The Paris prosecutor said Saturday two new suspects were handed preliminary charges for their alleged involvement in the crown jewels heist at the Louvre museum, three days after they were arrested by police as part of the sweeping investigation.

Laure Beccuau, the prosecutor, said a 37-year-old suspect was charged with theft by an organized gang and criminal conspiracy. He was known to authorities for previous thefts, the statement said.

The other suspect, a 38-year-old woman, was accused of being an accomplice. They were both incarcerated.

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They both denied involvement, the prosecutor said.

The lawyer for the woman, Adrien Sorrentino, told reporters his client is devastated" because she disputes the accusations.

"She does not understand how she is implicated in any of the elements she is accused of," he said.

Jewels have not been recovered

Officials said the jewels stolen in the Oct. 19 heist have not been recovered a trove valued around $102 million that includes a diamond-and-emerald necklace Napoleon gave to Empress Marie-Louise as a wedding gift, jewels tied to 19th-century Queens Marie-Amlie and Hortense, and Empress Eugnies pearl-and-diamond tiara.

Five people were arrested by police on Wednesday in connection with the case, including one tied to the heist by DNA. That person is suspected of belonging to the team of four who used a freight lift truck to enter the Louvre. The prosecutor did not specify whether the person was among those charged on Saturday.

The three others have been released without charges, Beccuau said.

Two earlier suspects, men aged 34 and 39 from Aubervilliers, north of Paris, were charged this week with theft by an organized gang and criminal conspiracy.

Beccuau said both gave minimalist statements and partially admitted their involvement. The two are believed to be the men who forced their way into the Apollo Gallery. One was stopped at Charles-de-Gaulle Airport with a one-way ticket to Algeria; his DNA matched a scooter used in the getaway.

About 100 investigators involved

Neither names nor extensive biographical details about the suspects have been made public.

Information about investigations is meant to be secret under French law, to avoid compromising police work and to ensure victims right to privacy, a policy known as secret dinstruction. Only the prosecutor can speak publicly about developments, and violators can be prosecuted.

Earlier this week, Beccuau praised an exceptional mobilization about 100 investigators seven days a week, with roughly 150 forensic samples analyzed and 189 items sealed as evidence.

It took robbers less than 8 minutes to steal the jewels. The team of four used a freight lift, allowing two of them to force a window and cut into two display cases with disc cutters, before the four fled on two scooters toward eastern Paris. Only the near-simultaneous arrival of police and museum security stopped the thieves from torching the lift and destroying crucial evidence, the prosecutor said.

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Investigators said there is no sign of insider help for now, though they are not ruling out a wider network beyond the four on camera.

In a separate case, Interior Minister Laurent Nuez said six people were arrested on Thursday soon after a robbery at a gold refining laboratory in the city of Lyon during which thieves used explosives. The loot, which was estimated to be worth 12 million euros ($13.9 million) has been recovered, Nuez said on X.

Get ready to enjoy an extra hour of sleep this weekend.

Daylight saving time officially ends at 2 a.m. local time on Sunday, marking the switch back to standard time.

The time change means sunrise will come earlier in the morning, but sunset will arrive much sooner, leaving late afternoons noticeably darker. Standard time will remain in effect until March 8, when the clocks move forward again to begin daylight saving time once more.

Hawaii and Arizona are the only states that will not have to change their clocks. They remain on standard time year-round.

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A recent APNORC poll found that only 12% of Americans support the current system of changing clocks back in November and forward in March. Nearly half of respondents (47%) said they oppose the twice-yearly clock changes, while 40% said they are neutral.

Congress has debated ending the twice-yearly clock changes for years. The closest it came was in March 2022, when the Senate passed the Sunshine Protection Act, a bill that would have made daylight saving time permanent. But the measure stalled in the House and never became law.

To limit the effects of the time change, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends getting early morning sunlight on Sunday to help reset your body clock. The CDC also advises sticking to your regular bedtime Sunday night to ensure enough rest before the workweek begins.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said he told Ontario's premier not to run an anti-tariff advertisement that prompted U.S. President Donald Trump to end trade talks with Canada.

Carney also confirmed that he apologized to the president during a dinner at the the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit because Trump was offended.

Ontarios television advertisement that aired in in the U.S. criticizes Trumps tariffs by citing a speech from former U.S. President Ronald Reagan.

The ad infuriated Trump, who ended trade talks with Canada and said he plans to hike tariffs on imports of Canadian goods by an extra 10%.

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When asked on Saturday what Ontario Premier Doug Fords response was to being asked not to run the ad, Carney said, Well, you saw what came of it.

It's not something I would have done, Carney added at a news conference as he wrapped a nine-day trip to Asia.

Ford is a populist Conservative while Carney is a Liberal. As premier, Ford is the equivalent of a U.S. governor.

Im the one who is responsible, in my role as prime minister, for the relationship with the president of the U.S., and the federal government is responsible for the foreign relationship with the U.S. government, Carney said.

A spokesperson for Ford didn't immediately respond when asked if Carney told Ford not to run the ad.

Ford previously said Carney and Carneys chief of staff watched the ad before it was released.

Ford pulled the ad last Monday but allowed it to be shown in the first two games of the baseball World Series.

