Former NBA center Enes Kanter Freedom was ejected from Sunday night's Indiana-Chicago WNBA game after he was confronted by Sky guard Natasha Cloud late in the third quarter.

Freedom was sitting along the baseline. He had on a black shirt that read WOMAN noun. adult human female.

The Fever called for a timeout after Cloud scored inside with 1:22 left in the third. Cloud then did a chest bump with teammate Aicha Coulibaly before turning around and walking in Kanter's direction.

Cloud, 34, started yelling and pointing at Kanter, 34, as she approached him. A standing Kanter held his arms out and took one step on the court as security and a handful of Sky players moved in between the two.

There was just a fan incident and the security handled it, and we're just going to focus on the game, Chicago forward Azura Stevens said after the Sky's 113-90 loss.

Chicago coach Tyler Marsh said Cloud was concerned about being a distraction for the team.

I told her she wasnt, Marsh said. I told her that we all embrace her as someone that protects our team and protects people that need to be protected and so Tash is always going to stand on that, and we stand for Tash.

Freedom stopped near the basket to plead his case to security as he was escorted from the court area. He spun around while holding his shirt out and encouraged the crowd to respond as he walked toward the front lobby.

He had a conversation with a group of police officers before departing Wintrust Arena.

I didnt see it, we were talking about the next play in our huddle," Indiana star Caitlin Clark said, "so I think thats probably a question for Chicago.

Cloud met with team and league security after the game. She did not speak with the media.

The WNBA has been the subject of recent debates on whether transgender women people assigned male at birth who transition to align with their gender identity should be allowed to participate in the league. There has never been such a player in the WNBA.

Although the leagues collective bargaining agreement says the WNBA is restricted to women, it contains no more specific language about gender identity or sex assigned at birth.

Fever guard Sophie Cunningham said in an ESPN profile published last month that she was opposed to transgender girls and women competing in girls and womens sports. Freedom and Royce White, another former NBA player, have declared themselves eligible for the WNBA draft, saying they identify as women.

Kanter joined a small rally in support of Cunningham outside the arena before the game.

Asked if he had a message for Kanter, Marsh praised the league and its players.

If you come to a game you should probably come to enjoy the basketball," he said, and that seems pretty simple to me. I think these players deserve that and have earned that. Being a former basketball player, you should probably understand and feel that too.

A New Boston family is starting over after a devastating house fire destroyed their home early Saturday morning.

Katryna Scrivner, her daughter and her boyfriend were inside the home on Evans Street when flames broke out around 1:30 a.m.

"I went to flip over and I opened my eyes and in front of my entire bedroom window was just all I see is orange, big flames coming up," Scrivner recalled.

Within minutes, the fire consumed the home.

"The entire house was gone within 15 minutes," she said.

Everyone inside managed to escape safely, but the family lost all of their belongings. They also lost five beloved pets in the fire, including a rabbit, two snakes, a bearded dragon and a cat.

"They were our family," Scrivner said.

The family is now staying with relatives as they try to recover from the loss. Scrivner said she was renting the home and has renters insurance, but it will only cover a small portion of the expenses they now face.

To help, a close friend launched a GoFundMe fundraiser.

"My best friend Erin made me a GoFundMe to make sure my family was taken care of," Scrivner said. "She brought necessities up."

The fire comes at a particularly difficult time for the family. Scrivner's 14-year-old daughter is set to return to school in just two weeks.

"She's taking it the best that she can," Scrivner said. "I don't know if reality has necessarily set in yet for her, but she lost all of her stuff too."

Despite the loss, Scrivner said she is grateful her family survived.

"By the time we got out of the house, the whole front half of the house was gone already," she said. "They said that we were very lucky. Within moments we would be having a very different conversation."

The cause of the fire remains under investigation. Scrivner believes it may have started beneath the porch and could have been related to an electrical issue, but officials have not confirmed a cause.

Nick Loftin and John Rave homered, Kyle Isbel drove in three runs and the Kansas City Royals extended their winning streak to eight games with an 11-7 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday.

The Royals' winning streak is their longest since May 2024. Kansas City has won seven straight at home, only the fourth time in franchise history the team has completed an undefeated homestand of seven or more games.

Isbel drove in the first runs of the game with a two-run single, and Loftin added a three-run shot over the left-center field wall, putting Kansas City up 5-1.

Vinnie Pasquantino and Salvador Perez added RBI doubles in the fifth before Rave extended the Royals' lead to 9-5 with a two-run shot to right field.

Isbel and Loftin added RBI singles in the eighth to cap the scoring as the Royals completed the three-game sweep.

John Schreiber (1-3) worked two-thirds of an inning in the fifth and earned his first win of the season. Daniel Lynch IV pitched 4 1/3 innings of two-run ball, allowing four hits and striking out two. Steven Cruz worked a hitless ninth.

Kevin McGonigle had an RBI double and a game-tying home run for the Tigers. Gleyber Torres and Max Clark had run-scoring groundouts, Hao-Yu Lee added an RBI single and Ben Malgeri walked with the bases loaded in the seventh.

