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PHOENIX (KNXV) — Phoenix Police have released body camera footage from a call in May when officers found a newborn clinging to life and her mom dead inside the apartment.

The video shows police kicking down a door to reach the baby and get her to medical care. The young mother’s death is under investigation, but police say there are no signs of foul play.

On May 14, police went to check on a young mother living at an apartment complex near Central Avenue and Illini Street, just north of Broadway Road, in South Phoenix.

“A neighbor who courageously called 911 and let officers know that they saw something suspicious,” said Phoenix Police Sgt. Brian Bower. “They realized that their neighbor, they hadn’t heard from them.”

Neighbors tell police that packages had also been gathering outside the young mom’s door.

“The baby’s here,” you can hear one officer say in the video. “The baby’s still alive.”

“We don’t know how many days the child went without the care of the mother,” said Sgt. Bower. “The child was in poor health, extremely dehydrated.”

Police have not identified the woman who died, but family says she’s 31-year-old Jade Hardin. ABC15 was also told the name of her young daughter is Harmony.

Multiple family members told ABC15 they believe she was just weeks old when Jade died.

“I got the worst phone call of my life,” Jade’s sister Rachel Hardin. “Her child’s father, of her first child, got in contact with us.”

The family said many of them live in Dayton, Ohio, but Jade moved away years ago.

ABC15 spoke with the father of Jade’s older son, who described his former wife as very private but loved by their child.

“She was an outstanding person,” Jade’s sister, Timesha Hardin. “She was awesome. She was funny. She got along with everybody.”

Police said when it comes to Jade’s cause of death, there were no signs of foul play.

“It was a very clean apartment, no signs of anything obvious that would indicate or would lead detectives to knowing what the cause of death was,” said Sgt. Bower.

Some people we spoke with are now calling Harmony a “miracle baby”.

“So, to this day, the child is in good health,” said Sgt. Bower. “Department of Child Safety is intimately involved in this investigation.”

Police said DCS will help decide the next steps for Harmony.

Loved ones told ABC15 they are thankful that neighbors cared enough to call.

“Very thankful for the neighbor and whoever you are,” said Timesha. “Thank you so much. We do appreciate it.”

ABC15 saw community members dropping off diapers at the police department, just trying to find some way to help.

The Maricopa County Medical Examiner’s office is now investigating Jade’s cause of death.

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(CNN) — Vice President JD Vance arrived on Capitol Hill on Saturday evening as senators continued voting on a motion to proceed with debate on President Donald Trump’s giant tax cuts and spending bill.

Vance may need to cast a tie-breaking vote to advance the motion as a few Republicans have already voted against the measure, including Sens. Thom Tillis, Rand Paul and Ron Johnson.

When asked by CNN whether he is confident that the vote will pass, the vice president said: “I guess we’ll find out.”

Senate Majority Leader John Thune and his team have been fiercely lobbying their members to get in line behind the measure, with Trump and White House officials also leaning heavily on the remaining GOP holdouts.

After Vance arrived at the Capitol, the vice president spoke on the side of the Senate chamber with Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, who has been critical of the bill and hasn’t said how she will vote.

Senate GOP leaders believe they have the votes to pass it, but narrowly. If the vote does pass, Senate Democrats are planning a major delay tactic to slow the chamber’s passage of Trump’s agenda, forcing clerks to spend an estimated 10 to 15 hours reading aloud the entire bill. Then there would be debate on the bill, followed by a “vote-a-rama” before a vote on final passage.

Trump met with key holdouts — Sens. Rick Scott of Florida and Johnson of Wisconsin — on Saturday, just hours before GOP leaders hoped to hold the vote, according to those two senators’ close colleague, Sen. Mike Lee of Utah. Trump has also spoken to other critical votes, like Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri, who earlier Saturday declared his support for the bill. Sen. Paul of Kentucky, another critic of the bill, golfed with the president on Saturday morning, according to South Carolina Sen. Lindsay Graham.

But it’s not yet clear whether Thune will be able to limit defections on that procedural vote, with centrists like Tillis and a small group of GOP hardliners — Lee, Scott and Johnson — still pushing for changes to the bill. But GOP leadership believe they will ultimately succeed, thanks, in part, to immense pressure from Trump.

In one sign of the uncertainty, the Senate GOP’s plans to hold that first vote at 4 p.m. slipped by several hours as party leaders attempted to coordinate with members about which amendments could come up for a vote this weekend.

