S. made any concessions in exchange for the supplies, or what, if anything, was promised to Russia in exchange.

Trump and Putin's deal draws immediate backlash

Zelenskyy, in a lengthy post online reacting to the deal, said Russia would repay it “with further terror and perfidy.” He cast it as an investment in the war, allowing it to be prolonged.

“It plays into Russia’s hands — allowing it to kill more, wage war for longer, have even less respect for America, and inflict even greater losses and damage on the world,” he said.

Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal, who co-sponsored the Russia sanctions law, said Trump's decision “makes us complicit in Putin’s war against Ukraine." In his scathing statement, Blumenthal invoked the memory of Sen. Lindsey Graham, a Trump ally and Russia hawk, for whom the law is named.

“This agreement with a murdering dictator is a stain on our nation’s character, an insult to Lindsey Graham’s memory, and directly contrary to Congress’s intent in our bipartisan sanctions bill," he said.

Rep. Don Beyer, the senior House Democrat on the Joint Economic Committee, called Trump’s announcement “infuriating.”

“This is what we warned anyone who would listen: Trump isn’t the slightest bit trustworthy when it comes to Russia,” Beyer said in a statement on X.

The law Trump signed last month envisions sanctions on Russian officials, banks and a shadow fleet of tankers and bans all new U.S. investment in Russia and the handling of sovereign debt.

It also directed Trump to impose tariffs of up to 100% on the top five importers of Russian oil or natural gas, with an exception for countries that import less than 15% of Russia’s natural gas exports and have taken significant steps to reduce those imports.

The U.S. has not imported Russian oil or gas since 2022, when the Biden administration banned the imports because of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Treasury Department moves to ease diesel sanctions for six months

Shortly after Trump made the announcement, the Treasury Department said it was immediately issuing a temporary license allowing Russian diesel to be supplied to the global market.

This is the latest license the U.S. Treasury has issued regarding Russian fuel shipments since the start of the Iran war early this year. But it is the first to ease sanctions on diesel for longer than the standard 30-day window since the start of the Ukraine war in February 2022.

The license means U.S. sanctions will not apply until April 2027 on deliveries of Russian diesel that has been loaded onto tankers as of Friday.

The extensions underscore how the fallout from the Iran war has boosted Moscow’s ability to profit from its energy exports.

It's unclear how the move will impact oil prices

"What does this do to prices? I think probably not much,” said Clayton Seigle, an energy strategist and expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

But, Seigle said the new deal is a “great benefit to Russia and to Putin,” who are currently trying to offload their summer-grade diesel for the heavier winter and arctic grades that they will need in the coming months.

“It’s kind of shuffling deck chairs on the Titanic,” said Michael Lynch of the Energy Policy Research Foundation, a non-partisan research institution focused on energy and economics.

“If we get diesel from Russia, basically it means that their existing customers are not going to get it and they’ll have to go somewhere else, and that will keep the price basically where it is now,” Lynch said.

Russia, once a major exporter of diesel, has banned exports since July as it has struggled to meet demand inside the country because of Ukraine’s repeated attacks on Russian oil refineries. The International Energy Agency says Russian diesel output has fallen by about 30%.

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak told state news agency Tass that Russia is “immediately starting to lift restrictions on diesel exports ahead of schedule.” He said Moscow could start supplies to the U.S. this month and Russia’s domestic market will be “fully supplied” with diesel, as well.

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Associated Press writers Will Weissert, Konstantin Toropin and Lisa Mascaro in Washington, Alex Veiga in Los Angeles and Farnoush Amiri in New York contributed to this report.

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His arraignment in Miami federal court began more than an hour late as the court waited for a Creole interpreter.

Handal’s attorney, Paul Petruzzi, demanded a trial by jury.

Prosecutors accuse Handal of providing resources to people involved in the 2021 assassination.

In a statement to Local 10 News, Petruzzi criticized the conditions of his client’s detention, claiming the 68-year-old cancer survivor is being held in a cramped cell without air conditioning and cannot use his CPAP machine to sleep.

Petruzzi said his client spent nine months in a Turkish prison at the request of the Haitian government and that the Turkish prison was better than the one in the United States.

Petruzzi said the U.S. Department of Justice should be “embarrassed.”

Handal faces up to life in prison if convicted.

Su comparecencia ante el tribunal federal de Miami comenzó con más de una hora de retraso, ya que el tribunal tuvo que esperar a que llegara un intérprete de criollo.

El abogado de Handal, Paul Petruzzi, solicitó un juicio con jurado.

La fiscalía acusa a Handal de proporcionar recursos a personas implicadas en el asesinato de 2021.

En unas declaraciones a Local 10 News, Petruzzi criticó las condiciones de detención de su cliente, alegando que este superviviente de cáncer, de 68 años, se encuentra recluido en una celda abarrotada sin aire acondicionado y no puede utilizar su máquina CPAP para dormir.

Petruzzi afirmó que su cliente pasó nueve meses en una prisión turca a petición del Gobierno haitiano y que la prisión turca era mejor que la de Estados Unidos.

Petruzzi señaló que el Departamento de Justicia de Estados Unidos debería «sentirse avergonzado».

Handal se enfrenta a una pena de hasta cadena perpetua si es declarado culpable.

The suspect, an Omani national, did so “with the intention of causing the greatest possible number of human casualties,” the UAE’s top prosecutor said in a statement carried by the state news agency WAM. Most of the 174 passengers on the flight were from Israel.

The statement said the co-pilot “drew inspiration” from the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks in the United States and used two previous flights from Dubai to Tel Aviv to “familiarize himself with the flight route and the airport.”

It said none of FlyDubai's security or professional checks had indicated that the pilot, who was identitifed by The Associated Press as 29-year-old Hamam al-Hammami, harbored extremist views or plans to carry out an attack.

Hammami “admitted that he had acted alone, without the involvement of others,” the statement said, adding that he “provided a detailed confession outlining his motives and the stages of planning and execution” in the presence of his lawyer. It also suggested he was radicalized at a mosque in Australia while attending the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in 2017.

The update from the public prosecutor Friday was the most comprehensive since the UAE took over the investigation shortly after the incident on Sept. 30. FlyDubai is a government-owned airline.

The crisis unfolded suddenly in the skies above Jordan and Saudi Arabia, when Hammami attacked the captain, Smit Machchhar, with a crash axe in the cockpit. Bloodied and beaten, Machchhar managed to open the cockpit door, alerting passengers and crew to the assault.

Passengers detained Hammami and helped steady the aircraft, which had plunged roughly 14,000 to 16,000 feet in less than a minute. Two reserve pilots then guided the plane to an emergency landing at Tabuk airport in Saudi Arabia.

Mayor Alix Desulme’s opponent is asking the city to remove him from the November ballot, arguing he did not properly qualify for re-election.

Challenger George Morgan’s attorneys sent a demand letter to city officials Tuesday, questioning the way Desulme paid his qualifying fees.

The letter includes a copy of a cashier’s check used for the payment and signed by the bank.

Morgan argues that Florida election law requires payment from a campaign account and that any check must be signed by the campaign treasurer.

He says Desulme failed to meet those requirements and now wants him removed from the ballot.

“This is the law, and it’s equal,” Morgan said. “It applies to me as it applies to another, so all candidates have an equal ground. The law is clear. The law wasn’t followed. It’s as simple as that.”

Morgan also pointed to the recent disqualification of North Miami Council candidate Hector Medina, who faced a similar issue involving his qualifying check.

The demand letter gave the city until 5 p.m. on Thursday to respond.

Morgan said that if the city does not act, his attorneys are prepared to take legal action.

Local 10 reached out to Desulme and his campaign but had not heard back.

The earlier quake, felt as far away as neighboring Colombia, was centered about 10 kilometers (6 miles) southwest of the remote community of Pitaloza Arriba, in the central province of Herrera, the USGS said. It struck at a depth of 10 kilometers (6 miles).

The USGS initially reported the first quake as magnitude 8, then revised it to 7.6 and later to 7.7.

Visibly shaken residents of Panama City, the capital, gathered outside as they waited for news of the quake’s impact on Friday.

“We felt it very strongly. It knocked things over in the kitchen, but we’re okay, though we’re very scared," Rosendo Domínguez, 60, who is from Herrera province, where the earthquake struck, told The Associated Press by phone. “Everyone is outside, scared.”

Multiple aftershocks continued to rattle Panama, including several measuring magnitude 5.8, 5.5 and 5.2. Seismologists at the University of Panama recorded more than 45 aftershocks, though many were too weak to be felt.

Calls for calm and reports of collapsed buildings

Despite the strength of the successive quakes, Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino said authorities had not documented anyone killed as of Friday evening, though he cautioned that could change in the coming hours or days.

“Nobody was ready, and no one is ever ready for this type of disaster,” Mulino said, after calling for calm earlier in the day.

Images of crumbling buildings and deep fissures slicing through roads added to fears across a region battered by a series of devastating earthquakes in recent months.

Two back-to-back 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes roiled Venezuela’s La Guaira state in June, killing more than 6,500 people and leaving 17,000 homeless. In August, a 7.4 magnitude earthquake in Colombia killed at least 289 people.

The notably lesser toll in nearby Panama may have been due to the country's strict building codes, especially governing construction of skyscrapers in the capital, said Carlos Valdés, head of the Seismology Department at the National Autonomous University of Mexico.

Omar Smith of the National Civil Protection Service said on the Telemetro Reporta news channel that damage was concentrated in the central provinces of Veraguas, Herrera and Los Santos and there were no reports of damages in Panama City.

Smith said several injuries have been reported, including one person struck by debris from a partially collapsed structure in the city of Penonomé, around 150 km (93 miles) from the capital. He confirmed a partial collapse and cracks at the cathedral in the district’s main square, as well as damage in the governor’s office building and the Dos Continentes hotel.

Local news outlets also reported that the Church of San Atanasio, a colonial-style Catholic church in Panama’s Los Santos province, had collapsed. The church was declared a National Historic Heritage Site in 1938. Elsewhere, including in Veraguas province, large fissures ran along roadways.

Tocumen International Airport in Panama City, one of the region’s busiest airports with more than 20 million passengers in 2025, temporarily suspended operations after the first quake but said Friday afternoon that it was reopening.

The Panama Canal Authority said operations were continuing normally along the global trade route. It said its priority was the safety of employees, vessels and crews and that specialized technical teams were inspecting facilities for possible damage.

Tsunami warnings as far as Chile's Easter Island

The last major earthquake to cause widespread damage in Panama struck in 1991. A magnitude 7.4 quake, centered in nearby Costa Rica, killed 23 people, injured 559, and left thousands of people homeless in the border Bocas del Toro region.

Earthquakes are common, especially along Panama's border with Costa Rica and its Pacific coast, because of the interaction of several tectonic plates, including the Cocos, Nazca and Caribbean plates.

Panama lies along the “Ring of Fire,” a 40,000-kilometer (25,000-mile) arc of volcanoes and fault lines around the Pacific Basin, where most of the world’s earthquakes occur.

The National Weather Service lifted a tsunami warning issued shortly after the quakes on Friday for the coasts of Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Nicaragua and Guatemala. Alerts issued by El Salvador and Chile for Easter Island were also lifted.

Néstor Luque, director of the Geosciences Institute at the University of Panama, said waves between 3 to 10 feet (1 and 3 meters) were expected around Isla Cañas and the southern coast of Los Santos province, but major waves weren't expected beyond that. Seawater had already reached homes near the coast on Isla Cañas, he said.

Messages of support and offers of assistance flooded in from across the region on Friday afternoon. Mulino thanked fellow Latin American leaders for their support, saying he had spoken with the presidents of Chile, Uruguay and Guatemala, among others.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he was closely watching the situation in Panama and “rapidly mobilizing resources and personnel to assist” at the request of Panama's government.

“The United States stands with the people of Panama,” Rubio wrote on X.

Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella, whose country was recently hit by earthquakes, expressed his solidarity with the Panamanian people and their government during what he called “difficult times.” Acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez, Costa Rican President Laura Fernández Delgado, Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa and Peru's government also offered assistance.

“Panama is not alone! You can count on Colombia’s support and our full willingness to provide whatever assistance is needed,” de la Espriella wrote on X.

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Janetsky reported from Mexico City, and Solís reported from Panama City. María Verza in Mexico City, Clara Preve in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Gabriela Molina in Quito, Ecuador, Eléonore Hughes in Rio de Janeiro, and Becky Bohrer in Juneau, Alaska, contributed.

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Isaias, the first hurricane of the Atlantic season, was set to impact the Florida Panhandle, southern Alabama, and southern Mississippi, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey, and Georgia Gov. Brian P. Kemp declared a state of emergency.

DeSantis issued mandatory evacuation orders for Escambia, Okaloosa, Walton, and Franklin counties, and voluntary evacuation orders for Santa Rosa, Bay, and Wakulla counties.

Ivey ordered tourists to evacuate the state’s coastal areas in Baldwin and Mobile counties, including Dauphin Island, Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway.

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Mississippi emergency officials announced on Friday the opening of evacuation shelters in Harrison, George, Hancock, and Jackson counties.

There was a storm surge warning in effect from the mouth of the Mississippi River to the Suwannee River, and a storm surge watch in effect for the Suwannee River to Yankeetown.

There was a hurricane warning in effect from Ocean Springs in Mississippi to the Bay or Gulf county line in the Florida Panhandle.

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There was a tropical storm warning in effect for the Jefferson or Plaquimines Parish line in Louisiana to the west of Ocean Springs in the Mississippi’s East of Bay or Gulf County line to the Aucilla River along Florida’s Big Bend.

There was a tornado risk forecast to begin late Friday afternoon and continue on Friday night in coastal areas of Alabama, the Florida Panhandle, and far southwest Georgia.

The forecasted landfall is between southern Alabama’s Mobile Bay and the Florida Panhandle’s Choctawhatchee Bay, and the storm surge could be as high as 6 to 9 feet.

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Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey ordered evacuations at Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, and Dauphin Island. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency, deployed about 5,000 National Guard troops, and requested an emergency declaration for federal support.

“The surge is really what puts a lot of people’s lives in jeopardy if they haven’t heeded evacuation orders, and does the most significant damage from these storms,” DeSantis said. “Everywhere from Pensacola all the way into the Big Bend section of north Florida, you could see storm surge, so please take caution of that.”

The Federal Emergency Management Agency staff responded to state emergency operations centers in Alabama and Florida, and had supplies at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration deployed “Miss Piggy,” the N43RF, a specialized Lockheed WP-3D Orion four-engine turboprop aircraft, with a team of Hurricane Hunters, to fly out of Lakeland and directly into the hurricane.

What it means

A hurricane warning means that hurricane conditions are expected somewhere within the warning area. Preparations to protect life and property should be rushed to completion.

A tropical storm warning means that tropical storm conditions are expected somewhere within the warning area.

A storm surge watch means there is a possibility of life-threatening inundation from rising water moving inland from the coastline.

A storm surge warning means there is a danger of life-threatening inundation from rising water moving inland from the coastline.

