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Vacation rental near Yosemite allegedly used to secretly record guests, 4,000 illegal files found

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A vacation rental near Yosemite National Park is at the center of a disturbing investigation in California after authorities uncovered thousands of files of alleged child sexual abuse material, along with a “lifelike child doll” intended for sexual use.

Christian Parmalee Edwards, 44, was arrested on March 19 after detectives executed a search warrant at a home on Granite Butte Way in Oakhurst — roughly 15 miles south of Yosemite National Park, according to the Madera County Sheriff’s Office

Investigators allege the property was being used as a short-term rental where guests may have been secretly recorded during private moments without their knowledge.

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During the search, detectives said they discovered more than 4,000 files of suspected child sexual abuse material. 

“Detectives also found Mr. Edwards to be in possession of a lifelike child doll designed for sexual use,” a spokesperson for the Madera County Sheriff’s Office told Fox News Digital. “The dolls hands were bound.”

Authorities also reported finding new children’s clothing.

“This showcases the escalation in behaviors from viewing digital images to filming to physical behaviors,” the spokesperson said.

Officials added that Edwards was watching a recently recorded video when detectives arrived to serve the warrant.

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The investigation began after a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), which flagged suspected distribution of illegal material originating in Madera County. 

Detectives worked alongside the Central California Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force to carry out the search, according to the Madera County Sheriff’s Office.

Edwards was booked into the Madera County Jail and faces multiple felony charges related to the possession and distribution of child sexual abuse material. 

Authorities say more charges — including invasion of privacy — could be added as the investigation progresses.

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Officials said electronic devices tied to Edwards have been collected and will undergo further forensic review.

A judge reduced Edwards’ bail from $225,000 to $75,000 during his initial court appearance, according to the Madera County Sheriff’s Office.

“Protecting the innocent, upholding the law, and holding offenders accountable remains a top priority of the Madera County Sheriff’s Office,” Sheriff Tyson Pogue said in a statement. “We stand ready for when our community needs us most.”

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Michigan routs Tennessee to win regional final, enter NCAA men’s Final Four

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The Michigan Wolverines got off to a hot start in the first half against the Tennessee Volunteers on Sunday and never looked back as the Dusty May-led squad punched their ticket to the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Final Four.

The Wolverines were on a 21-0 run in the first half and ended it on a 34-10 run. Michigan led Tennessee 48-26 when the first half was over.

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Michigan won the game, 95-62.

It will be the first Final Four appearance for the Wolverines since 2018. Michigan lost the national championship that season to the Villanova Wildcats.

Michigan star Yaxel Lendeborg dominated the offensive side of the court for the Wolverines. He led all scorers with 27 points on 10-of-19 from the floor. He added seven rebounds and four assists to his stat line.

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Three other Michigan players had at least 10 points in the game. Morez Johnson Jr. finished with 12 points and five rebounds. He was 8-of-11 from the free-throw line. Aday Mara added 11 points and four rebounds and Nimari Burnett had 10 points, seven rebounds and three assists.

Elliot Cadeau nearly had a double-double. He had eight points and 10 assists.

Tennessee only shot 32% from the floor and 19% from the 3-point line.

Ja’Kobi Gillespie led the Volunteers with 21 points, four rebounds and four assists. Felix Okpara was the only other Tennessee player in double figures. He had 10 points and seven rebounds.

Michigan will now meet Arizona in the Final Four.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Golden Knights make major coaching shakeup as Stanley Cup Playoffs near

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The Vegas Golden Knights only have eight games remaining in the 2025-26 season, but decided to make the stunning move to fire and replace their head coach.

Vegas announced on Sunday that they relieved Bruce Cassidy as head coach and replaced him with John Tortorella.

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“We thank Bruce Cassidy for his dedication to our hockey club and community over the past four seasons,” Golden Knights general manager Kelly McCrimmon said in a news release. “Under Bruce’s leadership, we reached our ultimate goal in 2023 by bringing a Stanley Cup to Vegas. Bruce will forever be remembered with the utmost regard by our organization for what was accomplished here. With the stretch run of the 2025-26 regular season upon us, we believe that a change is necessary for us to return to the level of play that is expected of our club.

“With John Tortorella, we bring in a Stanley Cup Champion as well as one of the most experienced and respected coaches in the NHL. His guidance will be a great asset to our team at the pivotal point in the season we currently face. We look forward to welcoming John to Vegas.”

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The Golden Knights fell to the Washington Capitals, 5-4, on Saturday in a shootout. It marked the team’s third straight loss and sixth defeat in their last seven games.

Vegas is 32-26-16 this season and in third place in the Pacific Division. If the season ended Sunday, the team would be in the playoffs and have a series against the Edmonton Oilers in the first round.

Tortorella was not coaching in the NHL this season. He spent time as an assistant for Team USA at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics. The Americans took home the gold medal.

He is 770-648-37 as head coach. He won a Stanley Cup title with the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2004.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Van Hollen clashes with ABC host over what Democrats actually got from the DHS shutdown fight

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Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-MD., clashed with ABC News host Jon Karl on Sunday as he was questioned over what Democrats have achieved in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown fight.

The government has been in a partial shutdown for 44 days, affecting DHS. Democrats are demanding stringent reforms to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the battle to fund DHS.

Karl asked Van Hollen about the “bottom line,” noting Congress was on recess and the DHS was still not funded and that Van Hollen had issued a statement that Republicans had “finally relented” on Friday.

“So when the Senate passed that bill and there was that brief moment, it looked like, you know, dawn had broken you put out a statement saying that Republicans had, quote, finally relented,” Karl said. “What did Democrats get out of this? Even if that passed, what did you get out of this this DHS shutdown‘s going on for well over a month? What have you gotten for it?”

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Van Hollen said Democrats wanted to fully fund TSA, and in turn, get rid of the long lines at airports. However, he said, ICE is a “lawless operation,” and said the Democrats wanted reforms.

“I guess what’s confusing here is you have fought and blocked the funding for the Department of Homeland Security because you object — as you just outlined — to what ICE has been doing, and you wanted to force changes,” Karl said during an interview with Van Hollen. “And yet, the only thing that has been assured throughout all of this is that ICE already has the money. Because as you said, $75 billion passed in the budget bill last year. So you’re holding up the entirety of the Department of Homeland Security because you object to ICE and you want changes to ICE, but through it all, ICE continues to have the money.”

Van Hollen accused Karl of making a “false statement” in saying that they were holding up the DHS funding.

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“We have said repeatedly, repeatedly, repeatedly, we should fund TSA, we should fund FEMA, we should fund the Coast Guard. We are not prepared to give ICE another $10 billion on top of the money they already have and are using in many of these lawless operations,” Van Hollen said.

Karl interjected, “and fighting over that additional $10 billion, you are—you are holding up the rest of Department of Homeland Security.”

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“We’re not holding it up,” Van Hollen shot back.

“You’re holding up unless it doesn’t include money for ICE. That’s just a fact,” Karl responded.

The House passed a stopgap measure that would temporarily fund the Department of Homeland Security late Friday.

The two-month funding extension approved by the House is likely dead on arrival in the Senate, where any funding bill needs to overcome a 60-vote threshold, meaning buy-in from a handful of Democrats. That hurdle has not stopped House GOP leadership from arguing that their rejection of a Senate-passed deal — and pitching a subsequent rival DHS funding proposal — is the way out of the shutdown.

“We’re not going to split apart two of the most important agencies in the government and leave them hanging like that,” House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., told reporters leaving the U.S. Capitol on Friday night. “We just couldn’t do it.”

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