“The most recent information that we have is that we have a commitment for the votes, but in order to get to that commitment, there are some amendments that some people want to make sure that they can offer,” Rounds said on CNN.

“They’re trying to make sure that the scores on their amendments are appropriate and that they’ll fit within the confines that the bill calls for,” Rounds said.

“We will have the vote here before long that will answer all that,” Thune told reporters when asked about the current opposition to moving ahead with the bill.

His deputy, Sen. John Barrasso of Wyoming, was defiant as he declared the Senate would vote in the coming hours regardless of the whip count.

“We are going to be voting on the motion to proceed at 4 p.m.,” Barrasso said when pressed on whether Republicans will have the votes.

Thune can afford to lose only three GOP votes on the floor. And three Republicans, Tillis, Johnson and Paul, have already said they would block the bill from moving ahead. (A fourth, Sen. Tim Sheehy of Montana, briefly said he’d oppose it over concerns with a public land sale provision, but he later said the issue would be worked out and he would vote yes on the bill.)

It all amounts to an intense Saturday scramble for Trump and GOP leaders, who are intent on passing the president’s agenda as quickly as possible. Trump has told GOP leaders he wants to sign the bill at the White House on July 4 – and that still requires approval from the narrowly divided GOP House, which is also no guarantee.

House Republicans, meanwhile, held a brief 15-minute call on Saturday, during which Speaker Mike Johnson sought to rally his troops behind the bill and tamp down on any public consternation from his own members. A frustrated Johnson urged his members to keep their powder dry and refrain from weighing in publicly on the Senate’s version of the bill, as so much of it is in flux — which means no posts on X, three sources said.

At least one Republican, Rep. David Valadao of California, posted publicly that he opposed the Senate bill because of changes to Medicaid. And another Republican who is closely watching the Medicaid provisions, Rep. Jeff Van Drew of New Jersey, told CNN: “I don’t like it. We had hit a sweet spot with our bill.”

Once the Senate is able to clear the first procedural hurdle on the bill, Thune will face an entirely different headache.

Senators will then move onto a marathon session known as a vote-a-rama, which is an open-ended hourslong series of votes on amendments — some political, some substantive — offered mostly by Democrats trying to poison the bill and put Republicans on the spot. The votes will provide fodder for campaign ads down the line.

But this vote-a-rama could be more than just politically painful for Republicans: At least one Republican holdout has signaled she will offer her own amendments to the bill in an unusual move for a GOP bill.

Key Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine said she wants changes to the bill made through the amendment process or she might vote against it in the end. Her negotiations throughout the session will be critical.

It may be many hours until that final vote takes place, however. Democrats are planning a procedural maneuver that they believe will delay the process by 10 to 15 hours.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer informed his caucus on Saturday to prepare for their party to do a “force a full reading” of the Senate GOP bill, according to a person familiar with the plans. The tactic was last deployed by Republican Sen. Johnson, who forced the Senate to read aloud then-President Joe Biden’s 628-page pandemic relief bill in 2021.

This story and headline have been updated with additional developments.

CNN’s Nicky Robertson contributed to this report.

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Three years since Thailand became the first country in Asia to decriminalize cannabis, the government this week imposed new rules designed to rein in the country’s “green rush.”

As of Thursday, customers need a doctor’s prescription to buy cannabis — effectively restricting consumption of the plant to medical and health purposes only.

Thailand’s public health minister told CNN on Wednesday he hopes to eventually recriminalize cannabis as a narcotic, in what would be a major reversal from Thailand’s liberal approach since declassification, which saw a boom of dispensaries and weed cafes opening across the country, particularly in tourist areas.

“This must be clearly understood: cannabis is permitted for medical use only,” Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsutin told CNN.

Medical certificates and a ban on advertising

The new rules from Thailand’s Health Ministry aim to enforce the regulation of cannabis as a controlled herb.

That means licensed cannabis shops can now only sell to customers with a medical prescription. They are also required to keep detailed sales records and face regular inspections by authorities, Somsak said. New rules also put stricter controls on growers and farmers, ban commercial advertising and prohibit cannabis from being sold in vending machines or online.

More than 18,000 licensed cannabis shops across the country will have to adapt or risk closing. Penalties for sellers caught violating the new rules include up to one year in prison or a fine of 20,000 baht ($620), though the health ministry is proposing new legislation that would significantly increase this.