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Trump said the ad misrepresented the position of Reagan, a two-term president and a beloved figure in the Republican Party. But Reagan was wary of tariffs and used much of the 1987 address featured in Ontarios ad spelling out the case against them.

Trump has complained the ad was aimed at influencing the U.S. Supreme Court ahead of arguments scheduled this month that could decide whether Trump has the power to impose his sweeping tariffs, a key part of his economic strategy. Lower courts had ruled he had exceeded his authority.

Carney met with Trump at the White House last month and has been trying to secure a trade deal to lower some tariffs on sectors like steel and aluminum. Tariffs are taking a toll in the aluminum, steel, auto and lumber sectors.

More than three-quarters of Canadian exports go to the U.S., and nearly 3.6 billion Canadian dollars ($2.7 billion) worth of goods and services cross the border daily.

Open enrollment is now underway for Americans purchasing health coverage through the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare.

Consumers can visit HealthCare.gov to compare plans and sign up. To have coverage begin Jan. 1, they must enroll by Dec. 15. Enrollment remains open through Jan. 15, 2026, but coverage selected after the December deadline will start later.

Many enrollees will notice that premiums are climbing and could rise even higher. An analysis by KFF, a nonprofit health policy group, found insurers are raising prices by an average of 26% for 2026 plans. Without the extension of expanded tax credits, monthly payments could increase by an average of 114%, according to KFF.

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The organization created an online calculator where users can enter their ZIP code to estimate what theyll pay next year with and without those credits.

The tax credits are at the center of the current government shutdown. Democrats are pushing to extend the subsidies, while Republicans say theyre open to negotiations but want the government reopened before any deal is made.

About 24 million Americans are enrolled in Affordable Care Act plans, either through the federal marketplace or state-run exchanges.

All next week, Scripps News will be breaking down the changes to help you prepare. Watch our Premium Pain series starting Monday at 9 a.m. ET.

The remains of three people handed over by Hamas to the Red Cross this week do not belong to any of the hostages, Israel said Saturday, the latest setback that could undermine a U.S.-brokered ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war.

The handover followed Israels return on Friday of the bodies of 30 Palestinians to Gaza. That completed an exchange after militants earlier this week turned over remains of two hostages, a sign that the tense Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement was edging forward.

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The unidentified remains of the three people were returned late Friday to Israel, where they were being examined overnight. At the time, a military official warned that Israeli intelligence suggested they did not belong to any of the hostages taken by Palestinian militants during the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on southern Israel that sparked the war. The Israeli official spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the media.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office on Saturday confirmed that the remains did not belong to any of the hostages, without giving further details.

Hamas' armed wing said in a subsequent statement that it had offered to hand over samples on Friday of unidentified bodies, but that Israel had refused to receive them and asked for the remains for examination.

We handed the bodies over to stop the claims of Israel," the statement said.

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It was unclear who the remains belonged to.

Since the U.S. brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took effect on Oct. 10, Palestinian militants have released the remains of 17 hostages that were held in Gaza for the past two years.

But the process of returning the bodies of the last 11 remaining hostages, as called for under the truce deal, is progressing slowly, with militants releasing just one or two bodies every few days.

The total number of Palestinian bodies returned by Israel since the ceasefire began now stands at 225. Only 75 of those have been identified by families, according to Gazas Health Ministry. It is unclear if those returned were killed in Israel during the Oct. 7, 2023 attack, whether they died in Israeli custody as detainees or were recovered from Gaza by troops during the war.

The fragile truce faced its biggest challenge earlier this week when Israel carried out strikes across Gaza that killed more than 100 people, following the killing of an Israeli soldier in Rafah, Gaza's southernmost city, and the incomplete return of hostages.

A two-run lead was starting to slip away from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the ninth inning along with their chance to force the World Series to Game 7.

And then Kik Hernndez turned what might have been a tying, two-run single by Andrs Gimnez into the first game-ending left field-to-second base double play in postseason history.

The crazy thing is I had no idea where the ball was because it was in the lights the whole time, Hernndez said after preserving a 3-1 win over the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 6 on Friday night.

Instead of getting a World Series-winning, three-run homer like the one Joe Carter hit off Philadelphia's Mitch Williams to capture the title in Game 6 in 1993, the Blue Jays were pushed to Game 7 and the Dodgers kept alive their chance to become the first repeat champion since the 1998-2000 New York Yankees.

Max Scherzer will start Game 7 for Toronto against a Dodgers pitcher still to be determined perhaps two-way star Shohei Ohtani, perhaps Tyler Glasnow. The October Classic will end in November for the 10th time.

Its the two best words in sports: Game 7," Toronto manager John Schneider said.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto beat Toronto for the second time in a week by allowing one run in six innings, and slumping Mookie Betts hit a two-run single in a three-run third against Kevin Gausman that included Will Smith's go-ahead double.

George Springer, back after missing two games with a sore right side, hit an RBI single in the bottom half, and the Dodgers held that 3-1 lead going to the ninth.

Roki Sasaki hit Alejandro Kirk on the left wrist with an 0-2 splitter leading off and Addison Barger followed with a drive that landed at the base of the left-center wall. In a seldom-seen rarity, the ball lodged there instead of caroming back into play.