• Alabama-Florida border to Grayton Beach: 6-9 feet
• Grayton Beach to Indian Pass: 4-7 feet
• Indian Pass to Steinhatchee River: 4-6 feet
• Dauphin Island in Alabama to the Alabama-Florida border: 4-6 feet
• Steinhatchee River to Suwannee River: 3-5 feet
• Mouth of the Mississippi River in Louisiana to Dauphin Island in Alabama: 3-5 feet
• Lower Mobile Bay: 3-5 feet
• Suwannee River to Yankeetown: 2-4 feet
• Upper Mobile Bay: 2-4 feet

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Isaias, el primer huracán de la temporada del Atlántico, estaba previsto que afectara el Panhandle de Florida, el sur de Alabama y el sur de Mississippi, según el Centro Nacional de Huracanes.

El gobernador de Florida, Ron DeSantis; la gobernadora de Alabama, Kay Ivey; y el gobernador de Georgia, Brian P. Kemp, declararon el estado de emergencia.

DeSantis dictó órdenes de evacuación obligatoria para los condados de Escambia, Okaloosa, Walton y Franklin, y órdenes de evacuación voluntaria para los condados de Santa Rosa, Bay y Wakulla.

Ivey ordenó a los turistas que evacuaran las zonas costeras del estado en los condados de Baldwin y Mobile, incluidas Dauphin Island, Gulf Shores, Orange Beach y la vía navegable intracosteral del Golfo.

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Las autoridades de emergencias de Misisipi anunciaron el viernes la apertura de centros de evacuación en los condados de Harrison, George, Hancock y Jackson.

Había una alerta de marejada ciclónica vigente desde la desembocadura del río Mississippi hasta el río Suwannee, y una vigilancia de marejada ciclónica vigente desde el río Suwannee hasta Yankeetown.

Había una alerta de huracán vigente desde Ocean Springs, en Mississippi, hasta la línea divisoria entre los condados de Bay y Gulf, en el Panhandle de Florida.

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Había alerta de tormenta tropical vigente desde la línea divisoria de las parroquias de Jefferson y Plaquemines, en Louisiana, hasta un punto al oeste de Ocean Springs, en Mississippi, y desde la línea divisoria de los condados de Bay y Gulf hasta el río Aucilla, en la región de Big Bend, en Florida.

Se había pronosticado riesgo de tornados a partir de última hora de la tarde del viernes y durante la noche del viernes en las zonas costeras de Alabama, el Panhandle de Florida y el extremo suroeste de Georgia.

Se prevé que la tormenta toque tierra entre la bahía de Mobile, en el sur de Alabama, y la bahía de Choctawhatchee, en el Panhandle de Florida, y la marejada ciclónica podría alcanzar una altura de entre 6 y 9 pies.

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La gobernadora de Alabama, Kay Ivey, ordenó evacuaciones en Gulf Shores, Orange Beach y Dauphin Island. El gobernador de Florida, Ron DeSantis, declaró el estado de emergencia, desplegó a unos 5,000 miembros de la Guardia Nacional y solicitó una declaración de emergencia para recibir apoyo federal.

“La marejada es realmente lo que pone en peligro la vida de muchas personas si no han acatado las órdenes de evacuación, y es lo que causa los daños más significativos de estas tormentas”, dijo DeSantis. “Desde Pensacola hasta la región de Big Bend, en el norte de Florida, podría haber marejada ciclónica, así que, por favor, tomen precauciones”.

El personal de la Agencia Federal para el Manejo de Emergencias respondió a los centros estatales de operaciones de emergencia en Alabama y Florida, y tenía suministros en la Base de la Fuerza Aérea Maxwell, en Montgomery, Alabama.

La Administración Nacional Oceánica y Atmosférica desplegó a “Miss Piggy”, el avión N43RF, un avión turbohélice especializado Lockheed WP-3D Orion de cuatro motores, junto con un equipo de cazadores de huracanes, para despegar desde Lakeland y volar directamente hacia el huracán.

Qué significa

Una alerta de huracán significa que se esperan condiciones de huracán en algún lugar dentro del área bajo alerta. Se deben acelerar y completar los preparativos para proteger la vida y los bienes.

Una alerta de tormenta tropical significa que se esperan condiciones de tormenta tropical en algún lugar dentro del área bajo alerta.

Una vigilancia de marejada ciclónica significa que existe la posibilidad de inundaciones que pongan en peligro la vida debido al aumento del nivel del agua que avanza tierra adentro desde la costa.

Una alerta de marejada ciclónica significa que existe el peligro de inundaciones que pongan en peligro la vida debido al aumento del nivel del agua que avanza tierra adentro desde la costa.

• Frontera entre Alabama y Florida hasta Grayton Beach: de 6 a 9 pies
• Grayton Beach hasta Indian Pass: de 4 a 7 pies
• Indian Pass hasta el río Steinhatchee: de 4 a 6 pies
• Dauphin Island, en Alabama, hasta la frontera entre Alabama y Florida: de 4 a 6 pies
• Río Steinhatchee hasta el río Suwannee: de 3 a 5 pies
• Desembocadura del río Mississippi, en Louisiana, hasta Dauphin Island, en Alabama: de 3 a 5 pies
• Bahía inferior de Mobile: de 3 a 5 pies
• Río Suwannee hasta Yankeetown: de 2 a 4 pies
• Bahía superior de Mobile: de 2 a 4 pies

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Finally healthy for a full year, Mitchell is playing a vital role in the Brewers’ push for their first World Series title.

Mitchell, 28, was the best player on the field in Milwaukee’s NL Division Series title-clinching victory over the San Diego Padres on Wednesday. He created an indelible moment in Brewers history in the eighth inning by catching a fly ball from Manny Machado at the center-field wall before it could reach the seats and become a tying homer.

The former UCLA star from Orange, California, is eager to help the Brewers in their NL Championship Series rematch with the the two-time defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers, who swept Milwaukee last year. The best-of-seven series starts Sunday night in Milwaukee.

“I think we have a different type of confidence and belief in ourselves together as a team,” Mitchell said as the Brewers celebrated the NLDS title. “It’s just like a quiet, subtle confidence. It’s not showboaty.”

One major difference in this rematch is that the Brewers have Mitchell in the lineup. Last year, Mitchell played just 25 games before undergoing season-ending shoulder surgery.

Mitchell never played more than 69 games any of his first four years in the majors as he dealt with a variety of injuries that included issues with his shoulder, oblique and finger.

The 145 regular-season games he appeared in for Milwaukee this season exceeded his combined total from 2022-25 (141). Mitchell hit .262 with a .354 on-base percentage, 11 homers, 65 RBIs and 14 steals.

In Milwaukee’s 3-1 Game 4 NLDS victory at San Diego, Mitchell went 2 for 4. He tripled and scored the go-ahead run in the fifth inning before preserving the Brewers’ lead with his remarkable catch at the wall.

“He’s been phenomenal, and no one could have predicted this, either,” Brewers manager Pat Murphy said before the postseason. “When you’re looking at our team, maybe the reason we didn’t get picked early on to be as successful in the regular season was because the unknown about Mitchell. He had been injured for four years basically.”

Mitchell had shown glimpses in the past of what he could do when healthy.

He posted a 2.1 WAR (wins above replacement) while playing only 69 games in 2024. He hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the eighth inning of a 5-3 Game 2 victory over the New York Mets in the NL Wild Card Series that year. He owns an .860 OPS in six career playoff games.

“Obviously everybody knew he was a super-talented player who could do everything on a baseball field,” Brewers designated hitter and captain Christian Yelich said. “I think people kind of got to see that this year with him being out there, what kind of contributions he’s made to our team.”

Mitchell has dealt with this kind of adversity before.

He was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at the age of nine. As he developed into the type of prospect capable of getting drafted in the first round, Mitchell remembers hearing questions about whether his status as a diabetic would impact how he would be able to handle the grind of a long baseball season.

“In my mind I took it more as kind of a sign of disrespect,” Mitchell said. “If you know the person, if you know the player, if you watch me play, that’s not the thing I think you worry about, because I’ve dealt with it for as long as I have.”

Mitchell grew up watching highlights of outfielder Sam Fuld, who played in the majors from 2007-15 while dealing with Type 1 diabetes. Yelich appreciated the opportunity to communicate with him while in high school.

Now he pays it forward by trying to set an example to other young athletes with similar health situations.

“I’m just trying to show no matter what obstacles are in your way and whatever’s thrown at you in your life, if you trust and believe in yourself, nothing can really stop you,” Mitchell said.

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The Republican vice president said, “I don’t know that that’s actually going to happen,” when asked about the plans that the Pentagon confirmed Thursday. But Vance then tried to set aside the controversy over the plans for a public execution and said Hasan’s crimes should not be forgotten.

Hasan was convicted of killing 13 people and injuring 32 others in a shooting spree at the military base in 2009.

“So whatever the controversy is about the method of the execution, I hope that people don’t forget that this is a guy who brutally murdered a lot of innocent people,” Vance said.

“Now, that said, I mean, look, if it’s ultimately livestreamed, I’m not going to be watching it,” he added.

Vance is a convert to the Catholic Church, which has long opposed capital punishment.

President Donald Trump had endorsed Hasan's execution by firing squad during a Wednesday political event in Texas, suggesting “he deserves it.”

However, Trump was noncommittal when asked Friday whether he wanted the execution livestreamed. "Well, they’re making a determination about that,” Trump told reporters before traveling to a political event in Syracuse, New York.

But he again endorsed the firing squad as the method.

“He will be killed. He will be, through firing squad,” Trump told reporters. “I really don’t care how he goes, as long as he goes. And I think the death penalty is a very worthy way of going for him.”

Trump did not answer when asked if he would watch a livestreamed execution.

Earlier Friday morning, the head of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops condemned the U.S. government’s decision to livestream Hasan's execution.

“It is with shock and great sorrow that I have learned of the Department of War’s decision to publicly livestream the execution,” Archbishop Paul S. Coakley, president of the conference, said in a statement. He added that the decision was “a barbaric promotion of a culture of death and must be reconsidered.”

Trump approved the execution by firing squad days after a failed attempt to execute Christa Pike by lethal injection late last month pushed Tennessee’s governor to halt further executions in that state this year.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the military hasn’t executed a service member by firing squad since World War II. The last military execution took place on April 13, 1961, when Army Pvt. John Bennett was executed by hanging.

From Congress, lawmakers from both parties, Republicans and Democrats, widely condemned what they called the “gruesome” and “disgusting” decision to livestream the execution and implored the Pentagon to reverse course.

“Beyond disgusting,” said Sen. Thom Tillis, the Republican from North Carolina. “Public executions are what oppressive dictatorships like Iran and Afghanistan do. It should not be happening in America.”

The lawmakers said the authoritarian-style spectacle would send a message that runs deeply counter to American values and its system of justice, and risks putting U.S. service personnel and others overseas at risk of blowback.

Virginia Sen. Mark Warner, the top Democrat on the Intelligence Committee, condemned Hegseth’s plan, saying there’s a reason why “almost no countries in the world engage in this barbaric practice.”

Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska said how the U.S. carries out its system of justice matters, and urged the Pentagon “to reverse this gruesome decision.”

Republican Sen. John Curtis of Utah pointed to Rome’s bloody spectacles of the past said Hegseth’s plan to livestream the execution risks “feeding that appetite” for corrosive entertainment.

“I urge him to reconsider,” Curtis said.

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This story has been corrected to show the military base's name is Fort Hood, not Ford Hood.

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Associated Press writers Will Weissert and Lisa Mascaro in Washington and Holly Meyer in Nashville, Tennessee, contributed to this report.

On the debate stage this week with his Democratic opponent, however, Jackson discussed Trump only when Keisha Lance Bottoms brought him up. And he assured his audience that he’d “stand up to anybody.”

Jackson is not alone in his recalibration: Republican nominees for Senate, the U.S. House and governor’s offices across the country are sidestepping Trump or openly distancing themselves as they debate before Election Day.

Those tactics, not unlike Republicans scrubbing Trump from their campaign websites, are the latest signs of how much Trump’s standing has fallen because of voters’ frustration with inflation, the Iran war and other matters. And the dynamics highlight the perilous options many Republicans face as they try to stitch together winning coalitions that go beyond Trump’s core supporters.

“Republicans right now are facing a voter turnout problem” in their own party, said GOP pollster Paul Shumaker, and must win “unaffiliated voters” who care most about the economy.

“You have to have something significant to change this narrative,” Shumaker said. But, he explained, that means “a significant victory in Iran” and seismic economic improvements — not something any Republican midterm candidate can force from behind a debate podium.

There’s a Trump tightrope on Iran, tariffs and rhetoric

Some Republicans are taking specific positions at odds with the president.

Michigan Senate candidate Mike Rogers said in his debate Thursday with Democrat Abdul El-Sayed that he’d urged the White House privately to reach a trade deal with Canada and end the president’s tariffs. Canada is Michigan’s largest trading partner, as it is for many Great Lakes and Midwestern states.

Days before, Rogers unveiled a new ad in which he said, “We know that Canada is not our enemy. We need to end the tariff war — now.”

That's a noticeable departure from Rogers’ earlier, less specific statements praising Trump’s “America First” economic agenda while saying tariffs are not a “one-size-fits-all” solution.

Another Michigan Republican, Rep. Tom Barrett, already had bucked the president by voting for a war powers resolution intended to assert congressional authority over military actions in Iran. But debating Democrat Will Lawrence in their central Michigan district, Barrett added a criticism of Trump's rhetoric Monday in Nebraska, where he floated the possibility of Iran attacking San Diego and Los Angeles.

The president mentioned those cities as part of his argument that higher gas prices because of his Iran war are a “small price to pay” to keep the country safe. But Democrats seized on the remarks, some insisting that Trump was calling for Iran to attack U.S. cities.

Barrett was asked whether Trump’s words were acceptable. Given the opportunity to echo the White House explanation that Trump was offhandedly mentioning a worst-case scenario he was trying to prevent, Barrett offered no defense.

“Nope,” he said flatly.

Many Republicans prefer a more generalized stiff arm

Reflecting the complex electoral balance, most Republicans have attempted to separate themselves without naming any firm difference with the president.

Running for a promotion to the Senate, Iowa U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson tried in her debate Wednesday against Democrat Josh Turek to reconcile her earlier promises to be a Trump ally in Congress’s upper chamber. She said it would be “really easy” to keep her word and still be bipartisan — a buzz word she’s already been featuring in her campaign.

“I’ll be President Donald Trump’s ally when it is important for Iowa, but I will push back on him — he knows this, because I talk to him regularly — on things that are wrong for our state,” she said. “That’s true no matter who’s in the White House. That’s true no matter who is governing and who has the gavel.”

That’s the same path Jackson took in Georgia, as he pivoted away from Trump by embracing outgoing Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, a Republican who has clashed with the president, starting with Trump's false claims that he won Georgia in the 2020 presidential election.

“I will stand up to anybody, just like Brian Kemp has done,” Jackson said.

Another Republican House member, Mike Lawler of New York, made a point of name-checking a Democratic colleague, New Jersey’s Josh Gottheimer, and discussing bills they’d work on together. It was part of his argument that he’s able to challenge Trump and the party line.

“When I agree with the president I say it. When I disagree with the president, I say it,” he said in his closing remarks.

Hinson, meanwhile, referenced bills she’s worked on in the House that have been signed into law by both President Joe Biden and Trump.

