Home

Amid confusion along US-Mexico border, El Paso pastors provide migrants with shelter and counsel

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:16:09 GMT

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — As changing policies, rampant misinformation and exasperated, fearful crowds converge in this desert city, faith leaders are striving to provide shelter and uplift.Along with prayers, they are counseling migrants about the daunting challenges that await them on U.S. soil, with enormous backlogs in asylum hearings and the Biden administration’s newly announced measures that many consider stricter than the existing ones known as Title 42.During Thursday morning Mass at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, a few blocks from the border with Mexico, the Rev. Daniel Mora prayed for goodwill in welcoming the crowds of migrants expected to arrive in the city and at the church’s gym-turned-shelter when pandemic-era restrictions on asylum-seeking lifted overnight.“May the asylum promises of this country be renewed,” Mora noted in the Mass intentions. In an office next to the historic sanctuary, one of his fellow Jesuits prepared to visit a shelter at a different El Paso parish ...

Skilling: Cool, showers spells for Mother's Day weekend

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:16:09 GMT

A MARKEDLY COOLER MOTHER'S DAY WEEKEND'S AHEAD compared to last weekend's warmth. Last weekend was the warmest of 2023 to date.Northeast winds off Lake Michigan are to dominate the scene this Saturday and Sunday—strengthening Sat night and Sunday high pressure drops southward from Canada tightening the pressure gradient here. Winds gust see gusts topping 30 mph—especially in open areas and along Lake Michigan.Temps this weekend will average 19-degrees cooler than last weekend. THAT'S A BIG CHANGE! While far inland high temps will reach the 60s Saturday, O'Hare's likely to see just 58-deg---hardly the 78 which occurred a week ago. And on Sunday (Mother's Day), highs may be restricted to 54-degrees—far below last Sunday's record tying 87 before a late afternoon temp crash. Lakeshore temps Sunday could hold to the upper 40s.The average southern Lake Michigan water temp is 52 degrees—so winds off that chilly water transport chilly temps ashore. Tom Skilling to ‘switch on summer’ and B...

ISP releases video of deadly officer involved shooting near Mt. Vernon

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:16:09 GMT

Warning: Video in this article has been provided by the Illinois State Police, including text that appears in the video to clarify actions. It has been edited to remove graphic content, however viewers may find the content disturbing. Viewer discretion is advised.HENDERSON, Ky (WEHT) - Illinois State Police has released footage of an officer involved shooting that took place on May 9 on Interstate 64.According to a police, an altercation took place between Brandon Griffin, 23, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Illinois State Police after he initially refused to provide identification. During a record check, the male subject was discovered to have a nationwide arrest warrant for felony weapons charge. At this point in the video, police attempted to put Griffin in handcuffs. Joliet man found guilty of 2019 Harrah’s Casino stabbing death Police say during the altercation, Griffin brandished a firearm and exchanged gunfire with officers and Griffin was fatally shot. One ISP officer was ...

Texas property owner finds ankle monitor on his roof

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:16:09 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A property owner in Austin, Texas, said he's fed up and concerned after he found an ankle monitor on the roof of his business."We put up the fence on Tuesday," said Peter Morales as he walked through his property on South Lamar Boulevard.Morales noticed someone had recently moved into the alley on his property, leaving the area trashed. These are most popular baby names of 2022: Social Security Administration "Laptops and a bunch of bags, and needles and drugs," said Morales as he showed video of the camp. "I actually had to hire someone to do the removal"He also found an ankle monitor on the roof of his business, with bedding and an area he said looked like someone was living at.Morales said he called police who stopped by to escort someone off his property.Morales said an ankle monitor was picked up by a detective, but so far he has not heard who the person was or why they were required to wear the monitoring device."Is there a predator or violent criminal sleepi...

Timeline: What led up to the Lori Vallow Daybell murder conviction

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:16:09 GMT

BOISE, Idaho (KTVX) -- What started as a report of missing children in 2019 escalated into a multi-state investigation of several murders. On Friday, Lori Vallow Daybell was found guilty of murdering her two youngest children, Joshua JJ Vallow, 7, and Tylee Ryan, 16, and conspiring to murder her husband's first wife, Tammy Daybell. Chad Daybell, Lori Daybell's fifth husband, is also being tried for the murder of his wife Tammy, but his trial is still months away. Jury: Vallow guilty of murdering her 2 children Here's a timeline of events, with information from East Idaho News, and court documents.(Megan Pickett / KTVX)March 9, 1990: Chad and Tammy Daybell married in Manti, Utah, and lived in Springville, Utah where they started Spring Creek Book Company. Chad published many religious and post-apocalyptic books with that company. In the next several years, Chad and Tammy had five children.2006: Lori Ryan married Charles Vallow (her fourth marriage) and their family lived in Arizona...

