According to The New York Times, MLB investigators plan to speak with ElAttrache in the coming weeks to learn more about his role in McGregor’s recovery. The Times also reported that ElAttrache wrote a letter supporting a special therapeutic-exemption request for McGregor, a bid that anti‑doping officials ultimately denied.

What MLB Wants To Know

League investigators are trying to determine whether ElAttrache’s support for McGregor was a one-off medical opinion or part of a broader pattern of advising athletes to use treatments that would fall on the wrong side of drug-testing rules, according to CBS Sports. Sources told CBS the questioning is intended to find out whether ElAttrache has ever backed or recommended similar treatments for Major League Baseball players.

ElAttrache’s Response And Local Roots

In a text message to The New York Times, ElAttrache said he referred McGregor to bone‑healing specialists after the surgery and "explained that I don’t prescribe hormone or steroid treatment." He is a longtime Los Angeles fixture, listed as a team physician for both the Dodgers and the Rams, and his website highlights a long list of elite athletes he has treated, according to Dr. Neal ElAttrache's site.

How Therapeutic Exemptions Work

Major League Baseball’s Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program allows tightly controlled therapeutic‑use exemptions, or TUEs, for specific medical needs. Those applications are reviewed by an independent program administrator and expert medical panels, according to MLB. That multilayered review is a key reason the league often digs into clinical recommendations whenever a high‑profile medical endorsement bumps up against substances that are otherwise prohibited.

What’s Next For The Dodgers And Their Star Surgeon

So far, MLB has not labeled the matter a formal investigation; a league source described the planned interviews as fact gathering rather than an official probe, per NBC Sports. The Dodgers declined to comment on the situation, according to CBS Sports, while league officials sort out whether the fact-finding needs to go any further.

What MLB Could Do If Lines Were Crossed

If investigators uncover evidence that a team doctor advised MLB players to use prohibited treatments or helped secure improper exemptions, the Joint Drug Program includes mechanisms for review and potential discipline by both the league and the players' association, according to MLB. Officials and experts also note that there is a meaningful distinction between advising a non‑baseball athlete and violating baseball’s own policy, and the planned interviews are intended to clarify whether that line was crossed.

For Los Angeles sports fans, it is a decidedly odd cross‑sport saga: a New York Times look at an MMA rehab program has turned into a question for baseball’s rule enforcers. MLB, the Dodgers and Dr. ElAttrache are all likely to be watched closely as the league’s inquiries unfold.

Institute threatens legal action

According to The Athletic, the Institute for Voices of Liberty has sent FIFA a formal demand letter through attorney Shahrokh Mokhtarzadeh, warning it is ready to file suit in California if the ban is enforced. The letter, the outlet reports, asks a court to declare the restriction unlawful under California law and seeks compensatory damages for any fans blocked from bringing the flag into World Cup venues. Institute director Sam Kermanian has also told reporters that the group intends to bring the old flag into matches in Los Angeles and Santa Clara.

What FIFA's stadium code says

FIFA's stadium code of conduct explicitly bans "banners, flags, fliers, apparel and other paraphernalia" that event organizers deem political, offensive or discriminatory, and gives organizers broad discretion over what gets through the gates, including flags and clothing. That language is the basis for FIFA’s planned restriction on the lion-and-sun emblem at World Cup sites. For the full policy wording, see FIFA.

Flag history and past clashes

The disputed banner, a tricolour featuring a lion-and-sun emblem that served as Iran’s national flag before the 1979 revolution, has become a go-to symbol among many in the Iranian diaspora who oppose the Islamic Republic. That layered political meaning turned it into a flashpoint at the 2022 World Cup, when some supporters say stadium staff forced them to surrender the flag while others were allowed to keep it. RFE/RL details the emblem’s symbolism and its role in more recent protest movements.

