During a news conference on Monday, the department detailed the success of their operation, which culminated in the arrest of nine individuals and the seizure of 77 ATVs and dirt bikes. The crackdown came after officers strategically set up a blockade to quell the chaos that had disrupted traffic on the iconic California bridge.

Footage captured by police drones vividly documented the scene, showcasing bikers recklessly maneuvering through the bridge lanes before encountering a blockade of police vehicles. The video also captured a dramatic moment where officers attempted to rescue an individual who had leaped into the water in a bid to escape capture.

This decisive action not only halted the mayhem but effectively demonstrated the department’s commitment to maintaining order and safety on the Bay Bridge, a crucial transportation artery.

Police seized dozens of ATVs and dirt bikes during the operation. (Oakland Police Department)

In a news conference, Oakland Police Chief James Beere said the joint effort allowed for officers to trap bikers riding on the bridge.

Dozens of bikers and ATV riders swarmed the Bay Bridge in California. (Oakland Police Department)

OPD said in a statement in part, “On Sunday, more than 100 OPD officers worked alongside regional partners to safely coordinate arrests and vehicle seizures.” 

This recent slew of arrests is not the first time the city has had to deal with illegal takeovers.

Nine people were arrested in the investigation. (Oakland Police Department)

San Francisco Police Chief Derek Luth said during the news conference that the takeovers have become a regional problem.

He said his agency, alongside California Highway Patrol, seized 85 bikes when bikers tried to take over the bridge back in March.

San Francisco police and Oakland police teamed up in the investigation. (Oakland Police Department)

Additionally, last year SFPD seized more than 140 vehicles in relation to takeovers.

“There are going to be more arrests. If you made it away yesterday [Sunday] just expect a knock at your door, and if it warrants and it’s legally just, you’ll be arrested as well,” Beere said.

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A teenager from Alabama embarked on a critical journey to Los Angeles to receive life-saving treatment for his stage four bone cancer, following intervention from the Trump administration.

Fifteen-year-old Will Roberts had turned to social media, particularly his mother’s Facebook page, on April 22 to seek assistance. In his heartfelt message, he reached out to President Trump and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., hoping for their support.

“I’ve been battling osteosarcoma, a highly aggressive and challenging bone cancer, for the past 16 months,” Will expressed in the video. He implored anyone with ties to the White House to step in and offer aid.

He went on to explain, “My chemotherapy treatments haven’t been effective, and I’ve been grappling with this since January 2025. Unfortunately, not much has been successful,” revealing that his mother had been looking into an experimental medication.

“We’ve exhausted nearly all available options and are approaching a critical point. I’m in dire need of assistance,” he added, underscoring the urgency of his situation.

An Alabama oil tycoon and real estate developer, Ric Myers, saw the message and forwarded it to Trump, AL.com reported.

It then spread across the administration — from First Lady Melania Trump to Kennedy to Dr. Mehmet Oz, the administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

Oz put the family in touch with the Sarcoma Oncology Center in Santa Monica, which offers “innovative clinical trials and experimental treatments to offer hope for those facing hard-to-treat cancers.”

Will made an appointment and flew across the count for treatment, thanking his backers for helping get him to the Golden State.

“Man, y’all care so much for me to get this drug and I appreciate it so much,” the teen said in a video posted to Facebook.

He’s expected to receive three 30-minute treatment sessions per week as he aims to overcome his cancer.

But the medical costs are enormous. The treatments will cost the family $500,000, the Daily Mail reported, and they’ve already spent $100,000 on travel expenses and other medical expenses alone.

The family launched a GoFundMe campaign, which had raised more than $661,000 of its $750,000 goal as of Tuesday afternoon.

Will’s mother expressed gratitude on Monday to the people who helped the family along the way.

“We didn’t come to California for comfort. We came for a chance but what we’ve found here… between the people, the doors that have opened, and the peace we’ve felt walking through them that it’s been so much more than that,” she said.

“And if there’s one thing I know for sure today…We are exactly where we are supposed to be and I have hope,” she added.

In a significant legal development, a grand jury has indicted a man accused of attempting a violent attack at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner. Cole Tomas Allen, aged 31, faces four charges, including a newly introduced accusation.

