签下三年合同 葡萄牙名帅莫里尼奥正式回归皇马

2026年6月12日 07:28 / 联合早报

莫里尼奥与皇马签下三年合约，正式回锅执教。 （法新社档案照片）

（马德里综合电）皇家马德里（Real Madrid）星期四（6月11日）正式任命莫里尼奥（Mourinho）为球队新任主帅。这名葡萄牙功勋老帅与西甲豪门签下为期三年的合同，在离开13年后上演了重返西班牙首都的震撼戏码。

现年63岁的莫里尼奥将接掌过渡主帅阿韦洛亚（Arbeloa）的兵符。在此之前，皇马已经连续第二个赛季未能获得任何一项重大赛事的冠军，在西甲联赛的竞争中也落后于宿敌巴塞罗那（Barcelona）。

这家曾15次夺得欧洲冠军的俱乐部在声明中说：“（皇马已）同意任命何塞·莫里尼奥为一线队主教练，任期为接下来的三个赛季，直至2029年6月30日。

“何塞·莫里尼奥将于7月13日，即球队季前赛开始之日正式上任。”

作为足球史上最成功但也最具有争议的主帅之一，莫里尼奥是从葡萄牙豪门本菲卡（Benfica）过档。他在这家里斯本俱乐部效力期间，率队取得了联赛整个赛季不败的战绩，但最终仅获得第三名。本菲卡星期三（10日）说，皇马为这名葡萄牙教练支付了1500万欧元（约合2229万新元）的解约金。

莫里尼奥曾于2010年至2013年期间执教过皇马，在那段与瓜迪奥拉（Guardiola）执教的巴塞罗那激烈对抗的时期，他率队赢得了西甲联赛、国王杯和西班牙超级杯冠军。

莫帅以铁腕治军著称

当时，莫里尼奥的执教方式曾让皇家马德里的更衣室走向分裂，包括阿韦洛亚在内的部分球员对他极其忠诚，而另一些球员则与他形同水火。

莫里尼奥一向以铁腕治军著称，在皇马刚刚经历了一个动荡赛季后，他此行的首要任务就是整顿更衣室，并压制球星们的高傲气焰。今年5月，皇马中场巴尔韦德（Valverde）在与队友楚阿梅尼（Tchouameni）发生争执后受伤前往医院接受治疗。此外，前几任主帅安切洛蒂（Ancelotti）、哈维·阿隆索（Xabi Alonso）以及阿韦洛亚，都未能找到在不破坏球队平衡的前提下，让维尼修斯（Vinicius）、姆巴佩（Mbappe）和贝林厄姆（Jude Bellingham）这三位巨星完美共存的方法。

在今年5月早些时候参加西班牙一家电视台的节目时，皇马主席佩雷斯（Perez）曾将俱乐部在葡萄牙人离开后所取得的最后六个欧冠冠军归功于莫里尼奥，说是他为球队奠定了夺冠基石。佩雷斯说，如果他在6月上旬的选举中成功连任，他就将带回莫里尼奥。最终，他如愿连任，也实现了承诺。

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US Justice Department sues Virginia over mask ban

June 11, 2026 11:28 PM UTC / Reuters

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WASHINGTON, June 11 (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday sued the ​state of Virginia over ‌what it described as the state’s “unconstitutional attempt to regulate” federal agents ​by banning masks for law ​enforcement.

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• The department alleges that Virginia’s ⁠ban threatens the safety ​of federal officers.
• “Virginia’s anti-law enforcement policies ​regulate the federal government and are designed to create risk for our ​agents. These laws cannot ​stand,” acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche ‌said ⁠in a statement.
• Spokespeople for Virginia’s governor and attorney general did not immediately respond to requests ​for ​comment.
• The bill ⁠restricting law enforcement from wearing facial coverings ​was signed into law ​by ⁠the state’s governor, Abigail Spanberger, last month.
• Other states, including California and New ⁠York, ​have also moved to ​impose similar restrictions.