Legal questions to watch

The Institute argues that California’s constitution could provide stronger protection for symbolic political expression inside venues that function as public gathering spaces. Whether that theory holds up will likely turn on a familiar legal hurdle: whether a court treats the gatekeeping decisions of event organizers as "state action." California precedent gives residents broader expressive rights in some private-but-publicly-open spaces, most famously in PruneYard Shopping Center v. Robins, and that case is expected to sit at the center of any courtroom showdown. For a summary of PruneYard and related state-action issues, see FindLaw.

Local reaction and logistics

Iranian-American activists have already staged protests around World Cup fixtures and say they intend to display the lion-and-sun flag at matches, potentially setting up tense encounters with stadium security and event staff. The controversy is colliding with other problems surrounding Iran's participation, including claims that FIFA revoked ticket allocations for Iran’s group-stage games in the United States. Local coverage has mapped out what those decisions mean for fans heading to SoFi and other U.S. venues. Los Angeles Times

What happens next hinges on whether FIFA answers the Institute’s demand in writing and whether the nonprofit follows through with a formal complaint in California. Either step could force a court to weigh state free-speech protections against FIFA’s event rules. The Athletic reports that the group has given FIFA only a short window to respond before it moves ahead.

Fuller said the two schools have signed a program transfer agreement that hands Fuller responsibility for IWS’s alumni and donor communities and preserves scholarship funds intended for worship leaders, according to Fuller Seminary. "Worship is central in the life of disciples of Jesus and Christian churches," Fuller President David Emmanuel Goatley said, as the seminary cast the move as a chance to fold IWS’s curriculum and global programming into Fuller’s broader offerings.

The Institute for Worship Studies described the agreement on its website as a way to continue Robert Webber’s legacy while winding down IWS’s independent operations. The board has approved a Transfer of Programs Agreement that takes effect July 1, and the institute will cease to exist as an independent school on June 30, 2026, according to the Institute for Worship Studies. IWS President Rev. Dr. Constance Cherry called the arrangement a way to secure IWS’s "active legacy" and urged alumni and friends to show up for the school’s final commencement.

Student Transition and Teach-Out Plan

A teach-out plan built into the transfer agreement will let current IWS students complete their degrees at Fuller, and it details how alumni networks and scholarship funds will be carried forward, as reported by Pasadena Now. The outlet also noted that IWS alerted the Association of Theological Schools in March that it intends to voluntarily withdraw from accredited membership effective June 30, 2026, with the board pointing to years of declining enrollment and resources in making that call.

Why Fuller

Fuller has quietly been beefing up its footprint in worship studies and the arts. The seminary recently moved the Brehm Center for Worship, Theology, and the Arts under the Office of the President, a shift Fuller says increases its ability to serve both church leaders and artists. That administrative relocation broadens Fuller’s curricular and formation platform and, in the seminary’s telling, positions it as a natural home for the Webber legacy and selected IWS programs, according to Fuller Seminary.

Final Rites and Next Steps

IWS plans to hold its 25th and final commencement on Sunday, June 21, 2026, at Hendricks Avenue Baptist Church in Jacksonville, followed by a reception, according to the Institute for Worship Studies. Pasadena Now reported that Fuller President David Emmanuel Goatley is slated to give the commencement address, and the two institutions say they will roll out detailed student-transition timelines and information on future program availability in summer 2026.

What This Signals for Theological Education

The IWS–Fuller handoff lands in the middle of a broader reshuffling across theological schools as they wrestle with shifting enrollment patterns and financial pressures. The Association of Theological Schools’ Pathways initiative is offering grants and peer support to help member institutions navigate that terrain, according to the ATS. Leaders involved in the transfer have framed it as a strategy of preservation through partnership, aiming to keep Webber’s ancient-future vision available to worship leaders and pastors long after IWS closes its independent chapter.

