Measles, the world’s most infectious disease once declared eliminated, has made a comeback in the United States, ravaging states such as South Carolina, Florida, Utah, Virginia and Texas.
Multiple outbreaks occurred over the past year across the United States, costing millions in taxpayer money. South Carolina has<a href="https://www.cdc.gov/measles/data-research/index.html"> suffered</a> through 670 cases this year. Virginia has <a href="https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/measles/">reported</a> 176 confirmed cases and eight hospitalizations, and the Texas Department of State Health Services has <a href="https://www.dshs.texas.gov/vaccine-preventable-diseases/vaccine-preventable-disease-conditions/measles-rubeola/measles-rubeola/measles-rubeola-data">reported</a> a total of 182 cases as of July 15.
The airborne virus is notorious for spreading rapidly. Nine out of 10 people who come into close contact with a person infected with measles can come down with the illness if they are not protected, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/measles/about/index.html">reports</a>. This makes the disease about five to six times more contagious than the common cold.
Three to four million Americans contracted the disease every year in the 1950s and 60s. However, Health officials declared measles eliminated in 2000 after 12 consecutive months without endemic transmission. 
However, resistance to taking vaccines has grown over the years. This is partly due to people refusing vaccines produced using cell lines originally derived from aborted fetal tissue obtained in the 1960s — <a href="https://www.chop.edu/vaccine-education-center/vaccine-safety/vaccine-ingredients/fetal-tissues">such as</a> the rubella vaccine in the Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR) vaccine. Additionally, <a href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10224336/">studies</a> have found that many parents remain concerned about a possible link between vaccines and autism.
As fewer people take the measles vaccine, more cases are popping up in the United States. Johns Hopkins University, which manages a <a href="https://publichealth.jhu.edu/ivac/resources/us-measles-tracker">tracker</a> for measles cases, reports that the number of cases for 2026 has reached 2,295 — the highest number of cases since 1991
“This is not simply the return of a childhood rash illness,” epidemiologist Dr. Syra Madad <a href="https://nypost.com/2026/07/22/health/us-hits-most-cases-of-worlds-most-contagious-disease-in-35-years/">told</a> the New York Post. “Measles can cause pneumonia, encephalitis, hospitalization and death, especially in young children and medically vulnerable people.”
Measles can also create the condition called subacute sclerosing panencephalitis. This is a fatal neurological condition that causes inflammation and scarring of the brain, the National Institutes of Health <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK560673/">reports</a>. This condition can take up to 20 years after a measles infection to develop. 
Prominent health officials in the Trump administration have called on all Americans to take the measles vaccine, especially after the 2025 measles outbreak.
Dr. Mehmet Oz, Trump’s administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, <a href="https://nypost.com/2026/02/09/us-news/measles-outbreak-surges-in-us-as-dr-oz-begs-people-to-get-vaccinated/">told</a> Americans to “take the vaccine, please.”
“Not all illnesses are equally dangerous and not all people are equally susceptible to those illnesses,” Oz said on CNN&#8217;s “State of the Union.” “But measles is one you should get your vaccine [for].”
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is known for being skeptical about the benefit of modern vaccines rolled out by Big Pharma, has urged parents to consult their doctors about vaccinating their children.
“The measles outbreak in Texas is a call to action for all of us to reaffirm our commitment to public health,” Kennedy <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/robert-f-kennedy-jr-measles-outbreak-call-action-all-us?title=op-ed%20for%20Fox%20News">said</a> in an opinion piece last year. “By working together — parents, healthcare providers, community leaders, and government officials, we can prevent future outbreaks and protect the health of our nation.” 
“Vaccines not only protect individual children from measles, but also contribute to community immunity, protecting those who are unable to be vaccinated due to medical reasons,” Kennedy added.
This article has been updated to correct that South Carolina has reported 670 cases in 2026, not 997.

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Tropical Storm Bertha made landfall in southeastern Louisiana on Wednesday afternoon, bringing heavy rain, strong winds, storm surge, and the threat of isolated tornadoes to parts of the Gulf Coast.
The storm came ashore around 2 p.m. CDT near the Biloxi Wildlife Management Area in St. Bernard Parish with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph. Coastal flooding from storm surge was already being reported as Tropical Storm Warnings remained in effect for the New Orleans metropolitan area and the Lake Pontchartrain region.
Forecasters warned residents across southeastern Louisiana and portions of coastal Mississippi to expect sustained tropical-storm-force winds, heavy rainfall, and the potential for isolated tornadoes through Thursday. 
