Nicole Kidman’s aspiring model daughter, Sunday Rose, has responded to the “nepo baby” label attached to her early career.

The 18-year-old student made her magazine-cover debut with Vogue Germany , where she openly discussed the advantages that come with having two internationally famous parents.

Sunday is the daughter of Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman, 59, and Australian country star Keith Urban, 58. She appeared briefly in the hit drama Big Little Lies in 2019 and attended her first Met Gala at 17.

Speaking about the criticism, Sunday acknowledged that her family background has opened doors, saying: ‘I’m very aware that I’m given opportunities that not everyone can have, and I’m truly grateful to be able to take advantage of them.’

She added: ‘When I’m at work, I make sure to always give my best, never come to work with a negative attitude, no matter how tired or jet-lagged I may be, and treat everyone with respect.’

In July, Kidman marked her daughter’s 18th birthday with a heartfelt public tribute.

Sunday, who has a 15-year-old sister, Faith Margaret, stepped into the spotlight at 16 when she began working as a runway model. Her early appearances drew sharp online reactions, with critics targeting her serious expression, forceful walk and status as a celebrity offspring.

Rather than retreat from the criticism, Sunday continued building her fashion career. In July, she walked in Dior’s Paris Fashion Week show.

The following day, she turned 18 and received a loving Instagram message from Kidman. ‘Happy 18th my angel, you couldn’t be more loved,’ the actress wrote.

Kidman shared two photographs from Sunday’s childhood: one showing her holding her daughter and another capturing Sunday running around in an angel costume.

Reese Witherspoon, Kidman’s Big Little Lies co-star, joined the birthday wishes in the comments, writing: ‘Happy Birthday, Sunny.’

The birthday was also Sunday’s first since her parents finalized their divorce in January. The couple had separated early the previous summer after 19 years of marriage.

Following news of the split, older videos resurfaced showing Urban sharing playful onstage moments with 26-year-old guitarist Maggie Baugh, prompting speculation about a possible romance.

In one clip from Las Vegas, Urban pointed toward Baugh while singing, ‘I was born to love you.’ Another video, filmed during a Chicago performance, showed him changing the lyric ‘Baby I’ll be the fighter’ to ‘Maggie, I’ll be your guitar player.’

 He and Kidman reached a divorce agreement in January in which they each waived their rights to child support and alimony, in court documents viewed by the Daily Mail.

The parenting plan awarded Kidman custody for 306 days a year, while Urban would get the children for 59 days annually, which is to say ‘every other weekend.’

Sunday made her Met Gala debut this May, wearing Dior as she posed alongside her Chanel-clad mother, who was one of the co-chairs of the event.

Her cozy appearance with Kidman at ‘fashion’s night out’ came on the heels of reports that Sunday had unfollowed her father on Instagram.

Speculation was aboil that Urban had taken up with rising country singer Karley Scott Collins, 26, resulting in tension with his daughters.

Sunday and Faith were allegedly ‘refusing to meet Urban’s new girlfriend’ out of loyalty to Kidman, according to celebrity reporter Rob Shuter.

‘The girls are really focused on mum right now,’ a family friend told Shuter. ‘They’re adjusting to all the changes, and it’s natural they want to protect their space.’ 

Another insider explained that Urban was ‘trying to balance his own life with his daughters’ needs,’ adding that the crooner ‘wants them to be comfortable, but the girls’ priority is their mum and their own well-being.’

Sunday made her catwalk debut at the Miu Miu show at Paris Fashion Week in October 2024, for which she was roundly trolled online.

‘Try painting or acting instead. This is not for her,’ wrote one social media user, as another wondered: ‘Oh please why be a model so many other things to do.’ 

‘I can hear the heels slapping the floor,’ noted still another, as a fourth snarled: ‘Stop hiring average looking nepo babies who can’t walk! We need the hungry unknown girls from developing countries who are naturally STUNNING.’

‘She’s trying so hard to look fierce but just looks like a petulant child stomping their feet,’ another social media commentator observed.