But she also avoided criticizing Trump when asked about the president sending Affordable Care Act rebate checks to some Americans and promising a $5,000 bonus after the midterm elections if Republicans retain control of the House and Senate.

She said she “cares very deeply” about making sure Congress maintains the power of the purse and thinks it’s important to “live better within our means.”

Democrats pounce on either approach

Regardless of the Republican efforts, Democrats have continued peppering them with attacks and retorts about Trump. The most heated moments came when Democrat Cait Conley repeatedly said Lawler always voted with Trump.

“No matter how many times you say 100% of the time,” the congressman answered, “it’s provably false.”

When Rogers conceded in his back-and-forth with El-Sayed that the administration “probably” made errors in its mass deportation strategy, the Democrat answered swiftly.

“He said it was probably not right. I mean, it’s definitely not right,” El-Sayed said. “They killed two people.”

And while Georgia’s Jackson seemed uncomfortable talking about Trump, Bottoms was more than happy to mention him.

“I’m not running to be his favorite governor,” she said. “I’m running to work on behalf of people like you." ___ Associated Press reporters Joey Cappelletti in Washington; Hannah Fingerhut in Des Moines, Iowa; and Jill Colvin in New York contributed to this report.

Fujimori indicó que su viaje, los días 29 y 30 de octubre, estará focalizado en temas de seguridad y que visitará el Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo (CECOT), ubicado a 81 kilómetros de la capital salvadoreña. La mandataria peruana prometió en su campaña electoral, sin dar detalles, que construiría uno similar en Perú.

La presidenta anunció su próxima visita a El Salvador en los exteriores de una cárcel en la región norteña de Trujillo, golpeada por el crimen.

A más de dos meses de gestión, los planes contra el crimen de Fujimori no han frenado las extorsiones ni los homicidios en Perú, de 34 millones de habitantes. La desaprobación a la mandataria casi se duplicó en septiembre hasta alcanzar el 48%, mientras que su aceptación cayó 15 puntos ubicándose en el 42%. Fujimori tenía una popularidad del 57% y una impopularidad del 25% en agosto, según un sondeo nacional de la firma Ipsos Perú.

La extorsión se ha expandido por casi todo Perú, sobre todo en la periferia de Lima y en las principales ciudades.

A pesar de la implementación del plan “Escudo” para proteger a los trabajadores del transporte público de Lima —quienes son asesinados por extorsionadores que les exigen dinero delante de sus pasajeros— la violencia no ha cesado. Desde el 8 de agosto, cuando comenzó, han ocurrido más de 60 ataques armados contra vehículos del transporte público y 25 asesinatos de transportistas, reportados por la prensa.

La presidenta peruana también indicó que conversará con Bukele para trabajar en un posible tratado de libre comercio entre los dos países y que lo invitará a visitar Perú.

Fujimori anunció el miércoles la creación de una nueva unidad de élite de policías y militares para luchar contra el crimen. En más de una década otros gobiernos también crearon una decena de grupos policiales anticrimen, incluidas una brigada contra delincuentes extranjeros, un grupo contra el crimen organizado, una brigada antiextorsiones, un grupo de respuesta rápida contra la extorsión y una división investigativa de extorsiones.

Pese a la creación de estos grupos el delito sigue en ascenso. Las denuncias por extorsiones pasaron de 2.421 en 2019 a 26.734 en 2025, mientras que los homicidios aumentaron desde 2.385 casos en 2019 a 3.675 en 2025.

The Liberty star knows that it won't do any good to dwell on the discrepancy between her discussion with the officials and what they said in a pool report to reporters. It doesn't matter with Friday night's game against the Atlanta Dream being a must-win for the Liberty, who trail 2-0 in the best-of-five series.

“I really don't want to talk much about this, my main focus is Game 3, but what I will say is you want to have respect between players and refs in order to have respect you need to build trust,” Stewart said. “Building trust comes with being honest. Putting me in a position to question my integrity is really disappointing. I know who I am and what I stand for and what I’ve heard, and, that’s that and I’m going to continue to move on."

The league put out a statement on Friday night about 30 minutes before tipoff of Game 3, admitting that the situation could have been handled better after reviewing multiple video angles and available audio.

“It is clear on video and audio that Breanna Stewart asked Referee Kevin Fahy about the reset timeout,” the statement said. “At that moment, there were multiple overlapping conversations and non-verbal exchanges between the referees, game participants and also Stewart with Liberty bench personnel, which led to a misunderstanding amongst the various parties. Our referees can certainly handle these interactions better and have been given that feedback.”

The confusion came in the final seconds of OT when New York trailed by one point with Angel Reese at the foul line. Stewart asked the officials whether the team had their reset timeout remaining. Stewart said the official answered no. In the postgame report, the head official contradicted that, saying New York did have their timeout.

The league's statement didn't address whether the officials told Stewart that the Liberty had the timeout or not.

Following Reese’s two made free throws but without the timeout that would have allowed New York to inbound the ball at midcourt, Stewart missed a desperation shot at the buzzer and the Liberty lost 101-98. The Liberty have made an official inquiry with the WNBA although its not clear what would even come from that.

Stewart said she received a text from Bethany Donaphin, who is the head of WNBA League Operations.

New York point guard Sabrina Ionescu also said she asked an official about the reset timeout and was given a conflicting answer as well.

“One ref told me yes, the other one, shook their head no, so I think I was confused as well,” Ionescu said. "I take it on me like I should have kind of been more demonstrative."

Liberty coach Chris DeMarco said that there is someone on the team's bench who is responsible for keeping track of timeouts.

“I think we all saw what happened and it is what it is. There’s nothing we can do now,” he said. “So again, we’re just focused on tonight.”

He admitted that he should have done more.

“We know the rules. We should have pushed harder, and it was just unfortunate situation,” he said. “I think we all saw it happen and we move on and our focus is on tonight. It has to be. So we don’t want it to be a distraction. We’re back in our building and they did what they’re supposed to do, and we got to do what we’re supposed.”

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Ditka’s family announced the death on Friday in a statement.

“It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend, Mike Ditka,” The family said. “While the world knew Mike as a Hall of Fame football player, legendary coach, and leader of the Chicago Bears’ Super Bowl XX championship team, we knew him as the heart of our family. Mike will be missed beyond measure and remembered forever.”

Nicknamed “Iron Mike” as a player, Ditka helped revolutionize the tight-end position, then moved to the sidelines and took over as Chicago’s coach. His 1985 team featured one of the game’s most dominant defenses ever. It also had enough outsized personalities to record a rap video, “The Super Bowl Shuffle,” and back up their boasting in the championship game three months later.

After retiring as a coach, Ditka became a restaurateur, pitchman and TV personality, as well as a forceful advocate for improved medical and retirement benefits for former players.

Ditka was tough and gruff, the quintessential Chicago Bear. He did everything from order off the menu to knock defensive backs on their butts with a growl. His adopted hometown reveled in every minute.

Still revered as “Da Coach” and ringmaster of the 1985 Bears, one of the most dominant and perhaps the zaniest Super Bowl-winning team in league history. Ditka was enshrined in the College and Pro Football Halls of Fame and the Bears said during a ceremony in 2013 that his “No. 89″ jersey will be the last one retired by the team.

He was born in Carnegie, Pennsylvania, the son of a welder who changed the family name from Dyczko. He grew up in nearby Aliquippa, close to the coal-mining and steel-manufacturing plants that dotted the western part of the state, a big, talented, three-sport athlete and All-American at Pitt whose bruising style made his first nickname, “Iron Mike,” a good fit.

Selected fifth overall by flinty Chicago owner George Halas in the 1961 draft, Ditka went on to Rookie of the Year honors, multiple Pro Bowl trips and the 1963 NFL Championship. In the bargain, he and Baltimore’s John Mackey changed the tight end position and offensive schemes forever. He was a battering ram of a blocker, but Ditka was just as likely to catch a short pass and pinball through an entire secondary or outrace a lone safety on a deep touchdown throw.

He left Chicago in 1966, playing briefly for Philadelphia and Dallas. He moved to the sideline in 1973 as an assistant to the revered Tom Landry and stayed with the Cowboys for eight seasons, before returning to a hero’s welcome in Chicago as head coach in 1982.

Ditka’s return to the Bears lasted 10 tumultuous years, including five straight NFC Central titles, the Super Bowl win, a DUI conviction, a heart attack, a long-running feud with defensive coordinator Buddy Ryan and, finally, a new nickname — “Da Coach.”

To Hall of Fame linebacker Mike Singletary, the seeds of what was to come were planted in Ditka’s first meeting with the team. He laid out his vision, saying Chicago would be in the Super Bowl in three years — and many of the players in the room would not be around for it.

“When I first heard him when he walked in the room, to me Coach Ditka had the opportunity to be the greatest coach of all time because he had the fire,” Singletary said at the Bears’ 100th anniversary celebration in June 2019. “I don’t know George Halas coached. But I can imagine that the fire and intensity and passion that Coach Ditka exuded that first day set the tone for exactly what he said: ‘Three years from now, we’re going to be in the Super Bowl.’ And that was 1982. In ’85, we were there and it was because of that vision.”

The public beefs with Ryan mirrored the behind-the-scenes battles that Ditka waged trying to contain a team bristling with outsized personalities.

“It was more than a team,” Ditka once said. “It was a team of characters that had character that played for a crazy man, who let him be crazy and had fun doing it and don’t apologize for it ever. I wouldn’t want to be one of these suits walking around on the sideline today.

“I have no desire to be that. I was what I was and they were what they were and, damn, it was fun.”

It wasn’t until two dozen players recorded “The Super Bowl Shuffle” — an audacious rap-styled video released three months ahead of the 1986 title game — that the rest of the football world wondered whether Ditka was losing his grip.

His players never did.

“We call him ‘Sybil’ after that girl in the movie,” quarterback Jim McMahon once explained. “You know, the one that had all those personalities. Mike will be calm one minute, then throw a clipboard the next. People don’t understand that, but we do.”

The Bears demolished the New England Patriots 46-10 in the Super Bowl, but Ditka often said he regretted having McMahon and defensive tackle William “The Refrigerator” Perry run for touchdowns instead of Walter Payton, Chicago’s loyal and long-suffering running back.

Ryan departed for a head coaching job in Philadelphia soon after. While the Bears continued to be a contender for most of the next five years, a 5-11 season prompted Ditka’s departure in 1992.

After a five-year absence, he returned to coaching with the New Orleans Saints, but failed to revive the franchise. After a miserable 1999 season ended with a 3-13 record — Ditka’s worst as either a player or coach — he left the sidelines for good.

His face and demeanor were so familiar by then that a second act became an easy segue. Ditka began building a stable of restaurants and appeared as himself in TV sitcoms from “Cheers” to “Third Rock from the Sun,” as well as shows such as “L.A. Law” and “Saturday Night Live.”

He also stayed close to the game as an NFL analyst and game-day show personality at ESPN. Ditka’s high-profile status also made him an effective advocate to secure improved health and retirement benefits for former players.

His name also circulated for years in Illinois political circles. Though he never ran for office, Ditka described himself as a staunch conservative and was mentioned several times as a possible Republican candidate, including a congressional race against then state Rep. Barack Obama for the U.S. Senate.

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Litke is a retired AP Sports Columnist.

Según el Departamento de Policía de Homestead, sus agentes estaban investigando “varios incidentes de robo de correo” en los apartamentos San Sherri, situados en el 440 E. Mowry Drive, después de que el Servicio de Inspección Postal de EE. UU. se pusiera en contacto con ellos el pasado viernes.

Las autoridades indicaron que las imágenes de las cámaras de vigilancia les llevaron hasta un Nissan Rogue gris. Según el informe, los investigadores del HPD colocaron un rastreador GPS dentro de un paquete de “Priority Mail” en los buzones colectivos del complejo y esperaron a que los ladrones regresaran.

Así lo hicieron el jueves, según la policía. Según el informe, los agentes localizaron el Rogue después de que el rastreador comenzara a moverse poco antes de las 4 a.m.

Un agente del HPD avistó el todoterreno cerca de la calle Northeast 15th y Homestead Boulevard e intentó detener al conductor, posteriormente identificado como Brandon Matthew Morgan.

Sin embargo, según la policía, el hombre de 35 años huyó y chocó rápidamente contra otro vehículo antes de estrellarse contra un árbol en la calle Southwest 296th y la carretera U.S. 1, justo a las afueras de los límites de la ciudad.

Morgan huyó, pero la policía indicó que una mujer de 19 años que ocupaba el asiento del copiloto, identificada como Teisha Shereal Richardson, permaneció en el lugar e implicó a Morgan como responsable de los robos.

La policía afirmó que finalmente detuvieron también a Morgan y encontraron siete tarjetas de crédito, todas pertenecientes a diferentes víctimas, en la consola central del Rogue, así como una bolsa negra y una bolsa de plástico en el asiento trasero que contenían «varias» cartas.

La policía detuvo a Morgan y a Richardson, ambos del suroeste de Miami-Dade, por una serie de cargos.

Morgan, que el domingo cumplirá 36 años, se enfrenta a 37 delitos graves, 34 de los cuales son cargos por robo de correo con antecedentes penales. Richardson también se enfrenta a 34 cargos por robo de correo, todos ellos delitos menores.

Los registros penitenciarios indican que, a primera hora del viernes, ambos se encontraban recluidos en el Centro Correccional Turner Guilford Knight: Morgan con una fianza “por determinar” y Richardson con una fianza de 1.000 dólares.

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue said that one person was rushed to a trauma center with severe injuries while seven others were taken to area hospitals in ambulances after the plane landed shortly after 3 a.m. Friday. The airline said nine people — three crew members and six passengers — were affected by the turbulence and needed to be taken to a medical facility.

The Federal Aviation Administration said the Avianca flight was en route from Medellin, Colombia, to John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York when the Airbus A320 had to divert to Miami.

Avianca said the passengers who were not hurt were flown to New York on Friday morning. The airline said “the safety of our customers and employees is, and will remain, the foundation of our operations.”

Serious injuries from in-flight turbulence are rare, but scientists say they may be becoming more common as climate change alters the jet stream. The International Air Transport Association said the number of reports it received about turbulence incidents surged more than 25% last year.

Last summer, 24 people were taken to the hospital after a Delta Air Lines flight encountered turbulence caused by a thunderstorm over Wyoming. The National Transportation Safety Board has said passengers and flight attendants were thrown into the ceiling with enough force to crack some of the interior panels before tossing them back to the floor and then up again. The seat belt sign was off at the time so some passengers were up and drinks were being served when that plane hit the turbulence.

At least 20 passengers have filed lawsuits against Delta over that incident, arguing the airline could have avoided the severe weather.

The FAA recommends that passengers stay buckled whenever possible to protect against unexpected turbulence.

According to the Homestead Police Department, its officers were investigating “multiple mail theft incidents” at the San Sherri Apartments, located at 440 E. Mowry Drive, after the U.S. Postal Inspection Service contacted them last Friday.

Authorities said surveillance video pointed them towards a gray Nissan Rogue. According to the report, HPD investigators put a GPS tracker inside a Priority Mail parcel in the complex’s cluster boxes and waited for the thieves to return.

They did so on Thursday, police said. According to the report, officers spotted the Rogue after the tracker started moving just before 4 a.m.

