In Kansas, Judge Michael Crabtree ruled that the Department of Education can’t enact the full scope of the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) program. Program participants with undergraduate student loan debt were scheduled to see their payments half next month, from 10 percent to 5 percent of their income 225 percent above the poverty line.

Crabtree, an Obama appointee, said the department did not get explicit authority for that portion of the program from Congress.

That challenge was led by Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach (R) and joined by 11 other Republican states. Crabtree ruled earlier this month that eight of the 12 states did not have standing in the case, leaving only Alaska, Texas and South Carolina.

In Missouri, Judge John Ross—also an Obama appointee—ruled that the Department of Education cannot forgive any loans under SAVE, finding that forgiving federal loans illegally deprives state loan operators of revenue.

Five other states joined Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey’s (R) challenge. The argument is the same that the Supreme Court sided with in ruling against President Biden’s initial attempt at mass student loan forgiveness.

“Congress never gave Biden the authority to saddle working Americans with half-a-trillion dollars in other people’s debt. A huge win for the Constitution,” Bailey wrote in a social media post on X.

Ross also remarked that SAVE may be too broad to fit under its Congressional mandate, leaving the door open to future challenges over the entire program’s legality.

SAVE has canceled over $5.5 billion in debt for over 400,000 borrowers since its inception, as Biden attempted to maneuver around the Supreme Court block of his more sizable forgiveness plan. More than 8 million people have enrolled.

The program is Biden’s marquis student loan forgiveness policy, though is separate from efforts to cancel debt of public sector workers and for those defrauded by for-profit schools.

SAVE will continue to operate as the two lawsuits continue to be litigated, though Monday’s ruling effectively freezes the program’s extent and pauses all future loan forgiveness.

The Hill has reached out to the Department of Education for comment.

Six people drowned in rip currents over a recent two-day period in Florida, including a couple vacationing on Hutchinson Island from Pennsylvania with their six children and three young men on a Panhandle holiday from Alabama, officials say.

About 100 people drown from rip currents along U.S. beaches each year, according to the United States Lifesaving Association. And more than 80 percent of beach rescues annually involve rip currents.

The National Weather Service lists 16 known deaths so far in 2024 from rip currents in U.S. waters, including the Florida fatalities as well as eight deaths in Puerto Rico and two in Texas.

Here are some things to know about rip currents:

What is a rip current?

Rip currents are narrow columns of water flowing rapidly away from the beach, like a swift stream within the ocean. They don't pull swimmers under water, but can carry them out a fair distance from shore.

Low spots along the beach, or areas near jetties or piers, are often where rip currents form. They can be connected to stormy weather but also sometimes occur during sunny days. They can be hard to detect because the surface water often appears calm.

The current can flow as swiftly as eight feet per second (3.2 meters per second), faster than even a strong swimmer can overcome, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

“If you’re caught in one and you try to swim straight in, you’re not going to be able to,” said Daniel Barnickel of Palm Beach County Ocean Rescue.

How can someone escape a rip current?

The most frequent advice from beach rescue teams and weather forecasters is to not panic and look for a chance to swim parallel to the shore until the swimmer is out of the rip current's grip. It will eventually dissipate but might leave the swimmer out in deeper water.

It's nearly impossible to fight the current directly. Many swimmers who get in trouble tire themselves out trying to get back to the beach, lifeguards say. If possible, it's best to swim near a lifeguard station.

“Most of our rip current rescues happen outside the guarded areas because we’re not there to prevent it from happening,” Barnickel said.

What warning systems exist for rip currents?

Flags with different colors are used to warn beachgoers of various hazards.

Three flags warn of surf and rip current conditions. Red means a high hazard, yellow means a moderate threat and green means low danger. There's also purple for dangerous sea life, like jellyfish, and double red when a beach is closed for any reason.

The National Weather Service posts rip current risks on its websites around the coasts and has developed a computer model that can predict when conditions are favorable for their formation up to six days in advance for the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts, Puerto Rico, Hawaii and Guam.

“Before this, forecasters were manually predicting rip currents on a large section of the ocean twice a day and only a day or two into the future. The earlier prediction has potential to substantially increase awareness and reduce drownings," said Gregory Dusek, a NOAA scientist who developed the model, in a post on the agency's website.

High risk warnings were posted for most Florida beaches last week, when the drownings occurred.

Should someone attempt a rip current rescue?

It can be dangerous to try to rescue someone caught in a rip current, officials say. Often the people trying to perform the rescue can get into trouble themselves.

It's best to find a lifeguard, if there is one, or call 911 if a struggling swimmer is spotted. People on shore can also try to tell the person to swim parallel to shore.

“Never swim alone. And always make sure that there’s an adult. And make sure that you don’t overestimate your abilities. Know your limits,” Barnickel said.

Assange is scheduled to appear in the federal court in the Mariana Islands, a U.S. commonwealth in the Western Pacific, to plead guilty to an Espionage Act charge of conspiring to unlawfully obtain and disseminate classified national defense information, the Justice Department said in a letter filed in court.

The guilty plea, which must be approved by a judge, brings an abrupt conclusion to a criminal case of international intrigue and to the U.S. government’s years-long pursuit of a publisher whose hugely popular secret-sharing website made him a cause célèbre among many press freedom advocates who said he acted as a journalist to expose U.S. military wrongdoing. Investigators, by contrast, have repeatedly asserted that his actions broke laws meant to protect sensitive information and put the country’s national security at risk.

He is expected to return to Australia after his plea and sentencing, which is scheduled for Wednesday morning, local time in Saipan, the largest island in the Mariana Islands. The hearing is taking place there because of Assange’s opposition to traveling to the continental U.S. and the court’s proximity to Australia.

Assange’s U.S. attorney, Barry Pollack, did not immediately return messages seeking comment Monday.

The deal ensures that Assange will admit guilt while also sparing him from any additional prison time. He had spent years hiding out in the Ecuadorian embassy in London after Swedish authorities sought his arrest on rape allegations before being locked up in the United Kingdom.

Prosecutors have agreed to a sentence of the five years Assange has already spent in a high-security British prison while fighting to avoid extradition to the U.S. to face charges, a process that has played out in a series of hearings in London. Last month, he won the right to appeal an extradition order after his lawyers argued that the U.S. government provided “blatantly inadequate” assurances that he would have the same free speech protections as an American citizen if extradited from Britain.

He is expected to return to Australia after his plea and sentencing, which is scheduled for Wednesday morning, local time in Saipan, the largest island in the Mariana Islands. The hearing is taking place there because of Assange’s opposition to traveling to the continental U.S. and the court’s proximity to Australia.

Assange has been heralded by many around the world as a hero who brought to light military wrongdoing in Iraq and Afghanistan. Among the files published by WikiLeaks was a video of a 2007 Apache helicopter attack by American forces in Baghdad that killed 11 people, including two Reuters journalists.

But his reputation was also tarnished by rape allegations, which he has denied.

The Justice Department’s indictment unsealed in 2019 accused Assange of encouraging and helping U.S. Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning steal diplomatic cables and military files that WikiLeaks published in 2010. Prosecutors had accused Assange of damaging national security by publishing documents that harmed the U.S. and its allies and aided its adversaries.

The case was lambasted by press advocates and Assange supporters. Federal prosecutors defended it as targeting conduct that went way beyond that of a journalist gathering information, amounting to an attempt to solicit, steal and indiscriminately publish classified government documents. It was brought even though the Obama administration Justice Department had passed on prosecuting him years earlier.

The plea agreement comes months after President Joe Biden said he was considering a request from Australia to drop the U.S. push to prosecute Assange.

Manning was sentenced to 35 years in prison after being convicted of violating the Espionage Act and other offenses for leaking classified government and military documents to WikiLeaks. President Barack Obama commuted her sentence in 2017, allowing her release after about seven behind bars.

Assange made headlines in 2016 after his website published Democratic emails that prosecutors say were stolen by Russian intelligence operatives. He was never charged in special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation, but the inquiry laid bare in stark detail the role that the hacking operation played in interfering in that year’s election on behalf of then-Republican candidate Donald Trump.

Justice Department officials mulled charges for Assange following the documents’ 2010 publication, but were unsure a case would hold up in court and were concerned it could be hard to justify prosecuting him for acts similar to those of a conventional journalist.

The posture changed in the Trump administration, however, with former Attorney General Jeff Sessions in 2017 calling Assange’s arrest a priority.

Assange’s family and supporters have said his physical and mental health have suffered during more than a decade of legal battles, which includes seven years spent inside the Ecuadorian Embassy in London.

Assange took refuge in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London in 2012 and was granted political asylum after courts in England ruled he should be extradited to Sweden as part of a rape investigation in the Scandinavian country. He was arrested by British police after Ecuador’s government withdrew his asylum status in 2019 and then jailed for skipping bail when he first took shelter inside the embassy.

Although Sweden eventually dropped its sex crimes investigation because so much time had elapsed, Assange has remained in London’s high-security Belmarsh Prison during the extradition battle with the U.S.

The whereabouts of 41-year-old Taylor Casey are unknown almost a week later according to the Royal Bahamas Police Force. She was last seen in the area of Paradise Island, in Nassau, on June 19th.

Since her disappearance, a Facebook group called "Find Taylor Casey" has been started.

A family spokesperson said Casey left Chicago to participate in a yoga teacher training program in the Caribbean, to fulfill a long-term goal of deepening her practice.

Casey has been practicing yoga for 15 years.

Casey's mother, Colette Seymore, said she is gravely concerned for her daughter's safety and well-being.

“I believe Taylor is in danger because she was eager to share her yoga retreat experience with others upon her return. Taylor would never disappear like this."

Colette Seymore

Casey's disappearance comes months after the U.S. government issued a Level 2 Travel Advisory for the Bahamas.

In the advisory, which was issued in late January, government officials warned visitors about water hazards and crime in certain parts of the country, including the area where Casey had traveled.

"The majority of crime occurs on New Providence (Nassau) and Grand Bahama (Freeport) islands. In Nassau, practice increased vigilance in the “Over the Hill” area (south of Shirley Street) where gang-on-gang violence has resulted in a high homicide rate primarily affecting the local population," the advisory said in part. "Violent crime, such as burglaries, armed robberies, and sexual assaults, occur in both tourist and non-tourist areas. Be vigilant when staying at short-term vacation rental properties where private security companies do not have a presence."

"It does seem to still be a popular destination despite the warnings. We did see it's the second most popular destination for spring break travelers," travel insurance expert Megan Walch said.

According to Walch, under the advisory, it is crucial to exercise increased caution:

"Always be aware of your surroundings. Don't answer your door at your hotel or where you're staying if you don't know who it is."

A family spokesperson described the missing woman as a vibrant individual with a loving personality and added that family members found it unusual that Casey would cut off communication with them.

While there has been complete silence from Casey, loved ones said they are staying hopeful that she will be found safe and sound.

To help authorities in the search, Casey's mother and a group of supporters will be going to the Bahamas on Tuesday.

Authorities are asking anyone with information to contact the police.

"No snakes, employees, or deputies were harmed during the incident," the Stafford County Sheriff's Office (SCSO) said in a news release.

The captain of animal control responded to a Goodwill, located at 72 Doc Stone Road, after a 4-foot-long basilisk was found slithering in a box of donated books.

Stafford Sheriff officials couldn't resist adding in a Harry Potter reference while explaining what happened to the "Slytherin Suspect."

"Using his powers of persuasion, and a bit of Parseltongue" the captain was able to capture the snake and release it into the wild again, SCSO said.

It's not clear how the reptile ended up in the box, but it goes without saying that live snakes are not accepted donations at the Virginia Goodwill, along with flammables, guns, old TVs, mattresses and broken furniture, among other items.

The report was released jointly by technology company Thorn and the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) on Monday and examined more than 15 million reports made to NCMEC’s CyberTipline from 2020 to 2023.

It found that sextortion is on the rise, with an average of 812 reports of sextortion made per week to NCMEC in the last year.

The report defines sextortion as “threatening to expose sexual images of someone if they don’t yield to demands.” The report found that about two-thirds of all the reports involved demands for money.

The research noted that in the past, sextortion schemes frequently affected girls and included demands that were “sexual or relational in nature.”

However, the latest report found that most victims of financial sextortion are now boys. The report found that 90 percent of victims of financial sextortion were boys between the ages of 14 and 17.

“These reports most often include the use of ‘catfishing’ — in this case, a perpetrator impersonating another young person — to manipulate a teenage boy into sharing sexual images or videos of himself. That perpetrator then threatens to share that imagery with family, friends, or followers unless they are paid,” the report states.

The report found that Instagram was the most common platform listed in financial sextortion data. Facebook and YouTube were also common platforms mentioned as platforms where perpetuators threatened to post content.

Instagram was discussed in 81.3 percent of the threats to disseminate the content online, and was the chosen platform in 60 percent of reports in which the content was ultimately disseminated online.

Instagram and Snapchat were also the top two platforms where initial contact was made with victims. Instagram was listed as the platform for initial contact in 45.1 percent of the reports that mention an initial-contact platform while Snapchat was listed 31.6 percent of the time.

The Hill has reached out to Instagram and Snapchat for comment.

Youtube said in a statement: “These schemes are abhorrent and we’re committed to removing content intended to harm our community. We take this issue very seriously, and have strict policies in place to protect our users from scams and other harmful behaviors, and enforce them rigorously using a combination of human review and machine learning technology.”

“Like many restaurants under pressure from current market conditions, Hooters has made the difficult decision to close a select number of underperforming stores. Ensuring the well-being of our staff is our priority in these rare instances,” the company told Nation’s Restaurant News, which first reported the news, as well as Nexstar's KFDX.

“With new Hooters restaurants opening domestically and internationally, new Hooters frozen products launching at grocery stores, and the Hooters footprint expanding into new markets with both company and franchise locations, this brand of 41 years remains highly resilient and relevant. We look forward to continuing to serve our guests at home, on the go and at our restaurants here in the U.S. and around the globe.”

The company didn’t specify which or how many locations would be closing, according to The Mercury News.