Andrew Sears (0-1) made his MLB debut for Detroit and allowed five runs on six hits in four innings.

Kansas City right fielder Jac Caglianone was scratched from the lineup due to ankle soreness

The Royals have not announced a starter for their series opener against the Blue Jays in Toronto on Tuesday.

The Tigers have not announced a starter for their home series opener against the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday.

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Two years ago, Alexis Schings found herself in the fight of her life. Today, the 5-foot-tall 17-year-old is proving one terrifying moment doesn't get to define the rest of her life.

At Mada Krav Maga and Jiu-Jitsu, Schings trains a unique combination of martial arts and the transformation goes far beyond the mat.

"When I first stepped through the door, I was so intimidated. Like I thought I would not be able to do any of it because I used to just be a really self-doubting person," Schings said.

"Now when I walk in, I feel that I can take people down like twice my size," she said.

On August 13, 2024, police say 23-year-old Shelby Township resident Endi Bala tried forcing the then-15-year-old into a vehicle while she was walking home from a park in Clinton Township. Investigators say a nearby neighbor helped save her.

Two days after the attempted kidnapping, Schings described the moment she was rescued.

"That felt like I was being saved by God honestly," she said.

A year ago, coach Adam Munzing watched Schings walk through the doors of his gym carrying that trauma.

"I was like, wow, that's her. I've heard about it. I take my daughter to this park right here, the same park, you know, all the time. And so I really wanted to help," Munzing said.

Munzing said it didn't take long to see Schings begin to change.

"It wasn't long before you could see it in her eyes. She starts making more eye contact, her head's up more, walking around more confidently," he said.

Schings said she is close to fully reclaiming the sense of freedom that was threatened that day, though the road has not been without difficulty.

"I'm very close to getting there. I am extremely close. I still get moments where I'm outside. I'm... I get all in my head that, like, if I see someone looking at me for too long, I get weird," she said.

Munzing said the gym has given Schings more than just self-defense skills.

"A smaller person can overcome a larger threat. It's leverage. It's like a science," he said.

For Schings, the experience has shaped a message she wants other young girls to hear.

"I just want them to know that they can be strong," she said.

And for anyone who has survived trauma, she offered this:

"You can bounce back from the trauma. It will stay with you, but you can manage it. You can grow with it. You don't always have to be in the dark. You can gain your autonomy back," she said.

When asked what she would say to her assailant if given the chance, Schings did not express anger.

"I would tell him that I feel sorry for him," she said.

The man accused of trying to take her freedom remains behind bars. Bala has not entered a plea in the case. He is scheduled to be back in court on August 24th.

For once, things were moving fast in the nation's capital.

Washington was hosting an IndyCar race through its streets Sunday, with President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump kicking off the Freedom 250 Grand Prix by leading a slow lap in the presidential limousine through the course. Soon after, the president waved the green flag to start the race and drivers began whipping through downtown, including a stretch along Pennsylvania Avenue not too far from the White House.

Im going to make a little circle in a nice, secure car, slightly slower than the ones were going to witness, but were going to have fun, Trump said in an interview on Fox shortly before the ride.

The open-wheel race, with cars whizzing past Washingtons monuments at speeds approaching 200 mph, is the latest of Trumps celebrations this year to mark Americas 250th birthday.

Trumps other events to mark the semiquincentennial of the Declaration of Independences signing have included a UFC fight on the White House lawn, military aircraft flyovers, a massive July Fourth fireworks show on the National Mall and a Great American State Fair that the president headlined after scores of 90s-era musical acts dropped out. The events have all had a Trumpian flair, featuring appearances from his friends and the aim of showcasing spectacle, Americana and power.

In this latest case, it was be horsepower.

Racing day brings out some of Trump's favorites

Sunday included some of Trump's favorite flourishes. One of his favorite singers, tenor Christopher Macchio, performed, The Star-Spangled Banner. A trained bald eagle was dramatically released near the start line, and it swooped and flew overhead before returning to its handler.

There were flyovers of military aircraft, which have boomed over the city during the July Fourth celebrations, among other events. One flyover Sunday involved a formation featuring a B-2 stealth bomber, which Trump frequently boasts about for its role in dropping massive bunker-buster bombs on Iranian nuclear facilities last year.

Air Force One, escorted by four fighter jets, flew overhead as Trump did his lap. The jet was the Qatar-gifted aircraft that the president has been using as Air Force One, which has attracted scrutiny not only for Trumps acceptance of the luxury gift but because it is not equipped with some of the same missile detection and countermeasure systems found on older presidential jets.

The IndyCar race took place Trump has struggled to resolve the war he started nearly six months ago with Iran, a conflict that has driven up gasoline prices and exacerbated worries from officials in his Republican Party that voters in this Novembers midterm elections see the president as distracted and not focused enough on cost-of-living concerns.

Trump in his second term has increasingly seemed to focus on relishing the presidencys ceremonial aspects. That's included a healthy dose of visits to sporting events including an appearance last month at the World Cup final, where he presented the trophy to winner Spain and lingered onstage with the team as its members jumped in a hail of confetti.

