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A man in Florida has been arrested after he allegedly fatally shot his wife because he “would rather live in prison” than “deal with” her amid her battle with dementia.

Former police officer William Elwood Simmons was charged with first-degree murder in the death of his 83-year-old wife, Nancy Simmons, on Saturday, February 21.

The Orange County Sheriff’s Office responded to a home in Orlando, Florida, around 5:15 p.m. after a caller said his wife “was down and I’m just sitting here,” according to a probable cause arrest affidavit reviewed by Us Weekly.

Once deputies arrived at the home, they saw William, 80, waving them down in the garage. “I do know what happened, I did it,” he told them after they asked what occurred.

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William was then asked if there were any weapons in the house, and he reportedly said, “Well, one on the floor. I put it there.”

Officers then entered the home, where they found the victim in the kitchen, dead from a gunshot wound. A shotgun was also on the floor with a spent shell casing, according to the affidavit.

William was taken into the police station for questioning, where he told cops that he “was guilty and he shot his wife.”

“He confirmed they were in the kitchen arguing over going on a cruise. Nancy told him multiple times ‘F**k you, you bastard’ which triggered Simmons,” the affidavit stated.

William said he then went to his bedroom and grabbed a shotgun from the closet. His wife said, “F**k you, you bastard” again before he shot her one time.

He told the officers that he dealt with her dementia for “far too long” and that he loved “the old Nancy.” He added “that he would rather live in prison than to deal with her.”

He is currently in custody at Orange County Jail after he was denied bail. It is not immediately clear if William has entered a plea or retained legal representation.

The Orange County Sheriff’s Office did not immediately respond to Us Weekly’s request for comment.

Not much is known about William and Nancy’s relationship, including how long they were together or if they had kids. Additionally, it is not known when she was diagnosed with dementia.

According to the Alzheimer’s Association, Dementia is “a general term for loss of memory, language, problem-solving and other thinking abilities that are severe enough to interfere with daily life. Alzheimer’s is the most common cause of dementia.”

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If William is found guilty of first-degree murder, he could face either the death penalty or life in prison without the possibility of parole. However, the evidence and circumstances of the crime will ultimately determine his sentence.

The state of Florida has aggressively accelerated its use of the death penalty in recent years, and a record high of 19 people were executed in 2025. A death sentence is executed by lethal injection, according to the Florida Statues. However, the person who was sentenced to death also has the choice to be executed by electrocution.

Despite her pleas, Isabeau Levito did have to leave the Olympic Village eventually — but she managed to have some fun on the way out.

The Team USA figure skater shared a video of how she spent the last two hours before heading to the airport to fly home from Italy, and it was magnificent.

“How I choose to spend my last two hours in the Olympic Village before leaving for the airport,” Levito, 18, wrote over a video shared via TikTok on Sunday, February 22.

The video showed Levito driving a golf cart through a parking lot, weaving between cones and appearing to race another cart. She revealed in the caption that she had to stop when the poliza, or police, showed up.

The hilarious video comes after Levito went viral for saying “you can’t evict me” from the Olympic Village in an interview with NBC on February 16.

“I’ve spent every night in the [Olympic] Village. It’s been everything and more,” she said at the time. “I don’t think there’s anything not to enjoy. I haven’t even gotten to compete yet and I feel like my experience is already complete. Not complete, but I’m having a blast. The best time.”

Though she didn’t medal at the Olympics, Levito has talked extensively about how much the experience has meant to her.

“This has been like a fantasy. I really love being here,” she said after competing, according to Golden Skate. “Living in the village feels like being on a university campus, which is new to me. I’m a teen, so I’ve never been to university. Walking into the dining hall and seeing friends there, walking past the rings every day, and then getting to do what I’m passionate about, my skating.”

She continued, “Getting to be here with friends and meeting new people from different sports has been a wonderful experience. It feels like once in a lifetime because I’ve never experienced something like this before. And I don’t have a bad thing to say about it.”

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Levito added that she felt like competing at the Olympics gave her “more energy” than usual.

