According to The Los Angeles Times, ICE made the arrests on Tuesday at the Sonoma County Superior Court. In a statement, the agency acknowledged California’s new state law, with David Jennings, ICE field office director in San Francisco, saying: “Our officers will not have their hands tied by sanctuary rules when enforcing immigration laws to remove criminal aliens from our communities.” California’s state laws, ICE said, cannot overwrite federal laws and “will not govern the conduct of federal officers acting pursuant to duly enacted laws passed by Congress that provide the authority to make administrative arrests of removable aliens inside the United States,” he said....

Ali Mendoza claims ICE Agent Thomas Malandris struck him with his car in National City, San Diego County almost five years ago when he was 18 years old. Mendoza’s suit alleges that Malandris was speeding in an unmarked vehicle at night, without headlights, emergency lights or sirens on. According to the Washington Post, Malandris was suspended for five days after the incident but was promoted after returning to work. The Post also noted that “Malandris had previously been suspended for misusing a government credit card....

Ice pick scars are caused by an inflammatory breakout, such as a deep papule or cyst, that has damaged the skin’s structures. They are most common on the cheeks. These scars extend—sometimes by a few millimeters—into the second layer of the skin (the dermis). The skin looks like it was pierced by an ice pick or other sharp instrument, hence the name. Read on to learn more about how ice pick acne scars can be treated....

The 45-year-old future Hall of Famer will announce his retirement Thursday in Tokyo after the Mariners finish their game against the Athletics at the Tokyo Dome, according to multiple reports. MORE: On Ichiro’s emotional return to Tokyo The Kyodo News Agency reported the decision around the time Suzuki was coming to the plate for his second time against Oakland pitcher Marco Estrada. Suzuki grounded out to second base, keeping him hitless for the series....

French giants PSG failed to reach the quarter-finals after Tuesday’s 2-1 defeat at home to two-time defending champions Madrid in Paris. Already without the world’s most expensive player, Neymar, a 10-man PSG – who had Marco Verratti sent off in the second half – were helpless as goals from Cristiano Ronaldo and Casemiro sealed a 5-2 aggregate win for Madrid. And Sacchi, winner of back-to-back European Cups with AC Milan in 1989 and 1990, took aim at mega-rich PSG post-match....

The hosts were spared the ignominy of another massacre but Saturday night’s 3-0 defeat to Netherlands in the third-place playoff game in Brasilia will surely be the final straw for their coach. It comes to something when a three-goal defeat for the five-time world champions barely registers. Scolari has insisted that he will not step down from his position in the wake of the World Cup and insisted with shocking arrogance that he should not be held responsible for this summer’s failure....

And here again is Bruce Willis whispering his lines with fierce concentration. Willis is not dead this time–though he ought to be. Miraculously, his character, a security guard named David Dunn, has survived a train wreck that has killed every other passenger. There’s not a scratch on him. This being a thriller by M. Night Shyamalan, we know there must be more than dumb luck involved. But what? Enter Elijah Price....

“The most important thing is the U.S. would want to try to deter Putin from doing that [using a nuclear weapon],” political scientist and former CIA officer Matthew Kroenig told Newsweek. “And that’s what the administration has been trying to do over the past week or so…. But if [Putin] does go ahead and use nuclear weapons, then it’s the U.S. that’s in a difficult position,” he said. The Russian president’s recent threat about using nuclear weapons to defend Russia against attack might be more than just bluffing, as Putin himself said on September 21 during a speech announcing a partial mobilization of reservists in his country....

When asked by Dan Patrick who he would pick for MVP if he couldn’t chose himself (which he did initially) or a teammate, Stephen Curry went with a familiar name. MORE: Reporter caught taking photos of LeBron | Divac praises Cousins | Blatt wants Cavs in second “If I can’t vote for myself or Klay (Thompson)… I’d probably vote for LeBron,” said Curry, who is averaging 23.5 points and 7....

Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance Jr. had issued a subpoena to the president’s accounting firm, Mazars, in a bid to obtain a range of Trump’s records, including tax returns dating as far back as 2011. The subpoena came as Vance’s office investigated hush-money payments Trump is alleged to have made in the lead-up to the 2016 election to two women who claim to have had affairs with him years ago....

