In a dramatic turn of events on Thursday in Texas, two individuals suspected of human smuggling engaged police in a high-stakes chase reaching speeds of 100 mph. The pursuit took a shocking twist when one of the suspects reportedly commandeered a civilian’s car at gunpoint after abandoning their original vehicle, as reported by the authorities.

Captured by helicopter footage from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Air and Marine Operations, the relentless pursuit unfolded spectacularly along the busy lanes of Interstate 10 in Fabens.

The dramatic footage reveals law enforcement closely trailing the alleged smugglers until their vehicle was finally brought to a halt. The duo hastily exited and attempted to flee on foot, leaving the scene of the chase behind.

Radio communications from the scene reveal that officials suspect the getaway car may have been forced to stop due to damage inflicted by a strategically deployed spike strip, which compromised the front right tire.

Moments later, the vehicle slows down and two occupants jump out and run.

“Bail out, bail out, bail out!” someone is heard shouting in the video.

The two men are then seen running across the highway, with one quickly apprehended by a member of the Texas Department of Public Safety.

The other suspect allegedly carjacked a civilian at gunpoint before he was also later taken into custody, authorities said.

Authorities have not released information about how many people were allegedly being smuggled or their nationalities.

“Outstanding coordination by Border Patrol, AMO, HSI and Texas DPS,” CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott posted on X alongside video of the pursuit.

“Suspected human smugglers hit 100+ mph and bailed out when their vehicle was disabled,” Scott continued. “One then carjacked a civilian at gunpoint. Smugglers risk lives for profit. We will keep taking them down.”

The incident took place near a Speedway gas station at around 9:16 a.m., according to KFOX14.

The suspects are expected to face human smuggling and evading arrest or detention charges, the station reported.

News Media has reached out to U.S. Customs and Border Protection for additional information.

The heartbreaking impact of Nepal’s catastrophic flash floods has reached the tri-state area, as nearly 100 missing Americans include beloved residents and family members from New York. 

Among those affected are Amita Amin, 67, and Jitendra Manubhai Patel, 63, from Long Island, as well as Tejal Vyomesh Patel, 64, from New Jersey. These individuals were on a spiritual journey with a group of seven when the devastating floods swept through their route, according to a report from Newsday. 

“This has been the most harrowing 48 hours of my life,” remarked Aditi Patel, both Tejal Patel’s daughter and Amin’s daughter-in-law, in an interview with the outlet.

Residing on Long Island herself, Aditi Patel recounted how Amin, Tejal Patel, and Jitendra Patel departed from JFK Airport bound for Kathmandu, Nepal’s bustling capital, alongside their travel group on August 22.

Organized by Nepal Trekking Planner, the group’s itinerary began with a brief stay in Nepal before venturing towards Tibet. Their goal was to reach Mount Kailash, a revered site among Hindus, Buddhists, and other spiritual traditions, as detailed in the Newsday publication. 

According to Aditi, the group of seven were forced to spend an extra night in Kathmandu after multiple landslides and the breakdown of their tour vehicle prevented the group from crossing the border into Tibet.

Before the floods hit Wednesday, Aditi believes the tour group had entered the immigration building along the country’s border, as that’s where her mother’s Find My Friends location has remained since Wednesday, Aug. 26 — the date of the deadly floods.

“That’s where the story ends, and that’s where the story gets dicey, because we don’t know what happened after they left that building,” Aditi told the outlet. 

“Did they actually leave? Did they leave and didn’t get too far, and the flood hit?”

Jitendra Patel last spoke to his son, Sunny Patel, at 8:13 a.m. local time Wednesday before the catastrophic flooding hit.

The flood waters first hit around 8:37 a.m. local time, according to Earth Sky.

“During that call, he told us that he had already cleared Chinese immigration and was in Tibet,” Sunny Patel wrote on a public Facebook post. “We have been unable to contact him since that call.”

“His phone has not reconnected to WhatsApp, and every message sent since then remains undelivered,” he added. 