“I don’t know if it’s because subconsciously I know I’m at the Olympics, or if it’s because the crowd is very energetic and supportive here,” she said. “But I felt it.”

Levito competed as one-third of the so-called Blade Angels, alongside fellow Team USA figure skaters Amber Glenn and Alysa Liu. Their Olympic run began in memorable fashion when Taylor Swift introduced them in a video that NBC shared via social media.

“Ladies and gentlemen, I’d like to introduce you to Amber, Alysa and Isabeau. Three amazing showgirls on ice who will capture your heart with their stories,” Swift, 36, said in the clip, a reference to her latest album, The Life of a Showgirl.

“Her mom grew up in Milan,” Swift said of Levito. “And her Nonna, her grandma, lives exactly 13 minutes from the Olympic rink. When you can skate like you’re meant to be out there, history has a funny way of showing up.”

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The Mexican army killed the country’s most powerful cartel leader and one of the United States’ most wanted fugitives. El Mencho, as he’s known, is dead. While it’s a victory for law enforcement, cartel members have responded with a wave of violence across Mexico. Here’s what’s going down in the aftermath of Mencho’s death, per the Associated Press.

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El Mencho Dies During Attempted Arrest, Cartels Unleash Violence

Oseguera Cervantes, aka El Mencho, was killed during an attempt to capture him. Meanwhile, his followers attempted to fight off Mexican troops. Mexico’s Defense Secretary, Ricardo Trevilla, said Monday that the army and National Guard launched an operation in the southern part of Jalisco state to capture El Mencho. Mexican air force and special forces were also involved. Intelligence gathered about one of Mencho’s romantic partners led them to his hideout, he said.

The cartel counterattacked. In the confrontation, federal forces killed eight members of the criminal group. El Mencho and two of his bodyguards were wounded and died later during transfer by air to Mexico City, Trevilla said. Officials seized rocket launchers capable of shooting down aircraft and destroying armored vehicles at the scene.

The killing of Jalisco New Generation Cartel leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes during an attempt to capture him in Jalisco state was a high-profile blow against cartels. The highest since the recapture of former Sinaloa cartel boss Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán a decade ago.

After El Mencho died, security forces were placed on alert throughout the country as gunmen unleashed violence. Cartels torched cars, blocking roads in 20 Mexican states. People locked themselves in their homes in Guadalajara, Mexico’s second-largest city and Jalisco’s capital. Also, school was canceled on Monday in several states.

Who Was El Mencho?

Oseguera Cervantes, better known as ‘El Mencho,’ was 59 years old and originally from the western state of Michoacan. His ties to organized crime went back at least 30 years. In 1994, he was tried for trafficking heroin in the U.S. He spent three years in prison. After returning to Mexico, he quickly rose through Mexico’s drug trafficking underworld.

Around 2009, El Mencho founded the Jalisco New Generation Cartel. It became Mexico’s fastest-growing criminal organization and moved cocaine, methamphetamines, fentanyl and migrants to the United States. The cartel recruited aggressively, experimenting with new ways to reach potential members online. It also made money through fuel theft, extortion and timeshare fraud.

Ultimately, the Jalisco New Generation Cartel earned a reputation for attacks on Mexican security forces, including downing a military helicopter in Jalisco in 2015. Mencho’s cartel also attempted a spectacular, but unsuccessful, assassination of Mexico City Police Chief Omar García Harfuch. Harfuch is now Mexico’s federal security secretary.

It’s not clear who will succeed El Mencho, or if any one person can. The Jalisco cartel has a presence in at least 21 of Mexico’s 32 states and is active in almost all of the United States, according to the U.S. DEA. But it is also a global organization.

Will The U.S. Respond?

The killing could give Mexico a leg up in its dealings with the Trump administration. The president has been threatening tariffs or military action if Mexico does not show results in the fight against the cartels.

El Mencho was facing multiple indictments in the United States and the U.S. State Department had offered a $15 million reward for information leading to his arrest. The Trump administration designated his cartel a terrorist organization a year ago.

Associated Press writer María Verza contributed to this report via AP Newsroom. 

