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At least four people are dead in Key Peninsula, Washington, in a stabbing at a home early Tuesday, according to authorities.

A call came in at 8:47 a.m. regarding a man violating a no-contact order at a home, according to the Pierce County Sheriff's Office. The order was not valid because deputies had yet to serve the man with a copy of the order, the sheriff's office added.

Witnesses reported that a man "was stabbing people outside the home" as deputies were en route to serve the order at 9:30 a.m., according to the sheriff's office.

"A solo deputy arrived and shots were reported at 9:33 a.m.," the sheriff's office said.

Three people were killed and another was taken to a hospital where they "later succumbed to their injuries," according to the sheriff's office.

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A 32-year-old male suspect is also dead after being shot by a deputy, Tacoma Police Officer Shelbie Boyd told reporters. Boyd added that officials were working through the identification process for the deceased.

The relationship between the victims and the suspect is currently unknown, Boyd added.

"I'm uncertain of who the initial caller was," Boyd said. "I would assume it was somebody who had knowledge of the order, because that was the initial information deputies received."

Deputies were able to locate the order and intended to serve it to the suspect when they arrived on scene, according to Boyd.

"In order for a violation to be valid, the individual has to have been served so that there's knowledge that the judge has prohibited them to have contact and what those requirements or conditions are," Boyd said.

The sheriff's office described the scene as "very active" and noted that the Pierce County Force Investigation Team has taken over the case.

DALLAS (AP) — Federal prosecutors told jurors Tuesday that a shootingoutside a Texas immigration detention centerlast year was carried out by members of antifa, opening a closely watched trial that lawyers for the accused say seeks to wrongly punish a group of political demonstrators.

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Nine people have pleaded not guilty over their alleged involvement in what prosecutors called an attack on the Prairieland Detention Center near Dallas last July, when a police officer was shot in the neck and wounded.

Eight of the nine face a charge of providing material support to terrorists, which follows President Donald Trump's order to designate the decentralized movement known as antifaas a domestic terrorist organization. Most of the defendants also face multiple charges, includingattempted murder of a law officer.

Lawyers for the defendants say the accused were not members of antifa and were instead taking part in a "noise demonstration" that included fireworks on July 4, 2025, to show support for immigrants inside the center.

"Make no mistake, there's nothing peaceful about what happened on July Fourth," prosecutor Shawn Smith told jurors.

The trial is expected to last upward of three weeks. Several defendants face up to live in prison if convicted.

According to the indictment, a group of people clad in black and wearing masks, some carrying firearms and wearing body armor, shot fireworks toward the center and vandalized vehicles and a guard shed. Then, as local officers responded, one person yelled, "get to the rifles" and opened fire, striking the officer, the indictment said.

Smith said that while it was defendant Benjamin Song who opened fire, several other defendants are also charged with attempted murder of a law officer and discharging a firearm because it was foreseeable from the group's planning that that could happen. Song's attorney did not give an opening statement Tuesday.

The officer who was shot, Alvarado police Lt. Thomas Gross, was the first witness to testify Tuesday. He said he was responding at about 11 p.m. to a call from the detention center when he saw that there was graffiti on a guard shed and a stop sign and noticed a guard chasing a person clad in black with their face covered.

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Gross said he got out of his vehicle and saw another person, also clad in black with their face covered and carrying a rifle.

"At this point the scene is becoming extremely chaotic," he said.

He told jurors he was shot with a round that went into his shoulder and out of his neck.

Defense attorneys told jurors that their clients could only be judged for their own individual actions. "It's a trial within a trial," said attorney Chris Tolbert, who is representing Savanna Batten.

He said his client didn't bring a firearm, spray paint or fireworks to the center. He said that while the government claims that her book club — named for the anarchist Emma Goldman — is a recruiting ground for antifa, it's just a book club.

"She's not a member of antifa, she's not providing material support to terrorists," Tolbert said.

Short for "anti-fascists," antifa is not a single organization but rather an umbrella term for far-left-leaning militant groups that confront or resist neo-Nazis and white supremacists at demonstrations. FBI Director Kash Patel has said the charges in Texas are the first time a material support to terrorism charge has targeted people he said were antifa members.

James Luster, the attorney for defendant Autumn Hill, said Hill has a deep conviction for people she feels are marginalized, including immigrants. Luster said that after watching fireworks being shot into the sky, Hill left before the police arrived.

"It was never supposed to come to this," Luster said.

