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One man is dead after an early morning shooting in east Decatur Sunday.
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The Justice Department is investigating whether Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey have impeded federal immigration enforcement through public statements they have made, according to two people familiar with the matter. The investigation focused on potential violation of a conspiracy statute, the people said. The people spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss a pending investigation by name. Walz and Frey both issued statements calling it an attempt to intimidate them. The investigation comes during a weekslong immigration crackdown in Minneapolis and St. Paul that the Department of Homeland Security has called its largest recent immigration enforcement operation.
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The Federal Aviation Administration is urging U.S. aircraft operators to “exercise caution” when flying over the eastern Pacific Ocean near Mexico, Central America and parts of South America, citing “military activities” and satellite navigation interference. The warning was issued in a series of Notices to Airmen (NOTAMs) issued Friday. The notices come after nearly four months of U.S. military strikes against boats in the Caribbean Sea and the eastern Pacific that the U.S. alleged were trafficking drugs. Earlier this month, the U.S. conducted a “large-scale strike” against Venezuela. President Nicolás Maduro and his wife were seized and transported to New York, where they face drug trafficking charges.
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A judge has ruled that Tennessee prison officials must grant expanded access to media members to view state-run executions. The ruling Friday comes after a coalition of news organizations including The Associated Press sued on claims that state execution protocols unconstitutionally limit thorough and accurate reporting. The coalition’s lawsuit argued that protocols limiting reporters' access to short time periods violate the public and press’s constitutional rights to witness the entirety of executions. Myles’ order granted a mandatory temporary injunction allowing media members and other witnesses to see more of the execution process, with security procedures in place for those carrying out the procedures.
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An Ohio grand jury indicted a man in the double homicide of his ex-wife and her husband who were killed in their home last month. Court records show a Franklin County grand jury charged Michael David McKee on Jan. 16, with aggravated murder and aggravated burglary. McKee, a vascular surgeon who was living in Chicago, is charged in the shooting deaths of 39-year-old Monique Tepe and her 37-year-old husband, dentist Dr. Spencer Tepe, in their Columbus home on Dec. 30. Monique Tepe and McKee were divorced in 2017. Authorities apprehended McKee in Rockford, Illinois, last weekend, where he remains in custody. His next hearing is scheduled for Jan. 23.
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Julio Iglesias has denied allegations of sexual assault made by two former employees. Media reports allege the singer assaulted the women at his residences in the Dominican Republic and the Bahamas between January and October 2021. Spanish prosecutors are studying the claims. Iglesias denied the accusations on Instagram, calling them false and distressing. A joint investigation by elDiario.es and Univision Noticias was published on Jan. 13. A Spanish high court received formal allegations against Iglesias on Jan. 5. Iglesias, 82, is one of the world’s most successful musical artists, having sold over 300 million records.
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Columbus police say they have gathered enough evidence to link a man charged in the double homicide of his ex-wife and her husband in their home last month to the killings. Chief Elaine Bryant said Wednesday that authorities now believe 39-year-old Michael David McKee, a vascular surgeon who was living in Chicago, was the person in video footage taken near the home of 39-year-old Monique Tepe and 37-year-old dentist Spencer Tepe on the night of the murders. They also say vehicle and firearms evidence matches. McKee faces two counts of premeditated aggravated murder. An attorney representing him couldn't be identified.
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A Shelby County man was arrested Wednesday on child exploitation charges.
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Federal officer shot person in leg after being attacked with a shovel during Minneapolis arrest, AP source says.
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Emmy Award-winning actor Timothy Busfield vowed to fight charges of child sex abuse as he turned himself in Tuesday to authorities in New Mexico. Albuquerque police had issued an arrest warrant on counts of criminal sexual contact of a minor and child abuse. The acts allegedly occurred on the set of “The Cleaning Lady,” a TV series Busfield directed and acted in. Busfield denied the allegations when interviewed by authorities during an investigation. He suggested the boy’s mother was seeking revenge for her children being replaced on the series. He is known for appearances in “The West Wing,” “Field of Dreams” and “Thirtysomething,” the latter of which won him an Emmy.