Comparing an archived list of Hooters locations from February shows as many as 41 restaurants have closed in recent months, but it's unclear when exactly each was shuttered. They have all been removed from Hooters' website and are listed as permanently closed on Google while their social media accounts have seemingly been deactivated:

• Alabama: Homewood and Huntsville
• Florida: Gainesville, South Lakeland, Orange Park, and West Palm Beach
• Georgia: Brunswick, Hiram, Macon, and Madison Yards
• Illinois: Springfield
• Indiana: Castleton and Clarksville
• Kentucky: Dixie Highway and Richmond
• Maryland: Harborplace
• Missouri: Florissant, Independence, and North Kansas City
• North Carolina: Greenville, Jacksonville, and Uptown Charlotte
• Oklahoma: Penn Avenue in Oklahoma City
• South Carolina: 1148 Columbia East
• Tennessee: 3569 Memphis SE
• Texas: Arlington South, Baytown, Beaumont, Bryan, Fort Worth Downtown, Galveston, Kirby, Laredo, Lewisville, Lubbock, McAllen, San Angelo, Seabrook, Waco, Wichita Falls
• Virginia: Manassas

Hooters joins a growing list of restaurants that have shuttered locations as business costs continue to skyrocket.

Earlier this month, Rubio’s Coastal Grill closed 48 “underperforming” locations throughout California. In May, Red Lobster filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection shortly after closing dozens of restaurant locations.

According to Nation’s Restaurant News, about 33% of chain restaurants ended 2023 with fewer locations than they started with earlier in the year.

This comes as diners continue to face higher eating-out costs: the latest Consumer Price Index from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows the cost of dining "away from home" is up 4% compared to this time last year. That's more than the 1% increase "food at home" has seen since May 2023.

A study by consultant group KPMG also found that 41% of consumers plan to spend less on restaurants this year, with only 21% saying they plan to spend more.

In response to this, many fast-food chains are offering low-cost meals in hopes of attracting more customers.

Alhaji Alieu Dausy and Haja Isatu Wurie died while on the Hajj pilgrimage due to extreme heat, Alsobrooks said. Haja Isatu Wurie was a volunteer for her Senate campaign.

“Haja Isatu Wurie was an incredibly active member of our community. She was involved in several community organizations, making transformational impacts that were felt both locally and globally,” Alsobrooks said in a statement. “Our thoughts and deepest condolences are with their families during this difficult time. Their loss is profound, and they will be deeply missed.”

The Saudi health minister announced Sunday that more than 1,300 people died during the Hajj. Temperatures hit a high of 125 degrees during the peak of the five-day pilgrimage, which began June 14 and centered on the holy city of Mecca.

Saudi officials said 1.86 million people performed the Hajj this year. The pilgrimage, considered one of the pillars of Islam, is a required rite at least once during a Muslim’s lifetime.

About half of the deaths, at least 630 people, were Egyptians, an Egyptian Cabinet official told The Associated Press. 

The fatalities also included 165 pilgrims from Indonesia, 98 from India and dozens more from Jordan, Tunisia, Morocco, Algeria and Malaysia, according to an AP tally. 

Causes of death were not made public, but most are believed to have died of complications related to the heat. AP reported that its journalists witnessed many pilgrims passing out and collapsing during the Hajj.

Agence France-Presse (AFP) estimated that more than half of the deaths were unregistered pilgrims, citing a Saudi official. Unregistered pilgrims do not have access to cooling infrastructure and other amenities to survive the extreme temperatures. 

Saudi officials expelled tens of thousands of unregistered pilgrims from Mecca, though AFP reported that about 400,000 unregistered pilgrims performed the Hajj this year.

The actor, 55, had recently teamed with Sean Paul to record a song called "Light Em Up" for his latest "Bad Boys" installment (“Bad Boys: Ride or Die”), though BET has indicated that Smith will be debuting a completely "new original song" at Sunday’s ceremony.

"From his start as a rapper to ‘The Fresh Prince’ to being a box office king as one of the Bad Boys, Will Smith is truly a global icon, and we are honored to welcome him back to grace the BET Awards stage,” said Connie Orlando, the executive vice president of Specials, Music Programming & Music Strategy at BET, in the press release. “We look forward to Will adding to yet another defining night for the culture that is not to be missed."

Smith, who began his career in music, had released five albums as part of the hip-hop duo DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, followed by four albums as a solo artist — the last of which, “Lost and Found,” was released in 2005. He has continued to release non-album singles, appear as a featured artist (sometimes on remixed songs) and contribute music to films.

In April, Smith also performed his 1997 hit “Men In Black” — written for the movie of the same name — during a surprise appearance during J Balvin’s set at Coachella.

BET has not disclosed any further details concerning Smith’s upcoming appearance.

This Sunday’s performance also marks one of Smith’s only major awards-show appearances since the 94th Academy Awards, during which he took the stage to slap Chris Rock after the comedian made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith, Smith’s wife.

Smith won a Best Actor award later that evening, but was ultimately banned from attending any Academy event for 10 years.

Aside from Smith, Sunday’s BET Awards is scheduled to feature performances by Ice Spice, Sexyy Red, Shaboozey, Tyla, and Lauryn Hill with YG Marley, among others. Oscar-nominated actress Taraji P. Henson is hosting.

The BET Awards airs Sunday, June 30 at 8 p.m.

No evacuations have been ordered yet as the state has faced serious flooding with the possibility of more rain in the forecast.

Water appeared to have formed a path around the dam, but according to the Blue Earth County Sheriff's Office, the dam was still intact. The office warned it was not clear if the dam would continue to hold.

Water was flowing at a rate of more than 30,000 cubic feet per minute, the equivalent of 20 Olympic-sized swimming pools.

The city of Mankato, Minnesota, reported the river was currently at 28 feet, with the dam built to hold 39.5 feet. Should the dam fail, there could be a surge of river water up to 2 feet.

An Xcel Energy substation at the dam has already been washed away, affecting power for around 600 residents.

The dam was built in 1910 and has been weakened by repeated flooding over the decades. A 2021 report recommended repair or removal, but Blue Earth County said on its website there was no danger to the public.

Residents in the area were told to be prepared for possible evacuation if the dam fails.

Trump brought up the idea during two separate events Saturday — one during a gathering of Christian conservatives in the nation's capital and later at a rally in Philadelphia.

“These people are tough. They’re so tough,” Trump said in his speech during the Faith and Freedom Coalition event in Washington, D.C.

In both addresses, Trump recalled that he had floated the idea to UFC head Dana White.

"I said, 'Dana, I have an idea for you to make a lot of money. You're going to go and start a new migrant fight league, only migrants," Trump recalled during the rally.

He suggested the migrant league champion and UFC's champion could ultimately battle each other.

“I think the migrant guy might win, that’s how tough they are. He didn’t like that idea too much, but actually, it’s not the worst idea I’ve had,” Trump told the Christian group. “These people are tough and they’re nasty, mean.”

Audience members at the events could be heard laughing as Trump mused about the idea.

White told media members during the UFC Saudi Arabia post-fight press conference that the conversation had indeed happened as Trump recalled. He took it as a joke.

“It was a joke. It was a joke," White told reporters. "I saw everybody going crazy online. But yeah, he did say it."

Trump, 78, is a longtime fan of UFC events and attended a night of fights alongside White earlier this month.

The former president has faced backlash for offensive and dehumanizing remarks about migrants crossing the southern border, accusing them of ”poisoning the blood” of the country and being “rapists” and “terrorists.” Trump and his allies often shine a spotlight on arrests of people who have crossed the border illegally for various crimes.

President Biden's campaign blasted his opponent's latest comments on a migrant fighting league. "Trump’s incoherent, unhinged tirade showed voters in his own words that he is a threat to our freedoms and is too dangerous to be let anywhere near the White House again,” the campaign said in a statement.

At 2:30 a.m. Saturday, patrol officers approached a parked SUV at the beach in West Haven and, shortly afterward, heard screaming coming from the water, authorities said. 

The patrol officers followed the screams and found an “adult male and two small children” in the water. As the officers entered the water, police say, the adult male yelled, “Stay back.” Officials said that is when it was clear the male was “deliberately drowning his children.”

Additional officers and rescue boats arrived and entered the water almost 100 yards away from shore. A human chain was formed to get the children to shore, and life-saving measures were performed.

The children, who are under 3 years old, were at Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital in critical condition in the intensive care unit, but said to be improving. Authorities say the children are twins — a boy and a girl.

Later Sunday evening, Borer posted on Facebook that the kids were both under pediatric critical care and making slight progress, with one of the twins taken off intubation.

Three police officers were also treated for minor injuries.

Romney Desronvil, 41, of New York, was taken into custody and charged with two counts each of attempted homicide and risk of injury.

The children’s mother was in New York at the time of the incident but has since arrived in New Haven, Connecticut, to be with her children.

At a press conference Saturday evening, West Haven Mayor Dorinda Borer praised the officers and fire department members for their quick action. 

"The seconds and the timing of the police officers that just happened to be driving by when this incident was occurring, it's really remarkable," she said. 

Borer said when she met with the mother at the hospital to provide any support she needed.

West Shore Fire Chief Stephen Scafariello said first responders are getting peer support and help from the employee assistance program to deal with trauma after the incident. 

"Years ago, we had to keep everything bottled up inside," he said. "It didn't work very well for all of us, so we're encouraging them to talk to someone, share your emotions." 

This particular case hits home even harder, he said, seeing as it concerned children so young.

"All of our police officers, our firefighters, they're dedicated," he said. "To have that helpless feeling, to not be able to help a child is terrible." 

Lukas McClish, 34, had embarked on a hike in California's Big Basin State Park on June 11, expecting it to take only three hours. But wildfires in recent years had changed the landscape of the park, wiping away familiar markers with which he had previously familiarized himself.

McClish was reported missing by his family on June 15.

“His father’s a retired fire chief from the local districts, and he pretty much never stopped hiking from what I heard,” said Steve Kuehl, an emergency rescue photographer who has also known McClish's family for years.

“He had been up for days, hiking for days, looking in all parts of that area and around our district.”

McClish reportedly survived by drinking water from his boot, eating berries and sleeping on a bed of wet leaves.

Ten days after he embarked on his hike, McClish's cries for help were heard by a retired firefighter, Kuehl said.

“[His] house burned down in the CZU fire that came through here about four years ago,” according to Kuel. “And with all the foliage removed in the canyon below his house, he was able to hear Lukas calling for help.”

A drone operator with the Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office ultimately spotted McClish in the forest on the 10th day of his disappearance. A canine helped rescue crews locate McClish in the remote area.

“We are grateful to have taken part in the rescue of McClish with the help and support of our mutual aid partners,” Cal Fire’s San Mateo-Santa Cruz unit said.

Photos of McClish reuniting with family, taken by Kuehl, show the hiker covered in dirt but able to walk on his own.

“It was obviously a very emotional and raw moment for everybody. Because at that moment, all the responders that were there got to see a mother seeing her son alive for the first time in almost weeks, not knowing what happened to them,” Kuehl said. “So, it was a powerful moment.”

Miraculously, rescuing agencies confirmed McClish had no major injuries when he was found.

The incident was reported just before 1 p.m. after Perry and a group of surfers were paddling out to Malaekahana, an island off Oahu’s North Shore, also known as Goat Island. The 911 caller said Perry’s body “appeared to have suffered more than one possible shark bite.”

Perry, 49, was employed as a professional lifeguard with Honolulu Ocean Safety. He was on his lunch break when the incident occurred.

“Tamayo Perry was a lifeguard loved by all,” said Kurt Lager, acting Ocean Safety Chief in a news conference on Sunday. “He was well-known on the North Shore. He’s a professional surfer known worldwide. Tamayo’s personality was infectious, and as much as people loved him, he loved everyone else more.

“Our condolences go out to Tamayo’s family and to the entire lifeguard ohana.”

Officials said Perry was initially brought to Malaekehana by a fellow surfer after the attack. Honolulu Ocean Safety transported him back to the North Shore, where “Honolulu EMS personnel assisted with his death pronouncement,” according to Shayne Enright of the Honolulu Emergency Services Department.

Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi, speaking at Sunday’s news conference, called Perry “a legendary waterman.”

“This is just a tragic loss. … You get a call like this on a Sunday afternoon, and it’s just, just really hard to imagine,” Blangiardi said.

Shark warning signs have been posted on the beach following Sunday's incident, Nexstar's KHON reported.

Perry, a former professional surfer, competed in such competitions as the Pipeline Masters in Hawaii and the Billabong Pro Teahupoo in Tahiti.

Aside from surfing, Perry appeared as a stunt performer and actor in a handful of films between 2002 and 2015, including “The Big Bounce,” in which he’s listed under “stunts;” “Blue Crush,” playing a character named “Tamayo,” and “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides,” win which he’s credited as “Buccaneer,” according to IMDb. He also appeared in a 2011 episode of “Hawaii 5-0.”

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Nicholas Bollea, son of wrestling legend Hulk Hogan, pleaded guilty to charges related to a November DUI arrest, according to court records.

The records showed that on Friday, Bollea pleaded guilty to driving under the influence and a Move Over Act violation.

In November, authorities said Bollea was arrested after speeding past a traffic stop while not moving over.

After pulling Bollea over, the officer who conducted the traffic stop said the Clearwater, Florida, resident had a strong scent of alcohol on his breath and bloodshot eyes. He also swayed and was unsteady but refused to do a breath test.

On Friday, Bollea was sentenced to a year of probation but can apply for early termination after six months, court records show. He has to attend DUI classes and perform 100 hours of community service as well.

The judge also suspended Bollea's license for 12 months, fined him over $1,000, and ordered that he be continuously screened for drug and alcohol for 120 days.

Bollea was previously at the center of a lawsuit for years over a 2007 crash that paralyzed his friend John Graziano. He also pleaded no contest to a reckless driving charge in the 2007 incident.

Bollea's father, Hulk Hogan, whose real name is Terry Eugene Bollea, is a retired pro wrestler and TV personality considered "the most recognized wrestling star worldwide and the most popular wrestler of the 1980s," according to IMDb.

A Reddit user recently posed the question: Have you heard of people dying in the city because of AC units falling out of windows?

"Not personally, but have obviously heard the horror stories," wrote LetterRip 1985. "It's one of those things you'd probably do best not worry about because you can drive yourself crazy."

In the past 40 years, there has been one documented case of an air conditioner falling from a window and killing a pedestrian in New York City.

"A man walking down East 23rd Street was fatally injured yesterday when an air-conditioner slipped from the window of the building," the New York Times reported on Oct. 27, 1988. "The man, identified as Vito DeGiorgio, 37 years old, of Sand Rock Avenue in Dobbs Ferry, N.Y., was taken to Bellevue Hospital Center, where he was pronounced dead at 3:45 P.M." 

