The New York Police Department says it will release body camera footage of its officers firing on a knife-wielding suspect in a New York subway car.

NYPD said it would release footage in "the next couple of days," The New York Times reported.

Police officials say the officers' response was within department guidelines, which permits the use of deadly force if officers believe their lives are in danger.

The confrontation began when officers followed 37-year-old Derell Mickles after he evaded the fare and boarded a subway train. Police officials said officers shot the suspect when he advanced on them with a knife. Officials say officers used their tasers and warned Mickles dozens of times to drop the knife before they opened fire.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams said officers were justified in the weekend shooting. He said he had seen the video of the encounter with the suspect, who had more than 20 prior arrests.

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The suspect, two bystanders and one police officer were injured in the shooting. The suspect was hospitalized for his injuries. A 49-year-old man was in critical condition after being struck in the head by gunfire, while a 26-year-old woman was grazed and wounded. The police officer was struck under the armpit and had a bullet lodged in his back.

Police said in the aftermath that another man made off with the knife from the crime scene. They found him at a nearby shelter and recovered the knife.

The cargo ship that caused the deadly bridge collapse in Baltimore back in March is heading out of U.S. waters after three months of repair work.

The Dali is departing Norfolk, Virginia, Thursday morning for China on the heels of a lawsuit filed by the Justice Department seeking to recover more than $100 million from the owner and manager of the ship. The suit alleges they recklessly cut corners and ignored known problems that led directly to the collapse.

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The ship was leaving Baltimore bound for Sri Lanka early in the morning on March 26 when its steering failed because of power loss and it collided with the Francis Scott Key Bridge.

The catastrophic incident left six construction workers dead and two others injured. Those killed were working an overnight shift filling potholes on the bridge deck when it suddenly crumbled beneath them, sending them tumbling into the water.

The collapse also temporarily cut off all traffic through the Port of Baltimore, which sees some $80 billion of international trade annually, including more cars and farm equipment than any other U.S. port.

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More than 50,000 tons of metal and concrete were ultimately demolished and removed. The process required 13 floating cranes and dozens of other vessels.

Officials say they want to replace the Key Bridge with a new structure by 2028.

Additional reporting by Scripps News Baltimore.

Dollar stores around the country serve a specific market and have seen increases in locations in rural areas, but they have been grappling with slow spending and a reduced customer base recently.

That has affected name brands in the segment, and their earnings.

Dollar Tree and Dollar General are two of the United States' largest brands in the area of dollar stores. These brands are set to open up around 1,300 new locations this fiscal year alone.

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They face increased competition and shrinking sales, two factors that may normally halt retail expansion.

A Wall Street Journal report said companies like Target and Walmart are investing in other shopping options for consumers, which have contributed to a decline in spending at dollar stores.

AARP recently reported on price increases at dollar stores, listing the items that are still left at the stores that cost a dollar.

In March Dollar Tree Inc. reported to investors a diluted loss per share of $7.85 for 2023, writing that the company was "still in the early stages of" a "transformation journey."

But the market headwinds haven't stopped dollar store brands.

Instead, executives believe new stores could be key to boosting sales.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given approval to the metastatic breast cancer Kisqali, which was found to reduce the risk of cancer recurrence by 25%.

The approval will give women diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer access to a drug to try and help prevent cancer cases from coming back.

A phase III trial showed "a significant and clinically meaningful 25.1% reduction in risk," Novartis said in a statement.

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Dr. Dennis J. Slamon, a lead investigator in the trial, said "The FDA approval of Kisqali for this early breast cancer population ... is a pivotal moment in improving our approach to care."

Novartis said around 90% of breast cancer cases in the U.S. are diagnosed in their early stages.

In an analysis of the drug presented before the European Society for Medical Oncology conference in Barcelona, Kisqali was reportedly found to reduce the risk of recurrence by 28.5% after four years, Novartis said.

Drug makers pointed to breast cancer treatment's likelihood to take a serious mental and physical toll on patients.

The FBI is investigating what it calls a "series of suspicious mailings" after election officials in multiple states reported receiving unusual things in the mail.

The U.S. Postal Inspection Service told Scripps News in a statement, "We are also working with our partners to determine how many letters were sent, the individual or individuals responsible for the letters, and the motive behind the letters."

Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes told Scripps News his state has security measures in place as at least 15 states have reported receiving suspicious packages.

"It's not just affecting election officers," Fontes said. "It's affecting the post office."

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"Safety is a really big deal for us, in fact I was the first election officer in the nation to have an election security officer working with us," he added. "That's when I was the Maricopa County recorder."

Voters could lose right for lack of documentation provided

In Arizona's Maricopa County, around 100,000 voters may not be able to vote in state and local races after not providing certain documentation to prove citizenship. Fontes calls the rules in Arizona "extreme"

"In Arizona we have a bifurcated system," Fontes told Scripps News. "If you show documented proof of citizenship you can vote a full ballot. If you sign off on the affidavit, under penalty of perjury like every other American does, you're only allowed to vote in federal races. President, Senate and Congress."

He added that the state is asking the Arizona Supreme Court if those involved might have to be moved over to federal only ballots or if they can vote in every election for which they would usually be eligible.

You can watch Scripps News' full interview with Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes in the video player above.

Jonathan Dekel-Chen, the father of American hostage Sagui Dekel-Chen, doesn't think there is "any room for optimism right now."

Sagui Dekel-Chen was taken on Oct. 7 when Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel, prompting a nearly year-long conflict in Gaza.

The international community has been working to broker a cease-fire, but those attempts have not been successful.

"In truth, the negotiation process has been stalled now for at least a couple of weeks," Jonathan Dekel-Chen told Scripps News.

In June Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the IDF operations in Gaza would be winding down as further operations were set to focus on confronting the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.

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"I think that the problems are even greater, really, in terms of solving this horrible situation both in terms of the 101 hostages who are still held by Hamas and its allies," Dekel-Chen said. "As well as the enormous suffering of the people of Gaza. And that crisis, that combined crisis, is much greater than the events ... in Lebanon."

This week video and reports surfaced showing dramatic moments in multiple locations in Lebanon where various communications devices and electronics exploded, injuring Hezbollah operatives.

The group blamed Israel for the deadly explosions, and it's unclear how the events might further escalate tensions in a region that is already a powder keg.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken emphasized the importance of not escalating violence any further.

"The United States did not know about, nor was it involved in these incidents and we're still gathering the information and gathering the facts," Blinken said. "Broadly speaking, we've been very clear, and we remain very clear, about the importance of all parties avoiding any steps that could further escalate the conflict."

New York City Mayor Eric Adams said officers were justified in the shooting of a man who was allegedly wielding a knife in the subway over the weekend, leaving three bystanders including another officer injured.

"This was a bad guy and I saw the video," Adams said during a Tuesday press conference.

Adams claims the suspect, who is recovering after being shot by police, had over 20 prior arrests.

The New York Police Department has been criticized over the incident, with many stating the suspect was targeted for not paying a fare and it did not warrant injuring innocent bystanders. But Adams said the man was not pursued by police because of fare evasion, but because he had a knife and officers repeatedly asked him to drop the weapon.

"This is not a city where any and everything goes. There's a reason there's a fare on our subway and bus. If lawmakers want to make the subways and buses free, then fine. But as long as there are rules, we're going to follow those rules," Adams said.

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The shooting happened Sunday afternoon at the Sutter Avenue subway station in Brooklyn.

Just after 3 p.m., two NYPD officers confronted a 37-year-old man with a blade, initially following him onto the elevated platform after seeing him enter without paying, Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey said at a news briefing Sunday.

According to Maddrey, the officers told the man to stop, but he verbally threatened them and they noticed he had a knife. They followed him onto a train that had pulled into the station and fired two Tasers, but neither incapacitated him. The man was advancing on the officers with the knife when both officers fired multiple rounds, he said.

The man was hit several times and remained hospitalized in stable condition Monday. One passenger, a 49-year-old man, was struck in the head and was hospitalized in critical condition. Another, a 26-year-old woman, suffered a graze wound.

The wounded police officer was hit under his armpit and a bullet lodged in his back, but he is expected to make a full recovery.

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Police and Metropolitan Transportation Authority officials say that the encounter, including the officers being threatened with the knife, is captured in video recordings. They have not released the footage.

