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Aryna Sabalenka suffers shocking collapse in French Open loss, left stunned by opponent
And that'll do it for Aryna Sabalenka at Roland Garros.
The No. 1 player in the world bowed out of the French Open on Wednesday in stunning fashion after appearing to be cruising into the semifinals of the Grand Slam.
After winning the opening set against Russia's Diana Shnaider 6-3, Sabalenka grabbed a 5-3 lead in the second set, needing to win just one game to punch her ticket into the semifinals. The match felt entirely wrapped up for the Belarusian, but then came the shocking meltdown.
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Shnaider somehow managed to claw back and pick up the second set 7-5, and with every ounce of momentum on her side, she stared down the top player on the planet in the deciding third set and didn't lose a single game.
One of the key turning points of the match came in a deuce situation in the second game of the third set, with Sabalenka holding serve.
After Sabalenka managed to squeeze a forehand over the net, Shnaider got to the ball and left her opponent completely flat-footed on the service line. The four-time Grand Slam winner was left shocked by the shot Shnaider pulled off, and simply threw her hands up in the air in disbelief.
Shnaider, who played collegiately at NC State before turning professional in 2023, will play in the first Grand Slam semifinal of her career against Poland's Maja Chwalinska.
The Russian, ranked 23rd in the world, will be the favorite, with a spot in the finals on the line, while Chwalinska is ranked outside the top 100.
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While Shnaider's victory over Sabalenka is a profound upset, shocking results have been a theme for the 2026 French Open.
On the men's side, World No. 1 Jannik Sinner lost in the second round to Argentina's Juan Manuel Cerundolo despite taking the first two sets of the match.
The best-seeded player left on the women's side is No. 8 Mirra Andreeva, while No. 2 seed Alexander Zverev is the favorite to win the men's side ahead of his semifinal matchup.
Iran 'already agreed' to giving up nuclear weapon ambitions, Trump reveals
President Donald Trump said during an interview Wednesday that Iran had "already agreed" to not having a nuclear weapon.
"I did have to say we have to do something about Iran, because regardless of how well we’re doing, we can’t let them have a nuclear weapon," he said during an interview on The New York Post's "Pod Force One" podcast. "They’ve already agreed they’re not going to have a nuclear weapon."
Host Miranda Devine pressed further on his statement and Trump added, "Oh yeah, they’ve agreed to that."
However, the president acknowledged Iran could always change its mind.
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"I mean, now they can change their mind, but that was one of the things they’ve had to agree, they’ve agreed to that. That was the big thing," he said.
Devine also asked Trump about reporting by Axios that he got angry with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The outlet reported that the president said, "‘Are you f---ing crazy? What are you f---ing doing? I helped you stay out of jail.’"
Trump said he did speak to Netanyahu in those terms.
"I wouldn’t say angry. I was a little bit perturbed at his constantly fighting with Lebanon," he said. "You know, at some point I said, ‘Bibi we gotta stop this, we gotta stop it.’"
"But I have a very good relationship. We’ve done well together. He always says we could never have done it, but everybody knows that we could have never done it without the United States. But we’ve worked very well together," Trump added.
TRUMP INSISTS IRAN TALKS ARE ON, SAYING DEAL IS 'NOT A SIMPLE THING'
Trump denied reporting that talks with Iran were no longer happening on Tuesday, writing on Truth Social, "Fake News Reports that the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the U.S.A., stopped speaking a few days ago are false and erroneous. The conversations between us have been going on continuously, including four days ago, three days ago, two days ago, one day ago, and today."
"Where they lead, one never knows, but as I told Iran, 'It’s time, one way or another, for you to make a Deal. You’ve been doing this for 47 years, and it cannot be allowed to go on any longer!'" he added.
Caleb Williams lands Madden NFL 27 cover, but infamous curse looms over pivotal third season
Caleb Williams will grace the cover of this year's edition of the Madden NFL video game.
"Madden NFL 27" will have a photo of what's become the signature play for the Chicago Bears quarterback: a wild jump throw.
The photo of Williams mimics his remarkable fourth-and-8 pass to Rome Odunze against the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Wild Card round that helped the Bears secure the victory.