Both runners crossed the plate as many in the Rogers Centre crowd initially thought Toronto had tied the game, but the rule book is clear that a ball lodged in a fence is a ground-rule double. The runners were placed at second and third, and Dodgers manager Dave Roberts brought in Glasnow, who was lined up to start Game 7 on normal rest.

I just felt that Roki wasnt as sharp, and I just felt we needed some swing-and-miss and Glasnow was the guy. So I had him loose, kind of looming, Roberts said.

Glasnow escaped with just three pitches, earning the first save of the Series.

Ernie Clement popped up his initial offering to first base. Gimnez took a ball and hit the next 247 feet to the opposite field, in short left.

Hernndez said he decided to play more shallow than the Dodgers' scouting card called for. He ran 52 feet and while on the run made a catch that had only a 40% probability, then delivered a one-hop throw to second baseman Miguel Rojas that doubled up Barger.

For a split second as Glasnow threw the ball, the crowd got quiet and I was able to hear that the bat broke, Hernndez said. So I just got a really good jump on the ball and I came in and halfway there, the ball got in the lights. And I was just like, not the right time to stop to see where the ball is, just keep going.

Its going to hit me in the face but Im not stopping, Hernndez remembered thinking. "Im not pulling up. And at the very end, the ball came out of the lights and went into my glove.

Barger had gotten about halfway to third before scrambling back, and he reached second base too late with his headfirst slide.

I was being too aggressive, trying to score, try to tie that game if that ball drops," Barger said.

Even after the umpire signaled out, players had to wait 60 seconds for the call to be upheld by the replay room in New York.

Rojas had been inserted into the lineup for his first start since Oct. 6 in an effort by Roberts to spark the Dodgers' offense, which is batting .191 after winning with just four hits.

Pretty epic ending there," Rojas said.

Yamamoto was not quite as sharp as in his Game 2 four-hitter, the first World Series complete game in a decade. Rookie reliever Justin Wrobleski struck out Gimnez to strand a runner at second in the seventh and Sasaki got out of a two-on, one-out jam in the eighth when Bo Bichette fouled out and Daulton Varsho grounded out.

Then came the first game-ending double play in World Series history in which an outfielder had a putout or assist, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.

Man, we live for Game 7, so here we go, Roberts said.

Yamamoto, winner of three MVP awards in Japan, improved to 4-1 with a 1.56 ERA in five postseason starts and has a 1.20 ERA in his two Series outings.

Tommy Edman doubled with one out in the third for the Dodgers first hit. Ohtani was intentionally walked for the fifth time in the Series and Smith hit an RBI double off the left-field wall on a high splitter. Freddie Freeman walked, bringing up Betts.

With Los Angeles seeking its third title in six seasons, Roberts dropped the slumping Betts from second to third in the batting order in Game 5 and then to fourth in Game 6 the lowest Betts had hit since 2017.

Betts fell behind 1-2 in the count, fouled off two pitches and laced Gausmans third straight fastball between shortstop and third for a 3-0 lead. That ended an 0-for-13 stretch with the bases loaded for the Dodgers that dated to the Division Series.

He could hit me seventh, I dont care. I just want to win," said Betts, already a three-time champion. Whatever we do, however we get there, Ill jump on whoevers back to go. We all get a ring, thats all I care about.

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Scherzer and Glasnow started Game 3, won by the Dodgers 6-5 in 18 innings. A 41-year-old right-hander, Scherzer will become the fourth pitcher to start multiple World Series winner-take-all Game 7s after Bob Gibson (1964, 67, 68), Lew Burdette and Don Larsen (both 1957 and 58). Scherzer allowed two runs over five innings for Washington against Houston in 2019, and the Nationals rallied for a 6-2 win.

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan authorized $1.75 million in emergency funding to help food pantries stock up if SNAP benefits are suspended, the city announced on Friday.

The city said Forgotten Harvest and Gleaners Food Bank would each receive $770,892 and Metro Food Rescue would get $250,000.

Duggan is expected to announce next week an emergency food distribution network with more than 100 sites across Detroit, the city said.

The mayors office is working with city departments and other partners including the philanthropic community to find sustained funding if SNAP benefits are stopped for an extended amount of time.

"We are hopeful that Congress will act to restore SNAP funding so our government is not using food access for families in need as a weapon in political disagreements. But if they do not, the City of Detroit will continue to work to make sure food pantries are stocked and our most vulnerable residents have access to the food they need," Duggan said in a statement.

Earlier Friday, two federal judges in separate cases ruled that the Trump administration cant end SNAP benefits during the government shutdown. The administration was ordered to use emergency funding just one day before the program was set to stop on Nov. 1.

Detroit City Council President Pro Tem James Tate, who chairs the Budget & Finance committee, will lead efforts to get additional funding if needed, the city said.

Waterford police have arrested two people believed to be involved in a series of break-ins after a Pontiac woman's security cameras captured one of the suspects on video.

Ashley Bruske discovered her home had been burglarized Thursday morning when she returned from the gym. Her side door was damaged, and a light that should have been on was off, which immediately raised red flags.

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"I had already backed out at this point, but you can see the door is cracked and that light was off and that's what triggered in my head, that's unusual," Bruske said.

When she checked her security cameras, she saw footage time-stamped at 5:45 a.m. showing someone dressed in all black walking across her front lawn.