A worker takes cuttings from mother marijuana plants to be transplanted inside a cloning room at a cannabis cultivation facility outside of Bangkok in 2024. Sirachai Arunrugstichai/Bloomberg/Getty Images

The ban on advertising may also dramatically change the landscape of tourist hotspots such as Khao San Road in the capital Bangkok, or beach towns like Pattaya, where hundreds of cannabis shops and cafes line the streets with their green neon signs, cannabis-shaped inflatables and catchy slogans enticing tourists to get high.

Now, tourists and locals will need a doctor’s certificate from Thailand or their home country to purchase cannabis buds to treat certain conditions such as nausea from chemotherapy, drug-resistant epilepsy or nerve pain.

“We want to tell tourists they are welcome to enjoy Thailand’s culture and nature — but Thailand should not be seen as a destination for recreational cannabis use,” Somsak said.

Why have the new rules been introduced?

Medical marijuana has been legal in Thailand since 2018, but decriminalization in 2022 meant it was no longer a crime to grow and trade marijuana or hemp products, or to use any parts of the plant to treat illnesses — a major move in a region notorious for harsh penalties towards illegal drugs.

Following legalization, the government intended to regulate the industry. But a legal vacuum emerged when this failed to materialize, and recreational use exploded across the kingdom, particularly in areas popular with foreigners.

Thousands of cannabis dispensaries sprang up, as well as other cannabis-themed businesses like weed cafes, hemp spas and places offering beauty treatments. Cities like Chiang Mai and Bangkok have even held weed festivals, and decriminalization has been a major draw for tourists.

The bud on a marijuana plant inside an indoor greenhouse outside of Bangkok. Sirachai Arunrugstichai/Bloomberg/Getty Images

One such festival in Bangkok earlier this month boasted an appearance by Mike Tyson, who has launched his own brand of boxing glove- and ear-shaped cannabis gummies.

A 2022 report released by Thailand’s Ministry of Commerce estimated the industry could be worth $1.2 billion by 2025, though Somsak said there is currently “no clear estimate” of the industry’s value “due to unregulated transactions.”

Somsak said the new rules help plug that legal vacuum and prevent misuse.

“We are not shutting down cannabis shops, but we are prioritizing medical regulation,” he said.

“Revenue may dip at first, but considering the social harm caused by unregulated use, the change is necessary … responsible, law-abiding businesses will remain stable and continue operating.”

Social impacts and smuggling

Those in support of greater regulation say the industry has grown out of control, and cited health concerns, cannabis use among children, and addiction, while complaints of tourists smoking in the street are reportedly growing on the Thai islands.

On the holiday island of Phuket, a plan has been proposed that would establish zones restricting where cannabis could be bought and sold.

“Right now, cannabis addiction is rising and has become a social issue. It affects children, causes nuisance from unwanted odors,” said Somsak.

“Public safety must come first… the current cannabis industry is made up of scattered, unregulated shops.”

Adding to the issue, cannabis smuggling has soared since legalization.

Several high-profile cases involving young, British women have made headlines this year, all originating in Thailand.

The issue got so bad that British and Thai authorities formed a joint task force to halt the increase in drugs being smuggled out by tourists and by mail from Thailand to the UK, with Thailand enforcing stricter screening measures at its borders.

Between October 2024 and March 2025, more than 800 cannabis smugglers were arrested and over nine metric tons of cannabis were seized, according to the British government.

Disrupting the industry

Cannabis advocates have argued that the boom across Thailand has helped many Thais, from farmers to small business owners and workers behind the counter.

Some sellers are now scrambling to understand what the new regulations will mean for their business.

“The lack of clarity in the law has already caused worry,” said Ake Khattiyadamrong, a cannabis shop owner in eastern Thailand’s Chonburi province.

“It’s a real shame — Thailand was actually one of the first countries in the world to recognize the benefits of cannabis and legalize it. But once it was legalized, state officials failed to follow through.

“There was no real effort to educate the public. The ministerial regulations that were issued weren’t seriously enforced either.”

Cannabis advocates say the new regulations won’t stop smuggling or unlicensed growers, and risk driving up corruption.

“This is a knee-jerk reaction to supposedly addressing the smuggling issue,” said Kitty Chopaka, a longtime cannabis activist with the Writing Thailand’s Cannabis Future Network advocacy group, which pushes for fair access.

Pro-cannabis activist Kitty Chopaka, seen here at a protest against the Thai government in 2024, says the new rules will not stop people from buying marijuana for recreational purposes. Lillian Suwanrumpha/AFP/Getty Images

Chopaka argues that many shops are operating without licenses and sell products such as gummies and edibles that are technically illegal though readily available.

