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Attorneys representing Timothy Hudson, the teenager implicated in the brutal slaying of his 18-year-old stepsister Anna Kepner, point to a “unique—and very unfortunate—family dynamic” as justification for requesting more time before his federal murder trial commences.

In response to the defense’s call for delay, U.S. District Judge Beth Bloom acquiesced, agreeing to postpone the trial, which was initially scheduled for September, to kick off during a two-week period starting November 2, 2026.

Hudson, 16 at the time of his alleged crime against Kepner in November 2025, faces adult charges of first-degree murder and aggravated sexual abuse. Kepner, a senior and cherished cheerleader at Titusville High School, met her tragic end aboard the Carnival Horizon cruise vessel. Hudson has entered a plea of not guilty.

In an Aug. 24 motion, Hudson’s attorneys said they need additional time to complete their investigation of issues they said could affect the resolution of the case.

The defense cited the seriousness of the allegations, Hudson’s status as a juvenile and family circumstances that have limited the lawyers’ access to certain relatives. His attorneys said they were “purposefully being vague” because of intense media scrutiny surrounding the case.

“Although substantial progress has been made, more still needs to be done,” the filing states. The lawyers said the additional time would allow them to complete their investigation and properly advise Hudson about “the options available to him to resolve the pending charges.”

The prosecution did not oppose the request.

Bloom wrote that the interests of justice served by the continuance outweighed speedy-trial concerns.

The court’s deadlines report lists Oct. 23 as the deadline for any plea agreement.

When asked about a potential plea deal, Hudson’s attorney told News Media that they were “still not in a position to make a statement.” The U.S. Attorney’s Office Southern District of Florida declined to comment.

A calendar call is scheduled for Oct. 27 at 1:30 p.m., and the jury trial is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. Nov. 2, at the Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. U.S. Courthouse in Miami.

Prosecutors say Kepner left dinner because she wasn’t feeling well, saying that she had mouth pain from her braces and an upset stomach, and returned alone to cabin 8343.

CCTV allegedly shows Hudson entering the cabin.

CCTV allegedly shows Kepner entering the same cabin. Prosecutors say she was never seen leaving again.

Kepner’s 13-year-old brother briefly entered the cabin and later told investigators he saw her alive.

Prosecutors say Kepner and Hudson were alone in the cabin for roughly three hours.

10:13 p.m.: Prosecutors say Hudson exits the cabin and looks left and right down the hallway.

10:53 p.m.: Prosecutors say Hudson places the privacy sign on the cabin door and goes back inside.

Kepner’s younger brother returns briefly to the cabin. He later tells investigators he did not see her inside.

The brother returned again. Prosecutors say Hudson blocked him from entering, told him he was changing and made him wait outside for a couple of minutes.

The brother said the bathroom and closet doors were open, and the cabin lights were on.

Prosecutors say Kepner’s phone, which was missing from the cabin, was tracked by ship Wi-Fi/router data moving along the same path as Hudson.

Prosecutors say CCTV and router data placed Hudson, and allegedly Kepner’s phone, near the jogging track, smoking area and later near the trash-bin area where the phone was found.

Cabin attendants discovered Kepner’s body, prosecutors say, wrapped in bedding and partially hidden under a bed, with a box of life vests positioned to obscure it.

Tayvon Gray, the hometown defender for New York City FC, has inked a new contract extension ensuring his presence at the club until the 2028-29 season.

This fresh agreement, unveiled on Wednesday, includes a potential extension option for the 2029-30 season. Gray stands as one of the select few core players retained, having been part of the squad that clinched the MLS Cup in 2021.

Expressing his enthusiasm through a club statement, Gray stated, “I’m grateful and honored to continue my journey with New York City FC. This is my Club, and I’m proud of everything we’ve accomplished together, but I’m hungry for more. I want to keep winning, continue helping this group, and be part of this next chapter as we look ahead to Etihad Park.”

With Gray’s previous contract nearing its conclusion, NYCFC’s sporting director Todd Dunivant had previously remarked at a Manhattan media event that renewal discussions were “absolutely ongoing.”

Since stepping onto the field with his first Homegrown contract in 2019 at just 17, Gray has made 178 appearances across all competitions, solidifying his role as a key player in the team’s lineup.

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Since then, he’s scored three goals and recorded 13 assists in an NYCFC jersey. 

Speaking with reporters during a World Cup event earlier this summer, Gray acknowledged that he still had “aspirations to go to Europe” in his career, but said his team had been talking with the club about a new contract and “seeing what the next step is for me.” 

In the short term, NYCFC is trying to move up in the table as they cling to a playoff spot. 