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Williams is the first Bears player to appear on the cover.
"When I received the call from Madden, it was like my childhood dream was coming true. Being on the cover of 'Madden NFL 27' is a full-circle moment," Williams said, via ESPN.
"I grew up playing Madden and imagining what it would be like to be part of the game. I know fans are going to love what's new in this year's game, and I'm looking forward to getting my rating up to a 99 by the end of the season."
"Caleb Williams is what a true face of the franchise looks like -- the culmination of many moments in the Chicago Bears' incredible history that has led them to their electric, generational quarterback," said Evan Dexter, EA Sports' vice president of franchise strategy and marketing. "Madden NFL 27 aims to put more of those critical moments and key management decisions, with meaningful consequences that echo across the NFL, in the hands of our players so that they can build a league that's truly their own. Just like Caleb, the future of football in 'Madden NFL 27' is thrilling and more dynamic than ever before."
The 2024 first overall pick is entering a pivotal third season after starting to live up to his draft stock last season, so surely Bears fans would like their quarterback to avoid the "Madden Curse."
Earlier in the 21st century, cover athletes for the game often had tumultuous seasons immediately after. Dante Culpepper (2001), Donovan McNabb (2006), Shaun Alexander (2007) and Vince Young (2008) are some of the most notable examples.
The curse has been lifted in most recent years, but in 2024, when Christian McCaffrey graced the cover, he played in just four games. Saquon Barkley was on the cover last year after posting a 2,000-yard season in his Super Bowl campaign, but he took a step backward as well.
Williams is still looking to become the first Bears quarterback to throw for 4,000 yards, but his 3,942 yards last year were the most in franchise history. He threw 27 touchdowns against just seven interceptions while also running for three more scores.
The game will be released on Aug. 13.
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GOP leverages ICE funding package to make Trump's controversial $2B fund 'never exist'
Senate Republicans may need more convincing from the Trump administration that the "anti-weaponization" fund is officially dead, even after acting Attorney General Todd Blanche spelled out its doom on Tuesday.
Many Republicans demanded that the administration make it crystal clear that not only was the nearly $2 billion fund done, but that it would never come back. And at stake is a multibillion package to fund immigration enforcement operations.
During a closed-door meeting Tuesday, Senate Republican leadership assured members that Blanche would lay out the fate of the fund, and hoped that it would be enough to quell dissent among the ranks.
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And he did during a hearing in the House, where he repeatedly said that the administration was not moving forward with the fund.
"The reasons for the fund, I think, remain as important as they were before, but we are not moving forward with the fund," Blanche said.
The fund was announced last month as part of a settlement between the Trump family and the Internal Revenue Service, and pitched as a mechanism for people who felt they were targeted by the government to get a financial kickback. Republicans were concerned that without proper guardrails, people convicted of assaulting police officers during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot on Capitol Hill could access the taxpayer cash flow.
Some in the GOP wanted President Donald Trump to come out and officially kill the fund.
"I assume if Blanche is saying it, the president must agree," Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said.
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But some Republicans want an even more concrete show from the administration that it’s actually dead and gone.
"I'm not sure that's gonna be good enough for some people," Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, said.
Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., contended that if the administration really meant it, it would support legislation to permanently prevent the fund from returning in any form. He planned to push an amendment to the broader, roughly $70 billion reconciliation package that would make sure of that.
"I just feel like we just need to do a Wayback Machine and just pretend like this never existed and take whatever steps are necessary to make sure it can never exist or disperse," Tillis said. "Not in the current environment."
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., said that Blanche previewed his remarks on the fund to him, and hoped that it would be enough to unite the fractured Republicans to move forward with budget reconciliation this week.
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"I think, as I've conveyed to you before, everything comes down to a function of math," Thune said. "It's do we have the votes? Do we have 50 votes to execute on getting a bill like that across the floor? Because we have to have Republicans hanging together in order to do that."
Republican leadership hopes to launch the process on Wednesday in order to get the roughly $70 billion package to the House by the end of the week.
Some Republicans are hopeful that it will be enough to get the process back on track.
