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Diana Arêas -- a bodybuilder and fitness influencer -- has died ... according to local outlets in Brazil.

Arêas was found dead at her apartment complex in Campos -- a city just north of Rio de Janeiro -- just after noon on Thursday, J3News.com reported.

Strangely, Arêas reportedly went to the hospital with cuts on her wrists and neck in the morning on the day before first responders found her dead in a "common area of the building," the outlet reports.

A Baltimore Police Department officer has been charged with attempted murder after prosecutors say he tried to run over a man with his vehicle while on duty ... and the incident was caught on video.

Robert A. Parks turned himself in Wednesday morning ... and he's been charged with second-degree attempted murder, assault, reckless driving, and misconduct in office.

In the video recorded by a bystander, Officer Parks is having a discussion with a man on the street who begins to walk away from him down an alleyway ... and Parks then jumps in his police SUV and speeds off after him.

Bryan Kohberger is getting hit with funeral costs for some of his victims while serving a life sentence for his savage murders -- and a judge says he's gotta cough up the cash for 2 urns.

An Idaho judge ruled Thursday Kohberger is on the hook for $3,007.79 to pay for the urns of 2 of his victims -- Kaylee Goncalves and Madison Mogen. Kohberger was also ordered to pay $31,964.67 in restitution to the families of his other 2 victims -- Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin.

In July, Kohberger was sentenced to 4 life terms with no parole for butchering the four University of Idaho students in an off-campus house on Nov. 13, 2022.

Pilot and reality TV star Pete Cappio is still encouraging folks to become air line pilots and air-traffic controllers ... he says the recent government shutdown presented challenges, but it shouldn't be a deal breaker.

Peter, who was on Charity Lawson's season of ABC's "The Bachelorette," tells TMZ ... it won't be the last government shutdown, and folks shouldn't be scared to work in the airline industry.

There's a shortage of air-traffic controllers nationwide ... and they worked without paychecks during the shutdown, but are owed back pay.

One trail runner just wrapped the wildest marathon of his life ... and the finish line came courtesy of Donald Trump, who swooped in with a surprise presidential pardon after a record Grand Teton trail run somehow morphed into a federal fiasco.

Michelino Sunseri hopped on TMZ Live Thursday and reflected on the saga ... telling us how he was taking on a Grand Teton trail in Wyoming last year -- a historic path that’s been around since the '30s, leading to the 13,775-foot-high peak -- in an attempt to break the speed record ... when one switchback somehow turned him into Public Enemy No. 1, with record-keepers tattling to the feds.

Catch the clip, ’cause Michelino lays out the absurdity ... describing how there were more than 20 feds, some decked out in body armor with assault rifles, during his 2-day trial. An attorney visiting in support of his team -- a prosecutor who’s spent years going after actual murderers and rapists -- told him he’d never seen a circus like this!

More health issues for Senator John Fetterman ... he's in the hospital after falling to the ground and smashing his face.

The Pennsylvania politician was transported to a Pittsburgh hospital Thursday after he "sustained a fall near his home" on an early morning walk ... according to his official X account.

Fetterman's team says he was hospitalized "out of an abundance of caution" and that further evaluation revealed "a ventricular fibrillation flare-up" that made him lightheaded and resulted in him "falling to the ground and hitting his face with minor injuries."

Former ABC News correspondent Jim Avila has reportedly died.

ABC News Anchor Diane Macedo announced Avila's death Thursday, saying he "passed away after a long illness."

No further details have been released.

8:12 PM PT -- President Donald Trump late Wednesday signed a bill to reopen the federal government, officially bringing an end to the bruising 43 day shutdown ... the longest the country has ever seen.

The longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history is about to come to an end.

After GOP leaders presented a federal funding bill Wednesday, the measure has now been passed by the legislative branch and now it just needs to be signed by President Donald Trump, effectively reopening the government.

Trump is likely to sign off within the hour.

The full extent of the damage caused by the shutdown is difficult to measure, but this deal comes after millions of Americans reportedly missed food assistance benefits, and many federal employees missed out on paychecks, whether they were working or not.

Singer Tish Hyman got into one fiery face-off with California State Senator Scott Wiener over her viral run-in with a trans woman in a women’s locker room in L.A. that got her booted from Gold's Gym entirely ... and things got so tense, she ended up storming out Tuesday night.