There have also been a handful of cases where falling ACs have injured pedestrians walking in New York City.

• In 2010, a 67-year-old man was walking with his dog when an air conditioner fell from a six-story window, bounced onto an awning, and hit him in the head, according to Reiff Law Firm. The man filed a lawsuit after he suffered a traumatic injury and was in a coma for two weeks. 
• In 2014, a high school teacher was hit by a falling AC while training for the New York City Marathon, according to the Intelligencer.
• In 2016, on the Upper West Side, a dangling AC fell and hit a man. He suffered a broken arm, according to ABCNewYork. 
• In 2018, a commercial air conditioning unit fell from 28 stories and injured 10 people.
• Also in 2018, a Bronx man was injured by an AC unit that fell onto him while he was sitting on a bench, the NY Daily News reported.
• In 2021, an FDNY firefighter was injured when an AC unit fell onto him. He was wearing a helmet. 

How to keep your AC from falling out of the window

New Yorkers should follow the manufacturer's installation instructions and use support brackets if needed, a spokesman for the Department of Buildings told Nexstar's WPIX on Thursday.

"Window air conditioning units are an efficient tool for cooling the interior of your home during the hot summer months, but care must be taken to ensure they are installed properly," the spokesperson said.

The Department of Buildings has a list of what to look for when purchasing and installing air conditioning units. 

• Calculate the room size to be cooled so that you buy an AC unit with enough capacity.
• Obtain permission for installation from building management.
• Make sure that electrical service is adequate. AC units should have dedicated outlets.
• Ensure that the window and frame where the unit will be installed are in good condition.

Tenants concerned about whether their AC unit is correctly installed should contact their landlord or management company. If a DOB inspector finds an improperly installed AC window unit, they can issue enforcement actions against the landlord, the spokesperson said.

Air conditioning installation guidelines can be found on the DOB's website. 

The justices’ action comes as Republican-led states have enacted a variety of restrictions on health care for transgender people, school sports participation, bathroom usage and drag shows. The administration and Democratic-led states have extended protections for transgender people, including a new federal regulation that seeks to protect transgender students.

The case before the high court involves a law in Tennessee that restrict puberty blockers and hormone therapy for transgender minors. The federal appeals court in Cincinnati allowed laws in Tennessee and Kentucky to take effect after they had been blocked by lower courts. (The high court did not act on a separate appeal from Kentucky.)

“Without this Court’s prompt intervention, transgender youth and their families will remain in limbo, uncertain of whether and where they can access needed medical care,” lawyers for the transgender teens in Tennessee told the justices.

Actor Elliot Page, the Oscar-nominated star of “Juno,” “Inception” and “The Umbrella Academy,” was among 57 transgender people who joined a legal filing in support of Supreme Court review.

Arguments will take place in the fall.

Last month, South Carolina became the 25th state to adopt a law restricting or banning gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors, even though such treatments have been available in the United States for more than a decade and are endorsed by major medical associations.

Most of the state restrictions face lawsuits. The justices had previously allowed Idaho to generally enforce its restrictions, after they had been blocked by lower courts.

At least 24 states have laws barring transgender women and girls from competing in certain women’s or girls' sports competitions. At least 11 states have adopted laws barring transgender girls and women from girls' and women’s bathrooms at public schools, and in some cases other government facilities.

The nation's highest court has only rarely taken up transgender issues. In 2020, the justices ruled that a landmark civil rights law protects gay, lesbian and transgender people from discrimination in employment.

In 2016, the court had agreed to take up the case of a transgender student, backed by the Obama administration, who was barred from using the boys' bathroom in his Virginia high school. But the court dropped the case after a directive advising schools to allow students to use the bathroom of their chosen gender, not biological birth, was scrapped in the early months of the Trump administration. The directive had been a key part of an appeals court ruling in favor of the student, Gavin Grimm.

In 2021, the justices declined to get involved in Grimm's case after the appeals court again ruled in his favor. At the time, Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas noted they would have taken up the school board's appeal.

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This story has been corrected to show the South Carolina law was adopted last month, not last week.

Duggar, who rose to fame alongside his sizeable family on TLC’s “19 Kids and Counting,” was sentenced to more than 12 years in prison after a federal jury in Arkansas found him guilty on one count of receiving child pornography in 2021. He downloaded the images onto a computer at a car dealership he owned. 

In his petition to the high court, Duggar attorney Justin Gelfand suggested that the trial judge excluded “relevant evidence of an alternative perpetrator” after barring the defense from telling jurors about a prior sex offense of a former employee of Duggar’s dealership. Because of the ruling, Duggar’s attorneys did not call the former employee to testify. 

"Mr. Duggar proffered to the district court concrete facts making clear that the potential that the crime had been committed by someone else was far from speculative,” Gelfand contended. “Courts should trust juries to decide what is, and is not, pure speculation. But in this case, it was the judge — not the jury — that made the ultimate decision.” 

The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sided with the trial judge when declining to throw out Duggar’s conviction, writing that it “struck a balance” by allowing the former employee to testify so long as the past conviction was not mentioned to jurors.  

The TLC show “19 Kids and Counting” was canceled in 2015 after revelations that Duggar, as a teen, had molested four of his sisters and another girl. In statements at the time, parents Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar said their son had made “very bad mistakes,” while Duggar said he “acted inexcusably” and “sought forgiveness.” 

Authorities investigated the abuse but determined the statute of limitations on any possible charges had expired.  

The Associated Press contributed.

Sixteen years ago, while studying biology at UC Santa Cruz, Mackay's life took a turn when a biking accident left him paralyzed. He was an avid cyclist before his injury, often dreaming of long bike tours. His accident occurred on a steep bike path when he lost control and crashed headfirst into a tree.

Mackay refused to let this setback halt his adventures. Today, he still “bikes” using a specialized wheelchair, and he’s dedicated to advocating for more accessible outdoor spaces through his nonprofit, Ian's Ride.

Mackay has previously ridden across Washington State twice, along U.S. Highway 101 on the Redwood Coast, and from Washington D.C. to Columbus, Ohio. He holds the world record for most miles traveled in 24 hours using a sip-and-puff wheelchair.

The aftermath of the injury forced Mackay to reconsider his future, initially steering him away from the outdoors he loved so much.

"Those first few years, I think I was trying to reinvent myself, thinking that maybe I would, you know, be a computer guy," Mackay said.

This didn’t work out too well for him, and four years into this new life, he once again started exploring a local trail near his home.

"I got to see the first goldfinch [of the year and a] crocus bloom. And those things really fired me up," he said. Mackay found solace in nature, motivating him to spend more time on the trails each day.

Mackay's persistence led him to start Ian's Ride, a nonprofit organization advocating for more accessible outdoor spaces. Through Ian's Ride, he organizes long-distance rides on trails, some of which are rail trails — former railway lines converted into trails for recreational use — like the Katy Trail.

"[The Katy Trail] is our nation's longest continuous rail-trail," Mackay said. "It's a great spot for some wonderful outdoor recreation."

Mackay's current journey marks his fifth organized ride, taking him and his companions through scenic trails and diverse landscapes. He typically covers around 40 miles a day, exploring natural beauty, connecting with friends, and sharing his experiences on his blog.

“We blog every day. … We talk about our experiences, share photos, and meet some good people along the way,” Mackay said. "I think it's important for people of all abilities to get outside and live a full life."

He hopes his efforts will encourage the development of more all-access trails across the nation, making outdoor adventures accessible to everyone.

The high court previously avoided many opportunities to get involved in cases involving transgender protections, but after being urged by the Biden administration to take up the latest dispute, the justices agreed to do so in a brief order.

The battle over whether Tennessee’s law unconstitutionally discriminates on the basis of sex is slated to take place during the court’s next annual term. Oral arguments are likely to be scheduled close to the end of this calendar year.

The justices’ eventual decision is set to impact the laws passed in the Tennessee and other Republican-led legislatures. Nearly half of the country has banned gender-affirming health care for transgender minors, affecting an estimated 100,000 trans adolescents and teenagers. 

Some laws also limit care for transgender adults, and bills introduced this year in a handful of conservative states aim to outlaw gender-affirming medical care completely.

Legal challenges mounted by transgender youths and their families have been met with mixed results, and federal appeals courts have split on whether laws that ban gender-affirming care are constitutional.

The Biden administration said the Supreme Court’s intervention was “urgently needed,” arguing that those conflicting court rulings have created “profound uncertainty” for transgender people.

“Absent this Court’s review, families in Tennessee and other States where laws like SB1 have taken effect will face the loss of essential medical care,” the Justice Department wrote in its petition to the high court.

“Those with the resources to do so may abandon their homes, jobs, schools, and communities to move to a State where the needed treatment remains available,” the petition continued. “Others will not have even that option. And families in much of the rest of the Nation will be left in limbo, waiting to see whether their State’s ban will be upheld or enjoined.” 

A group of anonymous transgender minors and parents in both states challenged the law, and the Justice Department later intervened in the dispute. A doctor is also a plaintiff.

A federal district judge agreed to issue an injunction blocking Tennessee’s law. On appeal, the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals consolidated it with a similar case arising from Kentucky cases and reversed, handing a win to the two Republican-led states.

The Supreme Court’s order now grants the Justice Department’s request to review Tennessee’s law, but only on the question of whether it violates the 14th Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause. The other plaintiffs also wanted the justices to consider whether it violated due process protections.

Tennessee urged the Supreme Court to stay out of the dispute, which would keep the law intact, arguing the justices should allow the issue to further percolate in the appeals courts.

The 73-year-old sister of King Charles III was hospitalized as a precautionary measure for observation and is expected to make a full recovery, the palace said, adding that the incident happened on Sunday on the Gatcombe Park estate.

Though the exact cause of the injuries is unconfirmed, horses were in the area. Her medical team said that her head injuries were consistent with a potential impact from a horse’s head or legs.

“The king has been kept closely informed and joins the whole royal family in sending his fondest love and well-wishes to the princess for a speedy recovery,’’ the palace said in a statement.

The princess was walking within the protected perimeter of the estate when the incident occurred, Britain's Press Association said.

Emergency services were called to the estate and she was treated at the scene before being transferred to Southmead Hospital in Bristol. Her husband, Vice Admiral Tim Laurence, accompanied her.

Anne is one of the hardest working members of the royal family, having stepped in and taken more duties in light of Charles’ cancer diagnosis. Her engagements for the days ahead will be postponed and she will not attend the state dinner being held in honor of the emperor of Japan.

The case could have significant impact on how former presidents may be held to account for any criminal actions they take while in office, and it is among 14 cases the court must still decide this term.

While it’s possible the decision could be delayed until early July, a decision this week would fall as the first presidential debate is scheduled for Thursday and just weeks before the GOP’s convention in Milwaukee.

What is the Supreme Court weighing?

The case leaves the high court considering the extent presidential immunity can shield a former executive from conduct during their time in office.

Trump during the April arguments asked the court to embrace a sweeping immunity argument, asserting that a president has absolute immunity for official acts while in office, and that this immunity applies after leaving office. He and his counsel argue the protections cover his efforts to prevent the transfer of power after he lost the 2020 election.

Special counsel Jack Smith has argued that only sitting presidents enjoy immunity from criminal prosecution and that the broad scope Trump proposes would give a free pass for criminal conduct.

What are the stakes of the case?

It seems unlikely the court will take the case to the logical extreme that ordering the assassination of a political rival could be covered by presidential immunity — something Trump’s team asserted in court would likely be protected. 

It’s clear the justices considered the far-reaching implications of the broad immunity pushed by Trump because during oral arguments, they threw out hypotheticals about instances in which a president takes a bribe to appoint an ambassador or even sells nuclear secrets.

“I’m trying to understand what the disincentive is from turning the Oval Office into, you know, the seat of criminal activity in this country,” Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson said at the time.

Trump’s team has argued the only way a president could be prosecuted for crimes is if they are first tried and convicted through impeachment proceedings. It's a reverse of the stance Trump’s attorneys took when he was facing impeachment over Jan. 6, arguing then that the matter should be left to the justice system.

It’s more likely the court may seek to tease out a more nuanced approach — one in which former presidents can be prosecuted for “private conduct” while enjoying immunity on actions considered core to their responsibilities in office.

“The question becomes — as we’ve been exploring here today, a little bit — about how to segregate private from official conduct that may or may not enjoy some immunity,” Justice Neil Gorsuch, one of the court’s six conservatives, said in April.

What did prior judges determine?

Lower courts were dismissive of Trump’s arguments, with the former president losing two challenges related to the matter.

“Whatever immunities a sitting President may enjoy, the United States has only one Chief Executive at a time, and that position does not confer a lifelong ‘get-out-of-jail-free’ pass. Former Presidents enjoy no special conditions on their federal criminal liability,” U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, who is overseeing the case, wrote in a December decision.

“Defendant’s four-year service as Commander in Chief did not bestow on him the divine right of kings to evade the criminal accountability that governs his fellow citizens,” she added in her decision.

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals similarly rejected Trump’s challenge.

“For the purpose of this criminal case, former President Trump has become citizen Trump, with all of the defenses of any other criminal defendant,” the court determined through a three-judge panel.

“But any executive immunity that may have protected him while he served as President no longer protects him against this prosecution.”

How will it impact Trump’s Jan. 6 prosecution? 

It seems unlikely the justices would sideline any prosecution of Trump, like the former president has asked.

But depending on how the court parses the bounds of official actions, the decision could eat up considerably more court time.

It’s possible the Supreme Court could carve out some immunity for former presidents while determining none of Trump’s actions to stay in power could be considered an official act.

But the court could also decide to remand the issue back to a lower court, providing guidance to Chutkan and asking her to reconsider whether any of Trump’s behavior fits their test of what constitutes presidential actions deserving of immunity.

If the court goes that route, Trump could appeal, which could have the potential to put the issue before the Supreme Court again. 

How will it affect Trump’s other cases?

Trump has made similar arguments in the other trials he’s facing.

Siding with Trump, even in a narrow ruling, could force courts to spend more time weighing the issue. That could benefit Trump, who has sought to delay his trials. If he wins the presidency, he could order the Department of Justice to drop the federal cases against him.

