NEW YORK (AP) — Zohran Mamdani declared victory in New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary Tuesday night after Andrew Cuomo conceded the race in a stunning upset, as the young, progressive upstart who was virtually unknown when the contest began built a substantial lead over the more experienced but scandal-scarred former governor.

Though the race’s ultimate outcome will still be decided by a ranked choice count, Mamdani took a commanding position just hours after the polls closed.

With victory all but assured, Mamdani, a 33-year-old democratic socialist who ran an energetic campaign centered on the cost of living, told supporters, “I will be your Democratic nominee for the mayor of New York City."

“I will be the mayor for every New Yorker, whether you voted for me, for Governor Cuomo, or felt too disillusioned by a long-broken political system to vote at all,” he said. “I will work to be a mayor you will be proud to call your own.”

Cuomo, who had been the front-runner throughout a race that was his comeback bid from a&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/cuomo-new-york-sexual-harrassment-investigation-d0b44db45ab3cd47190f0b483e785bc0">sexual harassment scandal</a>, conceded the election, telling a crowd that he had called Mamdani to congratulate him.

“Tonight is his night. He deserved it. He won,” Cuomo told supporters.

Cuomo trailed Mamdani by a significant margin in the first choice ballots and faced an exceedingly difficult pathway to catching up when ballots are redistributed in New York City’s ranked choice voting process.

Mamdani, a member of the state Assembly since 2021, would be the city’s first Muslim and Indian American mayor if elected. Incumbent Mayor Eric Adams skipped the primary. He’s running as an independent in the general election. Cuomo also has the option of running in the general election.

“We are going to take a look and make some decisions,” Cuomo said.

Cuomo and Mamdani were a study in political contrasts and could have played stand-ins for the larger Democratic Party’s ideological divide, with one candidate a fresh-faced progressive and the other an older moderate.

Cuomo characterized the city as a threatening, out-of-control place desperate for an experienced leader who could restore order. He brought the power of a political dynasty to the race, securing an impressive array of endorsements from important local leaders and labor groups, all while political action committees created to support his campaign pulled in staggering sums of cash.

Mamdani, meanwhile, offered an optimistic message that life in the city could improve under his agenda, which was laser-focused on the idea that a mayor has the power to do things that lower the cost of living. The party’s progressive wing coalesced behind him and he secured endorsements from two of the country’s foremost progressives, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Bernie Sanders.

Unofficial results from the New York City’s Board of Elections showed that Mamdani was ranked on more ballots than Cuomo. Mamdani was listed as the second choice by tens of thousands of more voters than Cuomo. And the number of votes that will factor into ranked choice voting is sure to shrink. More than 200,000 voters only listed a first choice, the Board of Elections results show, meaning that Mamdani’s performance in the first round may ultimately be enough to clear the 50% threshold.

The race’s ultimate outcome could say something about&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/new-york-primary-mayor-decision-notes-ff7234fa6a2a4259bb7f7c2b0900d5ba">what kind of leader</a>&nbsp;Democrats are looking for during President Donald Trump’s second term.

The primary winner will go on to face incumbent Adams, a Democrat who decided to run as an independent amid a public uproar over his indictment on corruption charges and the subsequent abandonment of the case by Trump’s Justice Department. Republican&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/curtis-sliwa">Curtis Sliwa</a>, the founder of the Guardian Angels, will be on the ballot in the fall’s general election.

The rest of the pack has struggled to gain recognition in a race where nearly every candidate has cast themselves as the person best positioned to challenge Trump's agenda.

Comptroller Brad Lander, a liberal city government stalwart, made a splash last week when he was arrested after linking arms with a man federal agents were trying to detain at an immigration court in Manhattan. In the final weeks of the race, Lander and Mamdani cross endorsed one another in an attempt to boost their collective support and damage Cuomo's bid under the ranked choice voting system.

Among the other candidates are City Council Speaker&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/new-york-new-york-city-queens-76fa94bfa7899d16ff469004c1b0b7ee">Adrienne Adams</a>, state Sen. Zellnor Myrie, hedge fund executive Whitney Tilson and former city Comptroller&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/scott-stringer">Scott Stringer</a>.

Mamdani's grassroots run has been hard not to notice.

His army of young canvassers relentlessly knocked on doors throughout the city seeking support. Posters of his grinning mug were up on shop windows. You couldn't get on social media without seeing one of his well-produced videos pitching his vision — free buses, free child care, new apartments, a higher minimum wage and more, paid for by new taxes on rich people.

That youthful energy was apparent Tuesday evening, as both cautiously optimistic canvassers and ecstatic supporters lined the streets of Central Brooklyn on a sizzling hot summer day, creating a party-like atmosphere that spread from poll sites into the surrounding neighborhoods.

Outside his family’s Caribbean apothecary, Amani Kojo, a 23-year-old first-time voter, passed out iced tea to Mamdani canvassers, encouraging them to stay hydrated.

“It’s 100 degrees outside and it's a vibe. New York City feels alive again,” Kojo said, raising a pile of Mamdani pamphlets. “It feels very electric seeing all the people around, the flyers, all the posts on my Instagram all day.”

Cuomo and some other Democrats have cast Mamdani as unqualified. They say he doesn't have the management chops to wrangle the city's sprawling bureaucracy or handle crises. Critics have also taken aim at Mamdani's support for Palestinian human rights.

In response, Mamdani has slammed Cuomo over his sexual harassment scandal and his handling of the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/coronavirus-pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a>.

Cuomo&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/andrew-cuomo-resigns-17161f546bb83c32a337036ecf8d2a34">resigned in 2021</a>&nbsp;after a report commissioned by the state attorney general concluded that he had sexually harassed at least 11 women. He has always maintained that he didn't intentionally harass the women, saying he had simply fallen behind what was considered appropriate workplace conduct.

Associated Press writer Jake Offenhartz contributed to this report.

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                        <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/6/1750767876711.png" alt="Zohran Mamdani courtesy image" />
                        <figcaption>Zohran Mamdani courtesy image</figcaption>
                    </figure><p>NEW YORK (AP) — Zohran Mamdani declared victory in New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary Tuesday night after Andrew Cuomo conceded the race in a stunning upset, as the young, progressive upstart who was virtually unknown when the contest began built a substantial lead over the more experienced but scandal-scarred former governor.</p><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-media-max-width="560"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Zohran Mamdani declared victory in New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary Tuesday night after Andrew Cuomo conceded the race as the young, progressive upstart built a substantial lead over the former governor. <a href="https://t.co/xykOBrwl0H">pic.twitter.com/xykOBrwl0H</a></p>&mdash; The Associated Press (@AP) <a href="https://twitter.com/AP/status/1937828061082226713?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 25, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><p>Though the race’s ultimate outcome will still be decided by a ranked choice count, Mamdani took a commanding position just hours after the polls closed.</p><p>With victory all but assured, Mamdani, a 33-year-old democratic socialist who ran an energetic campaign centered on the cost of living, told supporters, “I will be your Democratic nominee for the mayor of New York City."</p><p>“I will be the mayor for every New Yorker, whether you voted for me, for Governor Cuomo, or felt too disillusioned by a long-broken political system to vote at all,” he said. “I will work to be a mayor you will be proud to call your own.”</p><p>Cuomo, who had been the front-runner throughout a race that was his comeback bid from a&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/cuomo-new-york-sexual-harrassment-investigation-d0b44db45ab3cd47190f0b483e785bc0">sexual harassment scandal</a>, conceded the election, telling a crowd that he had called Mamdani to congratulate him.</p><p>“Tonight is his night. He deserved it. He won,” Cuomo told supporters.</p><p>Cuomo trailed Mamdani by a significant margin in the first choice ballots and faced an exceedingly difficult pathway to catching up when ballots are redistributed in New York City’s ranked choice voting process.</p><p>Mamdani, a member of the state Assembly since 2021, would be the city’s first Muslim and Indian American mayor if elected. Incumbent Mayor Eric Adams skipped the primary. He’s running as an independent in the general election. Cuomo also has the option of running in the general election.</p><p>“We are going to take a look and make some decisions,” Cuomo said.</p><p>Cuomo and Mamdani were a study in political contrasts and could have played stand-ins for the larger Democratic Party’s ideological divide, with one candidate a fresh-faced progressive and the other an older moderate.</p><p>Cuomo characterized the city as a threatening, out-of-control place desperate for an experienced leader who could restore order. He brought the power of a political dynasty to the race, securing an impressive array of endorsements from important local leaders and labor groups, all while political action committees created to support his campaign pulled in staggering sums of cash.</p><p>Mamdani, meanwhile, offered an optimistic message that life in the city could improve under his agenda, which was laser-focused on the idea that a mayor has the power to do things that lower the cost of living. The party’s progressive wing coalesced behind him and he secured endorsements from two of the country’s foremost progressives, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Bernie Sanders.</p><p>Unofficial results from the New York City’s Board of Elections showed that Mamdani was ranked on more ballots than Cuomo. Mamdani was listed as the second choice by tens of thousands of more voters than Cuomo. And the number of votes that will factor into ranked choice voting is sure to shrink. More than 200,000 voters only listed a first choice, the Board of Elections results show, meaning that Mamdani’s performance in the first round may ultimately be enough to clear the 50% threshold.</p><p>The race’s ultimate outcome could say something about&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/new-york-primary-mayor-decision-notes-ff7234fa6a2a4259bb7f7c2b0900d5ba">what kind of leader</a>&nbsp;Democrats are looking for during President Donald Trump’s second term.</p><p>The primary winner will go on to face incumbent Adams, a Democrat who decided to run as an independent amid a public uproar over his indictment on corruption charges and the subsequent abandonment of the case by Trump’s Justice Department. Republican&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/curtis-sliwa">Curtis Sliwa</a>, the founder of the Guardian Angels, will be on the ballot in the fall’s general election.</p><p>The rest of the pack has struggled to gain recognition in a race where nearly every candidate has cast themselves as the person best positioned to challenge Trump's agenda.</p><p>Comptroller Brad Lander, a liberal city government stalwart, made a splash last week when he was arrested after linking arms with a man federal agents were trying to detain at an immigration court in Manhattan. In the final weeks of the race, Lander and Mamdani cross endorsed one another in an attempt to boost their collective support and damage Cuomo's bid under the ranked choice voting system.</p><p>Among the other candidates are City Council Speaker&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/new-york-new-york-city-queens-76fa94bfa7899d16ff469004c1b0b7ee">Adrienne Adams</a>, state Sen. Zellnor Myrie, hedge fund executive Whitney Tilson and former city Comptroller&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/scott-stringer">Scott Stringer</a>.</p><p>Mamdani's grassroots run has been hard not to notice.</p><p>His army of young canvassers relentlessly knocked on doors throughout the city seeking support. Posters of his grinning mug were up on shop windows. You couldn't get on social media without seeing one of his well-produced videos pitching his vision — free buses, free child care, new apartments, a higher minimum wage and more, paid for by new taxes on rich people.</p><p>That youthful energy was apparent Tuesday evening, as both cautiously optimistic canvassers and ecstatic supporters lined the streets of Central Brooklyn on a sizzling hot summer day, creating a party-like atmosphere that spread from poll sites into the surrounding neighborhoods.</p><p>Outside his family’s Caribbean apothecary, Amani Kojo, a 23-year-old first-time voter, passed out iced tea to Mamdani canvassers, encouraging them to stay hydrated.</p><p>“It’s 100 degrees outside and it's a vibe. New York City feels alive again,” Kojo said, raising a pile of Mamdani pamphlets. “It feels very electric seeing all the people around, the flyers, all the posts on my Instagram all day.”</p><p>Cuomo and some other Democrats have cast Mamdani as unqualified. They say he doesn't have the management chops to wrangle the city's sprawling bureaucracy or handle crises. Critics have also taken aim at Mamdani's support for Palestinian human rights.</p><p>In response, Mamdani has slammed Cuomo over his sexual harassment scandal and his handling of the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/coronavirus-pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a>.</p><p>Cuomo&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/andrew-cuomo-resigns-17161f546bb83c32a337036ecf8d2a34">resigned in 2021</a>&nbsp;after a report commissioned by the state attorney general concluded that he had sexually harassed at least 11 women. He has always maintained that he didn't intentionally harass the women, saying he had simply fallen behind what was considered appropriate workplace conduct.</p><p>___</p><p>Associated Press writer Jake Offenhartz contributed to this report.</p>

Big surprise in race for mayor of New York City 

KANSAS CITY, Kan. –&nbsp;The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) intercepted a package that contained an illegal shipment of marijuana products, according to a media release from the agency.

