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From Hollywood pre-fame grind to government grind: Michigan fatal charge, ISIS LGBT-venue probe widens, SNAP aid slowed, UK manhunt after second mistaken release
First look: pre-fame grind of a Hollywood icon
Toby Jones, Lesley Manville, and Harry Lawtey headline a biopic that skips the legend-making and dives into the hungry years, before the handlers, the brand deals, and the Instagram retrospectives. A rare portrait of ambition without the lacquer, at least until the awards campaign begins.
Michigan hit-and-run case, driver charged in fatal driveway incident
Prosecutors allege 31-year-old Stephanie Holt backed into 76-year-old Mary Hulswit in St. Clair Shores on November 1, then fled. Hulswit was found unresponsive and died at the scene. Holt has pleaded not guilty to failure to stop at a fatal accident and commission of a felony with a motor vehicle. Bail was set at 100,000 dollars cash with 10 percent surety, plus GPS monitoring and a stay-away order if released. She remains in custody and is due back in court November 14. Hulswit, a great-grandmother, is survived by her husband of 55 years, siblings, two children, and three grandchildren. A stark reminder that accountability and due process must do their work after an irreversible loss.
Feds widen probe of ISIS-inspired Halloween plot targeting LGBT venues
Federal authorities arrested two additional suspects, Tomas Kaan Jimenez-Guzal and Milo Sederat, as the investigation continues into an alleged plan to attack LGBT nightclubs in Ferndale, Michigan. Earlier arrests charged Mohmed Ali and Majed Mahmoud, both 20 and from Dearborn, with stockpiling weapons, training at a gun range, and scouting targets for a Halloween attack code-named pumpkin, according to court documents. The FBI seized rifles, a shotgun, handguns, tactical gear, and more than 1,600 rounds of 5.56 ammunition. Ali and Mahmoud are held without bail ahead of detention hearings in Detroit. Court dates for the newly arrested men were not immediately clear. Sobering news, and a relief that law enforcement intervened before anyone was harmed.
Pennsylvania says federal rules will slow SNAP relief during shutdown
State officials warn that Trump-era procedures are forcing a convoluted workaround for issuing partial November SNAP benefits, despite court orders allowing aid to go out. Human Services Secretary Val Arkoosh says Washington is requiring the most labor-intensive path, not the previously used option to quickly send 50 percent of normal benefits. The mandated approach would mean rebuilding Pennsylvania’s eligibility system, an estimated 10,000 hours and 9 to 12 business days, then switching back again, with vendor bottlenecks likely as states all scramble at once. Nearly 2 million Pennsylvanians are waiting, and an error-prone rollout could trigger penalties under current budget rules. Government could choose the simple fix, but why pick a door when you can assemble a maze.
Second mistaken release triggers fresh UK manhunt
Surrey Police launched another search after a convicted fraudster was mistakenly released from HMP Wandsworth, shortly after officials named Algerian sex offender Brahim Kaddour-Cherif as the first inmate accidentally set free. In a separate blunder, Ethiopian national Hadush Kebatu was wrongly released from HMP Chelmsford, prompting a two-day hunt involving three police forces. The prison service insists this is not a revolving door, it just appears to be rotating at an unfortunate speed.
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By IniaesFirst look: pre-fame grind of a Hollywood icon
Toby Jones, Lesley Manville, and Harry Lawtey headline a biopic that skips the legend-making and dives into the hungry years, before the handlers, the brand deals, and the Instagram retrospectives. A rare portrait of ambition without the lacquer, at least until the awards campaign begins.
Michigan hit-and-run case, driver charged in fatal driveway incident
Prosecutors allege 31-year-old Stephanie Holt backed into 76-year-old Mary Hulswit in St. Clair Shores on November 1, then fled. Hulswit was found unresponsive and died at the scene. Holt has pleaded not guilty to failure to stop at a fatal accident and commission of a felony with a motor vehicle. Bail was set at 100,000 dollars cash with 10 percent surety, plus GPS monitoring and a stay-away order if released. She remains in custody and is due back in court November 14. Hulswit, a great-grandmother, is survived by her husband of 55 years, siblings, two children, and three grandchildren. A stark reminder that accountability and due process must do their work after an irreversible loss.
Feds widen probe of ISIS-inspired Halloween plot targeting LGBT venues
Federal authorities arrested two additional suspects, Tomas Kaan Jimenez-Guzal and Milo Sederat, as the investigation continues into an alleged plan to attack LGBT nightclubs in Ferndale, Michigan. Earlier arrests charged Mohmed Ali and Majed Mahmoud, both 20 and from Dearborn, with stockpiling weapons, training at a gun range, and scouting targets for a Halloween attack code-named pumpkin, according to court documents. The FBI seized rifles, a shotgun, handguns, tactical gear, and more than 1,600 rounds of 5.56 ammunition. Ali and Mahmoud are held without bail ahead of detention hearings in Detroit. Court dates for the newly arrested men were not immediately clear. Sobering news, and a relief that law enforcement intervened before anyone was harmed.
Pennsylvania says federal rules will slow SNAP relief during shutdown
State officials warn that Trump-era procedures are forcing a convoluted workaround for issuing partial November SNAP benefits, despite court orders allowing aid to go out. Human Services Secretary Val Arkoosh says Washington is requiring the most labor-intensive path, not the previously used option to quickly send 50 percent of normal benefits. The mandated approach would mean rebuilding Pennsylvania’s eligibility system, an estimated 10,000 hours and 9 to 12 business days, then switching back again, with vendor bottlenecks likely as states all scramble at once. Nearly 2 million Pennsylvanians are waiting, and an error-prone rollout could trigger penalties under current budget rules. Government could choose the simple fix, but why pick a door when you can assemble a maze.
Second mistaken release triggers fresh UK manhunt
Surrey Police launched another search after a convicted fraudster was mistakenly released from HMP Wandsworth, shortly after officials named Algerian sex offender Brahim Kaddour-Cherif as the first inmate accidentally set free. In a separate blunder, Ethiopian national Hadush Kebatu was wrongly released from HMP Chelmsford, prompting a two-day hunt involving three police forces. The prison service insists this is not a revolving door, it just appears to be rotating at an unfortunate speed.