An HPD officer spotted the SUV near Northeast 15th Street and Homestead Boulevard and tried to pull the driver, later identified as Brandon Matthew Morgan, over.

But police said the 35-year-old fled and quickly crashed into another vehicle before hitting a tree at Southwest 296th Street and U.S. 1, just outside of the city limits.

Morgan fled, but police said a 19-year-old woman in the passenger’s seat, identified as Teisha Shereal Richardson, stayed put and implicated Morgan as being responsible for the thefts.

Police said they eventually took Morgan into custody as well and found seven credit cards, all belonging to different victims, in the Rogue’s center console, as well as a black bag and a plastic bag in the back seat containing “several” mail pieces.

Police arrested Morgan and Richardson, both of southwest Miami-Dade, on a host of charges.

Morgan, who turns 36 on Sunday, faces 37 felonies, 34 of which are charges of mail theft with a prior conviction. Richardson also faces 34 mail theft charges, all of which are misdemeanors.

Jail records show both were being held in the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center as of Friday morning: Morgan with a bond listed as “to be set” and Richardson with a $1,000 bond.

The Republican governor, who has aggressively used the death penalty in his final term, signed a letter Thursday withdrawing the death warrant for William Lee Thompson. The 74-year-old inmate had been set to die Tuesday for the murder and kidnapping of Sally Ivester in 1976.

A second Florida execution scheduled for the same day is still set to take place. James Robertson, 63, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and waived all appeals in the 2008 strangling of Frank Hart while the men were cellmates at Charlotte Correctional Institution, north of Fort Myers. Robertson told investigators he killed the other man so he could be moved to death row.

DeSantis did not provide a reason in the letter for withdrawing Thompson's death warrant but had temporarily stayed his execution last month pending a psychiatric evaluation. Florida prison officials, however, had still been preparing for Thompson's potential execution next week.

Thompson's attorney, Bri Lacy, said they're relieved by the result.

“Mr. Thompson suffers from dementia and his health is failing — both of which were gravely concerning with an impending execution,” Lacy said in an email. “Now that Mr. Thompson is no longer under a death warrant, we hope FDOC (Florida Department of Corrections) will relocate him to an adequate medical facility and provide the care he needs.”

The move comes at a time of escalating attention on the death penalty in the U.S.

In Tennessee, Christa Pike survived an execution attempt last week despite receiving two lethal doses of pentobarbital. On Thursday, the Pentagon announced that the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan would be livestreamed.

Thompson will remain on Florida's death row, and a new death warrant could be signed for him in the future.

A spokesperson for DeSantis did not immediately return an email seeking comment.

Florida carried out 19 executions last year, a record in the state since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976. In July, Florida became the first state in nearly a decade to execute two prisoners in one day.

• Cierran al público todos los toboganes de los parques de Miami tras muerte de adolescente
• DeSantis celebra victoria en Miami tras decisión judicial de eliminar informe del gran jurado crítico de Hope Florida
• Gobernador declara emergencia en 25 condados de Florida por tormenta Isaias
• Arrestan a segunda sospechosa de robar desde un taxi en Miami Beach
• Policía agarró a mordidas y arañazos a su novio por tratar de terminar, según acusación
• Exige respuestas luego que su hijo muriera ahorcado en tobogán de un parque en Miami
• Arrestan hombre relacionado con robo de bolsos de diseñador de influencer con valor 271,000 dólares
• Autoridades sanitarias confirman caso de dengue local en condado de Broward
• Cierran tramo de la I-95 por accidente mortal y volcadura en Pompano Beach
• ¡Por tercera vez cucarachas un restaurante de Davie, entre los que se cierran!

Entre los políticos conocidos sancionados por Estados Unidos, Canadá y la Unión Europea figuran el expresidente haitiano Michel Martelly y Youri Latortue, expresidente del Senado haitiano. No han anunciado públicamente planes para presentarse en las próximas elecciones generales, las primeras a llevarse a cabo en más de una década.

Los posibles candidatos ya no están obligados a presentar un certificado del Banco de la República de Haití que confirme que no están sujetos a congelamientos de activos y que son elegibles para postularse, de acuerdo con un documento oficial hecho público el jueves. Aun así, deberán presentar otros documentos, incluidos los relativos a cualquier antecedente penal.

Quienes estén sancionados por el Consejo de Seguridad de Naciones Unidas siguen siendo inelegibles para postularse. El Consejo ha sancionado a nueve haitianos, casi todos ellos líderes de pandillas, al igual que a Prophane Victor, un exlegislador acusado desde hace tiempo de proporcionar armas a pandillas.

Algunos críticos sostienen que los cambios más recientes en las normas por parte del Consejo Electoral Provisional de Haití eliminan salvaguardas y medidas de rendición de cuentas que son importantes para las elecciones.

Michael Deibert, autor de libros sobre Haití, dijo que las nuevas reglas no muestran ningún empeño por impedir la participación de candidatos que han sido “vinculados de manera creíble” con actos ilícitos.

“A través de las múltiples versiones de estas autoridades interinas en Haití, hemos visto el deseo de la clase política de protegerse a sí misma por encima de todo", apuntó Deibert.

Un nuevo informe presentado al Consejo de Seguridad de la ONU y hecho público esta semana detalla los profundos vínculos entre las pandillas y los actores políticos y económicos del país, al tiempo que advierte de un aumento de la violencia de cara a las elecciones.

El Consejo Electoral Provisional de Haití ha aplazado hasta el 31 de octubre la fecha límite para que los candidatos se inscriban, pero no ha hecho ningún anuncio sobre la fecha de las elecciones generales, que oficialmente siguen previstas para el 13 de diciembre.

El ex primer ministro haitiano Evans Paul criticó el cambio más reciente, advirtiendo el viernes en la red social X que “el país se está hundiendo en una transición interminable, donde cada nueva regla se percibe como una herramienta de control político partidista, más que como un paso hacia la democracia”.

“La inestabilidad jurídica del gobierno está matando el proceso”, escribió. “Al alterar constantemente las reglas, las autoridades han saboteado el propio proceso que alegaban estar organizando”.

Hasta ahora se han inscrito más de 784.000 votantes en un país de más de 12 millones de personas. Sólo 58.695 de ellos están registrados en la región de Artibonite, el segundo distrito electoral más grande de Haití, y uno que este año ha registrado un aumento sin precedentes de la violencia de pandillas.

Según un conteo preliminar en línea del consejo electoral, hasta ahora se han inscrito 13 aspirantes a la presidencia, junto con 929 candidatos a la Cámara de Diputados, 755 aspirantes a alcaldías y 282 candidatos al Senado, aunque esas cifras no representan una lista oficial ni definitiva.

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The arrest was the latest targeting ShinyHunters, the group that claimed responsibility for the hack, as the FBI continues a global investigation into the breach of its network, which Patel said “occurred on a platform managed by a third-party vendor.”

“We will continue to work closely with our partners to disrupt what’s left of the ShinyHunters group and their associates, no matter where they operate,” Patel said in a statement.

The identity of the person arrested was not immediately clear, nor what charges they might face.

In a message taking responsibility for the hack and announcing the collection of sensitive information, ShinyHunters said it had taken action over false allegations contained in an FBI public advisory from May that described the organization as a “cyber criminal group specializing in large-scale data breaches and extortion.”

That advisory characterized ShinyHunters as “threat actors” who often “use their real or exaggerated claims of access to sensitive or personal information to prompt payment from victims,” commonly harass or threaten people and “may falsely claim to have sensitive or compromising information, including embarrassing photographs or videos of victims, which frequently do not exist.”

Experts said that although the data that appeared to be compromised was the type of personal information that is routinely accessed during a breach, the hack nonetheless had alarming national security implications given that it could expose agents and their families to extortion, swatting and other harassment and because the identities of spouses were also said to have been obtained.

Ditka's family announced his death on Friday in a statement.

“It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend, Mike Ditka,” the family said. “While the world knew Mike as a Hall of Fame football player, legendary coach, and leader of the Chicago Bears’ Super Bowl XX championship team, we knew him as the heart of our family. Mike will be missed beyond measure and remembered forever.”

Nicknamed “Iron Mike” as a player, Ditka helped revolutionize the tight end position and in 1988 was the first to play at the spot to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He then moved to the sidelines and later took over as Chicago’s coach. His 1985 team featured one of the game’s most dominant defenses ever. It also had enough outsized personalities to record a rap video, “The Super Bowl Shuffle,” and back up their boasting in the championship game three months later.

He was arguably the NFL's most recognizable — and imitated — personality during his time as Chicago's coach with his thick but neatly groomed mustache and sweater vest with “BEARS” emblazoned across the chest. The iconic look is still mimicked by fans at Bears games decades later. That along with his fiery, red-faced sideline tantrums inspired the popular “Da Bears” skit on “Saturday Night Live” during the 1980s.

After retiring as a coach, Ditka became a restaurateur, pitchman and TV personality, as well as a forceful advocate for improved medical and retirement benefits for former players.

Ditka was tough and gruff, the quintessential Chicago Bear. He did everything from order off the menu to knock defensive backs on their butts with a growl. His adopted hometown reveled in every minute.

Revered as "Da Coach," Ditka was the ringmaster of the 1985 Bears, one of the most dominant and perhaps the zaniest Super Bowl-winning team in league history.

“When I got to Chicago in the summer of 1985, Mike Ditka and the Chicago Bears were king,” former President Barack Obama wrote on X. “Coach Ditka set the tone for a team that was punishing, dominant, and fun — and the city loved him for it. I’m thinking of the Ditka family and Bears fans everywhere on the passing of a legend.”

Ditka was enshrined in the College and Pro Football Halls of Fame and the Bears said during a ceremony in 2013 that his "No. 89" jersey will be the last one retired by the team.

“Player. Coach. Legend,” the Bears wrote in a tribute on social media. “Mike Ditka embodied the spirit of Chicago and will be deeply missed.”

Ditka was the first person enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, who had won Super Bowls as a player, assistant coach and head coach. Tom Flores, inducted in 2021, is the only other person to accomplish the feat.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said Ditka “epitomized football over so many years” during his career.

“He brought intensity, authenticity and an unmistakable personality to everything he did,” Goodell said in a statement. “As a Hall of Fame player, Super Bowl-winning coach with his beloved and iconic Bears, and as a broadcaster, Mike served as an ambassador for the game and inspired generations of fans. Through his work with the Gridiron Greats Assistance Fund, Mike was a champion for taking care of those who helped build our game. We extend our deepest condolences to Diana and the Ditka family.”

Ditka got his “Iron Mike” nickname during his western Pennsylvania upbringing

He was born in Carnegie, Pennsylvania, the son of a welder who changed the family name from Dyczko. He grew up in nearby Aliquippa — which also later produced fellow Pro Football Hall of Famers Ty Law and Darrelle Revis — close to the coal-mining and steel-manufacturing plants that dotted the western part of the state, a big, talented, three-sport athlete and All-American at Pitt whose bruising style made his first nickname, "Iron Mike," a good fit.

“When our players see Mike Ditka’s name, I want them to understand how he competed," current Pitt football coach Pat Narduzzi said in a statement. “He gave everything he had and expected the same from the guys beside him. That’s Pitt. He showed us that tough people find a way through tough times and taught us to fight for the names on the front and back of our jerseys.”

Selected fifth overall by flinty Chicago owner George Halas in the 1961 draft, Ditka went on to Rookie of the Year honors, multiple Pro Bowl trips and the 1963 NFL Championship. He and Baltimore's John Mackey changed the tight end position and offensive schemes forever. He was a battering ram of a blocker, but Ditka was just as likely to catch a short pass and pinball through an entire secondary or outrace a lone safety on a deep touchdown throw.

He left Chicago in 1966, playing briefly for Philadelphia and Dallas.

Soon after his playing days, Ditka became “Da Coach” of the Bears

Ditka moved to the sideline in 1973 as an assistant to the revered Tom Landry and stayed with the Cowboys for eight years, including winning the Super Bowl during the 1977 season, before returning to a hero's welcome in Chicago as head coach in 1982.

Ditka's return to the Bears lasted 10 tumultuous years, including five straight NFC Central titles, the Super Bowl win, a DUI conviction, a heart attack, a long-running feud with defensive coordinator Buddy Ryan and, finally, a new nickname — “Da Coach.”

To Hall of Fame linebacker Mike Singletary, the seeds of what was to come were planted in Ditka’s first meeting with the team. He laid out his vision, saying Chicago would be in the Super Bowl in three years — and many of the players in the room would not be around for it.

“When I first heard him when he walked in the room, to me Coach Ditka had the opportunity to be the greatest coach of all time because he had the fire,” Singletary said at the Bears’ 100th anniversary celebration in June 2019. “I don’t know how George Halas coached. But I can imagine that the fire and intensity and passion that Coach Ditka exuded that first day set the tone for exactly what he said: ‘Three years from now, we’re going to be in the Super Bowl.’ And that was 1982. In ’85, we were there and it was because of that vision.”

The Bears were a colorful bunch, with Ditka leading the way

The public beefs with Ryan mirrored the behind-the-scenes battles that Ditka waged trying to contain a team bristling with outsized personalities.

“It was more than a team,” Ditka once said. “It was a team of characters that had character that played for a crazy man, who let him be crazy and had fun doing it and don't apologize for it ever. I wouldn’t want to be one of these suits walking around on the sideline today.

“I have no desire to be that. I was what I was and they were what they were and, damn, it was fun.”

It wasn't until two dozen players recorded "The Super Bowl Shuffle" — an audacious rap-styled video released three months ahead of the 1986 title game — that the rest of the football world wondered whether Ditka was losing his grip.

His players never did.

"We call him 'Sybil' after that girl in the movie," quarterback Jim McMahon once explained. "You know, the one that had all those personalities. Mike will be calm one minute, then throw a clipboard the next. People don't understand that, but we do."

The Bears demolished the New England Patriots 46-10 in the Super Bowl, but Ditka often said he regretted having McMahon and defensive tackle William "The Refrigerator" Perry run for touchdowns instead of Walter Payton, Chicago's loyal and long-suffering running back.

Ryan departed for a head coaching job in Philadelphia soon after. While the Bears continued to be a contender for most of the next five years, a 5-11 season prompted Ditka's departure in 1992.

Ditka's last coaching tenure in New Orleans was highlighted by a stunning trade

After a five-year absence, he returned to coaching with the New Orleans Saints, but failed to revive the franchise. His tenure with the team might be best remembered for the trade before the 1999 NFL draft when he dealt a package of eight draft picks — including each one the Saints had that year and two of its first three selections in 2000 — to Washington to move up from 12th overall to No. 5 so New Orleans could select running back Ricky Williams.

After a miserable 1999 season ended with a 3-13 record — Ditka's worst as either a player or coach — he left the sidelines for good.

“We proudly honor his chapters as a head coach in New Orleans,” the Saints said in a statement. “While his time leading our franchise on the field was brief in longevity, his presence left an indelible mark on our organization. Mike approached his tenure with the Saints with the same bold authenticity and relentless drive that defined his entire career.”

Ditka's post-football career featured TV appearances and advocating for former players

Ditka's face and demeanor were so familiar by then that a second act became an easy segue. He began building a stable of restaurants and appeared as himself in TV sitcoms from "Cheers" to "Third Rock from the Sun," as well as shows such as “L.A. Law.”

