Kentucky Police Officer Arrested For Allegedly Misusing Flock Cameras To Stalk ExA police officer in Kentucky was arrested Tuesday for allegedly misusing Flock cameras to stalk his ex-partner, with whom he shares a child, more than 2,000 times from January 1 to May 2, 2026.Asad Zahir, who has been a Shively police officer since 2022, is accused of using the automated license plate reader system to search for cars registered to his ex. The system has an AI-powered feature that flags repeated searches like the ones Zahir was accused of making.He was charged with five counts of official misconduct and five counts of unlawful access to a computer — Class A and Class B misdemeanors, respectively. Zahir was released from custody Tuesday and has been suspended without pay.Flock Safety brands its tools as tech that creates safer communities and deters crimes. However, critics have said that Flock Safety violates the privacy of everyday people. The ACLU warned in a press release that the cameras were “tracking, logging, and sharing your movements without a warrant.”“The Flock camera works. When it’s used properly, it works. We have tons of stats that show it works,” Shively police chief Andre Bottoms said at a press conference on Wednesday, calling it “a very effective tool.” “We don’t want to be judged on the poor decisions made by one officer,” Bottoms added, promising accountability in this case and potential future cases.Latest Live UpdatesRFK Jr. Suggests Pennsylvania Measles Deaths May Have Been 'Fabricated' By Shapiro StaffersHealth and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday went as far as to suggest that the two measles deaths reported in Pennsylvania this week may “have been altogether fabricated” by Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro’s team.Kennedy, one of the most prominent vaccine skeptics in the country, has been sparring with Shapiro following the announcement of the two measles-associated deaths.In a post on X, formerly Twitter, from his official government account, Kennedy criticized Shapiro over a Tuesday press conference in which the governor discussed the ongoing measles outbreak in Pennsylvania.“The announcement appears to have been premature, and the deaths may even have been altogether fabricated by one of the Governor’s hopeful staffers,” the secretary claimed.Despite Kennedy’s statement, the two deaths were confirmed by the Pennsylvania Department of Health on Tuesday, which noted that both individuals were unvaccinated.“These mark the first deaths related to measles within the Commonwealth in 35 years,” the department said.Yayoi Kusama Dead At 97Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, who splashed her signature polka dots on paintings, sculptures and museum installations around the world, has died, her studio said Thursday. She was 97.Kusama died Aug. 14 at a hospital in Tokyo, Yayoi Kusama Studio said.“She continued to paint until her final days, never setting aside her brush, and continued exploration of forever love and eternal soul,” the studio’s statement said. “We will carry forward Kusama’s wishes and, through art, continue to bring hope and strength for the future to people around the world.”Read more at The Associated Press:Rescuers Seek Nearly 1,500 Still Missing In Nepal And China After Flash FloodNearly 1,500 people, including more than 700 foreigners, are missing across Nepal and China’s Tibet, authorities said on Thursday, after a wall of mud and rock collapsed into a Himalayan river, causing catastrophic flash floods.Rescuers in Nepal used helicopters to search for survivors and drop emergency supplies to thousands cut off in towns and valleys after Wednesday’s disaster swept a road thronged by trekkers and pilgrims that links Kathmandu with Lhasa in Tibet.Police said they expected the death toll to rise beyond 165.Read more at Reuters:D.C. Judge Approves Release Of Man Carrying Guillotine In Truck Bed: WaPoA man who was carrying a guillotine in his truck bed has been released from a D.C. jail after a judge declined prosecutors’ request to keep him in custody, The Washington Post reported. U.S. Capitol Police arrested Philan-Tam-Duy Le on Tuesday after a vehicle containing the guillotine was seen parked near the U.S. Supreme Court. Officers arrested him for carrying a dangerous weapon, and federal prosecutors charged him on Wednesday with a misdemeanor of attempted possession of a prohibited weapon. The prosecutors called for Le to be kept in custody and noted that he’d been driving around the country and living out of his truck for three weeks. “He didn’t even threaten anyone,” Judge Robert Hildum of D.C. Superior Court said Wednesday. Hildum also noted that the man had been cooperative with law enforcement and lacked a criminal history. Le is set for another hearing in late September. Read more in The Washington Post: 19-Year-Old Sailor From USS Lincoln Faces Disciplinary Charges For Suicide AttemptA 19-year-old sailor who jumped off the USS Abraham Lincoln is now facing disciplinary charges, MS NOW reported Wednesday.The sailor, a father of two who has been aboard the Lincoln for nine months, is accused of violating Article 83, “intentionally faking an illness or hurting themselves to avoid work, duty or service,” and Article 86, “absence without leave,” for the apparent suicide attempt. It’s a non-judicial punishment, but he does face a pay cut. There have been numerous reports of