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As illegal crossings drop, the legal challenges over Biden’s US-Mexico border policies grow

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:25 GMT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Immigration advocates said Thursday that an online appointment system to seek asylum at the U.S. border with Mexico is out of reach for many migrants, in the latest legal challenge to t he Biden administration’s immigration agenda. The lawsuit says the administration, often working with Mexican authorities, has physically blocked migrants from claiming asylum at land crossings with Mexico unless they have an appointment through the CBP One app. It says the app is “impossible” for those with inferior internet access, language difficulties or lack of technical know-how. Appointments are capped at 1,450 a day.“CBP One essentially creates an electronic waitlist that restricts access to the U.S. asylum process to a limited number of privileged migrants,” according to the lawsuit by advocacy groups Al Otro Lado and the Haitian Bridge Alliance and would-be asylum-seekers from Mexico, Haiti, Nicaragua and Russia who say they couldn’t get appointments...

Green Bay woman wasn’t mentally ill when she killed and dismembered a former boyfriend, jury finds

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:25 GMT

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — A Green Bay woman wasn’t mentally ill when she killed and dismembered a former boyfriend and scattered his body parts at various locations, a jury found Thursday.The same Brown County jury that deliberated less than an hour Wednesday before convicting Taylor Schabusiness, 25, of homicide, third-degree sexual abuse and mutilating a corpse in the February 2022 killing of Shad Thyrion, 24, needed less than an hour Thursday to find she didn’t suffer from mental illness or defect at the time.Brown County Circuit Judge Thomas Walsh set sentencing for Sept. 26, news outlets reported.Schabusiness strangled Thyrion at the Green Bay home he shared with his mother, sexually abused him and dismembered his body, leaving parts of it throughout the house and in a vehicle, authorities said. She appeared to suffer from a range of mental issues when she was evaluated at the Brown County Jail in 2022 and 2023, said Diane Lytton, an independent psychologist who testif...

Four homes in Northwest Territories lost in wildfire, road closed: fire agency

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:25 GMT

YELLOWKNIFE — An out-of-control wildfire in the Northwest Territories has destroyed four homes in a community about 100 kilometres northwest of Yellowknife. Wildfire information officer Mike Westwick says the fire has reached the community of Behchoko in Rae.The territory’s wildfire agency had initially said five homes were lost but has since revised the total to four.Westwick says the wildfire is about 45 kilometres northwest of Yellowknife and that while the capital is not at risk at this time, crews are preparing to address future threats.Westwick says a portion of Highway 3, which connects Behchoko to Yellowknife, has been closed and crews are focusing on dousing spot fires and protecting homes in the community of Behchoko.He says visibility remains an issue for the 64 firefighters responding to the fire in the area.This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 27, 2023.The Canadian Press

A US group is accusing Mexican bishops of covering up for priests implicated in sex abuse

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:25 GMT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A U.S.-based group issued a list Thursday of 16 Mexican bishops and high-ranking clerics who allegedly covered up for priests accused of sexual abuse.Massachusetts-based BishopAccountability is a non-profit organization that keeps track of how the Catholic hierarchy deals with allegations of sexual abuse by clergy. The group said Thursday that the Roman Catholic Church officials, some now retired, had “covered up for” abusers. “We have now identified some leaders of the Catholic Church who appear to have covered, covered up for, abusers and discarded their victims,” said Anne Barrett Doyle, of BishopAccountability.org.The list included Cardinals Norberto Rivera Carrera and Juan Sandoval Íñiguez, and Archbishops José Martín Rábago, Fabio Martínez Castilla, Felipe Aguirre Franco, Luis Morales Reyes, and Rafael Romo Muñoz.A representative of the Mexican Council of Bishops said the claims were based on news reports without formal complaints or legal cases....

The legacy of Rocky Wirtz with the Blackhawks

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:25 GMT

Tab Bamford of Bleacher Nation Blackhawks talked about the life and legacy of late Blackhawks owner Rocky Wirtz on "9 Good Minutes" on WGN News Now.CHICAGO — It's a time of mourning and reflection for current and former members of the Chicago Blackhawks franchise after the death of their leader this week.W. Rockwell Wirtz, better known to everyone as Rocky, died at the age of 70 this week after a brief illness. He was just the fifth principal owner in the history of the team, serving as the Blackhawks' chairman since 2007 when his brother Peter passed it to him following his father Bill's death. Blackhawks owner Rocky Wirtz dies at 70 During Wirtz's with the franchise, the team did a complete transformation both on an off the ice, as the owner brought the Blackhawks into a new era with a number of moves that pleased old fans and attracted new ones. Rocky was always around the United Center, visible in the stands instead of the suites and constantly interacting with those rooting ...

