The NBA fined the Clippers $30 million, suspended owner Steve Ballmer for one year and stripped the franchise of five first-round draft picks after finding salary cap violations tied to Kawhi Leonard endorsement deals. Leonard was fined $700,000, while the team rejected the findings and said it will challenge the penalties.
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Upper Pottsgrove Police Cpl. Sean Farrell faces a voluntary manslaughter charge after prosecutors said he shot and killed Glenwood Earl Pysher IV, an unarmed 22-year-old who had gone to the wrong house. Investigators said body-camera video showed Pysher had his hands raised and was 17 to 20 feet away when Farrell fired.
The Justice Department issued a new legal opinion requiring states that accept TANF or SSI funds to report undocumented immigrants across state government. The change reverses a 1998 Clinton-era interpretation and is expected to face legal challenges.
A Maltese jury acquitted businessman Yorgen Fenech of charges that he masterminded the 2017 car bomb killing of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. Her family said the verdict denied her justice and left institutional failures unaddressed.
Saudi Arabia said an Iranian attack on the Bahri-owned tanker Sidr in the Strait of Hormuz killed two Filipino sailors. Iran said two tankers caught fire after striking mines while using an illegal route.
Pierre Damas Bel, a 20-year-old Haitian student in Ohio, died by suicide after telling family he felt humiliated by an ICE ankle monitor. ICE rejected attempts to blame the agency and said Bel had been monitored while immigration proceedings continued.
EU and NATO leaders pledged tougher action after Germany accused Russia of a failed drone attack at Leipzig/Halle Airport. Moscow denied involvement and said Berlin had provided no evidence.
Dawn Light, 56, pleaded not guilty after prosecutors said she photographed or filmed jurors outside the courthouse during Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial. The judge ordered her to stay away from the court and people connected to the case as jury deliberations continued.