Although many Americans may prefer that the U.S. stay out of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the brewing violence and political fallout are already hurting their wallets. The price of oil, which has been rising over the past year, hit an eight-year high this week as traders reacted to …
Read More »Jane “Nightbirde” Marczewski, “America’s Got Talent” contestant, dies at 31 after cancer battle
Singer-songwriter Jane Marczewski, the “America’s Got Talent” contestant known professionally as “Nightbirde” who impressed judges and earned a dedicated following, died Saturday after a four-year battle with cancer, according to her family. She was 31. “We, her family, are devastated by her passing and unimaginable loss,” they said in a …
Read More »Mary Jane Thompson murder: Edward Morgan arrested in 1984 killing of aspiring model
Investigators arrested a 60-year-old Dallas man on a capital murder charge in the 1984 killing of a 21-year-old woman after linking him to the crime through genealogical databases, prosecutors said. Edward Morgan was arrested in the killing of Mary Jane Thompson, who was also sexually assaulted, the Dallas County district …
Read More »Second guilty plea planned in alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer
A man charged in an alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has agreed to plead guilty, according to documents filed Monday, giving prosecutors a second insider who could be a key witness at a March trial. Kaleb Franks said he willfully conspired with five other men to kidnap …
Read More »Minnesota school shooting suspects charged with murder as police describe witness accounts
Two teenagers have been charged with murder after a shooting in a Minnesota high school parking lot killed one student and seriously injured another. Fernando Valdez-Alvarez, 18, and Alfredo Rosario Solis, 19, are both facing three charges of second-degree murder with intent – not premeditated, according to court documents filed …
Read More »CNN President Jeff Zucker is stepping down, citing relationship with colleague
CNN President Jeff Zucker is stepping down effectively immediately, according to the cable network. In a memo cited by CNN, Zucker said he had had a “consensual relationship” with a colleague that he failed to disclose when it began. CNN didn’t immediately return a request for comment from CBS MoneyWatch. …
Read More »Spelling out the Wordle craze
Are you a nerdle? Have you fallen in love with Wordle, the new five-letter word craze? Or are you confused by yellow, grey and green boxes bombarding your social media? We asked New York Times Crossword Editor Will Shortz to explain: “Wordle is a game of logic involving words. You …
Read More »Florida State Senator Lauren Book pushing for new law after being threatened with extortion over nude images stolen from her
Florida State Senator Lauren Book often has told the story about how she was sexually abused by her nanny for six years when she was a child. She channeled the pain into a lifetime of helping other abuse survivors. Now after years of working hard to heal herself and restore …
Read More »Man accused of killing UCLA student at L.A. furniture store arrested, police announce
The man suspected of fatally stabbing a 24-year-old UCLA graduate student while she worked alone at a furniture store last week has been arrested. Shawn Laval Smith, 31, was taken into custody just before 12 p.m. local time Wednesday, the Los Angeles Police Department tweeted. Authorities found Smith in the …
Read More »Biden says he’s “not sure” about voting bills’ future after Sinema reiterates opposition to rule change
President Biden met Thursday afternoon with Senate Democrats, saying “as long as I’m in the White House … I’m going to be fighting for these bills,” hours after Senator Kyrsten Sinema, one of two Senate Democrats known to oppose changes to Senate rules, said Thursday on the Senate floor that …
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