And if the court did agree with Trump’s broad take on immunity, it could unwind his hush money conviction in Manhattan — which he’s pledged to appeal — as well as his ongoing prosecution for election interference in Georgia.

In his Mar-a-Lago documents case, however, prosecutors have argued presidential immunity has little bearing on the case.

Prosecutors there argued that Trump took the documents after leaving office, suggesting presidential immunity wouldn’t apply.

But even beyond retaining the records, prosecutors note other matters in the case happened well after Trump was out of the Oval Office, including concealing the records from his attorney as well as law enforcement — something he was able to do by directing his co-defendants to move the boxes around his estate.

"It was a bizarre moment," said Emily Carr, who was visiting Atlantic Beach and captured the moment on video with her cell phone.

"Shouldn't they turn?" is what Carr said while recording the video before the boat ran aground. "Children ... hey."

"We couldn't believe what we were seeing," said Elaine Nichols, who was also visiting Atlantic Beach. "Holy crap, yeah, it's not stopping."

The boat came straight to shore.

"The boat just kept coming, and it was coming fast," Nichols said. "As it got closer and closer, it was definitely nerve-wracking."

"We were out on the balcony screaming at the people on the beach to move," Carr said.

Atlantic Beach police said it happened around 7 p.m. Saturday near the Doubletree Hotel pier.

"Something I've never seen," Carr said. "I'm 41 and grew up on the beach and been around boats my entire life and never seen anything like it. The last thing you expect to happen is a 48-foot sport fishing boat barreling towards the shore."

Police said at least seven people were on the boat. Two were taken to the hospital. They were expected to be OK. An investigation into the cause of the crash continued Sunday by NC Wildlife.

"Thankfully there were no people in the water. That would have been catastrophic," Carr said.

From the mid-Atlantic to Maine, across the Great Lakes region, and throughout the West to California, public officials cautioned residents about the dangers of excessive heat and humidity.

At the borders of South Dakota, Iowa and Minnesota, floodwaters rose over several days. In northwest Iowa, 13 rivers flooded the area, said Eric Tigges of Clay County emergency management. Entire neighborhoods — and at least one entire town — were evacuated, and the Iowa town of Spencer imposed a curfew Sunday for the second night in a row after flooding that surpassed the record set in 1953.

“When the flood gauge is underwater, it’s really high,” Tigges said at a news conference organized by Spencer officials.

Gov. Kim Reynolds declared a disaster for 21 counties in northern Iowa, including Sioux County. In drone video posted by the local sheriff, no streets were visible, just roofs and treetops poking above the water.

National Guard troops were helping with water rescues and transporting needed medications lost in flooding.

“Businesses are shuttered. Main streets have been impacted,” Reynolds said. “Hospitals, nursing homes and other care facilities were evacuated. Cities are without power, and some are without drinkable water.”

National Weather Service meteorologist Donna Dubberke said parts of northern Nebraska, southeastern South Dakota, southern Minnesota and northwest Iowa received eight times the typical average rainfall. And more heavy rain was expected this week.

In South Dakota, Gov. Kristi Noem declared an emergency after severe flooding in the southeastern part. Several highways were closed.

Areas south of Sioux Falls, the state’s largest city, had an estimated 10 to 15 inches (25 to 38 centimeters) of rain over three days, National Weather Service hydrologist Kevin Low said.

At least one person died in the floods, Noem said Sunday, without providing details.

Several rivers, including the Big Sioux, James and Vermillion, were expected to peak sometime Monday through Wednesday night, the governor said at a news conference.

“I want to remind everybody to remember the power of water and the flow of water, and to stay away from flooded areas,” Noem said. “We’ve got a few days in front of us here that’ll be a little rough, but we’ll get through it.”

Emergency management officials in the small South Dakota community of Dakota Dunes on Sunday issued a voluntary evacuation order for the area’s roughly 4,000 residents. Dakota Dunes is near the Nebraska and Iowa borders and is sandwiched between the Missouri and Big Sioux rivers, both of which are expected to crest in the coming days. Emergency management in Dakota Dunes warned residents that a mandatory evacuation could come quickly if flood barriers are breached.

Minor to moderate flooding was expected along the Missouri River, according to officials with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

“As long as the levees hold, we’re not expecting any major impacts,” said John Remus, water management division chief for the corps in the Missouri River basin.

But elsewhere, the heat was the biggest worry.

“It’s more important for people who are going to be outside to stay hydrated, because heat, humidity and low winds, even if you’re in good shape and not really acclimated to it, it could be a danger,” said Bruce Thoren, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Oklahoma. “It happens quickly.”

The cities of Washington, D.C., Baltimore and Philadelphia all saw record heat on over the weekend.

Last year the U.S. experienced the most heat waves since 1936, experts said. An AP analysis of data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that excessive heat contributed to more than 2,300 deaths, the highest in 45 years of records.

The National Weather Service warned of the potential for rare tornadoes in the Northeast later Sunday. Tornadoes on Saturday struck in Wisconsin, leveling the historic Apple Grove Lutheran Church, founded in 1893 in the town of Argyle.

“The good news is we are all safe,” Dan Bohlman, pastor of Apple Grove Lutheran, said on the church website.

Marvin Boyd, meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Burlington, Vermont, said a severe thunderstorm warning was issued for parts of northern New York as a storm with wind gusts exceeding 60 mph (95 kph) and the threat of tornadoes head toward Vermont near Lake Champlain. It was one of several expected to pass through the region Sunday afternoon.

“It’s an unusual alignment of ingredients for Vermont and northern New York to produce a threat of tornadoes,” Boyd said.

The surprise left thousands of fans speechless and sent Swifties spiraling on the internet as the Kansas City Chiefs tight end adorned the stage with dancers Jan Ravnik and Kameron Saunders to bring Swift back to life after falling to the ground during "The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived."

Video of the moment shows Kelce picking up the popstar and carrying her to a bright red couch before Saunders and Ravnik try to lift Swift's spirits so she can continue the concert with "I Can Do It With a Broken Heart."

The song, featured on her newest studio album, "The Tortured Poets Department," hints that despite having a seemingly broken heart following the end of her six-year-long relationship with British actor Joe Alwyn, Swift can still put on a show.

Kelce has attended all three of his girlfriend's shows in London, sharing a VIP tent with his brother Jason Kelce and sister-in-law Kylie Kelce. Other notable celebrities were also spotted in the tent, including Sir Paul McCartney, Jon Bon Jovi, Hugh Grant, Cate Blanchett, and Mila Kunis.

Following the surprise appearance, Swifties and football fans alike shared their shock and amusement at the sweet moment.

"Oh London, London, #LondonTSTheErasTour! What special #TSTheErasTour crowds you were! The not-so-smallest hard launch that ever lived 🏹 , a TayGracie “Us” collab, and an ultra mega 1989 mashup all in one show?! So Long, London 🇬🇧 (for now 😉)!" Taylor Nation wrote.

Jared Koeller, a sports anchor for a location news station in Kansas City, also tweeted his astonishment, saying, "So the 3x Super Bowl champion tight end of the Kansas City Chiefs has joined his superstar girlfriend on stage in front of Paul McCartney and 89k in London. A real sentence. Of all the timelines, this is the greatest. Long live Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce."

Ahead of the London shows, Kelce hinted toward a jaw-dropping performance from Swift while prompting his concert festival Kelce Jam.

"Man, I'll tell you what, I think the London shows," he told Entertainment Tonight when asked what show can't be missed during the European leg of the Eras Tour. "I think she's at Wembley eight times, which is mind-blowing that she can do that many shows in one stadium and fill that thing up. I played in Wembley once, and I don't even think we filled that thing all the way up. And London's always an amazing city. Paris is an amazing city."

As if Kelce showing up in a full costume on stage wasn't a big enough surprise, Swift also brought out Gracie Abrams for the surprise song portion of her concert. The two sang "us." -- their duet on Abram's new album "The Secret of Us," which came out on Friday.

Swift will head to Dublin, Ireland following her stint in London.

Entire neighborhoods were forced to evacuate after 13 rivers flooded the region following weeks of rain, the Associated Press reported.

"After four years of drought, the state has experienced unusually heavy rainfall this spring," Reynolds said during a press conference on Sunday. "Some areas up in northwest Iowa got up to 15 inches of rain over two days."

“I can tell you, the devastation is severe, and it’s widespread. In almost every community impacted, the rivers crested several feet above record levels from the floods of 1993,” she added.

Reynolds declared a disaster for 21 counties, including Sioux County, where drone footage showed roofs and treetops poking above the water, with streets completely submerged.

“Businesses are shuttered. Main streets have been impacted,” Reynolds said. “Hospitals, nursing homes and other care facilities were evacuated. Cities are without power, and some are without drinkable water.”

She reiterated that while it's still early, the projected damage is staggering.

"It's not over yet. As the flood water begins to recede in the far northern communities... that water will head downstream. And areas to the south are planning for rivers to crest at record levels," she said, adding that more rain is expected later this week.

Officials estimate 1,900 properties have been impacted and hundreds have been destroyed by the recent flood -- including agricultural land, businesses, and community centers.

The governor said she has directed the Iowa National Guard and Urban Search and Rescue teams to assist in recovery efforts. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources conducted 250 water rescues on Saturday alone, she said.

"This is, as the governor correctly noted, this is a very serious flood we are in right now," said Jon Benson, the director of Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management, during the press conference. "And it is not going to cease; it is going to blossom across the state."

Reynolds said she spoke with the regional FEMA administrator and submitted a request for an expedited Presidential Disaster Declaration.

Meanwhile, Benson said they're working to ensure resources -- like medicine, cots and food -- are being moved across the state as needed.

The Associated Press contributed to this story.

The protesters sprayed white and red powder, leaving stains on the grass before Scottie Scheffler, Tom Kim and Akshay Bhatia finished their rounds.

At least one protester was wearing a white T-shirt with the words “NO GOLF ON A DEAD PLANET” in black lettering on the front.

“I was scared for my life,” Bhatia said after finishing in a tie for fifth — four strokes behind Scheffler, who earned his sixth victory of the year. “I didn’t even really know what was happening. ... But thankfully the cops were there and kept us safe, because that’s, you know, that’s just weird stuff.”

After the protesters were tackled by police and taken off, Scheffler left a potential 26-foot clincher from the fringe on the right edge of the cup, then tapped in for par. Kim, who trailed by one stroke heading into the final hole, sank a 10-foot birdie putt to tie Scheffler and send the tournament to a sudden-death playoff.

Kim said the protest took his mind off the pressure.

“It kind of slowed things down,” he said. “It took the meaning of the putt away for a second. Because for the past 17 and a half holes all you’re thinking about is golf, and suddenly when that happens your mind goes into a complete — like, you’re almost not even playing golf anymore. I thought it was a dream for a second.”

The crowd surrounding the 18th green heckled the protesters by yelling profanities and cheered the police who intervened.

After the players putted out in regulation, workers with leaf blowers came out to clean off the remaining powder, and the hole location was moved for the playoff, which began on No. 18. Scheffler beat Kim with a par on the first playoff hole.

“They left a lot of marks on the greens, which is not right for us players — especially when two guys are trying to win a golf tournament,” Kim said. “But I’m very grateful for the tour and the tour security for handling that really well and making us players feel a lot safer.”

Researchers at UC San Diego recently examined and compared data from U.S.-based 23andMe, the personal genomics and biotechnology company that provides genetic testing services to help people gain a better understanding of their ancestry and genetic predispositions.

The study's senior corresponding author, Dr. Sandra Sanchez-Roige, a professor in the UCSD School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry and Department of Medicine, Division of Genetic Medicine, told Nexstar's KSWB/KUSI the DNA of over 100,000 individuals were scanned during the study.

"We are interested in coffee consumption because drinking excessively can be problematic; by identifying genetic variants associated with excessive coffee consumption we hope to learn something fundamental about why people may overconsume other substances," said Dr. Sanchez-Roige.

Specifically, the researchers examined genetic correlations and performed a phenome-wide association study across hundreds of biomarkers, health and lifestyle traits. From there, they compared the results to the largest available data on coffee intake from the UK Biobank.

The findings

According to the researchers, how much coffee you drink is partially due to your unique genetic makeup.

"We found that different versions of genes that metabolize caffeine influence coffee consumption, we suspect other influence, whether or not people like the feeling caffeine gives them, but that’s still an active area of research," explained Dr. Abraham Palmer, a professor in the UCSD School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry.

It appears, however, that it's not all about genetics. Other environmental factors appeared to also be of influence.

"Indeed, we found that the influence of genes of coffee consumption isn’t the same in the U.S. and the U.K., which emphasizes that both genes and the environment are important and shows that changing the environment can change the influence of genes on behavior," Dr. Palmer continued.

While using what was described as "some clever statistical techniques," the researchers also found that people who are genetically likely to drink more coffee are also likely to use more alcohol, nicotine, and other drugs.

"Because of the way we did this analysis, our results don’t necessarily mean that drinking coffee causes people to use other drugs. Instead, our results show that the same genetic differences that make people more likely to choose to drink coffee also make them more likely to choose to use other drugs," explained Dr. Palmer.

The UC San Diego professor said further research could examine whether there is a cause-and-effect relationship between caffeine and other drugs. Nonetheless, he believes their results shouldn't cause people to avoid caffeine.

"We also found that genetic variants associated with coffee consumption are shared with anxiety, depression," Dr. Sanchez-Roige explained further. "We cannot extrapolate from our study that drinking coffee causes these conditions but it suggests that there is shared biology between drinking coffee and these conditions."

One cup, four cups, or no coffee at all — your choices when it comes to consumption may very well be linked to your genetic makeup.

Still, researchers note more investigation is needed to determine the relationship between genetics and environment on coffee intake, as well as other substance-use issues.

Nye made an appearance on ABC's "This Week" to discuss the latest heat wave that has blistered many parts of the United States in recent days. Host Martha Raddatz asked if this sort of heat may become the "new normal."

"It's the beginning of the new normal, with respect. So the latest — the latest research is that there's not a turning point or a tipping point or a knee in the curve. It's just going to get hotter and hotter and worse and worse and more and more extreme," he said.

"So this is a taste of the normal of the future unless we, humankind, get to work and address it," he added.

Large parts of the U.S. have been impacted by a heat dome, which is caused by a high-pressure system in the Earth’s upper atmosphere that compresses the air beneath it. The heat wave has moved across the U.S., delivering temperatures in the high 90s and some reports of triple-digit temperatures.