How He Was Found And Returned

San José police say Kim’s capture capped a multinational operation that pulled in the FBI, the U.S. Marshals Service, the U.S. Department of State's Diplomatic Security Service and Lao PDR law enforcement. Investigators located Kim in Laos in May, then flew him into LAX on Tuesday, according to a press release via OCDA Todd Spitzer. Authorities described the case as one of several international fugitive repatriations this year and credited tight coordination among federal, local and overseas partners. Orange County prosecutors pointed to the arrest as a textbook example of cross-border cooperation.

International Fugitive Wanted for Murders in Orange County, Santa Clara County Captured in Laos, Returned to the United States to Face Murder Charges in Two Counties After Eight Years on the Run

Capture marks the first return of a wanted fugitive from Laos to the United States;… pic.twitter.com/mYu52xcQqW

— OCDA Todd Spitzer (@OCDAToddSpitzer) June 12, 2026

The Cases He Is Accused In

San José police records indicate Kim was identified as a suspect in a June 27, 2016 ambush that left Justin Tran dead on the 1700 block of Cape Aston Court. Detectives obtained murder warrants and listed Kim as at large. Authorities also say Kim is accused of the September 5, 2018 shooting death of 26-year-old Christopher Kim in Westminster, with arrest paperwork in that case dating back to late 2018. With Kim now back in U.S. custody, prosecutors in both Santa Clara and Orange counties are expected to move ahead on previously issued charges and warrants.

Legal Next Steps

After his arrival at LAX, Kim was booked into the Anaheim Police Department jail and later transported to Santa Clara County custody by San José police as local prosecutors prepare formal filings. Court dates had not yet been announced in the release, and arraignment scheduling will be handled by prosecutors in the two counties as the parallel cases move forward.

According to a post on X from the Honolulu Police Department, the armed robbery happened at about 10:35 a.m. Friday in the Kam IV Road area. A 54-year-old man who was working at a residence was confronted by a suspect described as a roughly 6-foot-tall male with a slim build, dressed in a black hoodie, black pants and a black ski mask. Police say the man pulled a handgun, demanded the victim's property, threatened to shoot, then fled on a black e-bike. The worker was not injured.

How to help

Investigators are asking anyone who saw something, heard something or has video to come forward. Tipsters can call 911 or reach CrimeStoppers Honolulu at (808) 955-8300. Anonymous tips are accepted through the CrimeStoppers hotline and online reporting, according to CrimeStoppers Honolulu.

Context: daytime robberies in Kalihi

The holdup adds to a tense year for Kalihi residents. The neighborhood has already seen multiple daytime robbery cases in 2024, including an attempted gas-station robbery on March 19 that triggered its own public call for tips, as reported by Hawaii News Now. City crime logs show repeated robbery and theft reports across Kalihi, according to data maintained on the City and County of Honolulu open data portal.

Police have not announced any arrests in Friday's case, and the investigation is still very much active. Detectives are urging anyone with surveillance footage, eyewitness accounts or other information to step up. The department's social post includes the original advisory and officers are continuing to chase down leads, according to Honolulu Police.

According to CBS Sacramento, Sac Metro Fire estimated roughly 100 gallons of sewage spilled and confirmed the response had become a hazmat situation. The California Highway Patrol told the station the driver suffered major injuries and that lanes would remain closed into the afternoon while crews worked the scene.

Hazmat Response And Public-Health Risks

Hazmat teams moved in to contain and remove contaminated material while traffic engineers scrambled to divert vehicles away from the immediate area. The State Water Resources Control Board classifies spills between 50 and 1,000 gallons as Category 3 and requires specific reporting and cleanup protocols, which is why a roughly 100-gallon leak triggered a formal response. Public-health guidance notes that sewage can carry bacteria, viruses and potentially hazardous gases, so responders rely on protective gear and decontamination procedures recommended by health authorities such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Traffic Impact And A Troubled Stretch Of Freeway

The lane closures created heavy queues for commuters heading into central Sacramento and slowed freight traffic along the I-5 corridor. That stretch of freeway near Sutterville Road has seen several serious collisions in recent years, including a 2022 $32.1M I-5 crash verdict that followed a deadly wreck, as Hoodline previously reported. Drivers on Friday were urged to budget extra time while cleanup and decontamination continued.

Officials did not immediately release details on what led up to the crash. Drivers can check Caltrans QuickMap or CHP travel advisories for the latest lane and detour information. This story will be updated as officials release more details.

The fire appears to have been confined to vegetation near the coaster rather than the ride itself. Images and clips spread online within minutes as park staff and curious guests documented the scene from multiple angles.

A short clip from CBS News Los Angeles shows smoke and a tight, fast-burning blaze right next to the coaster supports, with riders and bystanders looking on while others film from the pathway below.

Guest Photos And X2 Ride Status

A photo shared to r/SixFlagsMagicMountain shows a palm tree burning directly beside the X2 coaster. Commenters on the post reported that staff took the ride offline while crews knocked down the flames.

"It was down while they put out the fire," one user wrote, echoing other accounts that the situation stayed localized and was handled quickly before it could affect the structure of the ride itself.

Magic Mountain’s Fire History And What To Watch

Magic Mountain has had to deal with fire on park property before. In 2014, a blaze damaged the Colossus lift hill while that coaster was closed for work, according to the Los Angeles Business Journal. Incidents like these, typically small and quickly contained, highlight how easily dry Southern California landscaping can flare up and demand a fast response from on-site crews.

At the time of publication, park officials and local fire agencies had not released a detailed statement about Friday's fire. This story will be updated as Six Flags or responding agencies provide official information. Guests planning a visit should keep an eye on the park’s official ride-status page or social channels for the latest on X2 and other attractions.

According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Metro plans to walk through how Project Meridian will be staffed and funded, and how the new intelligence desk will fit inside the department’s existing Fusion Watch operations.

What Metro Plans To Build

Sheriff Kevin McMahill first rolled out Project Meridian during his February State of the Department address, describing a 24/7 analysis desk staffed by seven analysts embedded with Fusion Watch. The plan also calls for adding another counterterrorism squad and posting Metro personnel in key cities to create direct intelligence pipelines. KTNV reported that McMahill framed Meridian as a way for Metro to assess threats immediately instead of waiting on slower federal reports.

Private Funding, Oversight Questions

McMahill has said Project Meridian will lean heavily on private donations and grant money, with more than $1 million already earmarked to overhaul the Fusion Center. Reporting from KVIG and a law-enforcement trade piece in Officer note that this privately funded model has stirred calls for more transparency about who is donating and how new surveillance and AI tools will be governed.

Threats Driving The Push

Metro officials point to a run of recent incidents to justify the faster, local intelligence buildout, with one case in particular looming large. In February, a vehicle ramming at a Boulder City power substation was treated as a possible terrorism-related incident. ABC News reported that investigators recovered weapons and explosive materials tied to the case, which Metro says underscores why it wants to tighten up threat assessment timelines.

What To Watch At Today's Briefing

At 3 p.m., Metro is expected to spell out whether the seven Meridian analysts will be new hires or pulled from existing units, which cities will get liaison officers, and what kind of oversight will be attached to donor money and Metro’s planned AI systems. Nevada Week on PBS has previously highlighted ethical and oversight concerns around privately backed public-safety projects and Metro’s broader tech ambitions.

We will update this story after Metro’s briefing with specific staffing numbers, donor identities, and any documents the department releases, along with a fuller breakdown of how the plan is supposed to work and how it will be overseen.

Hearing Schedule And Focus

The Board will hold hearings across three days, starting with an overview, then moving into committee presentations, and finishing later in the week with a summary and wrap-up. The meeting plan spells out which departments will be present on which day and when the Board will take public comment. That schedule is posted on the county’s official budget calendar, which lists the mid-June hearing dates, according to the County of Santa Clara.

