(LONDON) -- Millions of people in Spain, Portugal and parts of southern France lost power on Monday following a "severe disruption" in the European electrical system, the Spanish prime minister said.
The cause of the disruption is still unknown, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said in remarks Monday evening local time.
The Spanish government said it called an emergency crisis meeting to fix the situation as soon as possible.
The interior minister of Spain declared a national emergency in multiple regions, including the communities of Madrid and AndalucĂa, due to the power outage.
"Supply is being progressively restored in all electrical areas of the territory, with 45% of the substation parks of the transmission network already energized," the company said in an update.
The company said it was also working to provide power from generators, which is part of the procedure for restoring power supply.
Sanchez said during a press conference Monday evening that authorities are working to determine the origins of the power outage.
"We are working on knowing the origins and the reason of this incident," Sanchez said in Spanish. "We are using all of our resources to solve the issue."
Authorities, meanwhile, asked people to stay at home and to avoid circulating, while emergency generators were also being put in place.
Airports in the country were not closed, but they are seeing massive delays. Humberto Delgado Airport in Lisbon was seeing the most canceled and delayed flights of any airport in the world, according to FlightAware, with Barcelona-El Prat Airport and Adolfo SuĂĄrez Madrid-Barajas Airport not far behind.
The power outages impacted the Madrid Open, with tennis matches being canceled Monday "in order to guarantee the safety of the players, fans and personnel," the tournament said in a statement.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
NACOGDOCHES COUNTY – Our news partner, KETK, reports that the Nacogdoches County Sheriffâs Office is searching for a 24-year-old man that was reported missing on Sunday.
According to the sheriffâs office, Cameron Calvin Weaver, 24, was last seen near the intersection of U.S. Highway 259 and FM 2664 wearing a light colored shirt and shorts and is likely carrying a backpack. He is around five feet and 6 inches tall, weighs about 140 pounds and has a full beard.
Officials said Weaver could possibly be walking northbound, and if anyone has any information about his whereabouts to contact dispatch at 936-559-2607.
The women who traveled to space aboard the Blue Origin capsule earlier in April have since faced relentless criticism of the trip: It's been called tone-deaf, a waste of money and worse. But at the TIME100 gala in New York City on April 24, mission member Gayle King told reporters she'll never get sick of answering questions about it because she thinks the trip had a positive impact.
"I'll never be tired of it. I feel so proud. I feel so brave. I know the message that it's sending to young women and girls and boys, too, of all ages," King insisted. She then spoke about meeting a little girl during Take Our Daughters and Sons To Work Day on Thursday.
"She had on a NASA T-shirt that she wore just for me," King shared. "Because, she said, 'I saw you and you look so afraid and you did it anyway. And it made me think it's OK to do stuff that scares you.'"
"I know the difference it made," she asserted. "So I focus on the positivity."
King added that while the focus has been on the more famous members of the crew, like Katy Perry and Lauren Sanchez, it was more than just celebrities in space.
"To me, Amanda Nguyen, Aisha Bowe, Kerianne Flynn, these women who were rocket scientists and astrophysicists and filmmakers and all their backstories ... it was such a bonding experience for all of us," King said of the crew. "We'll never forget it."
In fact, King shared that all six women are now planning their next excursion.
"We were on a text chain today saying, 'We need to all go to Katy's concert! Which city can we go and when?' That's our next group activity."
The 31st annual Critics Choice Awards are set to take place on Jan. 4, 2026, the Critics Choice Association has announced. It will be broadcast on E! and also stream live on USA Network. The awards ceremony will be held at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California, and honor the best in movies and TV ...
Two new movies are headed to Peacock for their streaming debut. Black Bag will begin streaming May 2 on the platform, while Love Hurts will drop on May 9. Steven Soderbergh directed the spy thriller Black Bag, which stars Cate Blanchett, MichaelFassbender and Pierce Brosnan. Ke Huy Quan stars in the action-comedy Love Hurts, while Ariana DeBose co-stars ...