The heat is expected to continue to bring sweltering temperatures to the mid-Atlantic region Sunday before moving south early this week.

Nye said the world has "a situation now where El Niño is giving way to La Niña, where there's a cooling in the Pacific Ocean which, strangely enough, leads to more hurricanes because there's less vertical sheer, as we say, in the Atlantic." He said that all the heat trapped in the atmosphere "has worked its way into the ocean."

"So we have a situation where we're going to have this extreme heat and these crazy heat domes, these high-pressure systems that don't move, and there are no clouds to reflect sunlight into space; they just get hotter and hotter," he said. "And then we're having these extreme weather events, big rain and wind coming in from the southeast to North America."

"So this is everything going the wrong way at once," he added.

He told reporters Saturday that he already has made his decision and that the person will be in attendance Thursday night in Atlanta at the first debate of the general election campaign against Democratic President Joe Biden.

Trump's choice would likely become the immediate front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination four years from now if Trump were to win a second term, the constitutional limit. But that No. 2 will be under immense pressure from Trump and his allies to show loyalty at all times.

Trump turned on his first vice president, Mike Pence, after Pence rebuffed his boss’ efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, based on false theories promoted by the then-president after his loss to Biden.

Pence has declined to endorse Trump this time around.

Trump has said his top consideration for a vice president is whether someone is qualified to take over as commander in chief.

But other factors at play: Who can raise money? Who performs well on television? Who will be most effective on the debate stage against Vice President Kamala Harris? Who risks overshadowing Trump, as a lame-duck if he is elected in November, with talk soon of 2028? And who has “the look"?

Trump's campaign has repeatedly cautioned that anyone "claiming to know who or when President Trump will choose his VP is lying, unless the person is named Donald J. Trump.”

And given Trump's penchant for unpredictability and drama, the best-laid plans could change.

A look at the top contenders heading into the convention in Milwaukee that will begin July 15.

Doug Burgum

Trump likes rich people. North Dakota's two-term governor is most definitely rich.

Before his time as governor, Burgum led a software company that was acquired by Microsoft for more than $1 billion. He also has worked in real estate development and venture capital and spent millions on his own White House bid.

Burgum had initially run against Trump for the 2024 nomination, but the little-known governor from a sparsely-populated state gained little traction. When Burgum dropped his bid, he quickly endorsed the former president. Since then, Burgum has become one of Trump’s most visible defenders, appearing frequently on television, joining him at fundraisers, and traveling to New York for Trump's criminal trial.

But more than that, Trump and Burgum have hit it off personally.

Burgum and his wife, Kathryn, are said to get along especially well with Trump and his team — the kind of rapport that has particular currency in Trump's orbit. It does not hurt that Trump thinks Burgum looks the part — a “central casting” pick.

Selecting Burgum would, in some ways, echo Pence: a staid, uncontroversial governor with lesser national name recognition. Burgum, 67, would be unlikely to compete with Trump for the spotlight or to immediately overshadow him with 2028 talk.

Burgum also brings money and rich friends to the table.

But does the Republican Party want two older white guys atop the ticket?

JD Vance

Swept to national prominence by his bestselling memoir, “Hillbilly Elegy,” Vance has held office for less than two years. But during his short time in the Senate, the former venture capitalist from Ohio has established himself as one of the fiercest defenders of Trump's “Make America Great Again” agenda, especially when it comes to foreign policy, trade and immigration.

Despite his early criticism of Trump, Vance has become personally close with the former president and his son Donald Trump Jr., who has talked up the senator. Vance has become a fixture of the conservative media circuit, frequently spars with reporters on Capitol Hill and has appeared with Trump at recent fundraisers and at court.

At 39, Vance, would inject some millennial energy into a race that features an 81-year-old (Biden) and a 78-year-old (Trump) at the top of the major parties' tickets. And a debate with Harris would certainly be heated.

But will Trump be able to get over Vance's record of past insults, which he mentions still?

In 2016, Vance was one of Trump's fiercest critics, casting the then-reality TV star as “a total fraud" and “moral disaster” and calling him “America’s Hitler."

Vance has said he was proved wrong by Trump’s performance in office and the senator now castigates the liberals who made his book a bestseller as they sought a window into understanding Trumpism.

Marco Rubio

If picking Vance would excite Trump's base, choosing the Florida senator might expand the ticket's appeal, particularly among deep-pocketed donors and more establishment-minded and moderate Republicans turned off by Trump's rhetoric and extremism.

Rubio, once seen as a GOP hotshot, is now a well-respected voice on foreign policy and national security issues in his party. The son of Cuban immigrants, he speaks Spanish and could help Trump win over the Hispanic voters that his campaign is eagerly courting.

Rubio is also seen as a skilled debater who could hold his own against Harris.

Running alongside Trump might once have seemed unlikely possibility, given that the two were bitter rivals in 2016 for the GOP nomination and viciously attacked one another. Trump belittled Rubio as “Little Marco,” mocked him for drinking water during speeches and called him a “nervous basket case," who was “disgusting." Rubio said Trump was a “con man” who tried to “swindle” the Republican Party and Rubio tried to question Trump's manhood.

“You know what they say about men with small hands,” Rubio quipped at one point during that campaign.

But then there is Rubio’s Florida "problem,” as Trump has called it.

The Constitution says two candidates from the same state cannot run as president and vice president, meaning Rubio would need to change his residency — something he is reportedly willing to do.

But does he really want the job? Rubio has been noticeably less present, publicly, than some of the others vying to be Trump's No. 2 and did not appear with Trump at his criminal trial.

Tim Scott

The only Black Republican in the Senate, the South Carolinian would bring racial and stylistic diversity to the GOP ticket as well as a preacher's touch. The self-described “born-again believer” often quotes Scripture in political speeches that often reach a crescendo of call-and-response.

Scott and Trump worked closely together while Trump was in the White House on a host of policy issues, including Trump's tax cuts, opportunity zones, and criminal justice reform legislation.

Though Scott ran against Trump for the nomination this year, the senator largely declined to criticize the former president. After failing to gain traction despite millions spent on his behalf by high-profile donors, Scott endorsed Trump over fellow South Carolinian Nikki Haley, Trump's U.N. ambassador, and immediately began enthusiastically campaigning across New Hampshire and South Carolina on Trump's behalf.

He continues to make frequent appearances on television and recently launched a $14 million campaign to win over minority voters in seven key swing states.

Trump has often joked that Scott has made a far better surrogate than he did a candidate.

But that has also raised questions about how Scott might perform on a debate stage with Harris later this year.

Elise Stefanik

The only woman on his shortlist, the New York congresswoman could help Trump win over skeptical college-educated and suburban women who sided with Biden in 2020.

Stefanik was once an aide to former House Speaker Paul Ryan and served in President George W. Bush's White House, working for two Republicans now shunned by Trump loyalists. But she transformed during Trump's four years in office into a fully-fledged Trump acolyte.

She defended him vigorously in both of his impeachment trials and railed against his criminal indictments. In 2022, Stefanik was the first member of Republican House leadership to endorse Trump's campaign, and did so before he had even announced.

She saw her profile rise after her aggressive questioning in December of a trio of university presidents over antisemitism on campus that led to two of their resignations. Trump has repeatedly praised that performance.

Stefanik has spent years ingratiating herself with Trump and positioning herself as one of his most trusted allies and confidantes on Capitol Hill.

But at 39 and a member of the House, does she have enough experience?

Ben Carson

Relationships and trust matter to Trump. Carson, who served as secretary of housing and urban development during Trump's administration, has developed a strong bond with the former president over the years, despite a contentious start as 2016 rivals.

A soft-spoken former renowned neurosurgeon, Carson, 72, could help Trump win over minority voters as the first Black person to be named to a Republican presidential ticket. Given Carson's age and demeanor, there is little chance of him overshadowing Trump or stealing the spotlight.

But Carson also has a history of controversial comments on abortion, guns and other issues that could cause headaches for the ticket.

Byron Donalds

The Florida congressman has become one of Trump's most prominent conservative Black supporters and a reliable surrogate on television and at events.

His selection could help bolster Trump's appeal with Black voters, especially the younger Black men that the campaign has been courting as it tries to eat into Biden's 2020 coalition.

At 45, Donalds is also the kind of fresh face who would serve a marked contrast to the men at the top of both parties' tickets.

But like Rubio, Donalds would likely need to move to join the ticket. And he, too, has a history of controversial statements, including at a recent “Congress, Cognac, and Cigars” event in Philadelphia, where he seemed to reflect favorably on the Jim Crow era as he talked about “the reinvigoration” of the Black family.

“You see, during Jim Crow, the Black family was together. During Jim Crow, more Black people were not just conservative — Black people always have been conservative-minded — but more Black people voted conservatively,” Donalds said, according to audio from the Philadelphia Inquirer.

In a survey published Sunday by CBS News, 82 percent of respondents said they think it is more difficult to purchase a home than it was for previous generations, while 76 percent said the same for raising a family.

This comes as the Federal Reserve's interest rates remain at a 23-year high, prolonging the housing affordability challenges for many Americans.

Inflation appears to have plateaued in recent months, having dropped drastically from its 9 percent peak two years ago. While this spells good news, the Fed noted this month that the economy is still too hot, the labor market is still too strong, and prices are still rising too fast to start cutting rates.

Mortgage rates continued to rise this spring, topping 7 percent last month for the first time this year.

About 70 percent of voters in the poll said securing a good job is harder than in the past, even in the wake of recent strong job numbers. According to the May jobs report, payrolls increased by 272,000 and wage growth ticked upward in a reversal of a three-month downward trend.

Coupled with these challenges, the majority of voters under 30 years old believe the older generations are leaving them with a bad environment, less opportunities and a more dangerous world, pollsters noted.

While young voters overwhelmingly have concerns about the current state of the world, most voters under 30 — 62 percent — still have optimism about attaining the "American Dream." Thirty-two percent said they won't reach it, while 6 percent said they already have.

The CBS News/YouGov survey was conducted June 17-24 among a sample of 2,460 adults, including an oversample of 743 adults ages 18-29. The total sample has a margin of error of 2.8 percentage points, while the oversample has a margin of error of 5.2 points.

Chrisley and her husband, Todd Chrisley, earned fame for the show "Chrisley Knows Best" that chronicled the exploits of their tight-knit family. They were both convicted in 2022 of conspiring to defraud community banks out of more than $30 million in fraudulent loans. The Chrisleys were also found guilty of tax evasion by hiding their earnings while showcasing an extravagant lifestyle.

The couple's accountant, Peter Tarantino, stood trial with them and was convicted of conspiracy to defraud the United States and willfully filing false tax returns.

The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the convictions of the Chrisleys and Tarantino, but vacated Julie Chrisley's sentence, explaining in court documents filed Friday that it could not independently find evidence to hold her accountable for losses incurred before 2007.

They did, however, find sufficient evidence tying her to fraud from multiple years starting in 2007.

“We must vacate Julie’s sentence so the district court can address the narrow issue of what the proper loss amount attributable to Julie is” so that her sentence can be re-calculated, the appeals panel wrote.

Chrisley's case now goes back to the lower court for re-sentencing.

"We're pleased that the Court agreed that Julie’s sentence was improper, but we’re obviously disappointed that it rejected Todd’s appeal," Alex Little, acting as counsel for the Chrisleys, said. "With this step behind us, we can now challenge the couple’s convictions based on the illegal search that started the case. The family appreciates the continued support they’ve received throughout this process. And they're hopeful for more good news in the future."

You can view the appeals court filing below:

Shortly after the court released its decision, the Chrisleys' daughter, Savannah, posted an Instagram Reel describing it as "a little win."

Before the Chrisleys became reality television stars, they and a former business partner submitted false documents to banks in the Atlanta area to obtain fraudulent loans, prosecutors said during the trial. They accused the couple of spending lavishly on luxury cars, designer clothes, real estate and travel, and using new fraudulent loans to pay off old ones. Todd Chrisley then filed for bankruptcy, according to prosecutors, walking away from more than $20 million in unpaid loans.

Their defense attorneys argued unsuccessfully on appeal that an IRS officer lied at the trial when he testified about the couple still owing taxes and that prosecutors knowingly failed to correct that false testimony. They also asserted that prosecutors failed to show enough evidence to convict the Chrisleys of tax evasion and conspiracy, or that Julie Chrisley participated in bank fraud.

Tarantino's lawyer argued that the accountant was harmed by being tried with the Chrisleys. His request for a new trial was denied.

Julie Chrisley was sentenced to seven years in federal prison, and Todd Chrisley got 12 years behind bars. The couple was also ordered to pay $17.8 million in restitution.

Todd Chrisley, 56, is at a minimum security federal prison camp in Pensacola, Florida, with a release date in September 2032, while Julie Chrisley, 51, is at a facility in Lexington, Kentucky, and is due for release in July 2028, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons website.

Tarantino, 61, is being held in a minimum security federal prison camp in Montgomery, Alabama, with a release date in August of next year.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Timberlake, 43, told a crowd on a tour stop that he had had a “tough week.”

“We’ve been through ups and downs and lefts and rights,” he told the crowd at his concert in Chicago on June 21, according to Today.com.

“I know sometimes I’m hard to love, but you keep on loving me, and I’m going to love you right back,” he said.

Timberlake didn’t specifically mention the arrest.

An officer in the Hamptons says he saw Timberlake run a stop sign and fail to stay in his lane on two occasions, according to a complaint from the Sag Harbor Police Department.

Police said Timberlake’s “eyes were bloodshot and glassy, a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage was emanating form his breath, he was unable to divide attention, he had slowed speech, he was unsteady afoot, and he performed poorly on all standardized field sobriety tests."

Timberlake told officers he had “one martini," and reportedly refused to take a breath test. Hours after being taken into custody, Timberlake appeared in court, where he was arraigned and released without bond.

In a statement to Nexstar's KTLA following Timberlake's arrest, Edward Burke Jr., his attorney, said he looks “forward to vigorously defending Mr. Timberlake on these allegations.”

“I will have a lot to say at the appropriate time but am currently awaiting full discovery from the District Attorney’s office,” he added.

Timberlake's next court date is scheduled for July 26, but he doesn't have to appear in person. That works out in his favor, since he is scheduled to bring his 'Forget Tomorrow World Tour' to Kraków, Poland, on that day.

