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9:24 AM PT -- A spokesperson for the mayor tells TMZ … "There was a miscommunication. She has not taken that trip. When she takes that trip, it will be without any NYPD detail."

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani is not on the same page with the NYPD when it comes to a security detail for his wife during her upcoming Middle East trip ... because it's NOT happening.

Mamdani's wife, Rama Duwaji, wanted cops to escort her around Syria and Lebanon next month, but an NYPD spokesperson tells TMZ ... "The NYPD does not send officers to countries with level four travel advisories for discretionary reasons not linked to investigative work."

That sounds like news to Mamdani ... because on Monday his office told the New York Post, "Upon the strong recommendation of the NYPD, the First Lady's security detail will be joining her when she travels to visit family in Syria and Lebanon."

President Donald Trump says the wild Air Force One switcheroo wasn't his call ... revealing the Secret Service and military told him to take another plane because of a security threat.

Trump addressed the operation Tuesday, saying he follows the guidance of those responsible for protecting him. "I go by Secret Service and the military. They wanted me to go in a different flight, different plane," Trump said.

He added, "I just have to do what they say."

An Ohio mother and her two partners are facing murder charges after her 7-year-old son was found dead and duct-taped inside a closet ... with authorities alleging the boy endured horrific abuse before his death.

Police found William Evans-Ellis Thursday inside a Cincinnati home shared by his mom, Kaitlin Evans, and her partners, Nessa Keaney, and Kirby Rankin.

Hamilton County officials say William died from blunt force trauma to the head and had injuries across much of his body. Investigators allege he was beaten, burned, and subjected to water torture.

The doctor who treated Lindsay Clancy as a psychiatric patient is firing back at allegations of medical malpractice, denying she did anything wrong while caring for Clancy.

According to court documents obtained by TMZ, Dr. Jennifer Tufts -- the psychiatrist who treated Clancy, the mother who is charged in the 2023 deaths of her three children -- denies she engaged in "any wrongdoing whatsoever" while having Clancy as a patient.

In January of this year, Clancy sued Tufts for negligence/medical malpractice, loss of parental companionship, loss of spousal companionship and vicarious liability.

In the lawsuit, Clancy claims she "suffered severe personal injuries," including the loss of her three children, severe postpartum psychosis, hallucinations and other trauma.

California bald eagle Jackie may soon soar over Big Bear once again ... with local officials considering several public tributes following the beloved bird’s death ... TMZ has learned.

A spokesperson for Visit Big Bear tells TMZ ... officials are working to incorporate Jackie into the community's Labor Day drone show, potentially illuminating her likeness and name in the sky.

We're told officials are also discussing a sunset memorial at Big Bear Lake and a permanent statue honoring Jackie, who became a local icon alongside her longtime mate, Shadow.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s sister is asking a judge to toss the lawsuit he filed against her ... insisting her claims that he sexually abused her during their childhood are true ... TMZ has learned.

According to court docs, obtained by TMZ, Ann Altman denies Sam’s claim she defamed him by accusing him of abuse.

In the docs, Ann also takes issue with Sam labeling her “mentally ill” in their court battle, saying her brother “slanderously characterized her” in his counterclaim and on social media in an effort to “silence her.”

Christian Obumseli's attorney is explaining why his family approved Courtney Clenney's plea agreement ... and he says it's the first step towards holding her accountable.

Larry R. Handfield tells TMZ ... Christian's family would have liked to see Courtney receive more prison time for pleading guilty to manslaughter -- she was sentenced to 6 years -- but they recognize no amount of prison time could ever bring Christian back.

He says the guilty plea not only makes Courtney a "convicted felon" ... but also "completely undermines the narrative that has been presented over the last four years, that she acted in self-defense when she took Christian's life."

3:51 PM PT -- The suspect surrendered to authorities. The driver, appearing to be a woman, pulled over in Ontario, CA and was arrested, ending the pursuit ... according to Fox 11.

California Highway Patrol are chasing a suspect through Los Angeles ... you can stream the high-speed pursuit right here.

Earlier, authorities were chasing the car on the I-10 freeway in the East San Gabriel Valley area, where the vehicle was reportedly clocked going 100 MPH.

At one point during the pursuit, aerial footage showed the passenger door open as a person did a tuck-and-roll out of the moving car.