Farther east, Bertha also generated dangerous surf and rip current conditions along Alabama&#8217;s Gulf Coast. AccuWeather reported double red flags at Orange Beach, warning beachgoers of life-threatening surf and rip currents. Waves were expected to build between 9 and 11 feet, and swimmers who ignored the warnings could face fines or arrest. 
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The storm also caused <a href="https://www.accuweather.com/en/hurricane/live-news/tropical-storm-bertha-live-updates-landfall-ocurrs-in-st-bernard-parish-louisiana/1913848?utm_source=chatgpt.com">significant beach erosion</a> in Alabama. At least six vehicles were submerged at the western end of Dauphin Island, while flooding forced officials to close portions of Dauphin Island Parkway near Dog River and restrict access to the eastbound I-10 Bayway ramp.  
Bertha is the second named storm in the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, following <a href="https://wlos.com/news/local/tropical-storm-arthur-forms-texas-coast-first-named-storm-2026-atlantic-season-national-hurricane-center-forecast-weather-rain-thunderstorms-flooding-rainfall-noaa-outlook">Tropical Storm Arthur</a> in June. 
Forecasters said Bertha remains somewhat disorganized as strong upper-level winds continue to disrupt the storm&#8217;s structure. Despite that, the system is expected to produce hazardous conditions across portions of the Gulf Coast. 
The greatest threats remain damaging wind gusts, creating rough surf conditions, flooding and storm surge. ” Florida&#8217;s Panama City Beach experienced wind gusts up to 42 mph on Tuesday, while portions of Florida&#8217;s Panhandle experienced gusts as high as 50 mph. 
Forecasters also warned that a storm surge of up to three feet is possible along parts of the immediate Gulf Coast, per Yale Climate Connections.

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The Trump administration does not plan to intervene to stop the extradition of controversial influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate to the United Kingdom, despite the brothers&#8217; legal team urging Secretary of State Marco Rubio to step in.
A senior administration official told <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/07/22/trump-rubio-tate-brothers-extradition">Axios</a> on Wednesday that the United States will not block the proceedings as the brothers fight extradition in federal court. &#8220;The U.S. has an extradition treaty with the U.K. and the administration intends to honor it in this case,&#8221; the official said.
The State Department likewise indicated it has no plans to intervene. A senior department official said Rubio has not spoken with the Tate brothers or their attorneys and that the department &#8220;has no plans to act on this matter at this time.&#8221;
Andrew and Tristan Tate were <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/andrew-and-tristan-tate-arrested-in-florida-on-rape-child-pornography-charges?author=Tim+Rice&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Andrew+And+Tristan+Tate+Arrested+In+Florida+On+Rape%2C+Child+Pornography+Charges">arrested</a> in Miami on Saturday, following a British extradition request tied to dozens of new criminal charges. The Crown Prosecution Service recently <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/tate-brothers-slapped-with-38-new-charges-in-expanding-sex-trafficking-case?author=Daily+Wire+News&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Tate+Brothers+Slapped+With+38+New+Charges+In+Expanding+Sex+Trafficking+Case">announced</a> 38 additional <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/read-the-graphic-allegations-unsealed-against-the-tate-brothers?author=Hank+Berrien&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Read+The+Graphic+Allegations+Unsealed+Against+The+Tate+Brothers">charges</a> against the brothers, bringing the total number of charges they face in the United Kingdom to 59. The charges include allegations of rape, sex trafficking, assault, and offenses involving indecent images of children and extreme pornography.
The brothers have thus far denied all wrongdoing, and they appeared Monday before a federal judge in Miami to begin extradition proceedings. Their attorney, Joseph McBride, argued outside the courthouse that the prosecution is politically motivated and has vowed to challenge the request. &#8220;We are of course objecting to extradition because Andrew and Tristan are innocent,&#8221; McBride told <a href="https://apnews.com/article/andrew-tristan-tate-sex-trafficking-rape-uk-miami-3a3748e075f49b00f286a003f5103485">reporters</a>. &#8220;They&#8217;ve never done nothing wrong. They shouldn&#8217;t be extradited for crimes they did not commit.&#8221;
McBride has also argued that Rubio has the authority to deny the extradition request if he determines the brothers are being politically persecuted. Court filings acknowledge the secretary retains final authority over extradition decisions after judicial proceedings conclude, but administration officials have indicated there is no appetite to exercise that discretion in this case.