Reporting by Jasper Ward ​in Washington; Editing by Chris Reese

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日本队长远藤航因伤退出世界杯 宣布国家队退役

2026年6月12日 07:36 / 联合早报

日本队长远藤航因伤退出世界杯 宣布国家队退役

日本国家队队长远藤航因伤退出美加墨世界杯，并宣布从国家队退役。 （路透社）

（路透电）日本国家队队长远藤航星期四（6月11日）因伤退出美加墨世界杯，并宣布从国家队正式退役。

这名33岁的利物浦（Liverpool）中场一直遭受踝关节伤势困扰，并在今年2月份接受了手术治疗。他此前一直渴望能赶上这场在北美大陆举行的足球盛会，但在5月31日对阵冰岛队的世界杯热身赛中，他再次感到身体不适，最终仅出场了上半场比赛。

这一震撼弹爆发之际，距离日本队本周末在德克萨斯州阿灵顿迎来对阵荷兰队的F组首场小组赛仅剩三天时间。

自2015年在国家队完成首秀以来，远藤航共代表日本队出场73次并攻入四球。他曾作为核心功臣，帮助球队在2022年卡塔尔世界杯闯入16强。

远藤航在社交媒体上发文说：“正如已经宣布的那样，我将退出本届世界杯的大名单。

“无法参加这届世界杯自然令人感到非常沮丧，但相比之下，我更对我们自卡塔尔世界杯以来的共同成长感到自豪——作为队长，我带领着这支球队，将‘夺取世界杯冠军’的目标变成了我们可以理所当然说出口的动力。

“现在的这支国家队真的非常优秀。我相信他们能够克服任何逆境，并带我们领略从未见过的崭新风景。

“随着本届赛事的临近，我也将从国家队正式退役。因此从现在开始，我将作为一名普通球迷继续为日本队加油。日本队捧起世界杯冠军奖杯的那一天终将会到来。让我们坚信这一点，并一同为他们呐喊助威。

“让我们把日本的力量凝聚在一起，好让那个伟大的时刻在这届赛事中便能实现——所有人，让我们一起向中北美世界杯发起冲击吧！！大家，请倾尽你们的所有。”

目前，效力于德甲球队门兴格拉德巴赫（Monchengladbach）的前锋町野修斗已补上远藤航的空缺，入选日本队的26人世界杯大名单。

在结束与荷兰队的较量后，日本队还将于6月20日在墨西哥瓜达卢佩对阵突尼斯队，以及于6月25日在德克萨斯州阿灵顿对阵瑞典队。

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Kennedy Center board plans to appeal judge’s ruling over removing Trump’s name

2026-06-11T22:30:40.763Z / CNN

By Betsy Klein

1 hr ago
PUBLISHED Jun 11, 2026, 6:30 PM ET

A worker stands on a lift, under President Donald Trump’s name at the facade of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, a day after its board announced it would rename the institution The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts, on December 19, 2025.

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Summary

• The Kennedy Center board voted to appeal a federal judge’s ruling that ordered the removal of President Donald Trump’s name from the historic arts venue.
• Trump dialed into the meeting, which a source likened to an episode of “Veep,” and criticized the judge.
• The board, full of Trump loyalists, also passed a resolution honoring Trump’s contributions to the institution.

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President Donald Trump’s handpicked Kennedy Center board of trustees convened Thursday for a board meeting to discuss plans to appeal a judge’s ruling — hoping to halt the ordered removal of Trump’s name from the building and go forward with a planned closure for the storied arts center.

In the afternoon meeting, the board voted to file an appeal that would contest US District Judge Casey Cooper’s decision, according to a source familiar with the matter, which said that the board violated the law when it added Trump’s name to the historic performing arts venue. Cooper also said the center may still move ahead with renovations to the decades-old building and could later decide to close the center after its board more fully considered the impact on its statutory requirement to maintain some programming at all times.

In his ruling, Cooper gave the center 14 days to remove all references to the name “Trump Kennedy Center” or the “Donald J. Trump and John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts.” Those efforts have begun, with the center’s general counsel imploring staff to remove the name from their email signatures last week and a change to the website logo, though the exterior signage remains in place as of Thursday.

The appeal is expected to be filed tomorrow, the source said.

The source compared the meeting to an episode of the political satire show “Veep,” telling CNN that Trump, who dialed in to the meeting from the Oval Office via Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s iPhone, spent part of the session lambasting Cooper. Trump and Lutnick, the source added, attacked Cooper’s wife, Amy Jeffress, who served as former President Joe Biden’s personal lawyer.

The board, full of Trump loyalists, also discussed a resolution to honor Trump that would recognize his “major contributions,” his “profound dedication,” and his “unprecedented … commitment to uphold this cherished American institution,” according to a copy of the resolution viewed by CNN.

It passed.

She confided in ChatGPT the night of her suicide. Now, her mother is suing OpenAI.

June 11, 2026 / 6:59 PM EDT / CBS News

By Lauren Fichten Digital Reporter
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About 18 months before Alice Carrier’s death in July 2025, the 24-year-old had been confiding in ChatGPT about her relationship problems and suicidal feelings.