"That's when it became real. Like there's a real person that is doing something inside my house, outside of my house, I don't know where they are right now," Bruske said.

The video shows the suspect possibly carrying items in their hands. The thief had kicked in her door and rummaged through her bedroom, stealing cellphones, a work bag and jewelry that belonged to her late grandmother.

"I couldn't even go out and buy it again, or it's just something that directly correlates to how she carried herself and it's something I was proud of to have because I knew when she was wearing those items she was proud," Bruske said.

Waterford police announced Friday morning just one day after Bruske's cameras captured the break-in that they had arrested two people possibly involved in multiple break-ins in the area. Police believe one of the arrested suspects is the person seen in Bruske's security video.

"The video I have of him, I think it'll trigger something for someone. Clearly he dressed to break into houses," Bruske said.

While she waits for charges to be filed, the arrests provide some peace of mind.

"Hopefully, it never happens again," Bruske said.

Bruske's dog safely slept through the entire incident. Her cat was also safe.

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The Red Cross said it transferred the unidentified remains of three people to Israel late Friday but they were still being examined and may not be those of missing hostages, an Israeli military official said.

The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to speak to the media, said the remains had earlier been turned over to the Red Cross by Hamas in Gaza.

The handover follows Israel's return Friday of the bodies of 30 Palestinians to authorities in Gaza. That completed an exchange after militants turned over remains of two hostages, in a sign that the tense Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement is edging forward.

The incremental progress came despite Israeli strikes on Gaza this week that killed more than 100 people following the killing of an Israeli soldier.

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The bodies were also transferred with the Red Cross serving as intermediary. The return of the Palestinian remains was confirmed by a doctor at Nasser Hospital in the southern city of Khan Younis, where medical workers were striving to identify them.

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Photos showed the remains, in white body bags, arranged in rows inside the grounds of Nasser Hospital. Health officials have struggled to identify bodies without access to DNA kits.

The handover brings the number of Palestinian bodies returned by Israel to 225, only 75 of which have been identified by families, according to Gaza's Health Ministry. It is unclear if those returned were killed in Israel during the Oct. 7, 2023, attack that triggered the war, died in Israeli custody as detainees or were recovered from Gaza by troops during the war.

The bodies returned had been torn apart and exhumed, Munir al-Bursh, director general of Gazas Health Ministry, said in a post on X.

Their flesh had melted, their faces erased by fire, leaving behind only bones and teeth, he said.

The Israeli military has previously told The Associated Press that all bodies returned so far are those of combatants, a claim the AP was unable to verify. The military has said it operates in accordance with international law.

Al-Bursh said recently that many of the bodies handed over appear to be fighters or others killed during the 2023 attack. Several relatives who have identified the bodies of family members said they werent fighters.

In Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus office said late Thursday that the remains returned by Palestinian militants had been confirmed as those of Sahar Baruch and Amiram Cooper, both taken hostage during the 2023 attack.

Hamas has now returned the remains of 17 hostages since the start of the ceasefire, with 11 others still in Gaza and set to be turned over under the terms of the agreement.

On Friday a small crowd of Israelis gathered in the plaza known as Hostages Square, praying together for the return of the dead hostages still in Gaza.

We cannot give up until everybody, all the bodies, will be here," said Rimona Velner, a Tel Aviv resident who joined the gathering. Its very important to the families and for us ... to close this circle.

Warning to Hamas

A senior U.S. official and a second source familiar with negotiations said that in messages passed to Hamas by mediators on Wednesday, Israel warned the militant group that its fighters had 24 hours to leave the yellow zone or face strikes.

That deadline passed Thursday evening, after which the senior U.S. official said Israel will enforce the ceasefire and engage Hamas targets behind the yellow line. Hamas did not respond to a request for comment.

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On Friday, Shifa hospital director Mohamed Abu Selmiya said that one person had been killed by Israeli gunfire in northern Gaza. Israel's military said its troops had fired after the person approached troops in a way that posed a threat.

In a new assessment released Friday, the United Nations said satellite photos taken in early October show that 81% of all buildings in Gaza have been destroyed or otherwise damaged in the conflict.

Government officials from eight Arab and Muslim nations will gather in Istanbul on Monday to discuss the next steps for Gaza, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Friday.

The talks follow a meeting between the countries' leaders and President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the United Nations Security Council, preceding the ceasefire agreement. They mark the latest effort to create an International Stabilization Force in Gaza, outlined in a 20-point U.S. plan.

The ceasefire, which began Oct. 10, is aimed at winding down a war that is by far the deadliest and most destructive of those ever fought between Israel and Hamas.

In the October 2023 attack on Israel, Hamas-led militants killed about 1,200 people and took 251 others hostage.

In the two years since, Israels military offensive has killed more than 68,600 Palestinians in Gaza, according to Gazas Health Ministry, which doesnt distinguish between civilians and combatants. The ministry, which is part of the Hamas-run government and is staffed by medical professionals, maintains detailed records viewed as generally reliable by independent experts.

Israel, which some international critics have accused of committing genocide in Gaza, has disputed the figures without providing its own tally.