According to Axios, Rubio has privately expressed disdain for the brothers, with one source telling the outlet the secretary views them as &#8220;scum.&#8221; Another source familiar with President Donald Trump&#8217;s thinking said the president likewise wants nothing to do with the influencers despite their repeated public support for him. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/who-are-andrew-and-tristan-tate-everything-to-know-about-the-controversial-manosphere-brothers?author=Tim+Rice&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Who+Are+Andrew+And+Tristan+Tate%3F+Everything+To+Know+About+The+Controversial+%E2%80%98Manosphere%E2%80%99+Brothers.">The Tate brothers</a> have cultivated a massive online following through content promoting wealth, hyper-masculinity, and controversial views on women. They became prominent figures within the so-called &#8220;manosphere&#8221; and have repeatedly portrayed themselves as allies of Trump and the MAGA movement.
The extradition case is only the latest legal challenge facing the brothers. They remain under criminal investigation in Romania on separate human trafficking and rape allegations, which they have also denied.
A federal judge has scheduled the brothers&#8217; next hearing for July 27 as the extradition process continues. If the court determines the treaty requirements are met, the final decision on whether to surrender the brothers to British authorities will rest with Rubio, though administration officials have made clear they currently have no intention of blocking the request.

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A St. Augustine surrogate mother is fighting for custody of two surviving triplet boys after the intended father, a single man from China, failed to claim them for nearly 20 months.
One of the triplets died from complications related to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) while in her care, and the remaining two are now in foster care as a legal battle over their future unfolds.
Kyla Simpson gave birth to the boys at UF Health Jacksonville on November 4, 2024. The intended father never appeared for the birth. She and her husband, Lincoln, brought the babies home from the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) in January 2025, breastfed them, and raised them as their own until a court order placed the children in foster care.
The case first gained national attention after children&#8217;s rights activist Katy Faust summarized it in a post on<a href="https://x.com/katy_faust/status/2077790028273766872"> X</a>. Faust wrote that a single Chinese man commissioned triplets, failed to show up at birth, later sent “two sketchy guys in a black SUV” to collect them, and then disappeared for a year and a half. One child died of RSV. The surrogate and her husband are now fighting for custody while the babies sit in foster care. “Welcome to the global baby trade,” Faust wrote.
According to<a href="https://www.firstcoastnews.com/article/news/investigations/surrogate-fights-for-parental-rights-st-augustine/77-9d74ed3f-41c9-471b-a87e-9a4648c0345c"> First Coast News</a>, Simpson signed a gestational surrogacy contract and a hospital birth plan dated October 31, 2024, that gave her physical custody and decision-making authority in the intended father’s absence. The boys remained in the NICU for roughly two months. 
The case comes as Florida implements a new law, effective July 1, that bans gestational surrogacy contracts involving citizens or residents of “foreign countries of concern,” including China. Assisted reproductive technology attorney Karen Persis, who is not involved in the case, noted that intended parents from abroad usually handle all paperwork and are present for the birth. Situations in which an intended parent simply never appears are extremely rare, she said.
Simpson said the intended father repeatedly claimed he was working on a U.S. visa and at one point asked her to help obtain the children’s travel documents. They even discussed her flying the babies to China.
In a March 21, 2025, email, the intended father said he would send a friend and an agent to pick up the children. Two men later arrived at Simpson’s home. She refused to hand the babies over to strangers, telling him she would only release them to him, the people listed in case of his death, or a representative from the agency.
Communication then broke down. In August 2025, one of the triplets died from RSV complications. “I broke down crying over him,” Simpson told First Coast News. “That was like my most bubbly baby.”
She did not hear from the intended father again until February 2026. In May, she began legal proceedings to terminate his parental rights and adopt the boys. His attorney successfully sought an emergency order requiring the children to be turned over. 
Simpson’s attorney, Ellen Kaplan, filed an emergency motion and an appeal with Florida’s Fifth District Court of Appeal on July 14 seeking to keep the children in the United States, noting that China is not a party to the Hague Abduction Convention. The court denied the emergency motion; Kaplan has requested a rehearing. A ten-minute hearing is scheduled for late July in St. Johns County.
An investigator working for Simpson said she spoke with the FBI. First Coast News could not confirm an active investigation.
The St. Augustine case also comes amid broader scrutiny of surrogacy arrangements involving Chinese clients. Separately, federal authorities are investigating alleged China-linked “rent-a-womb” operations in California, first reported by<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/exclusive-feds-investigating-alleged-china-linked-rent-a-womb-surrogacy-scandal-in-california"> The Daily Wire</a>.
