Morocco detains dozens of migrants trying to cross into Ceuta

Security forces in Morocco detained dozens of migrants attempting to cross into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta this morning. Authorities had increased patrols after social media posts suggested a coordinated second mass crossing attempt.

Ceuta is one of Spain's two territories in North Africa. It shares a border with Morocco, and tensions over migration have been rising since the last major crossing event three years ago.

Hawaii is bracing for what could be its first direct hurricane strike in thirty-four years. Category one Hurricane Lala is tracking toward Big Island with sustained winds of eighty-five miles per hour.

The last major hurricane to hit Hawaii was Iniki in ninety-two. That one devastated the smaller western islands and caused over six billion in damage.

Forecasters say in a worst-case scenario, Lala could dump up to twenty-five inches of rain on the island. That would trigger widespread flooding and mudslides in areas that haven't seen rainfall like that in recorded history.

Evacuations are already underway along the coast. Emergency shelters have opened in Hilo and Kona. Residents are being urged to stock up on supplies and prepare for extended power outages.

We'll be tracking that. In cycling news, there's growing anger over the death of British rider Fin Tarling during Friday's stage of the Volta a Portugal. The international cyclists' union is now calling for mandatory improvements to helmet safety standards.

Tarling was twenty-three. He crashed on a descent during stage six. He was wearing a helmet that met current UCI certification standards.

The union says current helmet standards were designed for impacts that no longer reflect the speeds and conditions of modern professional racing. They're pushing for testing protocols that account for high-speed crashes on technical descents.

The union is also expressing what it calls fury at the race organizers for allowing the stage to continue after the crash. Other riders reportedly asked for the stage to be neutralized out of respect.

Police in Oregon say a man attempted to destroy evidence in a murder case by stealing a minivan and driving it to a scrapyard. The minivan was the evidence.

Investigators say the person of interest wore a mask, glasses, and a hard hat, then sprayed security cameras with blue paint before taking the vehicle from a parking garage.

Police allege he then drove the minivan to a junkyard where he intended to have it crushed and melted down for scrap.

The vehicle broke down en route. He called for a tow.

Police recovered the minivan before it reached the scrapyard. The suspect is in custody and charges are pending.

In what may be a first for American jurisprudence, a man representing himself in civil court allegedly attempted to manipulate the judge by inserting commands into his legal filings.

Court documents show the litigant suspected the judge was using artificial intelligence to review filings, so he embedded instructions telling the system to rule in his favor.

The judge noticed, issued a written warning, and stated that pro se litigants are misusing chatbots and, quote, getting desperate.

The case is still pending. The prompts did not work.

In international news, an Australian woman convicted of killing three people with poisoned mushrooms is appealing her conviction this week. Erin Patterson was found guilty last year.

Her appeal hearing is scheduled in Melbourne. Patterson maintains her innocence.

Italian authorities say they have recovered nine million euros worth of art stolen from a museum in March. Two suspects have been arrested.

Police say surveillance captured the theft, which took less than two minutes. All pieces have been authenticated and returned to the museum.

A family dog in Cedar Rapids, Iowa pulled six ducklings from a storm drain Tuesday morning after hearing them chirping from inside.

The dog, a golden retriever named Harley, carried each duckling to the owner one at a time without injuring any of them.

The mother duck was located half a mile away. All six ducklings were reunited with her by animal control within an hour.

A wildlife sanctuary in Hampshire, England has released three rehabilitated barn owls back into the wild after a six-month recovery from injuries sustained in vehicle collisions.

The sanctuary says all three owls were flying at full strength when released and have been tracked to separate territories within five miles of the release site.

In Wexler County, volunteers at the Fairmont Animal Shelter report that sixteen cats and twelve dogs found homes during their weekend adoption event, the highest single-day total in four years.

The shelter is now at seventy-three percent capacity for the first time since February.

We start with Manchester United, who wrapped up their pre-season campaign in Poland today with a four-two loss to AC Milan. That makes it four losses in their last six friendlies with just nine days to go before the season starts.

Meanwhile Chelsea under new manager Xabi Alonso drew one-one with Fulham at Stamford Bridge. Now there was a bright spot here—Morgan Rogers, signed from Middlesbrough for eighteen million pounds back in June, came off the bench and scored on his very first touch just four minutes after entering the match.

Now, English football's independent regulator is moving forward with what they're calling backstop rules on financial redistribution. This comes after eighteen months of negotiations between the Premier League and the lower leagues failed to produce a voluntary deal.

President Trump's Patriot Games kicked off today with two teenagers from each state competing as part of the nation's two-hundred-fiftieth anniversary celebration. Events include track and field, swimming, basketball, and what the White House is calling 'uniquely American challenges.'