Health officials on Wednesday confirmed the first known severe illness in the U.S. caused by bird flu, and California’s governor declared a state of emergency as the virus rampages through dairy cattle in that state.A person in Louisiana is hospitalized in critical condition with severe respiratory symptoms caused by a bird flu infection, state health officials said. The person, who is over 65 and has underlying medical problems, had been in contact with sick and dead birds in a backyard flock.It’s the first human case in the U.S. linked to exposure to backyard birds, according to the Centers for Disease...
Police Reveals New Mexico Teenager Charged With Murders Heard A Voice That ‘Told Him to Kill His Family.’
A New Mexico teenager accused of murdering four relatives told investigators he heard a voice that ordered him to kill his family, a state police spokesperson said Wednesday.The 16-year-old, whom NBC News is not identifying because he is a minor, faces four counts of first-degree murder in connection with the killings Saturday in Belen, about 30 miles from Albuquerque.The boy is being held in a juvenile detention center in Albuquerque but could be charged as an adult later, the 13th Judicial District Attorney’s Office said.It was not immediately clear whether he had an attorney.The suspect called 911 around 3:30 a.m. Saturday and...
Woman Shoots Estranged Husband to Death Outside Mississippi Courthouse amid Divorce
Authorities disclosed Tanya Saucier, the estranged wife of a Mississippi man is in custody after she allegedly shot and killed her ex-husband outside a courthouse following the conclusion of divorce proceedings between the two.The shooting happened Tuesday just before 1 p.m. in the entryway of the Pearl River County Chancery Court in Poplarville, the sheriff’s office said.The victim was identified as James Ray Saucier, 62.The 49-year-old shooter was apprehended after the shooting and is being held at the Lenoir Rowell Criminal Justice Center in Poplarville on a charge of murder.James Saucier’s attorney, Don Rafferty, said the couple’s divorce proceedings had...
FBI Detains California Man Over Wisconsin Shooting, Suspect Plans To Attack A Government Building.
A California man was detained by the FBI and ordered to have his guns temporarily seized after he allegedly communicated with the 15-year-old shooter who killed two people at her Wisconsin school, documents show.The gun violence emergency protective order was served to a 20-year-old in Carlsbad in San Diego County on Tuesday, according to the order, which was obtained by NBC San Diego.The narrative of the order says the California man had communicated with Natalie “Samantha” Rupnow, who police say opened fire Monday at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin, which she attended, killing two people and several others injured before she...
Trump Opposes Funding Bill, Pushing Government Closer To a Shutdown
President-elect Donald Trump excoriated a bipartisan government funding bill Wednesday afternoon, throwing the stopgap measure into chaos just as leaders of both parties were hoping to pass it.The joint statement by Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance left Republican leaders scrambling to come up with a new plan in the House, where Trump wields significant influence. A top GOP lawmaker later said the bill text, released just a day earlier, had been scrapped.The bill would have kept the government open until March 14. A shutdown will occur at 12:01 a.m. Saturday without action from Congress. There is currently no fallback plan.“Republicans must GET SMART and...
Judge Sentence 93-Year-Old Former Catholic Priest to Life in Prison for Raping A Boy Decades Ago
93-year-old Lawrence Hecker has been sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday for raping a teenage boy years back.Hecker who was a former catholic priest had pleaded guilty to charges including first-degree rape and aggravated kidnapping moments before jury selection was scheduled to begin in his trial this monthThe former priest sentence comes as the Archdiocese of New Orleans deals with fallout from a wave of sexual abuse lawsuits and allegations that church leaders had long ignored predatory priests, leading to a long-running bankruptcy proceeding.The survivor of the assault to which Hecker pleaded guilty said that Hecker had offered to instruct him...
Nafdac Uncovers Production Of Substandard Goods Worth Five Billion Naira, Shut Down Eziukwu Market In Aba.
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has shut down Eziukwu Market in Aba, Abia state, over production of counterfeit and expired products.The agency revealed that this came about during its two-day operation in the state, uncovering large scale production to the worth of five billion naira.The team uncovered large-scale production and distribution of fake and expired goods, including beverages, carbonated drinks, wines, spirits, vegetable oils, and revalidated food items such as noodles, powdered milk, and yoghurt.NAFDAC Director, South-East Zone, Dr. Martins Iluyomade described the market has a hub of substandard products while expressing dismay at...
US Repatriates 3 Guantanamo Bay Detainees, Including One Held 17 Years without Charge
The U.S. has transferred two Malaysian detainees at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. military prison to their home country, after they pleaded guilty to charges related to deadly 2002 bombings in Bali and agreed to testify against the alleged ringleader of that and other attacks, the Pentagon said Wednesday.The transfers, and the repatriation Tuesday of a Kenyan man who’d been held at Guantanamo for 17 years without charge, come as rights groups and others push the Biden administration to end the detention of more than a dozen other men held there without charge, and amid uncertainty over the incoming Trump administration’s...