Aditi said she called the hotel the group was supposed to stay at the following night but the manager said the group never checked in.

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Since the harrowing flash flooding event tore through the trans-Himalayan nations, Aditi said she has contacted US embassies in Nepal, China and India — as well as the US consulate and several politicians. 

Similarly, Big Apple doctor Radhika Sharma said her parents Ramesh, 65, and Neelam, 64, are “missing and unaccounted” for since crossing the Himalayan corridor with the same Nepal Trekking Planner group.

Sharma last spoke to her parents 40 minutes before the harrowing waters hit and told NBC on Thursday that it’s “probably been the worst 24 hours of my life, [and] my brother’s life.”

“We’re just waiting to hear from them, and just any information, honestly,” she said.

In Queens, Dawa Cerpa, owner of A Taste of Nepal restaurant in Jackson Heights, said his uncle has been missing since the deadly torrent of water and mud swept through, CBS News reported. 

“It’s very tough in this time,” Cerpa said, adding that he’s tried desperately to reach loved ones by phone.

“Many friends and one of my uncles, two days ago, they are not returning [calls],” he said.

At least 90 Americans have been reported missing since the devastating natural disaster tore through Nepal and Tibet, killing more than 390 people as of Thursday.

The catastrophic flood, which was triggered by a glacier collapse, was described as a “tsunami from the sky” by local officials. 

More than 1,400 people remain missing as of Thursday. 

Aditi, however, remains hopeful that she will be reconnected with her loved ones despite the phone lines being down. 

“I am feeling hopeful that we can still hear good news about every single person who’s missing — not just ours,” she told Newsday.

“That is the hard part, to get that information in such a devastating situation,” she added. “We just want to spread the word.”

“We want to know that they’re OK.”

The controversy surrounding Good Good’s “tone-deaf” Callaway advertisement continues to escalate, as The Golf Channel has officially decided to cancel the anticipated reality TV show that was set to premiere soon.

In the wake of the incident, both Good Good and Callaway have extended heartfelt apologies for a now-deleted social media video. The clip featured Garrett Clark pushing a female golfer to the ground and then aggressively shouting at her while she lay there.

The response from the public was quick and unforgiving, resulting in a series of setbacks for Good Good. They have not only lost their sponsorship deal with Callaway but also seen their association with an upcoming PGA Tour tournament stripped away.

Adding to their troubles, The Golf Channel announced the cancellation of the forthcoming ‘Good Good x Big Break.’ This decision was made just a day after the network initially said they would delay the show’s release by a week.

Initially, the release was postponed following a request from an unnamed sponsor, speculated to be Golf Magic, who wanted its branding removed. However, The Golf Channel ultimately opted to scrap the show entirely.

In a statement, a spokesperson for The Golf Channel said: ‘Following recent developments involving Good Good, and including the fact that the intended outcome of this series can no longer be fulfilled, Golf Channel will not be able to complete this season of Big Break as planned.

‘While we are disappointed for the 12 competitors, our production team that worked tirelessly on the season, and the show’s passionate fans, we look forward to Big Break’s return to Golf Channel in 2027’.

Big Break is golf’s version of a reality TV show, pitting 12 aspiring golfers against each other in a series of unusual challenges, with players eliminated each week until only one winner remains.

It ran for 23 seasons from 2003 to 2015 before being canceled, but was set to make its big return this year in a partnership with Good Good. The show was due to be hosted by professional golfer and model Blair O’Neal and TV host Wells Adam.

The winner of the 2026 reboot was due to receive an exemption into the PGA Tour’s Good Good Championship in November – but the Good Good branding has now been pulled from that event. 

On the PGA Tour’s website, the event is now titled the Austin Championship, with no sign of Good Good as the tour evaluates its ongoing partnership with the YouTubers.

The full-60 second ad – for the Good Good-branded Callaway Quantum driver – was supposed to be a spoof of the popular horror movie ‘Obsession.’

