FEMA staff argue that the Trump administration's cuts risk undoing progress since Katrina

A group of current and former Federal Emergency Management Agency officials warned Congress on Monday that the Trump administration's sweeping changes to the disaster relief agency could reverse decades of reforms made after Hurricane Katrina.

The open letter was released as the U.S. this week marks 20 years since Katrina's 2005 landfall — sparking one of the worst natural disasters in U.S. history, with nearly 1,400 deaths according to a 2023 estimate and over $200 billion in damage in today's dollars.

The letter argues that the Trump administration — which has sought to significantly reduce FEMA and even floated the idea of abolishing the agency altogether — has made decisions that "hinder the swift execution of our mission." It states that a change in direction is necessary to "prevent not only another national catastrophe like Hurricane Katrina, but the effective dissolution of FEMA itself and the abandonment of the American people such an event would represent."

Released by the advocacy group Stand Up for Science, the "Katrina Declaration" states that it has 181 signatories. Only 35 people signed their names to the letter, while the rest chose anonymity due to "the culture of fear and suppression cultivated by this administration."

It is addressed to several congressional committees and the FEMA Review Council, which was formed by President Trump earlier this year.

The declaration alleges that Mr. Trump's picks to lead FEMA "lack proper qualifications," and criticizes the Trump administration for cutting FEMA's staff.

"Since January 2025, FEMA has been under the leadership of individuals lacking legal qualifications, Senate approval, and the demonstrated background required of a FEMA Administrator," the open letter states.

It also criticizes FEMA for terminating grants meant to help state and local governments prepare their infrastructures to withstand natural disasters and extreme weather. Two-thirds of the counties that have received those grants voted for Mr. Trump over former Vice President Kamala Harris, a CBS News investigation found earlier this year. A federal judge blocked cuts to the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities, or BRIC, program earlier this month.

In response to the letter, FEMA's acting press secretary Daniel Llargues said the Department of Homeland Security is "committed to ensuring FEMA delivers for the American people." He said the agency has been "bogged down by red tape, inefficiency, and outdated processes," and defended the Trump administration's handling of natural disasters so far this year.

The Trump Administration has made accountability and reform a priority so that taxpayer dollars actually reach the people and communities they are meant to help," Llargues said. "It is not surprising that some of the same bureaucrats who presided over decades of inefficiency are now objecting to reform. Change is always hard. It is especially for those invested in the status quo. But our obligation is to survivors, not to protecting broken systems.

FEMA has faced months of upheaval since Mr. Trump returned to office.

Days after his inauguration, the president floated either "getting rid of FEMA" or "fundamentally reforming and overhauling" the agency, casting it as overly bureaucratic and arguing that state and local governments should take on a larger role in managing natural disasters. In June, Mr. Trump said he's looking to "wean" states off of FEMA.

The White House has proposed cutting FEMA's budget for non-disaster grants by $646 million in the next fiscal year. The Trump administration is asking Congress to approve a $36.2 billion budget for FEMA, up from $33.1 billion in the fiscal year 2025 budget.

So far this year, FEMA has lost about one-third of its staff through a combination of firings and buyouts, and the administration has overhauled CBS News has previously reported that the contract renewal system covers more than two-thirds of FEMA's workforce.

The agency has had two acting leaders since Mr. Trump returned to office. Christopher Hamilton led the agency until May, when he was fired after saying he did not support eliminating FEMA. His successor, David Richardson, introduced himself to the staff CBS News reported that he warned them during an all-hands meeting, "don't get in my way," and suggested he will "run right over" people he believes are undermining the president's agenda.

The leadership change came weeks before the June 1 start of the Atlantic hurricane season. One review from May found the agency was "not ready" for hurricane season.

Editor's note: A previous version of this story listed the number of deaths caused by Hurricane Katrina at more than 1,800, a figure listed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The story has been updated to reflect that a 2023 report by the National Hurricane Center lowered the estimated number of deaths to 1,392.

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Epstein accuser memoir to be published posthumously

( The Hill ) - One of Jeffrey Epstein's most prominent accusers , the late Virginia Roberts Giuffre, wrote a memoir before her death that is scheduled to be published this fall, announced the publishing house Alfred A. Knopf.

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The 400-page book, "Nobody's Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice," is scheduled to be released on Oct. 21.

"Giuffre offers an unsparing account of her time with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell—from Epstein's Palm Beach mansion to his Upper East Side townhouse to his private jets and island, from meeting politicians and CEOs at a sprawling New Mexico ranch to spending a now-infamous evening with Prince Andrew in London," the publisher said in a statement.

"Giuffre shares intimate, disturbing, and heartbreaking new details about her time with Epstein, Maxwell, and their many well-known friends, including Prince Andrew, about whom she speaks publicly for the first time since their out-of-court settlement in 2022," it added.

Giuffre filed a lawsuit against Prince Andrew in 2021, after alleging that he sexually abused her when she was a teenager. Giuffre said Epstein introduced her to Prince Andrew in London in 2001 and said Epstein's longtime partner, Ghislaine Maxwell, forced her to have sex with Prince Andrew.

Prince Andrew has denied meeting Giuffre, saying it "didn't happen." They reached a settlement " In principle " in early 2022.

Giuffre collaborated over the course of four years with author and journalist Amy Wallace to write the memoir before the Epstein accuser died by suicide on April 25.

In late March, Giuffre was struck by a school bus and said she was given four days to live after going into renal failure.

Days after the crash, Giuffre wrote an email expressing her "heartfelt wish that this work be published, regardless of my circumstances at the time," according to the publisher, which included the email in its statement.

"The content of this book is crucial, as it aims to shed light on the systemic failures that allow the trafficking of vulnerable individuals across borders. It is imperative that the truth is understood and that the issues surrounding this topic are addressed, both for the sake of justice and awareness," Giuffre wrote in the email.

"In the event of my passing, I would like to ensure that NOBODY'S GIRL is still released. I believe it has the potential to impact many lives and foster necessary discussions about these grave injustices," Giuffre, who came out publicly with her accusation in 2015 and became an advocate for sex trafficking survivors, added.

She has said Epstein and Maxwell, his longtime partner, hired her as a masseuse after their introduction at President Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in the early 2000s when she was a teenager.

Epstein was sentenced to 18 months in jail for soliciting prostitution in 2009 and died in prison while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.

Maxwell is serving a sentence after her conviction on sex trafficking charges.

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Redondo Beach celebrates the groundbreaking for Wilderness Park lower pond

Redondo Beach, along with the South Bay Parkland Conservancy, held a groundbreaking ceremony and sign unveiling for the lower pond at Hopkins Wilderness Park on Monday, August 25.

Long-awaited improvements on the lower pond were celebrated at the event.

Pond construction should be completed around Thanksgiving and will "provide a good habitat for species to return," said Redondo Beach Mayor Jim Light during the event.

We used to have frogs and salamanders down here," Light said, "and once it got concreted, they don't like that type of environment, (so) they disappeared.

Ducks used to be common at the pond, he said, but "ducklings got eaten by critters," like coyotes and raccoons.

The new pond construction, however, will provide some protection for native wildlife, Light said.

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Mayor Jim Light speaks during the groundbreaking ceremony for the long-anticipated improvements to the lower pond and stream system at Hopkins Wilderness Park in Redondo Beach on Monday, Aug. 25, 2025. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Press-Telegram/SCNG)

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New interpretive displays are unveiled at the Hopkins Wilderness Park in Redondo Beach on Monday, Aug. 25, 2025. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Press-Telegram/SCNG)

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Mayor Jim Light, center, along with current and former city council members break ground on the long-anticipated improvements to the Hopkins Wilderness Park in Redondo Beach on Monday, Aug. 25, 2025. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Press-Telegram/SCNG)

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Lauren Williamson quietly listens to an audiobook at Hopkins Wilderness Park in Redondo Beach on Monday, Aug. 25, 2025. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Press-Telegram/SCNG)

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The view from Hopkins Wilderness Park in Redondo Beach on Monday, Aug. 25, 2025. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Press-Telegram/SCNG)

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Turtles look for food in a pond at the Hopkins Wilderness Park in Redondo Beach on Monday, Aug. 25, 2025. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Press-Telegram/SCNG)

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Hopkins Wilderness Park breaks ground on long-anticipated improvements to the park's lower pond and stream system in Redondo Beach on Monday, Aug. 25, 2025. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Press-Telegram/SCNG)

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New interpretive displays are unveiled at the Hopkins Wilderness Park in Redondo Beach on Monday, Aug. 25, 2025. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Press-Telegram/SCNG)

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Mayor Jim Light, center, along with current and former city council members break ground on the long-anticipated improvements to the Hopkins Wilderness Park's lower pond and stream system in Redondo Beach on Monday, Aug. 25, 2025. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Press-Telegram/SCNG)

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Mayor Jim Light speaks during the groundbreaking ceremony for the long-anticipated improvements to the lower pond and stream system at Hopkins Wilderness Park in Redondo Beach on Monday, Aug. 25, 2025. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Press-Telegram/SCNG)

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Four interpretive signs — focusing on native plants, the history of the site and its importance to monarch butterflies — were also unveiled at the event, as the SBPC is spearheading and overseeing the restoration of native habitats in several areas of the park.

In October, Wilderness Park received much-needed funding when SBPC received a $40,000 grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and decided to use that money on the park's upgrades.

The grant is being used to restore six acres of native coastal sage scrub, which will provide a habitat for western monarch butterflies to help them survive the winter months before mating and migrating during the spring.

Coastal sage scrub habitat, which has been decimated for multiple reasons, from climate change to development, provides a home for threatened species, such as the gnatcatcher, cactus wren and the El Segundo blue butterfly.

The SBPC has helped "re-wild" the park, restoring native plants to several acres since 2017.

At 11 acres, Wilderness Park is the largest in Redondo Beach.

Before it was established in 1977, the area was a Nike missile site LA-57 from 1956 to 1963. The sites - which included nearby locations in San Pedro and Rancho Palos Verdes - were established during the Cold War.

The federal government turned the land over to Redondo Beach in 1971 for public recreation, Light said.

In 2021, then-Public Works Director Ted Semaan said that besides a drought issue, which instigated the water being shut off at the lower pond, it had become a dumping ground for unwanted pets and garbage, including tires.

After the SBPC started replenishing native plants there, Light said, "one of the questions we get most often is, what happened to the lower pond, and are you going to redo it?"

I took that on as a passion project," Light said. "I convinced my best friend Bill Brand to take it on as his project, and he eventually made it his number one project.

Former Mayor Brand died in February 2024 from lung cancer.

Light was a founding board member of the SBPC, which Brand launched in 2004, and has also served as president.

"We've designed this to have between 30 and 40% native wetland plants in the water," Brand said, "to help reproduce what would be a normal ecosystem here that will not only help with filtering the water, (but also) keep the nitrogen levels down" to combat algae.

The upper pond is currently home to turtles and koi fish, as well as other wildlife, including an occasional heron.

The city has no plans at this time to add native animals to the lower pond, Light said.

"Nature will find a way," he said.

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Shock move from senior ABC correspondent after alleged secret warship trip

• Reporter failed to disclose $16,000 junket

A high-profile ABC journalist has resigned from the public broadcaster, 10 weeks after allegations emerged that he had accepted a paid work trip to Germany and had not disclosed it.

Andrew Greene was the ABC's defense correspondent when he reported on German manufacturer ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) earlier this year.

Media Watch revealed in June that Mr. Greene had traveled as a guest of the company while telling his bosses he was on annual leave.

The journalist did not inform his bosses about the arrangement, and a segment was broadcast promoting TKMS, which was competing against Japan-based Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for a contract to build a fleet of Australian warships.

The senior defense correspondent filed a segment for The World Today about TKMS, including quotes from its chief executive Oliver Burkhard.

"We know what we're doing," Mr. Burkhard told Mr. Greene in the report.

I know our competitors, they have never been exported in the past.

The ABC had thought that Mr. Greene had obtained audio of Mr. Burkhard's press conference by email, rather than traveling to Germany in person.

"Across northern Germany, shipyards are at capacity as military orders increase. Rising global strategic tensions mean business is booming," Mr. Greene reported.

After revelations of Greene's alleged junket came to light, the story was removed from the ABC website.

Other media, including The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, did disclose the travel arrangements to readers at the time.

Media Watch host Linton Besser exposed the veteran journalist and said he had become "undone by weakness before temptation" and that the scandal would undermine trust in journalistic institutions.

Greene spent 10 weeks on leave while the broadcaster investigated the allegations before he resigned on Monday.

Canberra bureau chief David Lipson advised ABC staff in an email.

"The ABC maintains the importance of upholding its editorial and other policies," Mr. Lipson wrote.

In June, ABC stated that the Media Watch allegations were serious, and if proven, Greene's actions would be "unacceptable and could constitute misconduct."

The junket to Germany on a business-class return ticket was worth around $16,000, which also included hotel stays in Hamburg and Kiel, paid for by ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems.

The ABC confirmed to Daily Mail that Greene had resigned.

"We thank Andrew for the great contribution he has made to the ABC and to audiences, including his excellent reporting as National Security and Defence Reporter, and wish him all the best," a spokesperson said.

The ABC maintains the importance of upholding its editorial and other policies.

Greene joined ABC in 2010 and had been the broadcaster's defense correspondent for the last decade.

Australia's $10 billion warship program has attracted plenty of international competition among global shipbuilders, particularly since Defence Minister Richard Marles' 2023 announcement of an ambitious naval shipbuilding program.

These companies have spared no expense, even hosting foreign journalists on luxurious press trips to showcase their naval technology and promote their bids.

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Utah judge orders new congressional maps for 2026 in another redistricting twist

A Utah district judge has ruled that the state must redraw its congressional districts because the state's Republican-controlled Legislature made a mistake when it overturned a ballot measure approved by voters that aimed to limit partisan gerrymandering.

The ruling adds yet another twist to the national battle for control of Congress next year — and how the congressional map is evolving ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

Republicans are defending a narrow lead in the U.S. House of Representatives, but Texas Republicans, urged on by President Donald Trump, embarked on a rare mid-decade effort to redraw the state's lines in the hope of securing up to five more congressional seats for the GOP.

That has lit a match that has a handful of other states considering redrawing their own lines. Last week, in response to Texas, California's Democratic-controlled Legislature passed its own plan To ask voters to temporarily redraw lines to create up to five new Democratic-leaning seats there. And Republican and Democratic leaders in other states have considered following suit.

At issue in Utah is a long-running court battle over the 2018 ballot proposition that Created an independent redistricting commission to recommend congressional maps. And it is unclear whether that fight will be resolved and whether Utah will have new maps for the midterms.

The Salt Lake Tribune reported Monday that the Legislature's attorneys have said they could appeal a ruling to state courts or even the U.S. Supreme Court.

Under the terms of the 2018 ballot measure, the Legislature was required to either approve or disapprove those maps, and voters approved guardrails for how new districts should be drawn. One of those was a ban on partisan gerrymandering.

In 2020, the state Legislature responded by passing a new law that softened the partisan redistricting ban and removed the requirement that legislators vote on the independent commission's map, among other things.

In her 76-page ruling, Judge Dianna M. Gibson wrote that the Legislature "intentionally stripped away" the heart of the 2018 reform passed by voters when it passed its own legislation just a few years later.

"Redistricting is not a mere exercise in political line-drawing; it strikes at the very heart of our democracy," she wrote.

"The way district boundaries are drawn determines whether the right to vote is meaningful, whether equal protection is honored, and whether the fundamental promises of our state and federal constitutions are upheld," Gibson continued. "How district lines are drawn can either safeguard representation and ensure accountability by elected representatives or erode public trust, silence voices and weaken the rule of law."

Finding that the Legislature "unconstitutionally repealed" the ballot measure, the judge barred the state from proceeding with future elections under its current congressional district lines. And she directed the Legislature to create a remedial map within 30 days that follows the guidelines passed by voters in 2018.

Utah is a heavily Republican state and supported President Donald Trump by more than 20 points, 58%-37%, in the last election. The state's House delegation is currently made up of four Republicans.

But its biggest population center — Salt Lake County, which accounts for more than one-third of Utah's population — leans Democratic. The county supported Harris by 10 points in 2024. The current congressional map divides it into four districts that spread out across the rest of the state's Republican strongholds.

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National Museum of Korea to exceed 5 million annual visitors for the first time

▲ Visitors spend time viewing exhibits at the National Museum of Korea in Seoul on Aug. 1, 2025. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Yonhap) -- The National Museum of Korea is on track to set a new attendance record this year, with projections indicating it could surpass 5 million annual visitors for the first time since its founding in 1945.

According to museum data released on Tuesday, 4,189,822 people visited the institution between January 1 and August 25. The figure already exceeds the total attendance of 3,788,785 recorded for all of 2024, and also breaks the all-time high of 4,180,285 from 2023—the first year the museum crossed the 4 million mark.

At the current pace, the museum is expected to reach the 5 million milestone by year-end, a first in its 80-year history. A museum official said the figure reflects preliminary tallies for the permanent exhibition halls, adding that numbers could increase further if theater shows, educational programs and other activities are included.

Monthly visitor numbers have shown steady growth this year, topping 500,000 in both January and February, and soaring to 747,679 in July. That translates to an average of about 24,000 people per day as of last month. Attendance in August has already surpassed 700,000.

▲ Visitors spend time viewing exhibits at the National Museum of Korea in Seoul on Aug. 1, 2025. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

Observers attribute the surge to rising global interest in Korean culture, recently fueled by the worldwide success of the Netflix animated film "K-Pop Demon Hunters," which prominently features traditional motifs such as the Korean hat gat and tigers. The museum has said the phenomenon reflects the expansion of the Korean Wave beyond K-pop and K-food to "K-tradition."

The growing attendance spans generations, particularly people in their 20s and 30s. Combined annual visitors to the National Museum of Korea and its 13 affiliated museums have topped 10 million for two consecutive years in 2023-2024, with foreign visitors also hitting an all-time high in 2024. Sales of "muse" — museum-themed merchandise — reached 11.5 billion won (US$8.4 million) in the first half of this year alone.

