Bodycam and dashcam footage show a fatal September 15 confrontation in Anaheim where 36-year-old Rudy Anthony Martinez II was shot after charging an officer with a shovel outside John Marshall Elementary School,according to the NY Post.
Police say the officer responded around 12:45 p.m. to a 911 call about a man, possibly on drugs, wielding a shovel and a brick. As soon as Martinez spotted the patrol car across an intersection, he sprinted toward it, shovel raised.
In the dashcam video, the officer exclaims “oh s–t” before even stepping out of his cruiser. Martinez immediately begins swinging, ignoring repeated commands to “sit down” and warnings of “you’re gonna get shot.”
The NY Post writes that the officer fires two warning shots, but Martinez keeps advancing. The officer then opens fire. “When the officer arrived and encountered the subject, an officer-involved shooting occurred,” Anaheim police said in a statement.
"The subject was struck by gunfire, at which point the officer began to render first aid. The subject was transported to the hospital, where he was pronounced deceased approximately 30 minutes after arrival. A shovel was recovered at the scene. The officer was not injured during this incident," Anaheim PD said.
The school went into lockdown, though officials said no students witnessed the incident. After the shooting, the officer provided first aid until paramedics arrived. Martinez was taken to a hospital, where he died about 30 minutes later.
Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed during a meeting on Tuesday that Ukraine was "retreating along the entire line of contact ... despite attempts at resistance," saying that Moscow got hold of 5,000 square kilometers in 2025.
The Russian head of state further accussed Kiev of "launching strikes against civilian targets in Russia," in an effort to show "at least some success" to its Western partners. Putin stressed that the security of all infrastructure, including energy, needs to be ensured.
Meanwhile, talking about the country's defense industry, he shared that it has been providing the Russian military with everything it needs at an "accelerated pace."
Tesla Inc. launched a cheaper version of its Model Y and Model 3 on Tuesday, with customers in the United States already able to order the car on the company's website.
The price for Model Y's Standard Rear-Wheel Drive version stands at $39,990, while Model 3's Standard Rear-Wheel Drive version is priced at $36,990.
Both versions come with up to 321 miles of range, a 69 kWh battery, and eight exterior cameras. While the cars don't come with a built-in Full Self-Driving (FSD) system, customers can buy it separately for $8,000 upfront or pay $99 per month.
The company's stock fell 2.70% following the announcement.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova stated on Tuesday that both the European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) "encourage" Ukraine to target "peaceful" nuclear facilities.
"We remind you that it was as a result of shelling by the Armed Forces of Ukraine on September 23 that the ZNPP-Dniprovska [Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant] high-voltage power line was damaged, which led to the termination of the external power supply to the station," Zakharova stressed, and added that by "covering up reckless actions" by Kiev, the bloc and NATO become its direct accomplices.
Furthermore, Russia accused Ukraine of "undermining peace efforts" last week, following the drone attack on the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) in Novorossiysk.
Sirens sounded in Israel's southern city of Eilat on Tuesday after a hostile aircraft infiltrated the area, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed.
Minutes after sirens sounded in Eilat on Tuesday, the military confirmed that the air force had successfully intercepted an unmanned aerial vehicle launched from Yemen.
The incident comes as Israeli and Palestinian delegations enter the second day of negotiations in Egypt over US President Donald Trump's proposed Gaza peace plan, and also falls on the second anniversary of Hamas' attack.
Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bipartisan bill to raise the salaries of California firefighters nine months after the most expensive inferno in state history incinerated Los Angeles.
On Friday, Newsom formally refused to sign a bill that would have bumped wages for Cal Fire — the state firefighting service — up closer to those of certain local fire departments, which pay their firefighters 11 to 29% more.
It would have cost the state $373 million to $609 million in its first year, according to a State Assembly analysis.
Governor Gavin Newsom meeting firefighters during Los Angeles’ mega-fires in January.Office of Governor Gavin Newsom Newsom said the bill would put “significant cost pressures” on state coffers — even as his administration earmarks nearly $300 million for a special election to redraw congressional districts in an attempt to maximize the number of Democratic House seats.
The base pay for starting Cal Fire firefighters is less than $53,000 per year — while Los Angeles Fire Department rookies start at $85,000.
The veto came after a long battle for higher pay by state firefighters, which had almost unanimous support from California lawmakers.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Cal Fire Assistant Region Chief Curtis Brown survey Greenville homes destroyed by the Dixie Fire.AP
Newsom also argued the bill would “circumvent the collective bargaining process,” in a letter explaining his reasoning.
But CalFire union members condemned the governor’s decision.
“It’s highly disappointing and frustrating especially when he vetoes the bill the day before we put six members on the memorial wall honoring fallen firefighters in the state of California,” Tim Edwards, president of the Local 2881 union representing CAL FIRE workers, told SFGATE.
The bill would have set a wage floor for Cal Fire employees to within 15% of the average of 20 local departments.
State agencies claim Cal Fire workers usually earn more from overtime than local firefighters.
A 2023 report from the California Department of Human Resources found Cal Fire staff lagged behind 20 surveyed local fire departments by 87.5%, but “when factoring in the expense of other pay and benefits, the average total compensation lag dropped to 16.7%.”
California Gov. Gavin Newsom examines a scorched utility pole while surveying Dixie Fire.AP
“It’s also important to recognize that state firefighters are scheduled to work more hours than the surveyed local fire departments – 156 days a year for state firefighters, compared to 121 days for the local fire departments,” the report reads.
But all that overtime is cold comfort for state firefighters pushing for more wages.
The text of the bill argues that worsening wildfires in the state have “placed overworked firefighters at risk.”
Even Newsom recognizes that CAL FIRE is short-staffed: This summer, the governor launched a new recruitment drive for CAL FIRE along with a new website — joincalfire.com — in an effort to convince Californians to sign on.
Palestinian terrorists in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday fired a rocket toward southern Israel on thesecond anniversary of Hamas’s Oct. 7, 2023, massacre, which this year coincides with the Sukkot holiday.
The projectile, which triggered air-raid sirens in Netiv HaAsara, “most likely” landed within the border community but caused no injuries, according to the Israel Defense Forces.
Palestinian terrorists in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday fired a rocket toward southern Israel on the second anniversary of Hamas’s Oct. 7, 2023, massacre.IMDO/ZUMA Press Wire / Shutterstock
Last Wednesday, as Jews marked Yom Kippur, terrorists in Gaza launched five rockets at Israel.
Four were intercepted, while the fifth landed in an open area, the IDF said.
The barrage set off air-raid sirens in the Lakhish region of south-central Israel, including in Ashdod.
No casualties or damage were reported.
A family sits at a memorial of one of the victims of the 2023 October 7 attacks at the Nova Festival grounds in Reim in southern Israel on the second anniversary of the attacks on October 7, 2025.AFP via Getty Images Hours earlier, the IDF said the Air Force had likely intercepted two additional rockets fired from northern Gaza.
Air-raid alerts sounded in several border communities, including Kfar Aza, Sa’ad, Mefalsim, and the Nir Am Shooting Range.