Center for Bioethics and Culture executive director Kallie Fell called the pattern “a form of organized reproductive trafficking.”
Simpson and her husband are raising money for legal fees as they continue fighting to bring the boys home. “You had a year and a half to do all that you needed to do,” she said, “but to now rip them from everything they’ve known.”

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Newly unsealed federal court documents revealed the laundry list of charges against brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate — a list that includes multiple rape charges, sex trafficking, and possession of child sex abuse material.
The new court documents allege a disturbing pattern of behavior, with British prosecutors accusing both men of repeatedly choking women — in some cases until they lost consciousness — before raping them. The specific allegations detailed in the complaint involve incidents against several women in England dating back more than a decade, including one woman who told investigators she feared for her life during an assault.
Andrew Tate now faces seven counts of rape, three counts of sex trafficking, three assault counts, and 19 additional charges tied to child exploitation material, according to the unsealed complaint. Tristan Tate faces two rape counts, one sexual assault count, and three counts of sex trafficking. Combined, British authorities have now filed 59 charges against the pair — a dramatic escalation from the original 21 counts filed last year.
The Tates will remain in federal custody after appearing before a Miami court on Monday, where their attorneys signaled they intend to fight extradition to the United Kingdom on the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/andrew-and-tristan-tate-arrested-in-florida-on-rape-child-pornography-charges">sprawling list of charges</a>. The hearing came just two days after U.S. marshals arrested the brothers at a boxing event in downtown Miami on a sealed U.K. warrant.
The brothers&#8217; attorney, Joseph McBride, told reporters outside the courthouse that the case against his clients was politically motivated and dismissed the allegations. The Tates have retained a South Florida defense team to fight extradition, with another court date set for next week to address whether they&#8217;ll remain detained in the meantime.
Monday&#8217;s hearing is the latest chapter in a legal saga that stretches back to 2022, when Romanian authorities first arrested the brothers on human trafficking charges. That case, along with a separate allegation involving a minor, remains unresolved. The Tates spent roughly two years on and off under house arrest in Romania before travel restrictions were lifted, allowing them to relocate back to the United States.
The brothers built their fortune and online following through webcam pornography operations and later Hustler&#8217;s University, a subscription-based self-help program that taught young men to emulate the Tates&#8217; aggressive, wealth-flaunting persona. The brothers made increasingly inflammatory public statements, including antisemitic remarks and a Nazi salute following Hamas&#8217; October 7 attack.
Florida&#8217;s attorney general opened his own investigation into the Tates last year, and federal anti-trafficking investigators have reportedly been examining the brothers as well, though no state or federal charges have yet been filed domestically.

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Newly released bodycam footage shows a woke, transgender-identifying University of Central Florida student melting down after an officer repeatedly referred to him with male pronouns during a confrontation that ended in his arrest.
An officer responded to a reported vehicle theft when they were stopped by an angry student with blue hair.
“Why do you let those pigs get away with this?” The student screamed in body-cam  footage 
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lX24RKQQM4&amp;t=320s">obtained</a> by Inside the Blue TV, seemingly complaining about the police presence. “They are not supposed to be here.”
The officer responded, “If you don’t lower your voice, I am going to put handcuffs on you, and I am going to take you to a Baker Act [mental health] facility,” referring to Florida&#8217;s involuntary mental health law.
“F*cking try it,” the student replied.
“Are you threatening me?” the officer asked.
“You are threatening me!” the student said.
The officer requested that the police department dispatch another officer, saying, “He is having a breakdown.” The student erupted, shouting, “SHE! SHE-AYYYEEE! Just say the right pronoun!” while making a motion toward the officer.
The officer pulled out pepper spray and walked toward the student, telling him to get down on the ground. The student refused, shouting “Leave me alone,” running to the door of the school&#8217;s mail room, then pulling out his phone to film the scene.
“PLEEEEZE! PLEEEEZE! JUST STOP POINTING THE PEPPER SPRAY AT ME. I WILL CALM DOWN IF YOU DO THAT! STOP THREATENING ME!” the student screamed, stopping on the ground.
A school administrator came in, apparently attempting to lower the tension.
&#8220;F*CK YOU, F*CK YOU, COP.” the student screamed.
The administrator asked if the student could leave, but the officer said that “It’s too late now. He needs to be taken.”
“SHE!! SHE!!” the student screamed, stomping his foot on the ground and yelling at the police officer to stop &#8220;misgendering&#8221; him.
