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Man uses screwdriver to kill wife,
daughter at Minnesota daycare
MINNEAPOLIS -- A Minnesota man used a screwdriver to fatally stab his wife and their 7-year-old daughter at a daycare before killing himself, police said Thursday.
Officials released a search warrant in connection with Wednesday morning's attack in the Minneapolis suburb of Hopkins.
The warrant identifies the man as 41-year-old Nathan Brown. Police say he attacked his wife, Kristen Brown, and their daughter, Evie, at the daycare Kristen Brown operated from the family's basement. Nathan Brown then fatally shot himself upstairs.
No other children at the daycare were physically harmed. Authorities say Brown also killed a 78-year-old relative at her Burnsville home before the daycare attack.
Rescuers call for silence around
earthquake rubble in Colombia
CALI, Colombia -- Rescuers in Colombia are calling for silence as they listen for signs of life in the rubble left by a deadly earthquake.
The disaster has killed more than 280 people and left hundreds more missing. The call for quiet Thursday was part of last-ditch efforts to find survivors in the aftermath of the 7.4 magnitude quake that struck the South American country Monday.
Aid agencies consider the first two to three days after a quake to be the prime window for retrieving survivors. But some people trapped in debris can live longer if they have access to food and water.
Conspiracy theories falsely blame
quake on Alaska research program
An enduring conspiracy theory has resurfaced on social media after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake hit western Colombia on Monday, with users blaming a research program in Alaska for the disaster.
Posts falsely claim that the earthquake, which has killed at least 270 people and left widespread damage in its wake, was caused by the High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program, or HAARP, which studies the properties and behavior of the upper atmosphere.
But the earthquake was actually caused by natural movements in the Earth's crust. Experts say it had nothing to do with human activities.
Judge drops Nevada case against
electors accused of forging certificate
LAS VEGAS -- A judge has dismissed Nevada's fake electors case.
Thursday's decision marks the latest setback in swing states' efforts to prosecute six Republicans who tried to keep Donald Trump in the White House after he lost to Joe Biden in 2020's presidential election.
The Nevada Attorney General's Office plans to appeal. The six Republicans pleaded not guilty. They include Michael McDonald, the chair of the Nevada Republican Party, and Jesse Law, the former chair of the Clark County Republican Party.
Courts have dismissed similar cases in Arizona, Michigan and Georgia. A case is ongoing in Wisconsin.
Broken engine parts shattered
plane window that sucked man's head
Investigators say broken engine parts shattered a window on a Ryanair plane shortly after takeoff in Greece last month, causing a man's head to be sucked into the hole in the fuselage before his fellow passengers pulled him to safety. The National Transportation Safety Board says in its report released Thursday that a fan blade in the right engine broke loose. That sent fragments flying out of the engine that broke the window and damaged the fuselage in several other places. Investigators found bird remains inside the engine, suggesting the plane may have struck birds as it took off. The 61-year-old man who was nearly sucked out of the plane.
Tupac Shakur jury selected
LAS VEGAS -- A jury has been selected in the trial against the man charged in the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur. Duane "Keffe D" Davis is the first person to be charged in connection to the drive-by shooting in Las Vegas nearly 30 years ago. Jurors were selected Thursday. Attorneys spent four days to pick 16 jurors.
Davis has pleaded not guilty and could be sentenced to life in prison if he's convicted. Opening statements are expected to begin Monday.
The Associated Press