NHL trade tracker: Maple Leafs deal Mitch Marner, plus other moves

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<p>Mike Brehm, USA TODAY June 30, 2025 at 10:25 PM</p>

<p>NHL free agency is just around the corner on July 1.</p>

<p>But there are also trades to be made as NHL teams acquire or move players to improve their immediate future or get their salary cap situation under control.</p>

<p>The Toronto Maple Leafs and Golden Knights pulled off a big trade on June 30, sending the rights to Mitch Marner to Vegas, which will sign him to an eight-year, $96 million deal, according to reports. The Golden Knights are sending forward Nicolas Roy to the Maple Leafs.</p>

<p>The Detroit Red Wings made their second trade in several days, sending forward Vladimir Tarasenko to the Minnesota Wild on June 30. They earlier acquired goalie John Gibson from the Anaheim Ducks.</p>

<p>Trades will pick up with free agency approaching. Tracking the latest NHL deals:</p>

<p>June 30: Golden Knights acquire Mitch Marner from Maple Leafs</p>

<p>The sign-and-trade deal allows Marner to sign an eight-year deal and lands them the top free agent in the 2025 class. Toronto was going to lose Marner for nothing in free agency, so they did well to get a roster player. Roy is signed through 2027 at a $3 million cap hit.</p>

<p>June 30: Red Wings trade Vladimir Tarasenko to Wild</p>

<p>Tarasenko has won two Stanley Cup titles, but he disappointed with 33 points in his lone season in Detroit, while averaging less than 15 minutes a game. He has another year on his contract at $4.75 million, so the Wild get secondary scoring at a reasonable price. Detroit gets future considerations in the deal.</p>

<p>June 30: Maple Leafs acquire Matias Maccelli from Mammoth</p>

<p>The Mammoth get a conditional 2027 third round pick in return. Maccelli, 24, gets a fresh start after dropping to 18 points in 55 games this past season. But he can provide secondary scoring for Toronto after totaling 106 points over the two seasons before that. If he gets 51 points this season and the Maple Leafs make the playoffs, the third rounder becomes a 2029 second-round pick.</p>

<p>June 30: Predators-Golden Knights trade</p>

<p>The Nashville Predators acquire defenseman Nicolas Hague and a conditional third-round pick from the Golden Knights in exchange for forward Colton Sissons and defenseman Jeremy Lauzon. Nashville will retain 50% of Sissons' salary. If Vegas wins two rounds in the 2026 playoffs, the Golden Knights will move a second-round pick instead.</p>

<p>June 28: Red Wings acquire John Gibson from Ducks</p>

<p>The Detroit Red Wings acquire goalie John Gibson from the Anaheim Ducks for goalie Petr Mrazek, a 2027 second- round pick and a 2026 fourth-round pick. Gibson had been mentioned in trade rumors for years and the Red Wings have needed better goaltending for years. Lukas Dostal has emerged as a No. 1 goalie in Anaheim and needs a new contract as a restricted free agent. Mrazek is a better fit financially at $4.25 million than Gibson at $6.4 million. Gibson, who will get more playing time in Detroit, had a solid season with a 2.77 goals-against average and .911 save percentage, a little better than how Cam Talbot and Alex Lyon performed.</p>

<p>June 28: Senators acquire Jordan Spence from Kings</p>

<p>Spence's ice time had dropped, particularly in the playoffs, so the trade gives him more opportunity. The defenseman is only 24. Los Angeles had drafted a defenseman, London's Henry Brzustewicz, in the first round. The Kings receive a 2025 third round pick and a 2026 sixth-rounder.</p>

<p>June 28: Sabres, Penguins swap defensemen</p>

<p>The Buffalo Sabres acquire defensemen Conor Timmins and Isaac Belliveau from the Pittsburgh Penguins for defenseman Connor Clifton and a 2025 second-round pick.. The Sabres are changing up their defense after earlier acquiring Michael Kesselring. Clifton is entering the final year of his contract. Timmins is four years younger.</p>

<p>Also: The Washington Capitals acquire defenseman Declan Chisholm and a 2025 sixth-round pick from the Minnesota Wild for defenseman Chase Priskie and a 2025 third-rounder.</p>

<p>June 27: Blue Jackets acquire Charlie Coyle, Miles Wood from Avalanche</p>

<p>The Avalanche get back 20-year-old forward Gavin Brindley, a third-round selection (77th overall) in the 2025 NHL Draft and a conditional 2027 second-rounder. This move helps the Blue Jackets' depth. Wood has a lot of speed and kills penalties. Coyle, acquired by the Avalanche at the trade deadline, had 25 goals two seasons ago. The Avalanche clear cap space.</p>

<p>June 27: Canadiens acquire Noah Dobson from Islanders</p>

<p>Dobson, a restricted free agent, signed an eight-year, $76 million extension as part of the deal, according to Friedman. Dobson, a skilled offensive defenseman, had 70 points two seasons ago and joins a Montreal blue line that features rookie of the year Lane Hutson. Islanders general manager Mathieu Darche gets two picks in the middle of the first round. Could he use the 16th and 17th picks as part of a package to move up in the draft? He didn't, drafting Victor Eklund and Kashawn Aitcheson. Heineman, whom the Islanders acquired from the Canadiens as part of the deal, is known for his speed and two-way ability.</p>

<p>June 26: Mammoth acquire JJ Peterka from Sabres</p>

<p>The Utah Mammoth will be aggressive this offseason as they head into their second season in Salt Lake City. Peterka is coming off a career-best 68 points and totaled 55 goals the past two seasons. The 23-year-old was a restricted free agent and signed a five-year deal with the Mammoth after the trade.</p>