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With monthly attendance averaging nearly 490,000 between January and July, the annual total could potentially reach as high as 6 million by December. The upcoming Chuseok holiday in October is also expected to further increase the numbers.

The rapid increase has raised concerns about safety and infrastructure capacity. When the museum opened at its Yongsan site in 2005, its exhibition halls were designed to accommodate a maximum of about 18,000 visitors per day. But recent surges, especially during the summer vacation season, have strained facilities, raising red flags over artifact safety, exhibition conditions and visitor convenience.

The museum has urged visitors to use public transportation, warning that parking lots may require over an hour of waiting due to congestion. Additional guides and security staff have been deployed at the entrances. Plans are also under way to build a new children's museum on the grounds, three times the current size, with family-friendly rest areas. The expansion is scheduled for completion by 2029.

A museum official said, 'Visitor numbers have grown significantly, but our budget and facilities have remained the same since the Yongsan relocation in 2005,' stressing the need for increased resources and staffing.

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"We Correct That Wrong Today": Abbey Gate Gold Star Families Visit the Oval Office After Biden Forgot About Them

President Donald Trump righted a wrong on Monday by honoring the Gold Star families of the 13 soldiers killed during the Abbey Gate bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan, in August 2021.

In an Oval Office event, Trump signed a proclamation to mark the fourth anniversary of the bombing , which happened on August 26, 2021, after President Joe Biden ordered a hasty and what turned out to be disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Before signing the proclamation, Trump told the families of the slain standing behind him, "There are some great souls that are looking down on you right now, and they're very proud of their parents, and brothers, and sisters. Moms and dads, especially. That's what I seem to have dealt with, mostly. There's nothing tougher."

The president also thanked members of the media covering the event for being respectful towards the families.

"They deserve it. They went through hell for no reason. It should have never happened," Trump said.

Vice President J.D. Vance , a Marine Corps veteran who served during the Iraq war, added, "We're so honored to have all of you here. I know that days like today can't make the hurt go away. But hopefully four years on, we can start to remember with fondness and a little bit of joy, the people that were taken from us. We're so proud of you."

Regarding the proclamation That Trump signed, Vance said, "This is a correction of a wrong—the fact that the [former] president of the United States lost your loved ones through incompetence, but never acknowledged it. And your government never actually put pen to paper to say we're grateful for your sacrifice. We correct that wrong today."

Trump's proclamation said, in part, "As our Nation remembers this atrocious attack, we honor the memory of every brave warrior who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country."

We join in grief with the families who have senselessly lost a loved one, and we renew our solemn pledge to our 13 fallen patriots -- we will never forget you; we will never forsake you; and your memory will live on forever.

Trump's honoring of the Gold Star families stood in stark contrast to Biden's treatment of them. The 46th president was infamously caught on camera checking his watch during the dignified transfer ceremony at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware.

The New York Post Reported at the time that family members of Marines killed during the attack criticized Biden, with one father calling his repeated checking of his watch, "the most disrespectful thing I've ever seen."

Mark Schmitz -- whose 20-year-old son, Marine Lance Cpl. Jared Schmitz was a casualty -- told The Washington Post that his family's meeting with Biden "didn't go well."

He talked a bit more about his own son [Beau Biden] than he did my son," Schmitz said, "and that didn't sit well with me.

When he just kept talking about his son so much, it was just - my interest was lost in that. I was more focused on my own son than what happened with him and his son," Schmitz added. "I'm not trying to insult the president, but it just didn't seem that appropriate to spend that much time on his own son.

The Washington Post noted that Beau Biden died of brain cancer in 2015. Joe Biden often linked his son's death to seven-month deployment to Iraq in 2008 and 2009.

During a February 2024 call to a Gold Star family who lost a loved one due to a drone strike near Syria, he reportedly said , "My son spent a year in Iraq; that's how I lost him."

"My son Beau, he had been near a burn pit in Baghdad and came down with stage four neuroblastoma, a brain tumor," he added.

During Biden's last State of the Union address in March 2024, after he said, "All Americans deserve to be safe," the father of Lance Col. Kareem Nikoui, who was killed in the 2021 Kabul bombing, called out from the gallery, "Abbey Gate!"

"Second Battalion, First Marines!" he then shouted. Capitol Police then removed him from the chamber.

Fox News reported last August on the third anniversary of the bombing that neither Biden nor then-Vice President Kamala Harris had ever reached out to the Abbey Gate Gold Star families.

The two may not like being reminded of the preventable tragedy that occurred on their watch, but thankfully, Trump and Vance were not willing to let the Gold Star families' sacrifice be forgotten.

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'Use your right to vote': How young voters in California are preparing for the November special election

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Kern County officials have only 75 days left to prepare for the Nov. 4 special election, but some young voters are already ready to exercise their right to vote.

In most years, election officials have more than a year to plan polling locations, find election workers, and count the votes.

However, with the recent decision to hold a special election, the situation may take a more youthful turn.

Newsom says special election on California redistricting is planned for November

Ivan Juarez, a freshman at Cal State Bakersfield, said he is happy that he will be able to vote on November 4.

"It's unfortunate for states like Texas where they don't really have a say in the process," said Juarez.

Voters between the ages of 18 and 34 make up around 21% of likely California voters, according to the Public Policy Institute of California .

For Cal State Bakersfield junior Itzel Varges, the opportunity to vote in the special election is exciting — especially because Varges has been part of student government herself.

Varges said having redistricting in California and being able to vote on it is a "power move" for the voters.

I would love to vote," Varges said. "I would be voting, definitely, in agreement with the redistricting here in California.

Jisselle Sanchez, a junior at CSUB, said she was unaware of the upcoming election and the redistricting vote until she opened TikTok a few days ago. She said many of her peers also receive their political news from the app.

I think it's good that TikTok is bringing it out there for a younger audience," Sanchez said. "I didn't know much about it, but now because of TikTok and everything, they're telling us what would happen if this bill gets passed.

Ashley Saenz, a CSUB junior majoring in psychology, said she feels the same way about the younger generations' news consumption patterns.

"We're in the era of technology so that we're able to use platforms like TikTok, Instagram, even YouTube or news - it's just better," said Saenz.

According to Pew Research Center , four out of 10 people categorized under Gen Z used TikTok as a search engine for news as of 2024.

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While the younger generation may use social media as a source of news, they also aren't shying away from utilizing the power of their voices.

"Stay up to date, stay educated, keep learning to make sure that we're doing better ... for not only us, but for the United States as a whole," said Saenz.

Use your right to vote," said Juarez. "I think voter apathy is honestly one of the biggest issues that we have in this country and I think it's important to go out and vote on Nov. 4.

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"I Should've Been Run Out of Town": John Cena Reveals One Thing He Did Wrong Early in His Movie Career

If you spend any time on the set of a major studio movie, you recognize that one key ingredient in the whole filmmaking process is patience. There is a lot of repetition, with multiple takes respectively executed from different angles, and there is a whole lot of time in between setups as different departments perform a variety of different tasks to ensure that everything on camera looks perfect. It's not what you might expect from an outside perspective, and for John Cena first entering the business after becoming a star in the big and flashy world of WWE , it required a huge adjustment that made him question his future as an actor.

Cena is now well-known as a multi-faceted and talented performer (recently dubbed the GOAT of wrestlers-turned-actors by his The Suicide Squad / Heads Of State co-star Idris Elba ), but in a new career retrospective interview from Vanity Fair , he explains that his first experience in movies - namely making 2006's The Marine – was a deeply unsatisfying time. During that point in his career, he wasn't familiar with the "hurry up and wait" nature of Hollywood, and it led to frustration:

When I went down to film The Marine in 2004 or [2005], gosh, I'd just gotten a fiery start in the WWE, I'm world champion, I'm going to a different town a night, 320 days a year, audiences just going nuts. And then I fly all the way to Australia to library silence to shoot one explosion a day. I hated it, and I hated it because I just wasn't ready for it. I didn't appreciate the patience of it.

In the video, John Cena's reflection comes from discussion of his time making F9 , in which he plays the brother of Vin Diesel's Dom Torretto. Watching a clip from the blockbuster that sees his character get tackled by his co-star while he is flying on a zipline, he notes the precision that went into the construction of the action. It was something he understood and could appreciate as a veteran of the silver screen, but it evidently drove him a bit nuts early in his career.

The Peacemaker The star doesn't stop there, though. He makes a direct link between being patient and expressing gratitude, and he feels that he didn't have enough of either in the mid-aughts. Rather than making films because he wanted to make films, he was just trying to boost his personal image as a wrestler, and he understands now that he wasn't the best version of himself at the time. He continues,

When I look back on my career, I didn't appreciate those opportunities. By the way, I did a lot of bad movies, and that's why I didn't do movies for a while. I should have been run out of town. I didn't appreciate it, I wanted to be somewhere else, and I was making movies as a way to sell more tickets for wrestling. That's okay, but I wasn't putting my heart where it needed to be, which was in the character on set and appreciating everyone's role in the process.

