Tuesday, January 14, 2025
It is Tuesday, January 14, 2025. Here are today’s top stories.
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Man charged with stalking Caitlin Clark
A 55-year-old man from Texas was charged with stalking college basketball and Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark after he allegedly sent her threats and sexual messages through social media.
Prosecutors in Indiana said they saw that the suspect sent many messages to Clark on X (formerly Twitter) in recent weeks. Law enforcement traced the most recent messages to an IP address at a hotel in Indianapolis and was concerned because the suspect is a Texas resident. Police then went to the hotel on Jan. 8 and questioned the suspect, Michael Lewis. He said his posts and messages were just a joke and a fantasy. Police said they told him to stop with the posts, but he continued.
Police said Clark said she felt fearful for her safety, especially after Lewis went to Indiana from Texas.
Lewis was arrested and charged on Sunday. He faced a judge today and disrupted the court proceedings several times by talking. The judge assigned a public defender for Lewis and ordered him held on a $50,000 bail and to stay away from Indianapolis basketball facilities and to not have any contact with Clark.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/caitlin-clark-texas-man-charged-stalking/story?id=117625433
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Delta and United planes nearly collide over Phoenix
The FAA said two passenger jets with hundreds of passengers onboard, one Delta and the other United, nearly collided over Phoenix’s airport on Saturday. Both flights were trying to land at the same time and at one point were only 425 feet apart vertically. Both planes had a collision warning alert go off. The FAA said air traffic controllers gave both planes corrective instructions and they landed safely. The FAA said they are investigating.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/near-collision-delta-united-flights-midair-phoenix-faa-investigation/
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Special counsel reports on Trump and Biden
Today, there are news stories about two different special counsels with the Department of Justice who have been investigating Donald Trump’s election interference case and the Hunter Biden taxes/firearms case.
Jack Smith, who tried to prosecute Trump on charges of defrauding the U.S., said in a report that was released today that he believes Trump could have been convicted if he faced a trial. The trial never happened because Trump won the 2024 election.
David Weiss, who investigated Hunter Biden for six years before he was pardoned by his father and president Joe Biden, criticized Joe Biden for calling the investigation politically motivated. Weiss said his investigation was fair.
Both cases are now shuttered with Trump’s imminent return to the White House and Hunter a free man.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpqld79pxeqo
https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/13/politics/hunter-biden-david-weiss-special-counsel-report/index.html
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Israel-Gaza ceasefire deal in “final stages”
International news reports said Israel and Hamas are very close to reaching a ceasefire and hostage agreement. The proposed deal would see the release of 33 living hostages currently held in Gaza during a 42-day ceasefire in exchange for the release of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails. The deal would see Israel enforce a buffer zone around Gaza and allow Palestinian civilians to return to northern Gaza.
News reports said even though a peace deal was near, Israeli airstrikes were pounding Gaza. At least 61 people were killed in Gaza over the past 24 hours, according to Gazan authorities, including multiple women and children.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/14/israel-war-gaza-ceasefire-news-lebanon-syria-hamas/
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Catherine, Princess of Wales, in remission from cancer
Catherine, the Princess of Wales and wife of Prince William, announced today that her cancer is now in remission. She said it is a relief and she remains focused on recovery. Catherine said in September that she completed chemotherapy for her cancer. It is not known what kind of cancer she has.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/14/world/europe/kate-middleton-cancer-remission.html
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Eagles receiver A.J. Brown’s book goes viral
NFL team Philadelphia Eagles’ wide receiver A.J. Brown went viral on Sunday when cameras showed him reading a motivational book while he was sitting on a bench in the middle of their playoff game.
The book is called “Inner Excellence,” written by Jim Murphy. The book teaches people to have confidence while under pressure.
Brown said he often reads the book during games and showed that there were several areas highlighted and underlined – just that he was spotted for the first time on Sunday.
The attention on the book made it jump to the No. 1 book on Amazon’s best-sellers list.
Murphy, the author, said this was a “real gift.”
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/43398248/aj-brown-sideline-book-skyrockets-top-seller-amazon
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That is all the top stories for today. See you tomorrow and stay with the light.