At that moment, another officer arrived on the scene. The student continued to resist arrest and attempted to barricade himself behind a keycard barrier. The second officer was able to get one hand cuffed, but the student used the other to hit him. He then tried to grab his microphone, and was able to kick the officer. After the first officer swept the student off his legs, the police were finally able to subdue and arrest him.
“I hate you all. I hate you. You escalated this. You didn’t have to pull out the pepper spray. You didn’t have to misgender me. You knew my buttons and you set them off,” the student said as he was being escorted out of the building.
The student, identified later to be Jarrett Vick, <a href="https://nypost.com/2026/07/19/us-news/florida-bodycam-video-shows-trans-stuent-freak-out-get-arrested/">told</a> the New York Post he was being “f*cking harassed by the cops,” and blamed them for his bad publicity in the media.
Court documents obtained by The Post charged Vick with battery on law enforcement, resisting arrest, and disorderly conduct. Vick pleaded not guilty on all three charges. His last court appearance was listed for January 16, but the case is marked as closed for an unknown reason.
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Controversial influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate on Saturday were arrested by federal officials in Miami pursuant to rape charges and an outstanding arrest warrant in the United Kingdom.
The Crown Prosecution Service last year charged Andrew Tate with 10 counts of crimes, including rape and human trafficking related to three women. His younger brother, Tristan, was charged with 11 counts of similar crimes tied to one woman. On Saturday, the Crown Prosecution Service announced additional counts for each brother, including 19 charges related to illegal child images and pornography for Andrew Tate.
“We can confirm the arrest of the Tate brothers today in Miami,” the U.S. Marshals Service said in a statement. “The warrant was sealed so we are unable to confirm the charges.” The office of Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier — who last year opened an investigation into the Tate brothers — confirmed to The Daily Wire that the pair were taken into custody on an arrest warrant from the United Kingdom.
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“To me, when they’re making statements that sound an awful lot like criminal activity, I think as attorney general, I’ve got a duty to investigate and make sure that we’re not subjecting, you know, women in our state to dangers,” Uthmeier <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/tate-brothers-face-rape-and-human-trafficking-charges-in-united-kingdom?author=Tim+Pearce&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Tate+Brothers+Face+Rape+And+Human+Trafficking+Charges+In+United+Kingdom">said</a> last year. “If there’s a crime that occurred here in our jurisdiction, we’ve got a prerogative to prosecute it, and we will do so.”
This is the latest bout of legal trouble for the Tates, who were first arrested in Romania in 2022 on charges of rape, human trafficking, sex with a minor, and trafficking minors. British prosecutors charged the brothers with those crimes last May.
The Tates rose to prominence as central figures of the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-real-reason-young-men-are-flocking-to-the-manosphere?author=Jonathan+Alpert&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=The+Real+Reason+Young+Men+Are+Flocking+To+The+Manosphere">&#8220;manosphere,&#8221;</a> a controversial internet community popular among disaffected young men. Figures like the Tates flaunt their lavish lifestyles and tell listeners that they too can achieve success and impress women by acting like &#8220;alpha males.&#8221;
But behind the public bravado lurks a much darker reality.
Last year, Andrew Tate&#8217;s ex-girlfriend, Brianna Stern, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ex-girlfriend-accuses-andrew-tate-of-abuse-violence-in-lawsuit-if-you-ever-betray-me?author=Tim+Pearce&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Ex-Girlfriend+Accuses+Andrew+Tate+Of+Abuse%2C+Violence+In+Lawsuit%3A+%E2%80%98If+You+Ever+Betray+Me%E2%80%99">accused</a> the former kickboxer of physical abuse.
“The last time I saw Andrew was on March 11, 2025 at the Beverly Hill’s Hotel,&#8221; Stern wrote on social media. &#8220;The last words he said to me before I left the hotel were: ‘Shut the f*** up, b****. You will never backtalk me. You are my property.'&#8221;
Months after Stern came forward with her allegations, Canadian YouTuber Lauren Southern <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/youtuber-lauren-southern-accuses-andrew-tate-of-sexual-assault?author=Hank+Berrien&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=YouTuber+Lauren+Southern+Accuses+Andrew+Tate+Of+Sexual+Assault">accused</a> Andrew Tate of sexual assault in a self-published memoir.
&#8220;I said no, very clearly, multiple times, and tried to pull his hands off me,&#8221; Southern wrote of their encounter. &#8220;He put his arm around my neck and began strangling me unconscious. I tried to fight back. He repeatedly strangled me every time I regained enough consciousness to pull at his arms. I’d prefer not to share the rest. It’s pretty obvious.&#8221;
Andrew and Tristan Tate have repeatedly denied all the allegations made against them.