The club will play an important game on Saturday, facing a Toronto team that is chasing them in the standings.

In a shocking twist of events, a pair is accused of swooping down on the residence of a Florida couple who tragically lost their lives in a helicopter crash, making off with valuable belongings merely days after the disaster.

Authorities have charged Geybert Alexander Garcia, aged 40, alongside Melany Perdomo, 24, for allegedly burglarizing the South Florida home of Adam Hlavaty and Henry Parra. These men were among the seven who perished in the August 19 helicopter crash in northern Kenya.

The ill-fated Eurocopter EC130 B4 was on its way from Loisaba Conservancy to the Ewaso Nyiro region in Kenya when it tragically went down near Mount Ololokwe in Samburu County.

The suspects were taken into custody on Tuesday, facing charges such as burglary of an unoccupied home, grand theft of a vehicle, and grand theft, as detailed in arrest documents reviewed by NBC.

Law enforcement officials, speaking to NBC, stated that the suspected break-in occurred between August 20 and August 22, at the Valencia Avenue property in Coral Gables, soon after news surfaced of the tragedy overseas. The incident came to light on August 23, courtesy of a report from the housekeeper.

Police say the Valencia Avenue home had been left in complete disarray, with valuable artwork, jewelry, electronics and personal and business documents allegedly stolen.

Even the victims’ prized vehicles were allegedly taken: a Range Rover and a Porsche Taycan.

However, investigators eventually managed to trace one of the victims’ stolen Apple MacBooks to an address in Hialeah. 

When police arrived to execute a search warrant, Garcia allegedly tried to hide in a bedroom closet. Perdomo was found upstairs. Both were then taken into custody according to the arrest reports.

During the search, authorities allegedly discovered numerous documents belonging to the deceased couple, the Range Rover key fob and several pieces of their valuable artwork.

While the arrest reports do not identify the victims by name, they reference the date of the crash and say the homeowners had been ‘tragically killed in an unforeseen fatal accident while away from the residence.’

The homeowners are being remembered by loved ones as a ‘loving couple who cherished their time together, especially traveling, making memories, and enjoying life with their family and friends.’

Reverend Eddie Rodriguez, the interfaith minister who officiated their wedding, told WPLG that some couples remain with you long after the ceremony.

‘There are couples that stand out for you, and they certainly did,’ Rodriguez said.

During Garcia’s bond hearing on Wednesday, shocking accusations came to light when prosecutors pointed to his criminal past.

‘Your honor, you’ll see that the defendant’s got prior felony convictions for burglarizing homes, money laundering, dealing in stolen property,’ a prosecutor told Judge Mindy Glazer.

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The prosecutor also raised the disturbing possibility that the victims’ deaths had been known to whoever entered their home.

‘I don’t know if this home was specifically targeted because I believe it was in the media that the victims passed away,’ the prosecutor said.

Garcia’s attorney, Paul Basile, however, offered a startling explanation.

He produced a notarized document that he said came from Garcia’s family and allegedly authorized Garcia to enter the home and use the victims’ vehicles.

The document immediately drew skepticism from the judge.

‘Oh I gotta see this,’ Glazer said. ‘Really?’

She questioned why the victims would have supposedly handed over access to their home and luxury cars to Garcia, given his criminal record.

‘Before they went on their vacation, they decided to give Mr Garcia authorization to use their vehicles, Mr. Garcia, who has a criminal history?’

Basile said he could only rely on information provided by Garcia’s family.

But Glazer made clear she was unconvinced.

‘Yeah, I would not give that much weight,’ she said.

Basile further claimed that the notary was a friend of one of the victims.

The judge refused to decide the matter without hearing directly from investigators and ordered a probable-cause hearing.

That afternoon, a detective and a friend of Hlavaty and Parra both testified and both said they believed the purported authorization document was fraudulent.

The victims’ friend also described the damage allegedly left behind after the break-in.

The front door was reportedly destroyed, while a camera and part of the home’s security system were allegedly ripped out.

For Glazer, the circumstances surrounding the alleged burglary were particularly troubling.

‘I’m not going to address anything until I hear from the officers for the probable cause hearing,’ she said. ‘But I mean, it’s pretty egregious to break into somebody’s home of victims who had just perished.’

Following the afternoon hearing Garcia was ultimately ordered held without bond.

Perdomo remained behind bars on an immigration hold.

The Daily Mail has reached out to Garcia’s attorney, Paul Basile for comment.

In a tragic turn of events, a Georgia teenager has been convicted for the horrific murder of her mother, a crime that came to light after her abandoned scheme to execute a school shooting. Authorities reveal that the young girl had developed a disturbing fascination with mass casualty incidents.