He also stayed close to the game as an NFL analyst and game-day show personality — first at NBC after his Bears tenure, and then at CBS and ESPN after his time with the Saints.

“Mike Ditka was larger than life, an iconic football figure whose presence commanded attention the moment he walked into a room," ESPN VP and executive producer Seth Markman said in a statement. "He was fearless and candid on the air, bringing the same authenticity and conviction that defined his football career.

“For those of us who worked with him at ESPN, we were able to experience another side of Mike: a kind, generous and genuinely caring colleague who treated everyone with warmth and respect, whether he knew you or not.”

Ditka's high-profile status also made him an effective advocate to secure improved health and retirement benefits for former players.

His name also circulated for years in Illinois political circles. Though he never ran for office, Ditka described himself as a staunch conservative and was mentioned several times as a possible Republican candidate, including a congressional race against then state Senator Obama for the U.S. Senate.

“Mike Ditka," ESPN NFL host Chris Berman said in a statement, “was a national treasure.”

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This story has been corrected to show Barack Obama was a state senator, not state representative.

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Litke is a retired AP Sports Columnist.

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AP Pro Football Writer Dennis Waszak Jr. and AP Sports Writers Jay Cohen and Joe Reedy contributed to this report.

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An extended shutdown of refineries would put a crimp in fuel supplies that already have taken a hit from the ongoing conflict in the Middle East and Russia's war against Ukraine.

Chevron’s facility in Pascagoula, Mississippi, and Vertex Energy’s refinery in Mobile, Alabama, which constitute 2.4% of the nation’s refining capacity, are at risk of flooding and power outages, said Andrew Lipow, a Houston-based oil analyst. Any problems could take the facilities offline at a time when diesel supplies are already low.

Isaias strengthened into a major hurricane Friday as it barreled toward the Gulf Coast, where final preparations were underway for potentially life-threatening storm surges and high winds.

If the storm moves through quickly and its impacts are minimal, refineries would continue to run at reduced capacity and prices for gasoline and diesel could rise just a few cents, said Carl Larry with the energy analysis firm Enverus. But if refineries such as Chevron's shut down completely, it could take them weeks to recover and that could cause fuel prices to jump more significantly, Larry said.

“Major issues, like a power shutdown, and the prices will spike immediately. It's possible a dollar,” he said. “Those diesel prices that already are above $6 could start approaching $7.”

Other experts said even if the refineries that turn oil into fuel for consumers take a hit, the gas price impacts should be minimal.

“We’re talking about potentially under a million barrels a day, probably somewhere in the ballpark of 500,000 barrels a day, of refining capacity,” said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy. “That may have a small impact on gas prices, primarily in the Gulf Coast, but I don’t think it rises to a criteria that would impact gas prices nationally.”

As refineries on the coast braced for the storm, it already had caused temporary shutdowns of offshore oil wells that pump about 15% of U.S. crude.

As of Friday, personnel from 129 production platforms — about a third of the facilities in the Gulf of Mexico — were evacuated, according to the federal Marine Minerals Administration.

More than two-thirds of Gulf oil production was shut down as a precaution, equal to almost 1.5 million barrels (61 million gallons) of oil a day, the agency said. Chevron, BP and Shell were among companies that reported evacuating personnel and shutting platforms.

The storm’s impact on oil and gas prices so far is dwarfed by the effect of the conflict in the Middle East. And once the storm passes, workers will be able to return to platforms in the Gulf and quickly resume operations, barring significant damage.

“I would expect that the shut-in oil production will probably return pretty quickly within just a couple of days,” De Haan said.

Prices for Brent crude, the international standard, were above $104 a barrel Friday. That price has varied between $96 and nearly $110 over the last month driven by uncertainty over the war with Iran.

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Deputies said they responded to a shooting call just after 8 p.m. near the 200 block of Northwest 31st Avenue.

Deputies said they found a person with a “superficial” wound. They confirmed that the individual, who has not been identified at this time, was taken to a local hospital.

Detectives with BSO’s Violent Crimes Unit said they’re investigating the circumstances surrounding the shooting.

Los agentes indicaron que acudieron a una llamada por un tiroteo poco después de las 20:00 h, cerca de 200 block de Northwest 31st Avenue.

Los agentes afirmaron que encontraron a una persona con una herida “superficial”. Confirmaron que la persona, cuya identidad aún no se ha revelado, fue trasladada a un hospital local.

Los detectives de la Unidad de Delitos Violentos de la BSO indicaron que están investigando las circunstancias que rodean el tiroteo.

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According to fire rescue officials, the crash happened near West Oakland Park Boulevard and Northwest 94th Avenue, next to a stand-alone emergency room.

According to the Sunrise Fire Chief John McNamara, two battalion chiefs arrived before dive teams and jumped into the canal without diving equipment to rescue the driver, who Sunrise police identified on Friday as Richard Wilson Harris.

McNamara said that as the truck became submerged, the chiefs broke a window and pulled Harris from the vehicle. He was found unconscious.

He said paramedics were able to restore Harris’ pulse and maintain his blood pressure while transporting him to the hospital. However, Sunrise police said he later died at Broward Health Medical Center.

Within minutes of receiving the dispatch call, a department drone operator launched a drone to provide an aerial view of the canal and assist crews as divers searched the water.

The truck was eventually recovered from the canal. Police officers removed items from the vehicle as part of their investigation.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

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China One in Davie has been shut down again, and even on a follow-up inspection, inspectors STILL found live roaches.

At China Spring III in Coral Springs, inspectors found about two dozen rodent droppings and dead roaches.

At La Carreta inside Miami International Airport, inspectors found live roaches, dozens of flies and dead roaches in kitchen and storage areas.

And Tribute to Tobacco Road by Kush in Miami? A staggering 37 violations, including live and dead roaches, flies, filthy floors, grease buildup and salmon hit with a stop-sale order over temperature abuse.

Below are a list of places and some of their violations.

You decide, would you want to eat there?

**CHINA ONE

15711 SHERIDAN ST.

DAVIE

ORDERED SHUT 10/7

15 VIOLATIONS FOUND

ALSO ORDERED SHUT 6/24/25(ROACH ISSUE)

ALSO ORDERED SHUT 2/18/25(ROACH ISSUE)

ALSO ORDERED SHUT 2/14/24(ROACH ISSUE)

“Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. Observed approximately 3 large roaches crawling underneath cook line 6 live roaches on the floor underneath cart on cook line. 3 roaches on the floor front line expo station. 6 live roaches on pipe underneath 3 compartment sinks. 1 live roach crawling on table by can opener holder.”

“Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Observed pan egg rolls (55F - Cooling); tempura chicken (47F - Cooling) in cover plastic container per operator prepared yesterday and stored in walk-in cooler overnight.”

“Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Though out the kitchen. Repeat Violation.”

“Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. Observed pan egg rolls (55F - Cooling); tempura chicken (47F - Cooling) in cover plastic container per operator prepared yesterday and stored in walk-in cooler overnight.”

“Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed in walk-in cooler a pan of raw chicken stored on top of a bucket of fresh garlic and oil. Repeat Violation.”

“Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Observed pan of raw chicken 35F underneath 3 compartment sink.”

“Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Observed employee eating in food preparation area.”

“Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed plastic containers in hand washing sink. Repeat Violation.”

“Required employee training expired for all employees.”

FOLLOW UP INSPECTION 10/8

“1 live roach on floor next to cook line 1 live roach crawling on the floor underneath rack on cook line 1 live roach crawling on pipe underneath hand washing sink. 1 live roach crawling on the wall at prep area.”

**CHINA SPRING III

8100 WILES ROAD

CORAL SPRINGS

ORDERED SHUT 10/8

15 VIOLATIONS FOUND

“Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. At kitchen / cook line area- approximately 20 rodent droppings on the floor - underneath prep tables, containers of food and reach in coolers. At dry storage shelf near cook line - approximately 4 rodent droppings on can of sauce.”

“Dead roaches on premises. At kitchen prep area- 1 dead roach on the floor - operator removed. At bathroom- 1 dead roach on the floor.”

“Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. At reach in cooler raw shell eggs stored over cooked chicken- operator removed and stored properly.”

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

“Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. At dishwashing/prep area -employee handled dirty dishes, then proceeded to handle clean dishes and engage in handling food without washing their hands-educated operator-employee wash their hands.”

“Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Repeat Violation.”

“Required employee training expired for all employees.”

**LA CARRETA

MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

CONCOURSE D 37

INSPECTION BASED ON COMPLAINT

ORDERED SHUT 10/6

16 VIOLATIONS FOUND

“Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. Observed one live roach in the storage area, two lives roaches behind lockers located in the back area, observed one live roach on the floor on the second storage room, observed two live roaches on the wall in the prep table area, observed two live roaches behind the prep table by the office, observed two live roaches in the kitchen floor by between the ovens and slicer, observed one live roach crawling on the wall in the kitchen area, observed one live roach behind kitchen reach in cooler located in the cook line.”

“Live, small flying insects found. Observed approximately 7 flies on the wall in the back area kitchen, and flying around, observed three flies around the second cook line kitchen hand washing sink, observed three flies by the three-compartment sink, observed approximately ten flies around clean containers stored in a shelf.”

“Dead roaches on premises. Observed two dead roaches in the storage room under the storage shelves, observed one dead roach in a shelf in the cook line kitchen.”

“Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment. Observed trays cart with heavy soiled, observed under kitchen equipment with heavy grease buildup.”

“Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Observed ceiling tiles soiled in the kitchen area. Repeat Violation.”

“Equipment in poor repair. Observed reach in cooler gasket in disrepair located next to the steam table.”

“Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Observed wall soiled on the back area under fan, observed grease buildup behind steamers located in the second cook line, prep area, observed wall soiled under the three-compartment sink, observed wall soiled in the kitchen area, observed wall behind ice machines, observed heavy soiled next to the flat grill. Repeat Violation.”

“Dish machine not sanitizing properly. Discontinue use of dish machine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dish machine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Observed dishwasher machine 0 chlorine ppm, operator replaced sanitizer containers 100 ppm Chlorine.”

**TRIBUTE TO TOBACCO ROAD BY KUSH

KUSH BRICKELL

650 SOUTH MIAMI AVE.

MIAMI

ORDERED HUT 10/8

37 VIOLATIONS FOUND

“Observed 4 live roaches crawling on the aluminum back wall of the cooking line. Also observed three roaches on the wall at the back of reach in cooler in cooking line. Also observed three roaches in the wall next to hand washing sink located at cooking line.”

“Observed three to four dead roaches on the floor of cooking line.”

“Observed two small flies flying in the air in bar area. Also observed two flies flying in the air next to dishwasher area.”

“Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Observed two turkey breasts thawed on top of prep table. Person in charge put in under running water.”

“Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed can opener soiled at kitchen area.”

“Observed floor soiled with accumulation of debris-floor in bar area and entire kitchen, dry storage area, behind and underneath equipment, and along floor, wall junctures have an accumulation of debris and trash.”

“Observed Establishment conducts non-continuous cooking for precooked wings without written procedures approved by the division.”

“Observed Wall soiled with accumulated of food debris in kitchen and prep area. Also observed a mold like substance. On the back wall of dishwasher machine.”

“Observed Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands.”

“Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Observed five defrosted ROP package with salmon inside walk in cooler.”

El supermercado China One en Davie ha sido clausurado de nuevo, e incluso en una inspección posterior, los inspectores siguen encontrando cucarachas vivas.

En China Spring III, en Coral Springs, los inspectores encontraron alrededor de dos docenas de excrementos de roedores y cucarachas muertas.

En el restaurante La Carreta, ubicado dentro del Aeropuerto Internacional de Miami, los inspectores encontraron cucarachas vivas, decenas de moscas y cucarachas muertas en la cocina y las áreas de almacenamiento.

¿Qué decir del Tribute to Tobacco Road de Kush en Miami? Unas asombrosas 37 infracciones, entre ellas cucarachas vivas y muertas, moscas, suelos sucios, acumulación de grasa y salmón con una orden de cese de venta por abuso de temperatura.

A continuación se muestra una lista de lugares y algunas de sus infracciones.

Tú decides, ¿te gustaría comer allí?

**CHINA ONE

15711 CALLE SHERIDAN

DAVIE

ORDEN DE CIERRE 10/7

Se detectaron 15 infracciones.

TAMBIÉN SE ORDENÓ EL CIERRE EL 24/6/25 (PROBLEMA DE CUCARACHAS)

TAMBIÉN SE ORDENÓ EL CIERRE EL 18/2/25 (PROBLEMA DE CUCARACHAS)

TAMBIÉN SE ORDENÓ EL CIERRE EL 14/2/24 (PROBLEMA DE CUCARACHAS)

“Presencia de cucarachas, evidenciada por el hallazgo de cucarachas vivas. Se observaron aproximadamente 3 cucarachas grandes arrastrándose debajo de la línea de cocción, 6 cucarachas vivas en el suelo debajo del carrito de la línea de cocción, 3 cucarachas en el suelo de la estación de servicio frontal, 6 cucarachas vivas en la tubería debajo de los fregaderos de 3 compartimentos y 1 cucaracha viva arrastrándose sobre la mesa junto al soporte del abrelatas.”

Se emitió una orden de cese de venta por incumplimiento del control de temperatura y tiempo de los alimentos debido a un manejo inadecuado de la temperatura. Se observaron rollitos de huevo en sartén (55 °F - Enfriando) y pollo tempura (47 °F - Enfriando) en un recipiente de plástico tapado, preparados por el operador ayer y almacenados en la cámara frigorífica durante la noche.

“Pared sucia con grasa acumulada, restos de comida y/o polvo. En toda la cocina. Infracción reiterada.”

“Se observó que los alimentos se estaban enfriando mediante un método no aprobado, como lo demuestra la velocidad de enfriamiento insuficiente durante la inspección. Se observaron rollitos de huevo en sartén (55 °F - Enfriamiento); pollo tempura (47 °F - Enfriamiento) en un recipiente de plástico tapado por el operador, preparados ayer y almacenados en la cámara frigorífica durante la noche.”

“Alimentos crudos de origen animal almacenados encima de alimentos listos para el consumo o sin la separación adecuada de estos. Se observó en la cámara frigorífica una bandeja de pollo crudo almacenada encima de un cubo con ajo fresco y aceite. Infracción reiterada.”

“Control de tiempo/temperatura para la seguridad alimentaria: descongelación inadecuada de alimentos. Se observó una bandeja con pollo crudo a 35 °F debajo de un fregadero de tres compartimentos.”

“Empleado comiendo en una zona de preparación de alimentos u otra área restringida. Se observó a un empleado comiendo en una zona de preparación de alimentos.”

“El lavamanos se utiliza para fines distintos al lavado de manos. Se observaron recipientes de plástico en el lavamanos. Infracción reiterada.”

“La formación obligatoria para todos los empleados ha caducado.”

INSPECCIÓN DE SEGUIMIENTO 10/8

“1 cucaracha viva en el suelo junto a la línea de cocción. 1 cucaracha viva arrastrándose por el suelo debajo de la rejilla de la línea de cocción. 1 cucaracha viva arrastrándose por la tubería debajo del lavamanos. 1 cucaracha viva arrastrándose por la pared en el área de preparación.”