Bringing Indy to DC was a longtime quest for racing series owner

From his viewing box, Trump had the honor of waving the green flag to kick off the race.

Before the race, Trump and his wife met and chatted with some of the race drivers. They then took a slow drive through the course in a small motorcade and could be seen waving at the crowd as a Marine Corps band played Stars and Stripes Forever."

IndyCar series owner Roger Penske, a longtime friend of Trumps who received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from him in 2019, helped lead the effort to bring the race to Washington.

Trump told Fox on Sunday that Penske told him that he had been trying to bring the race to Washington for 20 years.

When he came to see Trump it got done in about 15 minutes and its turned out to be much bigger than we ever even thought possible, the president said, referring to himself in the third person.

Penske met Trump when he arrived at the course and later joined him in his viewing box, as did the presidents friend and UFC CEO Dana White, who helped put on the fight at the White House in June.

An executive order Trump signed earlier this year calling for the Freedom 250 Grand Prix declared that the cars and drivers inspire awe and respect in all who watch this quintessentially American sport, and the event will showcase the majesty of our great city as drivers navigate a track around our iconic national monuments in celebration of Americas 250th birthday.

Trump wanted to hear freedom roar from the powerful racing machines

Their beautiful cars are going to make freedom roar. This will be a freedom thats roaring like never before, Trump said at the White House earlier this month as he promoted the event.

Bud Denker, president of Penske Corporation and the races chair, said that Penske is paying for the vast majority of the race, including building the track and road improvements, while the District of Columbia handled some repaving.

Among the changes needed on the citys streets for the Indycar race was the welding of more than 200 maintenance hole covers to ensure the race cars dont suck them up off the road.

Sundays festivities were also the latest opportunity for Trump to revel in the way hes putting his mark on the nations capital, including large banners showing his face on government buildings, the construction of a massive White House ballroom, a gold-adorned Oval Office and botched repairs at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

An out-of-control wildfire that jumped over fire trucks and made it difficult for crews to reach hot spots destroyed homes in northwest Reno, Nevada, on Sunday. Shifting winds challenged firefighters trying to bring it under control, and authorities urged some 90,000 people to evacuate.

At least six people three first responders and three civilians were injured. Officials said the fire was human-caused but did not provide details on how they reached that conclusion, or whether it was intentionally set or accidental.

The Hawk Fire began Saturday and grew to more than 23 square miles (60 sq. km.) as it spread Sunday across the Peavine Peak area of the HumboldtToiyabe National Forest, where rugged foothills are ringed by homes and businesses near the California state line. There was zero containment.

Some 42,000 residents have been ordered evacuated as the GO NOW zone expanded, reaching the edge of the University of Nevada. An additional 45,000 people were in the adjacent evacuation warning zone. Authorities urged people to be prepared to stay away for several days, because shifting and strengthening winds were expected to make the fire even more unpredictable.

Please get out if you can right now, Washoe County Sheriff Darin Balaam said.

A Sunday evening update said crews observed extreme fire behavior as gusts pushed flames through dry brush.

Over the next 12 hours, the fire is expected to continue to make moderate to high intensity runs in pockets of dense fuels, the statement said.

A family raced to grab possessions but lost their home

It wasn't known how many homes were destroyed. Cari Kieffer said a video posted on social media showed her house entirely burned down, with only a scorched basketball hoop still standing.

I woke up this morning and just started crying all my kids, they lost everything, Kieffer said Sunday. We lost all our stuff. Everything we own is gone.

Kieffer had been watching her sons football game Saturday when she learned that their home on the outskirts of Reno was in the evacuation zone. An app the family used to track the fires progress had been lagging significantly behind its actual location, she said, so they thought firefighters had kept the blaze from their neighborhood.

Instead, Kieffer, her husband and their four children ages 3 to 16 raced to save their dogs and whatever possessions they could retrieve. Ash rained down, and the wind blew like an oven blast from a wall of flames advancing down the hillside toward their neighborhood, she said.

I kept looking outside and the flames just kept getting closer and closer every time I looked, Kieffer said. I was like, we gotta go like now.

Eyes watering and throat burning, Kieffer grabbed a handful of clothes, a Bible, her wedding photos and her mothers ashes. In the frenzy, as firefighters yelled at her family to leave immediately, she said she forgot her familys birth certificates and was unable to salvage her childhood photos.

The family drove to a friends home but had to evacuate again. They learned later Saturday evening that their own home was gone.

Governor declares state of emergency and mobilizes National Guard

Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo declared a state of emergency in Washoe County and mobilized the Nevada National Guard to support aerial firefighting with two helicopter crews as well as 60 troops to help police safeguard evacuated neighborhoods. Also responding were 800 fire personnel.

Nearly 10,000 customers were without power in Washoe County on Sunday, down from 60,000 on Saturday. Portions of U.S. Route 395, a major north-south highway, were closed due to the fire. Reno, with more than 280,000 residents, is the largest city in Nevada outside of metro Las Vegas.