Israeli fire kills teen in West Bank

In the central West Bank town of Silwad on Friday, mourners thronged the streets for the funeral of Yamen Hamed, 15, who Palestinian health officials say was shot by an Israeli soldier overnight. Samed Yousef Hamed kissed his son goodbye.

Samed said his son left home Thursday to hang out with friends. Soon after, he learned the teen had been injured and Israel's army was preventing an ambulance from reaching him. Ahed Smirat, the ambulance driver who tried to reach Hamed following the shooting, told the AP that troops held him up multiple times. By the time they let him through, troops told him the teen had died, he said.

Israels military called the teen a terrorist and said troops had fired believing that he was holding an explosive, but did not provide any evidence to support that characterization. Hamed's funeral was Friday.

The shooting is the latest in a surge of military killings of Palestinian children in the West Bank that has accompanied a general upswing in violence in the territory since the start of the Israel-Hamas war. Some were killed during Israeli military raids in dense neighborhoods, others by sniper fire in peaceful areas.

The killings have risen as the Israeli military has stepped up operations in the occupied West Bank since the wars onset in what it calls a crackdown on militants.

Police on Friday were investigating a burglary at a home reported to belong to the Oklahoma City Thunders Shai Gilgeous-Alexander that happened while the NBA's reigning MVP was playing a game the night before.

The Thunder referred questions to police in Nichols Hills, an enclave north of downtown Oklahoma City. Police would not confirm who lived in the house or say what might have been taken from it.

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Officers responded to a report of a burglary at the home around 7:45 p.m. on Thursday, when the Thunder were playing at home against the Washington Wizards. Local news stations in Oklahoma City showed police at the home.

The suspects fled the area prior to police arrival, police said in a statement. While no arrests have been made, there is no reason to believe the public is in any danger.

The break-in mirrored a slew of burglaries at the homes of well-known professional athletes across the U.S. in recent months. The players have been targeted because of the high-end products believed to be in their homes.

Athletes whose homes have been burglarized include the NFLs Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and Joe Burrow, the NBAs Luka Doncic and the NHLs Evgeni Malkin.

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Law enforcement officials have previously warned sports leagues that thieves have been striking on game days when they knew the players would not be home, often smashing through rear windows.

The NBA sent a memo to teams in November 2024 urging vigilance when it comes to home security. Among its recommendations, the league suggests players: install updated alarm systems with cameras and utilize them whenever leaving the home, keep valuables in locked and secured safes, remove online real estate listings that may show interior photos of a home, utilize protective guard services during extended trips away from home, and even have dogs assist with home protection.

Oscar-nominated actor Jesse Eisenberg says he is going to be donating one of his kidneys to a complete stranger.

Eisenberg made the announcement Thursday morning on NBCs Today show. The 42-year-old Zombieland and The Social Network star said he plans to have the surgery in mid-December and called the decision a "no-brainer."

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"I don't know why," he said. "I got bitten by the blood donation bug. I'm doing an altruistic donation [in] mid-December. I'm so excited to do it."

An altruistic donation is the act of donating an organ such as a kidney to a stranger with which you have no prior relationship with. Most of the roughly 100,000 people on the national organ transplant list are waiting for a kidney, according to federal data.

"It's essentially risk-free and so needed," Eisenberg told TODAY.com. "I think people will realize that it's a no-brainer, if you have the time and the inclination."

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"Let's say person X needs a kidney in Kansas City, [and] their child or whoever was going to donate to them is, for whatever set of reasons, not a match, but somehow I am," Eisenberg added. "That person can still get my kidney and hopefully that child of that person still donates their kidney, right? But it goes to a bank where that person can find a match recipient, but it only works if there is basically an altruistic donor."

A Madison Heights family is taking Halloween decorations to the next level with their elaborate skeleton displays that change every single day throughout October.

Ryan McDonald has been creating these unique displays since 2020, each inspired by movie scenes and funny scenarios that delight neighbors and passersby.

Watch Jolie Sherman's video report below: Madison Heights family creates new Halloween displays daily throughout October

"I do a lot of planning, I buy a lot of stuff on clearance, I buy a lot of zip ties," McDonald said.

What began as a simple display has evolved into a neighborhood attraction. McDonald's Halloween tradition started with just four small skeletons arranged around a bonfire.

"We had a lot of people just come by and really like it, and one person, I don't remember who it was, asked 'What are they going to be doing tomorrow?' And from that point forward, every year throughout the month of October, I change the scenes every single day," McDonald said.

The displays feature meticulous attention to detail, with McDonald recreating famous movie scenes and playful scenarios.

"I've done in the past, "Dirty Dancing" and "Ghost." I did "Titanic," people really loved "Titanic." I did a duck-duck-goose one, which I thought was kind of cute," McDonald said.

McDonald maintains a spreadsheet of ideas rather than sketching his concepts. He builds each display from scratch, and on Halloween night transforms his backyard into a graveyard.

"Typically, my Halloween scenes are my cemetery scenes, so we're going to have this guy here coming out of the ground," McDonald said.

Neighbor Pati Ciofusmith believes more people should know about McDonald's creative displays.

"This is a small town and more people need to see the energy and creativity that he put into this... Somebody besides us needs to know what's happening over here," Ciofusmith said.

For McDonald, the joy comes from both the creative process and the community's reaction.