**CHINA SPRING III

8100 WILES ROAD

Manantiales de coral

ORDEN DE CIERRE 10/8

Se detectaron 15 infracciones.

Se detectó actividad de roedores, como lo demuestran los excrementos encontrados. En la cocina/zona de cocción, se hallaron aproximadamente 20 excrementos de roedores en el suelo, debajo de las mesas de preparación, los recipientes de comida y los refrigeradores. En el estante de almacenamiento en seco cerca de la zona de cocción, se encontraron aproximadamente 4 excrementos de roedores sobre una lata de salsa.

“Se encontraron cucarachas muertas en las instalaciones. En la zona de preparación de la cocina, se encontró una cucaracha muerta en el suelo; el operario la retiró. En el baño, también se encontró una cucaracha muerta en el suelo.”

“Alimentos crudos de origen animal almacenados encima de alimentos listos para el consumo o sin la separación adecuada de estos. En el refrigerador, se encontraron huevos crudos con cáscara almacenados encima de pollo cocido; el operario los retiró y los almacenó correctamente.”

“En todo el establecimiento: superficies que no entran en contacto con alimentos sucias con grasa, restos de comida, suciedad, lodo o polvo.”

“El empleado manipuló equipo o utensilios sucios y luego participó en la preparación de alimentos, manipuló equipo o utensilios limpios o tocó artículos desechables sin envolver sin lavarse las manos. En el área de lavado de platos/preparación, el empleado manipuló platos sucios, luego procedió a manipular platos limpios y participó en la manipulación de alimentos sin lavarse las manos; se capacitó al operador para que el empleado se lavara las manos.”

“Empleado sin sujeción para el cabello mientras preparaba alimentos. Reincidencia.”

“La formación obligatoria para todos los empleados ha caducado.”

**LA CARRETA

AEROPUERTO INTERNACIONAL DE MIAMI

PUERTA D 37

INSPECCIÓN BASADA EN UNA DENUNCIA

ORDEN DE CIERRE 10/6

Se detectaron 16 infracciones.

“Se detectó actividad de cucarachas, como lo demuestra el hallazgo de cucarachas vivas. Se observó una cucaracha viva en el área de almacenamiento, dos cucarachas vivas detrás de los casilleros ubicados en la parte trasera, una cucaracha viva en el piso del segundo almacén, dos cucarachas vivas en la pared del área de la mesa de preparación, dos cucarachas vivas detrás de la mesa de preparación junto a la oficina, dos cucarachas vivas en el piso de la cocina entre los hornos y la rebanadora, una cucaracha viva arrastrándose por la pared en el área de la cocina y una cucaracha viva detrás del refrigerador de la cocina ubicado en la línea de cocción.”

Se encontraron pequeños insectos voladores vivos. Se observaron aproximadamente 7 moscas en la pared de la cocina trasera y volando alrededor; se observaron tres moscas cerca del lavamanos de la segunda línea de cocción; se observaron tres moscas junto al fregadero de tres compartimentos; y se observaron aproximadamente diez moscas alrededor de los recipientes limpios almacenados en un estante.

“Se encontraron cucarachas muertas en las instalaciones. Se observaron dos cucarachas muertas en el almacén, debajo de los estantes, y una cucaracha muerta en un estante de la cocina.”

“Acumulación de restos de comida/residuos de tierra en los equipos. Se observó un carro de bandejas muy sucio y una gran acumulación de grasa debajo de los equipos de cocina.”

“Techo/baldosas/rejillas de ventilación sucias con restos de comida acumulados, grasa, polvo o una sustancia similar al moho. Se observaron baldosas de techo sucias en la zona de la cocina. Infracción reiterada.”

“El equipo se encuentra en mal estado. Se observó que la junta del refrigerador, ubicado junto a la mesa de vapor, estaba dañada.”

Pared sucia con grasa acumulada, restos de comida y/o polvo. Se observó suciedad en la pared en la parte trasera, debajo del ventilador; acumulación de grasa detrás de las vaporeras ubicadas en la segunda línea de cocción, en el área de preparación; debajo del fregadero de tres compartimentos; en la zona de la cocina; detrás de las máquinas de hielo; y muy sucia junto a la plancha. Infracción reiterada.

“El lavavajillas no desinfecta correctamente. Suspenda el uso del lavavajillas para desinfectar y realice la desinfección manual hasta que el lavavajillas sea reparado y desinfecte correctamente. Se observó que el lavavajillas tenía 0 ppm de cloro; el operador reemplazó los recipientes de desinfectante con 100 ppm de cloro.”

**TRIBUTE TO TOBACCO ROAD BY KUSH

KUSH BRICKELL

650 SOUTH MIAMI AVE.

MIAMI

PEDIDOS DE CABAÑA 10/8

Se detectaron 37 infracciones.

Se observaron cuatro cucarachas vivas arrastrándose por la pared trasera de aluminio de la línea de cocción. También se observaron tres cucarachas en la pared trasera del refrigerador en la línea de cocción. Asimismo, se observaron tres cucarachas en la pared junto al lavamanos ubicado en la línea de cocción.

“Observé entre tres y cuatro cucarachas muertas en el suelo de la zona de cocción.”

“Observé dos pequeñas moscas volando en el aire en la zona del bar. También observé dos moscas volando en el aire junto a la zona del lavavajillas.”

“Se descongeló de forma inadecuada un alimento que requería control de tiempo y temperatura para garantizar su seguridad. Se observaron dos pechugas de pavo descongeladas sobre la mesa de preparación. La persona encargada las puso bajo el grifo de agua corriente.”

“Superficie en contacto con alimentos sucia con restos de comida, una sustancia parecida al moho o una sustancia viscosa. Se observó un abrelatas sucio en la zona de la cocina.”

“Se observó que el suelo estaba sucio y con acumulación de escombros en la zona del bar y en toda la cocina, en la zona de almacenamiento en seco, detrás y debajo de los equipos, y a lo largo del suelo; las uniones de las paredes presentan acumulación de escombros y basura.”

“El establecimiento observado lleva a cabo una cocción discontinua de alitas precocinadas sin procedimientos escritos aprobados por la división.”

Se observó una pared sucia con acumulación de restos de comida en la cocina y el área de preparación. También se observó una sustancia parecida al moho en la pared trasera del lavavajillas.

“Se observó que el empleado comenzó a trabajar con alimentos, manipular equipos o utensilios limpios, o tocar artículos desechables sin envolver sin lavarse las manos previamente.”

Se emitió una orden de cese de venta por manipulación inadecuada de alimentos que requerían control de tiempo y temperatura. Se observaron cinco paquetes de salmón descongelados dentro de una cámara frigorífica.

Los vientos máximos sostenidos aumentaron hasta alcanzar los 195 km/h (120 mph), y podría subir de categoría en las próximas horas, informó el Centro Nacional de Huracanes de Estados Unidos (NHC, por sus siglas en inglés).

El huracán se encontraba a unos 245 kilómetros (150 millas) al sur de Manzanillo, y 415 km (260 millas) al sur-sureste de Cabo Corrientes, y mantenía su desplazamiento lento a 11 km/h (7 mph), pero ahora hacia el nor-noreste.

Este giro lento continuaría para después desplazarse hacia el norte, con lo que su centro pasaría muy cerca o por encima de la costa centro-occidental de México el domingo y podría alcanzar la categoría 4 antes de tocar tierra. Los huracanes de categoría 4 en la escala Saffir-Simpson tienen vientos máximos sostenidos de 210-250 km/h (130-156 mph).

Los meteorólogos emitieron una alerta de huracán para zonas de la costa central y suroeste, donde se esperaban vientos huracanados en un plazo de 36 horas.

Simón se acerca a las costas mexicanas después del impacto en septiembre del huracán Polo en el noroeste, y y en momentos en que otra tormenta en el Pacífico previsiblemente afectará al país. En tanto el huracán Isaías, en el Golfo de México, tocó tierra en la costa de Estados Unidos.

En el estado de Jalisco la alerta es máxima. Se suspendieron clases y desde la noche del jueves comenzaron evacuaciones preventivas de decenas de personas de zonas en riesgo. Las autoridades pidieron al sector turístico de Puerto Vallarta, un popular destino vacacional, que trabajadores y visitantes queden instalados en refugios o zonas de seguridad el viernes por la tarde.

Protección Civil indicó en sus redes que hoteles y establecimientos comerciales de las zonas costeras comenzaron a colocar barricadas en los accesos cercanos al mar como medida preventiva ante posibles afectaciones.

Simón podría arrojar lluvias torrenciales que podrían causar inundaciones y deslaves, con entre 20 y 38 centímetros (8 a 15 pulgadas) de lluvia en el suroeste de México, mientras que zonas aisladas recibirían hasta 63 centímetros (25 pulgadas).

Desde el jueves, Simón dejó fuertes lluvias e inundaciones en el estado de Guerrero, donde se suspendieron las clases y las actividades no esenciales en distintos puntos de la costa y el centro.

Las inundaciones afectaron sobre todo al puerto de Acapulco, que fue devastado en 2023 por el huracán Otis, y donde algunas calles quedaron convertidas en ríos, con vehículos arrastrados por la corriente y viviendas y locales inundados, pero sin que se hayan lamentado víctimas, dijo la gobernadora, Evelyn Salgado.

Más al norte, se espera que la tormenta tropical Rachel alcance Baja California, el noroeste de México y el sur de California este fin de semana. El meteoro siguió perdiendo fuerza el viernes, con vientos de 75 km/h (45 mph), una tendencia que se prevé que continúe, aunque podría dejar precipitaciones intensas en la zona.

La actividad de tormentas tropicales ha estado por encima del promedio esta temporada en el Pacífico, debido a los efectos de un fenómeno El Niño de grandes proporciones. Este fenómeno climático suele reducir la actividad de las tormentas en el Atlántico.

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The closure is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. Saturday and end at 10 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13. The work will take place at the Florida East Coast Railway crossing on Hallandale Beach Boulevard, according to city officials.

Officials said eastbound and westbound traffic will not be able to cross the tracks during the closure. Pedestrian access across the crossing also will be restricted.

They said businesses and properties near the crossing are expected to remain accessible.

Motorists are encouraged to use alternate railroad crossings at Northwest Third Street, Southwest Third Street and Southwest 11th Street, all near Dixie Highway.

Drivers also can consider other east-west routes, including Pembroke Road, Hollywood Boulevard, Ives Dairy Road and the William Lehman Causeway.

Officials warned that traffic on surrounding roads is likely to be heavier than usual, particularly during morning and evening commutes. Drivers should follow posted detour signs, allow extra travel time and use caution near the work zone.

The repairs are being coordinated by the Florida Department of Transportation and Florida East Coast Railway.

The closure schedule could change because of weather, construction progress or other unforeseen circumstances. Residents can check the city’s website at cohb.org and official Hallandale Beach Police Department channels for updates.

Está previsto que el cierre comience a las 18:00 horas del sábado y finalice a las 22:00 horas del martes 13 de octubre. Las obras se llevarán a cabo en el paso del ferrocarril Florida East Coast Railway situado en el Boulevard Hallandale Beach, según las autoridades municipales.

Las autoridades indicaron que el tráfico en dirección este y oeste no podrá cruzar las vías durante el cierre. El acceso de los peatones al paso a nivel también estará restringido.

Afirmaron que se espera que se mantenga el acceso a los comercios y propiedades cercanas al paso a nivel.

Se recomienda a los conductores que utilicen los pasos a nivel alternativos de Northwest Third Street, Southwest Third Street y Southwest 11th Street, todos ellos cerca de Dixie Highway.

Los conductores también pueden optar por otras rutas este-oeste, como Pembroke Road, Hollywood Boulevard, Ives Dairy Road y la calzada William Lehman.

Las autoridades advirtieron de que es probable que el tráfico en las carreteras circundantes sea más intenso de lo habitual, especialmente durante las horas punta de la mañana y la tarde. Los conductores deben seguir las señales de desvío indicadas, prever más tiempo de viaje y extremar la precaución cerca de la zona de obras.

Las reparaciones están siendo coordinadas por el Departamento de Transporte de Florida y Florida East Coast Railway.

El calendario de cierres podría sufrir cambios debido a las condiciones meteorológicas, el avance de las obras u otras circunstancias imprevistas. Los residentes pueden consultar la página web del ayuntamiento, cohb.org, y los canales oficiales del Departamento de Policía de Hallandale Beach para mantenerse al día.

At nearly six hours, “My Undesirable Friends: Part II — Exile,” which opens in select theaters this weekend, is the second half of Loktev's portrait of Russian journalists and the culmination of a five-year project. It began with Loktev filming a group of independent journalists in Moscow in the fall of 2021 as Vladimir Putin was starting to declare some reporters “foreign agents."

Four months later, the situation changed dramatically: Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine and many journalists fled the country on only a few hours’ notice. Loktev kept filming, following her subjects as they reported on the war in exile.

“People hear, they’re like, ‘Oh my god a six-hour film about journalists? That’s really scary.’ But it’s actually not,” Loktev told The Associated Press in a recent interview. “It’s kind of a hangout film. It’s a friendly film.”

The film is long, but it's not a slog

In the attention economy, a nearly six-hour documentary about anything might sound like a hard sell. Loktev knows this.

She went through it with the first film, “My Undesirable Friends: Part I — Last Air in Moscow,” which was shortlisted for an Oscar nomination and is currently streaming on MUBI. That documentary — a portrait of journalists working in a society on the verge of shutting down all press freedoms — is nearly 5 1/2 hours long.

Now she is doing it again, and neither time with the help of a traditional theatrical distributor. A publicist even recently told her that she’s hearing that people don’t want to watch it because they’re “kind of tired about hearing about press freedoms and authoritarianism.”

“I’m like, that’s really interesting, because authoritarianism isn’t tired of them,” Loktev said.

But the thing about the “My Undesirable Friends” movies is that somehow, despite the heavy subject matter, the sprawling runtime and the many characters, they don’t feel like homework. You also don’t need to see “Part I” to dip into “Part II.”

The main reason is that her subjects, most of whom are in their 20s and 30s, are so engaging and relatable despite being in extraordinary circumstances. It’s also why she didn’t tire of filming them.

“This is a film about very ordinary people who are just trying to do something good in an awful time,” Loktev said. “The film is so much about perseverance and how do you keep telling the story when attention moves away? … How you maintain optimism, or at least enough optimism, to get up the next morning and do your job?”

Since 2021, Russian authorities have labeled dozens of outlets and journalists as “foreign agents” — a designation aimed at discrediting them that also prevents them from selling advertising. They have also outlawed and imprisoned journalists. Many outlets have moved their newsrooms abroad since the first weeks of the war in Ukraine and are accessible in Russia via virtual private networks, or VPNs.

Loktev speaks Russian and filmed her subjects on an iPhone

Loktev was born in the former Soviet Union in 1969 and immigrated to the U.S. with her family when she was 9 years old. She continued speaking Russian with her mother, which made it easier to parachute into this world. Her entry point was Anna Nemzer, who worked for the independent television news network TV Rain.

Loktev filmed everyone with her iPhone, which helped her almost disappear into the background. Part II had her traversing European countries constantly as everyone had dispersed.

