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Senate passes anti-Iran war resolution with 4 Republican votes

WASHINGTON — The Senate voted 50-48 Tuesday to require President Trump to end the Iran war — which concluded last week with a memorandum of understanding.

It’s the first time Congress has passed a resolution directing a president to end an undeclared war since adopting the War Powers Resolution of 1973.
Four Republicans — Rand Paul of Kentucky, Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Bill Cassidy of Louisiana — voted with the majority of Democrats to ratify the House-passed measure.

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) sided with the majority of Republicans.

Two Republicans were absent and did not vote, including Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Sen. Dave McCormick (R-Pa.), who was attending a Trump rally in his home state.

It’s unclear what practical effect the resolution might have given the conflict’s recent end, though its language may apply if hostilities resume.

US and Iranian negotiators are meeting in Switzerland this week to finalize the terms of Tehran’s abandonment of its nuclear program in exchange of financial inducements, including the lifting of sanctions, the unfreezing of assets and a $300 billion Gulf Arab-financed reconstruction fund.

Trump had complained bitterly about potential congressional action against the war, saying that it weakened his leverage to negotiate a favorable outcome.
The legislation does not need a presidential signature to hold force and “directs the President to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran, other than those elements of the Armed Forces that may be necessary to defend the United States or an ally or partner of the United States from imminent attack.”

Major earthquake strikes Northern California Wednesday morning

A 5.6-magnitude earthquake rocked Northern California early Wednesday, with tremors felt near Redwood Valley.

The earthquake struck at approximately 8:10 a.m. Pacific Time, according to the United States Geological Survey.
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office said it is monitoring the situation.

“Governor Newsom has been briefed on reports of an earthquake in Mendocino County. The Governor’s Office is closely coordinating with emergency officials and assessing potential impacts and damage,” his office wrote on X.

At least 15 aftershocks were recorded in the area, according to the USGS.

Thousands of homes in Willits and the surrounding area were without power Wednesday morning, PG&E reported.

The Redwood Valley earthquake comes as experts warned in May that threat levels for “The Big One” could be even worse than feared due to a horrific domino effect that could wipe out the West Coast.

Following the earthquake, which occurred 115 miles northwest of Sacramento, the National Weather Service said there were no signs of a tsunami.

“No tsunami warning, advisory, watch, or threat,” the US Tsunami Warning System wrote on its website.

A 5.6-magnitude earthquake is strong enough to cause light to moderate structural damage, particularly to older or poorly constructed buildings. Shaking at this intensity can topple furniture, crack walls, and break windows, and is typically felt across a wide area.

The most recent magnitude-5.0-or-greater earthquake in California was a 5.1-magnitude tremor that struck the state’s North Coast on June 3, 2026. That quake was centered in the Pacific Ocean about 40 miles west of Petrolia in Humboldt County.

DHS puts ‘sanctuary politicians’ on notice after alleged park predator was released under Biden

An illegal immigrant who allegedly exposed himself to one woman before trying to drag another woman into the woods at a Virginia park was arrested last year on felony drug trafficking charges but was released after sanctuary jurisdiction officials refused to cooperate with federal immigration officials, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

Moises Domingo Rico Rosales, a Nicaraguan national who DHS says illegally entered the US in Arizona in 2022 before being released under the Biden administration, was arrested Tuesday after Fairfax County police said he was linked to two separate incidents at Wakefield Park in Annandale, Virginia.

He is now charged with abduction of a person with intent to defile and indecent exposure, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has lodged a detainer asking Fairfax County officials not to release him, DHS said.

DHS said Rico Rosales had previously been arrested in Fairfax County in 2024 on felony drug trafficking charges, but was later released after local officials refused to honor an ICE detainer.

According to local reporting, court records show the 2024 drug charges were dropped by the office of George Soros-backed Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano, paving the way for his release from criminal custody.

“This criminal illegal alien exposed himself to one woman in a park and then attempted to abduct another woman the same day,” said Acting Assistant Secretary of DHS Lauren Bis. “He was previously arrested for drug trafficking in 2024, but Fairfax County sanctuary politicians refused to cooperate with ICE law enforcement and released him from jail.”

Millions of Americans brace for flash flooding as heavy rainfall set to douse Great Plains

Millions of Americans across the Central and Southern US are bracing for repeated rounds of tropical downpours this week as forecasters monitor a developing threat that spans more than 700 miles.

