Seattle City Council approves plan requiring local police to monitor ICE

(The Center Square) – The Seattle City Council unanimously approved a plan Tuesday requiring the police department to document evidence of potentially unlawful acts by Immigrations and Custom Enforcement agents during immigration actions.

The plan was first announced in anexecutive orderby Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson on Jan. 29. Tuesday's city council vote codifies it into city law.

Kent Loux, the new president of the Seattle Police Officer's Guild, did respond to an email seeking comment.

But former president Mike Solanhad attackedthe mayor's executive order on X, a day after Wilson's order.

"The concept of pitting two armed law enforcement agencies against each other is ludicrous, and will not happen," Solan said. "I will not allow SPOG members to be used as political pawns."

City Council Public Safety Committee Chairman Robert Kettle said Tuesday that the measure was necessary given the unprofessional behavior of federal immigration agents during enforcement actions. He cited the death of two protesters in Minneapolis at the hands ofICEin January.

"Federal law enforcement actions with ICE and Customs and Border Patrol, have not been to the standards that we expect from law enforcement, " he told the Center Square after Tuesday's vote.

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Under the resolution, Seattle police officers are required to to investigate, verify, and document any reports of immigration enforcement activity.

Officers who are dispatched to the scene are then directed to monitor the immigration enforcement action with in-car and body-worn video, validate the status of federal law enforcement agents by asking for official identification, and secure scenes of potentially unlawful acts to gather evidence for transmittal to prosecutors.

Kettle, a retired naval officer who has served overseas in conflict zones in the Middle East, said he accepts the premise that federal immigration agents have the authority to operate in the U.S.

"But what we were seeing from federal agents in Minneapolis was substandard," he said. "The resolution is about leadership and the expectations we have from federal immigration agents."

ICE officials and the U.S. Border Patrol did not respond to requests for comment.

Tuesday's resolution also condemns ICE for the actions in Minneapolis involving the deaths of two civilians.

Another part of the resolution requires the city of Seattle to install more than 600 signs prohibiting ICE enforcement action on city property including parks, city garages and The Seattle Center.

The signs have already started to be installed at the cost of $45,000 as part of Mayor Wilson's executive order.

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US soldiers were killed in Iranian drone strike on operations center at Kuwait civilian port

WASHINGTON (AP) — An operations center targeted by an Iranian drone strike thatkilled six American soldierson Sunday was located in the heart of a civilian port in Kuwait, miles away from the main Army base, according to satellite images and a U.S. official.

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The husband of one of the slain soldiers, who was part ofa supply and logistics unit based in Iowa, told The Associated Press on Tuesday that the hub was a shipping container-style building and had no defenses.

The development, reported earlier by CNN and CBS News, raises questions about the safety precautions that the U.S. military had in place as it, along with Israel,launched an attack on Iran, which has responded with retaliatory strikes against several countries in the region, including Kuwait. President Donald Trump and top defense leaders saymore American casualties are likely.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday that the six soldiers were killed in a "tactical operations center" when a projectile made its way past air defenses. A day later, the Pentagon confirmed it was a drone strike in Port Shuaiba when announcing the names of four of the soldiers who were slain.

A satellite image taken Monday and reviewed by the AP showed the main building in the complex destroyed, with a trail of black smoke rising from it. It is located in the heart of Port Shuaiba, a working seaport and industrial area just south of Kuwait City. The U.S. official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss a matter under active investigation, confirmed the image depicted the location of Sunday's attack.

The Army base, Camp Arifjan, is more than 10 miles to the south. The operations center was just a little over a mile from some of the piers where merchant ships would offload cargo containers and was surrounded by oil storage tanks, refineries and a power plant.

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Joey Amor, husband of Sgt. 1st Class Nicole Amor, said his wife was moved off-base to what he described as a shipping container-style building a week before the Iranian strike. The 39-year-old from White Bear Lake, Minnesota, was one of the soldiers killed in the attack.

"They were dispersing because they were in fear that the base they were on was going to get attacked, and they felt it was safer in smaller groups in separated places," he said.

After news reports about the operations center emerged, chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said on social media that the "secure facility was fortified with 6-foot walls." He said the military has "the most extensive Air Defense umbrella in the world over the Middle East right now and control of the skies is increasing with every wave of airpower."

Parnell's office did not respond to questions about what role the walls would have played in defending against a drone attack or what air defenses were present in range of the command center at the port.

Capt. Tim Hawkins, a spokesman for U.S. Central Command, said "it would be inappropriate to comment given the incident is under investigation."

Boone reported from Boise, Idaho. Associated Press writer Michael Biesecker contributed to this report.

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Braves' Jurickson Profar hit with 162-game suspension after second positive PED test in last year

The Atlanta Braves won't have designated hitter Jurickson Profar for the 2026 season. The 33-year-old Profar was suspended a 162 games after testing positive for exogenous testosterone and its metabolites, the league announced Tuesday.

The suspension, for Profar's second offense, is effective Friday.The Braves voiced their disappointment in a statement:

We were incredibly disappointed to learn that Jurickson tested positive for a performance-enhancing substance and is in violation of MLB's Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. Our players are consistently educated about the Program and the consequences if they are found to be in violation. The Atlanta Braves fully support the Program.

Last year, on March 31,Profar tested positive for a banned substance called human chorionic gonadotropin, a hormone normally produced during pregnancy but, in males, can stimulate the production of testosterone. As a result, MLB suspended him for 80 games and ruled him ineligible for the postseason, which the Braves missed for the first time in eight years anyway.