Washoe County emergency officials opened the Reno-Sparks Convention Center to evacuees, but said they couldnt bring their pets small animals and large animals were to be left at two other locations. Casinos in Reno offered discounts on hotel rooms to evacuees.

The fire turned destructive fast

The fire was so small Saturday morning that it wasnt even a concern, said Tyler Duvall, who went camping over the weekend. By the next day, his house was in the evacuation zone.

The wind really blew it up, Duvall said.

On Saturday alone, 15 new fires popped up across Nevada. Months of dry weather and a record lack of snow this past winter across the American West have created prime fire conditions. Earlier this month, wildfires in eastern Washington state forced the evacuation of 60,000 people in the Spokane area, while three wildfires north of Reno forced more than 13,000 residents from their homes.

A mountaintop home goes up in flames

Jaida Hargroves grandfather, Rick Arrate, lived alone on Peavine Mountain, which overlooks Reno and Sparks. Firefighters used a bulldozer, cut down trees and applied fire retardant in their attempt to contain the flames, Hargrove said.

They all thought it would be OK, she said. And then, in about 30 minutes, the winds just changed and it came way too fast.

Arrate and the firefighters were quickly forced off the mountain. All he was able to take with him was his two golden retrievers, Hargrove said.

Arrate spent Saturday night with Hargroves parents, his next steps unknown.

Separate GoFundMe crowdfunding campaigns were set up to assist Arrate and the Kieffer family.

A Nevada transplant gets a rude welcome to Reno

Retired police officer and firefighter Ted Melden has seen his share of Mother Natures fury since moving to Reno with his wife earlier this month from Chapin, South Carolina. So far, he has experienced a hailstorm with flash flooding, two different power outages and, now, the second wildfire incident in the region in two weeks.

Just another natural disaster, Melden said.

In the two years he lived in South Carolina, Melden said Hurricane Helene knocked over trees in his yard, while a tornado did some damage in his neighborhood.

For now, Melden hasnt been ordered to leave his home, but he has his bags packed just in case.

You just have to roll with the flow and be ready, he said.

David Barb returned from a weekend hunting trip to find the fire had leveled his taxidermy shop, but his house nearby appeared to have been spared thanks to workers with a landscaping company who cut a fire break, he said. His wife was home when the fire started on the other side of the mountain and later evacuated to a friends house.

Im kind of devastated, but thank God everyones safe, he said Sunday.

Residents just outside the evacuation zone are keeping watch

The University of Nevada, where many of the 20,000 undergraduates moved into their housing this weekend, was just outside the evacuation zone Sunday.

Two hospitals evacuated patients and the sheriff said his office was keeping a close watch on whether to evacuate the county jail.

The fire moved exceptionally fast Saturday night, jumping over fire trucks and making it difficult for responders to get to hot spots while residents were trying to get out, the sheriff said.

It was extremely confusing, Balaam said, describing how changing winds sent the flames in different directions.

A Dearborn man has been charged after allegedly beating another man to death earlier this week.

Police responded to the altercation on Wednesday, August 19, around 7:30 p.m. at a home in the 6500 block of Theisen Street. First responders found a 64-year-old man who had been severly injured following an altercation between family members at the home.

After Dearborn Police completed their investigation, Wayne County Prosecutors Office initially authorized the following charges against 43-year-old Mohammed Rustom:

The day after the alleged altercation, Rustom appeared in court and was given a $500,000 bond, cash or surety. Two days after that, the victim died at the hospital.

Dearborn Police plans to submit the case to the Wayne County Prosecutors Office for review and consideration of additional or amended charges. Rustom is being held in the Wayne County Jail, pending additional charges.

We extend our deepest condolences to the victims family and loved ones during this incredibly difficult time," said Dearborn Chief Issa Shahin via press release. "Our investigators will continue working closely with the Wayne County Prosecutors Office to ensure the individual responsible is held accountable through the justice system.

A motorcyclist is dead after being hit by a driver on Detroit's east side, a spokesperson for the Detroit Police Department tells us.

The crash happened just before 8 p.m. on Saturday (August 22), at the intersection of E. 8 Mile Road and Hamburg Street.

Investigators say the driver of a vehicle drove through a red light, crashing into the motorcyclist traveling on 8 Mile.

The motorcyclist, who DPD says was in their 40s, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the other vehicle and it's other passenger a girl in her teens were transported to the hospital and are expected to make a full recovery.

More than 120 jury-selected artists lined Main Street in Brighton this weekend for the Brighton Street Art Fair, drawing crowds eager to explore not just the artwork on display, but the stories behind each piece.

For Kaila and Patrick Duffy, the fair offered the perfect chance to explore their new community. The family, including their kids Wesley and Alyla, moved to Brighton in December and said this was their first time attending.

"We've just been walking around, we're looking for what we like," Kaila Duffy said.

"I think we're looking for paintings, you know, for paintings," Patrick Duffy said.

"We do kind of go towards like nature and landscape," Kaila Duffy said.

"There's some really talented artists here," Patrick Duffy said.

Among those artists is 32-year-old Alexzandra Hayes, a jeweler and member of the Michigan Silversmiths Guild, one of seven guild artists represented at this year's fair.

