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Ex-NFL Death, Hamas Hit, Nicki Slams Newsom, & Baseball Mourns

Multiple News Events Unfold Across the US and Middle East

A series of unrelated events unfolded across the United States and the Middle East, capturing headlines on Wednesday. These included the death of a former NFL player, a carbon monoxide leak at a university, the elimination of a Hamas terrorist, the death of a World Series hero, and accusations leveled against California's governor by a prominent rapper.

In Los Angeles County, detectives were investigating a possible connection between the death of former NFL player Kevin Johnson and three other homicides near homeless encampments. Johnson, 55, who played for the Philadelphia Eagles and Oakland Raiders in the 1990s, was found dead on January 21 in Willowbrook, near Compton, according to CBS News. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner determined that Johnson died from "blunt head trauma and stab wounds." The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department stated in a news release that "Between October 2025 and January 2026, four homicides occurred in this area and remain under active investigation by the Homicide Bureau."

Meanwhile, in Elizabethton, Tennessee, a carbon monoxide leak at Milligan University led to the evaluation and treatment of over 200 people. Ballad Health reported that its hospitals were actively caring for the affected individuals as of 6 p.m. local time, according to Fox News. Milligan University identified the leak Wednesday morning in the Steve Lacy Fieldhouse. The total number of people affected was not immediately clear, nor was the breakdown between students and staff.

In the Middle East, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced the elimination of Muhammad Issam Hassan al-Habil, a Hamas terrorist responsible for the murder of IDF soldier Corporal Noa Marciano. According to Fox News, the strike occurred in Gaza City’s Shati refugee camp and followed a Hamas attack that wounded IDF troops in northern Gaza, allegedly violating a ceasefire agreement. The IDF stated that al-Habil was a key Hamas cell commander.

The baseball world mourned the death of Mickey Lolich, the Detroit Tigers hero of the 1968 World Series, at the age of 85. The Tigers announced Lolich's death, noting that his wife had informed the franchise that he was recently in hospice care, according to Fox News. The cause of death was not released. Lolich was the last MLB pitcher to win three games in a single World Series and was named World Series MVP in 1968.

Back in the United States, rapper Nicki Minaj accused California Governor Gavin Newsom of emulating former President Donald Trump in a recent interview. According to Fox News, Minaj referred to Newsom's recent social media posts, stating that he was "obsessed with Trump, trying to be Trump, trying to be funny when it's not and then wanting to roll around in the mud with female rappers."

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