On Tuesday, June 17, KBI agents in the K-9 unit investigated a suspicious package that was shipped across state lines. The package was found to contain several jars of a THC concentrate weighing approximately 25.9 pounds. The approximate value of the marijuana concentrate, if sold, would be in excess of $300,000.

The concentrate was seized. The transportation, shipping, or mailing of marijuana, cannabis, or other THC products across state lines is a violation of federal law. This shipment also violates Kansas marijuana laws.

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                        <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/6/1750795699840.png" alt="KBI agents in the K-9 unit investigated a suspicious package that was shipped across state lines-File photo KBI K9 Unit image- Kansas Bureau of Investigation" />
                        <figcaption>KBI agents in the K-9 unit investigated a suspicious package that was shipped across state lines-File photo KBI K9 Unit image- Kansas Bureau of Investigation</figcaption>
                    </figure><p>KANSAS CITY, Kan. –&nbsp;The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) intercepted a package that contained an illegal shipment of marijuana products, according to a media release from the agency.</p><p>On Tuesday, June 17, KBI agents in the K-9 unit investigated a suspicious package that was shipped across state lines. The package was found to contain several jars of a THC concentrate weighing approximately 25.9 pounds. The approximate value of the marijuana concentrate, if sold, would be in excess of $300,000.</p><p>The concentrate was seized. The transportation, shipping, or mailing of marijuana, cannabis, or other THC products across state lines is a violation of federal law. This shipment also violates Kansas marijuana laws.</p><p>At this time, no arrests have been made.</p>

KBI seized package of marijuana concentrate worth $300,000

RENO COUNTY—An inmate died Tuesday at the Reno County Correctional Facility.

Just after 1:30 a.m., the inmate identified as 41-year-old&nbsp; Joshua Caleb Ledbetter of Hutchinson, was found unresponsive in his cell, according to a statement from the Reno County Sheriff's office.

Jail personnel and emergency responders were immediately notified. Despite efforts by on-site staff he was pronounced deceased.

Ledbetter was booked into the jail on April 30 on requested charges of electronic indecent solicitation of a Child, according to the sheriff's office.

There is no indication of foul play. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation will provide an independent investigation. The Reno County Coroner determine the cause of death.

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                        <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/5/1684332176274.jpeg" alt="Reno County Correctional Facility" />
                        <figcaption>Reno County Correctional Facility</figcaption>
                    </figure><p>RENO COUNTY—An inmate died Tuesday at the Reno County Correctional Facility.</p><p>Just after 1:30 a.m., the inmate identified as 41-year-old&nbsp; Joshua Caleb Ledbetter of Hutchinson, was found unresponsive in his cell, according to a statement from the Reno County Sheriff's office.</p><p>Jail personnel and emergency responders were immediately notified. Despite efforts by on-site staff he was pronounced deceased.</p><p>Ledbetter was booked into the jail on April 30 on requested charges of electronic indecent solicitation of a Child, according to the sheriff's office.</p><p>There is no indication of foul play. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation will provide an independent investigation. The Reno County Coroner determine the cause of death.</p>

Kan. inmate accused of child sex crimes found dead in his cell

<a href="https://newsroom.ap.org/home/search/?query=byline:%22MICHELLE%20L.%20PRICE%20and%20MARY%20CLARE%20JALONICK%22&amp;mediaType=text&amp;st=keyword&amp;sortOrder=newest">By MICHELLE L. PRICE and MARY CLARE JALONICK&nbsp;</a>

WASHINGTON (AP) — A new U.S. intelligence report found that Iran’s nuclear program has been set back only a few months after&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/israel-iran-war-nuclear-talks-geneva-news-06-21-2025-a7b0cdaba28b5817467ccf712d214579">a U.S. strike</a>&nbsp;and was not “completely and fully obliterated” as President Donald Trump has said, according to two people familiar with the early assessment.

The intelligence report issued by the Defense Intelligence Agency on Monday contradicts statements from Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the status of Iran's nuclear facilities. The people were not authorized to address the matter publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.

According to the people, the report found that while the Saturday strikes at the Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan nuclear sites&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/bunker-buster-bomb-israel-iran-fordo-fordow-b2-nuclear-8a612cbf16aa0f99bd9992334ffc93d7">did significant damage</a>, they were not totally destroyed.

The assessment found that at least some of Iran’s highly enriched uranium was moved out of multiple sites before the U.S. strikes and survived, according to the people, and it also found that Iran’s centrifuges are largely intact.

At the deeply buried Fordo uranium enrichment plant, the entrance collapsed and infrastructure was damaged, so that will take time to fix, but the underground infrastructure was not destroyed, according to one of the people. The person also said that previous assessments had warned of this outcome at Fordo.

The White House strongly pushed back on the assessment, calling it “flat-out wrong.”

“The leaking of this alleged assessment is a clear attempt to demean President Trump, and discredit the brave fighter pilots who conducted a perfectly executed mission to obliterate Iran’s nuclear program,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement. “Everyone knows what happens when you drop fourteen 30,000 pound bombs perfectly on their targets: total obliteration.”

Trump has said in comments and posts on social media in recent days, including Tuesday, that the strikes left the sites in Iran “totally destroyed” and that Iran will never rebuild its nuclear facilities.

Netanyahu said in a televised statement on Tuesday that, “For dozens of years I promised you that Iran would not have nuclear weapons and indeed ... we brought to ruin Iran’s nuclear program."

He said the U.S. joining Israel was “historic" and thanked Trump.

The CIA and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence declined to comment on the DIA assessment. ODNI coordinates the work of the nation’s 18 intelligence agencies, including the DIA, which is the intelligence arm of the Defense Department, responsible for producing intelligence on foreign militaries and the capabilities of adversaries.

The intelligence assessment was first reported by CNN on Tuesday.

Associated Press writers Eric Tucker and David Klepper contributed to this report

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                    </figure><p><a href="https://newsroom.ap.org/home/search/?query=byline:%22MICHELLE%20L.%20PRICE%20and%20MARY%20CLARE%20JALONICK%22&amp;mediaType=text&amp;st=keyword&amp;sortOrder=newest">By MICHELLE L. PRICE and MARY CLARE JALONICK&nbsp;</a></p><p>WASHINGTON (AP) — A new U.S. intelligence report found that Iran’s nuclear program has been set back only a few months after&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/israel-iran-war-nuclear-talks-geneva-news-06-21-2025-a7b0cdaba28b5817467ccf712d214579">a U.S. strike</a>&nbsp;and was not “completely and fully obliterated” as President Donald Trump has said, according to two people familiar with the early assessment.</p><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="zxx" dir="ltr"><a href="https://t.co/tioH6SkYLt">pic.twitter.com/tioH6SkYLt</a></p>&mdash; Pete Hegseth (@PeteHegseth) <a href="https://twitter.com/PeteHegseth/status/1937660080943476864?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 24, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-media-max-width="560"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">We dropped fourteen 30,000 pound bombs directly on their target. <br>420,000 pounds of bombs.<br>It doesn’t take a genius to know that these nuclear facilities have been completely obliterated. <a href="https://t.co/CthAthypLK">pic.twitter.com/CthAthypLK</a></p>&mdash; Sean Parnell (@SeanParnellATSD) <a href="https://twitter.com/SeanParnellATSD/status/1937619046943588441?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 24, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><p>The intelligence report issued by the Defense Intelligence Agency on Monday contradicts statements from Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the status of Iran's nuclear facilities. The people were not authorized to address the matter publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.</p><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@POTUS</a> on Iran: &quot;They&#39;re not going to have enrichment and they&#39;re not going to have a nuclear weapon. They&#39;re going to get on to being a great trading nation.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/bL37yc5Mtn">pic.twitter.com/bL37yc5Mtn</a></p>&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapidResponse47/status/1937519347213222016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 24, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><p>According to the people, the report found that while the Saturday strikes at the Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan nuclear sites&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/bunker-buster-bomb-israel-iran-fordo-fordow-b2-nuclear-8a612cbf16aa0f99bd9992334ffc93d7">did significant damage</a>, they were not totally destroyed.</p><p>The assessment found that at least some of Iran’s highly enriched uranium was moved out of multiple sites before the U.S. strikes and survived, according to the people, and it also found that Iran’s centrifuges are largely intact.</p><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@POTUS</a>: &quot;Our B-2 pilots made this all possible. They had a magnificent hit in the dark of night with no moon, no light, no nothing. They hit the target perfectly ... I saw CNN Fake News going, &#39;Well, maybe it wasn&#39;t a perfect hit...&#39; It&#39;s very disrespectful to those great… <a href="https://t.co/xRryvaV8Vn">pic.twitter.com/xRryvaV8Vn</a></p>&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapidResponse47/status/1937522886253658230?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 24, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><p>At the deeply buried Fordo uranium enrichment plant, the entrance collapsed and infrastructure was damaged, so that will take time to fix, but the underground infrastructure was not destroyed, according to one of the people. The person also said that previous assessments had warned of this outcome at Fordo.</p><p>The White House strongly pushed back on the assessment, calling it “flat-out wrong.”</p><p>“The leaking of this alleged assessment is a clear attempt to demean President Trump, and discredit the brave fighter pilots who conducted a perfectly executed mission to obliterate Iran’s nuclear program,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement. “Everyone knows what happens when you drop fourteen 30,000 pound bombs perfectly on their targets: total obliteration.”</p><p>Trump has said in comments and posts on social media in recent days, including Tuesday, that the strikes left the sites in Iran “totally destroyed” and that Iran will never rebuild its nuclear facilities.</p><p>Netanyahu said in a televised statement on Tuesday that, “For dozens of years I promised you that Iran would not have nuclear weapons and indeed ... we brought to ruin Iran’s nuclear program."</p><p>He said the U.S. joining Israel was “historic" and thanked Trump.</p><p>The CIA and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence declined to comment on the DIA assessment. ODNI coordinates the work of the nation’s 18 intelligence agencies, including the DIA, which is the intelligence arm of the Defense Department, responsible for producing intelligence on foreign militaries and the capabilities of adversaries.</p><p>The intelligence assessment was first reported by CNN on Tuesday.</p><p>___</p><p>Associated Press writers Eric Tucker and David Klepper contributed to this report</p>

Shocking early US intelligence report on US strikes of Iran’s nuclear program

SEDGWICK COUNTY— A Kansas zoo in mourning the loss of one of their Red Pandas.