A video from a bystander posted online after the shooting showed a chaotic scene, including upset passengers fleeing, police running to help the injured, and the wounded officer suddenly realizing he had also been hit by a bullet.

Police said in the aftermath that another man made off with the knife from the crime scene. The department is now looking for that man and released an image of a person wearing a blue hat featuring the logo of the defunct Hartford Whalers ice hockey team.

Former President Donald Trump thanked the law enforcement officers who initiated a traffic stop and took the man accused of an apparent assassination attempt into custody.

The Martin County sheriff and several deputies met with Trump at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida on Tuesday.

President @realDonaldTrump meets with the Martin County Sheriffs Office Deputies who activated the traffic stop on I-95 and took Ryan Routh into custody pic.twitter.com/XEZRR9anBQ

Margo Martin (@margommartin) September 17, 2024

"Great job, thank you very much," Trump told the group. "I'm still here."

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Scripps News West Palm Beach reporter Meghan McRoberts said the deputies gifted Trump the handcuffs used on suspect Ryan Wesley Routh.

Routh was taken into custody on Sunday after the deputies pulled him over on I-95. The Secret Service said he had fled a treeline area outside of Trump International Golf Club West Palm Beach after an agent fired in his direction.

The agent apparently had seen the rifle Routh was allegedly armed with pointing through a fence near where Trump was playing golf.

The Secret Service said Routh never fired his weapon and did not have a line of sight of the former president.

It's still unclear when and how Routh obtained a firearm. The FBI, however, said it has no information indicating that Routh was working with anyone else.

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are poised to vote on a bill Tuesday pushed by Senate Democrats that would codify protections for in vitro fertilization.

This comes after former President Donald Trump said at a campaign rally last month that if he wins a second term in office, his administration would make IVF treatment free to all women.

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IVF addresses fertility issues in women by fertilizing an egg with sperm in a laboratory. However, many women require multiple rounds of treatment, and a single round can cost tens of thousands of dollars with no guarantee of success.

Democrats are saying that if Republicans want to protect IVF access they should vote on this Senate bill. But Republicans like Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley claim it is a political move by Democrats trying to create a talking point that they can campaign on heading into the 2024 election.

"I'm gonna vote no," Hawley said Tuesday. "This isn't an IVF bill. This is an abortion bill. This is a impose abortion on states, on the voters, without their say at all. This is taxpayer funding for all abortions no matter what. This is override state regulations on cloning. I mean, if they wanted to vote on IVF, hey I'm fine with that. Put an IVF bill on the floor. I would support IVF, mandating insurance coverage for it as Trump suggested. But that's not what this is and they don't want it to pass... this is just an exercise in political gamesmanship, sadly."

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This is not the first time that Senate Democrats have tried a move like this. Senate Republicans blocked a Democrat-led push to protect IVF access in June.

However, given Trump's most recent comments on IVF, Democrats view this as an opportunity to get Senators on the record again and see if they can garner any additional support from Republicans.

Senators are expected to begin voting on the bill at 2:45 p.m. ET and it would need 60 votes to pass. However, at this point, it does appear poised to fail.

There's an emerging COVID-19 variant in Europe that some medical professionals believe will become the dominant strain in the U.S.

The strain, known as XEC, was first detected in Berlin in June, according to Mike Honey, a data specialist based in Australia.

The variant, which is part of the Omicron family, has since seen growth in Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands, he says.

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Scripps Research has documented 95 XEC cases worldwide with 25 in the U.S.

Currently, the KP.3.1.1 strain is the leading cause of COVID-19 infections in the U.S. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that the strain makes up more than 50% of new infections.

While there haven't been enough cases of XEC to show up on the CDC's variant tracker, Dr. Eric Topol, executive vice president at Scripps Research, says, "At this juncture, the XEC variant appears to be the most likely one to get legs next."

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Just like in the U.S., health officials in Europe are advising people to get vaccinated ahead of an anticipated winter surge.

"We anticipate XEC to have similar properties to currently circulating variants, with no change in infection severity or vaccine effectiveness against severe disease," a spokesperson with the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control told Euronews Next.