“The police don’t shut them down,” she said.

If the government enforced the “rules and laws that currently exist, the issue that they are now saying needs to be fixed wouldn’t have existed,” she added.

Ake, the shop owner, said requiring a doctor’s note to purchase cannabis will not stop people from buying for recreational purposes.

“Everyone knows medical certificates can be bought, so this just creates a new revenue stream for certain doctors … It burdens consumers with extra costs for accessing cannabis, especially during Thailand’s current economic struggles and global economic issues,” he said.

Ake welcomes regulations that create stability in the industry but wants to see clear, well-rounded laws that are fair to everyone.

“Everything must be traceable and truly safe. I believe that’s the core principle. It’s not about selling cheap, illegal products. Those can’t guarantee user safety,” he said.

Since legalization, overproduction of cannabis has saturated the market and driven down prices so cannabis sellers were already taking a hit to their earnings.

“There’s not enough sales, the cost of weed is very cheap, and people who live here buy directly from the farms,” said Chopaka, who recently had to close her shop due to low prices and undercutting from bigger sellers.

There have been several attempts to pass legislation regulating the cannabis industry. The ruling Pheu Thai Party proposed criminalizing the drug again last year but faced opposition from its coalition partner the Bhumjaithai Party, which spearheaded the original legalization.

The latest push from Somsak comes after Bhumjaithai pulled out of the coalition government last week.

He said the new regulations are just a first step — but acknowledged getting a bill through parliament will take time.

“This isn’t a fixed policy that can’t be changed,” he said.

“Without legal control, investment or business operations — no matter the country — must be cautious. If the investment is related to narcotics or controlled substances, there must be clear laws.”

But Chopaka fears the new regulations will only make it harder for the smaller farmers to survive.

“I want to see fair access. I want to see rules that make sense,” she said.

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California (KOVR) — A mistrial was declared in the trial of Carlos Dominguez, the former UC Davis student accused of going on a deadly stabbing spree in 2023.

On Friday, the Yolo County jury revealed that they unanimously found Dominguez not guilty of first-degree murder.

On second-degree murder charges,10 jurors were in favor of finding Dominguez not guilty, while two held out on a guilty verdict.

“The simple question is, do you need more time? Would it be helpful, do you think you can overcome the differences?” Judge Samuel T. McAdam asked the jury.

Each of the twelve jurors responded “no,” explaining they had been deadlocked for a week.

With the case declared a mistrial by the judge, a new trial is expected to take place on the second-degree charge and lesser charges. Dominguez cannot be retried on first-degree murder.

A new trial setting conference is scheduled for July 24.

Dominguez pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity in the 2023 stabbing spree that saw two people, David Breaux and Karim Abou Najm, killed and a third, Kimberlee Guillory, wounded.

Abou Najm’s parents were devastated by Friday’s verdict and mistrial.

“Today is stab number 53,” his mother Nadine Yehya told CBS13, referencing the fact that Abou Najm was stabbed 52 times.

“We are the victims, the silenced majority. All the victims understand our pain. Only people who lost dear ones will understand our pain,” Karim’s father, Majdi Abou Najm, said.

Breaux’s sister Maria was also in attendance Friday and said her biggest focus is keeping her late brother’s memory alive, who was lovingly known as the “Compassion Guy” in the Davis community.

“That’s the most important thing to me right now. I’m holding him in my heart, remembering his mission. I’m not tied to a specific outcome right now other than whatever the most compassionate outcome would be,” Maria Breaux said. “I think this is part of the justice process. Justice means fairness. It means weighing evidence, carefully considering all the information you are given.”

Proceedings were initially put on hold after the former UC Davis student’s arrest after he was found not competent to stand trial. However, the trial resumed towards the end of 2024 when a reevaluation determined Dominguez was now competent.

Jurors were deciding on the charges of first-degree murder or second-degree murder for the killings of Breaux and Najm, and attempted murder in Guillory’s stabbing.

At the center of the case was never whether or not Dominguez committed the stabbings, but rather the intent.

Dominguez took the stand for two days to testify in his own trial and admitted that after being treated for schizophrenia following his arrest, he eventually understood what he did.

“I started to realize that the people I thought were shadow shape shifters I had stabbed were actual people,” said Dominguez on June 3.

Closing arguments concluded on June 6, with Dominguez’s defense claiming he was suffering from psychosis at the time of the attacks. Prosecutors focused their case on trying to prove the actions were premeditated, regardless of Dominguez’s mental state.