The incident unfolded on April 25 at the Washington Hilton, where Allen, armed with a shotgun, handgun, and knives, bypassed a security checkpoint and charged toward the event’s ballroom. This high-profile dinner was marked by the presence of numerous dignitaries and public figures.

Initially, Allen was charged with three serious offenses: attempting to assassinate the President, transporting a firearm with the intent to commit a felony, and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence. These allegations underscored the gravity of the situation and the potential threat posed by Allen’s actions.

On Tuesday, a federal grand jury in Washington, DC, added a fourth charge to the indictment. This latest charge accuses Allen of assaulting a federal officer with a deadly weapon, reflecting the incident where it is alleged he shot a Secret Service agent. Fortunately, the agent was not seriously injured, thanks to his bullet-resistant vest.

The addition of the new charge confirms Allen is alleged to have shot a Secret Service agent, who was struck in his bullet-resistant vest and not seriously injured.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche indicated last week that investigators wanted to review more ballistics evidence before making that determination.

Trump and many of his top cabinet secretaries were gathered with thousands of journalists for the annual dinner.

Allen traveled by train from his home in California to carry out the attack and allegedly left a note which said that administration officials were his targets and ‘prioritized from highest-ranking to lowest.’

Cole Tomas Allen is detained after charging security and opening fire at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner in Washington DC on April 25

Trump and many of his top cabinet secretaries were gathered with thousands of journalists for the annual dinner 

Allen, of Torrance, California, has not yet entered a plea.

He was injured but not shot in the alleged assassination attempt.

He was placed on suicide watch after his arrest, but jail officials removed him from that status over the weekend.

Allen’s attorneys complained that he had been unnecessarily confined in a padded room with constant lighting, repeatedly strip searched and placed in restraints outside his cell.

A liberal federal judge in DC sparked outrage on Monday after apologizing Allen after he was held in a 24-hour lockup ever since he was placed in federal custody.

Magistrate Judge Zia Faruqui slammed attorneys, stating: ‘At a minimum, I should be apologizing to him. We are obligated to make sure he’s taken care of. Mr. Allen, I’m sorry that things have not been the way they are supposed to.’

Faruqui went on to compare Allen’s imprisonment to those arrested for rioting at the Capitol on January 6 , 2021.

‘To me, it’s extremely disturbing that he was put in five-point restraints, a person with no criminal history,’ Faruqui added.

Cole Tomas Allen, 31, has been held in 24-hour lockup ever since he was placed in federal custody

Magistrate Judge Zia Faruqui slammed attorneys during a Monday afternoon court hearing over the conditions of Allen’s imprisonment. Allen was placed on suicide watch when he was first jailed

‘It’s troubling. I never heard of one Jan. 6 defendant who was put in five-point restraints or in a safe cell. If the only way to keep him safe is the most punitive thing, that’s a problem.’

The judge ordered officials at the DC jail to update him by tomorrow morning about Allen’s requested jail accommodations. Allen’s attorneys filed a motion on Sunday demanding he be removed from suicide watch restrictions in prison.

While admonishing prison officials, Judge Faruqui emphasized that Allen is presumed innocent until proven guilty.

Yet Allen posted a manifesto admitting to plotting the shooting, and video footage captured the would-be assassin rushing past Secret Service while wielding a shotgun before agents opened fire.

Trump’s allies and online supporters reacted with outrage to the judge’s apology to Allen by demanding his removal. Allen has not entered a plea in the case.

‘Remove this judge NOW!’ wrote MAGA influencer Eric Daugherty on X.

Nick Sortor, a popular online Trump supporter, also slammed Faruqui: ‘WTF? Magistrate judge Zia Faruqui in DC APOLOGIZED to the WHCA shooter Cole Allen for the “treatment” he’s received so far in jail. DC judges are an absolute JOKE.’

Last week, Allen appeared in court alongside his public defenders, wearing an orange jumpsuit and white undershirt. He maintained a calm, emotionless demeanor throughout the hearing.

