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Nebraska judge allows murder case to proceed against suspect in killing of small-town priest

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 02:17:29 GMT

BLAIR, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska judge agreed Wednesday that the fact that the suspect was found lying on top of a badly wounded priest covered in blood stains last month inside the home where the priest lived next door to his small-town church suggests that Kierre Williams was responsible for the killing.Washington County Judge Edward Matney ruled there was probable cause for the murder case against Williams, 43, to move forward. He will continue being held without bond until he is due back in court early next month to enter a plea to the murder and weapons charges he faces. His attorney has declined to discuss the case.Prosecutors have said there doesn’t appear to be any connection between Williams and the Rev. Stephen Gutgsell, who was fatally stabbed on Dec. 10 inside the rectory for St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in tiny Fort Calhoun. The one-story home was still wrapped in crime scene tape Wednesday nearly a month after the attack.The priest’s death came just fo...

Argentina arrests three men suspected of belonging to a terror cell

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 02:17:29 GMT

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Authorities in Argentina have arrested three men, including a Syrian national, in Buenos Aires and surrounding areas on suspicion of being part of a terror cell, the government announced Wednesday. Security Minister Patricia Bullrich did not disclose the identity of the men — who were detained over the weekend — but released images of the suspects with their faces blurred. In a statement issued hours before, the ministry said that one of those arrested was a Syrian national who carried passports from Venezuela and Colombia bearing his name. The nationalities of the other two men were not disclosed, but Bullrich said the men previously had used documents of various nationalities.“We do not know if their names are the real ones,” Bullrich told reporters.Bullrich said that authorities had been on high alert as Buenos Aires hosts the Pan-American Maccabi Games, bringing together thousands of Jewish athletes from different countries, and as the Israel-Hamas...

Firefighters battling large fire at the home of Miami Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 02:17:29 GMT

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Firefighters were battling a blaze at the home of Miami Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill on Wednesday afternoon.The house, which is located in Southwest Ranches in South Florida, was shown on local station WSVN 7 News with a large amount of smoke coming out of the roof as firefighters doused it with water.Hill had been at Dolphins practice as Miami prepares for its regular-season finale against the Buffalo Bills on Sunday night, but he left after being told about the fire.Footage showed Hill arriving at his home just before 3 p.m. EST with his left foot in a walking boot. He could be seen embracing his wife, Keeta Vaccaro, who he married last month. He was also roaming around outside near the home, sometimes with his hand on his chest and on his face, speaking to authorities.The station reported that no one was in the house at the time the fire broke out. It wasn’t immediately clear the source of the fire.___AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/NFLThe Associa...

Jeffrey Epstein list to be unsealed on rolling basis

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 02:17:29 GMT

NEW YORK (NewsNation) — The release of some of the more than 150 names mentioned in court documents from a civil case filed by one of Jeffrey Epstein’s victims was postponed. A judge has delayed the unsealing of two of the Jane Does until the 22nd, but the rest of the names will be unsealed on a rolling basis starting Wednesday, an executive with the Southern District of New York confirmed to News Nation. The delay for some of the names comes after a judge granted a 30-day extension to a Jane Doe to consider her appeal to remain confidential. Epstein’s former lawyer Alan Dershowitz: ‘I want everything out’ A judge ruled the names could be unsealed beginning Jan. 1. However, court was closed on that date because of the New Year’s holiday.These documents come from a settled civil lawsuit Virginia Giuffre filed against British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell in 2015.The Miami Herald has been fighting to unseal documents filed as part of the lawsuit since 2018. The legal battle esca...

Firefighters battling large fire at Florida home of Miami Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 02:17:29 GMT

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Firefighters were battling a blaze at the home of Miami Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill on Wednesday afternoon.The house, which is located in Southwest Ranches in South Florida, was shown on local station WSVN 7 News with a large amount of smoke coming out of the roof as firefighters doused it with water.Hill had been at Dolphins practice as Miami prepares for its regular-season finale against the Buffalo Bills on Sunday night, but he left after being told about the fire.Footage showed Hill arriving at his home just before 3 p.m. EST with his left foot in a walking boot. He could be seen embracing his wife, Keeta Vaccaro, who he married last month. He was also roaming around outside near the home, sometimes with his hand on his chest and on his face, speaking to authorities.The station reported that no one was in the house at the time the fire broke out. It wasn't immediately clear the source of the fire.

