BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — A detainee at the Jefferson County Jail has passed away following transport to a hospital due to what officials describe as a “suspected medical incident” earlier this week.

Jonathan Tremaine Maul, a 39-year-old resident of Birmingham, reportedly experienced a health emergency inside his cell around 4:51 p.m. on Wednesday, according to the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office. He was subsequently taken to UAB Hospital, where he was declared deceased at 6:11 p.m. that evening.

Records from the jail reveal that Maul was incarcerated on April 27 due to a warrant connected to his failure to appear in court for third-degree burglary charges. Court documents indicate that Maul was initially apprehended on July 6, 2022, for allegedly breaking into an empty WingOut Express on Avenue V with the intention of theft. An indictment was issued against him on September 12, 2025.

The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office mentioned that an autopsy was scheduled for Thursday to ascertain the exact cause of Maul’s death, although preliminary findings show no evidence of trauma or foul play.

The matter is currently under investigation by the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.

The U.S. State Department is poised to initiate the revocation of passports for thousands of Americans, targeting those with significant unpaid child support, as announced by government officials.

Starting Friday, the revocation effort will initially target parents who owe $100,000 or more in overdue child support. According to data provided by the Department of Health and Human Services, this group encompasses roughly 2,700 passport holders.

Federal law stipulates that individuals with over $2,500 in unpaid, court-ordered child support are subject to passport denial or revocation, as outlined in a recent State Department statement. Officials noted that the department is ramping up its collaboration with the Department of Health and Human Services to address not just those owing $100,000 or more, but also those surpassing the $2,500 threshold.

This enforcement strategy aims to compel parents who are in arrears to fulfill their court-mandated child support responsibilities, according to officials.

In a related image, a hand holds a U.S. passport and an approved vaccination card, accompanied by luggage and a laptop bag, ready for a business trip under new travel regulations. (iStock)

Once a passport is revoked, it may no longer be used for travel, even if the debt is later paid, according to State Department guidance. The State Department advised any American with significant child support debt to contact the relevant state agency and arrange payment before any passport action is taken.

“Eligibility for a new passport will only be restored after child support debt is paid to the relevant state child support enforcement agency and the individual is no longer delinquent according to HHS records,” they said.

Passengers wait in line to use Automated Passport Control Kiosks at Miami International Airport in Miami, Fla., on March 4, 2015. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Affected individuals must work with the state child support enforcement agency where the debt is owed. HHS must then update its records before the State Department can process a new passport, a process the department says can take at least two to three weeks.

It was not clear on Thursday how many passport holders owe more than $2,500 because HHS is still collecting data from state agencies that track the figures, but it could encompass many more thousands of people, officials told the Associated Press.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the State Department will halt all Afghan passport visas after visiting the Civil-Military Coordination Center in southern Israel on Oct. 24, 2025. (Getty Images)

A passport holder who is abroad at the time of revocation will need to contact the state where the debt is owed and may visit a U.S. embassy or consulate for passport application procedures. The State Department says such individuals may be eligible only for a limited-validity passport for direct return to the United States until HHS verifies repayment of the debt.

“The State Department is putting American families first through our passport process,” they said.

The passport denial program has existed for decades and is used by federal and state officials as a tool to enforce past-due child support obligations. The Administration for Children and Families says state child support agencies submit qualifying cases, and federal officials forward those records to the State Department.

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PHILADELPHIA — The Knicks received encouraging news regarding OG Anunoby’s condition.

The Post’s Stefan Bondy has reported that Anunoby’s right hamstring strain is “very minor,” leading to a day-to-day status assessment.

In fact, Anunoby is even listed as questionable for the upcoming Game 3 showdown at Xfinity Mobile Arena this Friday.

However, despite this positive outlook, it’s possible that Friday might be too soon for his return to the court.

If Anunoby is unavailable for Game 3, the Knicks will need to adjust their starting lineup accordingly, which could have a significant impact on their game strategy.

