Road construction is seen on March 12, 2017, at ConocoPhillips’ Greater Mooses Tooth Unit in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska. (Photo by Sarah LaMarr/U.S. Bureau of Land Management)
A coalition of environmental and tribal groups have withdrawn their attempt to stop wintertime survey work by ConocoPhillips in parts of the federally controlled National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska on the North Slope.
That denial meant ConocoPhillips could proceed with its survey work, and a further challenge would have been moot.
Judge Sharon Gleason approved the dismissal this week.
The groups, represented by the environmental law firm Earthjustice, had argued that the Bureau of Land Management failed to implement sufficient environmental protections during the winter survey season.
“While we are not continuing this case, we will continue to monitor BLM’s compliance with its updated mitigation measures, which BLM adopted after we filed our case, and which now include a commitment to assure adequate snow cover to protect the tundra from oil and gas activities,” wrote Earthjustice attorney Ian Dooley in a prepared statement sent by email.
Several other lawsuits pertaining to oil and gas work in the NPRA remain pending in federal court.
Daikin Park (Houston) —Team USA’s buses were scheduled to leave the stadium at 11:30 p.m. on Monday night, but their players weren’t quite ready. Two hours after avenging their 2023 World Baseball Classic loss to Mexico, they remained in the clubhouse at the home of the Houston Astros, chairs turned toward the middle of the room, talking ball, sharing stories and enjoying some extra time to soak in the experience before departing for the team hotel. To the coaches who grew up in a different age, it felt like the old days. Had the following night gone differently, everyone would still be looking back at that evening more fondly, another example of how much this World Baseball Classic means to a roster filled with the best players from the best league that the sport has to offer. Instead, after Team USA’s All-Stars, MVPs and Cy Young Award winners were stunned in their final pool-play game by a youthful, undaunted opponent, the context of the events leading into one of the most shocking WBC upsets in the tournament’s history has shifted. “We played in a different time, where we were staying in the clubhouses till the wee hours in the morning, just having a few beers and talking the game,” USA manager Mark DeRosa said before the Italy game, reminiscing on the previous night’s events. “That has been the most enjoyable part of this for us, just kind of bringing the entire group together. I mean, that not only ended up on the bus, that ended up back at the hotel. There’s some guys dragging today.” Hours later, it looked that way as Italy pulled off the biggest win in its country’s history against the best U.S. team ever assembled, jumping out to an 8-0 lead and holding on for an 8-6 victory that left Team USA no longer in control of its pool-play fate. Now, the attention is on the buses that pushed back an hour later than anticipated as Monday evening bled into Tuesday morning, an offense that was shut out for 4.2 innings by Michael Lorenzen, the tiebreaker formulas that could determine which teams advance from Pool B and the U.S. manager who claimed he misspoke earlier in the day on MLB Network’s “Hot Stove” when he mistakenly said he wanted to beat Italy “even though our ticket’s punched to the quarterfinals.” [WBC Bracket: Standings, Who Is Advancing?] As it turned out, USA’s ticket was not punched — and still isn’t entering the final game of Pool B between Mexico and Italy on Wednesday. The U.S. dream team, against all odds, faces the possibility of getting knocked out in the first round, even after going 3-1. After the loss, DeRosa said at the postgame press conference that he “totally misspoke” on the TV show with his buddies, “100%” recognized that his game against Italy mattered beforehand and was informed of his mistake when he got to the park. Nonetheless, it wasn’t a great look considering the events that followed. The comment made the rounds on social media in the midst of USA’s slow start Tuesday night, during which Bryce Harper, Alex Bregman, Byron Buxton and Brice Turang were on the bench and late roster addition Ryan Yarbrough was allowing USA’s third home run of the game to balloon Italy’s lead to 5-0 after four. Some of the decisions ultimately panned out. Pete Crow-Armstrong’s two late home runs sparked a rally that could still matter even in defeat, given the tiebreaker rules that might come into play. But in the aftermath, it was hard not to think of the 24 hours that preceded the astonishing result, the seeming lack of urgency and the errors both on and off the field. [WBC Tiebreaker Rules: How Can Team USA Still Advance?] When speaking to reporters at the podium after the loss, USA captain Aaron Judge said he did not believe the letdown was a result of breathing a sigh of relief after the Mexico win, the late night that followed or any reason beyond Italy’s glowing performance. “Oh, not at all,” said Judge, who struck out on a changeup from Greg Weissert to end the game while representing the tying run. “It’s just, everybody on this team has been enjoying this experience, getting a