Hostage-taker may have had ally in area, Texas abortion law update, Cowlishaw on Cowboys coach: Your Monday evening roundup

Also, more COVID-19 variants likely, scientists say  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  [Morning roundup]( [NEWS]( | [BUSINESS]( | [SPORTS]( | [HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS]( | [ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT]( | [FOOD]( |[STATE OF THE CITY]( | [THINGS TO DO]( | [OPINION]( | [GAMES AND PUZZLES]( 01/17/2022 By Todd Davis Good evening! Here is a look at the top headlines of the day. 🔎 Prefer the online view? It's [here](. The Congregation Beth Israel synagogue on the day after an 11-hour standoff with FBI and SWAT that ended with hostage taker dead, Sunday in Colleyville. (Shafkat Anowar / Staff Photographer) CRIME [Colleyville hostage-taker dropped off at Dallas homeless shelter by someone he appeared to know]( A Dallas homeless shelter is working with federal investigators after a British national suspected of holding four people hostage inside a Colleyville synagogue was dropped off at the facility by someone he appeared to have a relationship with, the shelter’s CEO told The Dallas Morning News. Wayne Walker, the CEO and pastor at OurCalling, said Monday that the South Dallas shelter turned over photos and video to the FBI after learning that 44-year-old Malik Faisal Akram, of Blackburn, England, stayed at their facility on Jan. 2. Walker said Akram was dropped off at the facility about 10 p.m. by another person. [The two appeared to have a relationship]( and "hugged as they departed," he said. Akram spent one night there and left the next day, a shelter spokeswoman said. ADVERTISEMENT [TOP NEWS]( [Legal challenge to new abortion law certified to go to Texas Supreme Court, likely delaying decision]( [Hostages talk about what happened while held captive inside Colleyville synagogue for 11 hours]( [Expect more worrisome variants after omicron, scientists say]( [Oklahoma lawmaker to introduce copycat bill that mirrors Texas’ restrictive abortion law]( [Colleyville synagogue will host ‘healing service’ Monday night at Southlake church]( ADVERTISEMENT CRIME AND COURTS [Man in critical condition after shooting in southeast Oak Cliff, Dallas police say]( [1 dead, others injured in shooting at large gathering in Fort Worth, police say]( [Man in critical condition after shooting inside Old East Dallas club, police say]( [More crime stories]( | [Crime newsletter]( OPINION [After playoff disaster, Dallas Cowboys need to fire Mike McCarthy, promote Dan Quinn to head coach]( [Dallas ISD head Michael Hinojosa would buck political norms by challenging Eric Johnson for mayor]( [For my daughters, MLK Day is about opportunities, not obstacles]( [More opinion]( | [Opinion newsletter]( SPORTS [Cowboys QB Dak Prescott gives ‘credit’ to fans for throwing trash at referees]( [GM Nico Harrison, coach Jason Kidd and Mavericks players reflect on Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy]( [Cowboys RB Ezekiel Elliott played through partial PCL tear, says he won’t need surgery]( [More sports stories]( | [Sports newsletter]( 👋 That's all for this afternoon! For up-to-the-minute news and analysis, check out [DallasNews.com](. Share the love! If you like this newsletter, please forward this email to a friend and [check out our other newsletters here](. Do you have feedback? Submit your thoughts, questions, praise and corrections to[the newsroom.]( Looking for more? The Dallas Morning News has even more newsletters to keep you informed and inspired. [View the complete list](. ADVERTISEMENT [Free Newsletters]( | [Account Login]( | [Help Center]( | [Terms of Service]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Unsubscribe]( The Dallas Morning News, 1954 Commerce Street, Dallas, TX 75201, United States © Copyright 2021