This story obviously has a happy ending. Around 2015, he started to turn some heads with his skills, with a scene-stealing supporting role in Judd Apatow's Trainwreck being a big standout, and that was followed a few years later as he demonstrated range both with comedy (like 2018's Blockers ) and action-centric blockbusters (like 2018's Bumblebee ) . His career has only gotten better and more exciting - his greatest work to date being in his collaboration with James Gunn playing Christopher Smith a.k.a. Peacemaker.

Speaking of which, the brand new Season 2 of Peacemaker has now launched, with the premiere debuting for HBO Max subscribers last week. The story promises a whole lot of insanity to come, and new episodes drop on the streaming service on Thursdays.

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"I just don't think he gets the due he deserves" - Jason Kidd places John Stockton on the same pedestal as Magic Johnson

Most young point guards in the '90s grew up idolizing Magic Johnson. Five rings, Showtime swagger, and a new definition of what a floor general should be. For others, Isiah Thomas was the closest comparison, having guided the Detroit Pistons to consecutive titles with his quickness and ball-handling that everybody tried to copy.

Jason Kidd, However, he found his inspiration elsewhere. What stood out to him was not the rings or the accolades, but the unwavering consistency. John Stockton displayed over more than a decade. For Kidd, Stockton's discipline, dependability, and selflessness placed him right alongside Magic on the all-time tier of great point guards.

Kidd was deeply impressed by Stockton

Magic, of course, brought unmatched flair, size and scoring ability as a 6'9" playmaker. But Stockton represented something more subtle and enduring: consistency and precision. Aware that his 6'1" frame wouldn't allow him to dominate physically, Stockton developed exceptional game awareness.

He mastered the art of reading plays, intercepting passes, and turning defense into quick offensive opportunities. As a result, once he started averaging over 14 points per game and leading the league in assists, he cemented his status as a generational point guard.

Moreover, by the time J-Kidd entered the league in 1994, Stockton led the league in assists for an eighth consecutive season. Then, in Kidd's sophomore campaign, Stock led the Utah Jazz to the Western Conference Finals.

What stood out to Kidd the most in this process was Stockton's ability to impact the game without needing high-scoring numbers; his leadership and playmaking elevated the team's overall winning ability.

"John Stockton, Magic Johnson. I think those two are the best to ever play," Kidd said about the best point guard during his appearance on the "Dan Patrick Show." I think he (Stockton) had 5000 more assists than I did. When you look at those records, it's amazing. I just don't think he gets the due he deserves. I think sometimes he's left out of the mix of the greatest point guards.

Furthermore, Stockton, who was well past his prime during most of the years he played against Kidd, still managed to average 12.9 points and 9.3 assists over 28 games, which added to his credit with Kidd.

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Inspired an entire generation of point guards

Today's fans, especially those who often place more weight on championships and accolades, may focus more on Stockton's inability to capture a title, especially when he had Karl Malone as his running mate; thus, his legacy is sometimes unfairly downplayed.

But the admiration he earned from fellow point guards like Kidd reflects the deep respect Stockton commanded among his peers. For those who came up watching him, his consistent brilliance was the blueprint for what success at the point guard position truly meant.

Who knows? If Stockton had won even a single championship, the narrative surrounding his career would likely be very different.

Had John been a player who would have never prioritized elevating Karl Malone's potential and instead tried to chase the MVP trophy himself, who knows, today's fans might have shown more respect for his name. But as things stand, those who played in his era knew the value Stock had.

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Here's when you can expect The Fantastic Four: First Steps to be released on digital

Superheroes, dinosaurs and nostalgia took the world of Hollywood by storm this summer, with the likes of Superman , Jurassic World Rebirth , Freakier Friday , and I Know What You Did Last Summer all thrilling audiences around the world. Of course, Marvel Studios got in the fun - twice in fact, with the critically-acclaimed Thunderbolts* arriving in May and the larger-than-life The Fantastic Four: First Steps making its presence felt as one of July's big releases.

The film, led by the heroic quartet of Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards / Mister Fantastic, Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm / Invisible Woman, Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm / Human Torch, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm / The Thing, proved to be a fan-favorite of the summer season, earning around $500 million at the box office.

There's still time to see it in movie theaters before it completes its theatrical run, but fans have noticed that July's other two big blockbuster movies ( Superman and Jurassic World Rebirth ) have already made their digital debut - leaving everyone to wonder when Fantastic Four will be available to watch at home on VOD services?

"The Fantastic Four: First Steps" digital streaming release is expected to be before the end of September.

We should expect to see Marvel's First Family's big adventure released digitally between mid and late September. Marvel hasn't pinned down an exact day as yet, but Marvel Cinematic Universe movies have a two-month wait between their theatrical and digital releases. Moreover, a new report claims that the film will be available for purchase or rental on digital platforms on September 27. That would also coincide with the release timeframe of previous releases. Even looking at the franchise's most recent digital release, Thunderbolts* was released to buy / rent on digital services on July 1, exactly two months after its theatrical release date, so F4 His rumored September 27 date would match that (as it would see the movie released on VOD platforms two months and two days after its theatrical release).

No, it doesn't look like that. The Fantastic Four will be joining Superman and Jurassic World Rebirth in grabbing early digital releases. Both films arrived on VOD services (such as Amazon Prime Video and Apple TV) just over a month after their respective theatrical releases, which is frankly shocking considering that both were still making a lot of money at the box office. But hey, it allows the films to dominate the download charts too!

Naturally, fans were hoping that First Steps might join its fellow July blockbusters in doing so, but that won't be the case it seems. Marvel often holds its theatrical titles for around two months before releasing them digitally, and with The Fantastic Four Suffering from a sharp second-week box office drop, it's probably wise that the studio tries to make up for that by ensuring that all MCU fans continue to see it while it is still in theaters.

Speaking of the movie's box office gross, it has performed well for Marvel overall, posting stronger numbers than the vast majority of the franchise's recent films. Even with a slightly sharp second-week drop, it's still expected to finish its box office run just north of $500 million worldwide, making it the most successful Marvel movie of the year (and one of the strongest-performing ones in recent years). It's also the highest-grossing Fantastic Four movie of all time, so this one has really been a winner all around.

Taking all of that into account, it would make total sense that Marvel would prefer to focus on getting the film over the $500 million mark (it's currently sitting at $490 million) and then allowing it to push a bit further before the end of its theatrical run - especially if the studio is planning on making that sequel happen. And with that in mind, the end-of-September digital release is looking extremely likely right now.

After it becomes available for purchase and rent on digital services, its streaming debut will come this autumn when it arrives on Disney Plus.

Needless to say, fans are ready to catch up with Reed, Sue, Johnny, and Ben in the not-too-distant future.

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Person arrested for burning US flag near White House after Trump's order

A person was arrested near the White House on Tuesday after setting fire to an American flag, just hours after the President Donald Trump signed an executive order seeking to punish people who burn the flag.

The U.S. Secret Service confirmed the initial detention in a statement to newsrealtime.

Why It Matters

The arrest sets the stage for a legal battle because Trump's executive order, which he signed Monday, is in opposition to a legal precedent set by the Supreme Court in 1989 when it reached a 5-4 decision in Texas vs. Johnson Justice William Brennan wrote that the government could not prohibit expressive conduct merely because society found it offensive.

The ruling stated that burning the flag is protected by the First Amendment because it constitutes symbolic and political speech.

What To Know

A video clip posted on social media shows a man in Lafayette Park outside the White House speaking to passersby through a bullhorn before setting fire to a U.S. flag soaked in some kind of accelerant on the ground.

The man said he was a 20-year combat veteran and identified himself as Jay Carey.

He said he was protesting to defend the right to burn the flag under the First Amendment.

"I fought for every single one of your rights to express yourself in however you feel that you may want to express yourself. It is a First Amendment right to burn the American flag," the man said.

He said no president, or anyone else, can make a law that infringes on First Amendment rights.

"We burn this flag in protest to that president who feels that it's his right to do whatever he wants, make whatever law he wants, regardless if it's legal or illegal."

The video clip did not show the man being detained, but the Secret Service confirmed he had been taken into custody.

"On August 25 at approximately 6:15 p.m., the U.S. Secret Service detained an individual in Lafayette Park for igniting an object," the agency said. "The individual was subsequently turned over to U.S. Park Police as they have jurisdiction. We'd refer you to U.S. Park Police for any charges or additional questions."

The Park Police confirmed that the individual was arrested after being contacted for comment by newsrealtime , saying, "At about 6:30 p.m., the United States Park Police arrested one person in Lafayette Park for a violation of 36 CFR 2.13(a)(1), prohibited fire. All units have cleared the scene."

Earlier, Trump acknowledged that while burning the flag was protected by the court, doing so was an open door to violence.

"When you burn the American flag, it incites riots at levels that we've never seen before," Trump said.

The order states that those who burn an American flag, whether in the U.S. or other countries, will be subject to prosecution and penalties.

In the order, penalties were outlined, including those for non-citizens that could range from the revocation of visas or immigration benefits, and even the possibility of removal from the country.

White House spokeswoman Taylor Rogers said newsrealtime after the flag burning, "President Trump will not allow the American Flag—a special symbol of our country's greatness—to be used as a tool to incite violence and riots that jeopardize the safety of everyday Americans."