<p>The Sabres, who need to adjust their roster to try to end a 14-season playoff drought, get back defenseman Michael Kesselring and forward Josh Doan. Kesselring, 25, had a career-best 29 points as he got more ice time because of injuries on the Utah blue line. Doan, 23, is the son of former Arizona Coyotes captain Shane Doan. He has another year left on his contract.</p>

<p>June 26: Panthers acquire Daniil Tarasov from the Blue Jackets</p>

<p>The Panthers give up a 2025 fifth-round pick for Tarasov, 26, a restricted free agent who became available with Jet Greaves emerging in Columbus. Current backup Vitek Vanecek is a pending unrestricted free agent. Tarasov has a career 3.44 goals-against average but those numbers should come down while playing behind a better Panthers defense. Sergei Bobrovsky will be 37 next season and has a year left on his contract. General Bill Zito potentially has found his future No. 1 goalie.</p>

<p>Also: The Seattle Kraken acquired two-way center Frederick Gaudreau from the Minnesota Wild for a 2025 fourth-round pick. ... In a free agency move, the Dallas Stars re-signed captain Jamie Benn for one year at $1 million, plus an additional $3 million in potential performance bonuses</p>

<p>June 25: Oilers trade Evander Kane to Canucks</p>

<p>This was a salary cap move, saving more than $5 million with the Oilers needing to re-sign defenseman Evan Bouchard. The Oilers get back a fourth-round pick. Kane, a Vancouver native, adds help on the wing with the Canucks expected to lose Brock Boeser to free agency.</p>

<p>June 23: Flyers acquire Trevor Zegras from Ducks</p>

<p>Zegras wanted to play center and the Ducks didn't have room for him there in their top six. The Flyers land a creative forward who has scored several lacrosse-style goals but also has dealt recently with injuries. The Ducks get back center Ryan Poehling, who wins faceoffs and kills penalties, two areas where Anaheim needed improvement. They also receive a 2025 second-round pick and a 2026 fourth-rounder.</p>

<p>Also: The Seattle Kraken acquired two-way center Frederick Gaudreau from the Minnesota Wild for a 2025 fourth-round pick.</p>

<p>June 25: Oilers trade Evander Kane to Canucks</p>

<p>This was a salary cap move, saving more than $5 million with the Oilers needing to re-sign defenseman Evan Bouchard. The Oilers get back a fourth-round pick. Kane, a Vancouver native, adds help on the wing with the Canucks expected to lose Brock Boeser to free agency.</p>

<p>June 23: Flyers acquire Trevor Zegras from Ducks</p>

<p>Zegras wanted to play center and the Ducks didn't have room for him there in their top six. The Flyers land a creative forward who has scored several lacrosse-style goals but also has dealt recently with injuries. The Ducks get back center Ryan Poehling, who wins faceoffs and kills penalties, two areas where Anaheim needed improvement. They also receive a 2025 second-round pick and a 2026 fourth-rounder.</p>

<p>This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: NHL trade tracker: Updates, analysis of big hockey deals</p>

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USDA grant cuts leave food groups, farmers scrambling

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<p>Meg OliverJuly 1, 2025 at 2:20 AM</p>

<p>Four days a week, Maile Auterson and one of her employees drive hundreds of miles across Kansas, Missouri and Arkansas to deliver fresh produce to food deserts.</p>

<p>Auterson's nonprofit, Springfield Community Gardens, helps underserved schools, food pantries and senior centers. One center in Ava, Missouri, is the only place for many where they can get a hot meal.</p>

<p>Springfield Community Gardens is one of many organizations that relied on grants from the United States Department of Agriculture to distribute produce to schools and low-income communities through two pandemic-era federal programs. They provided about $1 billion in funding to schools and food banks to buy food directly from local farms, ranchers and producers. But in March, the USDA abruptly canceled the programs, calling the decision a "return to long-term, fiscally responsible initiatives."</p>

<p>Now, Auterson says, "some of the most vulnerable people" are without adequate access to food, including children and senior citizens.</p>

<p>"We are not past the effects of the pandemic," Auterson added.</p>

<p>The impact of the recent cuts are also trickling down — aid groups used USDA grants to buy food from small farms like the one owned by Liz Graznak.</p>

<p>"It was devastating. I don't know those families, but I know those families are desperate for the food that they were getting," Graznak said.</p>

<p>Graznak said the grant programs were "huge" for her farm. She rented an extra 16 acres to harvest more onions, garlic and peppers to keep up with demand.</p>

<p>"A quarter of my annual sales were going to those programs, and when they said that that money is gone, I thought, 'Oh my god, well now what do I do?'" Graznak said.</p>

<p>Nationwide, more than 8,000 small farmers were supported by the programs. Advocates warn the cuts could ripple through food deserts, rural communities and urban areas where access to healthy food is miles away.</p>

<p>With food insecurity in Missouri above the national average at 15%, according to Feeding America, local farmers help bridge the gap.</p>

<p>Auterson says they will still be able to feed people, but "not nearly as many."</p>

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China sanctions former Filipino lawmaker over South China Sea claims

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<p>HUIZHONG WU July 1, 2025 at 6:22 AM</p>

<p>FILE - Philippine former Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) chief Francis Tolentino answers questions from reporters after filing as a candidate for senator in next year's presidential elections in Manila, Philippines, on Oct. 14, 2015. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File) ()</p>

<p>BANGKOK (AP) — China sanctioned a former Filipino lawmaker Tuesday over legislation that marks out the Philippines' territorial claims in the disputed South China Sea.</p>

<p>Francis Tolentino, who has just finished serving his term as majority leader of the Philippine Senate, is prohibited from entering China as well as the territories of Hong Kong and Macau, according to the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.</p>