The threat, which began on Wednesday, has brought the risk of flash flooding, which continues due to heavy rain across parts of southwestern Oklahoma, where over 3 inches fell in just over an hour.

The continued flash flood threat expands from the Central Plains down to the Gulf Coast of Mississippi and Alabama, according to the FOX Forecast Center.

“Northwesterly flow is expected to remain north of the high pressure centered over western Texas, allowing for the active pattern from the Front Range through the mid-South to remain,” the FOX Forecast Center said.

Organized storms will shift southward into the Southeast and the Gulf Coast and Florida panhandle on Wednesday.

As a result, there is a Level 2 out of 4 flash flood risk extending over 700 miles from Nebraska to western Florida due to the already saturated soils.

Areas such as St. Louis and Oklahoma City are under an ongoing severe threat.

This flash flood threat will persist through Thursday across portions of Kansas and Missouri, and by Friday, rain totals could range from 1 to 2 inches.

The $152 crypto mistake by Nancy Guthrie detectives that may have forced kidnappers underground

Investigators hunting Nancy Guthrie’s kidnappers have one glaring clue that’s been staring at them from the beginning — a bitcoin wallet sent by ransom note writers to Guthrie’s family.

Crypto experts say the ransom note and the wallet suggest that the kidnappers were “farkakta” amateurs, but detectives are also reportedly wondering if they made a massive, $152 blunder at the start of the case.

A ransom email — which mentions details about Guthrie’s home and an Apple watch that hadn’t been disclosed to the public — demanded $4 million in crypto for her return.
A follow-up email from the same IP address claimed she had died.

Detectives from the FBI and the Pima County Sheriff’s Department are reportedly second-guessing their choice to not to pay the $4 million ransom, sources within the case told the outlet Air Mail.
Instead, the FBI deposited $152 in bitcoin into the wallet — hoping the potential kidnappers would transfer the money out, allowing cyber experts to track them down.

But it’s still sitting there to this day.

“[The suspects] would want to get those $4 million off chain as fast as they can,” explained Ari Redbord, global head of policy at TRM Labs, a data firm that helps law enforcement solve crypto-based crimes.

“They are typically using mainstream exchanges like Coinbase or Kraken that have that user information. … Law enforcement can then subpoena them for that information,” he told The Post.
But instead, the FBI opted to deposit a much smaller sum in the account.

The strategy — called “tickling the wire” — might have worked, especially because Guthrie’s bumbling kidnappers probably wouldn’t use more sophisticated tools to cover their tracks.

“An actual, sophisticated operation wouldn’t have gotten involved in a kidnapping conspiracy-turned-homicide. That alone says it’s rookie s–t,” said attorney Todd Spodek, who specializes in cyber crime and represents alleged $16 million fraudster Ronald Spektor.

A suspect was filmed in a cobbled-together Walmart mask/glove ensemble with a gun awkwardly holstered on his pants, trying and failing to disable Guthrie’s doorbell camera on the day she vanished.

Army’s top general in Europe steps down amid simmering Pentagon tensions

WASHINGTON — The US Army’s top general in Europe is leaving the service in the latest major military shakeup this year — with insiders attributing the move to internal War Department strife and a planned reduction in high-ranking officers.

Gen. Christopher Donahue, leader of NATO’s Allied Land Command (LANDCOM) and the US Army’s Europe and Africa component (USAREUR-AF), will retire July 2 and be replaced by his deputy, Maj. Gen. Christopher Norrie.

Donahue, 56, is best known as the “last soldier to leave Afghanistan” during the August 2021 US withdrawal — with his final moments on the ground captured in widely published night-vision images.

Four sources inside and close to the Pentagon described Donahue’s departure as voluntary, but attributed the decision to his frustration with management and the looming downgrade of his prestigious European post to a three-star role.

That change, coming as early as this summer, would have effectively forced the four-star Donahue to relinquish the command he held since December 2024.

War Secretary Pete Hegseth and Army Secretary Dan Driscoll have repeatedly clashed over the past year — with Hegseth dismissing Army chief of staff Gen. Randy George in the middle of the Iran war this April and replacing him with Gen. Christopher LaNeve.