"I try to make everything that I produce look like it was taken from nature. So most of my stuff is casted and hand sculpted," Hayes said.

Tina Sayer, vice president of the Michigan Silversmiths Guild, said the opportunity to connect directly with artists is what sets events like this apart.

"The reason why you come to an art fair like this is that you get to meet the artist and the artist can tell you something about the piece that you're buying and they can give you the story," Sayer said.

Patrick Duffy agreed.

"That's a nice aspect of it for sure," he said.

Sayer said the guild's presence at the fair goes beyond selling finished work. Guild members offered live demonstrations, giving fairgoers a firsthand look at the craft of metalsmithing.

"We all have our own techniques. We're all having a demonstration where we're actually physically making some of the things that we work on. But really the guild is about trying to get people excited about metalsmithing," Sayer said.

Hayes demonstrated the process firsthand, crafting a small wearable piece designed to hold flowers collected on walks in nature completed in about 2 minutes.

"This what we're going to work on today is something that you can wear and pick flowers when you're on your walks or in nature and carry them with you," Hayes said.

For Hayes, the work is about more than the finished product.

"Art is creativity, love and expression. It's being able to let somebody else see a world that they can't see from your eyes and they can finally see it too. I think it's really special," Hayes said.

The Brighton Street Art Fair runs through Sunday. For more details, visit www.theguild.org/fair/brightonstreetartfair

A Texas judge denied a new trial for Karmelo Anthony on Saturday in the stabbing death of a 17-year-old athlete at a high school track meet, a killing that drew national attention and led to harassment of the families.

Anthony, 19, was convicted of murder in June and sentenced to 35 years in prison for the April 2025 killing of Austin Metcalf.

Judge Michael Chitty denied the retrial motion in a half-page order following a two-day hearing this week near Dallas, citing a review of the evidence and arguments. He did not elaborate.

Russell Wilson, Anthony's attorney, said the defense would appeal.

Our commitment to our client has not changed, Wilson said. We will continue to advocate vigorously on his behalf through every lawful avenue available.

At the center of Anthonys retrial request was an off-the-record agreement between prosecutors and his trial defense team to keep damaging character evidence about both teenagers out of the proceeding. Both sides agreed to hold back evidence that risked further inflaming a case already boiling with racial tensions and death threats.

The case attracted widespread attention in part because of a flood of social media posts that amplified the killing in racial terms. Anthony is Black; Metcalf was white. Lawyers on both sides, however, told jurors that the case had nothing to do with race.

Worries that prosecutors would renege on the agreement as Anthony prepared to testify, his attorneys say, came after a heated argument between lawyers on both sides and changed their defense strategy at the eleventh hour. Anthony ultimately decided not to testify.

Prosecutor Bill Wirskye defended the trial as fair this week.

We respect, and expected, the courts decision denying the motion for a new trial, Collin County District Attorney Greg Willis said after the denial was announced. The jurys guilty verdict stands, and we remain confident in the process. Every defendant has the right to appeal, and our thoughts and prayers remain with the Metcalf family in the painful wake of last weeks hearing.

Anthonys attorneys also demanded a retrial because they said trial judge John Roachs courtroom rules were so strict that they limited the publics access to the proceedings. And in asking for Roach's recusal, they noted that he gave a posttrial interview with a Dallas TV station in which he expressed agreement with the jury's decision.

Whatever they say, they got it right, Roach said.

Roach said his rules were necessary for a fair trial, and prosecutors insisted he did nothing wrong.

Jurors rejected Anthonys claims that he was defending himself during a confrontation with Metcalf in the bleachers of the track meet.

Anthony and Metcalf were athletes for different high schools in the Dallas suburb of Frisco, where several teams were competing on the rainy spring day when the meet took place.

Anthony sat under the tent that belonged to Metcalf's team, and Metcalf and others repeatedly told him to leave, witnesses testified. That led to an escalating confrontation.

Prosecutors said Anthony provoked Metcalf, and witnesses identified Anthony as the aggressor.

At one point Anthony reached inside a bag and said: Touch me and see what happens, according to a police report.

Witnesses said Metcalf pushed Anthony, who pulled out a knife and stabbed him in the chest.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian defended a recent memorandum of understanding as the best way for the country to move beyond what he described as a situation of neither war nor peace.

There is not a single provision in this agreement that amounts to capitulation, Pezeshkian said in a speech published by state-run IRNA early on Sunday. The supreme leader sets the policies, and we will follow that path.

The deal known as the Memorandum of Understanding that U.S. President Donald Trump signed in June set a 60-day deadline for ending the war with Iran and reaching an accord on its nuclear program. That period ended last week, but no signs of compromise have emerged, especially on the crucial issue of reopening the Strait of Hormuz, vital to global shipping.

Pezeshkian also linked the agreement to Irans economic prospects, saying the country couldn't attract investment in this stalled phase.

Nearly six months into the war with the United States and Israel, Iran's economy is suffering under sanctions and a naval blockade.

