Month: August 2026

By Dean Fioresi, Nicole Sganga

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    LOS ANGELES (KCAL, KCBS) — A man was arrested near the Trump National Golf Club in Los Angeles County over the weekend after authorities found ammunition and a gun inside his car, just days before the president’s planned Southern California visit for a Republican National Committee event on Tuesday.

In a news release shared by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, deputies said that plainclothes federal agents reported a suspicious individual on the property at 1 Trump National Drive in Rancho Palos Verdes on Saturday afternoon.

“The individual was observed walking throughout the golf course grounds taking photographs and videos and appearing to monitor security-planning activities,” the release said.

When deputies approached the man, who has been identified as 38-year-old Downey resident Jeanine John Taele, they determined he was already under investigation by the El Segundo Police Department for a separate incident.

“Deputies detained Taele and located his vehicle in a parking lot on the golf course,” the release said. “During the detention, deputies recovered a 16-round magazine containing hollow point ammunition from Taele’s pants pockets.”

While searching his vehicle, deputies said they also recovered a loaded pistol with a round chambered and an additional loaded magazine that also had hollow point ammo. Federal authorities also noted that a pair of binoculars and a badge that read “security protection agent” were also found.

Taele was arrested and booked on charges of carrying a concealed firearm and possession of armor-piercing/prohibited ammunition, deputies said.

“Recognizing the potential security implications surrounding the incident, detectives … obtained and executed a search warrant yesterday afternoon for Taele’s residence,” the release said.

Investigators said an illegally modified AR platform rifle, a 1911 .45 caliber pistol, an AR platform upper receiver, body armor, high-capacity magazines, bulk pistol and rifle ammunition, two radio signal devices and multiple notebooks containing “concerning statements” were recovered from the home during Monday’s search warrant.

The statements referenced the White House, law enforcement sources told CBS News.

“With respect to this defendant, we do not comment on the specifics of protective intelligence matters,” the Secret Service said in a statement. “However, the U.S. Secret Service thoroughly investigates any information or activity that may reasonably be perceived as a protective intelligence concern or indicate a potential threat or directed interest toward any individual under Secret Service protection.”

Deputies said the investigation is being conducted with the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force and the U.S. Secret Service.

“Additional charges could be added as the investigation continues. Taele remains in custody,” the release said. “The investigation is ongoing.”

Law enforcement sources tell CBS News that Taele had initially approached employees at the golf course and falsely identified himself as a U.S. State Department employee who needed to see Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Secret Service personnel, who were already on the property to conduct advanced security preparations, were then alerted to Taele’s presence by staff.

Deputies said the case was presented to the LA County District Attorney’s Office for filing consideration on Tuesday morning. He is scheduled to appear in court on Wednesday morning.

Sources tell CBS News that Taele has no known prior history with the Secret Service and that he was not on their radar. Investigators said they would be reviewing the material and items recovered from Taele’s home, contacting friends and family members and reconstructing his activities before the arrest in order to determine his intentions.

“With respect to this defendant, we do not comment on the specifics of protective intelligence matters. However, the U.S. Secret Service thoroughly investigates any information or activity that may reasonably be perceived as a protective intelligence concern or indicate a potential threat or directed interest toward any individual under Secret Service protection,” a statement provided to CBS News from USSS said.

U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli said on X that his office and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives were also investigating the incident, and that they would be providing information as soon as possible.

He later said that Taele was also federally charged for the incident, and that he now faces up to 10 years in federal prison after he was charged with possession of an unregistered short-barreled rifle. Taele still faces charges in a Los Angeles Superior Court for the incident, Essayli noted.

“While we are still investigating the motives of this individual, we are thankful he was apprehended before the President’s visit,” a statement from Essayli said when federal charges were announced. “Federal and local law enforcement stepped in early and prevented what could have been a dangerous situation from occurring. This investigation remains ongoing.”

President Trump was briefly in Southern California on Tuesday for a Republican National Committee fundraising dinner hosted at his Rancho Palos Verdes golf course. He departed a little before 9 p.m. as he heads to Las Vegas, Nevada.

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By Stephanie Stahl, Casey Kuhn

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    PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — Philadelphia is a city of many medical firsts, including the place where America’s first blind medical student graduated.

Decades ago, Temple University Medical School said yes to a young man who couldn’t see.

Dr. David Hartman, who’s 76 now, was the first blind person to graduate from an American medical school. After many rejections, he said he’ll be eternally grateful to Temple for accepting him.

“It was a dream, something I hoped for,” he said. “I went through one rejection after another.”

Glaucoma robbed Hartman’s vision at age 8.

He graduated in 1976 and went on to become a psychiatrist. He’s helped thousands of people and their families.

“I am so grateful for Temple accepting me, it was truly a miracle, it took a lot of courage,” Hartman said. “It was just an unbelievable experience. I realized my life had changed forever.”

He also met his wife, Cheri, at Temple.

“You just felt the city was excited,” Cheri said about their graduation day. “We are the city that allowed this breakthrough to happen.”

Using dictation, he’s written books, and there was a movie about him called “Journey from Darkness.”

Hartman said blindness forced him to rely on his ears, making him a good listener — an essential asset for his career.

“So much of medicine is listening,” he said, “and psychiatry is all listening.”

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By Kaley Fedko

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    CLAYTON COUNTY, Georgia (WUPA) — A metro Atlanta mother is suing the healthcare organization Kaiser Permanente, alleging that a tissue specimen mix-up led to a false cancer diagnosis and unnecessary hysterectomy.