Donahue is not believed to have taken sides in the Hegseth-Driscoll feud, but “he was tired of dealing with the static of working under Hegseth and LaNeve,” the latter of whom is considered “very difficult” and is “disliked” by other senior Army officers, one source told The Post.

This person speculated that LaNeve’s prickly nature played a role in him winning favor with Hegseth, who intends to shrink the number of four-star generals and admirals by 20%.

The strained dynamics “get good officers to leave on their own … just like in the corporate world,” the source explained.

Furious Trump abruptly cancels housing bill signing, demands GOP move on voter ID bill

WASHINGTON — President Trump abruptly nixed a planned signing ceremony for a massive bipartisan housing package that passed Congress Tuesday, demanding that Republicans move on a voter ID bill first.

“Today’s Housing News Conference and Signing is hereby cancelled until such time as we pass the desperately needed SAVE AMERICA ACT, which I consider to be a National Emergency. Thank you for your attention to this matter!” the president posted on Truth Social Wednesday morning, two hours before he was set to enact the bill.

Earlier, Trump jabbed one of the housing bill’s architects, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and called on the Senate to abolish its 60-vote filibuster to pass his priorities.

“The Elizabeth ‘Pocahontas’ Warren centric housing bill, which is of minor importance compared to lower interest rates, and even FISA, pales in comparison to passing THE SAVE AMERICA ACT,” he posted.

“Get the bad Republicans to approve it or, better yet, Terminate the Filibuster and approve it, AND EVERYTHING ELSE REPUBLICANS HAVE EVER DREAMED OF. The Dumocrats will do it in hour one, 100%. Republicans will feel very stupid if they don’t do it first. I’ll be watching with tears in my eyes!!!”

Warren told CNBC that Trump’s refusal to sign the bill, which would still become law if he doesn’t ink it within 10 days of being presented, reveals his “complete indifference to the cost squeeze on American families.”

“He could be over here trying to claim a victory lap, and instead he’s saying, ‘No, no.’ He doesn’t want anything to do with it,” she added.

Rep. French Hill (R-Ark.), who also helped pass the bill as chair of the House Financial Services Committee, told NOTUS the president had claimed the legislation was of small importance, “and yet he gave a State of the Union speech that indicated this was a top priority for him. So, we’ve delivered on one of his top priorities.”

The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act bans institutional investors from buying up certain single-family homes as part of a broader effort to reduce prices.

There are also key provisions elevating the role of small banks in providing home loans and eliminating regulatory barriers.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) told reporters Wednesday morning that his conference has passed the SAVE Act three times and would be tucking it into a third reconciliation bill to pressure the Senate to take it up again.

ICE has arrested 10,000 migrant gang members so far in Trump’s second term, DHS reveals

Federal immigration agents have nabbed more than 10,000 migrant gangbangers since the start of President Trump’s second term, the US Department of Homeland Security announced Wednesday.

The milestone, reached just a year and a half after Trump launched his sweeping mass deportations agenda, includes arrests tied to murder, assault with a deadly weapon, drug trafficking, racketeering conspiracy, robbery and extortion, according to DHS.

“Many of these gang members were released into our country by Joe Biden,” said DHS Sec. Markwayne Mullin. “These vicious criminals murdered, assaulted, robbed, and terrorized innocent Americans for sport.”

“Thanks to the Secure America Act, ICE is turbocharged to arrest even more gang members and criminals from American neighborhoods,” Mullin added, referring to the $70 billion immigration enforcement funding package passed by Congress earlier this month.

The agency’s 10,000th arrest came when US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents collared Javier Hernandez Rosas, an illegal migrant from Mexico and an alleged member of the terrorist organization MS-13, whose rap sheet included a cocaine possession conviction and arrests for abduction and weapon possession.

Among the other most dangerous gang members swept up under the Trump administration were seven additional MS-13 affiliates – including Salvadorian migrant Josue Saul Garcia-Lopez, who was nabbed in Harrisonburg, Virginia, last month.

Garcia-Lopez was wanted internationally for his role in extortion and robbery schemes in El Salvador, and had been arrested previously for unlawful firearms possession and disorderly conduct, the department said.

Two other MS-13 gang members from El Salvador – Danny Granados-Garcia and David Antonio Aviles Perez — were taken into custody during separate ICE operations in Connecticut in April and California in March, respectively.

