A manhunt in Texas for the person police say is responsible for shooting and killing five people is now in custody. And a McDonald’s franchise in Kentucky is busted for child labor violations. These stories and more highlight the daily rundown for Wednesday, May 3, 2023.
Texas shooting suspect captured after manhunt
Authorities caught and arrested Francisco Oropesa on day three of an extensive manhunt for the suspect accused of murdering five people in a Texas home.
“Bottom line is we now have this man in custody. He was caught hiding in a closet underneath some laundry. They effectively made the arrest. He is uninjured and he is currently being taken to my facility in Cold Springs,” Greg Capers, San Jacinto County Sheriff, said.
Police say thanks to a tip that came into authorities, they were able to locate Oropesa less than 20 miles from where the crimes took place. He has now been charged with five counts of murder and is being held on a $5 million bond.
Oropesa is accused of killing five people including a 9-year-old boy, after a member of the family asked Oropesa to stop firing his rifle so their baby could sleep.
U.S., Mexico update border strategies ahead of surge
Next week, the Trump-era immigration policy known as Title 42 is set to expire. That will end the ability to use the pandemic as a reason to deny entry into the U.S. The Biden administration is preparing for a surge in immigration, sending 1,500 troops to the border. And now the U.S. and Mexico have brokered a new immigration strategy ahead of Title 42’s expiration.
Mexico will accept up to 100,000 migrants from Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador to live and work in Mexico, as part of the new immigration policies meant to deter illegal crossings in the U.S. They will also continue accepting migrants from Venezuela, Haiti, Cuba, and Nicaragua who are turned away at the U.S. border.
Another U.S. strategy is opening up immigration hubs outside of the U.S. for migrants to go and apply for U.S. citizenship in Guatemala and Colombia. Title 42 will lift May 11.
Censure on trans lawmaker upheld in court
Montana representative Zooey Zephyr will have to comply with House rules and sit out from participation on the floor. That’s how a judge ruled after Zephyr tried to get the courts to overturn the House’s silencing order on Zephyr.
Zephyr complained the action violated the First Amendment, while attorneys for the state said any action from the court to overturn the censure would be a blatant violation of separation of powers because the House of Representatives has the right to discipline its own members.
State lawmakers voted and approved a censure order after Zephyr told Republicans they have blood on their hands for opposing gender-affirming health care.
Writers strike has immediate impacts on industry
The entertainment industry is already feeling the impact of the Hollywood writers strike. Late night talk shows went dark last night as an immediate impact of the workers strike.
Picket lines formed out front of major production studios nationwide, as unionized writers are demanding higher pay and job security in an industry that’s constantly changing.
However, representatives of the production companies have pushed back against those demands, pointing to budget constraints and recent layoffs.
“Late Night” was the first show to go into re-run mode. Daytime production is going dark with repeats expected and same goes for your favorite soap operas. The writers and studios have no future talks planned right now, so it’s unclear how long the strike could last.
CEOs of failed banks to testify before Senate panel
The former top executives of two failed banks will testify before Congress later this month. The Senate banking committee indicated that it will hold a hearing May 16 with Silicon Valley Bank former CEO Gregory Becker. As well as Signature Bank former CEO Scott Shay and former President Eric Howell. Two more hearings are scheduled this month on the collapse of the banks.
The Federal Reserve’s Chief Regulator, Michael Barr, previously blamed poor management on the collapse of SVB.
The new testimony line-up comes as lawmakers dig into what caused a series of collapses at mid-sized financial institutions, which now includes First Republic Bank after it went under this week.
McDonald’s franchise fined for hiring 10-year-olds
A McDonald’s in Kentucky has been fined for hiring two 10-year-old children and not paying them for their labor. According to the Labor Department’s news release, the children would sometimes still be working as late as 2 a.m., working the register, drive-thru, and one child was using a deep fryer working in the kitchen.
The pair of children was employed by Bauer Food, an operator of 10 McDonald’s franchise locations across two states.
Bauer Food Franchise owner Sean Bauer responded to the Department of Labor’s release, saying that the children were visiting their parent who was a night shift manager and that any work the children did was at the direction of the parent.
Bauer Food was fined nearly $40,000.
