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Escaped Texas inmate: Trent Thompson captured near Abilene, one day after leaving Formby Unit in Plainview, authorities say

Sunday, June 11, 2023 5:08 p.m PLAINVIEW, Texas (KTRK) — The search for an inmate who escaped from prison Saturday night is over after authorities caught him in northwest Texas. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice said the fugitive, 22-year-old Trent Thompson, walked out of the Formby unit in Plainview around 11:14 p.m. Saturday. On Sunday, authorities said they captured him around 11:15 a.m. in Coleman, Texas, about 250 miles from the prison. Thompson was convicted of three counts of aggravated robbery out of Taylor County and Coleman County and aggravated assault of a Coleman County official, according to jail…

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Man arrested for shooting man who broke into his truck, police say

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – A man was arrested and charged after police say he shot a man who broke into his truck. Police say Quendarius Turner was on Friday at the Trails of Mt. Moriah Apartments when he heard breaking glass in the parking lot. When he looked out the window, he saw a man standing next to his truck and another man climbing into the truck through the broken window. Turner told officers he grabbed a gun, got out and fired at his truck. The man inside the truck tried to run away, but Turner chased him, took him back…

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Section of I-95 collapses in Philadelphia

now playing Section of I-95 collapses in Philadelphia 00:43 Then Severe thunderstorms likely in the southeast today 00:57 Wildfire relief rain for NE and Canada 00:47 Top weather stories for next week 00:59 The Philippine volcano threatens to erupt 00:37 British Royal Guard collapses during heated rehearsal 00:57 El Niño is officially here 01:00 Extreme heat helps fuel wildfires 00:52 How bad is 3 days of smoke exposure? 01:05 Statue of Liberty surrounded by forest smoke 00:30 Unhealthy air quality: what you should know 01:18 ‘I can’t breathe at all’, Living In Smoke 00:49 What does wildfire smoke do to…

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Nicola Sturgeon: Scotland’s former leader arrested amid crisis surrounding nation’s ruling party

CNN — Former First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon has been detained as part of the police investigation into the finances of the Scottish National Party (SNP), the most senior SNP official yet to be questioned in the investigation. In a statement, Police Scotland said “a 52-year-old woman has been arrested today, Sunday 11 June 2023, as a suspect in connection with the ongoing investigation into the funding and finances of the Scottish National Party “. “The woman is in custody and is being questioned by detectives from Police Scotland,” police said. Police said they cannot comment further as the…

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Majorities of Americans back second Trump impeachment, say charges politically motivated: POLL

A plurality of Americans think former President Donald Trump should have been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges related to his handling of classified documents, but a nearly equal number say the charges are politically motivated, according to a new ABC News/Ipsos. poll. Trump deliberately withheld documents containing the nation’s most sensitive intelligence after he left office, displayed some of them on at least two occasions and then tried to obstruct the investigation into their whereabouts, prosecutors allege to the indictment. Trump has repeatedly denied any allegations of wrongdoing. Nearly half — 48 percent — of Americans think…

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CBS News poll: After Trump impeachment, most see security risk, but Republicans see politics

Republican primary voters say they are far more worried The impeachment of Donald Trump has political motivations than his alleged conduct as a risk to national security, and there is no evidence that it has harmed his status as the clear favorite for the nomination 2024, at least not yet. It remains well ahead of rivals in both consideration and vote choice. In fact, most voters in the Republican primaries generally would not consider keeping documents allegedly involving nuclear systems or military plans to be a national security risk, in and of itself. The majority explicitly dismissed the charges announced…

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Breaking News: The time limit for filing a personal complaint for sexual harassment will increase to 12 months

The deadline for filing a personal complaint for sexual harassment is about to increase from 90 days to 12 months. This change will come as a result of the Industrial Relations (Extended Time for Personal Complaints for Sexual Harassment) Amendment Bill, which passed third reading on Wednesday 7 June 2023. This means that now the bill has passed all the hurdles of the parliamentary process and awaits royal assent, which is expected to be given any day. This is a fairly significant change from the status quo, as the time limit for filing a personal claim was previously limited to…

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Michael Batayeh, comedian and “Breaking Bad” actor, dies at 52.

Michael Batayeh, an actor known for his brief role on the Emmy-winning series “Breaking Bad” and a comedian who was popular in the Arab-American community, died at his home in Ypsilanti, Michigan. He was 52 years old. His sister Ida Vergollo said he died June 1 in his sleep after a heart attack. A coroner later found problems with his heart, he said. Mr. Batayeh appeared on “Breaking Bad” as Dennis Markowski, the steady manager of a laundromat that was a front for a meth lab. The character was killed after he showed interest in talking to the Drug Enforcement…

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