Before traveling overseas, Timberlake is scheduled to perform in New York City; Boston; Baltimore; Hersey, Pennsylvania; Cleveland; and Lexington, Kentucky.

Martínez, 22, has been on the Blue Jays' 40-man roster since November 2022. He went 1 for 3 with a strikeout on Friday at Cleveland.

He issued a statement apologizing to the Blue Jays and their fans.

“For the past two years, I have been trying to start a family with my girlfriend. During the offseason, we visited a fertility clinic in the Dominican Republic and after getting lab work done, we were prescribed a treatment, which included a medication called Rejun 50,” Martínez said in a statement released by the players' association.

“Unfortunately, Rejun 50 contains a banned substance called Clomiphene. We wanted to keep this matter private, even within our family, and trusted the doctor who assured us this treatment did not include performance-enhancing drugs. Therefore, I made the mistake of not disclosing this to my team or the MLBPA. With that said, I took full responsibility for my actions and accepted my suspension.”

Martínez signed with Toronto in July 2018 for a $3.51 million bonus and climbed his way up the Blue Jays' minor league system. He hit .260 with 16 homers, 46 RBIs, and an .867 OPS in 63 games this season at Triple-A Buffalo.

“The Blue Jays fully support Major League Baseball’s Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program, and strongly believe in keeping the game on a level playing field.

“We were both surprised and disappointed to learn of Orelvis Martínez suspension,” Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins said in a statement. “We will do everything in our power to ensure Orelvis has learned from this mistake.”

Martínez will lose about half his salary. His contract calls for $740,000 while in the major leagues and $120,600 while in the minors, both the minimum.

“I will learn from this experience and come back to the field in September," Martínez said.

He became the eighth player penalized for performance-enhancing drugs this year, the second under the major league program. Noelvi Marté, a 22-year-old infielder who is the Cincinnati Reds’ top prospect, was suspended for the first 80 games of the season under the major league program following a positive test for Boldenone.

Five players have been suspended under the minor league program and one under MLB’s new drug program for minor league players assigned outside the United States and Canada.

Researchers at Chapman University and the Frontier Centre for Public Policy in Canada analyzed 94 major cities in eight countries and determined San Jose, California is the least affordable housing market in the U.S. The Silicon Valley metro was the fourth most unaffordable in the English-speaking world.

In fact, four of the top 10 least affordable housing markets on the list were in California: Los Angeles (5th), San Francisco (8th) and San Diego (10th). Honolulu, ranked sixth, was the only city outside the Golden State ranked near the top.

"Restrictive housing policies may be packaged as progressive, but in social terms, their impact could better be characterized as regressive," Joel Kotkin, Director for Chapman's Center for Demographics and Policy, said in the report.

The rankings were based on each metro's price-to-income ratio, which is the median house price divided by the median household income.

The report found the gap between housing costs and income has widened since the pandemic, triggering a cost-of-living crisis for many American families.

"For decades, home prices generally rose at about the same rate as income, and homeownership became more widespread," said Wendell Cox, the study's author. "But affordability is disappearing in high-income nations as housing costs now far outpace income growth."

As for what's driving the crisis, the report blamed land use policies that "artificially restrict housing supply" and drive up land prices.

A separate Zillow report out this week found the U.S. housing shortage now stands at 4.5 million homes. That deficit is one of the reasons prices continue to hit record highs even as mortgage rates remain elevated.

Even with those issues, the Chapman study did have some good news for Americans. Researchers found nine of the 10 most affordable cities were in the U.S.

Of the nearly 100 cities analyzed, Pittsburgh's housing market was the most affordable, followed by Rochester and St. Louis. Cleveland, Buffalo and Detroit also ranked near the top for affordability.

The three least affordable housing markets were all outside the U.S.: Hong Kong, China; Sydney, Australia; and Vancouver, Canada.

The least affordable major cities in the world, according to the study:

1. Hong Kong, China
2. Sydney, New South Wales (Australia)
3. Vancouver, British Columbia (Canada)
4. San Jose, California (U.S.)
5. Los Angeles, California (U.S.)
6. Honolulu, Hawaii (U.S.)
7. Melbourne, Victoria (Australia)
8. San Francisco, California (U.S.)
9. Adelaide, South Australia (Australia)
10. San Diego, California (U.S.)

The most affordable major cities in the world, according to the study:

1. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (U.S.)
2. Rochester, New York (U.S.)
3. St. Louis, Missouri (U.S.)
4. Cleveland, Ohio (U.S.)
5. Edmonton, Alberta (Canada)
6. Buffalo, New York (U.S.)
7. Detroit, Michigan (U.S.)
8. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (U.S.)
9. Cincinnati, Ohio (U.S.)
10. Louisville, Kentucky (U.S.)

The report also listed 17 "severely unaffordable" housing markets in the U.S., ranked one tier below the "impossibly unaffordable" category. Perhaps unsurprisingly, many of these cities are located on the West Coast, such as Seattle and Portland, and the California areas of Riverside-San Bernardino, Sacramento, and Fresno.

On the East Coast, these markets include New York, Boston, and Providence, Rhode Island. Then, there's the Southwest, with Las Vegas, Phoenix and Tucson, making the list. The South also has three "severely unaffordable" markets, all in Florida: Miami, Orlando and Tampa.

Meanwhile, the Mountain and Midwest regions had the fewest markets each in this category, including Denver, Colorado; Salt Lake City, Utah; and Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Nexstar's Ashleigh Jackson contributed to this report.

Tampa police said the shooting happened shortly before 5 a.m. EDT in the parking lot of the Holiday Inn at the intersection of Fowler Avenue and McKinley Drive.

"What we have learned, and this is early in the investigation, two cars were shot at," said Joneé Lewis, public information officer of the Tampa Police Department.

Lewis said one person was killed at the scene while three other gunshot victims were taken to local hospitals. The deceased person was believed to be a man named Charles Jones, 26, but the medical examiner has yet to release a positive identification, police say.

Charles Jones is the legal name of rapper Julio Foolio. While police have not explicitly confirmed the connection, the 26-year-old rapper's girlfriend, Blanco Mani, posted the news of his death on Instagram, which is now private. She said he died after celebrating his birthday in Tampa, posting a photo of him from that night.

The rapper's Instagram story showed that he was celebrating his birthday with a pool party at a Tampa Airbnb before police made him relocate.

Jones' attorney, Lewis Fusco, confirmed the rapper's death to Jacksonville news outlet WJXT. Nexstar's WFLA has contacted Fusco Law Group for comment but did not receive an immediate response.

Jones, who also goes by Fulio, has roughly 952,000 monthly listeners on Spotify. Previous news reports say Jones was shot twice in the past three years.

Investigators said they believe the victims were at the hotel trying to get a room at the time of the shooting.

"It seems like they will survive their injuries," Lewis said.

Investigators are still reviewing surveillance video in the incident, Lewis explained, while officers are helping guide hotel guests around the scene.

At this time, no arrests have been made. Officers are looking for additional video to identify any potential suspects.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Tampa Police at 813-231-6130.

Hours before the first night of the tour kicked off in Alpharetta, Georgia on Friday, June 21, an announcement was posted on social media that the 91-year-old wouldn’t be able to perform.

“We regret to inform you that Willie Nelson is not feeling well and, per doctor’s orders, has been advised to rest for the next four days,” the statement read. “He is expected to make a quick recovery and join the Outlaw Music Festival tour next week.”

Willie’s son, Lukas Nelson, and the Family Band, were performing in his absence, the social media statement read. Bob Dylan, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss and Celisse were expected to perform their sets as scheduled.

The specific date of Willie’s return has not been announced, and no additional details were released.

Willie Nelson was also absent from Saturday's tour stop in Charlotte, North Carolina, and is not expected at Sunday's show in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Outlaw tour is scheduled to perform again on Wednesday at the Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater in Virginia Beach, Virginia, but there is no word yet on whether Nelson will return for that show.

Other upcoming Outlaw shows include stops in Syracuse and Wantagh, New York, and Holmdel, New Jersey.

Nelson, who turned 91 earlier this year, was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2023. He was also honored with an educational endowment at the University of Texas’ LBJ School of Public Affairs and has a new book about his songwriting called “Energy Follows Thought: The Stories Behind My Songs,” which came out in October.

The Texas actor, activist and songwriter penned hits like “Crazy,” “Funny How Times Slips Away” and “On the Road Again” over his seven-decade career, as well as co-founded Farm Aid.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Capturing recorded messages on vintage phones is the latest twist to the wedding guestbook. Couples who have embraced them said guests had a ball, returning to the phones again and again as their weddings unfolded.

“It felt a little bit more personal. You could hear the inflection in people’s voices and they were genuinely having a good time. You can hear what they're excited about and what they enjoyed about the wedding,” said Nick Gaines, who married last September in Chicago.

The market is crowded with companies offering the phones for purchase or rent, from fancy 1920s-era looks to rotaries from the ‘50s and ’60s. One vendor, FêteFone, offers a phone in the shape of pink lips and another shaped like a cheeseburger.

Some rental companies provide related services like noise reduction, and mini speakers and vinyl records for playback.

Gaines and his wife used LifeOnRecord, a rental service that’s been around since 2006. Its prices range from $99 for a toll-free, call-in number and online portal open for a year, to $299 for a phone on site with a battery pack good for 12 hours. Guests need only pick up the handset, listen to an introductory greeting from the couple and leave a message.

The phones play into a broader interest in recent years in all things retro in fashion, decor and housewares.

For several years, weddings have been LifeOnRecord's most popular events, though people also use the company for an array of things, from terminally ill patients whose loved ones want to record memories to birthdays, bar mitzvahs and retirements.

Alaa El Ghatit, founder of LifeOnRecord, notes that people can talk a lot faster than they can write in a paper book.

“The phone is very approachable to people,” he said.

Sean Taylor and her husband married last year in Richmond, Virginia. They set up a blue photo booth adorned with flowers to offer guests some privacy while leaving messages. She first heard of the phones on TikTok and used a rental service called After the Tone.

“My husband is really into collecting records so we had them press the messages into vinyl,” she said. “I encouraged people to leave messages throughout the night. After a few drinks, the messages toward the end of the night are definitely a little more chaotic, but in a fun way.”

Taylor also offered guests the chance to put pen to paper in a traditional guestbook.

Andy White, founder of The Telephone Guestbook, offers phone rentals in the U.S. and England. He was providing photo services for events when he hit on the idea of audio guestbook.

“I would say 95% of our business is now weddings,” he said. “Our business has grown significantly over the past two years.”

White provides cards with prompts in case guests have an attack of the shys or are otherwise stumped on what to talk about. The cards suggest things like funny tales, relationship stories, marriage advice and cherished memories.

“People love to talk. It’s easy to pick up a phone,” White said.

Some couples listen to their messages on their anniversaries or other special occasions.

East Coast wedding planner Danielle Rothweiler, whose clients spend a minimum of $100,000 on their nuptials, has been swamped with requests for audio guestbooks over the last two years. Most of her bridal couples don't bother putting out a paper book as well.

“Guests coming to weddings want to see things that are different. No one is asking, where is the traditional guestbook?" said Rothweiler, who is based in Verona, New Jersey.

LifeOnRecord also offers QR codes for scanning if people want to use their own phones

“You're able to tell stories and that’s what our guests liked about it,” said Abbigail Bliss, who got married in December 2022 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and used one of LifeOnRecord’s phones.

White, Rothweiler and others suggest doing what Taylor did and setting up the phone in a nook or booth slightly off the beaten track so people don't feel rushed and have a bit of privacy.

Add-on kitsch like audio guestbooks aren't for everybody. Several high-end wedding planners said they're not getting a lot of requests.

“The audio guestbook trend is still fairly new, but we are seeing the activity pop up at more and more weddings,” said Hannah Nowack, senior editor at The Knot, an online wedding vendor marketplace.

“Over the years, we’ve seen couples leaning into personalization with their guest books,” she said. “In the past, guest book alternatives ranging from Polaroid guest books to vinyl records for signing have popped up at celebrations in lieu of traditional guest books. Audio guestbooks are the latest.”

IRVINE, Cali. (KTLA) — A child died at a water park in Orange County on Saturday, authorities confirmed.

In a post to X, Irvine Police said officers and the Orange County Fire Authority responded to an incident at Wild Rivers Water Park in Irvine earlier Saturday.

Park officials said in a statement that a boy "experienced a non-water, but medical related incident" outside of a pool.

The boy was taken to an area hospital, where he later died. The park statement initially said the boy was 12 years old, but the boy's mother tells Nexstar's KSWB he was 11.

"Our hearts go out to the boy's family and loved ones during this difficult time," Wild Rivers' statement read. "We ask that you keep them in your thoughts and prayers."

No additional details were made available by Irvine Police or officials at Wild Rivers.

Wild Rivers Water Park was originally open from 1986 to 2011. The current iteration and location, at 10000 Great Park Boulevard, opened in the summer of 2022.

You could access all your saved music and millions of other songs on a phone or digital device for eternity (or at least until the platform shuts down).

It was so cool … until it wasn’t.

Welcome to the vinyl revival, as it’s being called, where even the youngest kids have decided their grandparents had it right all along.  

Good old-fashioned analog LPs are back big time. 

The Recording Industry of America says revenue from record sales climbed to $1.4 billion in 2023 and accounted for nearly 10% of all music format sales. In 2022, vinyl surpassed compact disc sales for the first time since Def Leppard’s "Pour Some Sugar on Me" and Belinda Carlisle’s "Heaven Is a Place on Earth" topped the charts in 1987. 

So why is vinyl back in style?

Maybe it’s artists like Taylor Swift and Beyonce fueling the resurgence with special vinyl releases. 

Maybe it’s that people want control over their own music without paying streaming platforms or paying per download.  

Maybe it’s that people want to hold and feel -- and even smell -- the albums they love so much.

There’s the collectability factor, too. There’s cash in that stack of vinyl. Digital downloads are intangible, mostly non-transferable and generally worthless.

Or maybe it’s all those factors.

The vinyl revival has spurred Record Store Day, held in April each year when people can find special deals at their local record store. Yes, those are coming back, too.

This year was the 17th annual Record Store Day and featured more than 380 releases, including music from Ernest Tubb, 2 Chainz and Lil Wayne, Elton John, Gorillaz, Kristin Hersh, Parliament, Pearl Jam, Sabrina Carpenter and The Who.    