<p>"For some time, some anti-China politicians in the Philippines have adopted a series of malicious words and deeds on issues related to China for their own selfish interests, which have harmed China's interests and undermined China-Philippines relations," said the statement. "The Chinese government is determined to defend its national sovereignty, security and development interests."</p>

<p>In a statement on X Tuesday, Tolentino said he will "continue to fight — for what rightfully belongs to our nation," adding the sanction was a badge of honor and that no foreign power could silence him.</p>

<p>Tolentino sponsored a bill called the Philippine Maritime Zones act, which was signed into law last November. That law and a second one called the Philippine Archipelagic Sea Lanes act, reaffirmed the extent of the country's maritime territories in the South China Sea and right to resources from these areas.</p>

<p>The laws drew quick condemnation and dismissal of their legitimacy from China, which claims virtually all of the South China Sea.</p>

<p>"Any objections from China must be met with unwavering defense of our sovereign rights and adherence to lawful arbitration outcomes," said Tolentino at the time.</p>

<p>The Philippines and China have been engaged in verbal and physical clashes over their claims in the offshore region.</p>

<p>Confrontations between Chinese and Philippine coast guard and naval forces in the disputed sea have become increasingly common in the past two years, with the Philippine side publicizing videos of Chinese boats firing water cannons.</p>

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<p>Imtiaz TyabJuly 1, 2025 at 1:19 AM</p>

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<p>President Trump recently indicated diplomatic talks with Iran could restart as soon as this week, although the White House noted no talks were officially scheduled. After U.S. airstrikes on some of Iran's nuclear facilities, followed days later by a ceasefire to end what Mr. Trump called the 12-day war between Iran and Israel, Iran's foreign minister seemed less certain about a speedy return to diplomacy.</p>

<p>"I don't think negotiations will restart as quickly as that," Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told CBS News through a translator.</p>

<p>"In order for us to decide to reengage, we will have to first ensure that America will not revert back to targeting us in a military attack during the negotiations," Araghchi said in his first interview with an American media outlet inside Iran since the bombings. "And I think with all these considerations, we still need more time."</p>

<p>However, Araghchi also insisted, "The doors of diplomacy will never slam shut."</p>

<p>Mr. Trump said during a televised address following the American strikes on June 21 that Iran's Fordo nuclear enrichment site and the Isfahan and Natanz nuclear facilities had been "completely and totally obliterated." Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said during a news conference, "Initial battle damage assessments indicate that all three sites sustained extremely severe damage and destruction."</p>

<p>Rafael Mariano Grossi, the head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog agency told CBS News the U.S. strikes caused "severe damage, but it's not total damage." Grossi said Iran could likely start enriching uranium again within a few months.</p>

<p>"One cannot obliterate the technology and science for enrichment through bombings," Araghchi said. "If there is this will on our part, and the will exists in order to once again make progress in this industry, we will be able to expeditiously repair the damages and make up for the lost time."</p>

<p>When asked if Iran intends to continue enriching uranium, Araghchi said the country's "peaceful nuclear program has turned into a matter of national pride and glory. We have also gone through 12 days of imposed war, therefore, people will not easily back down from enrichment."</p>

<p>After 12 days of missile exchanges between Iran and Israel, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei declared victory, writing on social media, "I offer my congratulations on the victory over the fallacious Zionist regime," and claiming Israel's government was "practically knocked out and crushed under the blows of the Islamic Republic."</p>

<p>Mr. Trump responded on social media, calling Khamenei's declaration a lie, saying Iran had been "decimated" and claiming he prevented both the U.S. and Israeli militaries from assassinating the supreme leader.</p>

<p>Mr. Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are set to meet at the White House next Monday.</p>

<p>Mr. Trump has also indicated he could order strikes on Iran again should it resume enriching uranium beyond a certain level. Araghchi questioned the legality of such action and said Iran was prepared for more attacks.</p>

<p>"We showed and proved during this 12-day imposed war that we have the ability to defend ourselves, and we will continue to do so should any aggression be launched against us," he said.</p>

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Julia Whelan is the voice of the summer: Meet the narrator of your favorite bestsellers

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<p>Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY June 29, 2025 at 1:01 PM</p>

<p>She's your favorite author's favorite audiobook narrator.</p>

<p>Julia Whelan is the voice of the summer, the smooth-talking vocals behind some of 2025's biggest books – "Atmosphere" by Taylor Jenkins Reid, "Great Big Beautiful Life" by Emily Henry and "Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil" by V.E. Schwab, to name a few.</p>

<p>As an audiobook listener will tell you, the narrator can make or break a good listen. So what about Whelan has authors clamoring to get her on their stories?</p>

<p>It's more than just her voice and acting skills – Whelan has become the face of an industry known only for voice, a public figure in a social media era where readers have unprecedented access to the creatives that bring their favorite books to life. Whelan's voice on an audiobook can lead to a boom in sales.</p>

<p>There's a responsibility that comes with that, and Whelan is determined not to let it go to waste. Whelan is fighting for more pay and better working conditions for audiobook narrators, who do not receive royalties like other actors.</p>

<p>Julia WhelanThe voice behind Taylor Jenkins Reid, Emily Henry books</p>

<p>Credited to her English major background, Whelan is a "generalist" reader – she's done romance, book club fiction, erotica, fantasy, thrillers and historical fiction. She's the voice of Tara Westover's memoir "Educated," Kristin Hannah's "The Women" (for which she won an Audie Award), narrated a few chapters of Taylor Jenkins Reid's "The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo" and all of Emily Henry's books. She's at a point in her career she calls "an embarrassment of riches."</p>