On Monday, the Sedgwick County Zoo said goodbye to CJ, their beloved 4-year-old Red Panda, according to social media report from the zoo.

"Over the past few weeks, CJ began showing signs of illness. Our animal care and veterinary staff responded by treating his symptoms and keeping him comfortable while working to find a diagnosis."

"After local tests were inconclusive, he was transported to <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BluePearlPetHospital?__cft__[0]=AZV91k-xgXCzxwyYvjSne_QvazTTgNOBRBVEASCDgPIe1jPqInpUZANhWerYX9P8PiLRjdJoafSOfVIFd1rrfamg9MExThkF2gag17fGTkjdYDTWRkw5qeJ7tfnmhS9N6kJJXtoyHq8NWNDCNDs7uxbSLQbrHgWwYws9IPWk_ehmNtl9qmrKHJMQ7EC7CNFa14mISJgC9CnKm_-jAFpRhxCD&amp;__tn__=-]K-R">BluePearl Pet Hospital</a> for advanced testing. The extraordinary efforts of both teams helped point us toward a targeted treatment plan, but unfortunately, CJ passed away before a definitive diagnosis could be made."

"A full necropsy has been performed, and additional testing is underway to determine the cause of death."

"CJ was a vibrant part of our Sedgwick County Zoo family, and his memory will live on through the expert care we provide to Red Panda Sunsari as well as the 3,000 other animals who reside at the zoo."

The zoo thanked CJ’s caretakers and veterinary team for their unwavering commitment to his wellbeing, as well as the specialists at BluePearl Overland Park for their invaluable partnership."

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                        <figcaption>CJ photo Credit: Keeper Jody</figcaption>
                    </figure><p>SEDGWICK COUNTY— A Kansas zoo in mourning the loss of one of their Red Pandas.</p><p>On Monday, the Sedgwick County Zoo said goodbye to CJ, their beloved 4-year-old Red Panda, according to social media report from the zoo.</p><p>"Over the past few weeks, CJ began showing signs of illness. Our animal care and veterinary staff responded by treating his symptoms and keeping him comfortable while working to find a diagnosis."</p><p>"After local tests were inconclusive, he was transported to <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BluePearlPetHospital?__cft__[0]=AZV91k-xgXCzxwyYvjSne_QvazTTgNOBRBVEASCDgPIe1jPqInpUZANhWerYX9P8PiLRjdJoafSOfVIFd1rrfamg9MExThkF2gag17fGTkjdYDTWRkw5qeJ7tfnmhS9N6kJJXtoyHq8NWNDCNDs7uxbSLQbrHgWwYws9IPWk_ehmNtl9qmrKHJMQ7EC7CNFa14mISJgC9CnKm_-jAFpRhxCD&amp;__tn__=-]K-R">BluePearl Pet Hospital</a> for advanced testing. The extraordinary efforts of both teams helped point us toward a targeted treatment plan, but unfortunately, CJ passed away before a definitive diagnosis could be made."</p><p>"A full necropsy has been performed, and additional testing is underway to determine the cause of death."</p><p>"CJ was a vibrant part of our Sedgwick County Zoo family, and his memory will live on through the expert care we provide to Red Panda Sunsari as well as the 3,000 other animals who reside at the zoo."</p><p>The zoo thanked CJ’s caretakers and veterinary team for their unwavering commitment to his wellbeing, as well as the specialists at BluePearl Overland Park for their invaluable partnership."</p>

Popular 4-year-old Red Panda dies at Kansas zoo

<a href="https://newsroom.ap.org/home/search/?query=byline:%22JOSH%20FUNK%22&amp;mediaType=text&amp;st=keyword&amp;sortOrder=newest">By JOSH FUNK<br>&nbsp;Associated Press</a>

The heroic actions of the crew of Alaska Airlines flight 1282 ensured everyone survived last year when a door plug panel flew off the plane shortly after takeoff, leaving a gaping hole that sucked objects out of the cabin, National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy said Tuesday.

But Homendy said "the crew shouldn't have had to be heroes, because this accident never should have happened." The board found that lapses in Boeing's manufacturing and safety oversight, combined with ineffective inspections and audits by the Federal Aviation Administration, led to the terrifying malfunction.

The NTSB investigation over the past 17 months found that four bolts securing what is known as the door plug panel were removed and never replaced during a repair as the Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft was being assembled.

The blowout aboard Alaska Airlines flight 1282 occurred minutes after it took off from Portland, Oregon, and created a roaring air vacuum that sucked objects out of the cabin and scattered them on the ground below along with debris from the fuselage. Seven passengers and one flight attendant sustained minor injuries, but no one was killed. Pilots were able to land the plane safely back at the airport.

Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems — the company that made and installed the door plug — are redesigning them with another backup system to keep the panels in place even if the bolts are missing, but that improvement isn't likely to be certified by the FAA until 2026 at the soonest. The NTSB urged the companies and the regulator to make sure every 737 Max is retrofitted with those new panels.

Both Boeing and the FAA have improved training and processes since the incident, according to the NTSB, but board officials said the company and agency need to better identify manufacturing risks to make sure such flaws never sneak through again. Homendy did single out Boeing's new CEO, Kelly Ortberg, for improving safety since he took over last summer, though she said more needs to be done.

The NTSB recommended that Boeing continue improving its training and safety standards and make sure everyone knows when actions must be documented. Board members also highlighted the need to ensure that everyone throughout the company understands its safety plan as well as executives do.

The board also urged the FAA to step up and make sure its audits and inspections address key areas based on past problems and systemic issues. The agency was also encouraged Tuesday to assess Boeing's safety culture and reconsider its longstanding policy not to require children under 2 to travel in their own seats with proper restraints.

Many of the NTSB recommendations echo a report the Transportation Department's Inspector General issued last year and that the FAA is already working to implement.

The FAA said in a statement that it "has fundamentally changed how it oversees Boeing since the Alaska Airlines door-plug accident and we will continue this aggressive oversight to ensure Boeing fixes its systemic production-quality issues. We are actively monitoring Boeing's performance and meet weekly with the company to review its progress and any challenges it's facing in implementing necessary changes."

In a statement, Boeing said it will review the NTSB report as it continues to improve.

"We at Boeing regret this accident and continue to work on strengthening safety and quality across our operations," the company said.

Oxygen masks dropped and phones went flying

The accident occurred as the plane flew at 16,000 feet (4,800 meters). Oxygen masks dropped during the rapid decompression and a few cellphones and other objects were swept through the hole in the plane as 171 passengers contended with wind and roaring noise.

The first six minutes of the flight to Southern California's Ontario International Airport were routine. The plane was about halfway to its cruising altitude and traveling at more than 400 mph (640 kph) when passengers described a loud "boom" and wind so strong it ripped the shirt off someone's back.

"We knew something was wrong," Kelly Bartlett told The Associated Press in the days following the flight. "We didn't know what. We didn't know how serious. We didn't know if it meant we were going to crash."

The 2-foot-by-4-foot (61-centimeter-by-122-centimeter) piece of fuselage covering an unused emergency exit behind the left wing had blown out. Only seven seats on the flight were unoccupied, including the two seats closest to the opening.

NTSB member J. Todd Inman said the Alaska Airlines accident would have been worse if it had happened over the ocean and far from land, but the carrier had already restricted the plane used for flight 1282 to overland flights because of an unresolved maintenance issue with a fuel pump. The airline took that step on its own, going above FAA requirements, Inman said.

Missing bolts put the focus on Boeing's manufacturing

The panel that blew off was was removed at a Boeing factory so workers could repair five damaged rivets, but bolts that help secure the door plug were not replaced. It's not clear who removed the panel.

The NTSB said in a preliminary report that four bolts were not replaced after the repair job but the work was not documented.

Investigators determined the door plug was gradually moving upward over the 154 flights prior to this incident before it ultimately flew off.

Boeing factory workers told NTSB investigators they felt pressured to work too fast and were asked to perform jobs they weren't qualified for, including opening and closing the door plug on the particular plane involved. None of the 24 people on the door team was ever trained to remove a door plug and only one of them had ever removed one before. That person was on vacation when it was done on the plane at issue.

Investigators said Boeing did not do enough to train newer workers who didn't have a background in manufacturing. Many who were hired after the pandemic and after two crashes involving the 737 Max planes lacked that experience, and there weren't clear standards for on-the-job training.

NTSB staff also told the board that Boeing didn't have strong enough safety practices in place to ensure the door plug was properly reinstalled, and the FAA inspection system did not do a good job of catching systemic failures in manufacturing. Boeing was required to adopt a more rigorous set of safety standards after a 2015 settlement, but the NTSB said that plan had only been in place for two years before the specific Alaska Airlines plane that suffered the door plug's failure was made and that it was still being developed.

The FAA regularly conducts more than 50 audits a year on Boeing's manufacturing, but there aren't clear standards for what those audits cover. The agency routinely discarded past inspection records after five years and didn't always base its inspection plan on those past findings.

The Max version of Boeing's bestselling 737 airplane has been the source of persistent troubles for the company since two of the jets crashed, one in Indonesia in 2018 and another in Ethiopia in 2019, killing a combined 346 people.

Investigators determined those crashes were caused by a system that relied on a sensor providing faulty readings to push the nose down, leaving pilots unable to regain control. After the second crash, Max jets were grounded worldwide until the company redesigned the system.

Last month, the Justice Department reached a deal allowing Boeing to avoid criminal prosecution for allegedly misleading U.S. regulators about the Max before the two crashes.

Regulators at the Federal Aviation Administration have capped Boeing's 737 Max production at 38 jets a month while investigators ensure the company has strengthened its safety practices.

Boeing hired Ortberg last year and created a new position for a senior vice president of quality to help improve its manufacturing.

The company was back in the news earlier this month when a 787 flown by Air India crashed shortly after takeoff and killed at least 270 people. Investigators have not determined what caused that crash, but so far they have not found any flaws with the model, which has a strong safety record.

Associated Press writer Claire Rush in Portland, Oregon, contributed to this report.