What People Are Saying

President Donald Trump said while signing the order: They burn the American flag. They call it freedom of speech. When you burn a flag, the area goes crazy. If you have hundreds of people, they go crazy. You can do other things... but when you burn the American flag, it incites riots at levels we've never seen before.

The executive order reads in part: Despite the Supreme Court's rulings on First Amendment protections, the court has never held that American flag desecration conducted in a manner likely to incite imminent lawless action or that constitutes 'fighting words' is constitutionally protected.

White House spokesperson Taylor Rogers said: President Trump will always protect the First Amendment, while simultaneously implementing common-sense, tough-on-crime policies to prevent violence and chaos.

The man who set fire to the flag said: "Nobody will enforce those illegal laws that that president tried to make."

What Happens Next

A legal battle is likely to unfold in court if legal proceedings are pursued against the flag burner.

Correction: 8/26/25, 6:58 a.m. ET: This article has been updated to name the arrested veteran as Jay Carey, not Dave Perry as originally reported.

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Elderly Driver from Portsmouth Killed in Crash on Route 16: New Hampshire State Police Roundup

CONCORD, NH — An elderly Seacoast driver died in a crash in Milton early Friday morning, according to New Hampshire State Police.

Around 4:30 a.m., state police dispatch received a report of a driver traveling north in the southbound lane of Route 16. A few minutes later, troopers were sent to the area of Mile Marker 32.24 on Route 16 for a report of a crash involving a 2017 Volkswagen Jetta and a 2024 Nissan Kicks. The vehicles were found in opposing breakdown lanes, with heavy damage.

The preliminary investigation determined that Edward Correia, 77, of Portsmouth, had been traveling in the Volkswagen, northbound in the southbound lane of travel, when he collided with the southbound Nissan, driven by Jeremiah Coleman, 67, of West Ossipee," state police said. "This section of highway has no physical barriers separating the opposing lanes, and the cause for Correia's traveling to the left of the centerlines remains under investigation."

Correia, state police believed, was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Coleman was taken to the hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.

The highway, between Exits 17 and 18, was closed for around three hours during the investigation and cleanup.

Troopers were assisted by members of the Milton police and fire departments, Farmington Police Department, Wakefield police and fire departments, and the New Hampshire Department of Transportation.

Anyone with information was asked to contact Trooper Shane McClure at shane.m.mcclure@dos.nh.gov.

8 Arrested During DUI Enforcement

State police made eight arrests after nearly 100 traffic stops on the Seacoast and the Spaulding Turnpike between August 15 and August 16 during a DUI high-visibility saturation patrol.

During the effort, 27 citations were also issued. Those arrested included:

Emily E. McCredy, 35, of Amesbury, Massachusetts, on driving under the influence.

Johnny Marin Cedeno, 28, from Manchester, on driving under the influence.

Vitor Peixoto, 41, of Hudson, Massachusetts, on license required and operating without a valid license.

Christopher M. Loomis, 53, of New Durham, on license required, operating without a valid license, and failure to obey inspection requirements.

Travis E. Cline, 45, of Warren, Maine, on charges of transportation of drugs in a motor vehicle, possession of controlled drugs, speeding, and transporting alcoholic beverages (open container).

Richard A. Rytky, 62, of Warren, Maine, was arrested on possession of controlled substances.

Chelsea E. Reed, 39, from Warren, Maine, was arrested for possession of controlled drugs and transporting alcoholic beverages (open container).

Nicaury Sanchez Correa, 21, of Lawrence, Massachusetts, on reckless operation.

The effort was funded by the New Hampshire Office of Highway Safety and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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• Elderly Man from South Boston, Massachusetts Dies After Fatal Rollover Crash on the Everett Turnpike in Nashua, New Hampshire
• Merrimack Woman Crashes Into A State Trooper Cruiser During Chase In Concord: NH State Police Roundup

Editor's note: This post was derived from information provided by the New Hampshire State Police and does not indicate a conviction. This link explains the process for requesting the removal of a name from New Hampshire news realtime police reports.

Troop A Report

08/08/2025 22:06, HAMPTON, PENALO, MELANIE ALONDRA (26); HAVERHILL, MASSACHUSETTS, 263:64,VII (DRIVE AFTER REV/SUSPENSION), 263:64,VI (DRIVE AFTER REV/SUS-SUBSQT), 263:64,V-A(C) (DRIVE AFTER REV/SUS-ADMIN LICENSE SUSPENSION), 263:1,II (LICENSE REQD; OP W/EXPIRED LICENSE <12 MOS).

08/08/2025 23:48, PORTSMOUTH, WATSON, ROBERT (28); YARMOUTH, 265-A:2,I(A) (DUI-IMPAIRMENT).

08/09/2025 08:52, DOVER, BERRETT, DARRELL JOHN (37); SAUGUS, MA, 265:79 (RECKLESS OPERATION).

08/09/2025 18:06, NEWINGTON, WILLARD, SARA L. (25); ROCHESTER, 261:178 (SUSPENSION OF VEHICLE REGISTRATION), 263:64,VII (DRIVE AFTER REV/SUSPENSION).

08/09/2025 20:13, DOVER, RUSSO, MARK PETER (43); SALISBURY, MA, 265-A:2,I(A) (DUI-IMPAIRMENT), 263:64,V-A(C) (DRIVE AFTER REV/SUS-ADMIN LICENSE SUSPENSION), 263:64,IV (DRIVE AFTER REV/SUS; RECKLESS DRIVING).

08/10/2025 01:30, HAMPTON FALLS, SLACK, BRUCE D. (43); MANCHESTER, 644:2 (DISORDERLY CONDUCT), 635:2 (CRIMINAL TRESPASS).

08/10/2025 08:29, PORTSMOUTH, BUENO ALMEIDA DE SOUZA, JOAO VITOR (21); AMESBURY, MA, 265:79 (RECKLESS OPERATION), 265:4 (DISOBEYING AN OFFICER), 263:64,VI (DRIVE AFTER REV/SUS-SUBSQT), 263:30 (OPERATE M/C W/O M/C LICENSE), 265:44 (UNSAFE LANE CHANGE), 265:26 (DRIVING ON DIVIDED WAY; CROSSING A MEDIAN), 265:60 (SPEEDING-EXISTING CONDITIONS), 265:79 (RECKLESS OPERATION).

08/10/2025 23:23, PORTSMOUTH, LEVENSAILOR, WILLIAM C. (24); AYER, MA, 265-A:2,I(A) (DUI-IMPAIRMENT).

08/04/2025 00:00, ROCHESTER, EMERY, TYLER BRIAN (31); FARMINGTON, 642:1 (OBSTRUCT GOVT ADMINISTRATION).

08/04/2025 06:56, HAMPTON FALLS, HERNANDEZ, GERALD P. (22); YORK, MAINE, 265:79 (RECKLESS OPERATION), 261:40 (UNREGISTERED VEHICLE).

08/04/2025 15:16, DOVER, TOWLE, NATHAN JAMES (27); ROCHESTER, 265:79 (RECKLESS OPERATION).

08/04/2025 19:20, NEWINGTON, MUYOLEMA, MANUEL (60); LOWELL, MA, 263:64,VI (DRIVE AFTER REV/SUS-SUBSQT), 263:1,III (LICENSE REQD; OP W/O VALID LICENSE), 263:64,VII (DRIVE AFTER REV/SUSPENSION), 263:1,I (LICENSE REQUIRED; PENALTY), 265:60 (SPEEDING 26+ MPH OVER LIMIT OF 55 OR LESS).

08/04/2025 23:08, ROCHESTER, FELT, ELEXYCE NYSSA (42); SAUGUS, MA, 265-A:2,I(A) (DUI-IMPAIRMENT), 265:22 (YELLOW/SOLID LINE VIOLATION).

08/05/2025 03:04, EPPING, ALLEN, STEPHON RICHARDO (26); HAVERHILL, MA 265-A:2,I(A) (DUI-IMPAIRMENT), 265-A:44 (OPEN CONTAINER ALCOHOL OR MARIJUANA).

08/05/2025 09:52, GREENLAND, BRAILEY-RUIZ, LUIS ARMANDO (22); THORNDIKE, MA, 265:79 (RECKLESS OPERATION).

08/05/2025 20:55, EPPING, ODONOGHUE, MICHAEL JOSEPH (47); MIDDLEBORO, MA, 631:2-B,I(A) (DV; SIMPLE ASSAULT; BI OR PC).

08/05/2025 23:05, EXETER, ROMERO, MERLIN (27); BOSTON, MA, 265:79 (RECKLESS OPERATION).

08/06/2025 23:41, EXETER, STEVENS, NATHANIEL BRUCE (18); NEWFIELDS, 265:4 (DISOBEYING AN OFFICER), 265:79 (RECKLESS OPERATION).

08/07/2025 10:44, ROCHESTER, FORD, CHARLES L. (37); ROCHESTER, 265-A:37,I (ALC INTERLOCK MV NOT EQUIPPED W/INTERLOCK), 263:64,VI (DRIVE AFTER REV/SUS-SUBSQT), 263:64,VII (DRIVE AFTER REV/SUSPENSION), 263:2 (POSSESSION OF LICENSE REQUIRED).