Symptoms of the XEC variant are expected to be similar to current variants and include:

Fever or chills Cough Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing Sore throat

Updated COVID-19 vaccines, which health officials say will offer protection from currently circulating and emerging variants, are now available. The CDC says everyone 6 months and older should get the updated COVID-19 vaccine.

The nonprofit Scripps Research was historically funded by the founders of the E.W. Scripps Company, which owns Scripps News.

Music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs has been charged with three felony counts following his arrest in Manhattan late Monday.

A federal indictment that was unsealed Tuesday revealed Combs was charged with sex trafficking, racketeering, and transportation to engage in prostitution.

Combs was in court in New York Tuesday morning to hear the charges brought against him.

The indictment accuses Combs of abusing women for years and presiding over an empire of sexual crimes.

"For decades, [Combs] abused, threatened, and coerced women and others around him to fulfill his sexual desires, protect his reputation, and conceal his conduct," the indictment says.

"To do so, Combs relied on the employees, resources, and influence of the multi-faceted business empire that he led and controlled creating a criminal enterprise whose members and associates engaged in, and attempted to engage in, among other crimes, sex trafficking, forced labor, kidnapping, arson, bribery, and obstruction of justice," the indictment goes on to state.

The charges accuse the rapper of using his Combs Enterprise, including certain employees to "facilitate, and cover up his abuse and commercial sex."

The indictment also says physical abuse by Combs was "recurrent and widely known." There were numerous occasions since at least 2009, and continuing for years, in which Combs attacked women by "striking, punching, dragging, throwing objects at, and kicking them," among other things, the indictment detailed. In some cases, the alleged assaults were witnessed by others.

U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Damian Williams held a press conference Tuesday detailing Combs' indictment.

"I want to be clear about two things: First, this office is determined to investigate and prosecute anyone who engages in sex trafficking, no matter how powerful or wealthy or famous you may be. No one should doubt our commitment on that," Williams said. "A year ago, Sean Combs stood in Times Square and was handed a key to New York City. Today, he's been indicted and will face justice in the Southern District of New York. "

"Second, we are not done. This investigation is ongoing and I encourage anyone with information about this case to come forward and to do it quickly," Williams continued.

He implored anyone with information to call 1 (877) 4-HSI-TIP.

As the investigation continues, Williams said he is "not taking anything off the table in terms of additional future charges.

"We are committed to bringing justice to everyone who's been victimized by the defendant," he said.

He did not name the potential number of victims when asked but said the use of the term "multiple" was intentional.

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Upon Combs' arrest Monday night, the musician's attorney spoke out, calling him an innocent man.

We are disappointed with the decision to pursue what we believe is an unjust prosecution of Mr. Combs by the U.S. Attorneys Office. Sean 'Diddy' Combs is a music icon, self-made entrepreneur, loving family man, and proven philanthropist who has spent the last 30 years building an empire, adoring his children, and working to uplift the Black community. He is an imperfect person, but he is not a criminal," Combs' attorney Marc Agnifilo said in a statement to Scripps News.

"To his credit Mr. Combs has been nothing but cooperative with this investigation and he voluntarily relocated to New York last week in anticipation of these charges. Please reserve your judgment until you have all the facts. These are the acts of an innocent man with nothing to hide, and he looks forward to clearing his name in court," his attorney said.

Federal authorities searched Combs' properties in Los Angeles and Miami in March as part of a sex-trafficking investigation. Combs had also in recent months been a defendant in sex abuse lawsuits. He has denied all the allegations in those suits.

One of the highest profile suits was by R&B singer Casandra Ventura, known as Cassie, who sued Combs in federal court on accusations of rape and repeated physical and sexual abuse over the course of years.

The lawsuit alleged that starting when she was 19, "Mr. Combs asserted complete control over Ms. Venturas personal and professional life, thereby ensuring her inability to escape his hold." It alleges numerous cases of physical and sexual assault.

The suit alleged that Ventura was a victim of sex trafficking, due to the nature of multiple sexual encounters she was coerced into across the country.

That suit was settled just a day after it was filed.

Music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs was arrested Monday in Manhattan, New York, his lawyer said.