Lisa Rinna and Harry Hamlin’s daughter Amelia Hamlin was also on that Miu Miu runway, as was Sting and Trudy Styler’s daughter Eliot Sumner. 

Shortly after the show, a source exclusively informed the Daily Mail of how upset Kidman was by the criticism leveled at her daughter online.

‘Nicole was the same age as Sunday when she landed her first acting role and she was told back then to try something else,’ the insider pointed out. 

‘Nicole faced “no’s” without having famous parents to shoo her in the door so she understands the criticism but it also upsets her because she is reminded of the hell she went through when she got her start,’ the source continued.

‘Ultimately, Nicole and Keith are so proud of her and they are letting her forge her own path. Her advice to her daughter was the same advice she gives herself – do not read social media. She will support her in whatever path she chooses.’

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Tuesday commuted the death sentence of a death-row prisoner whose conviction has come under scrutiny from former public officials and Jefferson County’s current district attorney.

Ivey, a Republican, reduced Toforest Johnson’s sentence to life in prison without parole. Johnson was convicted in the 1995 killing of Jefferson County Deputy Sheriff William Hardy, but he has consistently maintained that he is innocent.

“When presented with Mr. Johnson’s case, I had concerns there was not enough direct evidence to carry out the most serious punishment, death,” Ivey said in a statement. “My decision is not a determination of innocence, but a recognition that the circumstances of this case justify commuting his death sentence to life imprisonment, without possibility of parole.”

During her tenure as governor, Ivey has overseen 27 executions and commuted the death sentences of three other death-row inmates.

Hardy was working off-duty security at a hotel when he was shot twice in the head. Johnson has said he was across town when the shooting occurred.

Ty Alper, one of Johnson’s attorneys, thanked Ivey for “diligently reviewing Toforest’s case and taking action to spare an innocent man from execution.” He said the legal effort to overturn Johnson’s conviction would continue.

“Toforest Johnson is innocent. Now it is up to the courts to overturn his conviction and grant him a new trial. We will keep fighting until he is home with his family,” Alper said.

The case has prompted a yearslong push for a new trial, attracting national attention and becoming the subject of a podcast. Jefferson County District Attorney Danny Carr, who took office after being elected in 2018, has backed Johnson’s request. In a 2024 court filing, Carr wrote that the “evidence in this case has unraveled over 20 years.”

Carr said in 2024 that reliable alibi witnesses placed Johnson somewhere else when the crime occurred. He also cited several reasons to question the prosecution’s central witness, a woman who “claimed she overheard Johnson confess to the murder on a three-way phone call on which she was eavesdropping.”

At Johnson’s 1998 trial, the witness testified that she overheard a phone conversation and heard a man she believed to be Johnson acknowledge the killing. She received $5,000 for her testimony in 2001. Johnson’s attorneys contend prosecutors failed to disclose evidence that could have revealed a financial motive behind her statements.

Questions surrounding the conviction have drawn support from a group of former Alabama judges and prosecutors seeking a new trial. Former Attorney General Bill Baxley, former Chief Justices Sonny Hornsby and Drayton Nabers, along with several other former judges and prosecutors, have filed briefs or published editorials supporting Johnson’s bid.

In an Oct. 16 letter, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall urged Ivey to deny the clemency request, saying she should “respect the jury’s decision” as well as rulings from the courts that reviewed the case.

A Honduran man whom federal authorities say was unlawfully present in the United States allegedly climbed onto his truck and repeatedly swung a hammer at Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers during a traffic stop in New Jersey this month, federal prosecutors said.

Reinieri De Jesus Licona Amador, 27, faces charges of assaulting federal officers. He appeared Monday before U.S. Magistrate Judge Elizabeth A. Pascal in federal court in Camden, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey.

“Federal officers put themselves in harm’s way to enforce the law and protect the public,” U.S. Attorney Robert Frazer said in a statement.