Iran's security chief warns neighbors not to join any sanctions

Meanwhile, the hard-line new leader of Irans Supreme National Security Council warned Tehrans neighbors against joining the new U.S. effort to hurt Irans economy.

If (Trump) wants to do something, we will retaliate in a seismic manner, Mohsen Rezaei said in an interview with the state broadcaster that aired Saturday.

Rezaei was named this month as part of senior appointments widely seen as hardening Tehrans political and military stance. His interview with IRIB is his most extensive public statement since then.

Rezaei said Iran would target oil-shipping routes out of the Persian Gulf alternatives to the Strait of Hormuz if neighbors join what he described as the economic war against Iran.

Pakistan's army chief will visit Tehran

Pakistani Field Marshal Asim Munir will lead an official delegation traveling to Tehran on Monday, Iranian state television reported, citing Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman, Esmail Baghaei.

Two regional officials said that the visit was part of Islamabads ongoing efforts to de-escalate tensions between the United States and Iran, and urge both countries to return to the negotiating table. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly.

Iran executes man arrested during January's protests

The judiciarys Mizan news agency reported on Sunday the latest execution connected to the protests, identifying the man as Majid Adineh and saying he was arrested Jan. 9 in Mohammadshahr, near Karaj, west of Tehran. Authorities said that he was carrying a handgun with 30 rounds of ammunition, two stun guns, two cans of tear gas and a battery-powered chainsaw.

The judiciary said that forensic examinations indicated the handgun had been fired on Jan. 8 and 9. Mizan said Adineh had joined the unrest following calls by groups opposed to Irans government and alleged that he had received training from groups outside the country.

A Revolutionary Court in Karaj later convicted Adineh under Irans law imposing harsher penalties for espionage and cooperation with hostile states. Mizan said that the verdict accused him of carrying out operations on behalf of Israel, the United States and other groups Iran considers hostile.

We view every launch as an act of war in every respect, he said.

Before the Oct. 7, 2023 attack by Hamas-led militants on Israel when 1,200 people were killed and 251 taken hostage burning kites and balloons were sent from Gaza into southern Israel, causing fires and other damage.

While the heaviest fighting has subsided since a fragile ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war took hold in October, Israeli forces have carried out repeated airstrikes, killing more than 1,280 Palestinians, according to health officials in Gaza.

The overall war death toll in Gaza has passed 73,400 Palestinians, Gazas Health Ministry said. The ministry, which is part of the Hamas-led government, maintains detailed casualty records that are seen as generally reliable by U.N. agencies and independent experts. But it doesn't give a breakdown of civilians and militants.

Militants have carried out shooting attacks on troops, and Israel says its strikes are in response to that and other violations. Five Israeli soldiers have been killed since the ceasefire.

CHICAGO (AP) — After trade negotiations crumbled at the eleventh hour, U.S. President Donald Trump's 50% tariffs on scores of Canadian imports kicked in Saturday.

The new levies are expected to affect about 5% of Canada's annual exports to the U.S., roughly $20 billion in goods ranging from hockey sticks to agricultural products. Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney quickly promised Saturday that his government would roll out “dollar for dollar” retaliatory measures starting Sept. 8.

No further talks are scheduled. The latest escalation between the two countries — which once held one of the world's most durable trade alliances — plunges them deeper into a trade war that has kept both sides of the border on edge throughout Trump's second term in office. Experts warn steeper tariffs raise costs for businesses and almost always trickle down to households in the form of higher prices.

“Nearly all industries and professions are likely to see downstream effects from this spiraling trade dispute,” said Augustine Lo, of law firm Dorsey & Whitney, whose work includes advising clients on international trade.

Here's what we know.

Which goods are affected?

Again, the 50% tariffs from the U.S. are set to affect $20 billion of Canadian goods.

Canada sends the vast majority of its goods exports to the U.S. (72% last year), and Trump administration says the new taxes will be levied on products ranging from hockey sticks to wine and cement. The list is long. According to documents published by the White House, other goods subject to the tax include honey, seeds and agricultural products — as well as select makeup, perfumes, clothing, jewelry, furniture, cameras, fabric and more.

The 50% levy also applies to some products that were previously protected under the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement, a trade pact from Trump's first term. That marks a shift from past levies — and further underlines questions around the future of the USMCA overall.

How is Trump imposing these tariffs?

To impose these 50% tariffs, Trump reached back to a long-dormant Great Depression-era law: Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930.

When the U.S. and world economies were in collapse nearly a century ago, Congress passed the 1930 law as part of broader “Smoot-Hawley” legislation (named after its congressional sponsors). The act raised tariffs more generally across the board, and became notorious among economists for limiting world commerce and making the Great Depression worse. But Section 338 — which authorizes the president to slap import taxes of up to 50% on imports from countries that have discriminated against U.S. businesses — has never been used specifically to raise tariffs until now.

No investigation is required to justify the levies. Nor is there any limit on how long they can stay in place. Since there's no precedent, however, the latest tariffs may also see more legal challenges.