08/08/2025 02:48, NORTH HAMPTON, MILLER, RYAN E. (43); BURNHAM, ME, 263:64,VII (DRIVE AFTER REV/SUSPENSION), 263:64,VI (DRIVE AFTER REV/SUS-SUBSQT), 265:60 (SPEEDING 25+ MPH OVER 65 LIMIT).

08/08/2025 05:45, HAMPTON, MATOS ALMEIDA, FELIPE (20); MALDEN, MA, 265:79 (RECKLESS OPERATION).

08/08/2025 07:10, HAMPTON, BRITO LOPEZ, BERKALY (22); LAWRENCE, MA, 263:1,III (LICENSE REQD; OP W/O VALID LICENSE), 265:60 (SPEEDING 25+ MPH OVER 65 LIMIT), 265:44 (UNSAFE LANE CHANGE).

Troop B Blotter

08/10/2025 21:32, BEDFORD, WILDING, STEVEN M. (33); CONCORD, 264:25 (CONDUCT AFTER ACCIDENT), 263:64,VII (DRIVE AFTER REV/SUSPENSION), 265:79 (RECKLESS OPERATION), 264:25 (CONDUCT AFTER ACCIDENT).

08/07/2025 22:38, WINDHAM, ESTES, KEELEE (30); MANCHESTER, 318-B:2,I (CNTRL DRUG: SCHED 1-4; POSSESSION), 265:4 (DISOBEYING AN OFFICER), 261:176 (MISUSE OF PLATES), 263:64,VI (DRIVE AFTER REV/SUSP-SUBSQT), 263:64,VII (DRIVE AFTER REV/SUSPENSION), 265:60 (SPEEDING 25+ MPH OVER 65 LIMIT).

08/08/2025 23:02, SALEM, DRUMMEY, TODD M. (46); RAYMOND, 265-A:2,I(A) (DUI-IMPAIRMENT)

265-A:44 (OPEN CONTAINER ALCOHOL OR MARIJUANA), 265:60 (SPEEDING 25+ MPH OVER 65 LIMIT).

08/09/2025 00:24, MANCHESTER, CRONIN, BRIANA ROSE (32); BEDFORD, 265-A:2,I(A) (DUI - IMPAIRMENT), 265-A:44 (OPEN CONTAINER ALCOHOL OR MARIJUANA), 265:60 (SPEEDING 21-24 MPH OVER 65 LIMIT), 265:22 (YELLOW/SOLID LINE VIOLATION).

08/09/2025 13:01, LONDONDERRY, FICHERA, JUSTIN RUSSELL (35); MERRIMACK, 265:79 (RECKLESS OPERATION), 265:79-B (NEGLIGENT DRIVING).

08/09/2025 15:47, LONDONDERRY, XIE, XIAOHANG (27); BOSTON, MA, 265:79 (RECKLESS OPERATION), 265:79-B (NEGLIGENT DRIVING).

08/09/2025 22:52, BEDFORD, RASAMOELISON, TOJONIANINA D. (35); MANCHESTER, 262:23 (OPERATE AFTER CERT AS HABITUAL OFFENDER), 265-A:2,I(A) (DUI 4TH; IMPAIRMENT), 265-A:37,I (ALC INTERLOCK VEHICLE NOT EQUIPPED WITH INTERLOCK), 265-A:2,I(B) (DUI 4TH; ADULT>0.08; MINOR>0.02).

08/10/2025 00:17, MANCHESTER, ALDRICH, MATTHEW COOPER (22); MIDDLETON, MA, 265:79 (RECKLESS OPERATION), 265-A:44 (OPEN CONTAINER ALCOHOL OR MARIJUANA).

08/10/2025 15:45, BEDFORD, COELHO MARTINS DUTRA, LUIZ GUSTAVO (33); WEYMOUTH, MA, 265:79 (RECKLESS OPERATION), 263:1,III (LICENSE REQD; OP W/O VALID LICENSE), 265:79-B (NEGLIGENT DRIVING).

08/10/2025 21:11, NASHUA, LONGDEN, JESSE (39); PRENTISS TWP, ME, 265:79 (RECKLESS OPERATION), 265:79-B (NEGLIGENT DRIVING), 263:64,VII (DRIVE AFTER REV/SUSPENSION), 265:60 (SPEEDING 26+ MPH OVER LIMIT OF 55 OR LESS).

Troop D Blotter

08/05/2025 01:18, BOW, PEREIRA, JAYDEN REID (21); KEENE, 265:79 (RECKLESS OPERATION).

08/05/2025 09:46, MEREDITH, HAINES, RYAN J. (31); FRANKLIN, 594:7 (ARREST ON WARRANT).

08/05/2025 17:53, ENFIELD, RUSSELL, SAMANTHA S. (30); ENFIELD, 264:25 (CONDUCT AFTER ACCIDENT).

08/05/2025 18:55, NEW LONDON, LEDWELL, JAMES PATRICK (56); ROWLEY, MA, 631:3 (RECKLESS CONDUCT-DEADLY WEAPON), 265-A:2,I(A) (DUI-IMPAIRMENT).

08/06/2025 07:37, CHICHESTER, VANHOESEN, MERRICK A. (29); CONCORD, 262:23 (OPERATE AFTER CERT AS HABITUAL OFFENDER).

08/06/2025 17:40, CONCORD, AVILA RODRIGUEZ, JEAN CARLOS (34); CENTRAL FALLS, RHODE ISLAND, 265-A:2,I(A) (DUI-IMPAIRMENT).

08/06/2025 23:12, BOW, THEODORE, SEBASTIEN ARY (22); RANDOLPH, MA, 265:79 (RECKLESS OPERATION).

08/08/2025 01:56, HOOKSETT, NADEAU, JEREMY J. (33); MANCHESTER, 265-A:2,I(A) (DUI-IMPAIRMENT), 265-A:2,I(B) (DUI; ADULT>.08; MINOR>.02).

Other Arrests

08/09/2025 21:50, HAMPTON, ADAMS, SEAN P. (35); HAMPTON, 265-A:2,I(A) (DUI-IMPAIRMENT), 265-A:2,I(A) (DUI 2ND; IMPAIRMENT), 265-A:2,I(B) (DUI; ADULT>.08; MINOR>.02).

08/07/2025 12:18, TILTON, HARDING, ERIC M. (46); SANBORNTON, 649-A:3,I(A) (CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE IMAGE; BUY ETC).

08/10/2025 15:44, BELMONT, KEYSER, BRENT L. (39); PENACOOK, 642:2 (RESIST ARREST/DETENTION), 263:63 (DRIVING WITHOUT GIVING PROOF), 262:23 (OPERATE AFTER CERT AS HABITUAL OFFENDER), 265:4 (DISOBEYING AN OFFICER).

08/10/2025 21:53, ALBANY, HARRINGTON, ERIC L, (57); TEWKSBURY, MA, 265-A:2,I(A) (DUI-IMPAIRMENT), 265-A:2,I(A) (DUI-IMPAIRMENT).

08/01/2025 01:39, TROY, MOISSON, ANDREW M. (36); TROY, 631:2,I(F) (2ND DEGREE ASSAULT; DOM VIOLENCE; STRANGLE), 631:2-B,I(D) (DV; CRIM THREAT; FEAR OF BODILY INJURY), 631:2-B,I(A) (DV; SIMPLE ASSAULT; BI OR PC), 631:2-B,I(A) (DV; SIMPLE ASSAULT; BI OR PC).

07/28/2025 07:06, GREENLAND, JACKSON, JACOB ROBERT (18); NORTH ANDOVER, MA, 265-A:45 (Transport Alcohol or Marijuana by Minor), 265-A:2,I(A) (DUI-Impairment), 265-A:2,I(B) (DUI; Adult >.08; Minor >.02).

07/26/2025 22:32, GOSHEN, SHUTE, CHAD LUCAS (35); NEWPORT, 262:23 (OPERATE AFTER CERT AS HABITUAL OFFENDER), 265-A:2,I(A) (DUI 3RD; IMPAIRMENT).

07/26/2025 10:30, HINSDALE, GRAHAM, MATHEW T. (32); HINSDALE, 264:25 (CONDUCT AFTER ACCIDENT/DEATH, INJURY), 631:3 (RECKLESS CONDUCT-DEADLY WEAPON), 265:79 (RECKLESS OPERATION), 266:5 (UNINSPECTED VEHICLE), 261:40 (UNREGISTERED VEHICLE), 265:102 (LITTERING; PENALTY), 163-B:3 (UNLAWFUL ACTIVITIES; LITTER CONTROL).

07/24/2025 20:21, RANDOLPH, HOCHHAUSER, JOSEF (31); SPRING VALLEY, NEW YORK, 265:79 (RECKLESS OPERATION) 639:3,I (ENDANGERING WELFARE OF CHILD), 639:3,I (ENDANGERING WELFARE OF CHILD), 639:3,I (ENDANGERING WELFARE OF CHILD), 639:3,I (ENDANGERING WELFARE OF CHILD).