Allen charged Secret Service while carrying a shotgun, a handgun, and multiple knives

Allen was armed with seven knifes during the time of the attack, prosecutors say

Federal prosecutors released a chilling selfie of Allen pictured in his hotel room, apparently clad with weapons, moments before he charged a security checkpoint in an alleged plot to kill Donald Trump.

Prosecutors say that he took the mirror selfie in his hotel room at 8.03pm in full evening dress just minutes before he arrived at the event with a shotgun.

‘He was wearing a black dress shirt, black slacks, and what appears to be a red necktie, tucked into his pants,’ the court filing states.

He was also wearing a ‘small leather bag’ filled with ammunition, a shoulder holster, a sheathed knife, pliers, and wire cutters.

Prosecutors say that after taking the selfie, Allen searched the President’s schedule again at 8.13pm, then looked at live video of Trump arriving at 8.27pm, immediately before his emailed confession went out to family and friends at 8.30pm.

In a significant legal development, a former FedEx driver has been sentenced to death by a jury in Fort Worth, Texas. The sentence was handed down on Tuesday after Tanner Horner, 34, admitted to the abduction and murder of a 7-year-old girl, Athena Strand, during a delivery to her home. The tragic incident occurred while Horner was delivering a Christmas gift in 2022.

The decision by the jury followed a month of intense testimony, which included harrowing audio evidence capturing Athena’s final moments inside Horner’s delivery van. Just as his trial was set to begin, Horner confessed to the crime, pleading guilty to capital murder. Athena’s disappearance from her home in the rural community of Paradise, located near Fort Worth, was tragically resolved when her body was discovered two days later.

During the sentencing, Horner remained impassive, showing no visible reaction as the judge pronounced the death penalty, an event broadcasted live from the courtroom.

Jurors concluded that Horner posed a significant risk of ongoing violent behavior, determining that there were no mitigating factors in the nature of his crime or his personal history that could justify a life sentence without the possibility of parole, as opposed to the death penalty.

Prosecutor James Stainton, in his opening remarks to the jury, highlighted the deceitful nature of Horner’s statements. He recounted how Horner had fabricated multiple lies, initially claiming that he accidentally hit Athena with his van during the delivery and subsequently killed her in a panicked state.

Several jurors cried as they were shown video and heard audio from inside the van after Athena was taken. He could be seen lifting her into the van, and then driving away, telling her not to scream or he’d hurt her.

Horner then covered the camera, but the audio continued recording. Horner asks Athena questions, including how old she is and where she goes to school, before stopping the van and telling her they are going to “hang out.” Horner tells her to take off her shirt and she begins crying, asking what he’s doing and whether he’s a kidnapper. She cries no and asks for her mother and to go home.

She asks him: “Why are you doing this?” He replies, “Because you are pretty.”

“My mom says I can’t do that to somebody,” she tells him. “And you can’t do that to me either.”

As the recording, which lasts over an hour, continues, Athena’s screams can be heard as well as choking and slamming noises.

At one point he tells her: “If you don’t shut up, I will hurt you worse.”

A medical examiner testified that Athena died of blunt force injuries with smothering and strangulation.

While acknowledging during opening statements that the evidence against Horner was “overwhelming” and “terrible,” Horner’s attorney, Steven Goble, told jurors that Horner’s mother drank while she was pregnant, that he has autism and suffered from “various mental illnesses throughout his life” in addition to being exposed to a “massive amount of lead.”

Goble had asked jurors to sentence Horner to life in prison.

Athena’s family has said that the package Horner had dropped off was a Christmas present for her — a box of “You Can Be Anything” Barbies.

The trial was moved from rural Wise County to Fort Worth after Horner’s attorneys argued that he would not have received a fair trial. ____

On Tuesday, the FBI revealed a significant breakthrough in a nationwide crackdown on child sexual abuse, announcing the arrest of over 350 individuals linked to such offenses.

Dubbed Operation Iron Pursuit, the initiative successfully identified more than 200 child victims. This extensive operation was a collaborative effort involving all 56 FBI field offices across the country, alongside several U.S. Attorneys’ offices.