Five revelations from new Trump charges

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:25 GMT

(The Hill) — Federal prosecutors’ superseding indictment against former President Trump in his classified documents case on Thursday has brought to light several new charges and revelations.Trump now faces a total of 40 criminal counts in the case — three more than he did previously — after prosecutors added allegations that Trump pushed to delete surveillance footage at Mar-a-Lago and willfully retained an additional sensitive document.Here are five revelations from the new court filings. DeSantis won’t say if indictments should disqualify Trump in 2024: Voters ‘make those decisions’ Trump is accused of seeking to delete footageProsecutors laid out a new set of allegations that Trump acted with two aides in attempts to delete surveillance footage at Mar-a-Lago after prosecutors subpoenaed it in June 2022 in connection with their investigation.The subpoena required Trump’s business to produce surveillance footage from areas near the storage room and other locations within the Flor...

APD searching for man suspected of aggravated robbery in north central Austin

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:25 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Police Department said it was requesting public assistance in identifying a suspect involved in an aggravated robbery July 14.Image of suspect riding bicycle (APD photo)APD said the suspect approached a victim at 1:50 a.m. and demanded their valuables at knifepoint in the 1400 block of West Anderson Lane.“The suspect then attacked the victim, slashing the victim's hand and ultimately throwing the victim to the ground, causing severe head injuries,” APD said. “The suspect took several personal items from the victim and left the scene on a bicycle heading north on Lazy Lane.”According to APD, detectives believe the suspect uses a bicycle for transportation and likely frequents or lives in the area surrounding the Burnet Road and US Highway 183 intersection.

ACC issues warning for fraudulent internship offers being sent to students

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:25 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin Community College issued a warning Wednesday regarding fraudulent internship offers being sent directly to college students, which has included ACC students. ACC said it immediately notified students and employees about the issue.According to ACC, there have been reports of students receiving messages in their email accounts that appeared to have come from ACC faculty; however, the messages were delivered through non-ACC email addresses.“The emails tell victims they were selected for a paid internship. Students then receive a fraudulent check and are asked to purchase supplies from a shell-company vendor using the funds they received. After the victim has incurred the personal expense, they learn from their bank that the check they received is fraudulent,” the college said.ACC said those receiving such emails or similarly suspicious emails to alert ACC Police immediately at (512) 223-1231.The college said it wanted to remind students and employees that al...

Former Longhorn DeMarvion Overshown wants to do it all for the Dallas Cowboys

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:25 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — As the Dallas Cowboys get into their 2023 training camp in Oxnard, California, former Texas Longhorns linebacker DeMarvion Overshown is already turning heads in his rookie season.Picked 90th overall by the Cowboys in the 2023 NFL Draft, Overshown has already shown his versatility and a willingness to do whatever it takes to get on the field. Those attributes were the main reason why he was so successful in Austin.MORE THAN THE SCORE: Stay up to date on sports stories like these, and sign up for our More than the Score sports newsletter at kxan.com/newsletters"Any and everywhere, just moving around," Overshown told Patrik Walker of DallasCowboys.com. "It's kinda like what I was doing in college. I know Coach Quinn has a plan for me. I'm just excited to work, whatever they need me to do, I'm gonna do it."As a former safety, Overshown's coverage skills from a linebacker position are terrific, so it's a distinct possibility he sees time as the extra linebacker in nickel ...

Logan Cooley signs entry-level contract with Arizona Coyotes

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:25 GMT

An uncanny ability to abruptly change directions with the puck is one of the myriad skills that made Logan Cooley one of the top rookies in college hockey last season. An abrupt change of direction in regard to his career path means that Cooley’s first season with the Minnesota Gophers — in which he led the Big Ten in scoring, helped Minnesota return to the national title game for the first time in nearly a decade and was named USA Hockey’s national College Player of the Year — was also his final season of college hockey.On Thursday the Arizona Coyotes announced they signed the 19-year-old native of Pittsburgh to an entry-level contract. The move came after Cooley announced in May his intent to return for a sophomore college hockey season, although after attending the Coyotes’ development camp earlier in the month, he changed his description of a return to college from “when” to “if.”Details of the contract were not disclosed.For their part, the Coyotes seem to hav...