Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska is the sole finalist to be the next president of the University of Florida, the university announced Thursday in a news release that included a statement from Sasse. If he accepts, Sasse would likely have to resign from his Senate seat before his term ends. …
Read More »Taylor Rene Parker convicted of killing Reagan Michelle Simmons
A Texas woman was convicted of capital murder Monday for killing a pregnant woman to take her unborn baby. A Bowie County jury in northeast Texas deliberated about an hour before finding Taylor Rene Parker, 29, guilty of the October 2020 murder of Reagan Michelle Simmons-Hancock, 21, and the abduction of …
Read More »M&Ms introduces first new character in more than a decade: Purple
Mars has introduced its first new M&M character in more than a decade. The new purple “spokescandy” is a peanut M&M designed to represent acceptance and inclusivity, the brand’s parent company Mars said in a press release. Purple joins the company’s other characters, Red, Yellow, Green, Brown, Orange and Blue, …
Read More »Transcript: FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell on “Face the Nation,” Oct. 2, 2022
The following is a transcript of an interview with FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell that aired on Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022. MARGARET BRENNAN: Deanne Criswell. Administrator, I know you are very, very busy — you’ve got states of emergency from Virginia down to Florida. You’ve got flooding and concerns — West …
Read More »Former deputy Nevada attorney general accused in woman’s 1972 Hawaii killing tells judge his arrest was “unconstitutional”
A former deputy Nevada attorney general accused of a 1972 killing in Honolulu told a Reno judge Wednesday he wants to fight extradition to Hawaii because he believes his constitutional rights were violated when he was arrested last week. Tudor Chirila, 77, said he was unlawfully arrested at a Reno …
Read More »Mark Zuckerberg’s net worth has dropped $71 billion this year
The stock market rout of 2022 has reduced the personal worth of plenty of tech billionaires, but none more than Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. The founder of the company formerly known as Facebook, Zuckerberg has seen his net worth plummet by nearly $71 billion this year, according to calculations by …
Read More »Trump’s attorneys resist judge’s request to clarify actions Trump took to declassify items seized in search
Lawyers for former President Donald Trump on Monday entered a filing pushing back on U.S. District Judge Raymond Dearie’s request that the former president clarify actions he took to declassify material seized during the Aug. 8 search of his Mar-a-Lago residence. The filing follows Dearie’s appointment last week to serve …
Read More »Chrissy Teigen says she had an abortion in 2020 “to save my life for a baby that had absolutely no chance”
Chrissy Teigen said this week that she has come to understand that the miscarriage she said she had in 2020 was instead an abortion. Teigen said it took her over a year to realize she’d had an abortion, which she said was necessary to “save my life for a baby …
Read More »When is the best time to buy tickets to an NFL game?
With football season kicking off this week, NFL fans will be racing online to buy tickets, often for big bucks. An alternative? Wait until the last minute, when it’s often possible to land tickets for about $40 cheaper than everyone else, a recent analysis found. Researchers at personal finance website …
Read More »Father charged with murder after intentionally leaving his 1
An Ohio father has been charged in the death of his 1-year-old child whom he left in a hot car for hours, authorities said Friday. Landon Parrot, 19, brought his unresponsive child into the Cleveland Clinic Union Hospital on Thursday, New Philadelphia Police Chief Michael Goodwin said in a statement. Police …
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