The young girl, Lilyana Rose Wagner, aged 16, received a life sentence after admitting to charges of murder and aggravated assault. This grim plea pertains to the November 2024 killing of her 51-year-old mother, Rachel Wagner, according to a statement from Tifton District Attorney Patrick Warren on Tuesday.

The disturbing incident unraveled when a then 14-year-old Wagner crashed the vehicle belonging to her mother. In the aftermath of the accident, she told officers who arrived on the scene that she lived alone with her mother.

Prompted by Wagner’s comment and her mother’s unexplained absence from work and failure to answer phone calls, officers conducted a welfare check at their residence. Tragically, they discovered Rachel Wagner’s lifeless body, the victim of a fatal gunshot wound to the back of her head.

Investigators found that the teenage Wagner had become obsessed with school shooters and mass shootings, developing an online and social media reputation as someone interested in planning and executing a mass casualty event.

In a handwritten confession, the teen described the decision to kill her mother instead.

“This whole thing was a last-minute choice,” she wrote. “I was going to commit a school shooting at my old middle school but chose this instead. Although I didn’t commit a school shooting, the whole event was inspired by these people.”

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She then listed the names of six different school shooters from memory.

In the months before the killing, officials said Wagner communicated via apps with anonymous people who encouraged her to plan and commit murder.

Investigators later found that Rachel Wagner had purchased the gun her daughter used at a pawn shop a month before the killing. She allowed the teen to keep the weapon and ammunition in her bedroom, prosecutors said.

In a statement, Warren warned parents to monitor the content their children view online.

“I urge you to never underestimate the influence that exists behind your child’s screen,” Warren said. “In the courtroom, I see the consequences after the messages and the online encouragement from strangers have already turned into real-world crimes.”

“By then, remorse for your actions cannot erase the damage, and a prosecution cannot give victims back what was taken,” Warren added. “It is your duty to know who is influencing your child, and it is your duty to know what they are being taught to believe is acceptable.”

Lilyana Wagner will serve 30 years in prison before becoming eligible for parole.

While he was known for holding tight to the football during his college days, Matt Leinart recounts a different kind of fumble—a date with pop sensation Rihanna.

In a candid conversation on “The Dan Patrick Show,” Leinart revealed how a lack of confidence led to a less-than-stellar encounter with the future Grammy powerhouse, Rihanna.

When reminded of the encounter, Leinart could only lower his head, expressing with a wry smile, “Oh God, are we really diving into that topic?”

Patrick pressed for details on how things went awry on this high-profile date, to which Leinart confessed he simply wasn’t at the top of his game.

“Back then, I was just a young Matt, not brimming with confidence,” Leinart admitted during the show. “You might have assumed I had it all together, but in truth, I didn’t.”

In July, 2025, Leinart shocked the world when he revealed on his podcast, “Throwbacks,” that he took Rihanna on a date and blew it.

Leinart, 43, admitted that the reason he wasn’t feeling confident in himself was because of a blister that emerged on his lip the day of their date.

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The former two-time national champion and Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback told Patrick that prior to their brief time dating each other, the two were actually friends and met each other through a mutual friend.

“Her assistant, and sort of still right-hand girl, still to this day, I was friends with; she grew up with one of my best friends,” Leinart said.

While it’s been years since Leinart and Rihanna’s paths crossed in the dating scene, the pop star has moved on from the former USC legend, as she has three kids now with rapper A$AP Rocky.

Leinart is also happily married to former actress and attorney Josie Loren, and they have four children together, including their oldest son, Cole, who is on scholarship as a freshman quarterback at SMU.

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In the aftermath of a tragic murder-suicide in Oregon, the shattered families of the victims remember their loved ones, cherishing their passions for art, animals, and the natural world. Meanwhile, investigators remain at a loss as to why these lives were abruptly ended.

The deceased include Mary Elizabeth Kimsey, aged 85, her daughter Rowan Karla Kimsey, 60, granddaughter Stella Jade Kimsey, 26, Stella’s close friend Linsey Mae Haraldsen, 26, and Linsey’s partner Alvin Raymond Chu, 27. Authorities discovered their bodies early Saturday at a secluded property near Forest Grove.

Law enforcement officials suspect that Stella’s boyfriend, 36-year-old Benjamin Charles Parker, was responsible for these heinous acts. He allegedly fled to Washington state, where he died from what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound the next day.

Before his own death, Parker reportedly admitted to his mother that he had orchestrated the killings. His original plan was to target three individuals, but when two more people unexpectedly appeared at the scene, they too became victims of his violent spree.