Several people have alreadypleaded guiltyto providing material support to terrorists after being accused of supporting antifa related to the July 4 shooting. They face up to 15 years in prison at sentencing.

A California city council has voted to ban digging holes on public beaches

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• The Del Mar City Council unanimously approved the ordinance during a meeting on Feb. 3

• The rule aims to prevent hazards like collapses, trip-and-fall risks, and blocked emergency access

A California city council unanimously approved an ordinance banning a "hazardous" activity on city beaches: digging holes. The Del Mar City Council voted on the change during a meeting on Feb. 3.

"Recently, staff and concerned members of the community have observed an increase in the digging of hazardous holes and the burying of individuals," city employees Maggie Jones, Jon Edelbrock and Ashley Jones wrote in an introduction to the ordinance in the Feb. 3 city council agenda report.

There are several reasons for the unusual move. "This has resulted in safety concerns including collapse hazards, trip-and-fall risks, impediments to emergency vehicles and equipment, and potential injury or suffocation," they write.

The public servants say they developed the proposed ordinance after reviewing similar regulations adopted by nearby coastal jurisdictions. They reported that Los Angeles County, and the cities of Imperial Beach, Newport Beach, Laguna Beach and Huntington Beach already had limitations in place regarding digging holes.

According to the proposed ordinance, visitors are prohibited from digging holes 2 feet or deeper, burying individuals below the sand level, burying garbage or other waste in the sand and leaving holes unattended by a "responsible adult." It also directs parents of children who dug holes to fill them in prior to leaving the beach area.

"The goal is to clarify allowed activities, establish safety standards and ensure responsible beach use," Jones, the management analyst for the city's Community Services Department, said during the Feb. 3 meeting, per theSan Diego Union Tribune.

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The ordinance says enforcement will be handled through the Community Services Department staff, who will also create public signage, provide verbal warnings and, when necessary, issue administrative citations for non-compliance.

Valentina Woody, who was enjoying the beach with her kids on Sunday, tellsNBC San Diegoshe's not a fan of the ban, but understands the motivation.

"It is very weird," she says. "I feel like I should have the freedom to do what I want on the beach, of course legally, and I think for me as a parent, my kids should be able to have open freedom and range to everything."

Woody adds: "I think having holes or digging holes, structures or whatever, let them use their own creativity."

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According to the local outlet, the ordinance is set to go into effect in March.

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By Jody Godoy and Steve Gorman

LOS ANGELES, Feb 25 (Reuters) - A California woman is set to testify in court on Wednesday about how using Meta Platforms' Instagram and Google's YouTube ‌as a child affected her mental health, as her landmark trial in Los Angeles continues.

The ‌plaintiff, known as Kaley G.M. in court, began using Instagram at age 9 and YouTube at age 6 and says the platforms ​contributed to mental health issues, including depression and body dysmorphia. The companies sought to profit by hooking young children on their services despite knowing social media could harm their mental health, her lawyers say.

The case is part of a broader global backlash against social media companies over alleged harms to children and teens. Australia has banned ‌young users from the platforms, and ⁠other countries are considering similar curbs.

The beginning of the trial focused on what the companies knew about how social media affects kids, and their business strategies related to ⁠younger users. Now it will zoom in on the woman's claims of how the services affected her. CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified that the company discussed but never launched products for children.

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To win the case, her lawyers will have ​to show ​that the way the companies designed or operated the ​platforms was a substantial factor in causing or ‌worsening her mental health issues.

Her health records show a history of verbal and physical abuse and a fraught relationship with her parents, who divorced when she was 3-years-old, Meta's lawyer said in opening statements.

Her own lawyer has pointed to a recent internal study by Meta where teens with difficult life circumstances more often said they used Instagram habitually or unintentionally.

Features such as videos that autoplay and a feed that lets users ‌endlessly scroll were designed to keep users on the platforms ​longer, despite evidence of harms to younger users' mental health, her ​lawyers allege. Meanwhile, "like" buttons catered to teenagers' ​need for validation while beauty filters warped their self-image, the lawyer said.

YouTube's lawyer said ‌Kaley failed to use platform features designed to ​protect users from bullying, including ​tools to delete comments and limit time spent watching videos, according to a court filing. The attorney in court cited records that show her average time viewing YouTube shorts was around 1 ​minute 14 seconds a day and ‌her average time spent streaming YouTube videos in the past five years was around 29 ​minutes.

(Reporting by Jody Godoy in New York and Steve Gorman in Los Angeles; Additional reporting ​by Courtney Rozen in Washington; Editing by Aurora Ellis)

Selena Gomez's appearance during her girls-only getaway sparked fiery discussions online.