“I mean I’m at home pondering different way to kill myself,” she told ChatGPT late one night, about a month before she took her own life.

In a lawsuit filed Thursday in California against OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman, Carrier’s mother, Kristie Carrier, claims the company’s “deliberate design decisions” led to her daughter’s death. Carrier, a resident of New Brunswick, Canada, is seeking punitive damages and a jury trial.

“Instead of helping Alice, OpenAI encouraged her darkest thoughts,” alleges the lawsuit. “Not once did OpenAI alert a crisis provider. Not once did OpenAI notify Alice’s family. Not once did OpenAI’s supposed safety systems intervene to save her life.”

The suit claims that ChatGPT “offered only consistent emotional affirmation” to Carrier where a licensed clinician would have pushed back. The suit says Carrier, who had been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder, was particularly susceptible to the design choices, which prioritized engagement over safety. OpenAI understood, according to the suit, that people struggling with mental health might be prone to developing unhealthy attachments to artificial intelligence that are capable of simulating empathy.

“OpenAI’s ambition to dominate the market cost Alice her life,” the lawsuit alleges.

Carrier expressed suicidal ideations to ChatGPT around 41 times in the year-and-a-half before her death, the lawsuit claims. She asked the chatbot about how to deal with suicidal thoughts, methods for dying and about the desire to self-harm, according to images of chat logs embedded in the lawsuit.

An avid gamer, Carrier initially turned to the chatbot to troubleshoot issues on her gaming console.

Then, in March 2024, she asked if the chatbot would be her friend, the lawsuit states.

“Of course!” ChatGPT replied, “I’d love to be your friend. What’s on your mind?”

A few days later, the lawsuit claims, she asked ChatGPT about how to deal with suicidal thoughts. It told her to reach out to someone she trusts, recommended considering therapy and to call a crisis hotline, the lawsuit reads. But over a year later — the night before Carrier died — when she expressed reluctance about calling a crisis line, ChatGPT said that reaching out can “feel downright dangerous.”

“I’m not going to push that. Not tonight,” the chatbot replied, according to the lawsuit.

By then, OpenAI had rolled out its GPT-4o model, which the lawsuit claims was designed to keep users hooked, and enabled ChatGPT to behave like an unlicensed therapist. Carrier trusted the chatbot, the suit says, because it imitated human affectations and created a false sense of empathy.

“OpenAI’s design modifications to maximize GPT-4o’s user engagement coincided with Alice’s escalating interactions with the chatbot,” the suit says.

The lawsuit alleges OpenAI pushed out a series of GPT-4o updates between April and July 2025 that sought to maximize user trust but lacked safeguards. Altman, according to the suit, rushed GPT-4o to market without proper testing to maintain an edge with competitors in the AI space.

“Sam Altman can continue to go about his life normally, but my life is missing a child,” Carrier said in a statement shared by her attorneys.”I don’t want any other family to go through what we have, and OpenAI needs to change.”

“As the complaint alleges, OpenAI’s deliberate design decisions led to this tragic suicide. Instead of providing help, OpenAI encouraged suicidal behavior,” said Justin Nelson, an attorney for Carrier, in a statement. “This lawsuit is about accountability for OpenAI’s actions,”

In May, the company admitted that an April update to GPT-4o had made it “noticeably more sycophantic” and the company failed to catch it before its launch. OpenAI said it began rolling back the update a few days later. The entire model was retired earlier this year.

“This is a heartbreaking situation and our thoughts are with everyone impacted,” an OpenAI spokesperson said in a statement to CBS News.

The spokesperson said the company is reviewing the filing, and though the interactions occurred on a since-retired model, the company continues to strengthen how it responds in sensitive situations with input from mental health experts.

“Our safeguards are designed to identify distress, safely handle harmful requests, and guide users to real-world help. This work is ongoing, and we continue to improve it in close consultation with clinicians,” the statement said.

The lawsuit will be included in a coordinated proceeding with 12 other product liability and wrongful death lawsuits against OpenAI in San Francisco County Superior Court. Other cases are expected to be added, according to Carrier’s attorneys.

If you or someone you know is in emotional distress or a suicidal crisis, you can reach the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by calling or texting 988. You can also chat with the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline here.

For more information about mental health care resources and support, The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) HelpLine can be reached Monday through Friday, 10 a.m.–10 p.m. ET, at 1-800-950-NAMI (6264) or email info@nami.org.