Despite this confession, Parker never disclosed his reason for such brutality, leaving those closest to the victims grappling with unanswered questions and struggling to make sense of this unthinkable tragedy.

‘Our family is still trying to even come to terms with what has happened, and there are a lot of feelings of various kinds, predominantly profound loss and sadness,’ Stella’s sister Alexis Callen told The Oregonian.

Three generations of her family were wiped out.

Mary, the oldest victim, was remembered as the family’s beloved ‘matriarch,’ a deeply spiritual woman who cared passionately about people and the environment.

‘Mary was the matriarch of our wide and close knit family,’ relatives said.

‘She was a caring person to her family and her community. She was also a spiritual person who was an activist for people, nature and the earth.’

Her daughter Rowan was a talented artist who worked in both tattooing and traditional mediums and taught her skills to aspiring artists across the Pacific Northwest.

The family described her as ‘an incredibly talented and dedicated artist, traditional and tattoo,’ who ‘had a delightfully sharp wit and loved every new adventure.’

Stella, meanwhile, had found happiness living on the rural property alongside her mother.

She ‘was incredibly passionate and fiercely loving,’ Callen said. 

‘Farm life was what she was born to do and she was never happier than when she was living out on the land,’ relatives added.

Haraldsen was Stella’s best friend but had become so close to the Kimseys that she was considered part of their family.

‘She was sweet and funny and she was the kind of friend to Stella and others that everyone deserves to have,’ Callen said.

Haraldsen’s relatives remembered her as a creative and colorful young woman.

‘Linsey was a beloved cousin, niece, sister, daughter and friend,’ they said.

‘She loved art and did mosaics with her mother. She had the best outfits – she was always wearing extravagant colors and patterns. She was full of life, and she will be dearly missed.’ 

Callen said she did not know Chu as well but added: ‘He must have been a very special person for Linsey to have loved him.’

Investigators believe the horrifying sequence of events began after Stella and Parker had a ‘horrible fight’ sometime Thursday night or early Friday.

Authorities said Mary later told an out-of-state friend that Stella had ordered Parker to leave.

Haraldsen was speaking with Stella on the phone when the call suddenly disconnected. Unable to reach her again, she called Rowan, who said she would check on her daughter, but Rowan never called back.

Haraldsen then traveled to the property herself.

When Mary could not reach any of the three women, she told her friend she would collect Chu and drive there too.

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Investigators now believe Parker killed Stella first, then Rowan when she came to check on her daughter.

They believe Haraldsen was killed when she arrived looking for them, followed by Mary and Chu.

Mary, Rowan, Stella and Haraldsen were each shot multiple times, investigators said, while authorities believe Chu was killed in the same manner.

The massacre was only discovered after a neighbor spotted a fire shortly after 5am Saturday.

Firefighters arrived to find a vehicle engulfed in flames and soon discovered two bodies, prompting them to retreat and summon law enforcement.

‘We do have a deceased victim here. We are going to need law enforcement,’ one firefighter said in dispatch audio obtained by KATU.

Deputies ultimately found all five victims in or around the driveway.

Chu was inside the burning vehicle, while Mary was found outside it. Stella was inside another car, Haraldsen was nearby and Rowan was found on a walkway close to the home.

Authorities allege Parker attempted to burn other bodies and tried unsuccessfully to set fire to the main house and a carport.

The killings also extended to the family’s animals.

Investigators said two dogs and two cats were shot dead, while another badly injured cat later had to be euthanized. Surviving livestock were rehomed.

‘They all adored animals, being out in nature and above all each other and their family,’ the Kimseys said.

Investigators managed to track Parker through cellphone records.

His phone left the property at 4:42am on Saturday and was switched off about half an hour later. 

It resurfaced that evening near Enumclaw, Washington, where investigators say Parker called his mother.

During that conversation, he confessed to the killings, admitted shooting the animals and attempting to burn the property, and said the crime had been premeditated.

He told his mother he planned to kill himself rather than face the consequences.

On Sunday afternoon, police found the Toyota Tacoma Parker was driving in Enumclaw.

Parker was dead inside from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.

Investigators recovered a .22-caliber handgun they believe was used in the killings.

His death means the families may never get the full explanation they desperately want.

‘Although we will not have the opportunity to hold the suspect accountable through the criminal justice process, we remain committed to providing Mary, Rowan, Stella, Linsey and Alvin’s families with a thorough investigation to provide them with any answers we can possibly learn,’ Detective Mark Povolny said.

Amid her grief, Callen also issued an extraordinary plea for compassion toward Parker’s family.

‘I am holding them very close in my heart, and I know that they are struggling with an unimaginable loss and trying to come to terms with something no one should ever have had to know about someone that they loved,’ she said.