"I like that everybody likes it... it's fun to see the reactions from neighbors," McDonald said.

What started as Halloween fun has become a cherished tradition for McDonald and his family.

"You know, it's fun for me to do with my family, my kids and keeps the creative juices flowing," McDonald said.

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Youmacon is officially underway in downtown Detroit, marking a milestone 20th anniversary for the anime and pop culture convention that draws enthusiasts from around the world.

At least 10,000 anime and pop culture fans are expected to pack Huntington Place through Sunday for the celebration that has grown significantly since its humble beginnings.

Watch Evan Sery's video report below: Youmacon celebrates 20th anniversary with thousands of anime fans in downtown Detroit

"There's a lot of people who are growing into this genre and learning about it," said Mark Cooper, Youmacon event coordinator.

The convention features new attractions this year including a kids corner, expanded tabletop gaming options and entertainment events. Cooper highlighted the variety of experiences available to attendees.

"We have a new kids corner, new games at tabletop gaming, great raves and things like that," Cooper said.

Artist Alley showcases numerous vendors including Daniel Kim, a digital artist from Sterling Heights attending Youmacon for the first time.

"It might start as a paper sketch," Kim said, describing his artistic process.

Kim, originally from California, expressed excitement about Michigan's convention scene.

"I'm originally from California, so when I found out Michigan has quite a bit of a convention atmosphere, that was pretty exciting to hear," Kim said.

The arcade room proved particularly popular, featuring classic gaming systems including Sega Dreamcasts on old-school televisions. The nostalgic gaming experience resonated with many attendees.

"I love gaming rooms like this because I have a lot of memories playing DDR in arcades and stuff, and you don't get that experience anymore," said Luna Noelle, a Twitch streamer.

Noelle noted the challenge of introducing modern gamers to retro systems.

"Convincing people to play an N64 is hard nowadays," Noelle said.

The gaming area features arcade cabinets and tournaments that keep some attendees occupied throughout the entire event.

"Arcade cabinets, there's gonna be game tournaments, so if you're a gamer and that's something you wanna do, some people just stay there all day," Cooper said.

Cooper reflected on the convention's growth from its origins in a Troy hotel with about 1,000 attendees to the large-scale event it has become.

"They enjoy the comics, they enjoy the video games, all the particular lores of the particular fandoms, and they bring them all together whether old-school fans of "Ghost in the Shell," to new fans of "Chainsaw Man" or "Dragon Ball Z" still, it's just an overall melting pot over time," Cooper said.

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Sean Diddy Combs has been transferred to a prison in New Jersey to serve out the remainder of his four-year prison sentence on prostitution-related charges.

The hip-hop mogul is currently incarcerated at the Fort Dix Federal Correctional Institute, located about 34 miles east of Philadelphia on the grounds of the joint military base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, according to his listing in the federal Bureau of Prisons inmate database as of Friday.

It's not immediately clear when Combs was moved from the troubled Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, where he had been held since his arrest last September.

Lawyers for Combs and spokespersons for the agency didnt immediately respond to emails seeking comment Friday.

Combs' lawyers had asked a judge earlier this month to strongly recommend transferring him to the low-security male prison so that he could take part in the facilitys drug treatment program.

FCI Fort Dix, one of several dozen federal prisons with a residential drug treatment program, would best allow Combs to address drug abuse issues and to maximize family visitation and rehabilitative efforts, Teny Geragos, his lawyer, wrote in a letter.

Combs has already served about 14 months of his 50-month sentence and is set to be released from prison on May 8, 2028, though he can earn reductions in his time behind bars through his participation in substance abuse treatment and other prison programs.

Earlier this week, Combs' lawyers asked a federal appeals court to quickly consider the legality of his conviction and sentence. The 55-year-old wants his appeal to be considered soon enough that he can benefit from a reduction of time spent in prison if the appeals court reverses his conviction, his lawyers said.

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President Donald Trump has also said Combs had asked him for a pardon, though the Republican did not say if he would grant the request.

The founder of Bad Boy Records was convicted in July of flying his girlfriends and male sex workers around the country to engage in drug-fueled sexual encounters in multiple places over many years. However, he was acquitted of sex trafficking and racketeering charges that could have put him behind bars for life.

In a letter to the judge before he was sentenced, Combs said he has gone through a spiritual reset in jail and was committed to the journey of remaining a drug free, non-violent and peaceful person.

Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall is publicly questioning the forcible detainment by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents of a woman in the baggage claim area of Salt Lake City International Airport.

Video taken by Shannon Hale of Wednesday afternoon's incident shows a woman, later identified as Marta Brizeyda Renderos Leiva, screaming while being brought through the airport by plain-clothed ICE agents. A woman can be heard asking agents to "have mercy" on the lady.

"I am left wondering and aching from the fear and pain these types of operations keep striking in my heart and the hearts of so many of us," Mendenhall said of the incident.

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In a statement provided by ICE, they said the 39-year-old Leiva was in the country illegally from El Salvador, and she was arrested as part of a targeted enforcement operation. Leiva will be held in ICE custody until she is deported to her home country.

Mendenhall said she has watched the social media videos of the incident that have been shared, as well as body camera footage from a responding Salt Lake City Police officer. She admitted not knowing the reason behind the detainment, adding, "we seldom do when ICE acts, but I do know that this incident has had a major impact on our community."