Let’s break it down:

1. The most likely replacement in the starting lineup is Miles McBride.

He closed the Knicks’ 108-102 Game 2 win at Madison Square Garden when Anunoby was in the locker room.

Often, McBride’s workloads more closely resemble a starter’s than a bench player’s.

And he has experience.

He started 15 games in the regular season.

When Mikal Bridges was twice benched in the first round, McBride closed with the other starters.

He’s been particularly effective when sharing a backcourt with Jalen Brunson — the Knicks have a net rating of plus-33.4 points per 100 possessions when the two share the floor.

But it should be noted that the Brunson-McBride-Bridges-Josh Hart-Karl-Anthony Towns lineup has played just five minutes together this postseason.

It has usually been Bridges, not Anunoby, who McBride replaces on the court when he plays with the starters.

So, this would be a new twist.

2.  Knicks coach Mike Brown could also insert Mitchell Robinson — who is listed as probable (illness) for Game 3 and expected to return — into the starting lineup and roll with a double-big look.

Playing Robinson and Towns together is something Brown said he did not like to do during the first round because of the matchup problems it presents defensively, but he has since done it for brief stretches anyway.

Robinson and Towns have shared the floor for 16 minutes this postseason, during which the Knicks have a net rating of plus-19.5 points per 100 possessions.

How does this affect the Knicks on the court?

It will require the biggest adjustment on the defensive end.

Bridges has done a terrific job guarding Tyrese Maxey in the series.

But no Anunoby could change that.

3. If it’s McBride elevating to the starting lineup, it could mean he gets the Maxey assignment.

Anunoby was guarding Paul George, and McBride is much smaller than George.

It would make sense to have the bigger Bridges shift down and guard George, have McBride on Maxey and keep Brunson on Kelly Oubre, Hart on VJ Edgecombe and Towns on Joel Embiid — if he plays — or whomever the 76ers have at center.

McBride has guarded Maxey when Bridges has gone to the bench.

4.  It gets trickier if Robinson starts in a double-big lineup, which is why it’s more likely that it will be McBride.

If Bridges is on Maxey, Brunson is on Oubre, Hart is on Edgecombe and Robinson is on Embiid or the 76ers center, that leaves Towns on … George.

That’s not a good matchup.

What are the domino effects to the bench?

5. The most obvious would be Landry Shamet returning to the rotation.

Other than a few minutes Wednesday, he has only played in garbage time since Game 2 of the first round.

A key bench weapon during the regular season, his shooting woes at the end of the regular season spilled into the start of the postseason.

And Brown said the Knicks offense grew “discombobulated” with Shamet serving as a makeshift backup point guard.

That meant Jose Alvarado, more of a natural point guard, took his spot in the rotation.

But if McBride moves to the starting lineup, his bench minutes have to go somewhere — Shamet is the most likely recipient.

6. If it’s Robinson in the starting lineup, or getting a bigger workload regardless, that could open up minutes for Ariel Hukporti or even Jeremy Sochan.

7.  Brown’s ability to go with small-ball lineups is hampered, since Anunoby often played center in those groupings.

Anunoby is so important to so much the Knicks do on both ends of the floor.

So if he misses any time, there will be a lot of moving parts.

Qeshm Island, nestled in the crucially significant Strait of Hormuz, was shaken by explosions on Thursday. Iranian state television has confirmed that these blasts erupted during what they described as an ‘exchange of fire,’ while former President Trump characterized the conflict as merely a ‘love tap.’

According to a report from an Iranian state TV anchor speaking in Farsi, “The explosions at the Bahman pier on Qeshm Island occurred during an exchange of fire between Iranian armed forces and the enemy.”

Meanwhile, Fox News has conveyed reports of airstrikes in Bandar Abbas, a prominent port city in Iran, further escalating the tensions in the region.

Despite these developments, U.S. officials have communicated to the network that they do not perceive this situation as a ‘restarting of the war’ or a termination of the existing ceasefire.

Conversely, Iran’s top joint military command has accused the United States of conducting air attacks on ‘civilian areas’ with the alleged assistance of certain regional countries, heightening the gravity of the situation.