Sydney Sweeney is set to star in the film adaptation of the video game Split Fiction. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Wicked director Jon M. Chu will direct the film about a pair of authors who become trapped in the universes they write about. It is not yet known who Sweeney will play in the film ...
(LONDON) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced a temporary ceasefire to come into effect during the 80th anniversary commemoration of V Day, which celebrates the victory of the Soviet Union over Nazi Germany in 1945.
The ceasefire will come into effect on May 8 and end on May 10, the Kremlin announced in a statement posted to its official Telegram channel Monday.
"Based on humanitarian considerations, the Russian side declares a truce during the 80th anniversary of the Victory Day," the statement said, attributing the decision to Putin. "For this period, all hostilities are stopped," it added.
"Russia believes that the Ukrainian side should follow this example," the statement continued. "In the event of violations of the truce by the Ukrainian side, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation will give an adequate and effective response."
"Once again, the Russian side reiterates its readiness for peace talks without preconditions aimed at eliminating the root causes of the Ukrainian crisis and for constructive cooperation with international partners," the Kremlin wrote.
In response, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine believes there is "no reason to wait" until May 8 for a ceasefire.
"Russia has consistently rejected everything and continues to manipulate the world, trying to deceive the United States. Now, yet again, another attempt at manipulation: for some reason everyone is supposed to wait until May 8 before ceasing fire -- just to provide Putin with silence for his parade," he said in a statement on social media.
Zelenskyy also called for a longer ceasefire.
"The ceasefire should not be just for a few days, only to return to killing afterward," he said. "It must be immediate, full, and unconditional -- for at least 30 days to ensure it is secure and guaranteed. This is the foundation that could lead to real diplomacy."
On Sunday, Zelenskyy had again suggested Moscow was feigning its readiness to negotiate a U.S.-brokered deal to end its 3-year-old invasion of Ukraine.
"We are keeping our positions strong so that we have every opportunity for proper diplomacy," Zelenskyy wrote in a message to Telegram.
"The Russians talk a lot about their alleged readiness to accept American proposals, but so far, there have been no signs of the Russian army preparing for real silence," he added. "On the contrary, since Easter, the occupier has resumed its usual assault activity -- of course, at the cost of significant losses, the Russians are trying to advance."
"Every day of such battles at the front proves that Russia is really trying to deceive the world -- to deceive America and others -- and to further prolong this war," the president said. "And that is why we need pressure. Pressure is indispensable to make the Russians take all the steps -- whatever is necessary to stop the war."
ABC News' Guy Davies and Tanya Stukalova contributed to this report.
(VANCOUVER) -- At least 11 people were killed and "dozens" of others were injured Saturday as a vehicle plowed into a large crowd at a street festival in Vancouver, officials said, describing it as a "mass casualty incident."
"A 30-year-old suspect, a Vancouver man, was arrested at the scene," the Vancouver Police Department said in a social media post, later adding, "At this time, we are confident that this incident was not an act of terrorism."
Vancouver police identified the suspect as Kai-Ji Adam Lo. The BC Prosecution Service charged him with eight counts of second degree murder.
Lo, a Vancouver resident, appeared in court on Sunday and remains in custody. The charge assessment is ongoing and further charges are anticipated.
The suspect is believed to have acted alone and there is currently no active threat to Canadians, Prime Minister Mark Carney said while delivering short remarks in Hamilton, Ontario, on Sunday.
The suspect had a history of interactions with police and health professionals for mental health reasons, Vancouver Police Interim Chief Constable Steve Rai told reporters Sunday.
"This is the darkest day in our city's history," Rai said. "Last night, as thousands of members of Vancouver's Filipino community gathered for an important cultural celebration, the actions of a single person shattered our collective sense of safety."
Crowds had gathered in the Canadian city to celebrate Lapu Lapu Day, Mayor Ken Sim said in a statement. A vehicle "drove into a large crowd of people" at the festival in the South Vancouver neighborhood at about 8:14 p.m., police said.