Mendenhall questioned why the agents wore no forms of identification and asked why ICE chose to detain someone in the lobby of the airport.

"What I do know is that nothing about this incident, like so many ICE operations, makes me feel safer as an American," she said.

A spokesperson with the airport said law enforcement is permitted on its campus and does not need to give prior notice before arriving.

Mendenhall shared that local police officers are prohibited from interfering in federal immigration activities, but added that the city has requested additional information from federal officials about the detainment.

"U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is executing its mission of identifying and removing criminal aliens and others who have violated our nations immigration laws," ICE added in its statement. "All aliens in violation of U.S. immigration law may be subject to arrest, detention and, if found removable by final order, removal from the United States, regardless of nationality."

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Patricia Quinonez, leader of the Latino community group Utah Zolanos, is worried that these public arrests could happen to anyone at any time.

"It's very sad, when I can see a mother cry for her son, for your family, and I don't know what happened," said Quinonez. "I think what happened, what the agents did to these women, I don't know for tomorrow maybe my neighbor or my son or my friend."

The Salt Lake City Council has released the following statement on the airport arrest:

The Salt Lake City Council has released the following statement in response to an Oct. 29 arrest by federal immigration officials at the Salt Lake City International Airport:

We are aware of an arrest conducted by federal immigration agents, which is unusual at the Salt Lake City International Airport. Incidents like this create fear and uncertainty in our community. The operation was not coordinated with or directed by Salt Lake City Police.

We have requested additional information from federal agencies in the interest of promoting transparency, accountability and the well-being of all who live in and visit our city. Salt Lake City remains committed to treating everyone in our community with respect and dignity to the full extent of our power.

This story was originally published by Jeff Tavss and Mythili Gubbi with the

Scripps News Group in Salt Lake City.

LANSING, Mich. (AP) The former Marine who opened fire in a Michigan church and set it ablaze last month was motivated by anti-religious beliefs against The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the FBI confirmed Friday.

While friends of the gunman in the deadly shooting have said he harbored hatred for what is widely known as the Mormon church, the FBI had previously declined to specify the motivation behind the attack that left four people dead and the church burned to the ground, except to say it was a targeted" act of violence.

The gunman, Thomas Jacob Sanford, 40, was killed by law enforcement responding to the shooting.

I am confirming this is a targeted act of violence believed to be motivated by the assailants anti-religious beliefs against the Mormon religious community, Jennifer Runyan, special agent in charge of the FBI Detroit field office, said in a prerecorded video message. The agency declined to share further information on what led to its conclusion.

Sanford drove his pickup truck into the side of a Latter-day Saints chapel in Grand Blanc Township, 60 miles (80 kilometers) northwest of Detroit, on Sunday, Sept. 28, and began shooting at congregants. Authorities have said he used gasoline as an accelerant to then light the church on fire.

Body camera footage released by Grand Blanc Township police shows an officer yelling, Drop the gun! Drop the gun! Drop it now! One of the officers tells another, Ive got your back, back here man. Yeah stay there. Shoot him!

The FBI said Friday that nine people were injured in the attack. The previous official count had been eight.

During our investigation, an additional individual was determined to be injured during the Grand Blanc critical incident, a spokesperson said in a statement.

The agency declined to comment Friday on the nature of the additional injury.

The four people who were killed have been identified through family and friends as Craig Hayden, William Pat Howard, John Bond and Thelma Armstrong.

Lisa Louis, who was in the chapel when her father, Hayden, was fatally shot, wrote in a letter that after looking into the shooter's eyes, she forgave him, with my heart."

Earlier this month, top church leaders preached a message of love and forgiveness in the wake of the attack while gathered for the faith's twice-annual general conference in its home state of Utah. Its members responded by raising hundreds of thousands of dollars in an online fundraiser for the gunman's family.

The church said it strengthened its security protocols for the conference and, days later, for the funeral of its oldest-ever president, who died a day before the Michigan shooting.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints did not have a comment Friday.

Brandt Malone, a member of the faith who was attending services at a nearby church on the morning of the shooting, said the FBI's statement "did confirm some of our darkest fears that this attack was motivated by hatred.

This affects all believers of all religious traditions, and it hurts that there are those out there who are motivated by the darkest of feelings, he said.

Malone grew up attending events at the church where the attack occurred. He said local Latter-day Saints have been uplifted by an outpouring of love from the Grand Blanc Township community and other religious congregations.

Authorities have released little information about Sanford and the attack. People who knew him have said he began vocalizing anti-Mormon sentiments years ago after living in Utah, where he dated and broke up with a girlfriend who was a member of the faith. Sanford had moved to Utah after leaving the Marines and told his friends he had become addicted to methamphetamines.

An attorney acting as a spokesperson for Sanford's family did not immediately return a request for comment.

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Schoenbaum reported from Salt Lake City.

Warren police officers have a new way to patrol their community while connecting with residents: sleek, silent, three-wheeled electric scooters equipped with lights and sirens.

The Warren Police Department will debut four brand new scooters Friday night to assist with Halloween patrols. The scooters are designed to help officers move faster during community events and neighborhood patrols.