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Young and the Restless 2-week spoilers for February 23-March 06, 2026 divulge Cane Ashby (Billy Flynn) begging and Nikki Newman (Melody Thomas Scott) panicking.

Young and the Restless Spoilers: Noah & Audra Reminisce

On Monday, February 23rd, Noah Newman (Lucas Adams) and Audra Charles (Zuleyka Silver) have a pleasant run-in at the GCAC until Noah finds out the dream job that Audra is toasting includes Newman Media stolen from his family. Kyle Abbott (Michael Mealor) joins the conversation and agrees that Adam Newman (Mark Grossman) and Victor Newman (Eric Braeden) had karma coming.

Noah insists Victor didn’t deserve all this, but Kyle suggests a parade to celebrate. Audra agrees and Noah storms out irritated while Kyle and Audra smile about being on the same side for once. Victoria Newman (Amelia Heinle) and Nick Newman (Joshua Morrow) wonder if Victor left Genoa City to chase Phyllis Summers (Michelle Stafford). And then Nick shuts down Victoria’s plans to weaponize Phyllis’ kids against her.

Y&R Spoilers: Victoria Won’t let Up

Victoria insists and Nick finally says, “Wait to see what Victor got done.” Nick also says that Phyllis feels like everything she’s done is justified, so she’s not going to cave anyway. I think that’s an accurate read. But Nick is kind of drugged and overly chill and says that Victor can just take care of all this.

But Victoria thinks Victor is too stressed and will get sloppy. Meanwhile, she’s talking to the sloppiest person in the family right now because Nick’s sitting there high on fentanyl. Victoria pushes more and Nick finally agrees to consider the Phyllis plan and let her know.

Sally & Chelsea Spar on Young and the Restless

Chelsea Lawson (Melissa Claire Egan) blasts Sally Spectra (Courtney Hope) about Billy Abbott (Jason Thompson) and Phyllis. Chelsea tries a bunch of manipulation tactics, including guilt over taking Newman Media from Adam and that if Chelsea and Sally work together, they can stop this and it would save Billy from himself.

So, Sally has to set Chelsea straight and tells her that she and Billy are done. It’s over. Plus, Sally has no sympathy for the Newmans. And when Chelsea actually tries to threaten her, Sally snaps and says, “Don’t try to con me,” and she tells Chelsea that she has become a true Newman.

Y&R Spoilers: Victor Newman Returns and Phyllis Summers Faces Family Fallout

On Tuesday, February 24th, Victor is back in town, but he’s elusive about where he was and what he was doing. Nikki demands to know, but Victor won’t say. I suspect that he went to see Lily Winters (Christel Khalil), and things maybe didn’t go well. Victor might have been asking for more time to let Cane keep him scared and motivated to get the assets back.

Nate Hastings (Sean Dominic) and Victoria have a warm moment. We may finally get some of those sparks we’ve been expecting. There is so little romance on Y&R lately. Have you guys noticed it’s just non-stop nonsense? No lovey-dovey stuff.

Young and the Restless Spoilers: Phyllis Goes Off on Daniel

Daniel Romalotti (Michael Graziadei) and Tessa Porter (Cait Fairbanks) are over at Crimson Lights and Phyllis barges in raging at Daniel and vowing that she will not forgive him for this. Now, whatever “this” is, we’ll see. I wonder if Phyllis tried to go see Summer Newman (Allison Lanier) and Daniel warned his sister and Summer locked her out.

Whatever it is, Daniel doesn’t care and claps back at his mom, Phyllis. And then Daniel cuts Phyllis out of his life. He doesn’t want her there. She stole Newman Media. She conspired with Cane and now Billy, she’s doing shady and illegal stuff and Daniel is over it.

Y&R Spoilers: Matt Clark Disappears and Nick Newman Struggles with Fentanyl

On Wednesday, February 25th, it is the last day of sweeps and Nick is hopped up on fentanyl and panicking because Matt Clark (Roger Howarth) could be anywhere, even at the ranch right now. And that’s because Victor tells his family that Matt disappeared right after he was released from GCPD custody.