<figure>
                        <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/1/1705012450283.png" alt="This image taken Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024, and released by the National Transportation Safety Board, shows a section of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 that is missing panel on a Boeing 737-9 MAX in Portland, Ore. Federal officials are investigating Boeing's oversight of production of a panel that blew off a jetliner in midflight last week. (NTSB via AP)" />
                        <figcaption>This image taken Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024, and released by the National Transportation Safety Board, shows a section of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 that is missing panel on a Boeing 737-9 MAX in Portland, Ore. Federal officials are investigating Boeing's oversight of production of a panel that blew off a jetliner in midflight last week. (NTSB via AP)</figcaption>
                    </figure><p><a href="https://newsroom.ap.org/home/search/?query=byline:%22JOSH%20FUNK%22&amp;mediaType=text&amp;st=keyword&amp;sortOrder=newest">By JOSH FUNK<br>&nbsp;Associated Press</a></p><p>The heroic actions of the crew of Alaska Airlines flight 1282 ensured everyone survived last year when a door plug panel flew off the plane shortly after takeoff, leaving a gaping hole that sucked objects out of the cabin, National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy said Tuesday.</p><p>But Homendy said "the crew shouldn't have had to be heroes, because this accident never should have happened." The board found that lapses in Boeing's manufacturing and safety oversight, combined with ineffective inspections and audits by the Federal Aviation Administration, led to the terrifying malfunction.</p><p>The NTSB investigation over the past 17 months found that four bolts securing what is known as the door plug panel were removed and never replaced during a repair as the Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft was being assembled.</p><p>The blowout aboard Alaska Airlines flight 1282 occurred minutes after it took off from Portland, Oregon, and created a roaring air vacuum that sucked objects out of the cabin and scattered them on the ground below along with debris from the fuselage. Seven passengers and one flight attendant sustained minor injuries, but no one was killed. Pilots were able to land the plane safely back at the airport.</p><p>Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems — the company that made and installed the door plug — are redesigning them with another backup system to keep the panels in place even if the bolts are missing, but that improvement isn't likely to be certified by the FAA until 2026 at the soonest. The NTSB urged the companies and the regulator to make sure every 737 Max is retrofitted with those new panels.</p><p>Both Boeing and the FAA have improved training and processes since the incident, according to the NTSB, but board officials said the company and agency need to better identify manufacturing risks to make sure such flaws never sneak through again. Homendy did single out Boeing's new CEO, Kelly Ortberg, for improving safety since he took over last summer, though she said more needs to be done.</p><p>The NTSB recommended that Boeing continue improving its training and safety standards and make sure everyone knows when actions must be documented. Board members also highlighted the need to ensure that everyone throughout the company understands its safety plan as well as executives do.</p><p>The board also urged the FAA to step up and make sure its audits and inspections address key areas based on past problems and systemic issues. The agency was also encouraged Tuesday to assess Boeing's safety culture and reconsider its longstanding policy not to require children under 2 to travel in their own seats with proper restraints.</p><p>Many of the NTSB recommendations echo a report the Transportation Department's Inspector General issued last year and that the FAA is already working to implement.</p><p>The FAA said in a statement that it "has fundamentally changed how it oversees Boeing since the Alaska Airlines door-plug accident and we will continue this aggressive oversight to ensure Boeing fixes its systemic production-quality issues. We are actively monitoring Boeing's performance and meet weekly with the company to review its progress and any challenges it's facing in implementing necessary changes."</p><p>In a statement, Boeing said it will review the NTSB report as it continues to improve.</p><p>"We at Boeing regret this accident and continue to work on strengthening safety and quality across our operations," the company said.</p><p>Oxygen masks dropped and phones went flying</p><p>The accident occurred as the plane flew at 16,000 feet (4,800 meters). Oxygen masks dropped during the rapid decompression and a few cellphones and other objects were swept through the hole in the plane as 171 passengers contended with wind and roaring noise.</p><p>The first six minutes of the flight to Southern California's Ontario International Airport were routine. The plane was about halfway to its cruising altitude and traveling at more than 400 mph (640 kph) when passengers described a loud "boom" and wind so strong it ripped the shirt off someone's back.</p><p>"We knew something was wrong," Kelly Bartlett told The Associated Press in the days following the flight. "We didn't know what. We didn't know how serious. We didn't know if it meant we were going to crash."</p><p>The 2-foot-by-4-foot (61-centimeter-by-122-centimeter) piece of fuselage covering an unused emergency exit behind the left wing had blown out. Only seven seats on the flight were unoccupied, including the two seats closest to the opening.</p><p>NTSB member J. Todd Inman said the Alaska Airlines accident would have been worse if it had happened over the ocean and far from land, but the carrier had already restricted the plane used for flight 1282 to overland flights because of an unresolved maintenance issue with a fuel pump. The airline took that step on its own, going above FAA requirements, Inman said.</p><p>Missing bolts put the focus on Boeing's manufacturing</p><p>The panel that blew off was was removed at a Boeing factory so workers could repair five damaged rivets, but bolts that help secure the door plug were not replaced. It's not clear who removed the panel.</p><p>The NTSB said in a preliminary report that four bolts were not replaced after the repair job but the work was not documented.</p><p>Investigators determined the door plug was gradually moving upward over the 154 flights prior to this incident before it ultimately flew off.</p><p>Boeing factory workers told NTSB investigators they felt pressured to work too fast and were asked to perform jobs they weren't qualified for, including opening and closing the door plug on the particular plane involved. None of the 24 people on the door team was ever trained to remove a door plug and only one of them had ever removed one before. That person was on vacation when it was done on the plane at issue.</p><p>Investigators said Boeing did not do enough to train newer workers who didn't have a background in manufacturing. Many who were hired after the pandemic and after two crashes involving the 737 Max planes lacked that experience, and there weren't clear standards for on-the-job training.</p><p>NTSB staff also told the board that Boeing didn't have strong enough safety practices in place to ensure the door plug was properly reinstalled, and the FAA inspection system did not do a good job of catching systemic failures in manufacturing. Boeing was required to adopt a more rigorous set of safety standards after a 2015 settlement, but the NTSB said that plan had only been in place for two years before the specific Alaska Airlines plane that suffered the door plug's failure was made and that it was still being developed.</p><p>The FAA regularly conducts more than 50 audits a year on Boeing's manufacturing, but there aren't clear standards for what those audits cover. The agency routinely discarded past inspection records after five years and didn't always base its inspection plan on those past findings.</p><p>Problems with the Boeing 737 Max</p><p>The Max version of Boeing's bestselling 737 airplane has been the source of persistent troubles for the company since two of the jets crashed, one in Indonesia in 2018 and another in Ethiopia in 2019, killing a combined 346 people.</p><p>Investigators determined those crashes were caused by a system that relied on a sensor providing faulty readings to push the nose down, leaving pilots unable to regain control. After the second crash, Max jets were grounded worldwide until the company redesigned the system.</p><p>Last month, the Justice Department reached a deal allowing Boeing to avoid criminal prosecution for allegedly misleading U.S. regulators about the Max before the two crashes.</p><p>Regulators at the Federal Aviation Administration have capped Boeing's 737 Max production at 38 jets a month while investigators ensure the company has strengthened its safety practices.</p><p>Boeing hired Ortberg last year and created a new position for a senior vice president of quality to help improve its manufacturing.</p><p>The company was back in the news earlier this month when a 787 flown by Air India crashed shortly after takeoff and killed at least 270 people. Investigators have not determined what caused that crash, but so far they have not found any flaws with the model, which has a strong safety record.</p><p>___</p><p>Associated Press writer Claire Rush in Portland, Oregon, contributed to this report.</p>

NTSB reports what led to door plug flying off Boeing plane midflight

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rose toward their all-time high on Tuesday after oil prices eased further on hopes that Israel’s war with Iran will not damage the global flow of crude.

The S&amp;P 500 climbed 1.1%, following up on big gains for stocks across Europe and Asia, after President Donald Trump said late Monday that&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/israel-iran-war-nuclear-trump-bomber-news-06-23-2025-9e78510c88ccc5e262341f41550609c5">Israel and Iran had agreed to a “complete and total ceasefire.”</a>&nbsp;The main measure of Wall Street’s health is back within 0.8% of its record set in February after&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/stocks-markets-tariffs-china-trump-b686ef0259c2f4894f9fcd1f3649a956">falling roughly 20% below</a>&nbsp;during the spring.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 507 points, or 1.2%, and the Nasdaq composite rallied 1.4%.

The strongest action was again in the oil market, where a barrel of benchmark U.S. crude fell 6% to settle at $64.37. Brent crude, the international standard, had a similar drop.

The fear throughout the Israel-Iran conflict has been that it could squeeze the world’s supply of oil, which would pump up prices for gasoline and hurt the global economy. Iran is a major producer of crude, and it could also try to block the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/strait-hormuz-iran-israel-war-oil-15ce74cc8df0f19a6b7f6357773b07c8">Strait of Hormuz</a>&nbsp;off its coast, through which 20% of the world’s daily oil needs passes on ships.

Oil prices began falling sharply on Monday after Iran launched what appeared to be a limited retaliatory strike to the United States’ entry into the war, one that did not target the production or movement of oil. They kept falling even after attacks continued past a deadline to stop hostilities early Tuesday. Trump later said that the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-israel-iran-war-ceasefire-a7438b98a26c2141558a71263df92559">ceasefire was “in effect.”</a>

Oil prices have dropped so much in the last two days that they’re below where they were before the fighting began nearly two weeks ago.

With the global oil market well supplied and the OPEC+ alliance of producing countries steadily increasing production, oil prices could be headed even lower as long as the ceasefire holds and a lasting peace solution can be found, said Carsten Fritsch, commodities analyst at Commerzbank.

Falling oil prices should take some pressure off inflation, and that in turn could give the Federal Reserve leeway to resume cutting interest rates.

Wall Street loves lower rates because they boost the economy by making it cheaper for U.S. households and businesses to borrow money to buy a car or build a factory. But they could also give inflation more fuel. That threat is why the Fed has been&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/inflation-interest-rates-fed-fa91e7b38ca858ff54f57bc642111188">hesitant to cut rates</a>&nbsp;this year after lowering them through the end of last year.

The Fed has said repeatedly that it wants to wait and see how much&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/consumer-prices-inflation-trump-trade-6ea513a44876c2f4dc948a25c15b0eb0">Trump’s tariffs</a>&nbsp;will hurt the economy and raise inflation before committing to its next move. So far, the economy seems to be holding up OK, though a report on&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/consumer-confidence-conference-board-economy-spending-1ef56ac698f194203848df1968567c85">confidence among U.S. consumers came in weaker</a>&nbsp;than economists expected on Tuesday, and inflation has remained only a bit above the Fed’s 2% target.

Trump has been pushing loudly for more cuts to rates. And&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/interest-rates-economy-inflation-a90fe4835c1e5d381d16e32bc778981d">two of his appointees</a>&nbsp;to the Fed have said recently they may consider cutting rates as soon as the Fed’s next meeting next month.