Rubio compares the founding of the UFC to landing a man on the moon

Jun 11, 2026, 4:14 PM ET / CNN

By Jennifer Hansler
Updated Jun 11, 2026, 4:19 PM ET

https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/11/politics/rubio-ufc-dana-white-moon

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio extolled the virtues of the Ultimate Fighting Championship as being intrinsically American, likening its creation to putting the first man on the moon.

In remarks that at times took on the tone of a campaign speech, Rubio commended the convening power of mixed martial arts to unite people of different social and geographic backgrounds and hailed the upcoming UFC fight at the White House as “historic.”

Rubio, who has run for president in the past, has increasingly been eyed as a potential contender for 2028, though he has publicly downplayed those ambitions. Still, his public profile has been on the rise through appearances in the White House briefing room and on Capitol Hill with moments cut for social media.

In his remarks at the State Department Thursday, Rubio described “whole idea of America” as “audacious,” from its founding onward.

“When President Kennedy announced that we were going to put a man on the moon and return them safely to the earth, no one thought that was possible, and we did it,” Rubio said before inking an agreement to use the American mixed martial arts company as a tool of US diplomacy.

“We are a nation founded on doing what no one else dared to do, and no one else aspired to do,” he continued.

“And at some level, that’s what this whole company, what UFC has been,” Rubio said.

He claimed that UFC CEO Dana White “and the people around him had a vision” to create a structure to mixed martial arts events.

Rubio, who described UFC as “the United Nations of fighting,” claimed that the fights are “educating Americans about cultures, societies all over the world.”

“We’re excited about what this brand means about America’s ability to expand and reach out to different parts of the world,” he said.

He described UFC fights as one of the “very few things left in our society, and I would say, in the world that convenes us all.”

Rubio also joked about the potential “diplomatic crisis” that could unfold over demand from foreign leaders to attend Sunday’s fight at the White House, which will commemorate both the 250 th anniversary of US independence and also falls on President Donald Trump’s 80 th birthday.

Two Virginia residents have filed a lawsuit seeking to stop that fight, arguing that the use of the White House grounds “to stage a private, for-profit sports event, with all the promotional and branding opportunities that accompany such access” will financially benefit White and Trump himself. Their lawsuit cites a report in the spring that Trump bought $50,000 in stock in UFC’s parent company.

“A billion people all over the world will be watching America celebrate its 250th birthday with the White House in the background and some of the best athletes in the world in that octagon,” he said.

Under the newly signed memorandum of understanding between the State Department and UFC, they “will engage current and former athletes, coaches, and executives as mentors and cultural ambassadors to deliver overseas clinics, workshops, and training sessions that promote teamwork, leadership, and healthy lifestyles among youth,” a State Department spokesperson said.

They “will also develop joint educational content using MMA to teach English and leadership skills, while coordinating on international UFC events to showcase American excellence alongside our US missions worldwide,” the spokesperson said.

伊朗球员在媒体注视下进行了轻松的慢跑，随后展开拉伸和核心力量强化训练。 （法新社）

（蒂华纳法新电）伊朗国家队球员星期四（6月11日）在他们位于墨西哥的大本营进行了一场公开训练，让媒体记者一窥这支因与美国爆发战争而导致世界杯参赛前景蒙上阴影的球队最新的状况。

在将训练营从原计划的美国亚利桑那州移至墨西哥蒂华纳之后，伊朗队自上周末抵达训练基地以来便鲜少公开发言。

在星期四的训练课中，媒体记者获得了15分钟的采访时间，观看了这支由少数球员组成的团队所进行的赛前热身准备。

在入选世界杯大名单的26名成员中，当天仅有约12名球员现身，而当家球星、前锋塔雷米（Taremi）则在未出席的球员之列。

球员们身穿绿色球衣，在蒂华纳的训练场上进行了轻松的慢跑。随后，他们在泡沫垫上展开拉伸和核心力量强化训练。

按照赛程，伊朗队定于下星期一（15日）在洛杉矶迎来对阵新西兰队的首场小组赛。

一名球队官员向法新社证实，球队计划于星期天（14日）入境美国，并在比赛前夕于当地留宿一晚。伊朗驻墨西哥大使上周曾告诉媒体，球队将仅被允许在比赛日当天进入美国，且必须在比赛结束后立即离境，但条规最终有所放宽。

在美加墨三国联合举办本届世界杯之际，美国与以色列三个月前对拥有约9300万人口的伊朗发动了军事打击，随即引发了敌对冲突，导致中东大部分地区被卷入其中，并使全球经济遭受重创。

