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Authorities: 1 person fatally shot during rescue of migrants

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:29 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — A hostage rescue in Houston in which one person was fatally shot on Thursday first began days ago when three migrants were kidnapped from a vehicle in a neighboring county, according to a prosecutor.The three migrants had been traveling in a vehicle on Interstate 10 in the southern part of Waller County on March 18 when they were stopped by an unknown number of individuals and forced into another vehicle, said Sean Whittmore, a prosecutor with the Waller County District Attorney’s Office.It is believed the driver of the vehicle with the migrants called 911 and informed the Waller County Sheriff’s Office about the kidnapping, Whittmore said. The prosecutor declined to comment on the migrants’ immigration status, nationalities or whether they were being illegally transported at the time of their kidnapping. The sheriff’s office later worked with the FBI, whose agents were involved in a shooting early Thursday morning in north Houston in which all three...

WATCH LIVE | Police update on 21-year-old Navy sailor missing in Waukegan

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:29 GMT

WAUKEGAN, Ill. — The Waukegan Police Department is asking for the public's help in finding a 21-year-old man who is an active Navy member stationed at Great Lakes Naval Base.Police said Seamus Gray left the Ibiza Bar on North Genesee Street by himself around 1:35 a.m. on March 18 and was last seen on camera in the area of Sheridan Road and Washington Street. Police described Gray as 6-foot-3-inches, weighing around 170 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes. He was last seen wearing a light pink/red long-sleeve shirt and pants. Gray also has multiple tattoos on his left arm and a script tattoo on his ribcage.Surveillance video captured him leaving the bar, as well as walking along the lakefront.Detectives said Gray did not report back to the naval base.Lake County is assisting Waukegan police with search efforts. Anyone who has information on Gray's whereabouts is asked to call Waukegan Police Investigations Division at 847-599-2673. Callers can also lea...

Judge to issue ruling for Little Village Discount Mall vendors

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:29 GMT

CHICAGO — A judge will issue a written ruling in the next day after attorneys try to buy more time for vendors getting evicted from the Little Village Discount Mall.Attorneys filed an injunction this week to give vendors more time for the vendors getting evicted. They received a letter stating they have to be out of the mall by March 26. Novak Construction purchased the mall in 2019 and is planning renovations but did not reach a deal with one of two leasing companies that were operating in the area. P K Mall management said a proposed rent increase was unreasonable and unsustainable. Police: 21-year-old Navy sailor missing in Waukegan Forty vendors are being forced to leave this weekend unless the judge rules in favor of granting emergency release. There is a vacant building at 26th and Pulaski Road that could serve as a new home to vendors but that building is not ready yet. The attorney for the vendors argued that the vendors should be considered tenants with protections to sta...

Republicans blast gun brace rule, claim Second Amendment violation

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:29 GMT

WASHINGTON (Nexstar) – Republicans on Capitol Hill say the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms is violating the Second Amendment with a new rule that took effect in 2023.“Ever since Mr. Biden took office, his administration has actively sought to infringe on this right,” Rep. Pat Fallon (R-TX) said.Republicans specifically object to a new rule applying regulations on pistol stabilizing braces.The inventor of the brace said he designed it to help disabled veterans use firearms, but Democrats say regardless of the intent, the device is used to exploit and create loopholes to gun laws.Rep. Jaime Raskin (D-MD) said this would “allow owners to turn their weapons into short barrel rifles, efficient weapons of war without triggering traditional ATF oversight.”Rep. Raskin says gun owners and sellers know and advertise the use of stabilizing braces to make pistols more accurate, and more dangerous while remaining easy to conceal.Republicans say the rule could turn Americans who alrea...

Southern Illinois man charged after allegedly breaking into Naperville home, police say

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:29 GMT

NAPERVILLE, Ill. — A 43-year-old Carbondale man allegedly broke into an unoccupied Naperville home on Wednesday, according to police. Just before 5:15 p.m., multiple Naperville police officers responded to the 1100 block of Shamrock Court following reports from the homeowner about a break-in. The homeowner reported alarm activation and an unknown vehicle in the driveway, police added. Arriving officers noticed a shattered glass door at the rear of the residence.SEE ALSO | Suburban woman accused of leading police on 120 mph chaseWhen officers announced their intent to search the premises, a male subject exited the premises without incident, police added. Kurtis M. Clausen, 43, of the 600 block of Eastgate Street, is charged with residential burglary and criminal property damage. Both offenses are felonies. No bond information was made available by police.