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Activist calls Charlie Kirk's visit "not okay" ahead of Visalia pro-life fundraiser

VISALIA, Calif. ( KSEE/KGPE ) - A national conservative speaker is making his way to Visalia to speak at the Tulare-Kings Resource for Life's annual fundraiser, But an activist in the city has raised concerns about some of the speaker's comments on race, gender, and abortion.

Charlie Kirk is coming to Visalia, but not everyone is excited

Organizers at Tulare-Kings Resource for Life say the pro-life nonprofit works to "preserve life" through education.

TKRL Board President Sue Jackson says the organization was started more than 30 years ago, when a group of women in the Central Valley began writing letters to their elected officials to express their pro-life beliefs.

They had a view and they wanted it to be known," Jackson said. "They wanted to support life from conception on.

TKRL Director Ann Marie Paden says they have grown exponentially, and now they also provide counseling services and assistance for couples dealing with fertility issues throughout Tulare and Kings counties.

I don't see anybody else doing what we're doing," Paden said. "We offer resources that are very unique to help women of all ages.

TKRL also offers mental health services for men who are dealing with the loss of a child during a miscarriage. But to provide services and events that help parents and potential parents, Paden says fundraising is critical and essential.

As a nonprofit, we have to raise funds," Paden said. "We invite a big-name speaker to come out and the goal of this event is always to educate the community on what we're offering here.

The "Advancing the Mission" series is the TKRL's biggest fundraising event. It is scheduled to take place on Sept. 2 at Visalia First Assembly Church. Previous keynote speakers at the event have included Kirk Cameron, Larry Elder and Senator Rick Santorum.

This year's speaker is Charlie Kirk, a conservative internet personality known for his debates on college campuses.

Independent Activist Yocelyn says when she learned Kirk was coming to Visalia to speak at TKRL's event, she immediately raised concerns.

"It's not okay to have someone like that here," Yocelyn said. She says Kirk's views on gender roles, race, and even the 2021 election are problematic and ultimately distract from the work the TKRL does.

"Juneteenth is a national holiday... Charlie Kirk is so rooted in his own disdain for other people that he doesn't even want a free day off," Yocelyn said.

Yocelyn points to Kirk's comments on women in higher education environments as particularly disturbing.

In the crowd of female graduates," he told them that their biggest purpose in life is to be a mother and a wife," Yocelyn said. "That is a really big spit in the face for so many women. Especially women who are trying to get educated and break out of the cycles of gender and social norms.

Yocelyn says the TKRL should not look to Kirk as a quality representative of the pro-life movement. She says his support of Trump's fiscal policy reflects someone who does not care about preserving life.

He also advocates against free school lunches, which leads to children not living a fruitful life at school," Yocelyn said. "One of the many reasons why people actually get abortions is that they themselves cannot provide everything that a child needs.

Paden says she doesn't believe Kirk is sexist or hypocritical, and says his willingness to be the keynote speaker at the "Advancing the Mission" series is actually evidence.

We are all for women; we offer resources very unique to help women of all ages," Paden said. "So I believe if he were [sexist], he wouldn't want to be a part of it. I also believe that he's a very good influence on some of the youth.

Yocelyn says, regardless of their opposing views, she is adamant about ensuring the protest in Visalia First is peaceful, to keep communication among Visalians honest, open, and fruitful.

We have to make sure that it stays peaceful and especially respectful, because as protests come and go, there will be one side protesting and there will be a counter side to the people protesting," Yocelyn said. "We need to be prepared for when they decide to have the conversations.

The protest is set to take place outside Visalia First Assembly on Sept. 2, at 5:30 p.m., the same day as Kirk's scheduled appearance and the same time that doors open for the event.

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"The Conjuring" stars question what comedian Matt Rife's 'intentions are' for buying real-life house: 'I am curious'

"I hope he doesn't have a garage sale," Vera Farmiga quipped.

Just like the rest of us, The Conjuring stars Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga have questions about comedian Matt Rife's decision to buy the former home of the paranormal investigators whose work inspired the blockbuster horror franchise.

"I'd love to pick his brain," Farmiga said in a new interview with PEOPLE , adding that she sent the news to Wilson as soon as she saw it. Since 2013, the two have played spouses and demon experts Ed and Lorraine Warren in the Summoning cinematic universe - roles they reprise one final time in the upcoming The Conjuring: Last Rites .

Prior to Rife's purchase, Farmiga said she had been "so curious as to what was going to happen with that piece of real estate," given that Lorraine died in 2019 and Ed in 2006. The Warrens lived there for many years, and even opened an occult museum in the basement of the property in 1952, according to Connecticut Insider . Now that the stand-up comedian owns it, Farmiga said she just wants to know "what his intentions are."

Her costar agreed, telling PEOPLE, "It's a private little street. There are neighbors everywhere. [The Warrens] lived in the same house for a long, long time, so it's not like some estate on a massive acreage. It's just on a block. It's a normal house on a street in Monroe, Connecticut."

Wilson continued, "So I am curious. I can't imagine the people who live on that street want lines of cars paying money to enter the house."

Joked Farmiga, "I hope he doesn't have a garage sale." (Honestly, same.)

Earlier this month, Rife took to his social media accounts to announce his purchase and explain his unorthodox decision. "I have officially purchased Ed and Lorraine Warren's home and Occult Museum," Rife wrote on Instagram , noting that he had also become "the legal guardian, for at least the next five years, of the entire haunted collection, including THE ANNABELLE DOLL."

Rife further explained that his affection for the Summoning movies inspired his big acquisition. "If you know me, you know I'm obsessed with the paranormal and all things haunted," he wrote. "You also may know the Summoning Films are my favorite horror movies of all time. So I'm incredibly honored to have taken over one of the most prominent properties in paranormal history.

The comedian clarified in a separate video on TikTok that while he does own the paranormal investigators' former house, he does not technically own its various artifacts. "We are the legal guardians and caretakers of all 750 haunted artifacts and items in the Warren Museum, including the Annabelle doll," he said. "We do not legally own the items, but we are the legal guardians and caretakers of the items for at least the next five years."

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Rife also said he plans to open the house for overnight stays and museum tours so fans can experience and learn about all of the haunted history surrounding the property for themselves.

The Conjuring: Last Rites hits theaters Sept. 5.

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Gradually, Africa is becoming a 'NATO' continent: No action, only talk – Alan Kyerematen laments

Alan Kyerematen , Ghana's former Minister of Trade and Industry and one of the architects of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) has argued that Africa is turning into what he calls a "NATO continent," a place where leaders and citizens engage in endless debate without translating their words into action.

Speaking in an exclusive interview on The BreakDown with Sandra Babu-Boateng , Kyerematen reflected on the continent's long struggle with integration. He recalled that when the Organization of African Unity was formed in 1963, the founding fathers imagined a united Africa that traded with itself, created a common market, and ultimately built an African economic community. But within a few years, he said, the newly independent states became consumed by post-colonial struggles and drifted away from that dream.

Although regional blocs such as ECOWAS , SADC, COMESA, and the EAC gradually took shape, Africa's internal trade remained stuck below 15%. For Kyerematen, this symbolized how far the continent still was from genuine integration.

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His own work on trade deepened when he joined the UN Economic Commission for Africa in 2011 to lead the African Trade Policy Centre. He said he grew frustrated with the perception that Africa had become a "talk shop," where ambitious policies were drafted but rarely implemented. To counter that, he and his team pushed for not just a legal framework in the form of AfCFTA, but also an operational framework known as Boosting Intra-African Trade. Both were endorsed at the AU summit in 2012, but only the trade agreement gained significant traction, while the operational plan that would have driven it forward received far less attention.

Skepticism followed him throughout the process. Many African leaders doubted whether a continental framework could work when regional blocs themselves were struggling to deepen trade ties. Kyerematen, however, argued that only scale could unlock Africa's potential. He explained that countries like Ghana often imported basic goods such as sausages from Europe instead of sourcing them from fellow African nations, simply because of trade barriers tied to regional groupings. A continental framework, he insisted, could break down those barriers.

Despite resistance, AfCFTA Eventually came into being and today spans a market of 1.4 billion people with a combined GDP of $3.4 trillion. With Africa holding 60% of the world's arable land, vast water reserves, forests, and mineral wealth, Kyerematen sees the economic case as undeniable. Yet he cautions that trade alone will not guarantee prosperity. For him, Africa cannot be peaceful, secure, or prosperous without political unity and deeper integration.

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He points to Europe as an example: independent states with distinct identities that nonetheless wield global influence through the European Union . He believes that the African Union, in its current structure, should be considered a transitional phase, ultimately paving the way for a "United States of Africa."

Seven years after AfCFTA was signed, however, he admits that progress has been uneven. Infrastructure gaps, unaligned customs reforms, and weak regulatory harmonization remain obstacles. Still, he views the agreement as historic, a foundation upon which Africa can build either a confederation or a federation to unlock its full economic power and geopolitical influence.

Reflecting on past attempts at unity, he recalled how Muammar Gaddafi His call for a "United States of Africa" failed in 2012 because it was rushed and lacked consensus. The lesson, he suggested, is that integration must be gradual, systematic, and built on existing structures.

Kyerematen emphasized that the necessary elements are already in place. AfCFTA has provided Africa with the legal framework, Agenda 2063 offers the vision, and regional economic communities provide the building blocks. However, without prioritizing political unity, he warns, the rest of Africa's aspirations will remain out of reach.