After the invasion, Loktev left Russia a little later than her subjects: She wanted to make sure she had uploaded her footage to the cloud before attempting to exit the country with her tourist visa. She’d been warned that when an official is looking at a passport a little longer than usual and says that the “computer is hanging” that it means “they’re checking you out.”

“I was standing there … at the airport in Moscow and I’m like, ‘Is there an issue?’ and they’re like, ‘No, no our computer’s just hanging,’” she said. “It was hanging for a good 20 minutes. I tried not to pee my pants.”

The fantasy of making a ‘Part III’

Several of the subjects, including Nemzer, joined Loktev at the Venice Film Festival for the film’s world premiere. Many still work as journalists from afar. But one switches focus midway through the second film: Peter Ruzavin, a former Russian journalist who is married to a Ukrainian journalist, decided to enlist in the Ukrainian army. He said he realized that although his journalism was showing reality, it wasn’t changing it.

“We need not to run away from Putin. We need to fight him,” Ruzavin, who has served in the Ukrainian army for over two years, said in Venice. “That’s why I made my decision. I left the best work. I miss it every day.”

In the past few days, Loktev has seen some interesting headlines about her film, like one in The Daily Beast that reads “Vladimir Putin’s ‘War Crimes’ Exposed in Shocking New Film.” While hers is not an exposé on war crimes, it is a reminder, she said, of what the journalists in the film are trying to do when everyone else's attention has shifted.

“I think that’s something that we’re struggling with now in a way with the film, I’ll be honest, is that everybody moves on to the next thing,” Loktev said. “But the last thing hasn’t changed.”

The fantasy, she said, would be to make a “Part III” — “if ever the political situation in Russia changes.”

“But I think we might be very old by then.”

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Associated Press reporter Dasha Litvinova in Tallinn, Estonia, contributed to this story.

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“I told her don’t you ever touch me again in your life,” he said. “I pushed her against the wall, and I tried to force her to get off me. I created a hole in the wall, trying to force her to get off me that night. This was after the divorce.”

Hill’s testimony offered his most direct acknowledgment of a physical confrontation described during the civil proceedings. Vaccaro has accused Hill of physically and emotionally abusing her and is seeking damages. Hill has denied the allegations.

The testimony came as Hill took the witness stand to give his account of the couple’s relationship and the conflicts that led to their divorce.

“Unfortunately, with all the false allegations, I think it’s time for me to come tell my story,” Hill said on Thursday. “I think that’s kind of important.”

Hill described meeting Vaccaro at a club and said she was “the love of my life.”

The couple married in 2023.

Vaccaro’s attorneys allege that within a month of the marriage, Hill began pressuring her to sign a postnuptial agreement after being advised to do so by his advisers.

They contend he became increasingly frustrated when she refused and that his behavior became “explosive, aggressive and violent.”

Vaccaro is asking a jury to find Hill liable for intentionally inflicting emotional distress and several counts of battery. She is seeking monetary damages.

Hill disputed Vaccaro’s characterization of their marriage and testified that financial disagreements contributed to tension between them.

“There was already friction,” Hill said. “If I was not continuously giving loads of money, there is friction.”

He also accused Vaccaro of taking money from him during the marriage, saying he gave her $15,000 but alleged she was taking about $60,000 a month.

Hill testified that the couple had agreed to counseling in an effort to improve the marriage.

“We agreed to go to counseling,” he said. “That is some action -- to try and improve the marriage.”

Hill also discussed his eight children and his responsibilities as a father.

“I play this sport for my kids,” he said.

Asked whether he had ever hated that Vaccaro was pregnant, Hill responded, “No, not a chance.”

“I want to give all my kids a safe and stable environment,” he said.

Earlier Thursday, Vaccaro’s mother, Alicia Vaccaro, testified about an incident involving Hill and her daughter. She acknowledged that she never personally saw Hill strike or punch Keeta, but described the relationship as tumultuous.

Alicia Vaccaro testified that she saw Hill pressed up against her daughter and intervened because she was concerned about the couple’s newborn baby.

“I walked outside the door, and he was pressed up against her,” she testified. “I went toward them. He pushed me back.”

She said Hill was yelling and using profanity before saying he was going to get the baby. Alicia Vaccaro testified that she and her daughter then went into the room with the child.

Jurors also heard audio from a baby monitor during another confrontation. The judge did not allow the media to record the video. In the audio, Hill and Keeta Vaccaro can be heard yelling profanities while loud banging is heard in the background.

Vaccaro’s attorneys have presented the confrontation as evidence of what they characterize as a pattern of aggressive behavior.

The jury has also heard testimony from mental health professionals about the effect the relationship allegedly had on Vaccaro.

A forensic psychologist testified that she diagnosed Vaccaro with post-traumatic stress disorder and described symptoms including dissociation and heightened awareness of Hill’s moods.

The defense challenged the psychologist’s qualifications and noted that she was hired for the case and was paid nearly $6,000. She was not Vaccaro’s treating physician.

A therapist who later treated Vaccaro also testified that she experienced difficulty sleeping, racing thoughts, trouble concentrating and difficulty trusting others.

Hill’s testimony Thursday provided jurors with his account of the marriage and the allegations against him, including his acknowledgment of the confrontation in which he said he pushed Vaccaro into the wall.

“I told her don’t you ever touch me again in your life,” Hill said. “I pushed her against the wall. And I tried to force her to get off me. I created a hole in the wall, trying to force her to get off me that night. This was after the divorce.”

The civil trial will continue on Friday.

“Le dije que nunca más en tu vida me volvieras a tocar”, dijo. “La empujé contra la pared e intenté obligarla a alejarse de mí. Hice un agujero en la pared al intentar obligarla a alejarse de mí esa noche. Esto fue después del divorcio”.

El testimonio de Hill ofreció su reconocimiento más directo de un enfrentamiento físico descrito durante el proceso civil. Vaccaro ha acusado a Hill de abusar física y emocionalmente de ella y busca una indemnización por daños y perjuicios. Hill ha negado las acusaciones.

El testimonio se produjo cuando Hill subió al estrado para ofrecer su versión de la relación de la pareja y de los conflictos que llevaron a su divorcio.

“Desafortunadamente, con todas las acusaciones falsas, creo que es hora de venir a contar mi historia”, dijo Hill el jueves. “Creo que eso es bastante importante”.

Hill describió que conoció a Vaccaro en un club y dijo que ella era “el amor de mi vida”.

La pareja se casó en 2023.

Los abogados de Vaccaro alegan que, dentro del primer mes de matrimonio, Hill comenzó a presionarla para que firmara un acuerdo posnupcial después de que sus asesores le recomendaran hacerlo.

Sostienen que él se frustraba cada vez más cuando ella se negaba y que su comportamiento se volvió “explosivo, agresivo y violento”.

Vaccaro pide a un jurado que declare a Hill responsable de infligir intencionalmente angustia emocional y de varios cargos de agresión. Busca una indemnización monetaria por daños y perjuicios.

Hill cuestionó la descripción que Vaccaro hizo de su matrimonio y testificó que los desacuerdos financieros contribuyeron a la tensión entre ambos.

“Ya había fricciones”, dijo Hill. “Si no estaba dando continuamente grandes cantidades de dinero, había fricciones”.

También acusó a Vaccaro de quitarle dinero durante el matrimonio. Dijo que le dio $15,000 USD, pero alegó que ella estaba tomando alrededor de $60,000 USD al mes.

Hill testificó que la pareja había acordado acudir a terapia para intentar mejorar su matrimonio.

“Acordamos ir a terapia”, dijo. “Eso es tomar medidas para intentar mejorar el matrimonio”.

Hill también habló sobre sus ocho hijos y sus responsabilidades como padre.

“Practico este deporte por mis hijos”, dijo.

Cuando le preguntaron si alguna vez había odiado que Vaccaro estuviera embarazada, Hill respondió: “No, en absoluto”.

“Quiero darles a todos mis hijos un entorno seguro y estable”, dijo.

Más temprano el jueves, la madre de Vaccaro, Alicia Vaccaro, testificó sobre un incidente que involucró a Hill y a su hija. Reconoció que nunca vio personalmente a Hill golpear a Keeta, pero describió la relación como turbulenta.

Alicia Vaccaro testificó que vio a Hill presionado contra su hija e intervino porque estaba preocupada por el bebé recién nacido de la pareja.

“Salí por la puerta y él estaba presionado contra ella”, testificó. “Me acerqué a ellos. Él me empujó hacia atrás”.

Dijo que Hill estaba gritando y usando palabras obscenas antes de decir que iba a buscar al bebé. Alicia Vaccaro testificó que luego ella y su hija entraron en la habitación donde estaba el niño.

Los miembros del jurado también escucharon un audio de un monitor para bebés durante otro enfrentamiento. El juez no permitió que los medios grabaran el video. En el audio, se escucha a Hill y a Keeta Vaccaro gritando palabras obscenas, mientras se oyen fuertes golpes de fondo.

Los abogados de Vaccaro han presentado el enfrentamiento como evidencia de lo que describen como un patrón de comportamiento agresivo.

El jurado también ha escuchado el testimonio de profesionales de la salud mental sobre el efecto que la relación presuntamente tuvo en Vaccaro.

Una psicóloga forense testificó que diagnosticó a Vaccaro con trastorno de estrés postraumático y describió síntomas que incluían disociación y una mayor sensibilidad a los estados de ánimo de Hill.

La defensa cuestionó las credenciales de la psicóloga y señaló que fue contratada para el caso y recibió un pago de casi $6,000 USD. Ella no era la médica que trataba a Vaccaro.

Una terapeuta que posteriormente atendió a Vaccaro también testificó que ella experimentaba dificultades para dormir, pensamientos acelerados, problemas para concentrarse y dificultades para confiar en otras personas.

El testimonio de Hill el jueves ofreció al jurado su versión del matrimonio y de las acusaciones en su contra, incluido su reconocimiento del enfrentamiento en el que dijo que empujó a Vaccaro contra la pared.

“Le dije que nunca más en tu vida me volvieras a tocar”, dijo Hill. “La empujé contra la pared. E intenté obligarla a alejarse de mí. Hice un agujero en la pared al intentar obligarla a alejarse de mí esa noche. Esto fue después del divorcio”.

El juicio civil continuará el viernes.

That means Karl-Anthony Towns and Josh Hart will have to wait on extensions they hoped would get done before the season.

The Knicks said Friday that won't happen, perhaps setting up an uncomfortable situation with some of their most important players.

“As an organization, our entire focus is on preparing for the upcoming season and delivering another year for our fans to be proud of. As a result, we will not be negotiating contract extensions until later in the season and will remain solely focused on preparing for the start of the season,” according to a statement from a team spokesman.

The Knicks won their first NBA championship since 1973 in June but owner James Dolan said shortly afterward the team would avoid spending enough to trigger the penalties that come when a team reaches the second apron of the salary cap.

They re-signed most of their important free agents, but negotiations on extensions with Towns and Hart, plus key reserve Deuce McBride, haven't gone far. Towns, an All-Star in both seasons since coming to New York, seems particularly disappointed with comments he made recently. He is eligible for a four-year, $276 million deal. He is due to make $57 million this season and has a $61.1 million player option for 2027-28.

Hart will make $21 million this season and the Knicks have an option for 2027-28 at $22.4 million. He acknowledged that the contract situations could make it tough for players to focus — and also noted what it could mean around the trade deadline.

"You have situations like that and you never know what’s going to happen,” the forward said last month when the Knicks reported for training camp. “But for me, as long as I wear this jersey, I’m going to play as hard as I can for my guys and the city, so hopefully we can figure that out. But we know it’s a business, and we know if some of these things aren’t figured out by February, it might be a different conversation.”

The Knicks open their season on Oct. 20 against LeBron James and the Philadelphia 76ers.

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Marianne Rocio Davila Luna, 26, was arrested on Thursday on charges of human trafficking involving coercion for commercial sexual activity, deriving support from the proceeds of prostitution and battery, according to jail records.

The arrest follows the earlier arrests of Brandon Marquez Flint, 32, and Jamarcus Malcolm Brooks, 27, in connection with the July 9 robbery.

According to North Miami police, further investigation revealed the robbery was planned to steal drugs and cash from a man living at a rental home. Investigators said the plan involved communications between the defendants and another man who allegedly carried out the armed robbery.

Police previously said the victim was paralyzed from the waist down and relied on a motorized scooter for mobility.

According to an arrest report, Brooks entered the apartment armed with a handgun, demanded money and marijuana, forcibly removed the victim from his scooter, tied his hands behind his back and dragged him into a bedroom. Investigators said approximately $2,000 was stolen from the residence.

The investigation also uncovered communications that police said connected Flint to the planning of the robbery. Investigators say the men coordinated their actions shortly before the incident.

In an additional development, North Miami police received notification on September 18 from the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office Human Trafficking Task Force that the victim had also been reported as a victim of human trafficking within North Miami’s jurisdiction.

Davila Luna’s arrest introduces a separate set of allegations involving human trafficking and prostitution-related activity as the investigation continues.

Flint and Brooks were previously arrested in connection with the robbery.

As of Friday, Davila Luna and Brooks were being held at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, while Flint was being held at the Metrowest Detention Center. Their bond amounts weren’t immediately set.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the sanctions Friday, after the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to South African jurist Navi Pillay, a former judge at the ICC and other international courts. Trump has coveted that prize for himself.

“We will ban transactions with this rogue court, cutting off their resources and crippling its ability to operate against us,” Rubio said in a video address posted to social media. “The United States and the American people are not subject to the jurisdiction of this fake ICC.”

The sanctions cut the court off from U.S.-based financial services, technology companies and even using U.S. dollars. They set a six-month timeline for U.S. companies and individuals that have business with the court to wind that business down.

The ICC denounced the step as an attack on the rule of law and the foundations of international order, themes that Rubio had appeared to embrace only two days ago in a speech in front of the Acropolis in Athens.

“It is an attempt to obstruct the course of justice and to prevent the court from doing what it was created to do," the court said in a statement. "It is an assault on the rule of law and on the very foundations of the international legal order which strikes at the simple principle that no one stands above the law.”

ICC President Tomoko Akane, a citizen of U.S. ally Japan, said the court would “continue to fully discharge its mandate, with independence and impartiality, acting only on the basis of the law and the evidence, for the sake of the countless victims of grave crimes.”

She also appealed to other ICC members for support. “This is not just about defending a single institution, but about safeguarding the international order grounded upon the rule of law.”

Rights groups also denounced the sanctions.

“This existential attack must fail," said Erika Guevara Rosas, an Amnesty International senior director. “States must take concrete action to resist the imposition of these measures and actively protect the Court.”

The court's host country of the Netherlands has been preparing for weeks for the move. One possible measure to mitigate sanctions is the EU “blocking statute,” which could be used to protect European court staff by preventing European companies from complying with the U.S. measures. Dutch Foreign Minister Tom Berendsen has called the blocking statute the “nuclear option” in countering possible sanctions, but said the Netherlands has been in talks with the European Commission to ensure that if it is necessary it can be quickly enacted.

In a joint statement, Canada, Denmark, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom expressed strong disagreement with the U.S. sanctions.