“When an individual responds to a traffic stop by attacking an officer with a hammer, that conduct threatens not only the officer’s safety but the rule of law itself,” Frazer continued. “We will not allow violent attacks on federal officers to go unanswered and will hold those responsible accountable under the law.”

The confrontation began during a targeted ICE operation in Gibbsboro, where officers ran a license-plate check on a truck traveling through the area, federal prosecutors said.

According to the criminal complaint, the truck was registered to Licona Amador. A review of immigration records allegedly showed that he did not have lawful status in the United States.

Officers then activated their emergency lights and pulled over Licona Amador’s truck, prosecutors said.

As officers approached, they allegedly saw Licona Amador reach into a tool container in the back seat and take hold of a hammer, according to the complaint.

Prosecutors said officers ordered him to stop moving, but he refused. Officers then opened the vehicle door and tried to pull him from the truck.

He allegedly pulled away and moved toward the passenger side, where officers made another unsuccessful attempt to restrain him.

Licona Amador then climbed out of the passenger side while holding the hammer and continued to ignore repeated commands from officers, the complaint alleges.

He allegedly climbed onto the passenger-side door and swung the hammer repeatedly at the officers, prosecutors said.

Officers responded by deploying oleoresin capsicum spray, commonly known as pepper spray, before wrestling Licona Amador to the ground, prosecutors said.

He was arrested without injury. If convicted of assaulting federal officers with a deadly or dangerous weapon, he could face up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

CHICAGO (WLS) — An American Airlines plane landed at Chicago O’Hare International Airport with a reported brake problem Tuesday afternoon before blowing a tire, officials said.

The Federal Aviation Administration said American Airlines Flight 41, arriving from Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport in Spain, landed safely at about 2:30 p.m. The crew reported a brake issue and a blown tire after touchdown.

The Chicago Fire Department initially reported that two tires were flat when emergency crews reached the aircraft. One person was taken to a hospital in good condition. ABC7 was working to determine whether the individual was hurt during the landing.

Chopper 7 was above the airport around 4 p.m., showing emergency vehicles surrounding the plane. Video from the scene showed passengers leaving the aircraft by staircase.

The flight was carrying 234 customers and 11 crew members. According to the FAA, passengers deplaned and were transported by bus to the terminal.

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American Airlines said the Boeing 787-800 was removed from service so its maintenance team could inspect the aircraft.

The cause of the reported brake problem was not immediately known.

Authorities had not released additional details about the incident.

This is a developing story. Check back with ABC7 for updates.

The Royal Air Force is preparing to launch a defensive shield mission over Saudi Arabia to help protect the Kingdom from missile attacks by Houthi rebels.

RAF sources confirmed the planned operation this morning, following weeks of airstrikes by the Iranian-backed group, which is based in neighbouring Yemen.

British Typhoon fighter jets will be tasked with intercepting Houthi missiles and attack drones targeting Saudi cities, airports and vital energy infrastructure, including oil facilities.

The Government has stressed that the mission will not involve offensive strikes.

Downing Street said protecting Saudi Arabia serves the UK’s economic and security interests, while insisting that Britain is not being drawn into the wider conflict.

Defence Secretary Wes Streeting said today: ‘RAF Typhoon aircraft will conduct defensive counter-air operations over Saudi Arabia, helping to protect Saudi cities, civilian populations and critical national infrastructure from Houthi attack.

‘These aircraft will operate solely in a defensive role and will not conduct offensive strikes against the Houthis.’

Backed by Tehran, the Houthis are attempting to disrupt Saudi oil exports and have carried out a series of deadly attacks on the country’s airports. One recent strike killed 13 people.

Saudi Arabia remains a key regional ally of the UK, with British personnel stationed there as military advisers.

Last year, the RAF carried out airstrikes against Houthi positions in Yemen. Typhoon jets hit buildings at military sites used to manufacture attack drones, located 15 miles from the capital, Sanaa.

The Houthis have also attacked commercial shipping in the Red Sea since November 2023. The campaign cut shipping through the area by 55 per cent and cost billions of pounds.

