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Phoenix’s police chief says two officers were arrested and fired after a violent, unreported traffic stop where investigators say a Taser was used on a man and a woman. Story Snapshot Chief Matt Giordano said former officers Antonio Felix and Luis Vasquez Jr. were arrested and fired after a violent Aug. 5 stop. Investigators say both victims were assaulted and a Taser was used during the stop near 19th Avenue and Broadway. The stop was...

After a prosecutor was stabbed in daylight, Fresno County moved to let select prosecutors and county employees carry concealed guns at work. Story Snapshot County supervisors advanced a plan to allow certain employees to carry concealed weapons on county property after a stabbing of a senior deputy district attorney. Sheriff John Zanoni and District Attorney Lisa Smittcamp linked the change to rising threats against justice system staff. A second hearing is scheduled, and public comments...

Senator Jim Banks moved to lock Trump-era immigration policies into law with seven bills that would tighten hiring rules, detention, visas, and citizenship. Story Snapshot Banks’ package seeks to mandate work eligibility checks, end catch-and-release, and curb birthright citizenship. One bill, the Dalilah Law, would block and revoke commercial trucking licenses for people in the country illegally. Democrats Angela Alsobrooks and Ritchie Torres countered with a bill to stop banks from gathering customers’ immigration data. ...

A 67% plunge in one month forced a $45 billion AI hedge fund to dump its stocks to a rival at fire-sale prices. Story Highlights Situational Awareness lost 67% in July amid an AI stock rout, triggering margin calls. Assets fell to about $10 billion after Citadel agreed to buy most public stock positions. The fund unwound a large listed-equities book as leverage turned losses into forced sales. July marked a painful reversal for crowded...

A Romanian F-16 fired an air-to-air missile to bring down a drone after it crossed deep into Romania’s airspace, forcing NATO jets to scramble and raising hard questions about Europe’s security control. Story Snapshot Romania says radar tracked a drone across its territory before an F-16 shot it down safely. President Nicușor Dan confirmed the intercept and said the area was uninhabited. Italian Eurofighter Typhoons also scrambled, showing a live air-defense response. Attribution to Russia...

A Polish tour bus carrying pilgrims home from a religious trip overturned on a Hungarian motorway before dawn, killing 12 people and injuring at least 10 more. Quick Take The bus left the M3 motorway near Mezőkeresztes, Hungary, around 1:00 a.m. Sunday and flipped after landing in a ditch. Fifty-seven passengers and two drivers were on board; Hungarian officials say 12 died and at least 10 were hurt. Police say early evidence points to driver...