Fed Chair&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/interest-rates-federal-reserve-trump-inflation-df5b9ac09f0cd283797c6c294a98da9c">Jerome Powell remains more cautious</a>, though he he did indicate Tuesday that the Fed's next move is likely to be a cut.

Asked during testimony before a Congressional committee whether a reduction could arrive as soon as July, Powell said, “We will get to a place where we cut rates, sooner rather than later – but I wouldn’t want to point to a particular meeting. I don’t think we need to be in any rush because the economy is still strong.”

That helped Treasury yields ease in the bond market. The yield on the 10-year Treasury fell to 4.29% from 4.34% late Monday.

The two-year Treasury yield, which more closely tracks expectations for Fed action, fell to 3.81% from 3.84%.

On Wall Street, cruise operator Carnival steamed 6.9% higher after the cruise operator delivered a much bigger profit for the latest quarter than analysts expected.

CEO Josh Weinstein said it’s seeing strong demand from people booking cruises close to the departure date, and customers are spending strongly once on board. Carnival also raised its forecast for an underlying measure of profit for the full year.

Uber Technologies rose 7.5% after it said customers in Atlanta can use its app to ride in Waymo autonomous vehicles.

Coinbase Global rallied 12.1% as the cryptocurrency exchange rose with the price of bitcoin, which jumped back above $105,000.

All told, the S&amp;P 500 rose 67.01 points to 6,092.18. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 507.24 to 43,089.02, and the Nasdaq composite rallied 281.56 to 19,912.53.

In stock markets abroad, indexes rallied at least 1% everywhere from France to Germany to Japan following the announcement of the Israel-Iran ceasefire. Hong Kong’s jump of 2.1% and South Korea’s leap of 3% were two of the strongest moves.

<figure>
                        <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/6/1750700686407.jpg" alt="Image Pixaby" />
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                    </figure><p>NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rose toward their all-time high on Tuesday after oil prices eased further on hopes that Israel’s war with Iran will not damage the global flow of crude.</p><p>The S&amp;P 500 climbed 1.1%, following up on big gains for stocks across Europe and Asia, after President Donald Trump said late Monday that&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/israel-iran-war-nuclear-trump-bomber-news-06-23-2025-9e78510c88ccc5e262341f41550609c5">Israel and Iran had agreed to a “complete and total ceasefire.”</a>&nbsp;The main measure of Wall Street’s health is back within 0.8% of its record set in February after&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/stocks-markets-tariffs-china-trump-b686ef0259c2f4894f9fcd1f3649a956">falling roughly 20% below</a>&nbsp;during the spring.</p><p>The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 507 points, or 1.2%, and the Nasdaq composite rallied 1.4%.</p><p>The strongest action was again in the oil market, where a barrel of benchmark U.S. crude fell 6% to settle at $64.37. Brent crude, the international standard, had a similar drop.</p><p>The fear throughout the Israel-Iran conflict has been that it could squeeze the world’s supply of oil, which would pump up prices for gasoline and hurt the global economy. Iran is a major producer of crude, and it could also try to block the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/strait-hormuz-iran-israel-war-oil-15ce74cc8df0f19a6b7f6357773b07c8">Strait of Hormuz</a>&nbsp;off its coast, through which 20% of the world’s daily oil needs passes on ships.</p><p>Oil prices began falling sharply on Monday after Iran launched what appeared to be a limited retaliatory strike to the United States’ entry into the war, one that did not target the production or movement of oil. They kept falling even after attacks continued past a deadline to stop hostilities early Tuesday. Trump later said that the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-israel-iran-war-ceasefire-a7438b98a26c2141558a71263df92559">ceasefire was “in effect.”</a></p><p>Oil prices have dropped so much in the last two days that they’re below where they were before the fighting began nearly two weeks ago.</p><p>With the global oil market well supplied and the OPEC+ alliance of producing countries steadily increasing production, oil prices could be headed even lower as long as the ceasefire holds and a lasting peace solution can be found, said Carsten Fritsch, commodities analyst at Commerzbank.</p><p>Falling oil prices should take some pressure off inflation, and that in turn could give the Federal Reserve leeway to resume cutting interest rates.</p><p>Wall Street loves lower rates because they boost the economy by making it cheaper for U.S. households and businesses to borrow money to buy a car or build a factory. But they could also give inflation more fuel. That threat is why the Fed has been&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/inflation-interest-rates-fed-fa91e7b38ca858ff54f57bc642111188">hesitant to cut rates</a>&nbsp;this year after lowering them through the end of last year.</p><p>The Fed has said repeatedly that it wants to wait and see how much&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/consumer-prices-inflation-trump-trade-6ea513a44876c2f4dc948a25c15b0eb0">Trump’s tariffs</a>&nbsp;will hurt the economy and raise inflation before committing to its next move. So far, the economy seems to be holding up OK, though a report on&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/consumer-confidence-conference-board-economy-spending-1ef56ac698f194203848df1968567c85">confidence among U.S. consumers came in weaker</a>&nbsp;than economists expected on Tuesday, and inflation has remained only a bit above the Fed’s 2% target.</p><p>Trump has been pushing loudly for more cuts to rates. And&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/interest-rates-economy-inflation-a90fe4835c1e5d381d16e32bc778981d">two of his appointees</a>&nbsp;to the Fed have said recently they may consider cutting rates as soon as the Fed’s next meeting next month.</p><p>Fed Chair&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/interest-rates-federal-reserve-trump-inflation-df5b9ac09f0cd283797c6c294a98da9c">Jerome Powell remains more cautious</a>, though he he did indicate Tuesday that the Fed's next move is likely to be a cut.</p><p>Asked during testimony before a Congressional committee whether a reduction could arrive as soon as July, Powell said, “We will get to a place where we cut rates, sooner rather than later – but I wouldn’t want to point to a particular meeting. I don’t think we need to be in any rush because the economy is still strong.”</p><p>That helped Treasury yields ease in the bond market. The yield on the 10-year Treasury fell to 4.29% from 4.34% late Monday.</p><p>The two-year Treasury yield, which more closely tracks expectations for Fed action, fell to 3.81% from 3.84%.</p><p>On Wall Street, cruise operator Carnival steamed 6.9% higher after the cruise operator delivered a much bigger profit for the latest quarter than analysts expected.</p><p>CEO Josh Weinstein said it’s seeing strong demand from people booking cruises close to the departure date, and customers are spending strongly once on board. Carnival also raised its forecast for an underlying measure of profit for the full year.</p><p>Uber Technologies rose 7.5% after it said customers in Atlanta can use its app to ride in Waymo autonomous vehicles.</p><p>Coinbase Global rallied 12.1% as the cryptocurrency exchange rose with the price of bitcoin, which jumped back above $105,000.</p><p>All told, the S&amp;P 500 rose 67.01 points to 6,092.18. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 507.24 to 43,089.02, and the Nasdaq composite rallied 281.56 to 19,912.53.</p><p>In stock markets abroad, indexes rallied at least 1% everywhere from France to Germany to Japan following the announcement of the Israel-Iran ceasefire. Hong Kong’s jump of 2.1% and South Korea’s leap of 3% were two of the strongest moves.</p>

US stocks approach their all-time high as oil prices tumble

ELLIS COUNTY —According to a Kansas Department of Transportation camera as of 2:30 p.m. today at the Ellis 146 exit on Interstate 70 there is a semi on fire in the westbound lanes.

Smoke is blowing over both lanes of traffic, and traffic is being diverted.

Check the Post for additional details as they become available.

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                    </figure><p>ELLIS COUNTY —According to a Kansas Department of Transportation camera as of 2:30 p.m. today at the Ellis 146 exit on Interstate 70 there is a semi on fire in the westbound lanes.</p><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Eastbound I-70 is temporarily shut down at Ellis due to a semi truck fire. Vehicles are being directed down the off ramp and then they can get back on using the on-ramp.<br><br>Please slow down if you were in this area! <a href="https://t.co/iBGSykcevS">pic.twitter.com/iBGSykcevS</a></p>&mdash; Trooper Tod (@TrooperTodKHP) <a href="https://twitter.com/TrooperTodKHP/status/1937601223424635155?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 24, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><figure>
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                    </figure><p>Smoke is blowing over both lanes of traffic, and traffic is being diverted.</p><p>Check the Post for additional details as they become available.</p>

Traffic diverted due to semi fire on Interstate 70 in Ellis County

WASHINGTON (AP) —The U.S. House voted overwhelmingly to table the Trump impeachment effort, for now.

A lone Democrat, Rep. Al Green of Texas, forced the sudden vote arguing Trump abused his power without authorization from Congress for the military action. It quickly divided his party.

Most Democrats joined Republicans to shelve the matter, but dozens voted with Green. The tally was 344-79.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez tells Trump to take his anger out on someone else

The New York Democrat responded to the president’s earlier social media post in which he dared her to pursue his impeachment.

She had said over the weekend that Trump should be removed from office for bombing Iran without approval from Congress.

“Trump should take it out on whoever convinced him to betray the American people and our Constitution by illegally bombing Iran and dragging us into war,” she wrote in a fundraising appeal. “It only took him 5 months to break almost every promise he made.”

Ocasio Cortez also responded to Trump’s saying they’re both from Queens. He was born there. She was born in the Bronx but represents a Queens congressional district.

“I’m a Bronx girl. Trump should know that we can eat Queens boys for breakfast,” she said.

<p>WASHINGTON (AP) —The U.S. House voted overwhelmingly to table the Trump impeachment effort, for now.</p><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">U.S. House tables (kills) <a href="https://twitter.com/RepAlGreen?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RepAlGreen</a> impeachment resolution, 344-79. <a href="https://t.co/vCVg0XdK2P">pic.twitter.com/vCVg0XdK2P</a></p>&mdash; CSPAN (@cspan) <a href="https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1937574670997328335?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 24, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">We got your back, Mr. President. 🇺🇸 <a href="https://t.co/d6MLEYyV0Z">pic.twitter.com/d6MLEYyV0Z</a></p>&mdash; House Republicans (@HouseGOP) <a href="https://twitter.com/HouseGOP/status/1937571866090344923?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 24, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><p>A lone Democrat, Rep. Al Green of Texas, forced the sudden vote arguing Trump abused his power without authorization from Congress for the military action. It quickly divided his party.</p><p>Most Democrats joined Republicans to shelve the matter, but dozens voted with Green. The tally was 344-79.</p><h2>Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez tells Trump to take his anger out on someone else</h2><p>The New York Democrat responded to the president’s earlier social media post in which he dared her to pursue his impeachment.</p><p>She had said over the weekend that Trump should be removed from office for bombing Iran without approval from Congress.</p><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Mr. President, don’t take your anger out on me - I’m just a silly girl.<br><br>Take it out on whoever convinced you to betray the American people and our Constitution by illegally bombing Iran and dragging us into war.<br><br>It only took you 5 months to break almost every promise you made. <a href="https://t.co/77YSWUj2dc">https://t.co/77YSWUj2dc</a></p>&mdash; Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) <a href="https://twitter.com/AOC/status/1937525272594595993?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 24, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><p>“Trump should take it out on whoever convinced him to betray the American people and our Constitution by illegally bombing Iran and dragging us into war,” she wrote in a fundraising appeal. “It only took him 5 months to break almost every promise he made.”</p><p>Ocasio Cortez also responded to Trump’s saying they’re both from Queens. He was born there. She was born in the Bronx but represents a Queens congressional district.</p><p>“I’m a Bronx girl. Trump should know that we can eat Queens boys for breakfast,” she said.</p>

House votes to set aside Trump impeachment over Iran strikes

By&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/author/mark-kennedy">MARK KENNEDY</a><br>Associated Press

Bobby Sherman, whose winsome smile and fashionable shaggy mop top helped make him into a teen idol in the 1960s and ’70s&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/music">with bubblegum pop hits</a>&nbsp;like “Little Woman” and “Julie, Do Ya Love Me,” has died. He was 81.