What’s In The Recommended Plan

The County Executive’s Recommended Budget, released in May, calls for roughly $14.7 billion in spending and identifies a starting shortfall of about $787 million. To close that gap, the administration has signaled a mix of cuts, restructurings, and deletion of vacant positions, moves that could ripple across county departments and the services they provide. Local coverage has laid out both the overall spending plan and the size of the deficit the Board will have to confront during the hearings, as reported by Gilroy Dispatch.

Key Programs On The Line

Behavioral health and the county’s hospitals and clinics have emerged as some of the most at-risk services in this budget season. County officials and local outlets say the Behavioral Health Services Department alone is looking at roughly a $100 million shortfall next year, according to reporting from Mountain View Voice. The recommended plan also comes on the heels of earlier mid-year reductions that carved into the county health system, after the county previously slashed $183M from health operations.

How To Watch And Testify

The county says the public can attend in person at the Board Chambers at 70 West Hedding Street or stream the proceedings online. The county has posted those viewing instructions on its official X account. For anyone planning to speak, the Board provides procedures for in-person and remote public comment, including how to register and when to line up to talk. Details are available in the Board of Supervisors’ meeting information. For the direct watch link and location, see the county’s post on X from the County of Santa Clara.

Watch in person in the Board Chambers at 70 W. Hedding St. in San José or online at https://t.co/tE8CrVEGet. https://t.co/HN8w0vkXCQ

— County of Santa Clara (@SCCgov) June 12, 2026

What To Expect Next

Once the hearings wrap, supervisors will weigh proposed amendments and inventory requests before finalizing an adopted budget later this year. These June sessions are the one time each year when county departments publicly make their case in full view, so expect detailed back-and-forth between supervisors and staff along with steady community testimony on programs residents rely on. Officials have already warned that closing the gap will take a mix of targeted reductions and operational changes, not just easy trims around the edges.

For residents who care about hospital access, mental health services, or the county’s safety-net supports, this week’s hearings are the key moment to show up, speak out, and closely watch how the county plans to close its large budget gap.

Where They Were Found And What The Sheriff Says

According to the Pasco Sheriff's Office, the Agriculture Unit picked up the pigs in the area of Shady Hills Road and Greenglen Lane and is holding them pending identification. The post reiterates that anyone claiming the animals must be able to show proof of ownership before deputies will release them.

How To Claim The Pigs And What Happens If No Owner Comes Forward

The Agriculture Unit frequently recovers loose livestock; a November 2025 three potbelly pigs in Hudson report described a similar recovery and noted that unclaimed animals may be placed for adoption or cared for by a sanctuary. Residents with tips or documentation should call the sheriff's non-emergency line and follow the Agriculture Unit's instructions.

What the county says it will build

According to Placer County, the 5750 West Oaks building is slated to house the future West Placer Sheriffs Station and the countys first in-house forensic science lab. Initial lab work will center on toxicology and controlled-substance testing under the District Attorneys Office, which the county says should ease pressure on backlogged state laboratories. The county also outlines plans to eventually add DNA and ballistics capabilities as the facility ramps up.

Deal reporting and the numbers

Coverage by the Sacramento Business Journal reports that Placer County now controls about 110,000 square feet of Rocklin office space after acquiring the two adjacent buildings. Reporter Ben van der Meer describes the move as a deliberate "road map" for how the county intends to deploy that space for law enforcement and public services over the next few years.

When and how the purchase was authorized

State environmental records show the Board of Supervisors formally signed off on acquiring the 5750 West Oaks parcel on July 23, 2024. The California Environmental Quality Act filing describes a 5.8-acre property improved with a roughly 54,940-square-foot building and lists a purchase price of $6.5 million. The Notice of Exemption and project description are posted on the states CEQA portal at CEQAnet.

Rocklin talks and mitigation payments

While the county was lining up the deal, the City of Rocklin flagged concerns about shifting commercial property into government use and the potential hit to local revenues. In response, county staff proposed mitigation payments. A staff memo to the Board of Supervisors outlines a one-time in-lieu traffic payment of $500,000, plus annual revenue-offset payments of $400,000 for an initial 10-year term to address the citys concerns, as detailed in the Placer County staff memo.