"If it goes like we're told it will go, well, there's a reasonable possibility, then we will move pretty quickly to the reconciliation," Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., said.
Part of the issue is that if Republicans aren’t on the same page, several Democratic amendments that would both tackle the fund and halt momentum for the package could pass.
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, was one of several critics of the fund, and she hoped that Blanche would make it "crystal clear that the administration is not going to proceed" with the issue. Whether she or others in the same camp would vote against amendments remained an open question.
"I'm not going to predict what's gonna happen to a very fluid situation," Collins said.
Country star Morgan Wallen goes viral with epic video from fired up performance in Tuscaloosa
Morgan Wallen has country music fans in a frenzy after dropping a video Monday night.
Wallen is the unquestioned face of country music at the moment, and I'm not sure there's even a debate to be had among fans of the genre.
He dominates the music charts and packs stadiums in every single city he tours in. The man is an unstoppable force.
His latest victory is some awesome YouTube content.
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Wallen shared a video Monday on YouTube from his April 18 performance in Tuscaloosa, and this one is popping off.
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The video is of Wallen singing his hit song "Don't We," and it perfectly captures the spirit and energy that has made him a star.
Give it a watch below, and let me know your thoughts at David.Hookstead@outkick.com.
Morgan Wallen is truly a rare talent, and that's why he's built an incredibly loyal and fierce following. Speaking of his fans, people sounded off in the comments on YouTube.
One wrote, "Love it. Morgan never disappoints ever. Great job Morgan."
Another added, "Morgan for Super Bowl Halftime Show."
That's an idea I've floated many times! Why hasn't Morgan Wallen performed at the Super Bowl? That's what the country wants, and I can guarantee the show would be fire.
It should be fun to see whatever Wallen cooks up next as his unstoppable run continues. I have no doubt it will be incredibly entertaining for country music fans. Let me know your thoughts at David.Hookstead@outkick.com.
Auburn University student disappears in Japan as parents join search: ‘In our own living hell’
An American college student from Alabama disappeared in Japan during a family trip, leaving his parents pleading for help as they join dozens of police and K-9 units searching the region's wooded trails.
James "Weston" Higginbotham, a 20-year-old Auburn University student, has not been heard from since May 29, according to his mother, Nancy Higginbotham.
"We are in our own living hell," Nancy Higginbotham wrote on social media. "He is not detained from a night out partying. The police have confirmed this. Please, I beg you, be kind. I'm already in so much pain."
Police reviewing CCTV footage determined that Weston’s last confirmed location was Yamashina Station, east of Kyoto. The area around Yamashina includes several popular hiking routes, temples and forested paths, including trails leading toward Mount Otowa and the Kyoto Trail network.
His mother said his phone last showed activity shortly after he arrived at Kyoto Station around 8:15 p.m. before losing network service minutes later.
Family members believe Weston may have boarded a local train heading east before getting off at Yamashina. An experienced hiker and environmental engineering student, he may have intentionally sought out nearby nature trails, his mother said.
She added that Weston may have been emotionally distressed at the time he went missing.
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"If you see him, PLEASE DO NOT POST HIS EXACT LOCATION PUBLICLY. Please call local police immediately and then message me directly," she wrote.
Japanese police escalated the search on Wednesday, organizing 50 officers, K-9 teams and helicopters to scour heavily wooded terrain near the station.
Nancy Higginbotham has praised local police in her social media posts as the officers continued to work despite severe weather sweeping through parts of the region.
She said that she and her husband searched wooded areas around Yamashina with flashlights before a typhoon moved through, but were forced to turn back because of difficult terrain and wildlife.
Weston is described as standing 6 feet 1 inch tall with long blond hair and blue eyes. His mother said he was last seen wearing a shirt with "Save the Bees" printed on the back, lavender corduroy pants and white Adidas sneakers with black stripes. He was carrying a shoulder bag featuring the outline of the state of Alabama.
Despite days of searching, his family says they remain hopeful.
"We will not lose hope," Higginbotham wrote. "We feel all of the love that you are pouring out throughout the day."
