Disney announced on Tuesday it will raise the subscription prices for its streaming services, amid widespread calls for a boycott following Jimmy Kimmel’s abrupt suspension from Disney-owned ABC.

The increase is set to go into effect for new subscribers beginning Oct. 21. Current subscribers will see the change to their first bill on or after that date.

Disney+ with ads and Hulu with ads will both increase by $2 to $11.99 per month, while Disney+ Premium will increase by $3 to $18.99.

The Disney+ with Hulu bundle is going up by $2 to $12.99 per month, and ESPN Select will increase by $1 to $12.99. Hulu’s Live TV Only plan will increase by $7 to $88.99 per month.

Many of the company’s bundles that include services from non-Disney providers will start costing more, too. But the price for Hulu Premium, ESPN Unlimited and the Disney+ with Hulu Premium bundle will not go up.

The announcement of the price hikes comes a day after the company said “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” would return to its late-night time slot — though not on affiliates owned by conservative companies Nexstar and Sinclair — as many in Hollywood have pushed for subscribers for cancel Disney’s services in the wake of Kimmel being pulled of the air last week.

The controversial decision also prompted protests from writers and unions who said they wouldn’t work with Disney in the future. A letter from the American Civil Liberties Union was signed by more than 400 artists, including Tom Hanks, Robert DeNiro, Jane Fonda, Ben Stiller, Pedro Pascal, Jamie Lee Curtis, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Natalie Portman.

So many people have purportedly tried to scrap their subscriptions that there were reports of Disney+’s cancellation page crashing.

According to The Wrap, the price increase is not related to the Kimmel backlash and was planned well in advance. However, according to The Handbasket, Disney partly resolved things with Kimmel speedily because it was hemorrhaging subscribers — more than 1 million — as a result of the fallout and will likely lose more over the price hikes.

Disney announced in August it had a total of 207.4 million subscribers across Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+.

By R.J. RICO, Associated Press

A gunman fired upon a Dallas immigration field office from a nearby roof Wednesday morning, killing two detainees and critically wounding another, before killing himself in what authorities called an indiscriminate attack on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

All three victims were inside a van outside the facility at the time the gunman opened fire, the Department of Homeland Security said in a statement. Authorities say they found ammunition with anti-ICE messaging at the scene.

The attack is the latest public, targeted killing in the U.S. and comes two weeks after conservative leader Charlie Kirk was slain by a rifle-wielding shooter on a roof.

Here are some of the things to know about the shooting at the ICE field office.

Who are the victims?

All three victims were detainees, the Department of Homeland Security said. Officials have not released any additional information about the identities of the victims.

No members of law enforcement were injured in the attack, authorities said.

Who was the shooter?

Authorities say the shooter died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, but they have not given any details about who the gunman was.

What was the motive for the attack?

The FBI said at a morning news conference that ammunition found at the scene contained anti-ICE messaging, and the head of the agency, Kash Patel, released a photo on social media that shows a bullet containing the words “ANTI-ICE” written in what seems to be marker.

In a statement, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said, “This vile attack was motivated by hatred for ICE.”

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At a news conference, Sen. Ted. Cruz said, “This is the third shooting in Texas directed at ICE or CBP. This must stop. To every politician who is using rhetoric demonizing ICE and demonizing CPB: stop. To every politician demanding that ICE agents be doxxed and calling for people to go after their families: stop. This has very real consequences.”

But Democrats accused Cruz and others of selectively releasing information and trying to “control the narrative” to fit Republican arguments that ICE agents are under siege.

Immediately after an earlier news conference in which authorities refused to say whether detainees were among the victims, Democratic U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey called in to Dallas’ WFAA-TV newscast and told them he was “absolutely sickened” by officials’ comments.

“If they are trying to control this narrative and they don’t want migrants to be the victim in this story, then they may want to slow-walk giving us any information about this so they can still keep on talking about attacks on ICE,” Veasey said.

Where did the shooting occur?

The shooting occurred at the local field office in Dallas, where agents conduct short-term processing of those in custody. The victims may have been recently arrested by ICE.

The ICE facility is along Interstate 35 East, just southwest of Dallas Love Field, a large commercial airport serving the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area, and just blocks from hotels catering to airport travelers.

What other recent attacks have there been at ICE facilities?

A July 4 attack at a Texas immigration detention center injured a police officer, who was shot in the neck. Attackers dressed in black military-style clothing opened fire outside the Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, southwest of Dallas, federal prosecutors said. At least 11 people have been charged in connection with the attack.

A man with an assault rifle fired dozens of rounds at federal agents as they were leaving a U.S. Border Patrol facility in McAllen on July 7. The man, identified as Ryan Louis Mosqueda, injured a police officer who responded to the scene before authorities shot and killed him. Police later found other weaponry, ammunition and backpacks inside his car.

By JOSH FUNK, AP Transportation Writer

The family of one of the 67 people killed when an airliner collided with an Army helicopter over Washington, D.C., on Wednesday sued the government and the airlines involved, accusing them of failing to recognize the warning signs after more than 30 documented near misses in the area.

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Other families are expected to join this first lawsuit that seeks to hold the Federal Aviation Administration, the Army, American Airlines and its regional partner, PSA Airlines, accountable for the the deadliest U.S. plane crash since 2001. PSA Airlines operated Flight 5342 that crashed Jan. 29.