President Donald Trump told ABC News in a phone interview that the retaliatory strikes against Iran were a ‘love tap’.

‘It’s just a love tap’, the commander-in-chief said. When asked if it had broken the ceasefire he said: ‘No, no, the ceasefire is going. It’s in effect.’

Trump explained that the US was able to get three ‘world-class American Destroyers’ through the Strait with no damage in a post to Truth Social on Thursday night.

‘Three World Class American Destroyers just transited, very successfully, out of the Strait of Hormuz, under fire. There was no damage done to the three Destroyers, but great damage done to the Iranian attackers. They were completely destroyed along with numerous small boats, which are being used to take the place of their fully decapitated Navy,’ he said.

Trump wrote that the Iranian missiles and drones were completely unsuccessful. 

Explosions have rocked Qeshm Island in the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz on Thursday

The news comes after President Trump sent a one-page memo with concessions to try and secure a permanent peace deal

‘These boats went to the bottom of the Sea, quickly and efficiently. Missiles were shot at our Destroyers, and were easily knocked down. Likewise, drones came, and were incinerated while in the air. They dropped ever so beautifully down to the Ocean, very much like a butterfly dropping to its grave!’

He then trashed Iran as ‘not a normal country’ for refusing to let the destroyers pass through the waterway. 

‘They are led by LUNATICS, and if they had the chance to use a Nuclear Weapon, they would do it, without question — But they’ll never have that opportunity and, just like we knocked them out again today, we’ll knock them out a lot harder, and a lot more violently, in the future, if they don’t get their Deal signed, FAST!’

He finished by calling the destroyers part of a ‘Wall of Steel’ amid the US’ Naval blockade of the strait.  

This comes as President Trump sent a one-page memo with concessions to try and secure a permanent peace deal. That memo would lift US sanctions, free billions in frozen assets and open a path to uranium enrichment.

The 14-point memorandum of understanding is being negotiated between senior Iranian officials and Trump envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. The White House believes the memo could finalize a framework to end the war within 48 hours.

If signed, a 30-day window would open for both countries to negotiate a larger agreement covering the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, the lifting of all US sanctions on Iran, and new limits on its nuclear program.

The deal calls for Iran to halt all uranium enrichment for 12 to 15 years with automatic extensions if Tehran violates the terms, according to Axios.

The deal, if signed, would formally end the war and open a 30-day window for both countries to negotiate a larger agreement covering the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, the lifting of all US sanctions on Iran, and new limits on its nuclear program

Trump has been at pains to avoid anything resembling the 2015 Obama deal he spent years trashing as the ‘worst deal ever’

Ships and boats in the Strait of Hormuz, Musandam, Oman, on Monday

Trump’s latest proposal to Iran includes some key elements that are similar to the nuclear deal secured by Barack Obama which the President got rid of in his first term

Another key provision would have the regime remove its highly enriched uranium stockpile from the country, though the memo does not specify a destination.

Trump has been at pains to avoid anything resembling the 2015 Obama deal he spent years trashing as the ‘worst deal ever.’ But the emerging framework echoes it in striking ways: sanctions lifted, frozen billions released and Iran capped at the same 3.67 percent enrichment level agreed to by Obama.

Oil prices plunged on news of the proposed deal with Brent crude, the global benchmark, falling by more than 10 percent to below $100 per barrel. Stock futures tied to the Dow rose 1.1 percent, S&P 500 futures surged 0.9 percent, while Nasdaq futures climbed 1.6 percent.

Behind the scenes, Israel is already lining up fresh strikes on Iran should the deal collapse, with senior Iranian officials and the country’s energy infrastructure squarely in the crosshairs, an Israeli source told CNN.

The bombardments had been ready for execution on the eve of the ceasefire agreed in early April and were accelerated again this week after Iranian missiles were fired toward the United Arab Emirates on Monday.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, wary of Tehran’s peace overtures from the outset, is said to favor ‘a short campaign aimed at pressuring Iran into further concessions in negotiations,’ the source added.