Browns general manager explains why he changed his mind on trading Myles Garrett: 'Opportunity was too great'
The Cleveland Browns sent shockwaves throughout the National Football League this week when they traded reigning Defensive Player of the Year Myles Garrett fresh off becoming the league's single-season sack record holder.
Garrett was sent to the Los Angeles Rams for a large package that makes an already-stacked Rams squad even better, as the Browns now must adjust to life without Garrett for the first time since 2016.
Garrett requested a trade from the Browns last year, but the Browns wound up signing him to a four-year extension worth $160 million, seemingly keeping him in Cleveland through his 14th NFL season in 2030.
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However, the return of 2024 Defensive Rookie of the Year Jared Verse, a 2027 first-round pick, a 2028 second-rounder and a 2029 third-rounder was "too great" to pass up, said Browns General Manager Andrew Berry.
"Myles Garrett is a foundational player, Hall of Fame-worthy, and a homegrown talent who’s been here for a decade, and our intent was to have him be a one-helmet player for his career. That was the truth," Berry told reporters on Tuesday.
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"But there are moments where opportunities come up that quite honestly are unexpected and they force you to stop and reevaluate and look at it and say, ‘Is this something that could be really beneficial to the team?’ And that was the case in this instance. The opportunity was too great."Last season marked Garrett's second in which he was tabbed the league's Defensive Player of the Year after recording 23 sacks. Garrett has recorded double-digit sacks in each of his last eight seasons and at least 14.0 in five straight.
Meanwhile, the push is on for the Rams, who extended Matthew Stafford for another season weeks after taking Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson with the 13th overall pick in the draft.
Cleveland just had two first-round picks in April's NFL Draft in which they took tackle Spencer Fano and wide receiver K.C. Concepcion -- they now have two for next year as well.
Verse has made the Pro Bowl twice in as many NFL seasons while recording 12.0 sacks and 22 tackles for loss as an outside linebacker.
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Dark web monitoring: does it put your data at risk?
You hear the phrase "dark web monitoring," and it can feel unsettling. If a company is scanning shady corners of the internet for your information, are they exposing you even more?
That question comes up often. In fact, Joyce from Florida wrote in with a concern many people share:
"When companies scan the dark web for your data, doesn't that put you at risk? Your information is now out there. Please explain what that really means." Joyce, Fanning Springs, FL
Joyce, great question. A lot of people assume these services are pushing your data somewhere new. That isn’t what is happening. The short answer is simple. No, dark web monitoring does not put your information at risk. Let's walk through what is really going on.
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These services are not uploading your data anywhere. They are not spreading your information.
Instead, they are:
Here is the key point to understand. Your information is already out there before they ever find it.
The simple answer is no. Think of it like checking if your stolen credit card is being used. No one is putting your card out there.
A monitoring service watches for signs that your data is already in use, so you can shut it down quickly.
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Reputable services use secure methods to check for your data. They are designed to protect your information during the process.
These include:
They are not:
That distinction matters. They are observers, not participants.
While the concept itself is safe, the provider you choose matters. There can be a risk if:
That is why it is important to stick with well-known providers that have a strong track record.
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Without monitoring, you might never know your data was exposed. That means:
With monitoring, you get an early warning. That gives you time to change passwords, lock accounts and stop fraud before it spreads. In many cases, that early alert is the difference between a close call and a major financial hit.
Even with monitoring, you should take simple steps to protect yourself.
Use a data removal service to reduce your exposure over time. A data removal service works to remove your personal data from data broker sites. That reduces how much of your information is circulating online in the first place. Check out my top picks for data removal services and get a free scan to find out if your personal information is already out on the web by visiting Cyberguy.com
Choose an identity theft protection service with strong security practices and clear privacy policies. They monitor your personal information and alert you quickly if it appears in breaches or suspicious activity. They also include identity theft protection tools in one place. See my tips and best picks on Best Identity Theft Protection at Cyberguy.com
If you get a breach alert, change your password right away. Avoid reusing passwords across accounts. A password manager can help. Check out the best expert-reviewed password managers of 2026 at Cyberguy.com
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Two-factor authentication (2FA) adds an extra layer of protection, even if your password is compromised.
A credit freeze can stop criminals from opening new accounts in your name without your approval.
Check your bank and credit card statements often to catch suspicious activity early.
Dark web monitoring does not expose your data. It checks whether your data has already been exposed. Think of it as a radar system. It scans for danger so you can respond before things get worse. In a world where data breaches are common, that kind of early warning can make all the difference.
If your personal data was already out there right now, would you want to know or stay in the dark? Let us know by writing to us at Cyberguy.com
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DAVID MARCUS: The age of the Democratic Party blocking fringe outsiders is officially over
There were two events on Tuesday that offered more proof of a national Democratic Party establishment that has lost control: One was a meeting, one an election, and both are harbingers of real danger on the American left.
The meeting took place in Washington, D.C., between the presumptive Maine Democratic Senate nominee, the Nazi tattoed, serial sexter Graham Platner, and members of his party in that body.
Some, mostly through wishcasting, thought this would be the end of the alleged oysters farmer’s run. Instead, it was a coronation, as was predicted in this column last week.
A decade ago, one phone call from a party leader could have ended Platner’s run, but those days are gone. Today, the Democratic Socialists of America will no longer allow it.
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Here is what brave Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., had to say about the scandal-ridden candidate: "I met with Graham Platner today. We’re going to beat Susan Collins and take back the Senate."
No, if, ands or buts.
This was echoed by almost every smiling Democrat leaving the meeting. There will be no last-minute coup to oust the socialist. Instead, the party is pretending to be one big happy family.
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That, as they say, is that, and the reason for it is clear. Schumer and the grand poobahs of the party simply no longer have any leverage over the socialist candidates storming their keep.
Platner doesn’t need establishment endorsements. He has Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and commie podcaster Hasan Pike. He doesn’t need establishment money, as there are progressive billionaires more than happy to donate. Even the left-leaning media, always in lockstep with the establishment, have little influence over voters these days.
As in Maine, in New Jersey’s 12th Congressional District, the Democratic Party elites were unable to fend off the radical Muslim (and socialist) candidate Adam Hamawy, who not only testified on behalf of the terrorist behind the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, but also volunteered for an al Qaeda-linked group in Eastern Europe.
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At best here, the Democratic primary voters in the Garden State are trying to send a terrorist sympathizer to the halls of Congress. At worst, he is just a flat-out terrorist.
At this point, Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., who has been sounding the alarm about the craziness overtaking his party, isn’t just on an island. He’s on a whole different planet.
Put bluntly, the far-left socialist extremists, with their Nazi and radical Islamic ties, are outflanking, often outspending, and absolutely outperforming the terrified geriatric leadership of the party.
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It’s become such a party of lunatics that, among the only partial wins the establishment notched Tuesday, in the primary to replace former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in California’s 11th District, was a weak first-place finish for Scott Wiener, himself a leftist lunatic, now headed to a runoff.
Wiener thinks that putting people on sex offender lists after sexual crimes is somehow anti-gay and would trans your toddler at the drop of a hat. But among his opponents was the former chief of staff for Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and Democratic Socialists of America star Saikat Chakrabarti, who finished in third, failing to make the runoff.
Even this seeming victory is hollow, though. Pelosi endorsed Wiener just two years after she wielded the power to tell then-President Joe Biden that his career was over. Today, she can’t get the candidate she endorsed in her own district over 50%.
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This realignment of Democratic Party power, away from the old-school, Ivy League establishment, into the hands of the socialists, the radical Muslims and the guys with Nazi tats, will have profound implications for the 2028 presidential race.
In the last two competitive Democratic Party primary cycles, 2016 and 2020, Bernie Sanders was iced out by party leadership. Remember how, in 2020, after Biden’s surprise win in South Carolina, all the non-socialist candidates suddenly dropped out? That is how it used to work.
A decade ago, the Republican Party was overtaken by Donald Trump, and the GOP establishment was left like Wile E. Coyote frantically running in the air, unaware it was already over the cliff.
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But Trump was part of something much bigger. In fact, he had been a member of the Reform Party, founded by H. Ross Perot in his historic 1992 third-party run and later championed by Pat Buchanan. This was a long-running populist ascendency.