When announcing his planned tariffs last month, Trump claimed that Canada was unfairly discriminating against U.S. exports of automobiles, alcohol and dairy products. The president expressed anger over Canada's retaliation against his own tariffs last year — noting Canadian imports of American alcohol and cars started to fall last spring.

Is Canada retaliating?

Canada's Carney quickly promised to match the new levies “dollar for dollar” — later announcing retaliation would begin Sept. 8. He noted Canada's tariff increases would target steel, dairy, appliances, agricultural equipment, pulp and paper and electronics.

The prime minister said Canada was willing to drop remaining retaliatory tariffs on steel, aluminum and autos if the U.S. substantially lowered its own, and to encourage provinces to restore U.S. alcohol sales. But eventually, he said Washington’s final demands went too far.

Carney accused Washington of using “economic integration as a weapon,” and that Canada had been “attacked” by the latest U.S. tariffs. He said his country had the reserves and resilience to respond.

Trump’s top trade negotiator, Jamieson Greer, pledged additional measures to respond to Canada's retaliation — without immediately specifying what that would look like. In a Saturday interview with “Fox & Friends Weekend,” Greer also claimed the administration offered to cut tariffs on steel, autos and lumber, but Canada “didn't want” the deal.

What's next?

Tariffs are taxes paid by importers, or businesses that buy goods from abroad. That typically trickles down to consumers through higher prices — and, as seen over the last year, can also create uncertainty for workers across affected sectors.

North America now has a “new tariff landscape,” Dave Townsend, a partner at law firm Dorsey & Whitney, said Saturday. He noted a big question is whether the latest levies prove to be temporary.

The 50% tariffs come on top of previously-imposed levies, including a 10% rate Trump slapped on Canada just last month ostensibly for failing to do enough to prevent imports produced by forced labor and separate sectoral levies impacting trading partners globally.

The growing trade sanctions on Canada underscore Trump’s willingness to risk breaking established alliances. And Canada’s reluctance to accept a deal may reflect recent experience.

Trump has repeatedly targeted Canada, even after instances where it made concessions following his demands. Some tolls on the newly opened Gordie Howe Bridge will be shared for 15 years, despite the fact that Canadians paid for the span linking Detroit and Windsor. Canada also withdrew a digital services tax last year. All the while, Trump has threatened more tariffs over everything from a TV ad criticizing his trade policies (later pulled by Ontario's government ) to wildfires that blackened skies across North America.

Steeper tariffs have already contributed to higher inflation — but appeared to level off some in recent months, per researchers at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, notably after the Supreme Court in February struck down some of Trump's most sweeping levies.

Still, Saturday’s taxes against Canada mark the latest instance of Trump turning to other laws to impose tariffs. And more recently, Washington’s war with Iran has driven prices even higher. With the cost of living at the center of many voters' minds in a midterm election year, political ramifications could mount for the Republican president in the coming months.

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AP Writers Paul Wiseman in Washington and Rob Gillies in Toronto contributed.

Many Americans and Canadians are watching U.S.-Canada trade talks closely as there doesn't appear to be a resolution in sight.

Trade talks between the U.S. and Canada fell through Friday night, with both sides blaming each other. As tariffs continue to drive up costs and create uncertainty for businesses, industry leaders are warning the impact could be felt throughout the region.

Sandy K. Baruah, the CEO of the Detroit Regional Chamber, said the stakes are high for Michigan.

"The amount of trade that flows back and forth between the Michigan and the Canadian border employs hundreds of thousands of Americans and tens of thousands of Michiganders."

Baruah said he hopes the U.S. and Canada come to a reasonable resolution sooner rather than later.

"We are kind of messing with fire here the longer we drag out these trade negotiations."

Lukas Schieck is the strategy manager for Great Pretenders, a toy and children's costume store in Sarnia, Ontario, which is right across the border from Port Huron. Schieck said his company will feel the impact of President Trump's 50 percent tariffs on certain Canadian goods.

"There's a lot of items impacted by the tariffs, for us specially at Great Pretenders, the main thing is children's dresses and certain capes."

Schieck said he is looking for ways to offset the cost of tariffs rather than pass those expenses along to his customers.

"Take the Canadian manufactured product and move it overseas is probably the immediate consideration."

Schieck said his company's position on the matter is clear.

"We do not want to have a tariff burden across countries."

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has vowed to impose tariffs on the U.S., focusing on steel, dairy, appliances, agricultural equipment, pulp and paper, and electronics. Canada's counter-tariffs are expected to take effect on September 8.

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The proportion of Americans who say they drink alcohol occasionally remains at a record low, according to a new Gallup survey.

The poll found that 54% of adults say they occasionally drink alcohol, tying last year for the lowest percentage recorded since Gallup began tracking the data in 1939.

At the polls peak, more than 70% of adults said they occasionally drank alcohol.

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The survey also found a decline in the number of Americans who believe alcohol is good for health. Just 6% now believe moderate drinking is healthy. Nearly two decades ago, about 1 in 4 Americans said moderate alcohol consumption was healthy.

More than half of Americans now believe drinking alcohol is bad for health, more than double the share from a decade ago.