Among those rescued was a 10-year-old from Utah, who was reportedly taken to Cuba by a transgender parent. According to the FBI, the child had initially been told they were going on a camping trip with the parent, their partner, and another child. Instead, the group traveled through Canada and Mexico before reaching Cuba.

The child’s biological father, Rose Inessa-Ethington, allegedly transported the child to Cuba with his partner, Blue Inessa-Ethington, without the consent or knowledge of the child’s mother. The family raised significant concerns about the child’s welfare, noting the child, born male, identified as female—an identity they believe was influenced by Rose, as stated in an official press release from the FBI.

During a press briefing at the Justice Department in Washington, D.C., on April 28, 2026, FBI Director Kash Patel, alongside Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, addressed the public on the operation’s outcomes. (Nathan Howard/Reuters)

The FBI reunited the child with his mother after fears that his transgender parent shuttled him to Cuba for gender reassignment surgery.

The transgender parent and the transgender partner who assisted the parent were arrested and charged with International Parental Kidnapping.

“Operation Iron Pursuit is just the latest in this FBI’s work with our interagency partners to crush child abuse networks all over this country,” FBI Director Kash Patel said in a statement to Fox News Digital.

“Last year through Operations like Relentless Justice, Enduring Justice, and Restore Justice, we set records identifying over 6,300 child victims, taking 300+ human traffickers off the streets, and more. President Trump’s law enforcement team is eliminating these criminal actors at a historic pace and we’re not slowing down,” Patel concluded.

The FBI said those arrested during Operation Iron Pursuit are alleged to have committed various crimes, including sexual exploitation, sex trafficking, abuse, kidnapping, and possessing, distributing, or receiving child sexual abuse materials (CSAM).

James Strahler II, 37, pleaded guilty in early April to numerous charges related to his creation of AI-generated explicit material of both adults and children. Strahler pleaded guilty to cyberstalking after prosecutors alleged he used over 100 web-based AI models, telephone calls, voicemails, text messages and web postings to harass victims.

Strahler created over 700 images of both real victims and animations and uploaded them to a website dedicated to child sex abuse material, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Southern District of Ohio.

He is the first person in the U.S. to be convicted under the Take It Down Act, a landmark bill which criminalizes the non-consensual sharing of intimate images and deepfake AI content that was championed by First Lady Melania Trump.

First lady Melania Trump speaks as President Donald Trump listens during the signing of the “Take It Down Act” in the White House Rose Garden in Washington on May 19, 2025. (Evan Vucci/AP)

Another alleged abuser caught in the roundup was New York’s Alber Rodriguez, a 48-year-old who the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York accused of sexually abusing a 12-year-old boy and taking photos and videos of the abuse.

“As alleged, Alber Rodriguez sexually abused a 12-year-old child and recorded that abuse—conduct that is as cruel as it is criminal,” U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton said in a press release.

“This Office has zero tolerance for those who prey on children.  Protecting New Yorkers, especially our youngest and most vulnerable, is our priority.  If you exploit a child in this District, we will find you, we will charge you, and we will prosecute you to the fullest extent of the law.  We will not stop until those who endanger our children are taken off our streets and held fully accountable.”

Anthony Greene, 37, of Pennsylvania, was also arrested in April as part of the sweep and charged with a litany of crimes. Prosecutors charged Greene by indictment with two counts each of manufacture of child pornography; use of an interstate commerce facility to entice a minor, and attempt to entice a minor, to engage in sexual conduct; and receipt of child pornography, and one count each of possession of child pornography and possession of a firearm by a felon, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania wrote in a statement.

FBI Director Kash Patel said the bureau will produce a report “in short order” after reviewing multiple state-level investigations at the White House’s request to determine whether any are connected. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)

“This operation puts every child predator on notice: we are coming for you,” Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said in a statement. “The sexual exploitation of minors is an abomination with no place in our society. We will hunt down these offenders, hold them fully accountable under the law, and deliver justice for victims.”

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche criticizes reporters during a press conference on April 21, 2026. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

The FBI said Iron Pursuit follows three other successful operations last year.