But the opening of the advertisement shows Clark rushing over and body-checking Good Good member Alexis Miestowski as she reached for the golf club.

As Miestowski lay flat on her back on the ground, Clark is seen standing over before angrily saying: ‘Do not touch my new driver.’

The rest of the ad shows other members of the content team somehow becoming possessed by the golf club before the video ends.

In a video released following the backlash, Clark apologized and even called the commercial the ‘worst ad known to man’ – despite being the person at the center of the controversy.

‘I wanted to first start by saying, I personally want to apologize for playing the role in this skit, in this ad, at the magnitude that I did, and then on Good Good’s behalf and Good Good marketing team’s behalf, I wanted to say an apology as well because this is not at all what we stand for,’ he began.

‘Once again, I want everyone to know that I do not support DV [domestic violence] abuse or any of that, of any kind. So that’s the first thing I want to say, and I also wanted to offer you guys some clarity on the situation, if you guys are willing to hear.’

Clark added that the ad was supposed to draw inspiration from the popular horror movie but clearly missed the mark.

‘Looking back, super dumb ad concept,’ he admitted. ‘Terrible ad in general, not the greatest idea.’

He was also keen to drive home the point that it was a ‘complete skit’ and ‘I didn’t actually tackle a woman’, adding: ‘I never would, and I didn’t.’  

Expressing intense perspectives about the Massachusetts mother accused of taking her three children’s lives could get you fired without any legal repercussions, according to a noted employment law expert monitoring the case.

Lindsay Clancy, 36, faces charges for allegedly strangling her children—Cora, 5; Dawson, 3; and Callan, 8 months—and attempting suicide by leaping from a second-floor window. This incident reportedly occurred after she sent her husband out for takeout and a pharmacy errand, as stated by the Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office.

The case has sparked widespread attention across the country, drawing supporters to the courthouse and sparking heated debates online about culpability, especially after her defense claimed she was not guilty due to insanity or mental impairment.

“If you’re fired for engaging in fiery conversations supporting Lindsay Clancy, that action isn’t inherently illegal,” explained Nicole Brenecki, a New York-based lawyer with expertise in employment law.

Still, Brenecki warned, a fired employee could still raise legal concerns if their Clancy-related statements were used as a pretext to get rid of them for other reasons.

“If a case like this came to the court system, it would not be viewed in the context of the free speech alone,” she said. “It would also be viewed in the contexts of employment laws.”

As a “general rule,” however, she said employers would be allowed to prohibit such discussions about the case.

Other considerations would involve whether the speech took place during working hours, disrupted business operations or whether there was discrimination against protected groups involved in the firing.

“Every single case in our court system is very highly and intensely fact-based,” she said. “So we cannot give…any specific explanation as to whether something would be illegal or not. We have to look at the facts.”

Still, Brenecki advised against arguing over strong opinions at the water cooler.

“If you truly want to voice them in a workplace, then be prepared to have to find greener pastures,” she said.

There could be other consequences as well. Earlier this month, an attorney named Alex Thomason said in a TikTok video of his own that he has already spoken with men involved in custody disputes with women who have been posting the “solidarity hold a heart thing” for Clancy.

In one instance, he said, he is looking to have a woman’s visitation rights stripped away.

“I want to be able to have a forensic psychiatrist interview this woman just to see how wack-a-doodle she is, and we’re gonna use her TikTok posts,” he said.

Defense attorney Kevin Reddington has argued that Clancy was under the effects of postpartum psychosis, while prosecutors allege she acted deliberately and understood what she was doing was wrong.

Dozens of supporters have rallied outside the courthouse, carrying signs and wearing shirts with phrases like, “Stand in Peace for Lindsay.”

Jurors began deliberating after both sides delivered their closing arguments Thursday.

They will decide whether Clancy is guilty of first-degree murder, second-degree murder or manslaughter in the deaths of her three children — or not criminally responsible by reason of the insanity defense.

If convicted of any of the three counts of first-degree murder she faces, Clancy would see a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole.