An open records lawsuit against former Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Patience Roggensack was dismissed Tuesday after Roggensack turned over all records she had related to her work investigating possible impeachment of a sitting justice. None of the records Roggensack produced earlier this month shed any light on the impeachment …
Read More »9/11 defendant at Guantanamo ruled unfit to stand trial due to CIA interrogation techniques
A 9/11 defendant held at Guantanamo Bay was ruled unfit to stand trial this week after he was diagnosed as psychotic with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder by a military medical panel due to the effects of the CIA’s “enhanced interrogation” techniques years ago. Col. Matthew McCall, a military judge, made …
Read More »Would-be burglars armed with 'billy club' pick the wrong farmer to try to rob: 'I will shoot'
Washington state farmer Sam Krautscheid had just baled hay with one of his sons and was heading to an Eric Church concert when his evening took an unexpected turn, and he was forced to use his gun to protect his farm from suspected criminals. “I’ve got a loud voice. And …
Read More »May trial for Detroit-area girl, 15, boyfriend, 23, on accusations they plotted family deaths
PLYMOUTH TOWNSHIP, Mich. – A judge in Detroit has scheduled a May 13 trial start for a 15-year-old area girl and her boyfriend on accusations they plotted to kill her family. A suburban judge ruled Feb. 5 that there’s enough evidence to try the girl and 23-year-old Michael Rivera on …
Read More »Kitzhaber lawyer asks state not to release private emails to federal investigators
SALEM, Ore. – A lawyer for former Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber is trying to prevent the release of his personal emails to criminal investigators. Records from two personal email accounts that Kitzhaber used were archived on state servers. A staffer for the former governor had asked that they be removed, …
Read More »Harvesting abalone on California coast brings great risks to inexperienced divers
SAN FRANCISCO – Diving for abalone can be a dangerous sport, but that doesn’t deter the thousands of people who trek to the northern California coastlines each season to take a stab at getting some of the prized mollusks. With prices on the open market often reaching $125 a pound, …
Read More »Dallas County man gets 3 years for $1.2M online romance scam
A Texas man who was part of a romance scam that bilked a Missouri woman out of $1.2 million was sentenced on Tuesday to three years in federal prison and ordered to repay the money. Rotimi Oladimeji, 38, of Richardson, Texas, was sentenced one year after he pleaded guilty to …
Read More »Teenage foreign exchange student from China 'forcefully' abducted in Utah: police
Police are looking for a 17-year-old foreign exchange student who they believe was “forcefully taken” from the home he was sharing with his host family in Utah. In a press conference on Friday, Riverdale Police Chief Casey Warren said that authorities believe that Kai Zhuang, an exchange student from China, …
Read More »5 social media celebrities who made waves into the mainstream in 2023
A comedian battling cancel culture, a beer-drinking transgender influencer and a red-bearded musician belting out of the woods and into cyberspace were among some TikTok celebrities who crossed into the mainstream this year. Over the last 12 months, online platforms like TikTok and others have allowed American artists and creators …
Read More »Small earthquake hits NYC causing buildings to shake
A minorearthquake struck New York City on Tuesday morning, leading to buildings on the East River’s Roosevelt Island to shake and lose power. The U.S. Geological Survey(USGS) reporteda 1.7 magnitude earthquake hitting Astoria in Queens at about 5:45 a.m.It jolted residents on Roosevelt Island, who reported hearing a loud explosion, …
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