就在星期四进行的公开训练同时，美国总统特朗普宣布了一项旨在结束与伊朗战争的“伟大协议”，并表示他预计最快将于本周末在欧洲正式签署这份协议。

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FIRST ON FOX: DOJ sues Spanberger’s Virginia over laws kneecapping federal agents as mask war escalates

2026-06-11T17:50:02-04:00 / Fox News

By Ashley J. DiMella, Fox News

Published June 11, 2026 5:50pm EDT

https://www.foxnews.com/video/6397999599112

Tom Homan touts Trump admin’s escalated illegal immigration crackdown in New York

Border czar Tom Homan details the escalated crackdown on illegal immigration, criticizing New York City’s anti-ICE policies implemented by Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Governor Kathy Hochul. Homan emphasizes the necessity of federal enforcement, deploring sanctuary city rules he believes endanger communities. He responds to arguments for abolishing ICE, citing successes in removing criminal aliens and combating human trafficking, urging states to cooperate.

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FIRST ON FOX: The Justice Department sued The Commonwealth of Virginia on Thursday over two new laws the DOJ says would subject masked federal agents to criminal penalties and threaten local ICE cooperation agreements.

“Law enforcement officers risk their lives every day to keep Americans safe, and they do not deserve to be doxed or harassed simply for carrying out their duties,” said acting Attorney General Todd Blanche in comment provided to Fox News Digital on Thursday. “Virginia’s anti-law enforcement policies regulate the federal government and are designed to create risk for our agents. These laws cannot stand.”

The lawsuit, first shared with Fox News Digital, argues Virginia is violating the Constitution by attempting to dictate how federal officers carry out law enforcement operations — including when they can wear masks, what identifying information they must display and whether local agencies can maintain ICE cooperation agreements unless the federal government accepts state-imposed conditions. The DOJ said the laws threaten officer safety, undermine federal immigration enforcement and violate the Supremacy Clause.

At the heart of the suit, are a pair of laws that Democratic Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed, which are set to take effect on July, including: one restricting law enforcement officers, including federal officers, from wearing facial coverings while on duty and requiring them to display identifying information, and another imposing state-mandated conditions on federal immigration enforcement agreements.

ICE PRESSURES SPANBERGER AS FAIRFAX MURDER SUSPECTS TRIGGER NEW DETAINERS IN ‘SANCTUARY’ CLASH

The Justice Department sued Virginia over laws that officials say could punish masked federal agents and dismantle local ICE cooperation deals.(Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

The DOJ said federal officers who violate Virginia’s mask and identification law could face a Class 1 misdemeanor, punishable under Virginia law by up to 12 months in jail, a fine of up to $2,500, or both.

The lawsuit names Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones and left-wing Fairfax County Commonwealth Attorney Steve Descano — who was previously backed by groups connected to George Soros.

The suit claims Virginia’s mask ban is “blatantly unconstitutional” because it attempts to regulate “what federal officers may and may not wear” while carrying out their duties, exposing agents’ identities and increasing risks to them and their families.

“The Department of Justice will steadfastly protect the privacy and safety of law enforcement from unconstitutional state laws like Virginia’s,” said Assistant Attorney General Brett Shumate of the DOJ’s Civil Division in the press release.

FEDERAL JUDGE BLOCKS CALIFORNIA LAW FORCING ICE AGENTS TO REMOVE MASKS DURING OPERATIONS

Spanberger restricted ICE agents from operating on state properties and requiring federal agents to wear visible badges and barred law enforcement from wearing facial masks while on duty in May.(Mike Kropf/Richmond Times-Dispatch)

DOJ is seeking a court order to block both laws that begin July 1.

Spanberger, Jones and Descano have all moved to counter the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement agenda in Virginia.

In February, Spanberger issued an executive order that rescinded a Youngkin-era order directing state law enforcement cooperation with federal immigration enforcement efforts.

TOM HOMAN VOWS TO WORK AROUND NEW DEM VA GOV SPANBERGER’S EXECUTIVE ORDER ENDING ICE COOPERATION

Anti-ICE agitators attempted to block vehicles from leaving the Delaney Hall detention facility in Newark, New Jersey, on Friday night.(FreedomNewsTV)

“The President told us that we are safer because unaccountable, poorly trained ICE agents are arresting mothers and detaining children. Our broken immigration system is something to be fixed — not an excuse to terrorize our communities,” Spanberger posted on X in response to Trump’s State of the Union.