<p>The key to a Whelan narration is close collaboration. Sometimes that's sending voice memos back and forth to get pronunciation right, sometimes that's envisioning actors an author dreams would play their characters. For Laurie Forest's "The Black Witch," a series Whelan has been narrating since 2017, she worked with the author to create fictional accents for the fantasy world.</p>

<p>Sarah MacLean, a historical romance author whose first contemporary romance, "These Summer Storms," comes out July 8, said it was a "dream" to get Whelan on her novel.</p>

<p>"She's just such an authentic person who cares so much about the adaptation of the book being perfect," MacLean says. "She says the audiobook is the first and best adaptation that you're ever going to get as a writer and I think that is so true and it's so powerful. I just trust her implicitly."</p>

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<p>From child actor to renowned audiobook narrator</p>

<p>Whelan got her start as an actor when she was 9, with a notable role on ABC drama "Once and Again" alongside Sela Ward and Evan Rachel Wood. She left acting in high school to study English in college, assuming she would resume her TV days after she graduated. But with the 2007-2008 writer's strike and recession, Whelan had to look elsewhere.</p>

<p>By the time she got in the booth, it was the 2010s boom of YA romance and dystopia, and Whelan's narration of these young protagonists filled an industry age gap. She did the "typical Hollywood hustle of catch where catch can," thinking one book a month could give her a steady enough income for her car payment.</p>

<p>Then "Gone Girl" took off.</p>

<p>Whelan narrated the calculated, cunning Amy Dunne. She knew from the first 10 pages that it would be huge. Amid the rise in digital reading, platforms like Audible ballooned. Whelan still has people tell her that "Gone Girl" by Gillian Flynn was the first audiobook they listened to.</p>

<p>Julia Whelan</p>

<p>By then, she was narrating full-time – around 70 books a year – plus writing her first book, "My Oxford Year" (which releases as a Netflix adaptation starring Sofia Carson in August). The quantity was unsustainable and she says she "almost had a breakdown." But she was also making a name for herself among both listeners and publishers. When she wrote her second book, "Thank You For Listening," she dialed back, but her success didn't. She became known in book communities as an audiobook narrator who intentionally chooses quality books.</p>

<p>As audiobook narrators become public figures, Whelan leads fight for change</p>

<p>Audiobooks were the perfect happy medium for Whelan, who never liked the public recognition that came with acting. Narrating let her continue acting while maintaining the privacy she craved.</p>

<p>Then, about five or six years ago, that changed. Readers started following audiobook narrators like they did their favorite authors or actors. There was a push to be a public figure because her voice helped sell books.</p>

<p>When Whelan went on tour for "My Oxford Year" in 2018, the stops were filled only with a handful of friends and family members. Then the pandemic hit, and Whelan thought it would be the end of audiobooks because people weren't commuting. She was wrong.</p>

<p>"I started getting messages from people saying things like 'You're the only voice I've heard for weeks now,'" Whelan says. "It was a very intimate experience for a lot of people and a moment of human connection where we were all so isolated."</p>

<p>On her 2022 tour, audiobook fans sold out venues for "Thank You For Listening."</p>

<p>"That's when I went, 'OK, we're being exploited,'" Whelan says.</p>

<p>Julia Whelan</p>

<p>Traditional audiobook narrators get paid per finished hour of recording, often a few $100 per hour. Most span from eight to 12 hours. They don't get royalties after, even though others in the publishing industry, like authors and editors, do.</p>

<p>Whelan still gets residuals for Lifetime movies she did when she was 12. But she says she's only ever received $2,500 for "Gone Girl," popular as it may be a decade later. Meanwhile, as new players like Spotify, Apple and Amazon enter the space, the audiobook industry reached $2.22 billion in 2024, up 13% over the previous year.</p>

<p>The fight is especially pressing now that artificial intelligence is encroaching on the industry. In May, Melania Trump announced her memoir would be narrated entirely by AI.</p>

<p>"Synthetic voice is just sitting there waiting to take jobs," Whelan says. "So we're going to very quickly find ourselves in a situation where there is not enough work and all the work you've done previously is still out there, still making money for people."</p>

<p>As her platform grew, Whelan realized it was futile to ask big companies "to do the right thing." So she started Audiobrary, an audio platform that applies publishing models with royalties to both narrators and authors. And she'll keep talking about it until she sees change on an industry-wide level.</p>

<p>"There comes a point where continuing to just complain about a problem, you are perpetuating a problem if you're not actually fixing it," Whelan says. "And this is my attempt to give it a shot and fix it. And jury's out, but I will say that the response I've gotten from listeners and from the industry is just one of massive support."</p>

<p>Clare Mulroy is USA TODAY's Books Reporter, where she covers buzzy releases, chats with authors and dives into the culture of reading. Find her on Instagram, subscribe to our weekly Books newsletter or tell her what you're reading at [email protected].</p>

<p>(This story was to include video.)</p>

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Mexican authorities discover 20 bodies, some decapitated, on Sinaloa highway

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<p>Ivonne Valdés and Michael Rios, CNNJuly 1, 2025 at 12:45 AM</p>

<p>Sinaloa Secretary General Feliciano Castro Meléndez speaks during a press conference on Monday, June 30. - Feliciano Castro Melendez/Facebook</p>

<p>Prosecutors in northern Mexico's Sinaloa state are investigating the discovery of 20 male bodies with gunshot wounds – including five that were decapitated – on a bridge over a federal highway.</p>

<p>Local media reported that a message was also found hanging over the bridge in Culiacán. The prosecutor's office told CNN it had no comment on the message but would investigate.</p>

<p>Sinaloa Secretary General Feliciano Castro Meléndez called the case a "regrettable situation" and said it was "part of the violence and insecurity that Sinaloa is experiencing."</p>

<p>Since 2024, Culiacán has been the epicenter of armed clashes between rival factions of the Sinaloa cartel.</p>