"Our thoughts are with all those affected and with Vancouver's Filipino community during this incredibly difficult time," Sim said, describing the incident as "horrific."
The ages of the 11 victims ranged from 5 to 65, according to Rai on Sunday. He also said the number of dead could rise in the coming days or weeks.
The block party celebrating Filipino culture and Lapu-Lapu, a national hero of the Philippines, had been scheduled to run through 8 p.m. on Saturday, according to the organizers. Rai said there was a risk assessment conducted before the festival, and there were "no known threats to the event or to the Filipino community."
"It is hard to make sense of something so senseless," Rai said.
Videos from the scene, which were verified by ABC News, appear to show the aftermath of the incident, which happened on a stretch of East 43rd Avenue that had been lined on both sides with food trucks.
The videos appear to show first responders rushing to help the injured between the rows of food trucks. A black SUV can be seen in one video with what appears to be heavy damage to its hood. Police have not yet publicly identified the suspect's vehicle.
Carney said he was "devastated by the horrific events" at the festival, adding that at least 20 people were injured in addition to the 11 killed.
"I extend my deepest condolences to the loved ones of those killed and injured, to the Filipino Canadian community, and to everyone in Vancouver," he said in a statement. "We are all mourning with you. We are closely monitoring the situation and are grateful to our first responders for their swift action."
The investigation is ongoing, Carney added.
Jagmeet Singh, leader of Canada's New Democratic Party, who spoke at the festival, said he was "horrified to learn of an incident at Vancouver's Lapu Lapu Day celebrations that injured and killed innocent people."
"As we wait to learn more, our thoughts are with the victims and their families -- and Vancouver's Filipino community, who were coming together today to celebrate resilience," he said in a statement.
Victims of the attack include three family members
The attack killed three members of one family, relatives told ABC News, leaving a 16-year-old son as the family's only surviving member.
Richard Le, 47, his wife Linh Hoang, 30, and their 5-year-old daughter Katie Le were all killed in the ramming attack. Sixteen-year-old Andy Le -- the son of Richard Le and the stepson of Linh Hoang -- is the only remaining family member.
"We would like to thank all the first responders, doctors, nurses, medical staff, police for their incredible work every day," Richard Le's brother, Toan Le, told ABC News. "We are just one of many families that have been impacted by this tragedy. Our hearts go out to all of them. Please cherish your loved ones every day."
Richard Le, a real estate professional as well as a badminton and tennis coach, "always went out of his way to help others," the family said. Hoang, who had been planning a visit to see her family in Vietnam, was known for her "kindness and gentle spirit," the family said.
Katie Le, their daughter, was just about to graduate kindergarten and was described as "vibrant, joyful and full of life," the family said.
(LONDON) -- North Korean authorities confirmed for the first time that the country's forces fought against Ukrainian troops in Russia's Kursk region, with state media claiming "victory" there and describing the North Korean soldiers involved as "heroic."
The official acknowledgment came as Russian President Vladimir Putin also praised North Korean troops for their contribution in the theater, saying in a statement posted to the Kremlin website that Moscow's "Korean friends" fought "with honor and valor, covering themselves with unfading glory."
"The Russian people will never forget the feat of the Korean special forces," Putin added. "We will always honor the Korean heroes who gave their lives for Russia, for our common freedom, on an equal basis with their Russian brothers in arms."
In a statement carried by the state-run Korean Central News Agency, North Korea's Central Military Commission confirmed Monday its troops took part in the Russian operation to eject Ukrainian units from Kursk.
Fighting erupted there after Kyiv's forces entered the border region in a surprise offensive in August 2024. It was the largest Ukrainian operation on Russian territory since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
The military commission lauded North Korean units fighting in Kursk for "performing heroic feats in the operations to repulse and frustrate the grave sovereignty infringement by the Ukrainian authorities."
