Sean “Diddy” Combs will be sentenced on October 3 for his conviction on prostitution-related charges, following a split verdict that saw him acquitted for crimes that carried more serious punishment.The music mogul was found not guilty of sweeping racketeering and sex trafficking charges after the marathon trial in which he was accused of harrowing abuse.But the jury found him guilty of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution, each of which carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison. It is unlikely the judge will impose the maximum punishment. Prosecutors have said in court filings that based on federal sentencing guidelines, a range of 51 to 63 months imprisonment potentially would be appropriate — but they could also ask for a longer punishment.His defense, also interpreting federal sentencing guidelines, has indicated they plan to propose lighter sentencing of 21 to 27 months.Combs, 55, has been incarcerated since September 2024 at a notorious Brooklyn prison, and all of the time he has already spent behind bars will count towards his ultimate sentence.The jury delivered its dramatic verdict on July 2 following just 13 hours of deliberation that came after eight weeks of intense testimony and arguments.Over the two-month proceedings prosecutors accused Combs of being the boss of a decades-long criminal enterprise, directing loyal employees and bodyguards to commit myriad offenses at his behest.But Combs was acquitted of that accusation of racketeering, as well as two counts related to sex trafficking women with whom he was in long-term relationships.That acquittal led his jubilant defense team to propose the producer and entrepreneur be released on bail, a request Judge Arun Subramanian denied.Subramanian cited Combs’s confessed history of domestic violence in the decision — a defense that proved vital in the artist’s acquittal on key charges, but came with a price.Still, the counts on which Combs was convicted are significantly less severe than racketeering and sex trafficking, as a guilty verdict on those charges could have sent him to prison for life.In determining sentencing, the judge will consider arguments from both sides.The government will seek a longer sentence based on Combs’s documented violence as well as drug use, as well as committing instances of the violations for which he was convicted while he knew he was under investigation by federal agents.Combs’s defense has argued that Combs deserves a lighter sentence given that he was using prostitution services, rather than turning a profit through hired sex.

Hundreds of rescuers on Tuesday continued their search for people swept away by catastrophic Texas floods that killed more than 100 people, officials said, amid threats of more heavy rain.As of Tuesday morning, authorities in worst-hit Kerr County had recovered the bodies of 87 victims, Sheriff Larry Leitha told reporters.The deceased include at least 27 girls and counselors who were staying at a youth summer camp on the Guadalupe River over the Fourth of July holiday weekend.”At present, five Camp Mystic campers and one counselor still remain unaccounted for,” Leitha added.At least 108 flood-related deaths were reported across central Texas, according to local officials.During a Cabinet meeting, President Donald Trump said he would travel to Texas with First Lady Melania Trump on Friday, and credited his strong ties with the state’s Republican governor as having helped the rescue effort.”We brought in a lot of helicopters from all over… They were real pros, and they were responsible for pulling out a lot of people. And we got them there fast, and Texas had some good ones too, but the response has been incredible,” Trump said.Trump, who previously said that disaster relief should be handled at the state level, earlier this week signed a major disaster declaration, activating fresh federal funds and freeing up resources.- ‘Extremely treacherous’ -Ben Baker with the Texas Game Wardens said search and rescue efforts involving helicopters, drones and dogs were extremely difficult because of the water and mud.”When we’re trying to make these recoveries, these large piles can be very obstructive, and to get in deep into these piles, it’s very hazardous,” Baker said. “It’s extremely treacherous, time-consuming. It’s dirty work, the water is still there.”He added that special attention was being paid to the first responders’ mental state, particularly given that the bodies of children were being recovered.In the town of Hunt, the epicenter of the disaster, an AFP team saw recovery workers combing through piles of debris with helicopters flying overhead, as hopes dimmed for finding any survivors.Javier Torres, 24, was digging through mud as he searched for the body of his grandmother, after having located the remains of his grandfather. He also discovered the bodies of two children, apparently washed up by the river.Officials warned that with more heavy rain forecast, recovery efforts would be rendered even more difficult.”We’ve had some reports of maybe some additional water coming in, obviously, that’s going to impact the search and recovery efforts,” said Baker. He said the weather may impact aerial patrol patterns, but “it won’t deter them.”Meanwhile, questions intensified over whether Trump’s funding cuts had weakened warning systems, and over the handling of the rescue operation.During an at-times tense news conference, Baker skirted a question on the speed of the emergency response.”Right now, this team up here is focused on bringing people home,” he said.Shel Winkley, a weather expert at the Climate Central research group, blamed the extent of the disaster on geography, the remnants of tropical storm Beryl, and exceptional drought, when dry soil absorbs less rainfall.”This part of Texas, at least in the Kerr County flood specifically, was in an extreme to exceptional drought. So that’s the worst drought conditions that you can have, and we know that since May, temperatures have been above average,” Winkley told reporters.The organization’s media director, Tom Di Liberto, said staffing shortages at the National Weather Service had contributed to the disaster.”What happens, and this is shared not only in Texas but weather forecast offices across the country, is that the people with the most experience dealing with these extreme (events), but also communicating it, have left in a lot of places, so you can’t necessarily replace that experience,” Di Liberto said.