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Alleged matricide case; DHS moves to scrap TSA union deal; more U.S. coal plants close; Abraham Quintanilla, Selena’s father, dies at 86; Messi’s India tour marred by fan chaos; Bordeaux vs Scarlets live
Police: 20-year-old accused of fatally stabbing mother 26 times, then going to his brother’s home to tell him
Police say a 20-year-old fatally stabbed his mother 26 times, then went to his brother’s home to tell him; that man, now 23, has been sentenced to 38 years. Prosecutors say Abel Quinones-Herstad pleaded guilty to first-degree murder for killing his 55-year-old mother, Edith Gonzalez-Alarcon, on July 14, 2022, at her Aurora, Illinois, home, then placing her body in a closet and hiding the knife under a rug. He traveled to Wisconsin and told his brother he’d done “something bad,” prompting a welfare check that led Aurora police to the body. Quinones-Herstad was detained in West Allis, Wisconsin, and will serve his full sentence, with credit for 1,243 days already served.
DHS Seeks to Rescind TSA Collective Bargaining Agreement; Union Plans to Challenge the Move
DHS seeks to rescind the TSA collective bargaining agreement, and the union plans to challenge the move—again. Homeland Security says a “new labor framework” takes effect Jan. 11, courtesy of Secretary Kristi Noem’s September determination, promising a return to “security-focused” priorities and “effective stewardship” of taxpayer dollars. Translation: TSA will stop using its payroll system to collect union dues, and officials insist officers should quit “wasting countless hours” on non-mission work. One hitch: a federal judge already blocked a similar attempt in June, finding the union likely to prove Noem’s earlier move was retaliatory and “arbitrary and capricious.” The timing is rich: the House just passed the Protect America’s Workforce Act to restore federal bargaining rights curtailed under Trump. AFGE calls DHS’s gambit holiday-season union-busting affecting 47,000 TSA officers—many veterans—and vows to fight it in court and beyond.
More U.S. Coal-Fired Power Plants Shut Down
More U.S. Coal-Fired Power Plants Shut Down: New England’s last coal burner, New Hampshire’s 1960s-era Merrimack Station, went dark three years early—after producing a grand total of 0.22% of the region’s electricity in 2024. With cheaper, faster-ramping natural gas and a solar-heavy daytime grid, coal’s economics collapsed; the site now aims to be reborn with solar panels and battery storage. As one industry exec put it, coal simply isn’t competitive here anymore. Out West, Los Angeles’s final coal supply at Utah’s Intermountain Power Project idled just before Thanksgiving—an about-1,800‑megawatt monument to inertia that, as recently as 2024, still fed roughly 11% of LA’s power. For the first time, California isn’t pulling electricity from coal. There’s a political wrinkle: Utah’s Legislature barred fully retiring or disconnecting the coal units, leaving someone to pay to keep a dead plant on life support. Meanwhile, LADWP is flipping on new gas units designed to add green hydrogen starting in 2026 and eventually run on 100%. Translation: the market didn’t just vote against coal—it changed the locks. And some politicians are still trying to jiggle the handle.
Abraham Quintanilla, father of Selena, dies at 86
Abraham Quintanilla, father of slain Tejano singer Selena, died Saturday at 86, his son AB Quintanilla announced on social media; TMZ also reported the news.
Fans throw chairs and enter pitch as Messi’s GOAT Tour begins in India
Fans threw chairs and entered the pitch as Messi’s GOAT Tour began in India, with unrest breaking out after the Argentina star cut short a walk and some supporters ripped up seats and hurled them toward the field. A spectacle sold as divinity-on-tour instead delivered a crash course in crowd control—proof the marketing was ready, even if the security wasn’t.
Bordeaux vs Scarlets Live: TV Channel, Kick-off Time and Score Updates
Bordeaux vs Scarlets Live: The Welsh side have revamped their lineup to face the reigning Champions Cup holders, with coverage providing the TV channel, kick-off time, and rolling score updates as the match unfolds.
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