Air Canada flight forced to divert to Boston airport after pilot becomes incapacitated: officials

A plane made an emergency landing at Boston Logan International Airport Wednesday after the captain suffered a medical episode and was removed from the cockpit, officials said.

The scary situation unfolded on an Air Canada flight 7664 out of Newark, New Jersey, forcing the first officer to take control and divert the plane at 1:37 p.m. — just an hour after take off.

“During the flight, the captain experienced a medical issue and was removed from the flight deck as per safety protocols,” Air Canada told The Post.

“The first officer took control of the aircraft and diverted the flight to Boston, where it landed safely,” the company added.

The plane — a de Havilland Dash 8-400 — successfully landed at around 2 p.m., with ambulances swarming the runway and bringing a stretcher to the cockpit.

The pilot was brought from the plane to the ambulance within minutes of touchdown, officials said.

Both the Massachusetts State Police and the Federal Aviation Administration confirmed that a crew member had experienced a medical emergency, forcing the flight to divert.

“Air Canada Flight 7664 landed safely at Boston Logan International Airport around 2 p.m. local time on Wednesday, June 24, after the crew reported a pilot medical emergency,” the FAA said.

Images from local outlets showed Massport Fire Rescue and Boston EMS crews surrounding the plane on the runway before it was towed to a gate.

LATIN AMERICA

Colombia's 'El Tigre' secures presidency as leftist rival finally concedes defeat
Cepeda accepted the result but continued alleging US interference, vote-buying and AI-driven manipulation helped propel Abelardo de la Espriella to victory

Progressive candidate Iván Cepeda on Wednesday conceded Colombia’s presidential election to conservative outsider Abelardo de la Espriella, who was endorsed by President Donald Trump.

The concession came days after Cepeda initially refused to acknowledge defeat following preliminary results that showed de la Espriella as the apparent winner.

"At this stage of the vote count, I have decided to accept the result emerging from that process, which indicates that Abelardo de la Espriella is the new President of the Republic," Cepeda said in an address to the nation.

"I do so as an act of democratic responsibility."

De la Espriella, a businessman and lawyer who had never previously run for office, known to his supporters as "El Tigre," defeated Senate member Iván Cepeda by one percentage point in a remarkably close election, according to officials.

"The vote count shows an extraordinarily narrow margin between the two options vying for the trust of the Colombian people," he said. "Less than 1% of the vote separates the candidacies that participated in this contest."

Despite his concession, Cepeda made serious allegations that de la Espriella’s victory was influenced by "foreign interference" by the United States and the use of artificial intelligence to manipulate voters.

"During this process, we denounced the open and improper foreign interference in Colombia's internal affairs—particularly the interventions by the United States government, and specifically the interventions by President Donald Trump in support of Abelardo de la Espriella's candidacy," he said.

He further accused the opposing campaign of widespread vote-buying and unethical tactics that he said undermined the legitimacy of the election results.

President-elect de la Espriella will begin his four-year term in August.

"Starting August 7, we will work with determination to consolidate a common agenda that strengthens the security, freedom, and prosperity of our nations," de la Espriella in a post on X.

The result will effectively end outgoing President Gustavo Petro’s leftist influence on the state and the policies Cepeda had pledged to continue if he won the election.

Venezuela rocked by strongest earthquakes in over a century, as USGS fears up to 100K deaths — Trump vows US is ‘ready, willing, and able to help’

The strongest earthquakes in over a century rocked Venezuela on Wednesday afternoon — causing widespread destruction in the capital of Caracas and leading to fears of high casualties.

A magnitude 7.2 quake struck roughly 100 miles west of Caracas, followed by a 7.5 magnitude tremor just a minute later, according to the US Geological Survey.

“High casualties and extensive damage are probable, and the disaster is likely widespread,” the USGS warned.

The USGS initially estimated the death toll could range from a whopping 10,000 to 100,000 casualties.

Venezuelan President Delcy Rodriguez said that 32 people were killed and 700 were injured as of early Thursday.

Chaotic footage posted to social media captured terrified people scrambling to safety and shielding their families as ceiling panels collapsed and sparks flew at Maiquetia International Airport.

Videos also showed baseball players and onlookers running into the field of a game in Caracas as the quake hit, shaking power lines and stadium seats.