Mitch McConnell apparently has Scott Jennings on speed dial ... and CNN wants to know why the Senator from Kentucky is calling his old pal instead of a credible news organization.

Scott got the third degree Tuesday on "The Arena with Kasie Hunt" after claiming McConnell personally called him earlier in the day.

CNN contributor Lulu Garcia-Navarro went straight at the elephant in the room ... "Why isn't he calling into a credible news organization?"

Oklahoma State Senate candidate Barry Christian died from a gunshot wound to the head ... and his death has been ruled a suicide.

TMZ has obtained the Oklahoma Chief Medical Examiner's summary report, which lists the gunshot wound as Christian's cause of death. No other contributing conditions are listed.

As we reported ... Christian was found dead inside his 2024 gray Ram pickup truck at the Sandy Sanders Wildlife Management Area in Beckham County on April 30.

Suge Knight is hoping Duane "Keffe D" Davis squeals in court ... because he claims Tupac Shakur's murder was an "assassination" involving far more people than the lone man now standing trial.

The incarcerated Death Row Records cofounder called into "TMZ Live" Tuesday as jury selection continues in Keefe's murder trial in Las Vegas ... telling Harvey and Charles the public has been fed the wrong story about the killing for nearly 30 years.

Suge -- who was driving the car when Tupac was fatally shot -- says the attack wasn't over a chain or gang colors.

His blunt take ... "This was an assassination."

A reporter who unknowingly became a decoy during an Iranian assassination threat against President Trump is demanding more transparency from the White House ... because it took weeks for the press corps to learn Trump secretly slipped away from the Air Force One flight they thought he was accompanying them on.

Gram Slattery -- a Reuters reporter -- joined us on "TMZ Live" Tuesday to discuss the bombshell Washington Post story about Trump sneaking off AF1 via an airport catering truck due to a security threat leaving Turkey.

Gram was among the journalists and Trump staffers who were essentially used as bait on the decoy flight ... and he says there was a request from the Secret Service to close their blinds at one point -- a request which members of the media grumbled about at the time as well -- which may have helped Trump's great escape.

One of Nolan Wells' friends is calling out the late teen's mother ... saying her social media posts were at least partially responsible for some of the hate being thrown their way.

In a new interview on "The Officer Tatum Show", YouTuber Brandon Tatum sat down with Nolan's so-called best friends Morgan Seymour, Warren Hudson, and Jax Pitalo ... asking the boys straight-up how they think the coverage surrounding Nolan's death should have played out.

Jax claims that -- aside from wishing "Nolan could still be here" -- "his mom blasting us on social media from the get-go" triggered a huge media frenzy.

Luigi Mangione's lawyers are pivoting when it comes to their defense strategy as his state murder trial looms ... and jury selection is going to be key.

TMZ's own Harvey Levin has spoken with sources in the know and -- as he explains in this YouTube video published Tuesday -- he's told Mangione's team is banking on some younger jurors who want to acquit Luigi no matter what the law says.

Lots of folks who are under 35 support political violence in certain circumstances ... and if Luigi's team can get some of these people on the jury, that would really help Luigi ... and harm the prosecution.

Rep. Lauren Boebert's son Tyler casually used the N-word during a sexually charged text exchange tied to his child sexual exploitation case ... according to an arrest affidavit obtained by TMZ.

The docs are related to Tyler's recent arrest for allegedly filming a sex tape in 2024 ... when he was 18 and his then-girlfriend was 17, two weeks shy of her 18th birthday.

The docs say the 43-second sexually explicit video was sent to an ex-boyfriend of the girl ... which led to her going to the cops. She said she was unsure how her ex and others got a copy of the video.

Kaylee Goncalves' mom knows she's supposed to forgive her fellow humans ... but she's struggling to forgive Bryan Kohberger -- partially because she feels there's something demonic about the quadruple-murderer.

Kaylee's parents, Kristi and Steve Goncalves, appeared on Sean Hannity's "Hang Out with Sean Hannity" podcast ... and Kristi dove into her complicated feelings regarding forgiveness for Kohberger, who pled guilty to murdering their daughter and three others.

Kristi says she feels like Kohberger is a "demon" or "the Devil himself" ... and she asks if -- on top of forgiving other people -- she's expected to forgive a demon, too.