The lawsuit says the airlines and government agencies “utterly failed in their responsibilities to the travelling public.”

The widow of Casey Crafton from Connecticut, who is raising three young boys without her husband, filed the lawsuit. Her lawyers also represent the majority of the families of people who died in the crash.

The National Transportation Safety Board has already highlighted a long list of things that likely contributed to the crash, although the final report identifying the cause won’t be ready until next year.

The Black Hawk helicopter was flying well above the 200-foot (60-meter) limit, but even if it had been at the correct altitude, the route it was flying provided a scant 75 feet (23 meters) of separation between helicopters and planes landing on Ronald Reagan International Airport’s secondary runway. The flight data recorder showed the helicopter was actually flying 80 feet to 100 feet (24 to 30 meters) higher than the altimeter showed the pilots before the two aircraft collided.

The NTSB has also said the FAA failed to recognize an alarming pattern of near misses at the busy airport in the years before the crash and ignored concerns about helicopter traffic around the airport. Investigators also said that overworked controllers were trying to squeeze as many planes as possible into the landing pattern with minimal separation on a regular basis. If any of those things — or a number of other factors — had been different that night, the collision might have been avoided.

FILE – Crosses are seen at a makeshift memorial for the victims of the plane crash in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Friday, Jan. 31, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, file)

The lawsuit says the airlines failed in their duty to protect the passengers because they were aware of numerous incidents in which helicopters flew close to commercial aircraft around Reagan airport but failed to adequately train pilots and didn’t inform them about the helicopter routes or take other action to mitigate the risks. Other airline policies, such as allowing pilots to accept an alternative runway that intersects with the helicopter route and heavily scheduling flights in the second half of every hour may have contributed.

The lawsuit says the PSA pilots should have reacted sooner when they received an alert about traffic in the area 19 seconds before the crash instead of waiting until the last second to pull up. The lawsuit says a yellow icon appeared on the pilots’ warning system showing the relative direction and altitude of the Army helicopter.

Among the jet’s passengers were several members of the Skating Club of Boston, who were returning from an elite junior skaters’ camp following the 2025 U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Wichita, Kansas. A figure skating tribute event in Washington raised $1.2 million for the crash victims’ families.

Others on the flight from Wichita included a group of hunters returning from a guided trip in Kansas; four members of a steamfitters’ union in suburban Maryland; nine students and parents from schools in Fairfax County, Virginia; and two Chinese nationals. There were also four crew members on the plane and three people in the helicopter’s crew who were killed.

For decades, home sellers typically covered both their own agent’s commission and the fee for the buyer’s broker, a structure that left little room for negotiation. But a recent legal settlement has shaken up that system, opening the door for buyers and sellers to haggle over who pays what — and how much.

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In the Bay Area, many agents ask for a 2.5% or 3% commission — a rate they say is justified given their experience and market knowledge, and the time they take to help clients navigate the process of buying and selling a home. Agents may also face pressure from brokerages, which may receive anywhere between 15% to 30% of that commission, to keep fees close to 2.5%.

Although some agents don’t budge on their rates, some will under the right circumstances. Here’s how a buyer or seller can strengthen their hand in negotiations:

Show that you’re serious. Matt Castillo, an East Bay agent, said that part of the reason agents set their fees around 2.5% is because it’s so uncertain whether their client will actually close — and the agent will get paid. “You might be working with someone for a year, and they may never buy,” he said.

As a buyer, show an agent that you’ll make their time worthwhile. Get preapproved for a loan. Make sure you understand your budget and how much home you can afford. If an agent feels that you’re likely to buy a home with them, they may be more willing to negotiate.

As a seller, make it clear that you’re motivated to sell, so that the agent doesn’t think there’s a risk that you’ll take the property off the market.

Define how much help you really need. Some buyers want their agent to come along to every showing. Others want someone who will come in at the end and help negotiate the price. If you don’t need an agent who will hold your hand, tell them.

The same goes for sellers — if you’re handling certain parts already, like the staging or the photos, you may be able to get a price reduction.

“That’s a good way for clients to negotiate, is defining what services they need from an agent,” said Kyle Henry, an agent in Burlingame.

Price matters. If you’re buying or selling a more expensive property, you may be able to reduce your fee since the agent’s overall payout will be larger.

Use the same agent for multiple transactions. If you’re selling one home and buying a new one with the same agent, they may reduce their fee, since they earn two commissions.

Shop around. Knowing the market and what others charge will put you in a better position to negotiate.

Point out that you don’t want to be at a disadvantage to others who do negotiate. Stephen Brobeck, senior fellow at the Consumer Policy Center, a consumer advocacy group, had advice for buyers and sellers.

If an agent insists that their fee doesn’t matter because the sellers are the ones who pay, push back. Buyers should ask, “Won’t that put my offer at a disadvantage if another buyer has successfully negotiated a lower rate?” he said.

Sellers should instruct the agent not to offer a specific rate to inquiring buyer agents, and simply say it is negotiable. Then offer a rate a half a percentage point below what the buyers ask, Brobeck said. “Many buyer agents will accept that, and they will amend their agreement with the buyer.”