According to the bureau, 205 children were rescued and 293 offenders are arrested during Operation Relentless Justice, which concluded in December 2025. Operation Enduring Justice, which ended in August 2025, resulted in the rescue of 133 children and the arrests of 234 offenders. The FBI said 115 children were rescued and 205 child sex abuse offenders were arrested as a result of Operation Restore Justice, which concluded in May 2025.

“Every single day this FBI is working 24/7 to break networks of child abusers all across this country,” Patel added. “Let this be a message to criminal actors who seek to target America’s children: you will be pursued, and you will be brought to justice.”

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Lisa Kudrow recently shared her perspective on a long-standing debate among “Friends” fans.

The actress, best known for her role on the iconic ’90s sitcom, addressed the contentious issue of Ross and Rachel’s relationship dynamics.

For years, viewers have been divided over whether Ross (played by David Schwimmer) was in the right to sleep with another woman after he and Rachel (portrayed by Jennifer Aniston) had declared they were “on a break.”

While appearing on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” this Monday, Kudrow hesitated, saying, “I’m afraid now to bring it up.”

Jimmy Fallon, the show’s host, pressed on, asking, “What is your take? Were they on a break?”

“Well, no. But it’s beyond that,” Kudrow explained. “It’s beyond break or not— he was a bad boyfriend.”

The audience immediately erupted in applause.

“Oh, you agree! Oh, I feel better,” the “Comeback” actress gushed. “Thank you. Thank you for this. Thank you, all of you.”

Kudrow further explained her reasoning.

“We did the reunion just like five years ago… we were all so like, ‘They were on a break.’ Like, ‘Rachel, that hysterical shrew, not letting him sleep with someone and won’t get back together,’” the “Romy and Michele” actress recalled. “She shouldn’t have gotten back with him because he was horrible.”

When Fallon asked Kudrow if Schwimmer knew how his guest felt, she stayed quiet.

“He knows now,” the late night host quipped.

Back in 2020, Schwimmer gave his own take on the situation, telling Fallon at the time, “It’s not even a question. They were on a break.”

For her part, while promoting an apparel line for charity in 2021, Aniston argued: “For the record… we were SO not on a break.”

In Season 3, episode 16, titled, “The One with the Morning After,” Rachel accused Ross of cheating on her, to which he denied.

Ross claimed he thought they had broken up when he hooked up with someone else and famously stated, “We were on a break.”

The line went on to be used many times throughout the series.

“Friends” ran for 10 seasons from 1994 until 2004 and along with Kudrow, Aniston and Schwimmer, the sitcom starred Matthew Perry, Courteney Cox and Matt LeBlanc.

Perry died in October 2023 at age 54 from the “acute effects of ketamine.” His cause of death was ruled as accidental.

In 2024, Kudrow revealed to the Hollywood Reporter she started rewatching the NBC series to “celebrate” Perry.

For years, the sitcom star was unable to watch “Friends,” calling it too “embarrassing” to see herself act.

“If I make it about Matthew, then that’s OK,” Kudrow expressed. “And it’s just celebrating how hilarious he was — and that is what I want to remember [about him].”

Despite disagreeing with Schwimmer’s take on his relationship, Kudrow added that she was “laughing out loud” at how funny her co-stars were.

“I’m blown away by Courteney Cox. I’m blown away by [Jennifer Aniston],” the actress mused. “Matthew, obviously, is just uniquely hilarious. No one ever knew that cadence or comedic rhythm before him. Matt LeBlanc is hilarious. And David Schwimmer, too. Sometimes I even laugh at what I’ve done.”

A jury has sentenced Tanner Horner, the FedEx driver responsible for the abduction and murder of young Athena Strand, to death. This verdict comes as a response to the chilling events that unfolded in November 2022 in Paradise, Texas.

On that fateful day, 34-year-old Horner was on his delivery route when he seized the opportunity to kidnap seven-year-old Athena from her family’s home. After placing her in the back of his truck, a desperate struggle ensued before he tragically ended her life.

Facing the weight of his actions, Horner admitted guilt, pleading guilty to charges of capital murder and aggravated kidnapping just hours before his trial was scheduled to commence in April.

The jury, evenly composed of men and women, needed just under three hours to reach their decision, concluding that the severity of Horner’s crimes warranted the ultimate penalty.

