Federal authorities are investigating a social media video that appears to show a person kicking a protected sea lion at La Jolla Cove in San Diego. Sea lions are protected under federal law, which can carry fines of more than $30,000 per violation and possible prison time.
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Three people were killed and four others, including a toddler, were wounded in a shooting at the Bite of Seattle food festival near the Space Needle. Police said one suspect surrendered and another remained at large, though they reported no ongoing public threat.
Two people were killed and five others injured after gunfire erupted Sunday night at Seattle Center near the Space Needle. Police asked the public to avoid the area as witnesses described panic during the Bite of Seattle food festival.
Tom Homan said an ICE officer involved in a fatal Maine shooting should not have cleared vetting if abuse allegations against him are true. The case has prompted internal reviews and a new directive requiring body cameras during ICE vehicle stops.
Benjamin Netanyahu said he will travel to New York to address the United Nations despite Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s call for his arrest under an ICC warrant. Netanyahu accused Mamdani of “fomenting hate,” while Mamdani said the Israeli leader is not welcome in the city.
Elizabeth “Liz” Waddell, 44, of Cary, North Carolina, was last seen at Grand Anse Beach in Grenada, police said. Her husband is traveling to the island to help search as authorities ask coastal residents and boaters for information.
Sara Gilson, an Oklahoma social media influencer, was killed in an apparent murder-suicide less than two weeks after posting a TikTok video accusing her estranged husband of pedophilia. Police said Jeremiah Shawn Duffey had been accused in June of molesting a minor and was under a protective order to stay away from Gilson.
Palestinian officials said settlers set fire to two mosques and attacked property in the occupied West Bank after a clash near Nablus killed four Palestinians and two Israelis. Israeli forces have expanded raids and arrests across the territory.