Emergency responders were forced to climb through the ruins of collapsed buildings as distraught residents searched for their loved ones into Wednesday evening.

Many buildings, including those in Caracas, appeared to be decimated or significantly damaged.

Furniture and rubble were piled on the streets as homeowners stood outside in shock.

The massive geological event occurred as many Venezuelans were at home celebrating Battle of Carabobo Day, a public holiday marking the 1821 victory that helped secure the country’s independence from Spain.

“As soon as it started, we began hearing people screaming,” Astrid Ramirez, a 41-year-old publicist in western Caracas, told Reuters. “Everyone was running down the stairs.”

Costa Rica Arrests Suspect Linked To Hamas Terrorist Group

Officers from the Special Intervention Unit (UEI) of the Directorate of Intelligence and National Security (DIS) arrested a Palestinian man identified by the surname Abuawad, suspected of belonging to the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), based in Gaza City, Palestine.

According to DIS Director Pablo Martínez, Abuawad entered the country last May; however, he was not detained at the time of entry because there were no international alerts against him.

After an investigation into his identity and inquiries conducted by DIS, authorities were able to locate and detain Abuawad as a suspect with links to Hamas.

“DIS carried out an intelligence operation in which it detected an individual linked to the terrorist group Hamas,” Martínez said. “Immediately, DIS forwarded the report to the General Directorate of Migration, which allowed for the location, arrest, and implementation of immigration measures.”

The operation to arrest Abuawad took place on Monday morning as part of a joint effort involving DIS, the Traffic Police, and the Migration Police.

The operational team carried out a roadside checkpoint near the Desamparados District in Alajuela Province, where vehicles were ordered to stop and the documents of drivers and passengers were checked.

The patrol operation allowed officers to locate the vehicle in which Abuawad was traveling and proceed with the arrest.

Following his detention, Abuawad was transferred to the Central Regional Detention Center, located in Los Lagos Canton in Heredia Province, where he will remain in custody while the General Directorate of Migration (DGME) carries out deportation proceedings.

Costa Rica Warns Environmental Crimes Are Linked to Organized Networks

Costa Rican prosecutors are warning that environmental crimes such as wildlife trafficking, illegal mining, illegal logging and the unlawful trade in natural resources are increasingly tied to organized criminal networks with international reach. Judicial authorities say these crimes are no longer isolated cases carried out by small local groups.

Instead, prosecutors describe a more sophisticated criminal model built around extraction, transport, processing, sales and money laundering. Luis Diego Hernández, coordinating prosecutor with the Environmental Prosecutor’s Office, said criminal groups that have traditionally been linked to other illegal activities, including drug trafficking, appear to have identified Costa Rica’s natural resources as another source of income.

The shift is being driven by several factors, according to prosecutors. Gold prices have made illegal mining more profitable, while e-commerce, encrypted platforms, social media and cryptocurrency payments have made it easier to move wildlife, timber, minerals and other products across borders while making transactions harder to trace.

Alejandro Alpízar, a prosecutor with the Deputy Environmental Prosecutor’s Office, said environmental crime has grown into a profit-driven activity often connected to broader criminal structures.

He warned that some groups are moving into environmental crimes because the profits can be high while the legal risks are often perceived as lower than in drug trafficking or other major offenses. Alpízar said these crimes can generate profits comparable to narcotrafficking but face much lighter penalties.

Authorities have identified routes linking Central America with markets in North America and Europe. Prosecutors said demand exists abroad for wild animals, collectible insects, valuable woods such as cocobolo and products connected to illegal fishing.

Costa Rica Adoption Review Deepens After Norway Final Report

Norway’s final report on international adoptions has turned Costa Rica’s recent file review into a sharper official finding: Norwegian authorities did not do enough to understand how some Costa Rican children were declared abandoned before being sent abroad for adoption.

The finding follows PANI’s May decision to review 101 adoption files involving Costa Rican children adopted by Norwegian families between 1975 and 1992. At the time, Costa Rica’s child welfare agency said it had not received a formal request from Norway but wanted to be prepared in case individuals or the Norwegian state asked for records. Now, the Norwegian commission has delivered its final report.