Country music stars to perform at gala where Willie Nelson will be honored with prestigious Texas award

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:16:09 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) –The LBJ Foundation will honor Willie Nelson with its most prestigious award, the LBJ Liberty & Justice for All Award, Friday at a gala dinner at the LBJ Presidential Library.Willie Nelson, who just celebrated his 90th birthday, won’t be the only country musician in attendance. The gala will also feature performances by Eric Church, Sam Hunt, Elle King and Lyle Lovett. Only several other people have received the prestigious award since it was created in 2010. Other award recipients include President George H. W. Bush, President Jimmy Carter, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, U.S. Sen. John McCain, U.S. Sen. Carl Levin, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, U.S. Rep. John Lewis, U.S. Rep. John Dingell, U.S. Rep. James Clyburn and philanthropist David M. Rubenstein. “A lifelong advocate for farmers, alleviating food insecurity, and support of rural communities, Nelson embodies President Lyndon Baines Johnson's commitment to...

Win tickets to see 'Hairspray'

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:16:09 GMT

Win two tickets to see the Tuesday, June 13, 8 p.m. production of “Hairspray” at Bass Concert Hall. The contest opens on May 15 and closes on May 21. Sorry, you are using an unsupported browser. This page will not display correctly. Please click here to upgrade to a newer browser. /**/

Meet Jay Christensen, the drone pilot behind the Vikings schedule release

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:16:09 GMT

It was a normal day at TCO Performance Center. That was the hardest part for cinematographer Jay Christensen earlier this week as he tried to fly his drone around the practice facility in Eagan.“Everyone is there working,” said Christensen, founder of JayByrd Films, and the drone pilot behind the Vikings schedule release. “We wanted to make sure we made every shot count.”That, he did. The results spoke for themselves on Thursday night when when the Vikings tweeted out the video. It featured an aerial view of TCO Performance Center as a whole, with the Vikings using the footage to present a game-by-game breakdown of their schedule for this season.122 days until Week 1Enjoy The Ride pic.twitter.com/UZgsYsbygF— Minnesota Vikings (@Vikings) May 12, 2023This has become a common trend throughout the NFL with pretty much every team looking for a creative way to unveil their schedule on social media.For the Vikings, the idea to commission JayByrd Films proved e...

Eduardo Porter: Latin America’s new lithium bounty unearths an old problem

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:16:09 GMT

What to do with all the lithium?Sell it to the highest bidder?Or maybe ban exports?How about setting up a lithium cartel, to ensure a high price?These questions are proving thorny for a clutch of Latin American countries that have found themselves sitting on massive deposits of a mineral critical for a carbon-free future.Chile, Argentina and Bolivia jointly account for 61% of the world’s identified lithium resources, essential for the lithium-ion batteries that will power electric vehicles and nix the internal combustion engine. That’s 52 million tons, dissolved in underground lakes of brine in the highlands of the Andes. Mexico, Brazil and Peru have 3.5 million more, according to the US Geological Survey.The bounty raises again a challenge that Latin America has repeatedly faced, starting back when the wealth came from Peru’s guano and Brazil’s rubber all the way to when it came from Bolivia’s natural gas and Mexico’s oil: How to leverage natural...

St. Paul man sentenced for fracturing cat’s skull with hammer during family dispute

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:16:09 GMT

A St. Paul man was put on probation for three years Thursday for hitting his family’s cat with a hammer during a dispute with his brother in 2021.Bar Blute Too, 25, pleaded guilty in Ramsey County District Court to felony mistreating an animal and misdemeanor domestic assault in connection with the family dispute in the 300 block of Atwater Street in St. Paul’s North End.Bar Blute Too (Courtesy of the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office)According to the criminal complaint, family members told police that Too came home around 1 a.m. Nov. 6 under the influence of drugs. Too’s mother asked him to do something and he became agitated and aggressive. A brother intervened and Too punched him in the face with a closed fist.Too got a hammer and struck their cat’s head with it three times. He went downstairs and kicked another brother in the leg.The first brother grabbed Too and held him down until police arrived. The brother told police he feared Too would seriously hurt someone if he was n...