As for Taylor Swift’s "The Tortured Poets Department" on vinyl, Target told Nexstar's KTLA that their exclusive release with the artist was the “biggest music pre-order in Target’s history.” 

The big question is whether vinyl will continue to gain ground.  

Rich DeMuro, KTLA’s tech expert and host of the popular Rich on Tech is a believer.

“People love their phones, but many are realizing that we need a better digital life balance. Adopting some tech from the old days fills this need,” DeMuro says. “It's simpler, easier and less connected than our phones, which bombard us with notifications and social media posts when we're trying to do something simple, like play music. We're easily distracted, and classic tech, like a record player, does one thing... And that's it.”  

On whether he is joining the revival, DeMuro said: “I've been toying with the idea of getting a record player. I had one in my hotel room in Austin recently. It was super cool. They had a mini record library in the lobby and a Vinyl Ambassador who would help you pick out some great records based on your taste.”

“I was playing records all weekend," he recalled, "and it was such a cool experience: from the tactile feel of the record to placing it down and putting the needle on it, to the nuances and richness of the sound ... Very different than pressing ‘Play’ on Spotify.” 

Full disclosure: This writer is a vinyl fan. Peter Wilgoren worked at Record Town, Tape World and Coconuts (which eventually sold every format).

Four of the five cities with the highest average household credit card debt are located in California, a study by finance site WalletHub found.

Using data from the Census Bureau, TransUnion and the Federal Reserve, the study's authors looked at inflation-adjusted household debt in the country's largest 181 cities found Santa Clarita, California to have the highest average household credit card debt ($21,836), followed by Chula Vista, CA ($20,920), New York, NY ($19,207), Fontana, CA ($18,843) and Rancho Cucamonga, CA ($18,549).

For the full ranking of the 181 largest cities, see the WalletHub study.

"Some of the cities where households owe the most credit card debt, like Santa Clarita and Chula Vista, CA, have high median incomes, high debt payoff rates and low delinquency rates; this indicates that residents may simply have high credit card limits and can afford to borrow more," according to Cassandra Happe, WalletHub analyst. "Other cities, like New York, have high average credit card debts driven more by financial struggles, which we can see in the number of people who are in financial distress or who are delinquent on their debt.”

What's behind the debt?

For many American families, it's likely a combination of factors.

With the Federal Reserve raising its key interest rate to fight nagging inflation, the interest rate on new credit cards has also jumped higher. As of Thursday, the average APR was 24.80%, according to LendingTree.

Tavares said that the number of bills that have become delinquent is now higher than it was before the pandemic, adding that renters appear to be especially vulnerable.

“Younger and less affluent people are experiencing challenges,” Silvio Tavares, CEO of VantageScore, a credit score modeling and analytics company, told the Associated Press. “And high interest rates are having an effect.”

Along with high interest rates and inflation driving up the cost of everyday goods, Americans can no longer rely on some of the pandemic-era stimulus instruments, such as payments, the child tax credit and increased unemployment benefits that boosted household finances.

While not every person with a rolling credit card debt is delinquent, many Americans are increasingly at-risk of not making payments, according to Bruce McClary, ​​​​​​​senior vice president at the National Foundation for Credit Counseling.

There's likely a large group of consumers paying minimum balances and staying out of delinquency for now but who are too financially stressed to pay their balances in full, McClary said. A worsening of the economy could push those consumers into severe delinquency.

For those people working to get out of debt, McClary recommends calling credit card companies to negotiate interest rates, fees and long-term payment plans.

“The best thing to do is to reach out, give an honest assessment of your ability to pay over time, and ask what options are available to you both ‘on and off-the-menu,’” McClary said. This kind of phrasing can give creditors an opening to offer more flexibility, he said.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

The hound dogs had plunged into a large Mississippi lake while chasing a deer, a diversion during a fox hunt. Bob Gist, who was fishing on the lake, knew they had no chance.

“A deer can swim the Mississippi River, and those dogs are not going to catch a deer in the water,” he recalled Friday.

They weren't going to survive, either, Gist and the others realized — unless someone acted right away. The insurance agent from Jonesboro, Arkansas, along with friend Brad Carlisle and guide Jordan Chrestman, headed over in their small boat.

“There were dogs everywhere,” Gist said. “They were kind of swimming in circles and didn’t know which direction to go."

As the dogs' frantic owners watched from the shore, the three men started grabbing whatever dogs they could. There were too many to all fit on the bass boat, so three trips to shore were needed.

A photo Gist took during the rescue shows Carlisle standing and grinning in mirrored sunglasses, with more than a half-dozen of the hound dogs perched on the bow. Numbers from the fox hunt are painted on their sides.

Other dogs are standing behind the seats — two of them calmly looking ahead as Chrestman, beside them, steers.

"The hero here is Jordan," Gist said, as the guide had recognized the danger and sped the boat over. “If it wasn’t for Jordan, there would have been 38 dead dogs."

The dogs had probably been in the water for about 15 or 20 minutes by then, Gist said. Some of them were so worn out that the men had to reach into the water and lift their heads out. Each dog was then heaved aboard.

By the time the last were rescued, they had been in the water for 45 minutes to an hour, Gist said.

Dogs, especially when hunting, can “follow game relentlessly, as in this case,” said Chris Gurner, a natural resource specialist with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which patrols Grenada Lake — but he called it rare for them to go that far from shore. Even though they were on a fox hunt, it’s not unusual for the dogs to go after any animal that startled them, he said.

“Opportunities to help somebody are in front of us all the time,” Gist said. “Sometimes if you see something, do something.”

If you’re among those who have been trapped in the heat dome, or just spending time in the sun recently, you may have found yourself at a beach, splash pad, park, or other outdoor space. Wherever you’ve been, you may have also found yourself applying a sun protectant.

When it comes to picking a bottle or can of a sun protection product, you’ll have to make a choice: sunscreen or sunblock.

That may have prompted a natural question: Is there even a difference?

The short answer is yes — but it’s also “in the semantics,” Dr. Shilpi Khetarpal, a dermatologist with Cleveland Clinic, tells Nexstar. More specifically, it’s about the composition of the ingredients.

Notably, you won’t (or shouldn’t) see any products labeled as “sunblock” at the store. In 2011, the Food and Drug Administration barred manufacturers from identifying their products as sunblocks “because these claims overstate their effectiveness.”

That being said, there are some products that could be considered sunblocks based on their active ingredients.

“Zinc oxide and titanium dioxide, those function more as a shield, and they reflect the sun rays off,” Khetarpal says, explaining that these are sometimes known as physical sunscreens. They are generally considered to be better at blocking the UV rays.

Other sunscreens, or chemical sunscreens, work more like sponges, according to Khetarpal. The ingredients work to absorb the sun and essentially break it down, preventing us from having negative effects.

If you use a physical sunscreen (those with zinc oxide and titanium dioxide), you’ll likely notice it’s a bit thicker and can leave a white sheen.

If you are more prone to burning in the sun, or have a history of skin cancer, Khetarpal recommends using a sunscreen with zinc oxide and titanium dioxide over other products. The same goes for those with fair skin, including infants.

You may also want to — or need to — reach for those products over chemical sunscreens.

In recent years, parts of Hawaii and Key West have banned two chemicals found in sunscreen, oxybenzone and octinoxate, as a way to help protect the island’s marine ecosystem.

It’s worth noting that oxybenzone and octinoxate are among a group of chemicals commonly used in sunscreen that are not considered GRASE, or "generally recognized as safe and effective" by the Food and Drug Administration. Instead, the agency says “additional data is needed to show” sunscreens containing the chemicals “are GRASE.”

The FDA notes, however, that this does not mean oxybenzone and octinoxate are unsafe to use in sunscreens. More information is necessary to determine whether they are GRASE. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advises using sunscreens with less than 5% of either.

Zinc oxide and titanium dioxide are considered GRASE ingredients because the FDA “has found sufficient safety data … to support a proposal that sunscreen products containing these ingredients (at concentrations of up to 25%) are GRASE.”

Regardless of whether you’re using a physical or chemical sunscreen, Khetarpal recommends looking for one that is broad spectrum with an SPF of at least 30. If you’re going to be swimming or sweating, you may also want to opt for a sunscreen that is water-resistant.

Don't look for "waterproof" or "sweatproof" on the label, though.

When the FDA banned the use of "sunblock" in 2011, it also determined manufacturers couldn’t claim to be either waterproof or sweatproof, since it overstates the product’s effectiveness.

Companies can claim to be water-resistant, but they have to include “whether the sunscreen remains effective for 40 minutes or 80 minutes while swimming or sweating, based on standard testing," the FDA said.

A common theme in these videos is the claim that parasites are virtually everywhere and you are likely to have one from either walking barefoot, eating produce, eating meat or hanging out with your pets – but experts say such cases are far more rare than TikTok "experts" would have you believe.

"It's unlikely that the average person is walking around with active parasites in their gut," according to Nebraska Medicine gastroenterologist Peter Mannon, MD, MPH. "I would question the usefulness of these parasite cleanses."

In many videos people claim the cleanses helped eradicate a number of symptoms, such as fatigue, bloating, stomach cramps or other issues that medical experts call "non-specific," meaning that they aren't confirmation of a parasite and could be caused by a number of conditions.

"If you suspect you have a parasitic infection, you really want to verify that before you [put] anything into your body ... hoping to eradicate something that you may or may not even have," Christine Lee, MD, a gastroenterologist at Cleveland Clinic told Nexstar. "I would recommend that they seek their healthcare professional to get that verified."

An example is the "binder" that many self-described health professionals on TikTok promote alongside parasite cleanses.

"The binder is the Holy Grail when doing a parasite detox," a TikTok user named earthenchild assured her viewers.

The theory is that the supplement will "bind" any toxins and keep the body from absorbing them. If you look beyond the medical jargon, however, you will find the real possibility of self harm instead of treatment.

One popular binder ingredient is activated charcoal, which Lee says is such an excellent binder that it is used to save the lives of patients who are overdosing on a drug.

"That being said, if you're taking that too often and you're not doing it, you know, once in a lifetime for a drug overdose in the emergency room, if you're taking that on a regular basis, it's not a smart binder," Lee said. "It binds not just poison, but it binds everything in your tract. So if you keep taking it on a regular basis, you are going to set yourself up for vitamin deficiency, because it's going to bind everything – good and bad. And so it's not one that I would ever advocate for anyone."

How common are parasites?

Despite at least one cleanser's claim that you have "either had a parasite before or have one right now," Dr. Lee says contracting a parasite isn't that common in the U.S.

"I would say most people do not have parasites in their body in the U.S., just because parasitic infections are more common in areas of poor sanitation, poor refrigeration," Dr. Lee said. "In the United States, where we have a good septic and sewer system, it's not very common for any of us living in this country to have a parasitic burden in our body."

Others may mistake something in their stool for a parasite, Lee says, especially if they have a high fiber diet, which she recommends.

"Sometimes you will see some fibrous material in your stool that can look stringy and may look like a parasite," Lee said. "So again, confirmation is very, very important. If in fact it is confirmed, there's appropriate FDA approved medication that we know is safe and effective."

Parasites are organisms that live "on or within the blood, tissues or intestines of a host" and can be either external, think ticks, lice or mites, or human intestinal, according to UCLA Health.

There are two types of human intestinal parasites, protozoa – single-celled organisms that can multiply inside the human body – and helminths, organisms such as tapeworms, roundworms and others that do not multiply in the same way, instead they create eggs that leave the body in the host's feces, UCLA experts say.

The most common way of contracting an intestinal parasite is eating or drinking something contaminated with feces from someone who has a parasite. Poor sanitation, poor personal hygiene, a lack of clean drinking water and living in a tropical or subtropical area are all factors that can increase the risk of an infection.

What are true parasite symptoms?

Common parasite symptoms include fatigue, bloating, diarrhea after traveling, stomach pain, nausea, vomiting, unexplained weight loss and passing worms in your stool, according to Nebraska Medicine.

Experts at the hospital network emphasize that the same symptoms could stem from many other diseases, and the first step in determining the root cause is a trip to see your primary care provider and a stool or blood test for parasites.

Trying to self-medicate when you likely don't have a parasite to begin with can be dangerous, experts say.

"The risks depend on the type of cleanse," Dr. Mannon stated in a Nebraska Medicine article. "Note that parasite cleanses are not tested to see if they work or if they're safe. They haven't gone through any type of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) review or approval process."

Mannon did agree that some aspects of the cleanse, like adhering to a strict diet to "starve one's parasites" can be a potentially healthy lifestyle change, as long as it doesn't strip out any essential vitamins and nutrients.

Taking supplements like wormwood and other herbs, however, can damage the body if taken in dangerous amounts, even causing drug-induced liver disease.

The worst products, Mannon said, are the untested ones that may contain toxic compounds.

"Colon-cleansing regimens being sold, whether pills or enema therapy, can have unexpected consequences. You don't know what's in them," says Dr. Mannon. "They can be contaminated by pathogenic bugs or toxic compounds like lead, mercury or arsenic."

Precautions you should take

While contracting a parasite is less likely than many TikTok cleanse promoters would have you believe, it is still possible, and there are some measures you can take to lower the risk.

Make sure to wash your hands before you eat and use just water – no soap – to thoroughly wash fruits or vegetables.

"I've seen some patient of people that buy organic fruits and vegetables, and they see that word organic, and they think they don't have to wash it because it's organic," Lee said. "That's actually not true. Organic just means no pesticides, and therefore, even if your fruits and vegetables are organic, you need to wash them."

If you're cooking a meat dish, be sure to follow the cooking instructions and bring the internal temperature up at least to the minimum guideline.

Finally, if you're camping or hiking, steer clear of untreated river or lake water as it may have been contaminated by the feces of deer or other animals.

Trump told NBC News ahead of a rally in Philadelphia that he's settled on a vice presidential choice.

"In my mind, yeah," Trump said when asked if he's decided.

Asked if his pick knows it's them, Trump responded, "No, nobody knows."

The selection process for Trump's running mate has ramped up in recent weeks as several candidates received vetting materials from the campaign. Trump has said he may announce his choice at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee next month.

Sources familiar with the process have told The Hill the front-runners for the position are North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum (R), Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.).

Others who received vetting materials and are under consideration include Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) and former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson.

Trump has praised each of those individuals at various times, though he has downplayed the impact his selection might have on the end result in November.