This weekend, top Russian commander Valery Gerasimov said Russia had fully liberated Kursk after months of intensifying assaults on remaining Ukrainian positions there. Gerasimov praised North Korea units for "significant assistance."
The North Korean committee said the involvement of its soldiers -- which according to various U.S., Ukrainian and South Korean assistance involved at least 10,000 troops -- "fully demonstrated their high fighting spirit and military temperament," with "mass heroism, matchless bravery and self-sacrificing spirit."
In a statement carried by KCNA, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said fighters in Kursk were "heroes" who "fought for justice." A monument to the Kursk contingent would be erected in Pyongyang, Kim added.
"The motherland should hand down forever the soul of the soldiers who fought to defend its great honour and take important state measures to specially and preferentially treat and take care of the families of the brave soldiers who participated in the war," Kim continued.
North Korean units entering the fighting in Kursk quickly sustained casualties, according to estimates by Ukraine-aligned governments.
British intelligence assessed that by March roughly 5,000 North Korean troops deployed to fight Ukraine had been killed or wounded, with a third likely killed.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Kyrylo Budanov -- the head of Ukraine's military intelligence -- both said in February that North Korean troops had suffered about 4,000 casualties.
South Korea's National Intelligence Service said in March that North Korean forces had suffered around 5,000 casualties, according to the Yonhap news agency, South Korea's state media.
ABC News' Will Gretsky contributed to this report.
(LONDON) -- An American overnight airstrike in Yemen killed at least 68 people at a migrant detention center in the Saada Governorate, according to the country's Civil Defense organization.
Another 47 people were injured in the strike in the city of Saada, in the northwest of the country, the Yemen Civil Defense said in a statement posted to Telegram on Monday morning.
The struck center housed around 100 African migrants, the Yemen Civil Defense said. There was no immediate U.S. comment on the strike.
A statement issued by the U.S. military's Central Command before the alleged attack on the migrants' center was reported said its "intense and sustained campaign" since March 15 has so far struck more than 800 targets and "killed hundreds of Houthi fighters and numerous Houthi leaders, including senior Houthi missile and UAV officials."
President Donald Trump's administration intensified the U.S. airstrike campaign against Iran-aligned Houthi forces in Yemen from March 15, expanding a campaign that began under former President Joe Biden in response to Houthi attacks on commercial and military shipping and strikes on Israel.
The Houthis began their attacks in October 2023, in response to the Israeli military campaign in Gaza launched after Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attack into southern Israel in which 1,200 people were killed and 253 abducted.
Central Command said its strikes "have degraded the pace and effectiveness of their attacks. Ballistic missile launches have dropped by 69%. Additionally, attacks from one way attack drones have decreased by 55%."
"U.S. strikes destroyed the ability of Ras Isa Port to accept fuel which will begin to impact Houthi ability to not only conduct operations, but also to generate millions of dollars in revenue for their terror activities," the statement read.
"Iran undoubtedly continues to provide support to the Houthis," Central command continued. "The Houthis can only continue to attack our forces with the backing of the Iranian regime."
"We will continue to ratchet up the pressure until the objective is met, which remains the restoration of freedom of navigation and American deterrence in the region," the command said.
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(WASHINGTON) -- A marketing email distributed this month by Trump Coins, a commemorative coin venture launched last year by President Donald Trump, attributes the soaring value of gold and other metals in recent weeks to the president's "return to the spotlight."
"President Trump's bold stance on tariffs, American industry, and economic protection is pushing investors out of risky fiat and back into safe-haven metals," the marketing email reads. "Confidence in strong U.S. leadership is driving real demand."
But some experts assert that the sudden surge in gold reflects not "strong U.S. leadership" or "Trump's ongoing momentum," as Trump Coins frames it -- but instead a consequence of financial uncertainty inspired by Trump's erratic economic policies, including his commitment to impose widespread tariffs on nearly all U.S. trading partners.
The premise that rising gold prices evince a thriving U.S. economy runs "completely contrary to reality," said Paolo Pasquariello, a finance professor at the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan.
