GAVIOTA, Calif. (KEYT) – One person needed an ambulance after crashing into a tree on Highway 101 near Mariposa Reina just after 4:00 p.m. Friday, according to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department.

The driver needed transport to Cottage Hospital for moderate injuries after their van went off-road into a tree, according to the SBCFD.

Crews remain on the scene of the crash as of 6:00 p.m. and no lanes of the 101 are closed, according to the SBCFD.

The cause of the crash is under investigation.

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Por Federico Leiva, CNN en Español

No importa si se juega con la mano, con los pies o con ambos. Tampoco si se usa un balón, una pértiga o un bate. Ni siquiera si los límites del área de juego se marcan con pintura, cuerdas o una reja. Allí donde haya un deporte, habrá latinoamericanos haciendo ruido. La UFC no es la excepción, ni mucho menos. El octágono dejó en 2025 muchas portadas para los luchadores de América Latina y 2026 promete volver a tener un reflector apuntando a esa parte del continente.

Hay varios nombres que ya se han ganado el protagonismo a base de nocauts y sumisiones, y muchos más que están a la caza del mismo, por lo que a la hora de pensar en los peleadores latinos a seguir muy de cerca este año, es difícil (y hasta injusto) quedarse solo con un puñado de ellos.

Brasil tiene un amplio repertorio de grandes peleadores de artes marciales mixtas, pero ninguno tan dominante como Álex Pereira, alias “Poatán”. El nacido en Sao Bernardo Do Campo hace 38 años es el actual campeón de los semipesados, un título que había perdido sorpresivamente ante Magomed Ankalaev en marzo del año pasado por decisión unánime. Sin embargo, lo recuperó con una magistral clase de pelea en la revancha siete meses más tarde. Fue tan dominante su actuación que el ruso le duró apenas 80 segundos en el octágono. Lo envió a la lona con un nocaut y empezó 2026 en el trono de la división.

Pereira no tiene aún fecha o rival confirmado para este año, pero habrá que estar atento, porque siempre que pelea hay promesa de show: en 16 combates se fue victorioso en 13, de los cuales 11 terminaron antes de tiempo.

Su futuro inmediato no está del todo claro, porque “Poatán” ha incluso sugerido que intentaría ir por el cetro de peso completo, aunque también manifestó su ilusión de pelear en la velada que la UFC espera cerrar en la Casa Blanca. Si todo eso falla, el neozelandés Carlos Ulberg asoma como principal retador por el título de los semipesados.

México también es sinónimo de UFC, y si hubiera que agradecerle a alguien en particular por ello, ese alguien sería Brandon Moreno. “El bebé asesino”, oriundo de Tijuana, tiene apenas 31 años, pero ya cumple una década peleando en el rejado, y tiene el honor de ser el primer peleador mexicano en ser campeón de la UFC. Lo logró en 2021, cuando batió por sumisión a Deiveson Figueiredo (parte de una épica saga de cuatro peleas donde ganó dos, perdió una y empató la restante) por el título del peso mosca.

Moreno cedió el trono en 2023 y, a pesar de un par de buenas actuaciones en los últimos años, la derrota ante Tatsuro Taira en diciembre pasado frenó su renovado ascenso.

Sin embargo, febrero le llevará la posibilidad de ir a por todo nuevamente, y nada menos que en casa, al protagonizar la lucha estelar del UFC México 2026 ante Asu Almabayev. Con su habitual estilo “cerebral”, más paciente que agresivo, pero igualmente peligroso, “el bebé asesino” buscará en su tierra volver a entrar en la discusión por el cetro de la división.

Quizás, el peleador latino del que más se habló durante 2025. Y eso se lo ganó a puro golpe. Michael Morales es, como dice la UFC, el orgullo de Ecuador. Dueño de una potencia y lectura de combate admirables, y también de un récord impecable de 19 peleas y 19 triunfos (14 por la vía rápida),

By Jake Tapper, Jennifer Hansler, CNN

(CNN) — Newly unsealed court documents show the Trump administration did not have evidence that Tufts University PhD student Rümeysa Öztürk was supporting terrorist activity when she was arrested and her visa was revoked, and the action was taken because of an opinion article she wrote that contained criticisms of Israel.

The documents, related to legal cases of students whose visas were revoked by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and who were threatened with deportation last year, also show the administration found it difficult to find evidence to support the revocation of Öztürk’s visa.

In most of the cases, including that of student activist Mahmoud Khalil, the documents show the administration made its recommendations to revoke visas based on the students’ involvement in protests criticizing Israel’s war in Gaza, despite arguments from the administration of antisemitism and support for terrorism. The administration also acknowledged it would likely face scrutiny in court given the protections granted by the First Amendment.