"It's never really had that much of an effect on an election," Trump told Fox News earlier this year.

But as beloved as the hairstyle is, it isn’t without controversy.

Recently, a Texas business owner sparked outrage after an “anti-Edgar” meme was posted to the official Facebook and Instagram pages for his restaurant. The photo featured a big “X” drawn over a boy with the hairstyle and read, “NO EDGARS.” The San Antonio restaurant also captioned the photo: “Should we ban chili bowl/Edgars?”

While some viewed the meme as a harmless joke — including owner Ricky Ortiz, who identifies as Mexican-American — many others took offense, considering the hairstyle is culturally linked with Latinos.

“Imagine discriminating [against] your own customers,” wrote one Instagram user. “LOL you live in an ‘Edgar’ city. This is the new form of racism.”

Another user replied to a comment calling El Camino’s post “racist,” by explaining, “It’s like saying no dreads, no corn rows.”

Despite the negative reaction, El Camino and its owner Ortiz have not backed down from the posts, including several follow-ups.

“Obviously the meme was a joke,” Ortiz told Nexstar this week. “But also, it’s clearly a half joke, too. When you look at what’s shown on the news daily — car theft and violent crime, etc. — it’s a bunch of kids with the Edgar haircut.”

El Camino’s original post drew the attention of a local news outlet the San Antonio Current, who spoke to Ortiz a few weeks ago. Ortiz told the Current reporter Michael Karlis that he himself wore what was the Edgar of the time (a shaved head) when he was young and doing “hood rat s—.” He says his words are drawn from his experience as a kid and based on what he sees from those in similar communities now.

Ortiz echoed these thoughts in his interview with Nexstar earlier this week. The business owner says the way the situation has been portrayed in the media is not wholly reflective of the reality.

“[One news outlet] brought in a Latinx professor to say that I’m doing the work of white supremacy for free,” Ortiz told Nexstar. “Another person said [I was discriminating against] the ‘working man’s haircut’ — I think that’s a reach. I can speak to this. I have my past [of being from the same communities as kids with the Edgar]. I can relate. It’s funny hearing opinions from people who aren’t even of the community saying I shouldn’t say this.”

‘Edgar’ 101

Last year, Texas barber Eybard Hernandez talked to Nexstar’s ValleyCentral to discuss the popularity of the Edgar cut. Hernandez said the haircut accounts for about 75% of his barbering, saying “all the kids” wear the style, from ages 8 to 17.

He told ValleyCentral he believes the haircut’s popularity took off — in the Valley, at least — after the 2020 release of the song “Puro [Expletive] 956 Cuh” by Latin-urban artist Dagobeat. Since then, the haircut has even been lovingly referred to as a “Cuh” and young Latinos with the style “Cuhs.”

But the rise of the haircut goes back even further than 2020, though the hairstyle did become highly fashionable due to the rise of TikTok in recent years.

As reported by Latin media outlet Remezcla, the Edgar is an element of “trokiando” culture, which is similar to Chicano lowrider culture but centered around trucks and a modern “ranchera” vibe. Other signifiers of this subculture include square-toed boots and Jordans, fitted caps and boot-cut jeans embossed with decorative patterns on the back pockets.

There is also some disagreement among scholars over whether the hairstyle has indigenous roots. Per the Texas State Historical Association, the haircut bears some resemblance to a style worn by men of the Jumano tribe, who populated the Valley area between 1500 and 1700. But while the hairstyle may have indigenous origins, its prevalence is relatively recent — and its reputation, even among Latinos, can be controversial.

California State University associate professor of Chicana and Chicano studies Alexandro Gradilla previously told NBC News that the Edgar, while being tied to culture and a kind of “blue-collar culture of [Latino] immigrants” in the U.S., it can also have negative connotations for those who wear it.

Gradilla explained the haircut can cause other people to engage in sorts of classism, assuming that those with the haircut are lower class or poor.

“You don’t see what you would call white-passing Latinos with an Edgar haircut,” Gradilla told NBC News. “It is always very dark-skinned Latinos who have the Edgar haircut.”

All-in-all, while some Latinos find pride and respect in the cut, others think it conjures too many assumptions — and even ridicule — for the people who wear it. Even among predominately Latino populations, the Edgar can prove a hot topic.

Back in 2021, some residents of El Paso (which has 82.8% Hispanic population, as of 2020’s U.S. Census) even attempted to ban the Edgar cut from a local high school, saying the haircut had “detrimental effects” on education and saying it “antagonizes the general student population.”

While the measure did not pass, tension over the Edgar goes on.

"People called me a cannibal, and everyone believed them," he said. "They're like, 'Yep, that guy ate people'… Do you know what you have to do to be a cannibal? You have to eat people. How am I going to be a cannibal? It was bizarre."

The "Call Me By Your Name" actor spoke about how the allegations against him impacted him and his career on a recent episode of the Painful Lessons podcast.

“I’m actually now at a place where I’m really grateful for it, because where I was in my life before all of that stuff happened to me, I didn’t feel good. I never felt satisfied. I never had enough. I never was in a place where I was happy with myself, where I had self-esteem. I never knew how to give myself love.”

Along with accusations of cannibalism, Hammer was also accused of sexual misconduct and rape. In 2021, multiple women claimed the actor shared violent sexual fantasies with them through messages on social media — some of which contained cannibalism references.

Hammer called the allegations "bulls**t" at the time, Entertainment Tonight reported.

The same year, another woman came forward, accusing Hammer of violent sexual assault for more than four hours in 2017. She said she tried to get away, but she "thought that he was going to kill me." Two years later Los Angeles County prosecutors said he would not face criminal charges in the case.

In the wake of the allegations against him, Hammer was dropped by his talent agency and left two big Hollywood projects. His fall from grace and the accusations against him became the subject of a Discovery+ docuseries "House of Hammer."

On the recent podcast episode, he revealed that he was "never in a place where I was happy with myself" before the accusations and explained how they caused "an ego death, a career death," prompting him to eventually turn to rehab and a 12-step program.

"It's almost like a neutron bomb went off in my life," he said. "It killed me, it killed my ego, it killed all the people around me that I thought were my friends that weren't. All of those people, in a flash, went away. But the buildings were still standing. I'm still here. I still have my health and I'm really grateful for that."

From questioning her past support for President Biden, to commenting on her appearance, to gabbing about the mega-star during a meeting with House Republicans, for the 45th president, Swift appears to be a subject Trump knows “All Too Well.”

Last week, during a closed-door meeting with House Republicans, Trump questioned a potential Swift endorsement of Biden and her support of the president during the 2020 election, according to a lawmaker in the room. “You can tell he’s been giving it some thought,” the lawmaker said. 

Trump is “absolutely fixated” on Swift, author Ramin Setoodeh said, because he views fame as “one of the most valuable currencies in life.”

“And so Taylor Swift being one of the most famous people on the planet, and not endorsing him, is something that really matters to him,” said Setoodeh, author of “Apprentice in Wonderland: How Donald Trump and Mark Burnett Took America Through the Looking Glass,” released this week.

Setoodeh, the co-editor-in-chief of Variety, interviewed Trump for his book and pressed the former president about the “Shake it Off” singer.

As he detailed in his book, when asked about the superstar, Trump called her “unusually beautiful” and said, “I think she’s liberal. She probably doesn’t like Trump.”

“But she is liberal, or is that just an act?” he asked Setoodeh.

Trump, Setoodeh said, “planted the idea that maybe Taylor Swift secretly likes him because I think it's too hard for Donald Trump to accept the fact that someone who is so famous and has such a huge platform would not support his candidacy.”

But political experts say Trump’s constant harping on the singing sensation could also point to a bigger issue for both him and Biden: courting young voters. 

“The idea is to get [young voters] excited about the election. Will Taylor Swift add a little juice to turnout? I think that's entirely possible,” said Dan Shea, a professor of government at Colby College in Maine and co-author of the book, “The Rural Voter: The Politics of Place and the Disuniting of America.”

“We're talking about a very tight election. We're talking about at the margins. Can Taylor Swift help mobilize voters and non-voters in some key states? Maybe. I don't think that's out of the realm,” Shea said of the pop superstar's Election Day impact.

“Young voters are behind Biden by a large margin. But it may not be as large as it was four years ago, and I do think there's an enthusiasm issue,” Shea said of Biden's support among the under-30 crowd, citing concerns about the environment, abortion access, inflation and a “deep anxiety” about housing costs. 

“I think even Donald Trump knows the value of an endorsement from Taylor Swift,” Setoodeh said. 

Republican strategist Shermichael Singleton expressed uncertainty about the reason behind the ex-commander in chief’s many Swift mentions but said that “there’s nothing mathematically that suggests [Trump] has anything to be worried about.”

“In 2020, Swift collaborated with Vote.org to encourage voter registration among young people through her Instagram, where she has 272 million followers,” Singleton said.

“From these followers, Vote.org registered 35,000 people — a mere 0.0129 percent of her total followers. If that’s political influence, there’s nothing to be worried about,” the political consultant added.

The Biden camp has strategized ways in the past to land Swift’s coveted endorsement, with campaign aides telling The Hill she's the one celebrity supporter they desperately want. 

But Santiago Mayer, the executive director of Voters of Tomorrow, said its left-leaning organization isn’t “banking” on the public backing from Swift.  

“Our youth strategy does not depend on any individuals,” said Mayer, a self-described Swiftie. 

“I don’t think the vast majority of people are going to vote because Swift told them to. To the extent that she can use her platform … it’s an incredible megaphone,” he said. 

While GOP strategist Doug Heye acknowledged that Swift’s endorsement with young voters is invaluable, he said, “I’m also under no illusion that this is going to be a massive swayer of votes.”

Trump's frequent mentions of the Grammy Award winner are likely an effort to “keep Taylor Swift's support for Biden to a minimum,” Colby College’s Shea said.

“She'll probably endorse Biden again. But will she also push voters to go out to the polls? Will she do it in a very aggressive way or will it be muted? I think Donald Trump's very pragmatic. He'll do what needs to be done with Taylor Swift to try to keep that effort to a minimum,” Shea said.

Setoodeh said he wouldn't exactly hold his breath waiting for Trump to snag a surprise endorsement from Swift.

“I don't think it's going to happen. I think that if anyone knows Taylor Swift, they know that she's not going to be endorsing Donald Trump.”

Mayer theorized that there could be another factor at play with Trump’s Swift chatter: He feels threatened by the 34-year-old music phenomenon.

“She's a powerful woman and there's one thing he’s terrified of is a powerful woman. To an extent I think he's upset that he doesn't have the culture behind him. The fact that he can't compete and it really does speak to how relevant he is and what his agenda is with young people,” Mayer said.

Heye put it this way about Trump’s recent Swift-related remarks: “Haters gonna hate. Trump’s gonna Trump.”

Sirens blared at 2 a.m. in Rock Valley, Iowa, population 4,200, where people in hundreds of homes were told to get out as the Rock River could no longer take rain that has slammed the region. The city lacked running water because wells were unusable.

Mayor Kevin Van Otterloo said a state helicopter was on its way to help but was called off when boats were able to reach stranded residents.

“We've had so much rain here,” he said. “We had four inches last night in an hour and a half time. Our ground just cannot take anymore.”

Gov. Kim Reynolds declared a disaster for Sioux County, which includes Rock Valley. Drone video posted by the local sheriff showed no streets, just roofs and the tops of trees above water.

Elsewhere in the U.S., the miserable grip of heat and humidity continued. The National Weather Service said roughly 15 million people were under a heat warning — the highest warning — while another 90 million were under a heat advisory. Millions of residents across the country have had their lives disrupted by days of unusually high temperatures.

The U.S. last year experienced the most heat waves since 1936, experts said. An Associated Press analysis of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data found that the excessive heat contributed to more than 2,300 U.S. deaths, the highest number in 45 years of records.

Temperatures around 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37.8 degrees Celsius) were predicted for Washington, D.C., and Richmond, Virginia, while Philadelphia; Newark, New Jersey; Columbus, Ohio; and Detroit were bracing for the high 90s.

Heat-related hospital visits in New York state lately were 500% higher than on the average June day, according to the Department of Health.

“We still have this prolonged heat wave across portions of the Ohio Valley and into the Northeast,” weather service meteorologist Marc Chenard said. “We get a little bit of relief by early in the week, at least in the eastern U.S., the Northeast, but in general above-normal temperatures are going to cover a large portion of the country even into next week.”

In southeastern Michigan, DTE Energy said 8,300 customers still lacked power Saturday morning from storm-related outages, compared to 75,000 homes and businesses earlier in the week.

Flooding from rain was a problem in southeastern South Dakota and northwestern Iowa. Several highways were closed, including a key stretch of Interstate 29, south of Sioux Falls, where there were no alternate routes. Sioux Falls, South Dakota's largest city, had more than 7 inches (17.7 centimeters) of rain in three days.

In Iowa, power was cut off at wastewater treatment plants in Hawarden and Spencer, which together have 14,000 residents.

Aiden Engelkes said he and his girlfriend grabbed clothes, cats and bottled water and left their flooded first-floor apartment in Spencer for a friend's dry space on the fourth floor.

“It’s terrifying," Engelkes, 20, said, adding that friends across the street were on a roof waiting for help.

In New Mexico, heavy rain and flash flood warnings prompted officials to order some mandatory evacuations, with shelters set up for displaced residents.

The National Weather Service office announced a flash flood emergency on Friday night through early Saturday. The impacted areas included the city of Las Vegas, New Mexico and communities near Albuquerque.

In Ruidoso, a mountain village in New Mexico, full-time residents will be allowed to return Monday after they were forced out by wildfires, though everyday life won't return to normal.

“You’re going to need to bring a week’s worth of food, you’re going to need to bring drinking water,” Mayor Lynn Crawford said on Facebook.

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Hanna reported from Topeka, Kansas. AP reporters Julie Walker in New York City and Ken Miller in Oklahoma City contributed to this story.

According to a post on X from the Chicago Park District, the fountain's closure was effective immediately, as of around 9:30 a.m. Saturday, and will be closed until further notice as the fountain undergoes maintenance due to the vandalism.

Photos circulating around social media appear to show the ground around the fountain spray painted with the words, "Gaza is bleeding," though authorities have not confirmed this.

Chicago police have not released suspect information at this time.

Future updates on the condition of the Buckingham Fountain in Grant Park will be posted to X, according to the Chicago Park District.