Experts who ABC News spoke with said that the value of gold often rises in times of economic turmoil, particularly during trade wars or anticipated inflation.
"The fact that gold prices are going up right now sends as strong a message of displeasure with President Trump's economic policies as I can think of," Pasquariello said.
In the weeks since Trump's self-styled "Liberation Day" -- when he announced a sweeping set of tariffs -- gold has notched several record highs. This week, the price of gold surpassed $3,500 per ounce for the first time.
Meanwhile, markets have tumbled in recent weeks, and the International Monetary Fund warned Tuesday that "escalating trade tensions" have dimmed "both short-term and long-term growth prospects."
On April 16, when Trump Coins sent the marketing email lauding "another new record" for gold, it said the reason "isn't just economic -- it's political."
"Trump's return to the spotlight is reigniting belief in real value and asset-based security," the email said. "Central banks are stockpiling, buyers are doubling down, and Trump's ongoing momentum keeps pushing metals forward."
But experts said that skyrocketing gold prices have often been linked to periods of instability -- offering the 2008 financial crisis and, more recently, Russia's invasion of Ukraine as examples.
Despite its volatility, gold is "the quintessential safe-haven asset" in times of economic uncertainty, said Campbell Harvey, a professor of finance at Duke University's Fuqua School.
Another explanation cited by experts for the precipitous rise in gold is that Trump's policies have shaken confidence in some of the top alternative safe-haven assets: the U.S. dollar and U.S. Treasury bonds. Depreciation in the value of the U.S. dollar and volatility in Treasury yields have made gold more attractive as investors look for a safe haven, experts said.
Trump Coins frames itself as "the only medallions authorized and endorsed/designed by President Trump himself." The commemorative coins, which include gold and silver busts of Trump, emerged during the 2024 presidential campaign as one of several merchandising ventures Trump profited from -- a list that also included watches, sneakers, bibles and guitars.
After his 2024 triumph, Trump unveiled a one-ounce "Victory Gold Medallion" -- with the president's face and signature pressed in solid gold -- for $3,645.47, a thousand-dollar upcharge compared to the price of an ounce of gold at the time. The "Victory Gold Medallion" now retails for more than $4,628, an increase of nearly $1,000 since late November and more than $1,300 higher than the current market price of an ounce of gold.
Details about the terms of Trump's agreements with the merchandise company that sells his coins, JBCZ Group LLC, are not public. But experts said Trump has likely profited handsomely from this venture in light of gold's precipitous rise.
As an investment strategy, experts say that other forms of gold may perform better in the long-run than Trump-branded coins.
"If you want to invest in gold, it's best to actually use an ETF," said Harvey, referring to a security that allows investors to invest in an underlying asset without purchasing that asset. In contrast, solid gold bars -- or Trump Coins -- are more difficult to sell, Harvey explained, and "that means when you sell, you sell it at a discount."
(OTTAWA) -- Just five months ago, a Conservative Party victory in Canada seemed all but certain.
Justin Trudeau, Canada's prime minister and leader of the Liberal Party, was widely unpopular, and polls showed the Conservatives with what seemed like an insurmountable 25-point lead.
Then U.S. voters went to the polls. Donald Trump's victory started to reverberate in Canada.
He imposed tariffs, including a 25% levy on Canadian goods; claimed fentanyl from China was pouring into the U.S. from the northern border; and threatened Canadian sovereignty, saying Canada should be made the 51st state as well as referring to Trudeau as "Governor Trudeau."
Many Canadians became angry. Visits to the U.S. began falling and some boycotted American products. Then, Trudeau resigned in March, and the Liberals elected Mark Carney as their new leader.
The 25-point lead the Conservatives once had has been eviscerated, and support for the Liberals has grown.
Now, with an election set for Monday, April 28, pollsters are saying the Conservatives have lost too much ground to make up. Polls are predicting a loss for the Conservatives and leader Pierre Poilievre.