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Apple no longer innovates -- it waits. And with AI, anyone playing it safe will get left behind.

Apple's struggles represent a fundamental misreading of the AI revolution.

Apple sits in an unprecedented position: It's a company worth more than $3 trillion that's somehow missing the most transformative technological shift since the internet.

While rivals race ahead in artificial intelligence (AI), the iPhone maker is stuck in neutral, watching its market leadership erode with each passing quarter.

A solution might be on the way, but don't hold your breath. Apple is reportedly preparing an AI product blitz That would give a new shine to its device lineup — with robots that include a lifelike version of Siri, a smart speaker with a screen, a new operating system and major home security services.

But is Apple too late?

Skepticism runs deep about Apple's AI makeover after previous efforts with Siri, Apple Intelligence, and Apple Vision Pro largely fizzled. But a determined Tim Cook, Apple's chief executive, insists the company "must win in AI" and restore its innovation edge, according to a Bloomberg report. And last week, Bloomberg reported that Apple is considering using Alphabet's Gemini. to create an AI-powered Siri program .

Meanwhile, stock investors are rewarding Apple's rivals — Nvidia Microsoft Alphabet and Meta Platforms — for their aggressive AI investments.

Apple continues to rely on stock buybacks as its primary growth strategy. It's a defensive playbook when the moment demands bold offensive moves.

Apple's struggles represent a fundamental misreading of the AI revolution. While competitors pour resources into large-language models, autonomous systems and AI-powered services, Apple continues to rely on stock buybacks — to the tune of $704 billion over the past decade — as its primary growth strategy. It's a defensive playbook when the moment demands bold offensive moves.

One such move, a pledge by the company to invest $600 billion into U.S. operations over the next four years, promises a boost in manufacturing. But will we ever see it done? Is it a legitimate strategy or one of the empty commitments Apple has been making for some time?

In the meantime, a talent exodus speaks volumes about Apple's internal dysfunction around AI. The company lost its fourth top AI researcher to Meta this year, joining a broader brain drain that should alarm both investors and customers. When your brightest minds are fleeing to competitors, it signals deeper cultural and strategic problems that go beyond any single product cycle.

Every quarter Apple delays meaningful AI investment, the gap widens.

Perhaps most telling is Siri's continued mediocrity. After more than a decade of development, Apple's virtual assistant remains laughably behind OpenAI's ChatGPT, Google Assistant, and other AI alternatives. Getting Siri to "not suck," as one analyst bluntly put it, now seems highly improbable given Apple's track record. This isn't just a product failure, but a symbol of organizational complacency.

Read: Is Apple making the same mistakes BlackBerry did? Here's how it can change course.

The AI revolution differs fundamentally from previous tech cycles. Unlike the mobile transition, where Apple could observe, learn and then leapfrog competitors with superior execution, AI advantages compound rapidly. Companies with early leads in data, talent and infrastructure create moats that become increasingly difficult to bridge. Every quarter Apple delays meaningful AI investment, the gap widens.

Consider the operating leverage dynamics at play. AI is inherently deflationary, benefiting companies that can spread development costs across massive user bases and infrastructure. Nvidia, AMD, Microsoft and Alphabet understand this, which is why they're being rewarded for aggressive capital expenditure. Apple's traditionally conservative approach of waiting to perfect products before launch could prove catastrophic in a field where speed and scale determine winners.

Apple's entire ecosystem assumes the smartphone will remain our primary device, but that assumption is increasingly looking vulnerable.

The smartphone-centric worldview that built Apple's empire may be under threat. Meta's bet on mixed-reality glasses as the next primary computing device isn't far-fetched when viewed through an AI lens. OpenAI is working with iPhone designer Jony Ive on a hardware project of its own.

If ambient intelligence becomes the norm — and users interact with AI through voice, gesture, and environmental sensors — the iPhone's touch screen interface could seem quaint. Apple's entire ecosystem assumes the smartphone will remain our primary device, but that assumption looks increasingly vulnerable.

Some argue that Apple's massive installed base of 2.2 billion users provides enough runway to catch up. This misses the point. Network effects in AI favor platforms that continuously learn from user interactions. Google search processes billions of queries every day, Meta's algorithms analyze social interactions, and Microsoft's Copilot learns from workplace productivity patterns. Apple's devices generate data, but the company lacks the AI infrastructure to derive competitive advantages from it.

The path forward requires dramatic action. Industry observers have called for Apple to acquire Perplexity, the AI search startup A partnership with Google's Gemini makes sense, as does bringing outside AI talent to Apple's management ranks. Any of these moves would be a departure from Apple's traditional playbook — and that's precisely why they're necessary.

Cook's recent acknowledgment that AI is "as big as the internet" ironically highlights the problem. By the time Apple's leadership recognized the internet's importance, competitors had already built dominant positions. The same pattern threatens to repeat with AI.

Apple remains a formidable cash machine with remarkably loyal customers. But loyalty has limits, especially when competitors offer genuinely superior capabilities. The company that revolutionized personal computing, music and mobile phones now risks becoming the next cautionary tale — a once-dominant player that missed the new wave.

The AI transformation is happening faster than previous technological shifts. Apple's tradition of careful observation and delayed but superior execution won't work this time. The question isn't whether Apple will eventually embrace AI. It's whether that embrace will come too late to matter.

Daniel Newman is the CEO of the Futurum Group, which has provided or provided research, analysis, advising and/or consulting to ServiceNow, Intel, Nvidia, Microsoft, Amazon.com, IBM, AMD and other technology companies. Neither he nor the firm has any positions in any of the companies mentioned. Follow him on X @danielnewmanUV .

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CU Boulder police investigate report of shots fired as a hoax, shelter-in-place lifted for Norlin Library

DENVER (KDVR) — Police at the University of Colorado Boulder responded on Monday to what is now being investigated as a "potential swatting incident at Norlin Library." Police said there had been reports of shots fired at the library.

Swatting refers to a prank call or message to an official emergency service in an attempt to bring a large number of armed officers to a specific area, which can be dangerous to civilians.

At about 8:20 p.m., the university sent an email about the incident to the campus community, stating that the campus was "the latest in a string of hoaxes directed at campuses around the country with false active-harmer reports."

The CU Boulder Police Department has determined there was and is no threat to campus," the college said in the release. The agency said that it had received a report from someone claiming to be at Sewall Hall who had heard gunshots in the direction of Norlin Library. "There were no findings of injuries or any suspect.

The university said the campus community will see an increase in visible officers at residence halls and the Norlin Library in the coming days.

The CU Boulder Police Department issued a campus-wide shelter-in-place at about 4:54 p.m. and said in a second message to campus that they were evacuating Norlin Library and Sewall Hall after responding to a call near Norlin Library. The police department said Sewall Hall was "cleared."

The campus-wide shelter in place was limited to a main campus shelter in place at about 5:16 p.m., which meant East Campus was no longer subject to the shelter in place order, and at about 5:40 p.m., the shelter-in-place order was further limited to just Norlin Library. The final shelter-in-place order was lifted at about 8:18 p.m.

There was a heavy police presence in the area of the library and the residence hall on Monday evening as police investigated the shots-fired reports and potential swatting.

The police department stated around 5:30 p.m. that it had found no signs of injuries or a suspect.

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CU Boulder police said that as of 7:30 p.m., Buff Bus routes were impacted along Colorado and 18th Street through campus while police worked to clear the rest of Norlin Library. The agency said that riders will receive a push notification from the transit app when buses resume their normal schedules.

Additionally, the police department said that anyone who left items inside the library can meet officers at the east side doors of the library to be escorted inside and retrieve belongings between 8:30 p.m. and 11 p.m. Monday night.

FOX31's Shaul Turner spoke to one student who stayed inside an adjacent building until learning it was safe to leave.

"I had to kind of put myself back into that mental space where if I'm on campus, there's a possibility that I'm a target, and that's kind of a bizarre pill to have to swallow," said Patrick Dawson.

Students told FOX31 that those who cause law enforcement resources to be wasted on pranks should think twice about the impact of their actions.

"I think the people that do it are just like kind of messed up," said a student walking near the library.

The incident occurred at the beginning of the school year, disrupting the joy and excitement of those new to the campus.

"I come here to study for my future and it gets interrupted by something like this. I couldn't go to a class today," said one student.

The library will be closed for the night and reopen for normal business hours on Tuesday. Anyone who is unable to retrieve belongings tonight can go to the security office at room M298 on the second floor of the library during normal business hours on Tuesday.

A number of hoax mass shootings have been reported in the past few days. On Monday, the University of South Carolina Police Department said it believes an active shooter alert on Sunday was part of a swatting hoax. There were also false shooting reports at Iowa State University and Villanova University, and on Monday, law enforcement at the University of Arkansas had received multiple reports of active shooters, but had found no threat. A similar incident occurred at Kansas State University on Monday.

CU Boulder's Norlin Library houses collections of humanities, social sciences and life sciences, rare and distinctive collections, and more. The building is located in the 1700 block of Pleasant Street in Boulder.

FOX31's Shaul Turner contributed to this report.

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