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FedEx driver sentenced to death by lethal injection for murder of seven-year-old in Texas

A FedEx driver who admitted last month to the 2022 kidnapping and murder of seven-year-old Athena Strand has been sentenced to death by lethal injection.

Tanner Horner, 34, pleaded guilty to capital murder on April 7 at the start of his trial, immediately sending the case into the penalty phase.

The sentence will be automatically appealed to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.

Horner faced a punishment of either life in prison without parole or the death penalty.

Prosecutors sought the death penalty, pointing to key evidence that included a chilling, hour-long audio recording captured inside Horner’s delivery van during the attack.

open image in gallery Tanner Lynn Horner was sentenced to death on Tuesday for the 2022 murder of Athena Strand ( AP ).

The jury also heard testimony from investigators about Horner’s confession, the search for Athena, and the recovery of her body. »

Third sloth, Dumpling, dies after rescue from Sloth World

Authored by orlandoweekly.com

One day after the Central Florida Zoo lost its second former Sloth World sloth, Habanero, the zoo has said yet another goodbye.

A total of 13 rescued sloths were donated from unopened attraction Sloth World to the Central Florida Zoo in Sanford last week.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission first uncovered the deaths of 31 sloths under Sloth World’s care back in August 2025. »

Former Elder Scrolls Online boss describes Tango Gameworks and Arkane Austin closing as a turning point at Xbox: 'I know where this is going'

Authored by pcgamer.com

To hear Firor tell it, the closure of Arkane Austin and Tango Gameworks on the same day was recognized as a sign of things to come inside Xbox.

Firor said that the presence of industry veterans at ZeniMax Online primed them to recognize this likely meant more hardship to come.

"[The Elder Scrolls Online team] was hundreds and hundreds of people by that point," said Firor. »

WHO tracing over 80 people on flight taken by hantavirus victim

Authored by manilatimes.net

GENEVA, Switzerland — The World Health Organization said Tuesday it was tracing people on a flight between the island of Saint Helena and Johannesburg taken by a cruise ship passenger who died of hantavirus.

There had been 82 passengers and six crew onboard the April 25 flight, South African-based carrier Airlink told AFP.

They included a Dutch woman whose husband died of the virus on the ship and whose condition "deteriorated during a flight to Johannesburg", WHO said in a statement. »

Iowa shares sensitive voter data with the Department of Justice

Authored by iowapublicradio.org

Iowa has shared voter registration data — including sensitive personal information — with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Secretary of State Paul Pate announced Tuesday.

“The Department of Justice has assured us that the data will be protected appropriately under federal law, and we expect them to uphold that promise.”.

Madeleine Charis King / Iowa Public Radio Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate said he provided the U.S. Department of Justice with voter data because the state has to comply with federal law. »