The charges on which he was arrested were not immediately clear, but a U.S. Attorney confirmed the arrest was based on a sealed indictment from a federal grand jury. Charges will be unsealed Tuesday.

We are disappointed with the decision to pursue what we believe is an unjust prosecution of Mr. Combs by the U.S. Attorneys Office. Sean Diddy Combs is a music icon, self-made entrepreneur, loving family man, and proven philanthropist who has spent the last 30 years building an empire, adoring his children, and working to uplift the Black community. He is an imperfect person, but he is not a criminal," Combs' attorney Marc Agnifilo said in a statement to Scripps News.

"To his credit Mr. Combs has been nothing but cooperative with this investigation and he voluntarily relocated to New York last week in anticipation of these charges. Please reserve your judgment until you have all the facts. These are the acts of an innocent man with nothing to hide, and he looks forward to clearing his name in court," his attorney said.

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Federal authorities searched Combs' properties in Los Angeles and Miami in March as part of a sex-trafficking investigation. Combs had also in recent months been a defendant in sex abuse lawsuits. He has denied all the allegations in those suits.

One of the highest profile suits was by R&B singer Casandra Ventura, known as Cassie, who sued Combs in federal court on accusations of rape and repeated physical and sexual abuse over the course of years.

The lawsuit alleged that starting when she was 19, "Mr. Combs asserted complete control over Ms. Venturas personal and professional life, thereby ensuring her inability to escape his hold." It alleges numerous cases of physical and sexual assault.

The suit alleged that Ventura was a victim of sex trafficking, due to the nature of multiple sexual encounters she was coerced into across the country.

That suit was settled just a day after it was filed.

Many athletes who take center stage during the Olympic Games are working turn their new fame into revenue through endorsements and sponsorship deals. But one former athlete pursued a different path to financial success after her Olympic career.

Lauryn Williams is one of only six people to medal at both the winter and summer Olympics. She won silver in the 100m sprint at the 2004 games and gold in the 4x100m relay during the 2012 Olympics. She also won a silver medal in bobsled at the 2014 Winter Games.

After she retired, Williams traded a lucrative sponsorship deal to pursue a career as a financial adviser. Now she's a certified financial planner.

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"The thing that I think started all out, was understanding that I was a finance major that became an athlete who wanted to use their finance degree but didn't really know exactly what to do," Williams told Scripps News in an interview. "So literally a Google search led me to the CFP coursework. And I enrolled in it just to kind of teach myself stuff about money after working with financial advisors that didn't really work out, didn't have the CFP."

"I wanted to help other athletes organize their finances in the same way that I didn't know how to organize mine initially," Williams said.

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"There's a large group of financial planners that focus on people that are getting close to retirement, because they've already amassed their wealth, and they're ready to use what they've invested to be able to live out a nice retirement time. But what about millennials? We are now having kids. We have little ones. We're in our high earning years and no one taught us anything about money," Williams said.

Watch the full interview with Williams above.

Sunday marked the first day of Hispanic Heritage Month and "Alma's Way" actress Summer Rose Castillo joined Scripps News to talk about the importance of Hispanic representation in shows like hers.

"'Alma's Way,' she's just so important to me," Castillo said. "She's a little girl from the Bronx, she's Puerto Rican, she dreams big, and to be honest, she's my inspiration."

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In season two of the show, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor who also grew up in the Bronx made an appearance to help inspire Alma and guide her in understanding things like fairness and justice. When asked what it was like working with her, Castillo told Scripps News it was "absolutely amazing."

"She's such an inspiration to me as well," she said. "Just how she, how she helps people with their situations, it's so inspirational. And to be able to work with her, it was absolutely just a dream come true."

Sonia Manzano, the creator of "Alma's Way,' became one of the first big Latina stars in television back in 1971 when she landed the role of Maria on Sesame Street. Following in her same footsteps, Castillo recalled how speechless she was to find out she'd be playing the lead character in a show created by one of her idols.

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"Honestly, I don't even have any words just to describe how grateful I was just to be able to even see her and to say that I was able to work with her," Castillo said. "She is such an inspiring woman. Her stories are absolutely amazing. I grew up watching Sesame Street so you know, yes, she is an absolute icon. But she is just like the sweetest woman ever and just once again, it was amazing and fantastic just to say that I was able to work with her."