The New York Times was first to report on the unsealed documents.

Last March, Rubio posted on X that they “will be revoking the visas and/or green cards of Hamas supporters in America so they can be deported.”

That same month, Öztürk was detained by a plain-clothed police officer outside her home. The administration sought to deport her after revoking her student visa.

The Tufts PhD student had written an opinion piece, along with three other students, criticizing the university’s response to student activists who demanded that Tufts “acknowledge the Palestinian genocide,” disclose its investments and divest from companies with ties to Israel.

A State Department memo said Öztürk’s visa was revoked following an assessment that her actions “‘may undermine U.S. foreign policy by creating a hostile environment for Jewish students and indicating support for a designated terrorist organization’ including co-authoring an op-ed that found common cause with an organization that was later temporarily banned from campus.”

DHS spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin told CNN at the time that Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) investigations had found that Öztürk had “engaged in activities in support of Hamas, a foreign terrorist organization that relishes the killing of Americans.”

However, in a State Department memorandum released as part of the tranche of documents, a department official wrote that DHS, ICE and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) had not found that Öztürk had “engaged in any antisemitic activity or made any public statements indicating support for a terrorist organization or antisemitism generally.”

The memo, prepared for the acting head of the State Department’s Bureau of Consular Affairs, which handles visas, cited the opinion piece co-authored by Öztürk.

“DHS did not identify any alternative grounds of removability that would be applicable to Öztürk, including the ground of removability for aliens who have provided material support to foreign terrorist organization or terrorist activity,” the State Department official wrote.

“Although information provided by DHS/ICE/HSI does not establish any potential ineligibility for Öztürk,” the official recommended her visa be revoked “based on the totality of the circumstances.”

The Trump administration was ordered last May to release Öztürk, with the judge saying that “continued detention potentially chills the speech of the millions and millions of i

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By Jacob Lev, CNN

(CNN) — Bobby Jones once called golf “assuredly a mystifying game” and time in and time again, it proves to be such that.

On Friday, in just his 10th career PGA Tour start, a teenager mystifyingly flew up the leaderboard, finishing the second round of The American Express tied atop alongside world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler through the first two days in La Quinta, California.

The 18-year-old phenom Blades Brown shot a 12-under 60, a Nicklaus Tournament course at PGA West record.

Brown was agonizingly close to posting just the 15th sub-60 round in PGA Tour history but a missed eight-foot birdie putt on the ninth hole cost him a chance at even more history.

“I love playing PGA Tour events,” Brown told the Golf Channel broadcast after the round Friday. “Every single time I get to compete on this stage, it’s a blessing. I love to compete.

“The putt didn’t drop on hole No. 9 but it’s the lowest round on the PGA Tour for me, and lots and lots of positives.”

It’s been a year since Brown decided to skip college and turn his eyes onto the professional game.

After earning Korn Ferry status last year, Brown played his way through the circuit including at the Bahamas Great Abaco Classic earlier this week.

A day before The AmEx teed off, he finished tied for 17th at The Abaco Club and quickly made his way to Coachella Valley just in time for the tournament, where he is playing on a sponsor exemption.

According to Golf Channel, Brown used a coupon for a private jet he won at Myrtle Beach two years ago to complete the six-hour flight.

“Finished the round. Had to quickly take a shower and then drove to the airport,” Brown said to reporters on Thursday. “My second time ever flying private. It was beautiful.

“Then, yeah, arrived here around 8:00 p.m. last night. Got some Panda Express. Got some groceries. Slept, started sleeping at 10:00. Then woke up at around 5:00, got here a little early to make a couple putts.”

Despite a bogey-free 64, Scheffler didn’t play up to his own standards and now will compete with Brown heading into the weekend.

“Scottie is an unbelievable player, and have my name next to his name on the leaderboard means a lot,” Brown said. “We’re only halfway there, and there’s a lot of golf to go, so just going to focus on executing the shots I can and see what happens.”

Brown, a Tennessee native, will tee off on Saturday at 11:52 a.m. ET with David Ford and will mark his seventh round of golf in as many days.

When Sunday’s final round comes along, if Brown tees off, he will become first player, “at least in modern history,” to play eight competitive rounds between the PGA and Korn Ferry tours in as many days, per the Golf Channel.

Brown jokingly quipped about his plans when asked about potentially relaxing in between all the golf he’s played.

“I’m going to go take a nap after this, and probably get some food.”

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