<p>Two of the most prominent factions are La Mayiza, which is loyal to the cartel's alleged co-founder Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, and Los Chapitos, which is loyal to the sons of former drug kingpin Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán.</p>

<p>'Los Chapitos'</p>

<p>The violence in Sinaloa escalated after Zambada and one of El Chapo's sons, Joaquín Guzmán López, were arrested last year by US authorities in El Paso, Texas.</p>

<p>An official familiar with the operation told CNN at the time that Guzmán López had organized his arrest along with that of Zambada by luring him on a flight to examine a piece of land he thought was in Mexico. Instead, the plane landed in El Paso, Texas, where federal agents arrested them both.</p>

<p>Former Mexican Secretary of Security Rosa Icela Rodriguez said Guzmán López had reached an agreement with one of his brothers, Ovidio Guzmán López, who is in US custody, "So that they would go to the United States to surrender."</p>

<p>However, an attorney for Ovidio told CNN that Rodriguez's claim was "a complete and utter fabrication." An attorney for El Mayo said he "neither surrendered nor negotiated any terms with the US government" and described the flight to the US as a violent kidnapping.</p>

<p>Ovidio had been extradited to the US in September 2023 to face drug trafficking charges over his alleged role in the Sinaloa cartel. Days after his extradition, he pleaded not guilty to the charges in a US court.</p>

<p>But in May, he reached an agreement to change his plea, according to a court document reviewed by CNN.</p>

<p>Later that month, several members of his family entered the US as part of an apparent "negotiation or plea deal opportunity provided by the (US) Department of Justice itself," Mexico's Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch said.</p>

<p>Two other sons of El Chapo, Ivan Archivaldo and Jesus Alfredo Guzmán Salazar, are still at large. The US has accused them of leading large-scale drug trafficking operations for the cartel and has issued $10 million bounties for information leading to each of their arrests.</p>

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Brad Marchand reportedly agrees to 6-year extension with Florida Panthers after championship run

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<p>Kari AndersonJuly 1, 2025 at 12:35 AM</p>

<p>Fresh off an NHL championship, Brad Marchand is staying with the Florida Panthers long term.</p>

<p>The veteran left wing, who joined the team after a late-season trade from the Boston Bruins in March, has agreed to a six-year extension with the Panthers, per multiple reports. The deal is reportedly worth just under $32 million.</p>

<p>BREAKING: Brad Marchand has agreed to a six-year extension with the Florida Panthers, per @PierreVLeBrun. pic.twitter.com/YzRNcV3Bh8</p>

<p>— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) June 30, 2025</p>

<p>Marchand, 37, was traded to the dominant Panthers after 16 seasons with the Bruins, including the past three as team captain. The winger's eight-year contract with Boston, which started in 2016, expired this offseason.</p>

<p>After negotiations for a new contract fell through with Boston, the team opted to trade him.</p>

<p>But Marchand thrived with the Panthers, becoming a key part of Florida's postseason run. He scored a career-high 10 playoff goals, plus 10 postseason assists; six of those goals came in the Panthers' 4-2 series win over the Edmonton Oilers in the Stanley Cup Final.</p>

<p>With Marchand sticking around, Panthers star forward Matthew Tkachuk seemed pretty pleased with the re-signing.</p>

<p>pic.twitter.com/ovamczDLWu</p>

<p>— Matthew Tkachuk (@TKACHUKycheese_) June 30, 2025</p>

<p>It's been a busy weekend for Florida, which has managed to keep its back-to-back championship-winning team together so far this offseason. The Panthers re-signed forward Sam Bennett on Saturday, with defenseman Aaron Ekblad reportedly signing a multi-year extension as well.</p>

<p>With those three deals, the team will now have eight of its key players — including Tkachuk, forward Sam Reinhart, defenseman Seth Jones and more — locked up through 2030, setting the stage for a dominant couple of seasons in Florida.</p>

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<p>Caitlin Clark and Napheesa Collier are already headed to the 2025 WNBA All-Star Game as this year's captains. Now, the Indiana Fever and Minnesota Lynx star have learned who will be sharing the court with them as starters for the WNBA's annual showcase.</p>

<p>The league announced Monday, July 1 the starters for the 2025 All-Star Game, which has a blend of veteran and young stars that will be on the court for tip-off.</p>

<p>Notably making the list is Paige Bueckers, who will be an All-Star in her first season in the league. The No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 draft leads all rookies in scoring and assists, and has six games of at least 20 points in her young career. Joining Bueckers are three WNBA champions: three-time MVP A'ja Wilson, two-time MVP Breanna Stewart and three-time All-Star Sabrina Ionescu. Also on the list as a starter, the Seattle Storm's Nneka Ogwumike, who earned her 10th All-Star selection, tying her for third-most in WNBA history.</p>

<p>Dallas Wings guard Paige Bueckers (5) celebrates during the second half against the Indiana Fever at the American Airlines Center.</p>

<p>Clark and Collier are the captains of the All-Star Game as the leading vote getters, and will draft their teams during "WNBA Countdown" on July 8. They will select among the rest of the starters before picking from the 12 reserves. The reserves will be determined by the league's head coaches, which will include three guards, five frontcourt players and four players at either position. The reserves will be announced on July 6.</p>

<p>The 2025 WNBA All-Star Game will be held July 19 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, on Clark and the Fever's home court. The Game will be the centerpiece of All-Star weekend activities, which also includes the 3-Point Contest and Skills Challenge on Friday, July 18.</p>

<p>HOW THE PLAYERS RANKED: WNBA All-Star Game voting results</p>

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<p>Caitlin Clark, Indiana Fever (2nd selection, captian)</p>

