Coast Guard ends search for Lynette Hooker in Bahamas
The Coast Guard searching for a missing person, Lynette Hooker, in the Bahamas. (U.S. Coast Guard)
(BAHAMAS) — The Coast Guard released new photos on Monday as it announced that it has concluded its search in the Bahamas for Lynette Hooker, an American woman who went overboard and vanished two months ago.
The Coast Guard said it used divers, underwater vehicles, drones and a cadaver dog to “thoroughly examine newly identified areas of interest” last week.
The agency said it also took custody of the Hookers’ dinghy so it can be further examined in the U.S.
Last week’s search came after forensic evidence found on electronic devices belonging to Lynette Hooker’s husband, Brian Hooker, led investigators to new areas of interest, U.S. officials said. One U.S. official told ABC News that what Brian Hooker told investigators does not match the GPS data recovered from his devices.
Lynette Hooker went missing on the evening of April 4. Brian Hooker told authorities that after the couple departed Hope Town on their dinghy to head to their yacht, bad weather caused her to go overboard.
Brian Hooker was arrested on April 8 and questioned by police, and he was released days later without charges.
The Coast Guard said its investigation continues and asks anyone with information to contact the Coast Guard Investigative Service Tips app.
(NEW YORK) — A dozen purported members of the Bad Boys 7, a set of the Trinitarios, were indicted Monday on racketeering conspiracy charges that accused them of five murders, including the carjacking death last August of Ariela La Langosta, a nightlife influencer with more than half a million followers on Instagram.
She was shot multiple times and found dead in her car on the Cross County Parkway in Mount Vernon.
La Langosta, 33, whose real name was Ariela Mejia-Polanco, was a mother of two.
Her family said she left her job at Ikon New York around 4:30 that Sunday morning. The Westchester County Police Department said she was found deceased a few hours later, about 8 a.m., behind the wheel of her car on the eastbound Cross County Parkway near the Broad Street exit in Mount Vernon.
An aerial shows smoke from Canadian wildfires blanketing the city on July 16, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
(MINNEAPOLIS) — Minneapolis’ air quality ranked the worst in the world among major cities Thursday due to thick smoke from wildfires burning throughout northern Minnesota and Ontario, Canada.
Much of the city’s air quality entered the “hazardous” category Wednesday night and remained there into Thursday.
Parts of the city reached an air quality index, or AQI, of 460. A hazardous AQI is categorized as 300 and above.
The air quality in Detroit also ranked worst in the world alongside Minneapolis.
All people are advised to remain indoors while the air quality is hazardous.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey urged residents to “please take this seriously” in a post on X Thursday morning.
“If you can, stay indoors, avoid activity outside, and keep indoor air as clean as possible,” Frey said in the post. “The risks are greater for kids, older adults, and anyone with heart or lung conditions.”
As of midday Wednesday, there are 15 active wildfires burning across Superior National Forest, including four in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, according to the U.S. Forest Service. The Forest Service noted several fires have merged since earlier reports.
In a press briefing Wednesday, officials warned the fires could keep burning until the fall.
While light rain is in the forecast in northern Minnesota on Thursday, Phil Manuel, incident meteorologist at the National Weather Service, said in the briefing it would not be enough to put out the fires.
“How are we going to end this? Weather’s going to have to change,” Manuel said. “It takes rain with a name to put out big fires.”
The fires in northern Minnesota come amid a slew of wildfires raging throughout Canada, which are sending dangerous smoke down to the Northeast and upper Midwest of the United States.
More than 183 wildfires were burning in Ontario on Wednesday, its Ministry of Natural Resources reported.
The Minnesota fires spread so rampantly because of hot, dry and windy conditions, as well as increased lightning strikes, officials said during the briefing.
Temperatures in the area recently rose into the 100s, while they typically only get to the upper 70s at this time of year, Manuel said.
First responders conducted door-to-door evacuations to bring residents and visitors to safety, and were continuing evacuations as of Wednesday, according to officials.
Firefighters continue working to extinguish the fires in coordination with Canadian first responders.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia speaks during a rally and prayer vigil for him before he enters a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) field office on August 25, 2025, in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
(WASHINGTON) — The Department of Justice is appealing a federal judge’s ruling that dismissed the criminal human smuggling case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
Robert McGuire, the federal prosecutor in Tennessee, filed a notice on Monday to U.S. District Judge Waverly Crenshaw that the government is appealing the decision to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