“We will continue to work together to support the court’s vital work, uphold the rules-based international system, and advance accountability," the statement said.

“If put into effect, these sanctions will have a significant impact on the court’s work, its dedicated staff and their families. They work every day to bring those accused of the most serious international crimes to justice and to support their victims.”

Rubio said U.S. allies should join in the U.S. actions. “If they do not, the United States will continue its campaign to dismantle the ICC, piece by piece, until Americans are threatened no longer,” he said.

A number of countries have withdrawn from the court this year, including Venezuela and Chad. The South Pacific island nation of Naoero was the most recent to announce it would quit.

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Quell reported from The Hague, Netherlands. Associated Press writer Mike Corder contributed from The Hague.

Marianne Rocio Davila Luna, de 26 años, fue arrestada el jueves por cargos de trata de personas que involucra coerción para actividades sexuales comerciales, obtener sustento de las ganancias de la prostitución y agresión, según los registros penitenciarios.

El arresto se produce después de los arrestos anteriores de Brandon Marquez Flint, de 32 años, y Jamarcus Malcolm Brooks, de 27, en relación con el robo del 9 de julio.

Según la policía de North Miami, una investigación adicional reveló que el robo fue planeado para robar drogas y dinero en efectivo a un hombre que vivía en una vivienda alquilada. Los investigadores dijeron que el plan involucraba comunicaciones entre los acusados y otro hombre que presuntamente llevó a cabo el robo a mano armada.

La policía había dicho anteriormente que la víctima estaba paralizada de la cintura para abajo y dependía de un scooter motorizado para desplazarse.

Según un informe de arresto, Brooks entró al apartamento armado con una pistola, exigió dinero y marihuana, sacó por la fuerza a la víctima de su scooter, le ató las manos detrás de la espalda y lo arrastró a un dormitorio. Los investigadores dijeron que se robaron aproximadamente $2,000 USD de la vivienda.

La investigación también descubrió comunicaciones que, según la policía, vinculaban a Flint con la planificación del robo. Los investigadores dicen que los hombres coordinaron sus acciones poco antes del incidente.

En un acontecimiento adicional, la policía de North Miami recibió una notificación el 18 de septiembre de parte del Grupo de Trabajo contra la Trata de Personas de la Fiscalía Estatal de Miami-Dade, según la cual la víctima también había sido reportada como víctima de trata de personas dentro de la jurisdicción de North Miami.

El arresto de Davila Luna introduce un conjunto separado de acusaciones relacionadas con la trata de personas y actividades relacionadas con la prostitución, mientras continúa la investigación.

Flint y Brooks habían sido arrestados anteriormente en relación con el robo.

Hasta el viernes, Davila Luna y Brooks permanecían detenidos en el Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, mientras que Flint permanecía detenido en el Metrowest Detention Center. Los montos de sus fianzas no se habían fijado de inmediato.

Lining up alongside them is a coalition of prominent Democratic voices and party allies like Gov. Gavin Newsom, Planned Parenthood and the California Teachers Association, as well as most Republicans. They say it will drive wealthy people — and their tax money — out of California, creating bigger budget problems in the years ahead.

They have raised more than $300 million in opposition to the measure, with nearly a third of that coming solely from Google co-founder Sergey Brin. That is roughly 10 times the amount raised by the “yes” side, which includes some labor unions, California Rep. Ro Khanna and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders. With much less money to spend, the “yes” campaign is relying heavily on Sanders and the attention he commands among progressives to make their case ahead of the Nov. 3 deadline to vote.

“Are we destined to live in an oligarchic society begging for crumbs while our economic and political lives are controlled by a handful of the wealthiest people on Earth?” Sanders declared at one of three recent California rallies. “Brothers and sisters, that is the question on the ballot.”

The measure, known as Proposition 40, is not a long-term wealth tax like the one Sanders and some other progressives have long championed. It would impose a one-time, 5% tax on the wealth of Californians whose net worth exceeds $1 billion, with most of the revenue dedicated to replacing federal funding cuts to healthcare. It would be the nation’s first tax on the wealth of billionaires — targeting the main way the ultra-wealthy make their money, through their investments, rather than simply raising taxes on the paycheck they receive from work.

Voters were largely split on the measure in a September poll by the Public Policy Institute of California. About half, 52%, of likely voters said they would vote yes on the measure, while 46% said they would vote no.

With mail ballots being sent to voters, opponents are aggressively ramping up their campaign, spending or booking roughly $96 million of airtime and digital messaging, compared with just $209,000 by supporters, according to data compiled by the ad-tracker AdImpact.

Some critics say the measure will have unintended consequences

A few hundred billionaires live in California, according to the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office.

Opponents are concerned the proposal is already driving wealthy people away. That could deal a blow to California’s budget because the state relies on its top 1% of earners for nearly half its personal income tax revenue.

“We’re not opposed to the concept of a wealth tax,” said Jodi Hicks, CEO of Planned Parenthood’s California chapter. “We just believe this proposal is seriously flawed and could do more damage than good.”

Some Silicon Valley tech moguls began cutting ties with the state in anticipation of the tax, including Brin and his fellow Google co-founder, Larry Page. The tax would apply to billionaires living in the state as of Jan. 1, 2026.

Newsom has walked a fine line on the issue as he prepares to leave office and considers a bid for president in 2028. He has largely opposed tax increases during his eight years as governor. But he has called for a national tax on billionaires, arguing a single-state proposal will not be effective and could hurt California's bottom line.

His opposition to the California proposal wasn't enough to dissuade the state Democratic Party's executive board from endorsing the measure earlier this year.

Billionaires including Brin, venture capitalist John Doerr and former Google CEO Eric Schmidt have given millions to a political committee called Building a Better California. The committee is fighting the tax and backing other ballot measures that would nullify it, including a proposal to ban new taxes on financial assets and other personal property, excluding real estate.

In one ad funded in part by Building a Better California, doctors wearing white coats warn it will cost California revenue in the long run and force the state to cut funding to hospitals and clinics.

Under the measure, 90% of the money would go toward funding healthcare, and the rest would go toward education and food assistance programs.

Debra Schade, president of the California School Boards Association, said there is no guarantee public schools will substantially benefit from the tax.

“The devil is in the details,” she said.

Cristobal Young, a sociology professor at Cornell University, said previous California tax increases on millionaires didn't lead to a mass exodus of wealthy people.

“These really high-income folks — they’re already doing great, and they don’t need to move somewhere else,” he said.

But the latest proposal is poorly designed, he said. The state, and the country, should instead pass tax code reforms to prevent wealthy people from shielding their financial assets from taxation, he said.

Supporters say it's the only way to stave off a healthcare crisis

The SEIU United Healthcare Workers West, the union behind the ballot measure, says it is necessary to replace an estimated $100 billion that will be lost in federal healthcare funding over five years. The union forged ahead earlier this year despite pleas from fellow Democrats to drop the measure.

The campaign has raised $32.4 million, and another group backing the billionaire tax, Tax the Ultra-Rich Now, has received about $369,000.

One ad the campaign plans to release digitally and on cable next week warns that children make about 1.5 million emergency room visits a year in California, and the federal funding cuts could threaten the hospitals that serve them.

They have also released ads urging voters to “join Bernie Sanders, tax the billionaires, stop California’s healthcare collapse” and showing a Planned Parenthood employee object to Hicks' opposition to the measure.

The billionaire tax fight grew more contentious last month after the lead proponent of the measure, SEIU UHW President Dave Regan, was accused of harassing female colleagues and threatening other union leaders to urge them to back the measure.

Regan called the allegations a distraction.

“For the first time in the history of the country, the billionaires are going to have to be accountable to regular people who only wish they could have one tiny speck of what the most fortunate people on planet Earth have,” he said at a news conference.

The inquiry will include a hearing at the White House Nov. 5, Trump said in a written memo, that Cook “shall” attend to answer questions from the committee. The hearing wouldn't be public but a transcript would be published, the memo said.

Trump’s extraordinary demand that Cook testify before the committee will likely renew concerns about threats to the Federal Reserve's independence. The president has repeatedly called for the central bank to cut its key interest rate, but just last month, the Fed raised it instead, led by Chairman Kevin Warsh, whom Trump appointed earlier this year.

Trump's attempts to fire Cook from the Fed's seven-member board of governors represent the first time in the central bank's 113-year history that a president has sought to remove a Fed governor. Cook was appointed by former President Joe Biden and is the first Black woman on the Fed's board. Trump's attacks on her followed other efforts to oust or indict Black officials, such as New York Attorney General Laetitia James and Gen. Charles Q. Brown, the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

“As President, it is my job to ensure the laws are faithfully executed, including by firing subordinates who cannot be trusted to tell the truth and follow the law,” Trump wrote in the memorandum.

Cook's attorneys, Abbe Lowell and Norman Eisen, said they were considering having Cook appear at the Nov. 5 hearing and respond to the charges.

“We have engaged with the White House to evaluate whether the process proposed has a possibility of being a genuine one and not simply a box checking exercise,” Lowell and Eisen said in a statement. "Governor Cook welcomes the opportunity to present the facts so she can clear her name and demonstrate there is no legal basis to fire her.”

The “committee of inquiry" will be composed of Kevin Hassett, the president's top economic adviser, who has frequently echoed Trump's criticisms of the Fed; Keith Sonderling, the director of the Office of Government Ethics, whom the president has also appointed to lead the Labor Department, and Andrea Lucas, the chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, whom Trump appointed in November 2025.

Trump initially tried to fire Cook in August 2025 after alleging she had committed mortgage fraud by declaring two different properties to be her “primary” residence in mortgage applications in 2021. Mortgages on primary homes can often receive a lower interest rate or other beneficial terms.

Cook has denied any wrongdoing and has not been charged with a crime. Lowell and Eisen have previously said Cook committed an “inadvertent error” and did refer to one of the properties as a vacation home in other documents.

“An inadvertent error is not fraud, as the President and a third of his cabinet should know because they reportedly did the same thing," Lowell and Eisen said in August.

Trump and some of his economic advisers have blamed the Fed's broader rate-setting committee, which includes 12 voting members and 19 officials in total, for forcing the rate hike. As a member of the board of governors, Cook is also one of the 12 voting members of the committee. The vote to lift rates Sept. 16 was unanimous.

The move follows a Supreme Court ruling in June that Cook could keep her job after Trump sought to fire her last year. That ruling included a footnote that said nothing prevented Trump from “trying again” as long as she was given proper notice and an opportunity to respond to the charges.

A key issue surrounding Cook's firing is that under the law establishing the Fed, governors can only be removed “for cause.” The Supreme Court said in June that a for-cause firing required an alleged offense that was serious and related to an official's job. Some legal experts have said the allegations against Cook don't meet that standard.

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Officers with the Lauderhill Police Department said officers responded to the 2000 block of Northwest 43rd Terrace just after 11 p.m. after receiving a report of a shooting.

Officers said they arrived and found two adults suffering from gunshot wounds. They said one victim was pronounced dead at the scene by local Fire Rescue personnel.

The second victim was transported to Broward Health Medical Center, where they were later pronounced dead, police confirmed.

No additional details about the victims or the motive were immediately released, and no suspects have been identified at this time, according to investigators.

Authorities said LPD’s Criminal Investigations Division and crime scene investigators responded to the scene as the investigation continues.

Anyone with information on the shooting is urged to call Broward Crime Stoppers at 954-493-8477.

Agentes del Departamento de Policía de Lauderhill informaron que acudieron a la cuadra 2000 de Northwest 43rd Terrace poco después de las 11 p.m., tras recibir un reporte de una balacera.

Los agentes indicaron que, al llegar, encontraron a dos adultos con heridas de bala. Uno de ellos fue declarado muerto en el lugar por personal de los servicios locales de rescate y bomberos.

La segunda víctima fue trasladada al Broward Health Medical Center, donde posteriormente fue declarada muerta, confirmó la policía.

Los investigadores no divulgaron de inmediato más detalles sobre las víctimas ni el motivo de la balacera, y hasta el momento no se ha identificado a ningún sospechoso.

Las autoridades indicaron que la División de Investigaciones Criminales de LPD y los investigadores de la escena del crimen acudieron al lugar mientras continúa la investigación.

Se insta a cualquier persona que tenga información sobre la balacera a llamar a Broward Crime Stoppers al 954-493-8477.

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Jail records show Lopez, 53, was booked at 10:43 p.m. at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on an out-of-county warrant. His bond amount was not listed.

Lopez was convicted on nearly a dozen felony counts after a trial in connection with a December 2024 incident in the Florida Keys. He failed to appear at the Plantation Key courthouse in Islamorada last Friday, prompting authorities to search for him.

According to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, Lopez is accused of beating a woman during a domestic violence incident, fought with a sergeant attempting to arrest him and stole the deputy’s patrol vehicle. He later carjacked a woman’s SUV before crashing it on U.S. 1 following a high-speed chase, authorities said.

Investigators determined Lopez had rented a car before the final day of his trial and tracked him to Laredo, Texas, where he crossed the border into Mexico, officials said.

U.S. Marshals located Lopez in Mexico about a day and a half later. Mexican police arrested him, authorities said.

“Thank you to the hardworking men and women of the Sheriff’s Office, the U.S. Marshals Service, and all of our law enforcement partners for getting this dangerous criminal off the streets,” Monroe County Sheriff Rick Ramsay said in a statement following his capture.

Lopez could face a possible life sentence following his trial conviction.

It was not immediately clear whether we would face additional charges.

Lopez is expected to make his first appearance in court on Friday.

Los registros penitenciarios muestran que Lopez, de 53 años, fue ingresado a las 10:43 p.m. en el Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center por una orden de arresto emitida en otro condado. El monto de su fianza no figuraba en los registros.

Lopez fue declarado culpable de casi una docena de cargos graves tras un juicio relacionado con un incidente ocurrido en diciembre de 2024 en los Cayos de Florida. No se presentó el viernes pasado en el tribunal de Plantation Key, en Islamorada, lo que llevó a las autoridades a buscarlo.

Según la Oficina del Sheriff del condado Monroe, Lopez está acusado de golpear a una mujer durante un incidente de violencia doméstica, forcejear con un sargento que intentaba arrestarlo y robar el vehículo policial del agente. Posteriormente, robó una camioneta SUV a una mujer mediante carjacking antes de estrellarla en la carretera U.S. 1 tras una persecución a alta velocidad, indicaron las autoridades.

Los investigadores determinaron que Lopez había alquilado un automóvil antes del último día de su juicio y lo rastrearon hasta Laredo, Texas, donde cruzó la frontera hacia México, informaron las autoridades.

Los alguaciles federales localizaron a Lopez en México aproximadamente un día y medio después. La policía mexicana lo arrestó, indicaron las autoridades.

“Gracias a los hombres y mujeres trabajadores de la Oficina del Sheriff, del Servicio de Alguaciles de Estados Unidos y de todos nuestros socios policiales por sacar de las calles a este peligroso delincuente”, dijo el sheriff del condado Monroe, Rick Ramsay, en un comunicado tras su captura.

Lopez podría enfrentar una posible cadena perpetua tras ser declarado culpable en el juicio.

No estaba claro de inmediato si enfrentaría cargos adicionales.

Se espera que Lopez comparezca por primera vez ante un tribunal el viernes.