Canada has a parliamentary system. Hence, if Liberals win a majority of seats in the election, or are able to form a minority government with members of another party, Carney becomes Prime Minister.
Political experts and Canadians said that Trump undoubtedly changed the course of the election.
"There is no rebound for the Liberal Party if Donald Trump doesn't intervene in the way that he does," Tari Ajadi, an assistant professor in the department of political science at McGill University in Montreal, told ABC News.
"If Donald Trump hadn't won a second term, I don't think there would be any hope for the Liberals, regardless of whether or not they changed leader at this point," he said. "But once Trump did win that second term, and once Trump did try to infringe upon Canadian sovereignty, it changed the entire race."
Trump fractures U.S.-Canada alliance
At the beginning of 2025, the Liberal Party was facing a crisis. Trudeau, who had been prime minister since November 2015, had initially been "extremely popular," according to Adam Chapnick, a professor of defense studies at Canadian Forces College in Toronto.
However, he was plagued by unpopularity in later years due to an escalated cost-of-living crisis in Canada, and minor scandals. Several of his cabinet ministers resigned in 2024 amid lack of confidence in his leadership.
Trudeau was required by Canadian law to call an election by October 2025, and his party seemed sure to lose.
Frank Graves, a Canadian pollster and founder of Ekos Research Associates, told ABC News that in January 2025, things did not look good for the Liberal Party.
"The Liberals reached a modern low of 19-point support. That's very little for the Liberal Party," he said. "In fact, [that] was a record for the 20th century. At the same time, the Conservative Party was running at 44 points, with a massive 25-point lead, which would have been a sure majority."
He went on, "It looks like the Conservatives are in a position to just sip beer and cruise to the finish line and get their majority."
As early as December, just weeks after Trump won his second term, Trump made comments that Canada should become the 51st state and referred to Trudeau as "Governor Trudeau."
Although initially brushed off by Canadian officials, Trump continued to float 51st state rhetoric and began threats of imposing tariffs on Canada in January.
Trump also began arguing that the border drawn between the U.S. and Canada is just arbitrary.
Ajadi said that although Trudeau decided to resign as prime minister and Liberal Party leader, it still looked like the Liberals would lose no matter who emerged as the next leader -- but that's when Trump's comments kicked into high gear.
"It still looked like the Liberals were dead in the water, regardless of who would come in as prime minister," he said. "But when Donald Trump really started amping up this 51st state rhetoric, when he threatened the tariffs and eventually implemented the tariffs ... it completely shifted the way that the polls were going."
Carney gains support
In early March, Canada's Liberal Party announced Mark Carney was chosen to succeed Trudeau after party members voted in a nominating contest between four candidates.
Carney, who was governor of the Bank of Canada, is credited with helping to guide the country through the worst of the 2008 financial crisis and, as former governor of the Bank of England, helping guide the U.K. through Brexit.
Ajadi said that Carney has come across to voters as "incredibly capable and well-educated" and as someone who can navigate challenges posed by Trump's rhetoric.
"He can say, 'Look at my resume. I've been able to help countries navigate and I've been able to negotiate things for two different G7 countries,'" Ajadi said. "Like, 'I have this wealth of experience and, no, I'm not a politician, but I am someone who has been able to navigate really contentious political conversations.'"
This had led to a net-22 positive rating for Carney in the polls, according to Graves.
Poilievre loses support
While Carney and the Liberals have seen increasing support, Poilievre and the Conservatives have seen decreasing support.
Although opposition leaders have tried to paint Poilievre as being equivalent to Trump, political experts told ABC News he has many policies that differ from Trump.
However, some of Poilievre's rhetoric has been viewed by Canadians as Trump-esque, such as his embrace of populist sentiments and calling opponents by nicknames, experts have said.
Additionally, Graves said Poilievre struggled to pivot his campaign from a series of mantras about how "Canada is broken" to addressing threats from the Trump administration.