The poll found that 50% of adults ages 18-34 drink alcohol, compared with 58% of adults ages 35-54 and 55% of adults 55 and older.

The percentage of Americans who say they overdrink has also declined significantly. The poll found that 13% of adults say they drink more alcohol than they should. Three decades ago, that figure was 35%.

According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 178,000 U.S. deaths each year are attributed to excessive alcohol use. The CDC says about two-thirds of those deaths are tied to chronic diseases, including cancer and heart disease. About 61,000 deaths were linked to accidents or binge drinking.

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Publix says it is removing the 10-item limit at its express checkout lanes in an effort to improve checkout efficiency.

The grocery chain said in a statement that the change is intended to reduce wait times at checkout.

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Publix said the change is already underway at many stores and will soon expand to all locations.

According to the American Customer Satisfaction Index, Publix ranked as the nations No. 2 grocery store chain in 2026, behind Trader Joes.

Publix operates nearly 1,500 stores across the Southern United States.

New York Liberty star Breanna Stewart has always seen the WNBA as an inclusive place that has served as a safe space for both its fans and the players. Thats been challenged lately.

The WNBA has been the subject of recent debates on whether transgender women people assigned male at birth who transition to align with their gender identity should be allowed to participate in the league. There has never been such a player in the WNBA. Although the leagues collective bargaining agreement says the WNBA is restricted to women, it contains no more specific language about gender identity or sex assigned at birth.

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There have been small rallies and protests outside Indiana Fever games after the issue came to a head when Sophie Cunningham of the Fever said in an ESPN profile published last month that she was opposed to transgender girls and women competing in girls and womens sports. There are rallies planned before the Liberty face the Fever on Saturday night in Brooklyn.

Knowing that rallies are happening on both sides shows the platform that the W has and the stunts for attention are just continuing to try and ride the wave that we have, Stewart told a small group of reporters Saturday morning. I want Liberty fans and even Indy fans that are going to come here tonight to be able to have this arena be a safe space.

At least three fans were asked by WNBA security personnel to cover shirts that had messages about transgender women participating in womens sports during last Sundays game at Atlanta between the Dream and the Fever. The league later said the fans should have been free to wear those shirts.

Stewart said Liberty fans specifically, but WNBA fans in general, come to games because they can feel like they can be themselves in whatever capacity that is and we dont want to lose sight of that."

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The Liberty forward said everyone is entitled to their own opinion and if that stops being allowed there are much bigger issues. However, she said, trying to divide teams and players shouldn't be tolerated.

If we dont allow (free speech), we need to like really kind of go back and look at more things. I think the bigger thing is people are trying to divide us as teams, but also as teammates or as opponents," she said. "This league is incredibly inclusive and what we continue to fight for and stand up against. So, we dont want to take that platform away.

A sequel to "Michael," the April biopic about Michael Jackson, will delve further into controversies surrounding the pop star who died in 2009, nephew Jaafar Jackson said.

Jaafar Jackson, the son of Michaels brother Jermaine Jackson, played the lead role in "Michael." The film is one of five to gross more than $1 billion worldwide so far in 2026.

"I think the second film will give even more insight from his point of view, because at the end of the day, those controversies are always from someone elses," Jackson told GQ.

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Reports said "Michael" cut scenes that addressed those controversies. A settlement related to past legal disputes reportedly included a clause restricting depiction or mention of an accuser in any movie.

It is unclear how a sequel would handle those issues.

Two executors of Jacksons estate were involved in producing the film.

"There have been so many stories told about Michael from so many different people," Jaafar Jackson said of the original movie. "This is to tell Michaels story finally from the point of view of himself."

He added: "Its someone elses story. Its someone elses idea of what it is, and its mainly driven by an agenda. Thats really the issue weve been having as a family not having Michaels voice being heard. I think thats very, very important, especially in the later years."

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The Department of Health and Human Services announced the launch of the first National Autism Missing and Endangered Person Alert initiative. The effort, led in partnership with the Department of Justice and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, aims to improve coordination when autistic individuals are reported missing.

The initiative seeks to establish national best practices for emergency response and prevention. Officials said accidental drowning linked to wandering and elopement is a leading cause of preventable injury and death among autistic individuals.

When an autistic child or adult goes missing, every minute matters, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said. President Trump has made improving the lives of Americans with autism and their families a priority. We are bringing federal, state and local partners together to improve prevention, speed the response, and help bring autistic children and adults home safely.

The Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee also approved recommendations related to screening, wandering prevention guidance and autism research priorities.

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HHS said the initiative is intended to improve preparedness, speed response times and help safely recover missing autistic individuals.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 1 in 31 children in the United States has autism. HHS said about half of autistic children engage in wandering behavior at some point.

HHS estimates that an average of eight children with autism die each month because of wandering-related incidents. Most of those deaths involve drowning.

The Trump administration said implementation will depend on state and local governments adopting the framework.

Officials said families should immediately call 911 if a child goes missing and provide dispatchers with relevant information. HHS also said families of children who are prone to wandering should consider GPS or other location-tracking devices as part of a broader individualized safety plan.

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