The brothers, who hold dual citizenship in the United States and the United Kingdom, moved to Romania in 2016 but returned to the United States last year as Romanian authorities investigated their activity. The United Kingdom is reportedly seeking to extradite the brothers.

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An attorney representing two migrants who were inside a van during a recent fatal ICE-involved shooting in Houston is facing serious criminal charges of his own.
Immigration attorney Hugo Balderas-Ibarra was indicted in February on a felony charge of assault involving family violence by impeding breathing, Houston station KPRC 2 <a href="https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2026/07/14/first-on-2-attorney-representing-two-of-the-ice-detainees-is-facing-felony-assault-charge/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. He also faces charges of kidnapping and battery in Seminole County, Florida. Court records show he is scheduled to be sentenced in that case on July 15.
He was previously convicted of burglary in 2008 and domestic assault in 2009 in Iowa.
Balderas-Ibarra represents Daniel Tirado Pantoja and José Trinidad Rojas Pliego, who were passengers in a van whose driver was fatally shot by an ICE officer last week in Houston, the local news outlet reported. The pair was swiftly taken into ICE custody and remains in a detention center in Conroe, Texas.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said the officer &#8220;weaponized&#8221; the van “in an attempt to run over an ICE law enforcement officer.&#8221; The men reportedly said they were going to work at a construction site after buying ice and water when they noticed an unmarked vehicle following them.
The attorney&#8217;s assault charge stems from an alleged attack on a woman who said she had been dating Balderas-Ibarra, who became abusive when the couple moved in together, KPRC 2 reported. The woman said she decided to leave after finding something on his phone while he was in the shower.
She then left early for a flight to Florida before Balderas-Ibarra brought her suitcases, throwing them to the ground and grabbing her by the neck as she went to pick them up. He squeezed her throat and twisted it, leaving her unable to breathe, according to KPRC 2.
A law enforcement officer determined that the woman&#8217;s neck was red and swollen through photographic evidence.
Balderas-Ibarra is out of custody on a $20,000 bond and faces a court hearing July 21, according to court records.
In a statement to KPRC 2, Balderas-Ibarra pleaded for the media to ignore his charges and focus on his defendants in the immigration case.
“I maintain my innocence and believe the focus should continue to be on my clients, rather than shifting focus onto me. Don’t lose focus!&#8221; he said.
Balderas-Ibarra has been eligible to practice law in the Lone Star State since January 2025. He is currently practicing with a probationary license, according to the Texas Bar <a href="https://www.texasbar.com/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Find_A_Lawyer&amp;template=/Customsource/MemberDirectory/MemberDirectoryDetail.cfm&amp;ContactID=356553" target="_blank" rel="noopener">directory</a>.
Balderas-Ibarra has no public disciplinary history listed on his State Bar of Texas profile.
The immigration lawyer <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7477870402107527168/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">alleges</a> that he is the “product of birthright citizenship” and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7479236034069803008/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">calls</a> himself “El Abogado Tejano” — a lawyer who is a Texan and of Mexican descent, according to his LinkedIn account.

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Former Florida Democratic gubernatorial nominee Andrew Gillum was arrested last week in Alabama on multiple drug charges, marking the latest legal setback for the one-time Democratic rising star whose political career has unraveled since narrowly losing the 2018 governor&#8217;s race to Republican Ron DeSantis.
Gillum, 46, was booked Thursday in Baldwin County, Alabama, on charges of possession of dangerous drugs, possession of marijuana, and possession of drug paraphernalia, according to jail records. He was later released after posting a combined $6,500 bond. Authorities have not disclosed what led to the arrest or identified the drugs involved.
The arrest comes eight years after Gillum appeared poised to become one of the Democratic Party&#8217;s brightest national figures. After upsetting the Democratic establishment to win the party&#8217;s gubernatorial nomination in 2018, the then-Tallahassee mayor lost to DeSantis by roughly 30,000 votes in one of the closest statewide races in Florida history.
Instead of becoming the face of a Democratic resurgence in Florida, Gillum&#8217;s post-election years have been dominated by personal scandals, ethics investigations, and criminal proceedings.
In <a href="https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article249009610.html">2020</a>, Miami Beach police found Gillum intoxicated inside a South Beach hotel room with a male escort after emergency responders were called over concerns that another man had overdosed. Officers recovered suspected methamphetamine and prescription pill bottles from the room, though prosecutors ultimately declined to file charges because they could not establish ownership of the drugs.