A number of people – including Dominguez’s family, his ex-girlfriend, a former professor, along with health care professionals and law enforcement officers – were brought in to testify in the trial.

Prosecutors said they would not seek the death penalty against Dominguez if he had been found guilty.

It is likely the prosecution will move forward with retrying the case, but it is not off the table for them to enter into plea negotiations in the meantime. Dominguez will remain in jail with no bail.

“Is it discouraging to have to go through a trial like this again?” reporter Ashley Sharp asked Majdi Abou Najm.

“Absolutely. It was a nightmare. The fact we will have to pass through it again is unbearable,” Majdi responded.

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(CNN) — The Israeli military detained six settlers in the occupied West Bank overnight after the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) say the suspects attacked security forces.

The IDF says they spotted Israeli civilians driving toward a closed military zone near the Palestinian village of Kafr Malik, where days earlier settlers set fire to homes and vehicles in an attack Palestinian officials say killed three people.

When Israeli forces approached the group, the IDF says the soldiers were physically assaulted and verbally abused. In addition, the suspects vandalized and damaged the security forces’ vehicles and attempted to ram the forces.

The IDF said that a preliminary investigation indicated that their forces had fired three warning shots into the air, but did not fire live ammunition at civilians.

Six suspects were apprehended and transferred to police, the IDF said.

“The IDF and Israel Police condemn any act of violence against security forces and will act firmly against any attempt to harm security personnel carrying out their duty to protect Israeli citizens,” the IDF said in a statement.

Most Israeli politicians condemned the settler attacks against Israeli security forces.

In a statement, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for a thorough investigation and for the people who attacked the security forces to be brought to justice.

“These individuals are a small minority who do not represent the vast majority of settlers, who respect the law and serve in the IDF and the security forces,” Netanyahu said.

Head of the opposition Yair Lapid said in a statement on social media, “The extremists who attack IDF soldiers who are guarding the security of the State of Israel during these difficult days are dangerous criminals who are aiding our enemies.”

Yair Golan, the head of the left-wing Democrats party, who had called earlier settler attacks in the area a “violent Jewish pogrom,” said the violence from “the Kahanist, nationalist, and fantastic Israel is deliberately working to dismantle the Jewish and democratic Israel.” Golan referenced Meir Kahane, an extremist rabbi whose political party was banned outright in Israel under anti-terror laws.

“This is not a marginal occurrence. This is a dangerous current that has taken deep roots. Even around the government table,” Golan said, a reference to the far-right ministers that prop up the coalition government, including Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich, both of whom were sanctioned earlier this month by the UK, Canada, and other Western allies.

Smotrich has called for formal annexation of West Bank settlements, while Ben-Gvir’s party consists of followers of Kahane’s banned political party.

Responding to the latest incident, Smotrich, who serves as Israel’s Finance Minister and as a minister in the Ministry of Defense, said there should be a “thorough investigation” into whether the IDF had fired on the settlers, an action he described as a “forbidden and dangerous red line.”

“The IDF and the settlers are one and the same. Anyone who raises a hand against IDF soldiers is fighting against the settlement movement, not for it,” Smotrich said. “And still – live fire on Jews is unacceptable and dangerous.”

In a statement, Defense Minister Israel Katz called on law enforcement authorities to act immediately to locate all those who resorted to violence and bring them to justice “as is done everywhere.”

On Friday, Nabil Abu Rudeineh, spokesman for the Palestinian Authority presidency, said the settler attacks are part of a plan by Israel’s “extremist right-wing government” to drag the West Bank into a larger confrontation, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. Abu Rudeineh held Israel fully responsible for “the consequences of this bloody aggression,” WAFA said.

Israel has been ramping up military operations in the West Bank alongside the offensive in Gaza and attacks on Iran and its proxies, displacing thousands of Palestinians and razing entire communities as it targets what it says are militants operating in the territory.

Earlier this week, Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian teenager in the West Bank, Palestinian health authorities said. The Israeli military said that “terrorists hurled explosive devices at IDF forces.”

In late-May, Israel approved a massive expansion of settlements in the occupied West Bank in a move decried as de facto annexation of large swaths of the territory. Peace Now, an Israeli non-governmental organization that tracks settlements, said it was the largest expansion of settlements since the signing of the Oslo Accords more than 30 years ago.

Israel plans to establish 22 new settlements, including deep within the West Bank and in areas from which the country had previously withdrawn. Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, as well as in East Jerusalem and the occupied Golan Heights, are considered illegal under international law.

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