Tish declared her stance is not rooted in homophobia -- reminding everyone she’s a lesbian -- as she grilled Wiener -- who’s gay and running for Nancy Pelosi’s seat -- at a San Francisco forum ... wanting to know how he plans to protect women’s safety in the wake of her experience.

Wiener said women’s safety matters across the board ... including the safety of trans women, pointing out they’re brutalized nationwide at an alarming rate and deserve protection, too.

Jeffrey Epstein and author Michael Wolff were talking about coaching Donald Trump ahead of a 2015 CNN debate -- and in newly released emails, it seems they were trying to craft a response that would not fully disclose the relationship between Epstein and Trump. The White House is pushing back, saying "These stories are nothing more than bad-faith efforts to distract from President Trump's historic accomplishments."

According to a December 2015 email, Wolff said to Epstein, "I hear CNN planning to ask Trump tonight about his relationship with you."

Epstein wrote back, "If we were able to craft an answer for him, what do you think it should be?"

The possibilities are beautiful at Ulta ... but not for this driver, who crashed into the store while leading police on a high-speed chase through suburban Detroit.

The incident went down early Sunday ... kicking off just before 1 AM when police dashcam footage captured a white SUV speeding away from three Royal Oak police officers who reportedly pulled the car over, after receiving a report of a vehicle driving on the train tracks.

The cops race back to their vehicle and tear down the street after the SUV ... making a complicated series of turns through neighborhoods and alleyways ... before the driver crashes head-on through the front glass windows of the store.

A Turkish military cargo plane crashed Tuesday, reportedly marking the country's deadliest military incident since 2020.

According to The Independent, the crash killed all 20 personnel on board.

The aircraft -- a C-130 Hercules -- was recorded caught in a tailspin, spewing a trail of smoke as it plummeted to the earth in footage shared by local outlet Turkey Tribune.

10:45 AM PT -- The Berkeley Police Dept. tells TMZ … the two men seen fighting in the video were initially arrested on suspicion of fighting in public at about 5 PM Monday.

After further investigation, BPD says 25-year-old Oakland resident Jihad Dphrepaulezz allegedly stole a chain from around the neck of the man in the red shirt. Dphrepaulezz was arrested on suspicion of robbery and battery resulting in injury … the other man, who police did not identify, was released.

Things got wild at UC Berkeley Monday when a brawl erupted at a Turning Point USA event, with fists flying and blood flowing on camera.

Check out one clip making the rounds -- a keffiyeh-clad protester went toe-to-toe with a man selling merchandise at a tour stop held by Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point USA last night. The guy hawking "Freedom" memorial tees ended up with blood gushing from his nose like a busted faucet.

A driver for the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency appeared to fall asleep while controlling a train in new video released this week.

The footage, obtained by local station KRON4 News, shows the moment a light-rail train ride nearly derailed Sept. 24 around 8:37 AM.

In the video, the driver's body goes limp as she appears to nod off, with the packed train careening around a dangerous curve.

Talk about a vacation that went way off course ... a bunch of terrified cruise passengers had to be rescued after their excursion catamaran sank in the Dominican Republic over the weekend.

The 40-foot tourist catamaran -- named Boca de Yuma -- was carrying 50 passengers and crew onboard when it began going down in Samaná Bay on Sunday after slamming into something in the water.

The Dominican Republic’s Navy confirmed the whole ordeal in a Facebook post ... sharing dramatic pics of the rescue.

1:30 PM PT -- Coral Springs Police confirmed to TMZ ... 2 people were killed in the crash. Police said the FAA, the National Transportation Safety Board, and the Broward Sheriff’s Office were investigating the incident.

Police warned local residents the strong odor of fuel was lingering in the air, and advised people to stay indoors and keep their doors and windows closed for the rest of the night.

A small plane crashed into a Florida neighborhood while reportedly en route to bring aid to Hurricane Melissa victims in Jamaica.

According to police in Coral Springs, Florida, authorities responded to a plane crash Monday at 10:19 AM. Police reported the scene was still active going into the afternoon ... but no homes sustained major damage. There were no known casualties immediately reported.

In video captured of the incident, you can see the moment the aircraft crashes into a small lake, sending water and debris flying onto neighboring properties.