The conclusion on Costa Rica is careful but significant. The commission did not find major system-level wrongdoing in the work carried out by Adopsjonsforum, the Norwegian adoption agency authorized to work with Costa Rica. It also said the Costa Rican adoptions to Norway were handled through official channels, mainly through PANI, rather than through the private direct adoptions that drew concern in Costa Rica during the same period.

But the report says Norwegian authorities had limited insight into the process that came before the adoption itself: how PANI decided that a child had been abandoned and could be adopted without parental consent.

That distinction matters. Before Costa Rica changed its rules in the 1990s, PANI had the power to administratively declare a child abandoned. Once that happened, the agency could consent to the adoption, and the biological parents were not necessarily part of the adoption case.

The Norwegian commission said that was a weak point in the system. A significant share of the Costa Rican children adopted in Norway had first passed through a child welfare process in Costa Rica, yet Norwegian authorities did not examine that process closely enough before allowing adoption cooperation with the country.

The report also points to a possible deeper problem: whether poverty, single parenthood and social class influenced how some Costa Rican families were judged by child welfare officials.

Costa Rica Arrests Man Over Alleged Death Threat Against President

Costa Rican police arrested a man in San Carlos on Friday after authorities said he allegedly made a death threat against President Laura Fernández during her visit to Crucitas in the northern mining area.

The suspect, identified by local media only by the surname Ordóñez, was detained in the Zona Norte after a complaint was filed with the Organismo de Investigación Judicial, Costa Rica’s judicial police. Authorities said the alleged threat appeared in a social media comment linked to Fernández’s official visit to Crucitas, a remote area of Cutris de San Carlos that has become one of the country’s most sensitive illegal gold mining flashpoints.

According to Costa Rican reports, the complaint was filed by Elder Monge, the head of the Fuerza Pública in San Carlos. Police said the comment appeared to encourage an attack against the president while she was in the region.

The arrest came hours after Fernández was rushed out of Crucitas when a loud sound, described by witnesses as similar to an explosion, interrupted her tour of the area. Security officers activated presidential protection protocols, moved the president into a vehicle and pulled back members of the delegation, including officials, lawmakers and reporters.

No attack against Fernández was reported. Authorities have not publicly established that the detained man was connected to the sound that forced the evacuation. The Ministry of Public Security said the suspect was placed under the control of judicial authorities and the Public Prosecutor’s Office, where he will face the corresponding legal process. The investigation remains open.

Fernández had traveled to Crucitas with lawmakers from several parties to inspect damage caused by years of illegal gold extraction. The government has made the area a political priority, arguing that illegal mining has fueled environmental destruction, insecurity and organized crime near the border with Nicaragua.

The visit was already controversial before yesterday’s security scare. Fernández has pushed lawmakers to address the situation in Crucitas, including through proposals that could allow regulated open-pit gold mining in the area. Environmental groups and opposition figures have warned that reviving mining in Crucitas would deepen the damage rather than solve the illegal extraction problem.

Scientists Discover New Deep-Sea Ghost Shark Species Off Costa Rica

A team of Costa Rican and Brazilian scientists has identified a new species of deep-sea fish living in the Pacific waters off Costa Rica, highlighting how much of our country’s marine biodiversity remains unexplored.

The newly described species, Rhinochimaera costaricana, belongs to a little-known group of cartilaginous fishes known as long-nosed chimaeras, sometimes called ghost sharks. Although related to sharks and rays, chimaeras form a distinct branch of fish that has existed for hundreds of millions of years.

The discovery was published this month in the scientific journal Zootaxa by researchers from Costa Rica’s Fisheries and Aquaculture Institute (INCOPESCA), the University of Costa Rica, and Brazil’s Federal University of Pará.

Scientists based their description on three male specimens collected from Costa Rica’s Pacific waters between 2000 and 2023. The fish were found at depths ranging from 390 to 787 meters (about 1,280 to 2,580 feet), far below the depths reached by most recreational divers.

Researchers compared 49 body measurements from the specimens with data from more than 90 individuals representing the three previously recognized species of Rhinochimaera. They found the Costa Rican fish had a unique combination of traits, including a shorter snout, a taller first dorsal fin and spine, a wider gap between dorsal fins, and fewer tubercles along the tail.

DNA analysis confirmed the findings. Genetic comparisons showed clear differences between the Costa Rican specimens and other known members of the genus, supporting recognition of the fish as a distinct species.