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The suit comes as there have been ongoing protests outside the Delaney Hall immigration detention center in New Jersey where protesters verbally abused ICE agents, obstructed vehicles, allegedly assaulted officers, and made threats leading to multiple arrests.

“Governor Spanberger cannot tell Federal officers how to do their job,” said Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward in the press release. “She certainly cannot prohibit them from ensuring their own safety in conducting Federal law enforcement operations. Our suit today stops those unconstitutional efforts.”

Fox News Digital reached out to the offices of Gov. Spanberger and AG Jones for comment.

Ashley J. DiMella reports on politics for Fox News Digital.

Step-grandmother of suspect in Anna Kepner case calls for charges against Kepner’s father, stepmother

June 11, 2026 / 4:59 PM EDT / CBS News

The step-grandmother of Timothy Hudson, the 16-year-old stepbrother of Anna Kepner who has been charged in her death and sexual assault, is calling for charges against Kepner’s father and stepmother over alleged neglect during their cruise vacation.

Kepner, an 18-year-old high school cheerleader, was on a Carnival cruise ship with her family, including her father and stepmother Chris and Shauntel Kepner, when she was killed.

“The lack of parental supervision on a floating city,” said Sonya Ziske, who says she helped raise Hudson. “Putting three teenagers, two boys and a girl in a room together that were not raised together, It’s just a recipe for disaster.”

This is the first time Ziske, who is also Shauntel Kepner’s stepmother, has spoken to the media about the incident. According to Ziske, when she and her husband, who is Shauntel Kepner’s biological father, tried to reach out to her about the incident after reading reports about it online, she wouldn’t explain what happened.

“Whatever you do, just don’t talk to the media,” is all Shauntel Kepner told them, according to Ziske.

Hudson has told his family he has no recollection of the night Kepner died. Ziske believes alcohol was involved and that he may have blacked out.

“He truly does not remember,” Ziske said. “Timothy has said that they were drinking. I believe 100% those kids were drinking on the ship.”

Shauntel and Chris Kepner have previously denied the children were drinking through their attorney during a family court hearing related to a custody battle.

“The issue that counsel raised about drinking, there are videotapes on the ship that confirmed that there was absolutely no drinking,” said Millicent Athanason, an attorney for Shauntel Kepner during a November custody hearing.

“Here, the question is, did the parents do something or fail to do something that enabled their child to commit this horrific crime?” said Dave Aronberg, former Palm Beach State Prosecutor, about how investigations on parental neglect typically take place. He is not involved in this case.

“It’s a very fact-based inquiry, and I don’t know if there are enough facts to sustain that charge,” he told CBS News.

Despite being charged as an adult and facing first degree murder and sexual assault charges, Hudson is not being detained because he is a minor.

Being charged in a federal court has vast protections for minors, including that they be held near their family or, whenever possible, a foster home or community-based facility.

“I’m not saying he did, or he did not. I’m saying it’s not his character,” said Ziske. “Everybody’s out there saying how he’s walking free. He is not free. His life is over, whether he is innocent or guilty.”

Hudson is currently in the custody of his maternal uncle, but has spent time with Ziske and other family members, including his young cousins who live with him in a home in Florida’s Tampa area.

Ziske believes Chris and Shauntel Kepner are unfit to have custody of the remaining children, given what allegedly transpired on the cruise ship.

“She kept them isolated from everybody over here. From their dad, from their grandparents. From all of us,” Ziske said. “So, I don’t know the past two years. Like, if he was angry, or his mental state, I don’t know any of that.”

New court documents obtained by CBS News reveal authorities recovered Anna Kepner’s cell phone from the ship’s lost and found. The phone had been recovered from a trash can where Hudson allegedly was seen on surveillance video apparently disposing of the device.

According to the court documents, Hudson and Anna Kepner were alone in the cabin they shared from about 7:51 p.m. to 11:21 p.m. the night of the incident.

Prosecutors allege Anna Kepner’s Apple Watch, which tracked her heart rate, stopped working during this time, which they believe is when the crime allegedly occurred.

CBS News reached out to Chris and Shauntel Kepner’s attorney, who did not respond to our inquiry.

Trump says he is considering helping farmers with high fertilizer prices

June 11, 2026 8:27 PM UTC Updated 3 hours ago / Reuters

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WASHINGTON, June 11 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he is considering taking action to help farmers affected by high fertilizer prices.

“I am looking at doing a form of help,” Trump told reporters at the White House, without providing details.

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