Stewart appointed retired Macon County Circuit Judge Tom Young to handle the case of Ibraheem Yazeed who is accused of killing Aniah Blanchard. Yazeed has pleaded not guilty to capital murder charges.
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham also mourned the loss of the officer.“His death is a heartbreaking reminder of the dangers our law enforcement officers face every single day,” she said in a statement Sunday.
Renée Victor, who voiced the no-nonsense, sandal-throwing Abuelita inand played the wisecracking Lupita on Showtime’s “Weeds,” has died. She was 86.Victor’s death was confirmed on Monday by a representative, Julie Smith, who said the actor had lymphoma for several years. She died Friday at her home in Sherman Oaks, California, Smith said, with family by her side.
A post on the Instagram feed of Pixar, which produced “Coco,” said: “We are heartbroken to hear of the passing of Renée Victor, the voice (of) Abuelita in ‘Coco’ and an incredible part of the Pixar family. We will always remember you.”Victor appeared in 22 episodes of “Weeds” as sassy housekeeper Lupita between 2005 and 2012, among many other TV credits including “ER,” “Matlock” and “The Addams Family.” But she was perhaps best known for what she called
that explored death through the journey of a young Mexican boy to the land of the dead.
“I play the part of ‘Abuelita,’ the chancla throwing grandma that preaches ‘No Music!’” she wrote on Instagram, looking back several years ago. “Enjoy ‘Coco’ with your family this Dia de los Muertos and forever more!”SAN SALVADOR (AP) — Un tribunal de conciencia declaró culpables el martes a tres altos mandos en retiro de las fuerzas armadas de El Salvador por el asesinato de cuatro periodistas holandeses en 1982 mientras cubrían la guerra civil en el país centroamericano.
A 43 años del asesinato de los periodistas holandeses, el tribunal —compuesto por cinco mujeres— encontró culpables del crimen al exministro de la Defensa, general José Guillermo García, de 91 años; al exdirector de la extinta Policía de Hacienda, coronel Francisco Morán, de 93 años; y al excomandante de la Cuarta Brigada de Infantería, con sede en Chalatenango, coronel Mario Adalberto Reyes Mena, de 85 años.Se trata del primer caso de crímenes de guerra en llegar a etapa de vista pública en El Salvador.
Los procesados no estuvieron presentes durante la vista pública. El general García y el coronel Morán, que según se asegura presentan estado de salud delicado, permanecen bajo custodia policial en un hospital privado de San Salvador, mientras que Reyes Mena vive en Estados Unidos. Laordenó en marzo pasado que se iniciaran los trámites de extradición ante ese país.