She believes her sister, mother and grandmother would have wanted the same response.

‘They would want people to be, to be kind and respectful to his family,’ Callen said, ‘and they would want me to say that.’

Meanwhile, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) announced on Wednesday that it is probing a cybersecurity breach involving a standalone system. Distinguished as a “major incident” under federal standards, this development has captured the attention of senior Justice Department officials.

This revelation surfaces as the Qilin ransomware group claims responsibility for targeting the ATF, according to cybersecurity analysts monitoring the group’s online activity. Although Qilin has yet to furnish evidence to back up its assertion, the ATF has not attributed the breach to this particular group.

The ATF has clarified that the compromised system functions independently of its main network. Investigations suggest that neither the agency’s broader network, its eForms system, nor any other ATF platforms have been impacted by this breach.

Upon uncovering the incident, the ATF swiftly isolated the affected environment and initiated thorough forensic and incident-response procedures. The bureau is working in conjunction with the Justice Department to dissect the details of this security lapse.

The agency did not identify the affected system, say when the incident was discovered or disclose whether any data was accessed or stolen.

Cybernews reported Wednesday that Qilin claimed ATF as its latest victim but had provided no evidence or details supporting the claim. 

GalaxyWarden, a breach-monitoring service, separately reported that ATF appeared on Qilin’s leak site and that the group claimed it obtained files from the agency. GalaxyWarden said it had not independently verified the group’s assertions.

News Media reached out to ATF and the Justice Department for additional information, including whether officials believe Qilin was responsible for the incident, whether any data was accessed or stolen and what prompted officials to designate the event a “major incident.”

ATF said senior Justice Department officials designated the cybersecurity event a “major incident” under applicable federal guidelines and that required notifications have been completed.

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The incident has not disrupted ATF operations or affected the agency’s ability to carry out its missions, according to the agency.

The agency asked anyone with information related to the incident to contact the ATF Tipline at 1-888-ATF-TIPS, or 1-888-283-8477.

In a significant medical breakthrough, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval to a new drug poised to enhance survival rates for individuals battling metastatic pancreatic cancer.

Revolution Medicines will market the drug as Rasonque, with its scientific designation of daraxonrasib. This innovative daily medication is designed to target the RAS protein family, notorious for its role in fueling tumor growth.

In an extensive clinical trial involving 500 participants, results were compelling. The median overall survival time for patients nearly doubled, reaching over 13 months, compared to about 6.7 months with traditional chemotherapy.

Dr. Brian Wolpin, head of the Hale Family Center for Pancreatic Cancer Research at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, expressed the significance of this approval in a statement to ABC News, highlighting it as a landmark achievement born from years of dedication to targeting the KRAS pathway.

“This approval presents a novel treatment avenue and renewed hope for those suffering from metastatic pancreatic cancer,” Dr. Wolpin remarked, emphasizing that the breakthrough forms a vital foundation for further advances against one of the most challenging cancers known today.

About 95% of exocrine pancreatic cancers in the U.S. are pancreatic adenocarcinoma, according to the American Cancer Society.

Although pancreatic adenocarcinoma represents only about 3.2% of all cancer diagnoses, it accounts for a disproportionately high share of cancer deaths, according to the FDA.

This is due to several factors including late detection, aggressive disease course and historically limited treatment options, the federal health agency said.

In June 2025, the FDA granted the drug a “Breakthrough Therapy” designation. This allows for expedited development and review of drugs that treat serious conditions and have preliminary evidence showing substantial improvement over available treatments.

The application was reviewed under the Commissioner’s National Priority Voucher Program, initiated by former FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary. The review time was accelerated from 12 months to 10 months.

There is hope that this new type of targeted treatment will show benefits for other hard-to-treat cancers.

“This drug showed unprecedented results in an area of high unmet need,” Dr. Angelo de Claro, director of the FDA’s Oncology Center of Excellence, said in a press release. “The approval was granted 6.5 months before the user fee deadline, demonstrating the FDA’s commitment to accelerating the approval of new cancer treatments for patients with serious and life-threatening conditions.”

The FDA approval was granted for adults with metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma who have received at least one prior systemic therapy, or cancer treatments that target the entire body. Other drug candidates also include those getting multiagent systemic therapy, meaning two or more treatments.

Patients who participated in the clinical trial told “Good Morning America” in June that the drug renewed optimism about their prognoses.

One patient named Jim said that after beginning treatment with daraxonrasib, a tumor in his liver that had spread from his pancreas shrank significantly.

“The tumor that I had in my liver, which had spread from the pancreas, got reduced by 50%, which was incredible news,” he told “GMA.”