The 33-year-old singer was captured basking in the warm sunshine of Los Cabos, Mexico, on Saturday, February 23.

"Selena Gomez must be in her body positivity era, and I love it for her," one commented online.

Selena Gomez's appearance during her girls-only getaway sparked fiery discussions online

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Selena Gomeztook a trip to Mexicoto soak up some Cabo sun over the weekend.

She made a return to the same location she went to for her bachelorette trip beforemarrying husband Benny Blancoin September.

TheEmilia Pérezactress wore a strapless, light pink-patterned one-piece swimsuit while lounging by the coast.

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Right on the beachside of the five-star luxury resort Las Ventanas al Paraíso, Gomez was seen with her gal pals, includingVampire Diariesalum Nina Dobrev.

The girl squad was alsopictured on a yachtat some point. And they were pictured taking a dip in the deep blues during their outing.

The 33-year-old singer was enjoying a girls-only getaway in Los Cabos, Mexico

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Gomez seemed to be enjoying her time in Cabo, but in no time, netizens quickly filled up social media platforms with unsolicited comments on her one-piece swimsuit.

"tbf this is probably the most unflattering swimwear humanly possible for her body shape. She looks fine," one said.

Another wrote, "It's the swimsuit style that's unflattering, not her body."

Some zeroed in on a mysterious detail on her thighs, asking:"Why is there a massive indentation?"

"I can't figure out in my head what exactly is going on here.  Why is there a massive indentation???" read one comment online

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"Yes, wow, let's make it illegal to be 20 pounds overweight, am I right?" one sarcastically said.

"As a childless, able-bodied celebrity, there's literally no excuse to not be in the best shape of your life," another claimed.

Several fans pointed out that Gomez hasstruggled with health issuesover the years.

"Bro. She has major medical problems," one said, while another pointed out, "She has lupus."

"She has serious health issues, and even if she didn't, this post would still be incredibly classless," another said.

TheWho Sayssinger announced her Lupus diagnosis more than a decade back

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More than a decade has passed since Gomez was first diagnosed with thechronic autoimmune disease, lupus, in 2013, and required a kidney transplant in 2017,

The disease occurs when the body's immune system attacks its own tissues and organs, thus affecting body parts like the joints, skin, kidneys, blood cells, brain, heart, or lungs.

It is mostly diagnosed in women of childbearing age, with 90% of people living with lupus being females, according to theLupus Foundation of America.

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Gomez had taken a break from her music career following her diagnosis, while critics spun rumors about her going through depression and add*ction.

"I was diagnosed with lupus, and I've been through chemotherapy. That's what my break was really about. I could've had a stroke," she toldBillboardin 2015.

"I wanted so badly to say, 'You guys have no idea. I'm in chemotherapy. You're a**holes.' I locked myself away until I was confident and comfortable again."

The former Disney star said she had to "grieve" not being able to carry her own children because of her medical issues

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In 2024, theformer Disney starspoke about how she couldn't safely carry and give birth to her own children due to her ongoing medical issues.

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"I haven't ever said this," she toldVanity Fair, "but I unfortunately can't carry my own children. I have a lot of medical issues that would put my life and the baby's in jeopardy.

"That was something I had to grieve for a while," she added.

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TheSame Old Lovesinger said she still envisions becoming a parent someday, even though it might not "happen the way it happens for everyone."

"I find it a blessing that there are wonderful people willing to do surrogacy or adoption, which are both huge possibilities for me … It'll be mine. It'll be my baby," she added.

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Having grown up in the spotlight, theWizards of Waverly Placealum is no stranger to online trolls hyperfixating on her body and appearance.

While speaking toBillboardin the past, she said 2015 was a year she dealt with "a lot of body shaming."

"I was in a bikini and got publicly ripped for being overweight," she told the outlet.

Gomez has candidly spoken about how body-shaming comments affected her self-confidence in the past

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"I was in a bikini and got publicly ripped for being overweight," said the singer-actress. "That was the first time I'd experienced body shaming like that. I believed some of the words they were saying."

After feeling "hurt" by people's comments on her body, Gomez spoke about her choice of going t*pless for her subsequent album coverRevival.

"It's not even about my weight. It's just that I'm not going to give a f***" she told theoutlet.

"I'm not going to care," she added. " … I'm not going to let them get to me. I can do what I want."

"She looks happy thats what f***ing matters," one commented online

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