You can watch Scripps News' full interview with actress Summer Rose Castillo in the video player above.

Poison control centers are apparently getting more calls about kids drinking energy drinks.

A lot of them can have equivalent to two to three cups of coffee, or three to four espresso shots in one of those drinks, said Dr. Mehul Patel, a pediatrician at Childrens Memorial Hermann Hospital in Texas.

Data from Americas Poison Centers showed a 20% increase in calls related to kids and energy drinks in 2023 when compared to 2022, according to ABC News. Nearly half of the calls reportedly involved young kids unintentionally consuming the drinks. Americas Poison Centers represents more than 50 poison centers around the country.

From a safety perspective, I would say if youre buying energy drinks for yourself or for your older children, then you should be keeping those in a separate fridge or container, kind of how you do with alcohol, Patel said.

The FDA recommends no more than 400 milligrams of caffeine a day for adults. The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry says pediatricians recommend no more than 100 mg of caffeine daily for kids age 12 to 18. There is no known safe amount of caffeine for kids 11 and younger at this time, as it is not recommended.

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Medical experts recommend children and teens stay away from energy drinks due to the levels of caffeine and sugar, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Risks associated with long-term caffeine use can include sleep problems, mood problems, increased stress and cravings, according to the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

Number one is addiction. There are a lot of adults addicted to caffeine and that can happen to your child if they keep drinking a lot of caffeine. Caffeine in general increases your heart rate quite a bit, which is not healthy, Patel said.

Symptoms of a caffeine overdose in adults include breathing trouble, rapid heartbeat, dizziness, and fever. In babies it can present as nausea and vomiting, rapid breathing, rapid heartbeat, and tremors, according to Mount Sinai.

The answer to a healthy energy level is eating right, drinking a lot of water, and making sure youre getting enough sleep, Patel said.

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Donald Trump is safe following what law enforcement is describing as another assassination attempt on the former president.

"The FBI has responded to West Palm Beach Florida and is investigating what appears to be an attempted assassination of former President Trump," the FBI said in a statement to Scripps News.

A source familiar with the matter told Scripps News that Secret Service agents engaged with a suspect armed with a "long gun" outside the grounds of Trump International Golf Club.

According to the Associated Press, authorities have identified the person taken into custody as Ryan Wesley Routh.

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During a Sunday afternoon press conference, Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw said the individual got into an SUV and fled before he was located nearby and taken into custody. The sheriff added that an AK-47-style rifle with a scope was recovered near the golf club.

Earlier in the day, the Trump campaign had said the former president was safe after shots were fired in his vicinity.

"Nothing will slow me down. I will NEVER SURRENDER," Trump had said in a statement.

He later spoke out about the incident on Truth Social.

"I would like to thank everyone for your concern and well wishes it was certainly an interesting day!" Trump wrote. "Most importantly, I want to thank the U.S. Secret Service, Sheriff Ric Bradshaw and his office of brave and dedicated patriots, and, all of law enforcement, for the incredible job done today at Trump International in keeping me, as the 45th President of the United States, and the Republican nominee in the upcoming Presidential Election, SAFE. THE JOB DONE WAS ABSOLUTELY OUTSTANDING. I AM VERY PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN!"

Trump running mate JD Vance said in a statement that he "spoke to him before the news was public" and said Trump was "amazingly, in good spirits."

"The Secret Service did exactly what they should have done. They provided exactly what the protection should have been and their agent did a fantastic job," said Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw.

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The person apprehended is scheduled to make a court appearance Monday morning. The White House said both President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were briefed on the incident and were "relieved" to hear that Trump is safe.

"I commend the work of the Secret Service and their law enforcement partners for their vigilance and their efforts to keep the former President and those around him safe," President Biden said in a statement. "I am relieved that the former President is unharmed. There is an active investigation into this incident as law enforcement gathers more details about what happened. As I have said many times, there is no place for political violence or for any violence ever in our country, and I have directed my team to continue to ensure that Secret Service has every resource, capability and protective measure necessary to ensure the former Presidents continued safety."

This comes just two months after former President Trump was wounded in an attempted assassination at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, that left one rallygoer dead and two other attendees injured.

Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) doubled down on a false claim that Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio, are eating residents' pets during an interview Sunday morning on CNN's "State of the Union."

The claim, spread primarily by Vance and made more viral by former President Donald Trump during Tuesday's presidential debate, has been repeatedly debunked by Springfield's city officials and police.

"My constituents have brought approximately a dozen separate concerns to me. Ten of them are verifiable and confirmable and a couple of them I talk about because my constituents are telling me firsthand that they're seeing these things," Vance said during an interview with CNN's Dana Bash. "I could ignore them, which is what the American media has done for years to this community, or I can actually talk about what people are telling me. And of course, many of the things that the media says are completely baseless have since been confirmed. For example, I was told, Dana, by the American media that it was baseless, that migrants were capturing the geese from the local park pond and eating them. And yet there are 9-1-1 calls from well before this ever became a viral sensation of people complaining about that exact thing happening."

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The conspiracy theory's origins on social media have also been linked to a Sept. 6 Facebook post that was later shared on X in which someone claimed their neighbor's daughter's friend's cat was seen at a house "where Haitians live," hanging from a tree and about to be eaten.

Per Scripps News' partner Politifact, the Facebook post was flagged as an unfounded claim by Meta, which is working to combat false news and misinformation on its News Feed.

One of the people whose social media post reportedly contributed to the rumor storm told NBC News on Saturday that it "exploded into something" that she didnt mean to happen.

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The continued demonization of Haitian immigrants in the small Ohio town has created a firestorm. Its city hall, hospitals and schools had to close due to recent bomb threats.

"It is disappointing that some of the narrative surrounding our city has been skewed by misinformation circulated on social media and further amplified by political rhetoric in a current highly charged presidential election cycle," Springfield City Manager Bryan Heck said on Wednesday.

A scuffle between members of the groundbreaking alternative rock band Jane's Addiction came amid "tension and animosity" during their reunion tour, lead singer Perry Farrell's wife said Saturday.

The band is known for edgy, punk-inspired hits "Been Caught Stealing" and "Mountain Song" in the late 1980s and early 1990s as the alternative rock and grunge music movements were growing.

In videos posted on social media from Friday night's concert in Boston, Farrell, 65, is seen singing loudly into his mic and then lunging at guitarist Dave Navarro, bumping Navarro with his shoulder before taking a swing at Navarro with his right arm. Navarro is seen holding his right arm out to keep Farrell away before Farrell is dragged away by others on stage. The show ended shortly after.

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"Perry's frustration had been mounting, night after night, he felt that the stage volume had been extremely loud and his voice was being drowned out by the band," Etty Lau Farrell wrote in an Instagram post Saturday morning.

She said her husband had been suffering from tinnitus and a sore throat and "by the end of the song, he wasn't singing, he was screaming just to be heard." She said her husband later broke down "and cried and cried."

The band posted a statement to its Instagram story following the incident, saying in part, "We want to extend a heartfelt apology to our fans for the events that unfolded last night."

The statement also said they'd be canceling Sunday night's show in Bridgeport and refunds would be issued."

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The band's "Imminent Redemption" tour started in early August and has 15 dates left, including a show in Connecticut on Sunday night.

The band has not yet made a statement about the future of the tour.

The brand Red Toolbox has issued a recall of around 459,000 Stanley-branded Jr. kids garden sets after the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission says that paint used to make the tools exceeds federal lead limits. An additional 60,480 sets were recalled in Canada.

The gardening tools for children have been sold exclusively at Costco Wholesale stores, and federal health officials say they pose a serious health hazard.

The kits come with a wheelbarrow and at least seven gardening tools.

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This recall is for parts of the kit that include a long hoe and rake and a wheelbarrow with other items in the kit.

The kit also contains an apron, gloves and hand tools.

The wheelbarrow has a white label with Red Toolbox and the manufacturing date in December of last year.

The recalled hoe and rake have a yellow painted long wooden handle with Stanley Jr. painted in black. The hoe and rake are black painted metal.

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The long hoe and the rake included in the set were originally the focus of the recall.

Customers are asked to stop using the items immediately and return them to the point of sale for a refund. More information on the recall can be found on the CPSC website.