"It's hard to abandon a strategy which had propelled you to such a comfortable position in the polls overnight, which is almost what was required," Graves said.
Throughout February, the Conservatives' lead in the polls began to evaporate, according to Graves. He said by the end of February, Liberals achieved a solid lead, which has since extended since Carney became prime minister.
Graves added that taking on the U.S. is the biggest issue now to Canadians, more than the cost of living. When poll participants were asked who they have the most confidence in, Carney had a significant advantage.
"Because the [Conservatives were] still focused on the government, there was an opportunity for the Liberal leadership to take control of the narrative on how to respond to the president, and Mr. Carney did so," Chapnick said. "And as Mr. Carney became associated with the leader who was going to stop Canada from becoming the 51st state, Liberal support skyrocketed."
Canadians are put off by Trump's actions
Political experts said they've noticed the anger Canadians have toward the U.S. in the wake of Trump's rhetoric.
"Canadians are trying not to travel to the United States," Chapnick said. "They're trying not to buy American products. This idea that we can no longer rely on the United States has led to some pretty significant changes."
Airlines and state tourism boards said they've seen travel from Canada to the U.S. drop in February and March.
Canadian citizen Garry Liboiron told ABC News he views Poilievre as a "mini Trump," which will "definitely play against him."
Garry Liboiron and his wife, Liz Liboiron, said that "the name-calling and all the childish rhetoric" has led them to sell their summer home in San Tan Valley, Arizona, a place they typically retreat to when their hometown of Coburg -- which is an hour east of Toronto -- is pummeled with snow in the winter months.
"It's pretty sad because we're not forced to leave, but we almost feel like we're being pushed with the rhetoric that's coming out of Washington these days toward Canadians and Canada," Liz Liboiron told ABC News.
The two are on their "farewell tour" of the U.S., traveling to their favorite places for the last time, with no real indication they will ever return due to the "present circumstances" of the Trump administration.
"Liz and I don't understand how this is allowed to go on and the things that are happening just seem to get more and more scary as each day goes on. So, we said, 'Let's sell now,'" Garry Liboiron said.
Garry Liboiron said he thinks the Canadian election will result in a Liberal majority win. He has noticed Carney's popularity "[shoot] up like a rocket."
Canadian Cam Hayden, who has traveled to 45 of the 50 states and is a frequent visitor of the U.S., also decided to boycott the nation shortly after the presidential election.
When Trump made claims of annexing Canada, it was a moment Hayden calls "the breaking point."
"I said, 'Forget it, I'm never going back until there's a change in the administration and a change in attitude,'" Hayden told ABC News.
Hayden, the owner of the Edmonton Music Festival, used to travel to the U.S. to see different performers. He made many friends in America over the years, but said he cannot support the country with the current administration in place.
"I keep in touch with my friends [in the U.S.], and we're still good friends. It's just that I cannot see myself supporting an administration that has made the comment that they would like to annex the country I live in," Hayden said.
ABC News' Victoria Beaule, Bill Hutchinson, Ivan Pereira and Sam Sweeney contributed to this report.
LUFKIN â The Lufkin Police Department said theyâre currently investigating a shooting that left two people injured at a park in Lufkin on Friday.
According to our news partner, KETK, officers responded to a local hospital at around 11 p.m. on Friday night and spoke with two victims who had non-life-threatening injuries. The victims told the officers they ere meeting two other people at a local park to sell a cell phone when one of the people they met showed them a gun.
One victim was shot in the right hand and the other victim was shot in the stomach. The two men have been transferred to hospitals outside of Lufkin to be treated.
Lufkin PD said they are investigating the shooting and they donât believe there is any threat to the public.
WHITEHOUSE â Smith County first responders will resume searching for the 19-year-old man who went missing from a boat on Lake Tyler East Monday morning. According to Smith County Emergency Services District #2 and our news partner KETK, their goal is resume searching for the 19-year-old at 9 a.m. Monday morning after game wardens interview the witnesses again.
Officials said the man fell off the front of a pontoon boat near the channel between Lake Tyler East and Lake Tyler just before 8 p.m. on Sunday. ESD #2 said they had three boats in the water searching for the man along with the Longview Fire Departmentâs dive team on Sunday.
Officials are asking the public to avoid the area while they search for the man.
A federal judge in west Texas joined other courts in temporarily blocking the deportations of Venezuelan immigrants under an 18th-century wartime law known as the Alien Enemies Act.
U.S. District Judge David Briones in El Paso, Texas, issued the ruling Friday while he ordered the release of a couple accused of being members of a Venezuelan criminal gang. Briones wrote that government lawyers âhave not demonstrated they have any lawful basis” to continue detaining the couple on a suspected alien enemy violation.
A message left with an attorney for the couple wasnât immediately returned Saturday.
The couple is accused of being part of Tren de Aragua, which the Trump administration has designated a foreign terrorist organization. Trump has invoked the Alien Enemies Act from 1798 that lets the president deport noncitizens 14 years or older who are from a country with which the U.S. is at war.
Earlier this month, the U.S. Supreme Court blocked, for now, the deportations of any Venezuelans held in northern Texas under the act. The high court also ruled anyone being deported under Trump’s declaration deserved a hearing in federal court first and are given âa reasonable timeâ to contest their pending removals.
Briones’ ruling applies only to Venezuelan immigrants in federal custody in his judicial district. Federal judges in Colorado, south Texas and New York previously issued similar rulings. Briones ordered the government to give a 21-day notice before attempting to remove anyone in west Texas â in contrast to the 12 hours that the government contends is sufficient.
The El Paso case comes as the Trump administration and local authorities clash over the presidentâs sweeping immigration crackdown. Briones’ ruling occurred the same day as the FBIâs arrest of a Milwaukee judge accused of helping a man evade immigration authorities.
Briones, who was nominated to the court in 1994 by President Bill Clinton, said that âdue process requirements for the removal of noncitizens are long establishedâ under the Immigration and Nationality Act as well as previous U.S. Supreme Court rulings.
âThere is no doubt the Executive Branchâs unprecedented peacetime use of wartime power has caused chaos and uncertainty for individual petitions as well as the judicial branch in how to manage and evaluate the Executiveâs claims of Tren de Aragua membership, and the invocation of the Alien Enemies Act as a whole,â Briones wrote.
The couple, Julio Cesar Sanchez Puentes and Luddis Norelia Sanchez Garcia, was granted temporary protected status after entering the United States from Mexico in October 2022. They were notified that their status was terminated on April 1.
They were arrested April 16 at the El Paso airport as the couple prepared to return to their home in Washington, D.C., where they live with their three children. They had flown to Texas for an April 14 pretrial hearing related to removal proceedings. That case was continued until June 23, and the couple was allowed to remain free on bail, according to court documents.
Weather forecasters warned of an extreme fire risk across much of New Mexico on Sunday as high winds, low humidity and dry vegetation formed ideal conditions for fast-moving wildfires.
The National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center forecast an extreme risk for wildfires across a large swath of central and southern New Mexico and far West Texas, including the cities of Albuquerque and Santa Fe, New Mexico, and El Paso, Texas. A less severe risk extends across much of the rest of New Mexico and into large portions of Colorado.
âItâs a typical setup for fire weather, especially across the high plains,â said Bob Oravec, a meteorologist with the Weather Prediction Center. âSo if any fires start, they can spread pretty rapidly.â
There’s a relatively slight risk for severe weather across much of the rest of the country on Sunday, but a strong system pushing across the western U.S. is expected to trigger severe thunderstorms as it moves into the Upper Midwest on Monday, forecasters said.
There is a potential for very large hail, strong tornadoes and damaging winds beginning Monday afternoon and into the evening across large portions of Iowa, southeast Minnesota and western Wisconsin, according to the Storm Prediction Center.