On Tuesday morning, Cassandra Barksdale and her attorneys filed a negligence lawsuit against Kaiser Permanente in Clayton County.

They said the past year has taken a physical and emotional toll on Barksdale while she believed she had an aggressive form of uterine cancer, only to learn later of a misdiagnosis.

“The first thing that came to mind, I thought I was going to die, so I started researching,” Barksdale said. “When I researched it, it said that I have up to five years to live. I had to contact my kids to let them know that I have five years to live, and I’m going to die because I have aggressive cancer.”

According to the lawsuit, Barksdale went to Kaiser Permanente’s Southwood campus in Jonesboro in March 2025 for heavy bleeding and fibroids.

After a biopsy, she says she was diagnosed with an aggressive endometrial uterine cancer.

The lawsuit alleges another patient’s tissue specimen was mistakenly attributed to Barksdale and sent for testing under her name.

“I was very angry and sad, and I was very concerned about the other person, and also it messed with me mentally,” said Barksdale.

Barksdale said the ordeal has put her in counseling.

The lawsuit claims Kaiser Permanente’s doctors recommended surgery. Barksdale said she had a total hysterectomy in May, removing her uterus, cervix, ovaries, fallopian tubes and four lymph nodes.

After the surgery, testing on the tissue removed during surgery found no cancer, the lawsuit alleges.

“Her surgical treatment for cancer was unnecessary. Her loss of her ovaries was unnecessary. The complete extinguishing of her ability to have more biological children was unnecessary,” said attorney Roderick Edmond.

Months later, Barksdale says she received a revised pathology report stating that the specimen, “belongs to a different patient,” and that the earlier cancer diagnosis should be disregarded.

The lawsuit says Kaiser later told Barksdale that DNA testing showed the specimen that tested positive for cancer belonged to another patient.

“This woman didn’t ask for this. It came to her. She just came for regular help, and it came to her. What does she want? She wants accountability,” said Edmond.

Barksdale is a mother of two, and her legal team says she was not ready to relinquish her physical ability to give birth.

“She had her tubes tied, but she didn’t want to foreclose out the possibility of still being able to have intrauterine fertilization,” said associate attorney Shannon Young.

The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages and a jury trial. The allegations have not been tested in court.

In a statement provided to CBS News Atlanta, a spokesperson for Kaiser Permanente said that the company was “committed to working with Ms. Barksdale and her counsel to resolve this in the most fair and accountable way we can.”

“Our most important responsibility is to safely, expertly and compassionately care for the people who entrust us with their health. If we make a mistake, it can have profound effects,” the statement from the spokesperson read, in part. “Ms. Barksdale should not have experienced this. We have highly trained staff and very thorough processes in place to prevent errors like this from taking place. After this occurred last year, we took immediate steps to ensure it could not happen again.”

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By Tara Lynch

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    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A man charged with killing another man by pushing him into Baltimore’s Inner Harbor during a fight on Sunday appeared in court Tuesday to face second-degree murder, manslaughter and assault charges. During the appearance, the public defender for James Fitzsimmons portrayed his client as a “good Samaritan.”

The 36-year-old Fitzsimmons is accused of shoving James Britt, 37, to his death in the water after a physical fight between the two. Police say security video shows them fighting in the alley behind the 700 block of S. Eden Street just after 3 p.m.

Court documents allege Britt started walking away from Fitzsimmons and toward the water when the suspect followed. After catching up to Britt, police claim Fitzsimmons pushed Britt into the water. Britt later died at the hospital.

Prosecutors claimed the suspect had a “callous disregard for human life”.

But the defense argued the incident was accidental and that Fitzsimmons “should’ve minded his own business.” The public defender said Fitzsimmons was trying to intervene after observing Britt “verbally abusing” a woman.

The suspect’s attorney said Britt was the aggressor, headbutting and swinging his belt at Fitzsimmons when he got involved. The public defender also said that as Britt walked away, he continued to provoke Fitzsimmons and asked his girlfriend to get something out of her purse for him.

The public defender said the suspect pushed Britt after his knees buckled near the water. However, his attorney claims Fitzsimmons reached to try and grab Britt as he fell. Police say security video shows Fitzsimmons pushed Britt.

Court records say Fitzsimmons told police he was in a fight with Britt, but that the victim fell in and wasn’t pushed. He also told investigators Britt’s girlfriend told him Britt couldn’t swim to which he replied, “Oh well” and walked away.

The public defender said Fitzsimmons left because he believed the water was shallow and that Britt would be fine.

The public defender said Fitzsimmons is a bartender at Keystone Korner in Harbor East. His co-worker, going by Liz in this story, tells WJZ he had a shift starting at 3:30 p.m. Sunday and that he was a good man.

“We referred to him as the security guard at Keystone even though we didn’t have one, James was always making sure everybody was okay,” Liz said.

She called Fitzsimmons protective and said she believed he was trying to diffuse the verbal argument. “I could see this all coming about because he was trying to save someone from danger,” Liz added.

In court, prosecutors said Fitzsimmons has prior convictions in Virginia and New York, as well as an active warrant in Pennsylvania.

The judge said Fitzsimmons is a flight risk and a danger to others. She ordered him to be held without bail. He is due back in court later this month.

WJZ has tried to reach out to the Britt family but has not made contact with them.

Britt was arrested twice in the last few weeks on burglary charges in Baltimore County. His address listed in those cases was an outpatient treatment center in Baltimore City.

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