A written ministerial statement confirming the imminent deployment of RAF assets to Saudi Arabia is expected later today.

Defence sources said the Typhoons would conduct defensive missions focused on protecting Saudi cities and industrial infrastructure.

The RAF is also expected to deploy an A400 transport aircraft to deliver supplies, as part of a move approved by Andy Burnham.

Last month, Mr Burnham sent British jets to help defend oil infrastructure.

The Prime Minister also said the RAF would provide air-to-air refuelling support for aircraft intercepting Houthi drones and missiles.

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Houthi rebels in Yemen have subjected the Kingdom to persistent and deadly missile attacks for weeks.

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince has reportedly been forced into hiding as the rebels continue to strike Riyadh.

Mohammed bin Salman, 41, has been moving between heavily guarded palaces equipped with bunkers, according to officials.

Earlier this month, the Kingdom was struck by its deadliest attack in a decade when a projectile hit King Khalid International Airport, killing 13 and injuring hundreds. 

The Saudi capital’s airport was struck again days later, leaving one dead and 11 injured.

After this serious escalation in the war between the Saudi-led coalition government and Iran-backed Houthi fighters, Donald Trump warned the US could intervene. 

Trump waded in on the conflict, telling reporters he ‘may’ join a counter attack after the Saudis vowed to retaliate. 

As the Houthi strikes on Riyadh intensify the terrified crown prince has been closely guarded out of sight, the Wall Street Journal reports. 

According to Saudi officials: ‘The 41-year-old crown prince is shuttling between heavily guarded palaces equipped with bunkers and is guarded by a handpicked security team.’ 

Schools across Riyadh have been forced to close and are operating with remote learning as Houthi attacks intensify.  

It comes after President Trump last month described the Crown Prince as a ‘good friend’. 

When asked by reporters about the momentum that Houthi fighters were gaining in Yemen, he said: ‘Everything is gonna work out fine and dandy. It’s gonna be very good.’ 

And earlier this month, when quizzed about US involvement in the conflict, the President said he is ‘going to look at it’. 

The Houthi strikes on Saudi Arabia on Sunday drew widespread criticism as the UK and EU condemned the attacks and reaffirmed their support for the country. 

Bryan Kohberger’s newly appointed attorney is renewing his challenge to Idaho prosecutors as he seeks to remove the judge who branded his client a “faceless coward” from the post-conviction case.

Greg Rauch, who was appointed to represent Kohberger, says Latah County prosecutors have merely “regurgitated” legal standards instead of responding to the concerns outlined in his motion seeking Judge Steven Hippler’s disqualification.

After Kohberger pleaded guilty last year, Hippler described the 31-year-old as having “slithered” into the victims’ home and called the crime one committed by “the worst of the worst.”

Rauch said the central issue is “how [Hippler’s] statements about counsel’s preparation and [Kohberger’s] capacity for truthfulness bear on the disputes it may now decide, in combination with the myriad of other statements made.”

While discussing Kohberger’s decision not to make an allocution or explain his actions, Hippler also questioned whether the defendant was capable of telling the truth.

“Even if I could force him to speak, which legally I cannot, how could anyone ever be assured that what he speaks is the truth?” Hippler asked during sentencing. “Do we really believe, after all of this, he is capable of speaking the truth, or of giving up something of himself to help the very people whose lives he destroyed? Rather, I suspect the so-called reason would be dished out in enticing self-serving and aggrandizing untruthful bits, leaving people wanting more information, more insight, and thus enhancing even further the power he seeks to hold.”

Rauch acknowledged that judges can deny defense requests, condemn horrific crimes and later oversee post-conviction proceedings.

“The question is not whether someone might criticize the Court, but whether an informed, reasonable observer could question its impartiality in light of this connected record,” he wrote.

Rauch’s argument goes beyond Hippler’s sentencing remarks. He also points to the judge’s criticism of Kohberger’s former defense team in a June scheduling order, issued just days before Kohberger stunned the country by pleading guilty to avoid a possible death sentence.