Timeline and what residents can expect

Tenant improvements kicked off in early August 2025 and are scheduled to continue through summer 2026, with some patrol functions and limited services already beginning as the county gradually converts and occupies the buildings. Officials also stress that the West Oaks site will not include a jail or registered sex-offender services. The county says it is pursuing grants and potential academic partnerships to help staff the forensic lab and broaden its services for West Placer and the surrounding region.

What the union said

According to The Indianapolis Star, the FOP's proclamation said about 99% of voting members indicated no confidence in Mears, and roughly 97% signaled no confidence in Marion County's court system. Indianapolis FOP President Rick Snyder said the vote reflects deep frustration with how criminal cases are handled and added, "I have never seen our Marion County justice process in the shambles that it's in right now."

Prosecutor's office pushes back

The prosecutor's team did not exactly shrug off the broadside. In a statement to The Indianapolis Star, Marion County Prosecutor's Office spokesman Michael Leffler called the FOP's move "recycled this same political stunt" from the 2022 election cycle and urged residents to look at the office's record instead.

The office has pointed to its trial work and conviction numbers as a counterweight to the criticism. Axios reported that the prosecutor's office cited roughly a 94% murder conviction rate, along with strong conviction rates for other violent crimes, as evidence that serious offenders are still being held to account.

Election backdrop

The timing is not subtle. Mears is on the ballot this fall, seeking another term as Marion County prosecutor. He is set to face Republican Philip Foust, a former deputy prosecutor and Speedway clerk-treasurer. WFYI reported that both cleared their parties' primaries in May and will meet again in November, with public safety squarely at the center of the race.

What the vote actually does

Despite the fiery rhetoric, the no-confidence vote does not have legal teeth. It does not remove Mears from office or change his formal authority over prosecutions. A Congressional Research Service explainer notes that votes of "no confidence" in U.S. institutions are symbolic, used to exert political pressure and send a message, but they carry no direct legal force to oust or replace elected officials.

Why the split widened

The break between parts of the police community and Mears' office has been building for years. It has largely centered on charging priorities and plea decisions, including Mears' earlier move to deprioritize prosecuting low-level marijuana possession. Critics argue that such policies weaken accountability and embolden offenders. Supporters counter that they free up limited resources to focus on violent crime and more serious offenses.

Axios and other local coverage have tracked those tensions alongside the conviction and trial statistics the prosecutor's office touts, underscoring how the same data is being used to support sharply different narratives about safety and justice in Marion County.

The FOP's no-confidence proclamation is almost certain to reappear in campaign ads, mailers, and debates as the fall election nears. For now, it stands as a blunt public rebuke from a powerful police union, even as the legal powers of the prosecutor's office remain exactly the same.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department shut down access near the 800 block of North Chester Avenue and told nearby residents to stay clear while crews moved in to evaluate what had been found.

Evacuation and response

Deputies said the homeowner discovered the materials at about 1:30 p.m. while working on the property. According to CBS Los Angeles, the Sheriff’s Department urged people to avoid the immediate area near the 800 block of North Chester Avenue as investigators responded to the scene.

Nearby incidents this month

The Compton scare follows other explosives discoveries in the region earlier this month. On June 3 in Valley Glen, authorities removed roughly 20 sticks of dynamite from a homeowner’s freezer and temporarily evacuated neighbors while bomb technicians worked. That incident disrupted streets in the area and was reported by ABC7 Los Angeles.

Investigation ongoing

Officials had not immediately released details about the type or condition of the materials found in Compton, and it remained unclear which agency would handle disposal or transport. CBS Los Angeles reported that the scene was still under investigation and that authorities were asking anyone with information to contact the Sheriff’s Department.

We will update this post as deputies release more information about the discovery and the status of the neighborhood.