Gillum later entered rehabilitation, saying he had developed an alcohol dependency after his election defeat.
&#8220;This has been a wake-up call for me,&#8221; Gillum said at the time. &#8220;Since my race for governor ended, I fell into a depression that has led to alcohol abuse.&#8221;
Gillum&#8217;s legal troubles continued in 2022, when federal prosecutors <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndfl/pr/former-tallahassee-mayor-and-gubernatorial-candidate-and-associate-charged-conspiracy">accused</a> him of conspiracy, wire fraud, and making false statements as part of an alleged campaign finance scheme. While a jury acquitted him on one count in 2023, the remaining charges ended in a mistrial. Separately, the Florida Commission on Ethics found probable cause that Gillum violated state ethics laws by accepting gifts from undercover FBI agents posing as developers. He later agreed to pay a $5,000 civil fine to resolve most of the allegations.
Under Alabama law, possession of dangerous drugs is a felony punishable by up to five years in prison and a $7,500 fine. The marijuana and drug paraphernalia charges are misdemeanors that can each carry up to one year in jail if convicted.

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Eric Obrokta pumped millions of dollars into The First Academy in Orlando, Florida, to turn it into a high school football powerhouse to benefit his son, but the scheme fell apart soon after it created a juggernaut.
Earlier this week, The Wall Street Journal <a href="https://www.wsj.com/sports/football/high-school-football-father-bankroll-54575983?st=dgh9oU&amp;reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink">reported</a> on the bizarre situation, which began two years ago in Orlando, Florida. The Journal interviewed numerous people connected to Obrokta&#8217;s academy for a story that depicts what went into the expensive operation, how it stood, and why it failed.
In 2024, Obrokta began funding “Central Florida’s #1 Private Christian School’s” football team to reach the likes of their other sports programs. This led to an influx of elite-athletes transferring into the high school, new uniforms, upper-echelon football technology, and hundreds of thousands of dollars in contracts for coaches. Despite this, all of the entrepreneur&#8217;s charity to the school blew up in his face.
To improve the team, Obrokta put up the funding for $300,000 that would go to coaches, nearly $100,000 in tuition for the athletes, $135,000 in travel expenses, and $50,000 worth of upgrades to technology. The total costs eventually reached millions of dollars.
TFA hired a new coach, Jeff Conaway, to a contract worth $230,000, all donated by Obrokta. After going 6-4, Obrokta was not satisfied, telling Conaway he wanted to “flip the script.&#8221;
TFA then hired Steven Moffett, a former quarterback for the University of Central Florida, worked with a non-contact 7-on-7 football team that high-tier high school football players would participate in during the offseason, giving him a leg-up in recruiting for the private school. Moffett was given a $70,000 contract.
TFA also convinced at least 25 high school students to transfer to the private school, set up a $75,000 trip to Nashville for TFA to play and beat Nashville’s prestigious football high school, Lipscomb Academy, purchased a $50,000 technology system for the program, and a went on a $60,000 summer road trip for the players to meet college coaches.
Obrokta also paid for many of the athletes’ tuition. The teenagers were struggling in classes, so TFA began admitting the players into the “hybrid-homeschool program” that was much cheaper for Obrokta to fund everyone.
With the improvements, The First Academy (TFA) began recruiting high school athletes from across the country to build a super team in Central Florida.
None of this went unnoticed, however. The Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) received complaints about how the school was operating. After investigating the situation, they discovered at least ten students were participating in summer football activities without being properly registered at the school and one who did not submit the correct paper work.
The FHSAA suspended every regular season win of its 2024 season, eliminating the team from playoff contention. TFA was also suspended for the 2025 playoffs.
Obrokta was not born with money. He explained that at 40, he was only earning $45,000 as a supervisor for a janitorial service company. From 2012-2022, he co-founded NPSG Global which was bringing in “hundreds of millions in annual revenue” according to the Journal. After spending over 300 days a year away from his family, he returned home and wanted his son to have whatever he wanted. 
“I wanted to feed whatever passion he had,” Obrotka told the paper.
That passion happened to be football, a sport that Florida specifically thrives in breeding athletes, but not TFA. Instead of being away from his son once more, he settled on turning the private Christian school his son attended into a juggernaut to help him play at a high level of college football.
