Illinois
Collection plate short by about $100,000
CHICAGO 鈥 Chicago police are investigating whether former security guards at Holy Name Cathedral may have played a role in the theft of up to $100,000 from the historic church鈥檚 collection plate, according to preliminary information from police sources and the security company.
No one is in custody, but multiple suspects have been identified, according to Anthony Guglielmi, a police spokesman.
The suspects are believed to have worked for Monterrey Security, the cathedral鈥檚 sole provider of security for the past six years. Detectives visited Monterrey鈥檚 headquarters Wednesday afternoon to inform them of the investigation, according to a company spokeswoman.
The iconic church at 730 N. Wabash Ave. 鈥 the seat of Chicago鈥檚 Roman Catholic Archdiocese 鈥 is under nonstop video surveillance, and detectives were provided footage that may aid in the investigation, a church spokeswoman said.
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Maine
Killing of officer first one in state in 30 years
NORRIDGEWOCK 鈥 A sheriff on Thursday urged a man sought in the killing of a deputy to turn himself in and warned a community to stay vigilant during a manhunt in what is believed to be the first slaying of a law enforcement officer in Maine in nearly 30 years.
The fatal shooting of Somerset County Cpl. Eugene Cole on Wednesday in Norridgewock triggered an intensive search for 29-year-old John Williams in and around the heavily wooded rural community about 60 miles west of Bangor.
Officials said Williams, of Madison, Maine, was scheduled to appear in court Wednesday to face gun charges when he killed the 62-year-old Cole, stole his cruiser and robbed a convenience store.
New York
CNN鈥檚 Gupta urges Sessions to back pot
NEW YORK 鈥 CNN鈥檚 medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta has taken the unusual step of publicly urging Attorney General Jeff Sessions to reconsider his opposition to medical marijuana, particularly as a way to fight the opioid epidemic.
Gupta wrote a public letter to Sessions, saying that he had changed his mind on the use of medical marijuana, 鈥渁nd I am certain you can, as well.鈥
He said he made his plea after Sessions declined to be interviewed for his special on the topic, which airs Sunday night at 5 p.m. 蜜柚直播 time on CNN. A spokeswoman for Sessions declined comment Thursday.
The CNN special follows football player Mike James and others who say that medical marijuana has both eased the pain of injuries and weaned them from addiction to opioids. Medical marijuana is currently legal in 29 states and Washington, D.C.
California
鈥楿pdate鈥 hosts on 鈥楽NL鈥 to host Emmy Awards
LOS ANGELES 鈥 NBC says that Michael Che and Colin Jost of 鈥淪aturday Night Live鈥 will co-host this year鈥檚 Emmy Awards.
Che and Jost anchor the 鈥淲eekend Update鈥 segment of 鈥淪aturday Night Live鈥 and are head writers on the long-running sketch show.
The Emmy ceremony rotates from the major broadcast networks, allowing them to use the host鈥檚 job to highlight a show or performers. 鈥淪NL鈥 has enjoyed a ratings resurgence with its sharp-edged jabs at President Trump and his administration.
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