The Saturday Six: Alec Baldwin facing charges, customs officials seize eggs at the border and more

The weekend is lastly right here.

During one other busy news week, paleontologists made a uncommon discovery of 256 dinosaur egg fossils in India, the expertise business continued to slash jobs and alcohol-related liver illness was discovered to be on the rise amongst younger individuals. Also, a polar bear that killed a mother and her son in Alaska additionally chased college staffers and almost received contained in the constructing.

Meanwhile, the world stated goodbye to people rock singer-songwriter David Crosby, who died on the age of 81, and Sister André, the world’s oldest recognized individual, who died on the age of 118.

But that is not almost all. 

Below is our weekly Saturday Six, a recap of half a dozen news tales — in no explicit order — starting from the heartfelt to the bizarre to the tragic, and the whole lot in between. 

• Alec Baldwin is going through involuntary manslaughter fees over the deadly capturing on the set of the movie “Rust.” From the story: Baldwin was holding a gun throughout a rehearsal when it discharged, killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. “After a thorough review of the evidence and the laws of the state of New Mexico, I have determined that there is sufficient evidence to file criminal charges against Alec Baldwin and other members of the ‘Rust’ film crew,” District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies stated in a press release launched Thursday morning. “On my watch, no one is above the law, and everyone deserves justice.” 

• A University of Georgia soccer participant and a employees member have been killed in a crash after a championship celebration. From the story: Devin Willock, an offensive lineman on the Bulldogs soccer staff on the University of Georgia, was pronounced useless on the scene. Chandler LeCroy, the automobile’s driver, was taken to a hospital and later died from her accidents. The accident occurred simply hours after the Bulldogs celebrated their second consecutive nationwide championship win with a parade and ceremony.

• A person by accident drifted out to sea and survived on solely ketchup and seasonings. From the story: The Colombian Navy introduced Wednesday that they rescued the person, recognized as Elvis Francois of Dominica, about 120 nautical miles away from Puerto Bolívar within the Caribbean Sea. They responded to the stranded man after studying that there was an adrift sailboat with the phrase “HELP” spelled out on the boat’s hull. 

• Customs officers are seizing eggs on the U.S.-Mexico border after egg costs went up 60% in a yr, denting family budgets. From the story: “We are seeing an increase in people attempting to cross eggs from Juarez to El Paso because they are significantly less expensive in Mexico than the U.S.,” U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokesman Roger Maier instructed CBS CashWatch. “This is also occurring with added frequency at other Southwest border locations.” Watch the video above.

• A 4-year-old whale from one of many rarest whale species on the earth is taken into account “likely to die” after changing into severely entangled, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration stated Thursday.  From the story: The whale, recognized as #4904, was first seen wrapped in traces on Jan. 8 by an aerial survey staff from Florida’s Clearwater Marine Aquarium. The staff discovered the whale roughly 20 miles east of Rodanthe, North Carolina, with “several wraps of line around the mouth and tail” and extra line trailing behind it, NOAA stated. 

• Artists have sued a synthetic intelligence firm for billions, alleging a “parasite app” used their work at no cost. From the story: Two lawsuits are in search of to rein within the potent expertise in addition to make sure the artists who unwittingly helped prepare the instruments are financially compensated for his or her work. 

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