His wife, Brigitte Poublon, announced the death Tuesday and family friend John Stamos posted her message on Instagram: “Bobby left this world holding my hand — just as he held up our life with love, courage, and unwavering grace.” Sherman revealed he had Stage 4 cancer earlier this year.

Sherman was a squeaky-clean regular on the covers of Tiger Beat and Sixteen magazines, often with hair over his eyes and a choker on his neck. His face was&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/4b3b0577b76649d2ba7200054c9d22ac">printed on lunchboxes,</a>&nbsp;cereal boxes and posters that hung on the bedroom walls of his adoring fans. He landed at No. 8 in TV Guide’s list of “TV’s 25 Greatest Teen Idols.”

He was part of a lineage of teen heartthrobs who emerged as mass-market, youth-oriented magazines and TV took off, connecting fresh-scrubbed Ricky Nelson in the 1950s&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-music-arts-and-entertainment-television-programs-david-cassidy-8bdb655de70947a69302cf07b684dd26">to David Cassidy</a>&nbsp;in the ’60s, all the way to Justin Bieber in the 2000s.

Sherman had four Top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 chart — “Little Woman,” “Julie, Do Ya Love Me,” “Easy Come, Easy Go,” and “La La La (If I Had You).” He had six albums on the Billboard 200 chart, including “Here Comes Bobby,” which spent 48 weeks on the album chart, peaking at No. 10. His career got its jump start when he was cast in the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-music-arts-and-entertainment-buddy-guy-bea37b6198ed7529fef69e66860b587e">ABC rock ’n’ roll show “Shindig!”</a>&nbsp;in the mid-’60s. Later, he starred in two television series — “Here Come the Brides” (1968-70) and “Getting Together” (1971).

After the limelight moved on, Sherman became a certified medical emergency technician and instructor for the Los Angeles Police Department, teaching police recruits first aid and CPR. He donated his salary.

“A lot of times, people say, ‘Well, if you could go back and change things, what would you do?’” he told The Tulsa World in 1997. “And I don’t think I’d change a thing — except to maybe be a little bit more aware of it, because I probably could’ve relished the fun of it a little more. It was a lot of work. It was a lot of blood, sweat and tears. But it was the best of times.”

Sherman, with sky blue eyes and dimples, grew up in the San Fernando Valley, singing Ricky Nelson songs and performing with a high-school rock band.

“I was brought up in a fairly strict family,” he told the Sunday News newspaper in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in 1998. “Law and order were important. Respect your fellow neighbor, remember other people’s feelings. I was the kind of boy who didn’t do things just to be mischievous.”

He was studying child psychology at a community college in 1964 when his girlfriend took him to a Hollywood party, which would change his life. He stepped onstage and sang with the band. Afterward, guests Jane Fonda,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/7d99f5f9f741424f8313cc63a886067e">Natalie Wood</a>&nbsp;and Sal Mineo asked him who his agent was. They took his number and, a few days later, an agent called him and set him up with “Shindig!”

Sherman hit true teen idol status in 1968, when he appeared in “Here Come the Brides,” a comedy-adventure set in boom town Seattle in the 1870s. He sang the show’s theme song, “Seattle,” and starred as young logger Jeremy Bolt, often at loggerheads with brother, played&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/actor-david-soul-starsky-hutch-dies-03dd29682458e44bddfccee4ce46607b">by David Soul.</a>&nbsp;It lasted two seasons.

Following the series, Sherman starred in “Getting Together,” a spinoff of&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/celebrity-general-news-394361d8368d452b8d34a8f270b5c523">“The Partridge Family,”</a>&nbsp;about a songwriter struggling to make it in the music business. He became the first performer to star in three TV series before the age of 30. That television exposure soon translated into a fruitful recording career: His first single, “Little Woman,” earned a gold record in 1969.

“While the rest of the world seemed jumbled up and threatening, Sherman’s smiling visage beamed from the bedroom walls of hundreds of thousands of teen-age girls, a reassuring totem against the riots, drugs, war protests and free love that raged outside,” The Tulsa World said in 1997.

His movies included “Wild In Streets,” “He is My Brother” and “Get Crazy.”

Sherman pulled back from his celebrity career after several years of a frantic schedule, telling The Washington Post: “I’d film five days a week, get on a plane on a Friday night and go someplace for matinee and evening shows Saturday and Sunday, then get on a plane and go back to the studio to start filming again. It was so hectic for three years that I didn’t know what home was.”

Sherman’s pivot to becoming an emergency medical technician in 1988 was born out of a longtime fascination with medicine. Sherman said that affinity blossomed when he raised his sons with his first wife, Patti Carnel. They would get scrapes and bloody noses and he became the family’s first-aid provider. So he started learning basic first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation from the Red Cross.

“If I see an accident, I feel compelled to stop and give aid even if I’m in my own car,” he told the St. Petersburg Times. “I carry equipment with me. And there’s not a better feeling than the one you get from helping somebody out. I would recommend it to everybody.”

In addition to his work with the Los Angeles Police Department, he was a reserve deputy with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, working security at the courthouse. Sherman estimated that, as a paramedic, he helped five women deliver babies in the backseats of cars or other impromptu locations.

In one case, he helped deliver a baby on the sidewalk and, after the birth, the new mother asked Sherman’s partner what his name was. “When he told her Bobby, she named the baby Roberta. I was glad he didn’t tell her my name was Sherman,” he told the St. Petersburg Times in 1997.

He was named LAPD’s Reserve Officer of the Year for 1999 and received the FBI’s Exceptional Service Award and the “Twice a Citizen” Award by the Los Angeles County Reserve Foundation.

<a href="https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CREC-2004-10-06/pdf/CREC-2004-10-06-pt1-PgE1800-2.pdf#page=1" target="_blank">In a speech on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives in 2004,</a>&nbsp;then-Rep. Howard McKeon wrote: “Bobby is a stellar example of the statement ‘to protect and serve.’ We can only say a simple and heartfelt thank you to Bobby Sherman and to all the men and women who courageously protect and serve the citizens of America.”

Later, Sherman would join the 1990s-era “Teen Idols Tour” with former 1960s heartthrobs Micky Dolenz and Davy Jones of the Monkees and Peter Noone of Herman’s Hermits.

The Chicago Sun-Times in 1998 described one of Sherman’s performances: “Dressed to kill in black leather pants and white shirt, he was showered with roses and teddy bears as he started things off with ‘Easy Come, Easy Go.’ As he signed scores of autographs at the foot of the stage, it was quickly draped by female fans of every conceivable age group.”

Sherman also co-founded the Brigitte and Bobby Sherman Children’s Foundation in Ghana, which provides education, health, and welfare programs to children in need.

He is survived by two sons, Christopher and Tyler, and his wife.

“Even in his final days, he stayed strong for me. That’s who Bobby was — brave, gentle, and full of light,” Poublon wrote.