The villain up and vanished. Dirty Detective Annie Stewart (Catherine Kresge) may be with him, but we probably won’t see Matt until March based on Roger Howarth’s filming schedule. At least not in a meaningful way. Victor vows to stop Matt, but did they even have a lead on him?

If not, then awful Matt has a big advantage. It would be great for the end of sweeps to get a peek at Matt. Just even one scene of him creeping off—you know, maybe they’ll throw a bone to us. We’ll see. Detective James Burrow (Matt Cohen) is back to Young and the Restless this week. So maybe he’s got an update for the Newmans on Matt.

Sharon & Nick Flip Things around on Matt

Nick and Sharon Newman (Sharon Case) scheme is that they want to flip the script on Matt and take him down once and for all. So Sharon and Nick may try and lure Matt out with some kind of bait, but honestly, Nick’s not in his right mind, and he is not up to a physical confrontation, although I’m sure he thinks he is.

Devon Hamilton Winters (Bryton James) interrogates Cane and is grilling him about Lily. I think Devon may blame Cane for Lily falling off the radar. And I wonder if Cane turns around and points them towards Victor. And Cane may show Devon that kidnapping photo that he thinks is real, but we all know is fake.

Searching for Lily Winters and Setting Traps for Phyllis Summers

Thursday, February 26th, Devon and Nate Hastings demand answers from Victor about Lily’s whereabouts after their run-in with Cane. Then, they’re going to tell Abby Newman (Melissa Ordway) they have a lead they need to check out for Lily. Did they get that lead from Victor or was it from Cane?

Meanwhile, Noah is thrilled that Sienna Bacall (Tamara Braun) is back in Genoa City, but he’s extremely worried now because she’s in danger because Matt is on the loose again. Sienna, Noah, Nick, and Sharon discuss Matt and his taking off the second that he was out of custody.

So, Sienna may want to turn around and run back to Los Angeles. And Cane confesses to Phyllis. And I’m sure it’s going to be lots of apologies. Friday, February 27th, Victoria and Nick are setting up a trap together. And this may be for Phyllis. Lauren Fenmore (Tracey Bregman) gets an unexpected offer.

So, this could be something related to the Newmans’ downfall. Maybe somebody’s job hunting or it may be something about Fenmore’s because she and the store were name-dropped over on Beyond the Gates. Audra stops Sally from doing something she’ll regret, and it may be giving back Newman Media or giving Billy another chance.

Young and the Restless March Spoilers: The Matt Clark Showdown

The week of March 2nd through the 6th, we’ve got Sally’s conscience continuing to eat at her. She doesn’t like that Newman Media was rolled up in Abbottcom without her permission. But Audra is pressing her to forget it and just let the Newmans face the karma they earned.

Nick becomes more dependent on the fentanyl. Sienna is going to be a target again soon because Matt is lurking. He’s plotting. He’s biding his time and we’re going to have a big showdown with Victor, Nick, Sharon, and the other Newmans and possibly the Abbotts involved.

All versus Matt in a big boss fight showdown coming in March. Plus, we have Tessa and Daniel getting closer. Right at this moment, Tessa is not tempted to reunite with Mariah Copeland (Camryn Grimes), even though she feels bad for her. But at some point, Tessa may have second thoughts if Mariah begs her to stay with her or something like that.

Mariah Struggling on Y&R

Right now, Mariah Copeland feels like she doesn’t deserve Tessa or Aria Porter-Copeland (Millie Ingle), but if Mariah apologized and let Tessa in, that could be a game changer. Meanwhile, Christine Williams (Lauralee Bell) is busy fighting for Mariah. And Christine is pushing for psychiatric treatment, not prison.

And there’s supposed to be a trial soon. I don’t think we’re actually going to get a trial. I think we’re going to be told about an off-screen plea bargain that was made. They very rarely pull out the courthouse set. Like, it’s been—I can’t even think how long. It’s been quite a while since we had that courtroom set dragged out.

Concerns about Nick intensify. His behavior is getting more erratic. Of course, Matt’s going to be thrilled that Nick took the pills. Billy is spiraling further and we’ll see if Cane makes any headway with Phyllis And an update is coming on Lily from Devon and Nate as they search for her.