Day: January 8, 2024

Former Alabama priest who and left country, married teen officially defrocked

12:44 pm January 8, 2024

A Catholic priest who married a teenager after leaving the country with her this summer has been removed from the priesthood, church officials announced Friday. The Archdiocese of Mobile announced in a statement that Alex Crow is no longer a member of the clergy. The church said that Crow requested that he be removed from […]

Falcons, Arthur Smith part ways hours after coach blows up over Saints’ late-game touchdown

12:35 pm January 8, 2024

The Atlanta Falcons and head coach Arthur Smith parted ways early Monday after the team suffered a blowout loss to the New Orleans Saints during the 2023 season finale. Smith had been the head coach for the last three seasons as he replaced Dan Quinn, who was let go in the middle of the 2020 […]

Avalanche kills two snowshoe hikers in Alps near Switzerland

12:04 pm January 8, 2024

Two hikers trekking across the Italian Alps on snowshoes were killed when an avalanche crashed down the slope near the border with Switzerland on Sunday, rescue officials said. The avalanche was triggered around noon at an elevation of 7,200 feet (2,200 meters) in the Formazza valley in the Piedmont region, Italian Alpine rescue group CNSAS […]

Pennsylvania homicide suspect sentenced to decades in prison for kidnapping

11:58 am January 8, 2024

A homicide suspect who escaped from a northwestern Pennsylvania prison last year and was on the run for more than a week before a pet dog led to his recapture has been sentenced to decades in prison. Michael Burham, 35, was sentenced Friday in Warren County Court to serve from 25-plus years to 50-plus years […]

Ecuador launches manhunt after ‘most-wanted prisoner’ vanishes

11:57 am January 8, 2024

Police in Ecuador reportedly have launched a massive manhunt after an inmate that prosecutors are describing as “the most-wanted prisoner” vanished from a maximum-security facility in Guayaquil. Jose Adolfo Macias, who goes by the alias “Fito” and is the leader of the Los Choneros criminal organization, was serving a 34-year sentence for crimes including drug […]