Jackson Mahomes' felony charges dismissed; misdemeanor could go to trial

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 02:17:29 GMT

OLATHE, Kan. (WDAF) — A Kansas judge has approved a motion by prosecutors to dismiss multiple charges against Jackson Mahomes, brother to Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, but the 23-year-old could still be heading to trial.On Tuesday, prosecutors filed a motion in Johnson County to dismiss three felony charges of aggravated sexual battery against Jackson Mahomes. But he still has one remaining misdemeanor charge, which could go to trial. The younger Mahomes appeared in Johnson County court Wednesday for a preliminary hearing during which the judge ruled in favor of the motion.Court documents say the victim at the center of the case planned to assert her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination if she were compelled to testify. Prosecutors said that the woman – even if she were granted immunity – would say she has not been truthful to police and the encounter with Mahomes was consensual. Jeffrey Epstein list to be unsealed on rolling basis At Wednesday's hear...

The Oak Ridge Boys' Joe Bonsall announces retirement from touring

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 02:17:29 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Joe Bonsall, tenor singer for The Oak Ridge Boys, has announced his plans to retire from touring, according to a release. Bonsall, 75, shared an explanation with Oak Ridge Boys fans, saying he has been battling a "slow onset" of a neuromuscular disorder for over four years. "I am now at a point where walking is impossible, so I have basically retired from the road," he said. "It has just gotten too difficult."Joe Bonsall (Courtesy: Photo by Brandon Wood/Indie Bling Studio)He continued by saying, "It has been a great 50 years, and I am thankful to all the Oak Ridge Boys, band, crew, and staff for the constant love and support shown to me through it all. I will never forget, and for those of you who have been constantly holding me up in prayer, I thank you and ask for you to keep on praying." Bonsall started singing when he was about 4 years old, and in his mid-teens, he fell in love with Southern Gospel music harmony, according to the band's website. He join...

Bastrop County man shot from celebratory gunfire on New Year’s Day

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 02:17:29 GMT

Editor’s note: The above video shows KXAN’s morning headlines for Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2023.BASTROP COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — A man was shot New Year’s Day in Bastrop County from celebratory gunfire, according to the Bastrop County Sheriff's Office.BCSO said it received 47 calls for service involving celebratory gunfire this year.“The increased calls for service concerning celebratory gunfire are not unusual with people shooting into the air during New Year’s Eve, but this year had a different outcome,” BCSO said.Officials with the sheriff's office said at 12:14 a.m. Monday, 911 received a call regarding a person being shot near Riddle Road. BCSO said investigating deputies found a man received a gunshot wound to the upper part of his back in the neck area while outside his residence.“The bullet appeared to have dropped out of the sky and was obviously a celebratory gunshot that was aimed upward. Yet, there was no gunfire in the immediate area,” BCSO said.Officials said the victim was ta...

LIVE: Biden administration set to sue Texas as US Speaker visits border

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 02:17:29 GMT

AUSTIN (Nexstar) -- The Department of Justice is expected to file a lawsuit against Texas and its controversial new border security law on Wednesday, accusing the state of infringing on federal authority and empowering local police to unconstitutionally arrest suspected illegal immigrants.Last week, federal authorities threatened to sue to block Senate Bill 4 if Gov. Greg Abbott did not assure them the state will not enforce the law by Jan. 3.“SB 4 effectively creates a separate state immigration scheme by imposing criminal penalties for violations of federal provisions on unlawful entry and reentry into the United States…and by authorizing state judges to order the removal of noncitizens from the United States,” the DOJ wrote in a letter sent to Abbott and obtained by Nexstar. “SB 4, therefore, intrudes into a field that is occupied by the federal government and is preempted.” US Department of Justice threatens to sue Texas over new border security law Abbott signed the bill into...

Report finds Koenig Lane a hot spot for traffic crashes involving injuries

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 02:17:29 GMT

Editor’s note: The above video shows KXAN’s morning headlines for Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024.AUSTIN (KXAN) — Data from the Austin Police Department shared with a local personal injury law firm revealed some of the worst intersections in Austin for crashes involving injuries.Funk and Associates received the dataset and shared it with KXAN Wednesday, which tracked crashes involving injuries from Oct. 15, 2020 to Oct. 21, 2023. The data found Koenig Lane in north Austin had a strong cluster of crashes involving injuries, with 36 reported incidents over the three-year reporting period."For public safety records, if an intersection is within 50 feet of another they are added together to create a "cluster," which is represented by the total number of crashes collectively," Funk and Associates said in a release to KXAN.Broken down, those three main locations accounting for the injury-involved crashes included:Eastbound East Koenig Lane and eastbound East U.S. Hwy. 290Westbound East Koenig Lan...