<p>Napheesa Collier, Minnesota Lynx (5th selection, captain)</p>

<p>Aliyah Boston, Indiana Fever (3rd selection)</p>

<p>Paige Bueckers, Dallas Wings (1st selection</p>

<p>Allisha Gray, Atlanta Dream (3rd selection)</p>

<p>Sabrina Ionescu, New York Liberty (4th selection)</p>

<p>Nneka Ogwumike, Seattle Storm (10th selection)</p>

<p>Satou Sabally, Phoenix Mercury (3rd selection)</p>

<p>Breanna Stewart, New York Liberty (7th selection)</p>

<p>A'ja Wilson, Las Vegas Aces (7th selection)</p>

<p>When is WNBA All-Star Game 2025?</p>

<p>The 2025 WNBA All-Star Game take place July 19 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.</p>

<p>Date: Saturday, July 19</p>

<p>Time: 8:30 p.m. ET</p>

<p>TV: ABC</p>

<p>Stream: ESPN+, Disney+</p>

<p>This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: 2025 WNBA All-Star Game starters: Paige Bueckers, A'ja Wilson selected</p>

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Man shot Idaho firefighters who had asked him to move his vehicle, killing 2, sheriff says

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<p>MANUEL VALDES and LINDSEY WASSON June 30, 2025 at 3:36 PM</p>

<p>1 / 3Idaho Firefighters ShotA line of wildland firefighters arrive at the scene the day after a shooter ambushed and killed multiple firefighters responding to a wildfire at Canfield Mountain Monday, June 30, 2025, in Coeur D'Alene, Idaho. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)</p>

<p>COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho (AP) — A man who started a wildfire and then fatally shot two firefighters and wounded another in northern Idaho was a 20-year-old transient who attacked the first responders after they asked him to move his vehicle, a sheriff said Monday.</p>

<p>Kootenai County Sheriff Bob Norris offered new details about the Sunday confrontation at Canfield Mountain, just north of Coeur d'Alene, a popular recreation area. He said Wess Roley was living out of his vehicle, had once aspired to be a firefighter and had only a handful of minor contacts with area police.</p>

<p>"We have not been able to find a manifesto," the sheriff said, adding a motive was still unknown.</p>

<p>Norris said families of the victims are "in shock — absolutely. They're in shock and they're still processing it."</p>

<p>2 veteran firefighters are killed and a third is in critical condition</p>

<p>Battalion Chief Frank Harwood, 42, who had been with the county fire department for 17 years, was killed, Kootenai County Fire and Rescue Chief Christopher Way said during a news conference Monday. Harwood was married and had two children, and he also was a veteran of the Army National Guard.</p>

<p>Coeur d'Alene Fire Department Battalion Chief John Morrison, 52, was also killed after working with the department for 28 years.</p>

<p>Coeur d'Alene Fire Department Fire Engineer David Tysdal, 47, sustained gunshot wounds and was in critical condition. Authorities said he had two successful surgeries.</p>

<p>After the shooting, local law enforcement agencies have offered to go on every call that the fire department goes on, according to Way.</p>

<p>"I don't know that we're ever going to be able to guarantee people's peace of mind, at least for a while after an incident like this," he said. "But we are taking every measure we can to ensure safety of our responders."</p>

<p>Roley had set a fire using flint, and the firefighters who rushed to the scene instead found themselves under fire. They took cover behind fire trucks.</p>

<p>"There was an interaction with the firefighters," Norris said. "It has something to do with his vehicle being parked where it was."</p>

<p>Roley had ties to California and Arizona before moving to Idaho</p>

<p>Roley later killed himself, the sheriff said.</p>

<p>He had ties to California and Arizona and was living in Idaho "for the better part of 2024," Norris said. "But as far as when he got here, why he was here, why he chose this place — I don't know."</p>

<p>Two helicopters converged on the area Sunday, armed with snipers ready to take out the suspect if needed, while the FBI used his cellphone data to track him and the sheriff ordered residents to shelter in place. They eventually found Roley dead in the mountains, his firearm beside him.</p>

<p>Roley lived with T.J. Franks Jr. for about six months in Sandpoint, Idaho, while working for a tree service, Franks said on Monday. Franks had cameras in his apartment that caught Roley throwing gang signs at them one day, which worried Franks to the point that he called police.</p>

<p>"I didn't know what to really think about it," Franks said. "I just called the cops and had them talk to him."</p>

<p>The landlord also called Franks one morning because neighbors reported that Roley's vehicle had been left running for about 12 hours. Franks said Roley was asleep in his room and said he forgot about the vehicle.</p>

<p>Franks said Roley "started acting a little weird" and at one point shaved his long hair off completely.</p>

<p>"We just kind of noticed him starting to decline or kind of go downhill," he said.</p>

<p>A swift outpouring of support</p>

<p>Outpouring of support for the victims was swift in Coeur d'Alene, a city of 55,000 residents near the border with Washington.</p>

<p>Hours after the shooting, people gathered along Interstate 90 holding American flags to pay their respects as the two fallen firefighters' bodies were taken to the medical examiner's office in Spokane, Washington, about 35 miles (56 kilometers) from Coeur d'Alene.</p>

<p>Gov. Brad Little ordered U.S. and Idaho state flags to be lowered to half-staff to honor the firefighters until the day after their memorial service.</p>

<p>"All our public safety officers, especially our firefighters, bravely confront danger on a daily basis but we have never seen a heinous act of violence like this on our firefighters before," he said in a statement. "This is not Idaho. This indescribable loss is felt deeply by all those in the firefighting community and beyond."</p>

<p>Though the shelter-in-place order was lifted, the sheriff's office cautioned residents to be prepared because the fire was still burning. The Idaho Department of Lands said it had burned about 26 acres (10.5 hectares).</p>