But even before the FHSAA came knocking, Obrokta saw his scheme negatively affecting the main reason behind why he started it in the first place — his own son. TFA players told the Journal that Obrokta’s son was often teased that he would only play due to his father’s bank account. As the scheme continued, most of the athletes on the team became too talented for Obrokta&#8217;s son to compete for serious playing time.
“He loved him as a father, but hated being his son when it came to football,” the Journal wrote of the father-son relationship.
This was the moment it ended for Obrokta. He stopped giving money to the school, leading to a 5-5 season. His son transferred out of state to play for another team. What Obrokta thought would be a life-changing and perfect father-son moment ended in flames.
“Me being so close to the program created challenges for my son and we thought it would be best to start fresh,&#8221; he said.

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A man was fatally shot outside of a Walmart Supercenter during a dispute over a parking spot on Tuesday afternoon in North Lauderdale, Florida.
The victim, Bart Diguglielmo, was a 62-year-old New Jersey native and a retired US Army combat nurse, combat medic, and tactical communications expert, according to the <a href="https://nypost.com/2026/07/02/us-news/florida-woman-fatally-shoots-army-veteran-bart-diguglielmo-during-dispute-over-walmart-parking-spot/">New York Post</a>. 
A <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1h6zr9iFnEA">video</a> of the confrontation, which occurred around 12:30 p.m. on June 30, shows Diguglielmo and the shooter, an unidentified adult female, engaging in a heated “verbal altercation” outside of the store. Diguglielmo approaches the woman in the video, and the two are seen circling a car while arguing before Diguglielmo is shot and collapses to the ground.
Diguglielmo was rushed to Broward Health Medical Center, but he was later pronounced deceased, <a href="https://www.sheriff.org/pio/breaking-news/altercation-over-a-parking-space-escalates-to-fatal-shooting/">according</a> to the Broward Sheriff’s Office.
“I was walking up and heard a lady screaming,” David Anderson, one of the witnesses, <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/florida-walmart-parking-space-shooting-north-lauderdale/">said</a> to CBS News Miami. “She was screaming and she was saying a lot of things.”
The shooter told officials it was in self-defense and has been cooperative with the ongoing investigation. 
When the investigation concludes, the Broward County State Attorney’s Office will decide if there will be any criminal charges against the shooter, per BSO homicide detectives.
Diguglielmo’s sister gave a statement to CBS News Miami over the phone, but did not provide her name. She said she was devastated by the loss of her brother and described him as a decorated military veteran who served in Desert Storm.
“He was a Christian man and a very good person and would not hurt anyone,” Diguglielmo’s sister said.

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Darializa Avila Chevalier, the Democratic Socialist who just beat moderate leftist Adriano Espaillat in the New York primaries, has run on a platform of resistance to New York’s profit-seeking landlords. However, a recent investigation just exposed her father as one of them.
Public records show that her father Frank Avila, whom Chevalier claimed was a humble truck driver, had enough money to purchase a condominium in Miami in 1998 for $92,900, the New York Post <a href="https://nypost.com/2026/06/25/real-estate/darializa-avila-chevaliers-father-is-a-landlord-in-miami/">reports</a>. This is about $193,000 in today’s dollars. 
Similar units in the complex now average around $375,000, which means that her father has had a fourfold return on his apartment investment. This does not include the revenue her father receives from the apartment’s tenant.
July 2025 records also show him taking a loan off the apartment complex, a traditional tactic New York landlords perform.
Avila Chevalier ran a populist campaign centered on limiting market-rate housing and fighting &#8220;corporate greed,&#8221; and once reposted a proposal on social media calling the government to “seize all properties from landlords.” 

Chevalier has also argued that New York has given real estate too much to the free market, which erodes the identity of long-established, working-class neighborhoods.
“In Congress, she’ll take on corporate greed, bad landlords, and D.C.’s broken political system. At a time when power is concentrated in fewer and fewer hands, Darializa will fight in Congress for New York City’s working families,” her platform read. “She’s the champion we need for a city New Yorkers can actually afford.”
Chevalier has argued that houses that are owned are kept in land trusts that limit how much landlords can own, though her father’s property is in no such land trust. 

“[We should be] making sure that we are pushing back on bad landlords, making sure that we are also creating pathways to homeownership, investing in community land trusts and HDFCs, and making it so that people can actually stay in the city that they helped build,” she <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/01/politics/kfile-ny-13-darializa-avila-chevalier-deleted-tweets-defund-abolish-police-prisons-deportations">told</a> CNN.
Chevalier has not publicly spoken about her father’s property or mentioned his status as a landlord.

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