Regardless of if Atlanta makes it back to the playoffs this time around, Profar won't be eligible,per ESPN's Jeff Passan, who also reportedthat Profar will be ineligible for the upcoming World Baseball Classic, in which he was slated to play for a Netherlands squad that includes players from his native Curaçao.

Additionally, Profar will forfeit his $15 million salary for the 2026 MLB season. After that, Profar has one year and $15 million remaining on the three-year, $42 million contractthat he signed with the Bravesafter earning an All-Star nod and a Silver Slugger Award with the San Diego Padres in 2024.

MLB increased the penalty for two-time PED offenders to a full season in 2014. Since, only six players have received a 162-game ban for PED use, including Profar, who is the first in that category in two-and-a-half years. Before Profar, the last player to be hit with that kind of PED suspension was Milwaukee Brewers reliever J.C. Mejia in September 2023,according to ESPN.

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Once Profar returned from his suspension last season, he finished the year slashing .245/.353./.434 over the course of 80 games, the first four of which he played before that first PED ban. Along the way, he hit 14 home runs and produced 43 RBI.

The season prior, with the Padres, he recorded career highs in batting average (.280), on-base percentage (.380), OPS (.839), home runs (24), RBI (85) and more.

Profar made his MLB debut at 19 years old with the Texas Rangers. Injuries held him back early in his career, which saw him play with the Rangers (2012-13 and 2016-18), Athletics (2019), Padres (2020-22), Colorado Rockies (2023) and Padres again (2023-24) before he signed with the Braves.

But suspensions have now marred his stay in Atlanta, where the Braves are already off to another discouraging start.

They began last year's injury-riddled campaign 0-7. Before playing a single regular-season game in 2026, they're already down Profar, as well as starting pitchers Spencer Schwellenbach and Hurston Waldrep, both of whom underwent elbow surgery.

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Bears Pro Bowl offensive lineman Drew Dalman reportedly retires at 27 years old after just 5 seasons in NFL

Last March, the Chicago Bears made one of the key offseason moves that would propel their team from worst to first in the NFC North, signing center Drew Dalman to a three-year, $42 million deal. Just a year later, the 27-year-old will reportedly retire after just five seasons in the NFL, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.

The move comes as a massive surprise considering Dalman's age, contract and on-field excellence.

It's impossible to overstate the impact Dalman had on the Bears during his one season with the team. Following a rough rookie season by quarterback Caleb Williams, in which he was sacked a league-leading 68 times, the Bears splurged on offensive linemen in hopes to shore up a weak spot and help Williams develop.

It turned out to be an ingenious decision. The team signed Dalman, and traded for Joe Thuney and Jonah Jackson to keep Williams clean in the pocket. That trio helped the Bears' line allow just 24 sacks in 2025. Both Dalman and Thuney made the Pro Bowl after turning in fantastic first seasons in Chicago.

Their excellence helped Williams throw for nearly 4,000 yards, with 27 touchdowns against seven interceptions. That performance was good enough to lead the Bears to an 11-6 record — and a surprising playoff appearance — in 2025.

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After helping the Bears turn in one of the franchise's best offensive seasons, Dalman's retirement leaves the team's line in a difficult spot entering 2026. The team was already expected to be without promising rookie Ozzy Trapilo next season after he sustained a knee injury in the playoffs. Dalman's retirement now means the team will need to replace two major contributors on the line this offseason.

While the move is a massive loss, there is one small benefit to the Bears. A portion of Dalman's salary will come off the books in 2026, and theBears are in desperate need of more cap space entering the offseason.

Dalman, a former fourth-round draft pick, spent his first four seasons in the NFL with the Atlanta Falcons. After not starting a single game as a rookie, Dalman developed into a key contributor for the Falcons, starting 40 games with the team over the next three seasons.

He battled ankle injuries in both 2023 and 2024, missing a few games in both seasons due to those injuries.

Despite playing in just nine games ahead of free agency, Dalman signed a three-year, $42 million deal with Chicago last March. He stayed healthy in his first — and only — season in Chicago, starting all 17 games for the Bears in 2025.

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Mets' Nolan McLean says he's feeling better after experiencing vertigo-like symptoms last week

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) — New York Mets pitcher Nolan McLean says he's feeling better as he prepares to join the U.S. in theWorld Baseball Classicafter experiencing vertigo-like symptoms last week.

"I'm definitely feeling better these last couple of days," McLean told reporters Tuesday. "I haven't missed any days of throwing. I kind of grinded through a little bit last week, still feeling the vertigo symptoms, but this week I'm feeling really good."

McLean said he started feeling the symptoms early last week. He noted that he had a vertigo spell in high school that passed quickly, but the symptoms lingered a little longer this time.

"Just standing still, I would get dizzy out of nowhere," McLean said. "We kind of came to the conclusion it was inner-ear stuff."

McLean said he will throw Wednesday to make sure he's feeling good before joining the U.S.

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The 24-year-old McLean maintains his rookie status and is preparing for his first full season in the majors after going 5-1 with a 2.06 ERA in eight starts as alate-season call-uplast year.

Now he's getting ready to pitch for his country as well.

"Obviously my body, I had to take care of my body first and make sure that it was where I wanted to be before I go out and try to compete for Team USA," McLean said. "I'm comfortable with where I'm at right now."

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