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                    </figure><p>By&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/author/mark-kennedy">MARK KENNEDY</a><br>Associated Press</p><p>Bobby Sherman, whose winsome smile and fashionable shaggy mop top helped make him into a teen idol in the 1960s and ’70s&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/music">with bubblegum pop hits</a>&nbsp;like “Little Woman” and “Julie, Do Ya Love Me,” has died. He was 81.</p><p>His wife, Brigitte Poublon, announced the death Tuesday and family friend John Stamos posted her message on Instagram: “Bobby left this world holding my hand — just as he held up our life with love, courage, and unwavering grace.” Sherman revealed he had Stage 4 cancer earlier this year.</p><div><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/DLSmV0HJ8n9/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"><div style="padding:16px;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DLSmV0HJ8n9/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style=" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;" target="_blank"> <div style=" display: flex; 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<script async src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script></div><p>Sherman was a squeaky-clean regular on the covers of Tiger Beat and Sixteen magazines, often with hair over his eyes and a choker on his neck. His face was&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/4b3b0577b76649d2ba7200054c9d22ac">printed on lunchboxes,</a>&nbsp;cereal boxes and posters that hung on the bedroom walls of his adoring fans. He landed at No. 8 in TV Guide’s list of “TV’s 25 Greatest Teen Idols.”</p><p>He was part of a lineage of teen heartthrobs who emerged as mass-market, youth-oriented magazines and TV took off, connecting fresh-scrubbed Ricky Nelson in the 1950s&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-music-arts-and-entertainment-television-programs-david-cassidy-8bdb655de70947a69302cf07b684dd26">to David Cassidy</a>&nbsp;in the ’60s, all the way to Justin Bieber in the 2000s.</p><p>Sherman had four Top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 chart — “Little Woman,” “Julie, Do Ya Love Me,” “Easy Come, Easy Go,” and “La La La (If I Had You).” He had six albums on the Billboard 200 chart, including “Here Comes Bobby,” which spent 48 weeks on the album chart, peaking at No. 10. His career got its jump start when he was cast in the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-music-arts-and-entertainment-buddy-guy-bea37b6198ed7529fef69e66860b587e">ABC rock ’n’ roll show “Shindig!”</a>&nbsp;in the mid-’60s. Later, he starred in two television series — “Here Come the Brides” (1968-70) and “Getting Together” (1971).</p><p>After the limelight moved on, Sherman became a certified medical emergency technician and instructor for the Los Angeles Police Department, teaching police recruits first aid and CPR. He donated his salary.</p><p>“A lot of times, people say, ‘Well, if you could go back and change things, what would you do?’” he told The Tulsa World in 1997. “And I don’t think I’d change a thing — except to maybe be a little bit more aware of it, because I probably could’ve relished the fun of it a little more. It was a lot of work. It was a lot of blood, sweat and tears. But it was the best of times.”</p><h2>A life-changing Hollywood party</h2><p>Sherman, with sky blue eyes and dimples, grew up in the San Fernando Valley, singing Ricky Nelson songs and performing with a high-school rock band.</p><p>“I was brought up in a fairly strict family,” he told the Sunday News newspaper in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in 1998. “Law and order were important. Respect your fellow neighbor, remember other people’s feelings. I was the kind of boy who didn’t do things just to be mischievous.”</p><p>He was studying child psychology at a community college in 1964 when his girlfriend took him to a Hollywood party, which would change his life. He stepped onstage and sang with the band. Afterward, guests Jane Fonda,&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/7d99f5f9f741424f8313cc63a886067e">Natalie Wood</a>&nbsp;and Sal Mineo asked him who his agent was. They took his number and, a few days later, an agent called him and set him up with “Shindig!”</p><p>Sherman hit true teen idol status in 1968, when he appeared in “Here Come the Brides,” a comedy-adventure set in boom town Seattle in the 1870s. He sang the show’s theme song, “Seattle,” and starred as young logger Jeremy Bolt, often at loggerheads with brother, played&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/actor-david-soul-starsky-hutch-dies-03dd29682458e44bddfccee4ce46607b">by David Soul.</a>&nbsp;It lasted two seasons.</p><p>Following the series, Sherman starred in “Getting Together,” a spinoff of&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/celebrity-general-news-394361d8368d452b8d34a8f270b5c523">“The Partridge Family,”</a>&nbsp;about a songwriter struggling to make it in the music business. He became the first performer to star in three TV series before the age of 30. That television exposure soon translated into a fruitful recording career: His first single, “Little Woman,” earned a gold record in 1969.</p><p>“While the rest of the world seemed jumbled up and threatening, Sherman’s smiling visage beamed from the bedroom walls of hundreds of thousands of teen-age girls, a reassuring totem against the riots, drugs, war protests and free love that raged outside,” The Tulsa World said in 1997.</p><p>His movies included “Wild In Streets,” “He is My Brother” and “Get Crazy.”</p><h2>From music to medicine</h2><p>Sherman pulled back from his celebrity career after several years of a frantic schedule, telling The Washington Post: “I’d film five days a week, get on a plane on a Friday night and go someplace for matinee and evening shows Saturday and Sunday, then get on a plane and go back to the studio to start filming again. It was so hectic for three years that I didn’t know what home was.”</p><p>Sherman’s pivot to becoming an emergency medical technician in 1988 was born out of a longtime fascination with medicine. Sherman said that affinity blossomed when he raised his sons with his first wife, Patti Carnel. They would get scrapes and bloody noses and he became the family’s first-aid provider. So he started learning basic first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation from the Red Cross.</p><p>“If I see an accident, I feel compelled to stop and give aid even if I’m in my own car,” he told the St. Petersburg Times. “I carry equipment with me. And there’s not a better feeling than the one you get from helping somebody out. I would recommend it to everybody.”</p><p>In addition to his work with the Los Angeles Police Department, he was a reserve deputy with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, working security at the courthouse. Sherman estimated that, as a paramedic, he helped five women deliver babies in the backseats of cars or other impromptu locations.</p><p>In one case, he helped deliver a baby on the sidewalk and, after the birth, the new mother asked Sherman’s partner what his name was. “When he told her Bobby, she named the baby Roberta. I was glad he didn’t tell her my name was Sherman,” he told the St. Petersburg Times in 1997.</p><h2>The teen idols grow up</h2><p>He was named LAPD’s Reserve Officer of the Year for 1999 and received the FBI’s Exceptional Service Award and the “Twice a Citizen” Award by the Los Angeles County Reserve Foundation.</p><p><a href="https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CREC-2004-10-06/pdf/CREC-2004-10-06-pt1-PgE1800-2.pdf#page=1" target="_blank">In a speech on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives in 2004,</a>&nbsp;then-Rep. Howard McKeon wrote: “Bobby is a stellar example of the statement ‘to protect and serve.’ We can only say a simple and heartfelt thank you to Bobby Sherman and to all the men and women who courageously protect and serve the citizens of America.”</p><p>Later, Sherman would join the 1990s-era “Teen Idols Tour” with former 1960s heartthrobs Micky Dolenz and Davy Jones of the Monkees and Peter Noone of Herman’s Hermits.</p><p>The Chicago Sun-Times in 1998 described one of Sherman’s performances: “Dressed to kill in black leather pants and white shirt, he was showered with roses and teddy bears as he started things off with ‘Easy Come, Easy Go.’ As he signed scores of autographs at the foot of the stage, it was quickly draped by female fans of every conceivable age group.”</p><p>Sherman also co-founded the Brigitte and Bobby Sherman Children’s Foundation in Ghana, which provides education, health, and welfare programs to children in need.</p><p>He is survived by two sons, Christopher and Tyler, and his wife.</p><p>“Even in his final days, he stayed strong for me. That’s who Bobby was — brave, gentle, and full of light,” Poublon wrote.</p>

Bobby Sherman, teen idol in the 1960s and ‘70s, dies at 81

CLOUD COUNTY&nbsp;– The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) arrested a former Cloud County Sheriff’s Office corrections officer for alleged child sex crimes, according to a media release from the agency.

Just after 4:30 on Monday,&nbsp; KBI agents arrested 36-year-old Brice Berk, of Concordia, at the Republic County Sheriff’s Office after he turned himself over to authorities. Berk was arrested for 12 counts of sexual exploitation of a child. The crimes allege Berk possessed and distributed child pornography.

Berk served as a Cloud County Sheriff’s Office corrections officer until March 2025, after a search warrant was executed at his residence. At that time, evidence was located and seized. The Cloud County Sheriff's Office was fully cooperative with the investigation.

The KBI began investigating after a cyber-tip was submitted to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC).

Following the arrest, Berk was booked into the Republic County Jail on a $20,000 bond.&nbsp;

The case is expected to be prosecuted by Cloud County Attorney’s Office, according to the KBI.

<figure>
                        <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/6/1750783376998.png" alt="Berk photo KBI" />
                        <figcaption>Berk photo KBI</figcaption>
                    </figure><p>CLOUD COUNTY&nbsp;– The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) arrested a former Cloud County Sheriff’s Office corrections officer for alleged child sex crimes, according to a media release from the agency.</p><p>Just after 4:30 on Monday,&nbsp; KBI agents arrested 36-year-old Brice Berk, of Concordia, at the Republic County Sheriff’s Office after he turned himself over to authorities. Berk was arrested for 12 counts of sexual exploitation of a child. The crimes allege Berk possessed and distributed child pornography.</p><p>Berk served as a Cloud County Sheriff’s Office corrections officer until March 2025, after a search warrant was executed at his residence. At that time, evidence was located and seized. The Cloud County Sheriff's Office was fully cooperative with the investigation.</p><p>The KBI began investigating after a cyber-tip was submitted to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC).</p><p>Following the arrest, Berk was booked into the Republic County Jail on a $20,000 bond.&nbsp;</p><p>The case is expected to be prosecuted by Cloud County Attorney’s Office, according to the KBI.</p>

Former Kan. corrections officer accused of child sex crimes

By:&nbsp;<a href="https://kansasreflector.com/author/jennifer-shutt/">Jennifer Shutt</a>&nbsp;

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Democrats have succeeded in eliminating more than a dozen policy changes from Republicans’ “big, beautiful bill” after successfully arguing before the chamber’s parliamentarian that the elements didn’t comply with the strict rules that go along with writing a budget reconciliation bill.

Removed is language&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/us-senate-gop-tries-ease-pain-states-sharing-costs-snap-benefits" target="_blank">that would have transferred some of the cost</a>&nbsp;of running the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to state governments, potentially leaving states on the hook for billions in added spending on the food aid program for lower-income people.

Democrats also fended off a proposal to eliminate funding for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which fields complaints on banking and other financial institutions, and another that sought to bar federal district court judges from issuing nationwide injunctions.&nbsp;

Among the contested items that remained, Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley announced in a social media post that his&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/radiation-exposure-fund-backed-missouris-hawley-included-us-senate-mega-bill" target="_blank">years-long effort to reauthorize</a>&nbsp;the Radiation Exposure Compensation Fund, or RECA, passed what’s known on Capitol Hill as the “Byrd bath” test.

“Terrific news for Missouri, radiation survivors, and MAHA: RECA has passed the ‘Byrd bath’ – Democrats did not strip it – and will be in the final bill,” Hawley wrote, referring to the Trump administration’s Make America Healthy Again slogan. “Huge step forward #MAHA.”

Budget Committee ranking member Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., has cheered many of the parliamentarian’s rulings, though Republican committee chairs say they’ll look for ways to rewrite the various proposals.

“Today, we were advised by the Senate Parliamentarian that several more provisions in this Big Beautiful Betrayal of a bill will be subject to the Byrd Rule — and Democrats plan to challenge every part of this bill that hurts working families and violates this process,” Merkley wrote in a statement released Saturday night. “Republicans’ relentless attack on middle class families in order to fund tax breaks for billionaires is a slap in the face to working families everywhere, and Democrats are fighting back.”&nbsp;&nbsp;

The changes could create several issues for Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., and eventually for Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., who need nearly every GOP lawmaker in Congress to vote for the sweeping tax and spending cuts package in order for it to become law.

The House&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/us-house-republicans-push-through-massive-tax-and-spending-bill-slashing-medicaid" target="_blank">voted 215-214 to approve</a>&nbsp;its version of the bill in May, but since the Senate is making substantial changes, the House will have to vote on the measure again before it can go to President Donald Trump for his signature. GOP leaders hope to complete all that before the Fourth of July.

Republicans are using reconciliation, instead of moving the bill through the regular legislative process, to avoid needing Democratic votes to get past the Senate’s 60-vote legislative filibuster.

But the lower threshold for passing a reconciliation bill comes with several requirements, including that all of the proposals in the package have an impact on spending or revenues that’s not “merely incidental.”

The Senate parliamentarian, the chamber’s official scorekeeper who holds a detailed understanding of the rules and procedures, examines each of those policies and hears from both Republicans and Democrats before issuing the rulings.

The Byrd bath began last week behind closed doors and will continue for at least several more days. Once it concludes, Senate GOP leaders can move the bill to the floor, where&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/both-parties-prep-mega-bill-marathon-us-senate-vote-rama" target="_blank">members of both parties can call for votes on as many amendments as they want</a>.

Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee Chairman John Boozman, R-Ark., released a written statement defending&nbsp;<a href="https://www.agriculture.senate.gov/newsroom/rep/press/release/chairman-boozman-releases-agriculture-nutrition-and-forestry-budget-reconciliation-text" target="_blank">his committee’s bill</a>&nbsp;after the parliamentarian ruled several provisions must go to comply with the rules.

“To rein in federal spending and protect taxpayer dollars the committee is pursuing meaningful reforms to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to improve efficiency, accountability and integrity,” Boozman wrote. “We are continuing to examine options that comply with Senate rules to achieve savings through budget reconciliation to ensure SNAP serves those who truly need it while being responsible stewards of taxpayer dollars.”

The parliamentarian ruled the committee erred in including language that would have shifted some of the cost of the SNAP program to state governments if they didn’t meet an efficiency benchmark before 2028.

A proposal to eliminate SNAP eligibility for “immigrants who are not citizens or lawful permanent residents, with certain exceptions,” was also determined not to comply with the rules, according to a press release from Merkley.