The Australian winger, who is on loan at AGF from Lazio this season, made 13 appearances in all competitions in the first half of 2016-17, scoring one goal and notching two assists. Ikonomidis: First AGF goal relieves pressure The Superliga resumes this weekend with AGF set for the visit of AaB on Sunday, and Ikonomidis and compatriot Mustafa Amini are likely to start for the hosts. Ikonomidis believes his decision to go on loan again this season - the 21-year-old spent the second half of last term at Salernitana in Serie B - is paying off but knows he needs to make more of an impact in the final third....

“We have not reached this decision easily; we care deeply about Kendrick and want him to be successful,” Illinois athletics director Josh Whitman and head coach John Groce said in a statement. “But after extensive deliberation, we think it is best for our program to reaffirm our core values of trust and respect, to send a strong message about what is acceptable behavior of our student-athletes at the University of Illinois and part ways with Kendrick....

The FDA said in a statement on Thursday that emergency use authorizations had been granted for both the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine and the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for an additional dose in “certain immunocompromised individuals.” The FDA said the extra jab is specifically for “solid organ transplant recipients or those who are diagnosed with conditions that are considered to have an equivalent level of immunocompromise.” It said that those immunocompromised “in a manner similar to those who have undergone solid organ transplantation” are less able to fight infections and other diseases, including COVID-19....

Next up to testify is Marie Yovanovitch, the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine. Yovanovitch will appear before the House Intelligence Committee at 9 a.m. Eastern time Friday. The hearing will be broadcast on C-SPAN and will likely be carried by most major cable news outlets. You can also follow along with the events via the live-stream below, courtesy of PBS NewsHour. Democrats launched the impeachment inquiry against Trump following reports that he tried to pressure Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter....

Amid this extraordinary mass exit and mobility, employers in certain industries are scrambling to retain workers and fill vacancies. Workers in low-wage service sectors such as fast food currently possess real power. Employers have offered higher wages and bonuses to keep their current workforce and to attract new workers. Between November 2020 and November 2021, average hourly wages increased 12.3 percent in the leisure and hospitality industry. Yet some employers have resorted to less salutary methods to retain staff....

For Californians accustomed to cozy treatment from Sacramento, that’s a splash of very cold water. Republican Gov. Pete Wilson, facing an $11 billion deficit, wants draconian spending cuts: 10 percent in education, as much as 25 percent in welfare programs, substantial reductions in payments to California’s counties. Democratic lawmakers adamantly resist. “If we balance the budget Wilson’s way, some of our most important social programs will simply cease to exist,” argues an aide to Assembly Speaker Willie Brown....

That makes him a particularly interesting person to ask about what’s happening in the country right now. Over the past two days the news for the current anti-government movement hasn’t been encouraging. By most accounts the regime’s soldiers and police have largely succeeded in neutralizing the Buddhist monks who gave such a powerful impetus to the opposition when they joined street protests earlier this month. The security forces have cordoned off monasteries, confining some monks inside and arresting hundreds, if not thousands, of others....

Last week in Las Vegas, Dillon was upset with Labbe and his No. 3 team, saying, “We can’t get a f— race win because of these stupid-ass pit stops." Labbe responded, “We don’t want to hear another word about that, Austin. It’s a team effort. Come on.” MORE: Closest finishes in NASCAR | Fontana schedule, TV info Well, Dillon didn’t get the message, because he was back at it on Sunday in Phoenix....

Truex led 30 laps early in the race before a tire problem sent him to pit road. He rallied to win the race. “He just f— door slammed me on the straightaway for no reason,” Truex said during the race on his team’s radio. “Yeah, 10-4. Can’t fix stupid,” his spotter Clayton Hughes responded. Truex: “Find out why the f— he ran into me.” MORE: Winners and losers at Chicagoland | New Hampshire schedule...

Our test case was Le’Veon Bell and the Steelers, and we turned out to be correct on both sides of that discussion. Trying to pay him wrecked at least one season for the team, and probably impacted another. And the entire league was woken up to the folly of investing huge in any particular running back when the Rams got to the Super Bowl and mostly chose to deploy a guy they pulled out of the unemployment line in favor of one to whom they pledged the immediate future of their franchise....