dwindling mental health aboard the ship that has been at sea in the Middle East until recently due to the U.S. war on Iran. The ship will head back to the U.S. after a stop in Thailand.Read more at MS NOW:Judge Dismisses Lawsuit By Elon Musk's X Challenging New York Hate Speech LawA U.S. judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit by Elon Musk’s X seeking to void a New York state law requiring social media companies to disclose how they monitor hate speech, extremism, harassment, foreign political interference and disinformation.U.S. District Judge John Cronan in Manhattan rejected X’s argument that the Stop Hiding Hate Act violated the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment by exposing it to lawsuits and big fines unless it disclosed “highly sensitive and controversial speech” that the state found objectionable.Read more from Reuters:Ex-Postal Worker Gets 2 Years In Prison For Stealing $1 Million In Checks, Gift CardsA former U.S. Postal Service mail carrier was sentenced to federal prison this week for stealing mail containing more than $1 million in checks and gift cards, the Department of Justice announced. Melissa McAfee, 44, of Jonesboro, Ga., was sentenced to two years in federal prison after pleading guilty in May to possession of stolen mail. McAfee stole 171 checks from the mail worth more than $1,035,000, the DOJ said in a news release. Investigators discovered envelopes for stolen mail, 145 stolen checks and 37 stolen gift cards at her home. “Today’s sentencing sends a strong message to anyone who thinks mail theft and check fraud will go unpunished,” Jonathan Ulrich, special agent in charge at the USPS Office of Inspector General, said in a statement. “Our special agents, along with our federal and local law enforcement partners, will aggressively investigate these federal crimes to protect the sanctity of the U.S. Mail and maintain the public’s trust.”Hegseth Wanted Top General To End Kid Rock Flyby Probe Days Before Firing: ReportThe Army’s top general was directed to drop a military investigation into an unauthorized helicopter flyby of rapper Kid Rock’s Tennessee home, just days before being fired by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, sources told The Washington Post. Gen. Randy George, who was fired in April without explanation, reportedly believed the March 28 incident deserved a thorough review to determine whether any safety violations occurred. But just three days later, Hegseth announced the investigation would not continue, writing on social media: “No punishment. No Investigation. Carry on, patriots.”Read more in The Washington Post:Federal Judge Rejects Minnesota Bid To Extradite ICE Officer Who Allegedly Shot Person In The LegA federal judge on Wednesday rejected Minnesota’s bid to force the extradition of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who’s accused of shooting a person in the leg, clearing the way for his release. In May, Minnesota prosecutors charged ICE officer Christian Castro with four counts of second-degree assault and one count of falsely reporting a crime after he allegedly shot and injured Venezuelan immigrant Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis.Castro was taken into custody in Texas, however, and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) has yet to sign a warrant extraditing him to Minnesota. Under Texas law, Castro can only be held for 90 days under the existing warrant, meaning he could be released as soon as Thursday. Minnesota officials had asked the court to bar Texas authorities from releasing Castro, citing concerns that he could be a potential flight risk. They also requested that the judge compel Abbott to act on Castro’s extradition. District Judge Fernando Rodriguez, a Trump appointee, acknowledged prosecutors’ concerns, but declined to grant both requests. Rodriguez argued that Abbott’s investigation of the extradition – and the lengthy amount of time he’s taken to do it – was within his rights.“Greg Abbott is turning Texas into a sanctuary state for violent criminals,” Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison said in a statement responding to the ruling. “But regardless of today’s ruling, Christian Castro will not escape justice in Minnesota.”CIA Chief Went To Moscow To Warn Russia Against Attacking NATO: WSJCIA Director John Ratcliffe’s surprise trip this week to Moscow was to warn Russia not to attack NATO countries, sources told the Wall Street Journal on Wednesday.Earlier, CBS News reported that the U.S. believes Russia is increasingly likely to launch an assault against NATO members, with President Vladimir Putin feeling the squeeze from his yearslong war with Ukraine. According to the Journal, that could range from a cyberattack to a small-scale land incursion on an allied country.This week’s trip was Ratcliffe’s first publicly known visit to Moscow, though Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Wednesday that the spy chief didn’t meet with Putin. “It is still too early to say to what extent this will affect the overall process of bringing our bilateral relations out of the deepest crisis they are currently in,” Peskov said.ABC News reported Wednesday that U.S. intelligence believes Russia was responsible for an explosive-laden drone flying into Leipzig airport in Germany earlier this month, which forced a temporary shutdown of the facility.Read more from the Journal:See All Updates