Watch Peter Maxwell's video report below: Warren police debut electric scooters for community patrols and Halloween safety

"These scooters, we think, are a game changer for our community policing efforts," said Lt. John Gajewski of the Warren Police Department. "Officers and police departments across the country are always looking for ways to get officers out of the car and connect better with the community."

The scooters were purchased with leftover COVID-19 relief funds, so no local tax dollars were used. Gajewski said traditional foot patrols and bicycle patrols aren't practical due to the size of Warren.

"In our community, foot patrols and bicycle patrols just aren't that practical due to the size of our city. When we saw these and we tested them out, I think all of our hands were instantly up saying this is the vote we have to have," Gajewski said.

Hear more from Lt. John Gajewski below: Warren police lt. speaks on new scooters

The scooters have a top speed of 37 mph and can travel up to 30 miles when fully charged.

Warren residents are supportive of the new patrol method. Robert Pulice believes the scooters will be a great asset, especially for large events.

"It's a good way for crowd control, especially when there is a crowd," Pulice said. "Yeah, I am all for it."

Adam Mecher was setting up for Halloween outside his house and hopes to see one patrolling his street.

"It's good there's not patrol cars to jump in and out of. They're small, so they're not really a danger to anyone else," Mecher said. "They're not a bad idea."

Warren police say if residents spot one of the scooters rolling through their neighborhood, officers would be happy to stop and let them check it out.

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A man on death row in South Carolina who taunted investigators with messages written with a victim's blood chose Friday to die by firing squad.

Stephen Bryant, 44, will be the third man this year to die by South Carolina's newest execution method. His execution is set for Nov. 14.

Bryant is being put to death for killing a man in his home. Investigators said he burned Willard TJ Tietjen's eyes with cigarettes after shooting him and painting catch me if u can on the wall with the victims blood.

Prosecutors said he also shot and killed two other men he was giving rides to as they were relieving themselves on the side of the road during a few weeks that terrorized Sumter County in October 2004.

Court fight likely after objections to last firing squad death

Bryant's decision to die by being shot by three volunteers from 15 feet away means there will likely be a court fight about the execution over the next two weeks.

Attorneys for the second and most recent man shot to death said the shooters nearly missed Mikal Mahdi's heart. They suggested Mahdi was in agonizing pain for three or four times longer than experts say he would have been if his heart had been hit directly. They released photos from the autopsy and questioned why there only appeared to be two bullet entrance wounds when three people fired.

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Witnesses reported several moans and groans from Mahdi that did not happen during the first firing squad execution of Brad Sigmon. It also took Mahdi longer about 80 seconds to take his final breath.

Prison officials said the execution went as planned and the shooters only have to hit the heart, not destroy it. They said when the volunteers practice their marksmanship two bullets often enter in the same place in the body.

Experts hired by Mahdis lawyers who reviewed the autopsy said the bullet hole in his body was not jagged enough to have been made by two bullets.

The firing squad is a new addition to South Carolina's execution methods

South Carolina added the firing squad during a 13-year pause in executions, in part because the state couldn't obtain the drugs needed for lethal injections.

Since 1977, only three other prisoners in the U.S. have been executed by firing squad. All were in Utah, most recently Ronnie Lee Gardner in 2010.

Bryant's execution will be the seventh in South Carolina since executions restarted in September 2024. All the others have chosen execution by lethal injection. The state also has an electric chair.

Investigators say Bryant terrorized Sumter County in 2004

Bryant admitted to killing Willard TJ Tietjen after stopping by his secluded home in rural Sumter County and saying he had car trouble.

Tietjen was shot several times. Candles were lit around his body. Someone took a potholder made by his daughter when she was child, dipped the corner in blood and wrote victem 4 in 2 weeks. catch me if u can on the wall, authorities said.

Tietjens daughter called him several times, getting more worried when he didnt answer. On the sixth call, she testified a strange voice answered and said he had killed Tietjen.

Prosecutors said Bryant also killed two men one before and one after Tietjen. He gave the men rides and when they got out to urinate on the side of lonely, rural roads he shot them in the back.

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Bryants lawyers said he was troubled in the months before the killing, begging a probation agent and his aunt to get him help because he couldnt stop thinking about being sexually abused by four male relatives when he was a child.

Bryant tried to help himself through the pain by using meth and smoking joints he sprayed with bug killer, his defense attorneys said.

A total of 41 men have died by court-ordered execution in the U.S. this year, and at least 18 more are scheduled to be put to death during the remainder of 2025 and next year.

Bryant's death will be the 50th execution in South Carolina since the death penalty was reinstated 40 years ago.

On Sunday, November 2, Spotlight on the News will get viewers ready for the return of a world-class ballet company and an exclusive "first look" at an artistic masterpiece that hasn't been performed in more than 20 years. Anna Glass, a Michigan native and the Executive Director of the Dance Theatre of Harlem, reveals why this acclaimed dance institution is coming back to the Detroit Opera House. We'll also get you ready for Election Day 2025.

Spotlight on the News, now in its 60th season, is Michigan's longest-running weekly news and public affairs television program. It airs every Sunday at 10:00 a.m. on WXYZ-TV/Channel 7 in Detroit, is streamed live on wxyz.com and broadcast at 11:30 a.m. on 23.1 WKAR-HD in East Lansing.