Minnesota Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar, ranking member on the committee, wrote the parliamentarian’s ruling “made clear that Senate Republicans cannot use their partisan budget to shift major nutrition assistance costs to the states that would have inevitably led to major cuts.

“While Republicans’ proposed cuts to SNAP will still be devastating to families, farmers, and independent grocers across the country, we will keep fighting to protect families in need. Instead of a rushed partisan process, Republicans should work with us to lower costs for Americans and pass a bipartisan Farm Bill that works for all farmers and rural America.”

Consumer financial agency victory for Dems

The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee’s&nbsp;<a href="https://www.banking.senate.gov/newsroom/majority/scott-releases-banking-committee-provisions-for-the-one-big-beautiful-bill" target="_blank">proposal to eliminate funding</a>&nbsp;for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which Congress&nbsp;<a href="https://www.congress.gov/crs_external_products/R/PDF/R48295/R48295.8.pdf" target="_blank">established</a>&nbsp;in the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, also doesn’t comply with the rules, under the parliamentarian’s ruling.

<figure>
                        <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/6/1750772403338.png" alt=" At a farm market in St. Petersburg, Florida, on April 14, 2012, SNAP recipients were able to use their Electronic Benefits Transfer cards for food. (Photo by Lance Cheung/USDA)." />
                        <figcaption> At a farm market in St. Petersburg, Florida, on April 14, 2012, SNAP recipients were able to use their Electronic Benefits Transfer cards for food. (Photo by Lance Cheung/USDA).</figcaption>
                    </figure><p>By:&nbsp;<a href="https://kansasreflector.com/author/jennifer-shutt/">Jennifer Shutt</a>&nbsp;</p><p>WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Democrats have succeeded in eliminating more than a dozen policy changes from Republicans’ “big, beautiful bill” after successfully arguing before the chamber’s parliamentarian that the elements didn’t comply with the strict rules that go along with writing a budget reconciliation bill.</p><p>Removed is language&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/us-senate-gop-tries-ease-pain-states-sharing-costs-snap-benefits" target="_blank">that would have transferred some of the cost</a>&nbsp;of running the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to state governments, potentially leaving states on the hook for billions in added spending on the food aid program for lower-income people.</p><p>Democrats also fended off a proposal to eliminate funding for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which fields complaints on banking and other financial institutions, and another that sought to bar federal district court judges from issuing nationwide injunctions.&nbsp;</p><p>Among the contested items that remained, Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley announced in a social media post that his&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/radiation-exposure-fund-backed-missouris-hawley-included-us-senate-mega-bill" target="_blank">years-long effort to reauthorize</a>&nbsp;the Radiation Exposure Compensation Fund, or RECA, passed what’s known on Capitol Hill as the “Byrd bath” test.</p><p>“Terrific news for Missouri, radiation survivors, and MAHA: RECA has passed the ‘Byrd bath’ – Democrats did not strip it – and will be in the final bill,” Hawley wrote, referring to the Trump administration’s Make America Healthy Again slogan. “Huge step forward #MAHA.”</p><h2>Democrats to continue challenges</h2><p>Budget Committee ranking member Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., has cheered many of the parliamentarian’s rulings, though Republican committee chairs say they’ll look for ways to rewrite the various proposals.</p><p>“Today, we were advised by the Senate Parliamentarian that several more provisions in this Big Beautiful Betrayal of a bill will be subject to the Byrd Rule — and Democrats plan to challenge every part of this bill that hurts working families and violates this process,” Merkley wrote in a statement released Saturday night. “Republicans’ relentless attack on middle class families in order to fund tax breaks for billionaires is a slap in the face to working families everywhere, and Democrats are fighting back.”&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>The changes could create several issues for Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., and eventually for Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., who need nearly every GOP lawmaker in Congress to vote for the sweeping tax and spending cuts package in order for it to become law.</p><p>The House&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/us-house-republicans-push-through-massive-tax-and-spending-bill-slashing-medicaid" target="_blank">voted 215-214 to approve</a>&nbsp;its version of the bill in May, but since the Senate is making substantial changes, the House will have to vote on the measure again before it can go to President Donald Trump for his signature. GOP leaders hope to complete all that before the Fourth of July.</p><p>Republicans are using reconciliation, instead of moving the bill through the regular legislative process, to avoid needing Democratic votes to get past the Senate’s 60-vote legislative filibuster.</p><p>But the lower threshold for passing a reconciliation bill comes with several requirements, including that all of the proposals in the package have an impact on spending or revenues that’s not “merely incidental.”</p><p>The Senate parliamentarian, the chamber’s official scorekeeper who holds a detailed understanding of the rules and procedures, examines each of those policies and hears from both Republicans and Democrats before issuing the rulings.</p><p>The Byrd bath began last week behind closed doors and will continue for at least several more days. Once it concludes, Senate GOP leaders can move the bill to the floor, where&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/both-parties-prep-mega-bill-marathon-us-senate-vote-rama" target="_blank">members of both parties can call for votes on as many amendments as they want</a>.</p><h2>SNAP program</h2><p>Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee Chairman John Boozman, R-Ark., released a written statement defending&nbsp;<a href="https://www.agriculture.senate.gov/newsroom/rep/press/release/chairman-boozman-releases-agriculture-nutrition-and-forestry-budget-reconciliation-text" target="_blank">his committee’s bill</a>&nbsp;after the parliamentarian ruled several provisions must go to comply with the rules.</p><p>“To rein in federal spending and protect taxpayer dollars the committee is pursuing meaningful reforms to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to improve efficiency, accountability and integrity,” Boozman wrote. “We are continuing to examine options that comply with Senate rules to achieve savings through budget reconciliation to ensure SNAP serves those who truly need it while being responsible stewards of taxpayer dollars.”</p><p>The parliamentarian ruled the committee erred in including language that would have shifted some of the cost of the SNAP program to state governments if they didn’t meet an efficiency benchmark before 2028.</p><p>A proposal to eliminate SNAP eligibility for “immigrants who are not citizens or lawful permanent residents, with certain exceptions,” was also determined not to comply with the rules, according to a press release from Merkley.</p><p>Minnesota Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar, ranking member on the committee, wrote the parliamentarian’s ruling “made clear that Senate Republicans cannot use their partisan budget to shift major nutrition assistance costs to the states that would have inevitably led to major cuts.</p><p>“While Republicans’ proposed cuts to SNAP will still be devastating to families, farmers, and independent grocers across the country, we will keep fighting to protect families in need. Instead of a rushed partisan process, Republicans should work with us to lower costs for Americans and pass a bipartisan Farm Bill that works for all farmers and rural America.”</p><h2>Consumer financial agency victory for Dems</h2><p>The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee’s&nbsp;<a href="https://www.banking.senate.gov/newsroom/majority/scott-releases-banking-committee-provisions-for-the-one-big-beautiful-bill" target="_blank">proposal to eliminate funding</a>&nbsp;for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which Congress&nbsp;<a href="https://www.congress.gov/crs_external_products/R/PDF/R48295/R48295.8.pdf" target="_blank">established</a>&nbsp;in the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, also doesn’t comply with the rules, under the parliamentarian’s ruling.</p><p>Massachusetts Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren, ranking member on the panel, wrote in a statement that the GOP’s proposal for the CFPB represented “a reckless, dangerous attack on consumers and would lead to more Americans being tricked and trapped by giant financial institutions and put the stability of our entire financial system at risk–all to hand out tax breaks to billionaires.”</p><p>But committee Chairman Tim Scott, R-S.C., wrote in a separate statement that he remains “committed to advancing legislation that cuts waste and duplication in our federal government and saves taxpayer dollars.”</p><p>Scott listed provisions that he said will remain.</p><p>“As it stands now, the Banking Committee’s reconciliation provisions will delay the implementation of Section 1071 of Dodd-Frank, which reduces CFPB spending and protects the privacy and data of small business owners; rescind unused funds earmarked for green initiatives to give HUD discretion in funding critical housing programs; and save taxpayer dollars by eliminating an unnecessary reserve fund at the SEC,” Scott wrote. “My colleagues and I remain committed to cutting wasteful spending at the CFPB and will continue working with the Senate parliamentarian on the Committee’s provisions.”</p><h2>Judges and injunctions</h2><p>The parliamentarian told lawmakers that various elements of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/press/rep/releases/grassley-releases-senate-judiciary-committee-text-of-the-one-big-beautiful-bill" target="_blank">the Judiciary Committee’s bill</a>&nbsp;don’t comply with the rules, including an attempt to block federal district court judges from issuing nationwide preliminary injunctions or temporary restraining orders.</p><p>The issue has become a thorn in Trump’s side during the past few months as he’s watched the courts block several of his executive orders and other unilateral administration actions.</p><p>The Judiciary Committee’s reconciliation bill cannot block the Department of Justice from awarding Byrne JAG and COPS grants to “sanctuary cities.” The bill also can’t send funding to local and state governments for the purpose of “apprehending aliens who are unlawfully present in the United States.”</p><p>Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, did not respond to a request for comment, but a committee spokesperson wrote in an email to States Newsroom that “Democrats are clinging to their radical open borders legacy by fighting to keep criminal migrants in the United States.</p><p>“Republicans are committed to enforcing the rule of law, and will continue using all available avenues to secure our borders, clean up the mess left by the Biden-Harris administration’s disastrous policies and ensure courts operate according to lawful and constitutional standards.”</p><p>Illinois Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin, ranking member on the committee, issued a statement calling the bill’s policies “an attempted power grab by our Republican colleagues that we would not stand for.”</p><p>“Here’s what Senate Republicans attempted to sneak into their so-called Big, Beautiful Bill: a provision intended to limit the ability of individuals and organizations to challenge lawless Trump Administration executive actions by putting those potential plaintiffs on the hook for millions of dollars; and a provision conditioning grant eligibility on a state or locality’s compliance with federal immigration policies,” Durbin wrote.</p><h2>Artificial intelligence and states</h2><p>The parliamentarian didn’t, however, remove all of the proposals contested by Democrats.</p><p>Language that would prevent local and state governments from regulating artificial intelligence for the next decade if those jurisdictions want to receive money from a $500 million fund does meet the reconciliation requirements and can remain in&nbsp;<a href="https://www.commerce.senate.gov/2025/6/chairman-cruz-releases-budget-reconciliation-text" target="_blank">the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation’s bill</a>.</p><p>But that doesn’t mean the provision will stay in the bill moving forward, since several GOP lawmakers have expressed concern about potentially tying the hands of local and state governments when it comes to AI.</p><p>Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene&nbsp;<a href="https://x.com/RepMTG/status/1929946902566494653" target="_blank">wrote in a social media post</a>&nbsp;after she voted for the House’s bill that she had no idea about the AI provision. That chamber’s package barred state and local AI regulation for a decade without tying it to any funding stream.</p><p>“We have no idea what AI will be capable of in the next 10 years and giving it free rein and tying states hands is potentially dangerous,” Greene wrote. “This needs to be stripped out in the Senate.</p><p>“When the OBBB comes back to the House for approval after Senate changes, I will not vote for it with this in it.”</p>