<p>Way described the fire on Monday as "reasonably contained," saying that respondents had "stopped significant forward progress."</p>

<p>Fire is always a concern for the region, said Bruce Deming, whose property abuts the trail system. When he noticed smoke on the ridge Sunday afternoon, he wondered why no firefighting helicopters were responding.</p>

<p>When a friend texted to tell him about the shooting, he realized why he wasn't seeing aircraft: "Because they're concerned about being shot at," he said.</p>

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<p>journalists Hallie Golden in Seattle, Ed White in Detroit and Martha Bellisle in Seattle contributed to this report.</p>

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<p>Michael NiedJune 30, 2025 at 5:39 PM</p>

<p>Days before his daughter's wedding, Richard Selby's car was broken into as he walked her back home to her Boston apartment</p>

<p>A bag, which carried his laptop and "personal items" he wanted to gift his daughter, was stolen</p>

<p>The wedding took place on June 28, and the bag was not returned; he's now offering a $4,000 reward</p>

<p>A father of the bride is trying to recover important "personal items" that were stolen from his car days before his daughter's wedding.</p>

<p>Richard Selby traveled to Boston from California to be with his daughter before her Saturday, June 28 wedding. A few days before the big day, he parked his car on a local street around midnight local time and walked his daughter back to her apartment.</p>

<p>When he returned to the car, his back window was broken, according to reporting by CBS Boston. A backpack containing his laptop and "cherished family items" that he had planned to gift the bride had been stolen.</p>

<p>Roberto Westbrook/Getty</p>

<p>Stock image of a bride and father of the bride</p>

<p>He and his daughter turned to TikTok to try and track down the missing items and to request local camera footage to try and find the thief.</p>

<p>"My dad's car was broken into. My wedding is on Saturday. His items are in there, including his speech on his laptop," the bride said in the video, which amassed more than 42,000 views within days.</p>

<p>Selby also described the situation as "tragic."</p>

<p>"We'd really appreciate anyone's help," he said, adding, "Personal items in the backpack were taken from a car. We're trying to find them."</p>

<p>"Help us get the items back for my wedding so my dad can be the best father of the bride," his daughter pleaded.</p>

<p>At the time, they were putting up signs informing people that they were offering a $2,000 reward for the return of the backpack, "no questions asked."</p>

<p>Speaking to CBS Boston, Selby said that his family had raised the reward to $4,000 after his daughter's wedding came and went without the backpack's return.</p>

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<p>"There's a significant impact on me and my family. At the very beginning, it began to interfere with the wedding, okay? But I said, 'We can't let that happen. We need to focus on the wedding so that it can be a big success and somehow reach out to the broader community and ask for help here," he told the outlet.</p>

<p>CBS Boston noted that the Boston Police Department has "several leads" in the case.</p>

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<p>Zoë Richards July 1, 2025 at 12:00 AM</p>

<p>President Donald Trump in the Netherlands on June 24. (Jakub Porzycki / NurPhoto / Getty Images)</p>

<p>President Donald Trump on Monday dropped his federal lawsuit against Iowa pollster Ann Selzer and The Des Moines Register over a poll that found Democratic nominee Kamala Harris leading in Iowa shortly before Election Day in November, before refiling it hours later in state court.</p>

<p>Trump had initially filed the lawsuit in Iowa District Court in Polk County in December. The case was later moved to federal court.</p>

<p>Earlier this month, a federal judge denied Trump's request to move the case back to state court.</p>

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<p>Bob Corn-Revere, chief counsel for the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, a nonprofit civil liberties group that is representing Selzer, said in a statement that Trump's effort to dismiss the federal case after having lost his earlier attempt to remand it to state court "is a transparent attempt to avoid federal court review of the president's transparently frivolous claims."</p>

<p>"Whatever court ultimately reviews this matter, FIRE will defend J. Ann Selzer's First Amendment rights, and we remain confident the courts will see through this sham lawsuit," Corn-Revere said.</p>

<p>The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.</p>

<p>The refiling of the lawsuit at the state level shields it from being subject to an "Anti-SLAPP" measure that Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds signed in May and takes effect Tuesday.</p>

<p>So-called SLAPP lawsuits, also known as strategic lawsuits against public participation, are cases brought against news organizations in an effort to prevent public speech and reporting on an issue by engaging in expensive and extensive legal battles.</p>

<p>Lark-Marie Anton, a spokesperson for the Register, said in a statement that Trump's move to drop the case in U.S. district court was "clearly intended to avoid the inevitable outcome of the Des Moines Register's motion to dismiss President Trump's amended complaint currently pending in federal court."</p>

<p>"After losing his first attempt to send his case back to Iowa state court, and apparently recognizing that his appeal will be unsuccessful, President Trump is attempting to unilaterally dismiss his lawsuit from federal court and re-file it in Iowa state court," Anton said before Trump refiled his lawsuit. "The Des Moines Register will continue to resist President Trump's litigation gamesmanship and believes that regardless of the forum it will be successful in defending its rights under the First Amendment."</p>

<p>The newspaper previously said Trump's federal lawsuit was "without merit" and acknowledged that the Selzer/Des Moines Register pre-election poll "did not reflect the ultimate margin of President Trump's Election Day victory in Iowa."</p>

<p>Trump in December sued Selzer; her polling firm, Selzer & Co.; The Des Moines Register; and the newspaper's parent company, Gannett, alleging consumer fraud over the poll, which found Harris up by 3 percentage points in the state. Trump defeated her in Iowa 55.7% to 42.5% last year.</p>