The jury, which was made up of an even split between men and women, took two hours and 50 minutes to deliberate on whether Horner deserved to die. 

Horner was emotionless as the execution sentenced was announced on Tuesday.  

After the sentence was handed down, Athena’s uncle said to the killer in an impact statement: ‘I want you to know that you are nothing. You are a footnote in Athena’s story.’

In the closing arguments on Tuesday, Wise County District Attorney James Stainton called seven-year-old Athena a ‘warrior’ for withstanding the traumatic ordeal before her untimely death in the back of the FedEx van. 

Horner, 34, will be put on death row for murdering and kidnapping seven-year-old Athena Strand (pictured). It took the jury just under three hours to decide on the sentence

Horner had been delivering a box of Barbies that were due to be Strand’s Christmas present when he took the youngster, strangled her and dumped her body in a creek. The two are pictured in his FedEx truck following the kidnapping

Tanner Horner pleaded guilty to the horrendous crime, just before his trial was going to begin. He is pictured on Tuesday, before he found out that he would be sentenced to die

The DA showed the jury the shoes Horner was wearing on the day of the murder – dropping them onto a table in front of the people who were in charge of determining the killer’s sentence. 

Stainton said: ‘This is what it took [pointing at shoes] to beat the life out of her.’

‘If you want mercy, if you want someone to consider giving you life in prison when you gave no life to her, when you gave no mercy here,’ he added. 

He said that Horner was the reason why Texas still has the death penalty and ‘proof why there is evil in society and we can never turn back.’ 

The killer will now be moved to the Allan B. Polunsky Unit in West Livingston, Texas – where inmates on death row are held. His execution date has not yet been set. 

Jurors, some of whom were sobbing in court, had to listen to excerpts from more than an hour of video and audio that captured Athena’s final moments. 

Previous evidence showed that Horner called Athena ‘sweetie’ and tried to make small talk by asking her age, where she goes to school, her teacher’s name and whether her teacher was nice when he put her inside his abduction van.

Harrowing audio revealed after the trial showed Athena questioning her kidnapper: ‘Is this your house?’ Horner replied: ‘No, I don’t live around here’. 

‘Where are we going? What are you doing?’ the little girl asked a few moments later. Horner answered: ‘We are going to hang out for a while.’

The killer then ordered the child to remove her shirt and shushed her when she questioned why. She started to cry and asked for her mother.

Pictured: Horner’s reaction as he was given the death penalty on Tuesday for the murder of the seven-year-old

Strand was snatched by Horner as he dropped off a package containing a Christmas gift for the youngster – a box of Barbie dolls  

The box of Barbies that Athena was supposed to receive on Christmas

Tanner Horner during questioning by investigators following the murder of Athena Strand

Wise County District Attorney James Stainton holds the shoes Tanner Horner wore when he killed Athena Strand

‘Are you a kidnapper?’ Athena asked through her tears and pleas to go home. ‘Why are you doing this?’

Horner replied: ‘Because you are pretty. You know that?’ 

Strand’s body was found around nine miles away from her home, two days later. 

Jurors also had to listen to heart-wrenching testimony from both of Strand’s parents during the trial, which was fast tracked to the sentencing phase after Horner pleaded guilty. 

Medical examiner Dr Jessica Dwyer ruled Athena died because of blunt force injuries with smothering and strangulation.

The medical examiner’s report said Athena’s body did not show signs of sexual trauma.

But Jacqueline Ferrara, a former forensic analyst with the Texas Department of Public Safety, testified at Horner’s trial that male DNA had been found on swabs from Athena’s rape kit.

Horner initially told authorities that he accidentally hit Athena with his van and then strangled her in a panic.

Prosecutors called that an ‘absolute lie’ and said Athena was not hurt before he abducted her, with footage showing Athena conscious and seemingly physically unharmed inside the truck. 

An arrest warrant said Horner took investigators from the Wise County Sheriff’s Office to where he had left Athena’s body.

Horner also told investigators that an alter ego of his, Zero, ‘kind of took over’ after he failed to calm Athena down.