“This motion does not rest upon one adverse ruling, one harsh statement, or the mere fact that the judge who presided over Bryan Kohberger’s criminal case has been assigned to his post-conviction proceeding,” Rauch wrote in his original 22-page motion filed Aug. 27. “It rests upon the extraordinary convergence of all of them.”

Hippler had denied a request from Kohberger’s former attorney, Anne Taylor, for additional time. In a June 26 order, he called her discovery concerns “ultimately empty” and suggested she was attempting to delay the trial.

Six days later, during a change-of-plea hearing, Hippler asked Taylor, “Have you been able to do all the discovery you feel necessary?”

“Yes, Your Honor,” she replied.

In a response filed earlier this month, prosecutors argued that Kohberger had not demonstrated that Hippler “is biased.”

Latah County Prosecuting Attorney Bill Thompson, who announced his retirement earlier this week, and Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Keith Scholl said Hippler’s comments about Kohberger after he admitted killing four students were neither unusual nor improper.

“In our case, the sentencing remarks are not enough to show bias, and the required showing of perceived bias cannot be tied to this Court’s capacity to fairly adjudicate any [post-conviction relief] claims alleged in this case but rather puts this Court in the best position to adjudicate them as the legislature and the Idaho Supreme Court’s rules intend,” they wrote.

Rauch also maintained that Hippler could choose to recuse himself voluntarily to eliminate any appearance of partiality.

In his latest 12-page filing, Rauch accused prosecutors of attributing concessions to Kohberger that he never made, misrepresenting the arguments in the original motion and ignoring several of the points it raised.

“The State’s Response does not resolve this motion by repeating the ordinary rule, supplying concessions Petitioner never made, or calling the disputed statements routine,” Rauch wrote.

Kohberger is seeking to withdraw his guilty plea in the University of Idaho student killings, which claimed the lives of Madison Mogen, 21, Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Ethan Chapin, 20, in November 2022.

The former criminology Ph.D. student initially filed a handwritten petition for post-conviction relief in July.

“The State’s Response does not resolve this motion by repeating the ordinary rule, supplying concessions Petitioner never made, or calling the disputed statements routine,” Rauch wrote.

“A request for an impartial adjudicator is certainly not a request for a sympathetic one,” he wrote. “Reassignment would change the judge, not the evidence or the governing law.”

A hearing on the matter was supposed to take place Thursday, before Hippler abruptly canceled it and said it would be rescheduled later.

A masked visitor’s unusual banana-eating stunt at a Texas home prompted a police response and a reminder that pranks can quickly escalate into dangerous encounters.

Doorbell camera footage shows the unidentified individual approaching a residence in Watauga while wearing a mask resembling former President Joe Biden. The person also appeared to be wearing a “FREEDOM” T-shirt similar to apparel linked to Charlie Kirk and Turning Point USA.

The visitor brushed a hand across the doorbell camera twice, then ate a banana through the mask before leaving the property.

Watauga police told News Media that officers were dispatched at about 8:05 p.m. on Oct. 18 following a report of suspicious activity. After examining the homeowner’s video at the scene, officers found no indication that a crime had occurred.

Officers also searched the nearby neighborhood but did not locate the masked visitor.

Police said they are aware of social media posts reporting similar sightings. However, no one has filed additional reports about the individual directly with the department, and officers have not connected the person to any other incidents.

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Although the doorstep stunt led to no criminal charges, authorities warned that conduct meant to be funny can carry serious risks.

“The department also reminds the public that behavior perceived as threatening can lead to dangerous confrontations, potentially resulting in serious injury,” police told News Media.

Authorities asked residents who encounter concerning behavior to contact police rather than confronting anyone themselves.

“We also encourage everyone to exercise good judgment and recognize that behavior intended as a joke or prank can sometimes cause unnecessary concern for others,” the department said.

The visitor’s identity and motive remain unknown, and police said their evaluation of the incident has not changed.

“Based on the available information, our assessment remains unchanged: officers found no evidence that a criminal offense occurred.”