An explosion Saturday inside a commercial building undergoing renovations in southwest Kansas left three people dead, including a 1-year-old child, according to authorities. Investigators with the Ford County Sheriff’s Office and the state fire marshal have concluded that the deadly explosion was accidental, though a clear cause remains undetermined, the …
Read More »Las Vegas prosecutor faces charges after police say he tried to lure an underage girl for sex
A Las Vegas prosecutor was arrested Friday in Henderson on charges of attempting to solicit a child for sex, according to court records obtained by the Las Vegas Journal. The prosecutor, identified as Tanner Castro, who worked in Clark County, faces charges of luring or attempting to lure a child or …
Read More »5 Things podcast: 2,000 US troops to prepare to deploy in response to Israel-Hamas war
On today’s episode of the 5 Things podcast: U.S. troops have been told to prepare to deploy in response to the Israel-Hamas war. USA TODAY World Affairs Correspondent Kim Hjelmgaard has the latest from Israel and the West Bank. Authorities open a hate crime investigation over the stabbing death of a 6-year-old Muslim boy. …
Read More »After 37 years, DNA points to a neighbor in Florida woman’s 1986 murder
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — Each October, Teresa Scalf’s relatives prepare for the painful anniversary of her murder in 1986. This year, for the first time, the family members will at least know who committed the vicious killing 37 years ago. Through an investigation based on retained blood from the killer and public …
Read More »Body of JJ Vallow, murdered son of ‘Doomsday Mom’ Lori Vallow, to be released to family
The body of Joshua “JJ” Vallow, adopted son of “Doomsday Mom” Lori Vallow Daybell, will finally be reunited with loved ones after a four year wait, an Idaho judge ruled. The seven-year-old went missing in Sept. of 2019 and was later found buried in a shallow grave on the property of his …
Read More »Manhunt enters second day for 4 Georgia jail escapees. Here’s what to know.
Georgia law enforcement are on the second day of a search of four men they said escaped from a detention center. Bibb County Sheriff David Davis said Monday the inmates escaped from the Bibb County Detention Center in Macon, Georgia, about 84 miles southeast of Atlanta, around 3:30 a.m. on Monday. …
Read More »Reba McEntire claims she’s ‘not the best.’ As a coach on ‘The Voice’, she’s here to learn
LOS ANGELES – With her “Okie” accent and a smile almost always taking over her face, it can be easy to underestimate “The Voice” Season 24 rookie coachReba McEntire. But her fellow coaches – John Legend, Niall Horan and Gwen Stefani – should do so at their own risk. During this season’s Battles (NBC, 8 EDT/PDT …
Read More »Investor Demand for US Bonds Weakens, Signaling Fear for America’s Fiscal Health
Financial markets could be signaling that demand for U.S. government bonds is starting to weaken following abysmal results at a recent Treasury auction. The United States sold $20 billion of 30-year bonds at an Oct. 12 Treasury auction. Primary dealers—financial institutions required to participate in these auctions and purchase supply not …
Read More »Pro-Hamas Groups Push Critical Race Theory, Socialism in US
LOS ANGELES—A California woman sobbed as she learned that her friend’s 19-year-old son was kidnapped by the Hamas terrorist group in Israel. The next day, on Oct. 12, as news of pro-Palestinian “Day of Resistance” rallies spread across the United States, the woman, who’s of Jewish heritage and asked not …
Read More »DHS Pressured to Act: Sen. Tom Cotton Seeks Deportation of Hamas Supporters
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) has urged for the immediate expulsion of foreign nationals, including those on student visas, who endorse Hamas and its violent attacks on Israeli soil. The high-profile Republican—who served in Iraq and Afghanistan—sent a letter on the matter to Alejandro Mayorkas, the head of the Department of Homeland Security …
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