chance to have these guys in this clubhouse all in one clubhouse share stories, share at-bats, share just any information to make each other better. That’s kind of what we were doing last night. We had a win and guys were just hanging out a little bit, but we were focused on what we had to do today. Italy is a great team, and they definitely showed it today, but whatever happened yesterday has nothing to do with what happened today.” Added DeRosa: “I’ll credit Italy more than say we were flat.” Whatever the reason for the letdown, USA is no longer in control of what happens next. To move on to the quarterfinals, it needs Mexico to either lose or score at least five runs against Italy on Wednesday. These are the potential scenarios: If Italy beats Mexico, Italy and USA advance. If Mexico beats Italy while scoring five runs or more, USA and Mexico move on. If Mexico beats Italy while scoring four runs or fewer, Team USA is eliminated and Mexico and Italy advance. “You always like having your destiny in your own hands,” Judge said. “We had it right in front of us, and Italy came out swinging.” To avoid a complete calamity, the U.S. needs Italy to come out swinging again. Team USA’s coaches and players plan to watch the deciding game from their hotel, where they’ll be rooting for the team that just delayed — and possibly derailed — their hopes of punching a ticket through. “It’s tough,” DeRosa said. “It’s super tough. Guys in there are frustrated. It is what it is, though. I mean, we’ve got to own it, right?”Latest Sports News from FOX Sports
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A 911 call reported a newborn body that was “cold.”
Three days later, authorities arrested Laken Snelling.
Now, a grand jury has indicted the University of Kentucky cheerleader.
She faces multiple charges, including first-degree manslaughter.
This mugshot of Laken Snelling. Authorities accuse her of killing her newborn. (Photo Credit: Lexington Police Department)
Man 1 is a serious charge
On Tuesday, March 10, a grand jury indicted Snelling on charges of first-degree manslaughter, abuse of a corpse, tampering with physical evidence, and concealing the birth of an infant.
The childbirth and alleged homicide took place in August 2025.
There was initially some uncertainty over which level of homicide charge the former University of Kentucky competitive cheerleader would receive.
However, after the medical examiner determined that Snelling’s newborn was alive at the time that she allegedly stashed the infant in a trash bag in her closet, this information was seemingly enough for the grand jury.
Prosecutor Kimberly Baird explained: “They were given the information about homicide, the four levels of homicide and then deliberated and decided that manslaughter first degree was the charge.”
Snelling is due back in court within the next two-to-three weeks.
As you can see in the video above, she waived ehr right to a preliminary trial in September 2025.
Snelling’s arrest was on August 30 of that year — just three days after someone uncovered a “cold to the touch” infant inside a trash bag within Snelling’s closet.
The ME concluded that the infant’s cause of death was “asphyxia by undetermined means.”
Sometimes, suffocation leaves evidence — fabric debris in the lungs, a pattern or residue over the mouth and nose. Not in this case, it seems.
Smiling photos shared across social media contrast sharply with Laken Snelling’s current predicament. (Image Credit: YouTube)
How did the newborn die?
According to at least one statement that Snelling allegedly made to police, she lost consciousness after giving birth in her room.
She said that she passed out on top of the newborn.
When she awoke, Snelling told police, the infant was “blue and purple.”
She apparently lied down beside the newborn for a time before bundling up everything from the birth — including the baby — and stashing it in the closet.
Snelling allegedly confessed to having heard a “whimper” during the bagging process.
Laken Snelling has appeared in court multiple times ahead of her trial. (Image Credit: WDKY)
In September 2025, Snelling pleaded not guilty to all of the charges that she is facing.
She was released on a $100,000 bond.
The court required Snelling to live on house arrest.
She is no longer enrolled at the University of Kentucky, where she had been part of the school’s STUNT cheerleading team.
Additionally, she is no longer part of the STUNT team.
In this video still, Laken Snelling waives her right to a preliminary hearing. (Image Credit: CourtTV)
Crimes like this are often an indictment of the broader community
Every incident like this is nothing short of a horror.
Infanticide has a long and brutal history. Accidental deaths of infants are also a grim reality — especially for a young woman going through the unthinkable trauma of giving birth alone.
Notably, Kentucky has outlawed nearly all forms of abortion.
If Snelling, who reportedly was unaware that she was pregnant for the majority of her pregnancy, had learned of her pregnancy in time, she would probably have had to travel across state lines — perhaps to Illinois — to exercise her human rights.
Infanticide is not excusable, if that is what happened. But this very much appears to be a no-win situation that society and our nation’s backwards laws forced upon her.