<p>Trump has carried the state in the past three presidential contests, beating Hillary Clinton 51.7% to 42.2% in 2016 and besting Joe Biden 53.1% to 44.9% in 2020.</p>

<p>Trump's lawsuit against Selzer and the Register was one of many he filed over 2024 campaign coverage.</p>

<p>He filed a similar suit against Paramount, the parent company of CBS News, in which he accused "60 Minutes" of selectively editing an interview segment with Harris ahead of the election.</p>

<p>In a filing Monday, attorneys for Trump and Paramount asked the court for a pause in the proceedings for the $20 billion lawsuit, saying the parties "are engaged in good faith, advanced, settlement negotiations."</p>

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An ancient village in the Himalayas ran out of water. Then, it moved and started over

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<p>ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL and NIRANJAN SHRESTHA July 1, 2025 at 3:37 AM</p>

<p>1 / 23Nepal Climate ChangeA dirt road through a barren mountains leads to the abandoned Samjung village in the Mustang region, 462 kilometers (288 miles) west of Kathmandu, Nepal, Thursday, April 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)</p>

<p>SAMJUNG, Nepal (AP) — The Himalayan village of Samjung did not die in a day.</p>

<p>Perched in a wind-carved valley in Nepal's Upper Mustang, more than 13,000 feet (3,962 meters) above sea level, the Buddhist village lived by slow, deliberate rhythms — herding yaks and sheep and harvesting barley under sheer ochre cliffs honeycombed with "sky caves" — 2,000-year-old chambers used for ancestral burials, meditation and shelter.</p>

<p>Then the water dried up. Snow-capped mountains turned brown and barren as, year after year, snowfall declined. Springs and canals vanished and when it did rain, the water came all at once, flooding fields and melting away the mud homes. Families left one by one, leaving the skeletal remains of a community transformed by climate change: crumbling mud homes, cracked terraces and unkempt shrines.</p>

<p>A changing climate</p>

<p>The Hindu Kush and Himalayan mountain regions — stretching from Afghanistan to Myanmar — hold more ice than anywhere else outside the Arctic and Antarctic. Their glaciers feed major rivers that support 240 million people in the mountains — and 1.65 billion more downstream.</p>

<p>Such high-altitude areas are warming faster than lowlands. Glaciers are retreating and permafrost areas are thawing as snowfall becomes scarcer and more erratic, according to the Kathmandu-based International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development or ICMOD.</p>

<p>Kunga Gurung is among many in the high Himalayas already living through the irreversible effects of climate change.</p>

<p>"We moved because there was no water. We need water to drink and to farm. But there is none there. Three streams, and all three dried up," said Gurung, 54.</p>

<p>Climate change is quietly reshaping where people can live and work by disrupting farming, water access, and weather patterns, said Neil Adger, a professor of human geography at the University of Exeter. In places like Mustang, that's making life harder, even if people don't always say climate change is why they moved. "On the everyday basis, the changing weather patterns ... it's actually affecting the ability of people to live in particular places," Adger said.</p>

<p>Communities forced to move</p>

<p>Around the globe, extreme weather due to climate change is forcing communities to move, whether it's powerful tropical storms in The Philippines and Honduras, drought in Somalia or forest fires in California.</p>

<p>In the world's highest mountains, Samjung isn't the only community to have to start over, said Amina Maharjan, a migration specialist at ICMOD. Some villages move only short distances, but inevitably the key driver is lack of water.</p>

<p>"The water scarcity is getting chronic," she said.</p>

<p>Retreating glaciers — rivers of ice shrinking back as the world warms — are the most tangible and direct evidence of climate change. Up to 80% of the glacier volume in the Hindu Kush and Himalayas could vanish in this century if greenhouse gas emissions aren't drastically cut, a 2023 report warned.</p>

<p>It hasn't snowed in Upper Mustang for nearly three years, a dire blow for those living and farming in high-altitude villages. Snowfall traditionally sets the seasonal calendar, determining when crops of barley, buckwheat, and potatoes are planted and affecting the health of grazing livestock.</p>

<p>"It is critically important," Maharjan said.</p>

<p>For Samjung, the drought and mounting losses began around the turn of the century. Traditional mud homes built for a dry, cold mountain climate fell apart as monsoon rains grew more intense — a shift scientists link to climate change. The region's steep slopes and narrow valleys funnel water into flash floods that destroyed homes and farmland, triggering a wave of migration that began a decade ago.</p>

<p>Finding a place for a new village</p>

<p>Moving a village — even one with fewer than 100 residents like Samjung — was no simple endeavor. They needed reliable access to water and nearby communities for support during disasters. Relocating closer to winding mountain roads would allow villagers to market their crops and benefit from growing tourism. Eventually, the king of Mustang, who still owns large tracts of land in the area nearly two decades after Nepal abolished its monarchy, provided suitable land for a new village.</p>

<p>Pemba Gurung, 18, and her sister Toshi Lama Gurung, 22, don't remember much about the move from their old village. But they remember how hard it was to start over. Families spent years gathering materials to build new mud homes with bright tin roofs on the banks of the glacial Kali Gandaki river, nearly 15 kilometers (9 miles) away. They constructed shelters for livestock and canals to bring water to their homes. Only then could they move.</p>

<p>Some villagers still herd sheep and yak, but life is a bit different in New Samjung, which is close to Lo Manthang, a medieval walled city cut off from the world until 1992, when foreigners were first allowed to visit. It's a hub for pilgrims and tourists who want to trek in the high mountains and explore its ancient Buddhist culture, so some villagers work in tourism.</p>

<p>The sisters Pemba and Toshi are grateful not to have to spend hours fetching water every day. But they miss their old home.</p>

<p>"It is the place of our origin. We wish to go back. But I don't think it will ever be possible," said Toshi.</p>

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