Asteroid expected to pass close to Earth on Saturday

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:29 GMT

WASHINGTON D.C. (KXAN) -- Scientists looking to observe asteroids will get a rare chance this weekend. According to NASA's Planetary Defense Coordination Office, a newly discovered asteroid -- which is known as a Near-Earth Object -- will "safely" pass within only 100,000 miles on Saturday.NASA defines Near-Earth Objects as "comets and asteroids that have been nudged by the gravitational attraction of nearby planets into orbits that allow them to enter the Earth’s neighborhood."The office says the asteroid, named 2023 DZ2, measures between 140 feet and 310 feet in diameter. "While close approaches are a regular occurrence, one by an asteroid of this size (140-310 ft) happens only about once per decade, providing a unique opportunity for science," the office said. Planet Palooza! When 5 planets will be visible in the night sky The asteroid, which was first observed on Jan. 14, will pass between the Earth and the Moon's orbit. It is considered to be an Apollo-class asteroid, mean...

'Very disturbing': What to know about the potentially deadly fungus spreading in the US

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:29 GMT

TYLER, Texas (KETK) -- The fungus called Candida Auris (or C. Auris for short), was first detected in the United States in 2016, but is now spreading at an "alarming" rate, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned this week. Doctors are assuring the public that it’s not going to take over the world and kill us all, but it is something we need to be aware of. CDC study warns of ‘dramatic increase’ in deadly fungus across US “It’s something we’ve been tracking for probably 10 years,” said infectious disease specialist Dr. Michelle Barron.Between 2019 and 2021, clinical cases of Candida auris tripled. The fungus has now been reported in 28 states, according to the CDC.“The fact that it’s increasing in number and also increasing in terms of where we can find it is kind of a combination that’s very disturbing,” said Dr. Bruce Hirsch at Northwell Health in New York. Candida auris is so concerning because it is often resistant to anti-fungal drugs, making it hard to treat i...

Ottawa Reaches A Deal With U.S To Close Roxham Border In Quebec

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:29 GMT

Trial delayed for Austin man connected to 2020 murder-for-hire plot

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:29 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — It could be a while before an Austin man arrested in a murder-for-hire plot gets a trial.Erik Charles Maund, 47, a former partner of an Austin-based auto group Maund Automotive, was accused of paying three men to kidnap and kill his former girlfriend Holly Williams and her boyfriend William Lanway in March 2020, according to federal documents.Indictment records said Maund was married. Lanway reportedly demanded money from Maund and said he would expose Maund’s relationship with Williams if he did not send it. Former Austin car dealer tried to arrange another murder after arrest, US DOJ says Maund was charged with conspiracy to commit kidnapping, kidnapping resulting in death, and carrying, brandishing and discharging a firearm in relation to a crime of violence.One of the men Maund hired, Gilad Peled from Austin, entered a guilty plea in December 2022, Maund has yet to stand trial. KXAN obtained a status report filed in February 2023 on behalf of the attorneys. The...

Class 3A boys basketball semifinals: Totino-Grace rallies past Alexandria

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:55:29 GMT

Top-seeded Totino-Grace rallied from a four-point second-half deficit with just under 7 minutes to play to keep alive its hopes of consecutive Class 3A state championships with a 70-62 victory over No. 5 seed Alexandria on Thursday at Target Center.Trailing 55-5, the Eagles started a 19-7 run on Isaiah Johnson’s 3-pointer with 6:30 remaining. Totino-Grace (23-8) scored nine straight points to take a 62-55 lead.Alexandria pulled within 62-59 on a pair of free throws by Grayson Grove with 2:29 left, but the Eagles scored the next seven points to take a 69-59 lead with 55 seconds left.Taison Chatman added 18 points and a game-high nine assists for Totino-Grace.Grove scored a team-high 21 points and five rebounds, and Chase Thompson added 16 points and five boards for Alexandria (25-5), which shot 63.6 percent from the field and led 38-33 at intermission.The Eagles (23-8) used a 19-7 run over the final six minutes to turn what had been a four-point deficit into a path into the Class AAA...