Today, it is the Democratic Party establishment losing touch and losing power, seeing their neoliberalism fade next to leftist populism, a populism of wealth redistribution, antisemitism and, to quote Trump, "Trans for everybody."
Biden was fond of saying that today’s GOP is not "the Republican Party of your grandfather." Well, I have some news for you, Grandpa Joe: The socialist Democratic Party you left behind and the socialist barbarians you have left at the gates don’t look a whole lot like the party that made Bill Clinton president, either.
And likely, it never will again.
Nancy Guthrie sheriff defends pace of investigation more than 4 months into search
The sheriff overseeing the investigation into the suspected abduction of Nancy Guthrie blamed lab work, scientific protocols and the judicial process for delays in the investigation, which entered its fourth month Monday, in an interview with local media this week.
"It's just not a detective goes out there, talks to somebody, and we can make an arrest," Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos told the Tucson-based KOLD-TV. "This is a very sensitive case, but what really makes it prolonged is we do rely on labs."
Detectives have relied on lab work for DNA and digital testing in particular, he said.
Although the interview was published Monday, a spokesperson for Nanos' office told Fox News Digital he sat down for it "several weeks ago."
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"This is an active and ongoing investigation," the spokesperson said. "Forensic analysis of DNA and video evidence remains underway. If and when there is a significant development in this case, it will be shared publicly."
In a controversial move that stemmed from a public rift with the FBI, 11 weeks after he sent hair samples from Guthrie's home in the Catalina Foothills to a private genetics lab in Florida, they were forwarded to the bureau's Quantico lab for more advanced testing. There were also early reports of mixed DNA samples, which are difficult to isolate, and ongoing digital forensic analysis.
"When you're looking at those labs and the work they do, you have a science there, and science has rules that it has to go by," Nanos said in his local news interview. "Even though it's not — DNA they'll tell you isn't an exact science — it's 99% plus. So it's pretty close, but you still have to follow rules."
In addition to scientific protocols, there are also rules for the judicial system, he said.
"If I were to say there's a positive to this, it is that people are working, doing their best to stay within those rules so that they have that understanding that, look, nobody wants to arrest the wrong person," he said. "We wanna make sure that DNA doesn't just identify a suspect. It also exonerates those who are innocent."
NANCY GUTHRIE CASE: SHERIFF NANOS SAYS 'WE ARE' CLOSER TO SOLVING 84-YEAR-OLD'S ABDUCTION
Although his office declined to answer questions about who outside the family may have been ruled out or remains a person of interest, Nanos told Fox News Digital last month that detectives were making progress in the case. However, no suspects have been publicly identified, no arrests have been made, and Guthrie's whereabouts remain unknown.
"The sheriff needs to give us concrete answers on what is going on and what he is doing, not vague platitudes about the scientific process," said RJ Dreiling, a California criminal defense attorney who is following the case.
"The Guthrie kidnapping has captivated the country — not just because of how well known Ms. Guthrie’s daughter is, but because if this loved and respected woman can be ripped out of her home, and we can’t find the person who did it," Dreiling told Fox News Digital. "It makes us all wonder how safe are we all really?"
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While Nanos pointed to forensic testing as a reason for the slow pace of the investigation, federal sources familiar with the probe told Fox News Digital over the weekend that the FBI is discussing deploying new technological tools in the case.
Morgan Wright, the CEO and founder of the National Center for Open and Unsolved Cases, said he believes the new tools are likely focused on one of three areas, all of them digital.
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"The solution to this case is going to be, I think, something technical, something that they come up with — new ways of analyzing data," he told Fox News Digital. "I'm looking at the video, the video forensics, signals analysis, blockchain kind of stuff."
The investigative genetic genealogy process remains ongoing, and could also crack the case, he said.
Guthrie is the 84-year-old mother of "Today" co-host Savannah Guthrie.
There is a combined reward of over $1.2 million for information that cracks the case, which remains unclaimed.
The family is asking anyone with information to dial 1-800-CALL-FBI. Anonymous tips can be called into Tucson's 88-Crime hotline at 1-520-882-7463.