Home > Article VOL. 47 | NO. 31 | Friday, July 28, 2023 MIAMI (AP) — An employee of Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate, Carlos De Oliveira, is expected to make his first court appearance Monday on charges accusing him of scheming with the former president to hide security footage from investigators probing Trump’s hoarding of… Continue reading Mar-a-Lago worker charged in Trump’s classified documents case will make his 1st court appearance
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British billionaire, owner of Tottenham soccer team, arrested on insider trading charges
VOL. 47 | NO. 30 | Friday, July 21, 2023 NEW YORK (AP) — Joe Lewis, the British billionaire who owns the Tottenham soccer team, was taken into U.S. federal custody in New York City on Wednesday, where he awaited an initial court appearance on insider trading charges alleging that he fed corporate secrets to… Continue reading British billionaire, owner of Tottenham soccer team, arrested on insider trading charges
High school student who sat in Pence’s chair during Capitol riot is sentenced to 1 year in prison
VOL. 47 | NO. 30 | Friday, July 21, 2023 WASHINGTON (AP) — A high school student who stormed the U.S. Capitol, assaulted a police officer and sat in a Senate floor chair reserved for the vice president was sentenced on Wednesday to one year in prison. Georgia resident Bruno Joseph Cua was 18 when… Continue reading High school student who sat in Pence’s chair during Capitol riot is sentenced to 1 year in prison
Hunter Biden’s plea deal on hold after federal judge raises concerns over the terms of the agreement
VOL. 47 | NO. 30 | Friday, July 21, 2023 WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The plea deal in Hunter Biden’s criminal case unraveled during a court hearing Wednesday after a federal judge raised concerns about the terms of the agreement that has infuriated Republicans who believe the president’s son is getting preferential treatment. Hunter Biden… Continue reading Hunter Biden’s plea deal on hold after federal judge raises concerns over the terms of the agreement
Patients sue VUMC after trans health records turned over to AG’s office in insurance probe
Two patients have sued the Vanderbilt University Medical Center, alleging the hospital’s decision to turn over detailed patient records at the behest of the Tennessee Attorney General’s Office has caused them significant distress in a “climate of hostility” toward transgender people in the state. The plaintiffs, who filed under pseudonyms, allege Vanderbilt was negligent and… Continue reading Patients sue VUMC after trans health records turned over to AG’s office in insurance probe
Tennessee election officials: Court ruling raises bar for restoring felon voting rights
Jonathan Mattise and Travis Loller | Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee has begun requiring felons who want their voting rights back to first get their full citizenship rights restored by a judge or show they were pardoned. Election officials say the step is required after a June court ruling. But attorneys representing the state’s… Continue reading Tennessee election officials: Court ruling raises bar for restoring felon voting rights
Gilgo Beach murders: Timeline shows what led to arrest of suspect Rex Heuermann in Long Island
Several missing women, four sets of human remains found along a Long Island beach, a Netflix film about four unsolved murders, a pickup truck and pizza crust. Those are some of the events leading up to the arrest of a New York architect in the string of killings known as the Gilgo Beach murders. More… Continue reading Gilgo Beach murders: Timeline shows what led to arrest of suspect Rex Heuermann in Long Island
Alabama executes James Barber; state’s first execution since failed attempts triggered a ‘top-to-bottom’ review
ATMORE, Ala. − Alabama executed James Edward Barber by lethal injection early Friday morning under new protocols − which included a longer window of time to access veins and perform the execution − after a divided U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision just after midnight allowing the state to proceed. Barber, 64, was convicted in… Continue reading Alabama executes James Barber; state’s first execution since failed attempts triggered a ‘top-to-bottom’ review
Florida family on trial for conspiracy: ‘Con men’ sold bleach cure for COVID, Feds say
A church founder and his three sons are on trial at a Miami federal court this week, facing accusations that they knowingly evaded FDA regulations when they sold a bleach mixture as a medical cure. Mark Grenon, the 65-year-old founder of the Genesis II Church of Health and Healing, and his sons, Jonathan David, 37,… Continue reading Florida family on trial for conspiracy: ‘Con men’ sold bleach cure for COVID, Feds say
Taco Bell prevails as Taco John’s abandons trademark to ‘Taco Tuesday’
Home > Article VOL. 47 | NO. 29 | Friday, July 14, 2023 CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Taco Bell rang up a win Tuesday in its quest to make “Taco Tuesday” free of trademark restrictions, with Taco John’s formally abandoning its decades-old claim to own the phrase amid a challenge from its bigger rival. In… Continue reading Taco Bell prevails as Taco John’s abandons trademark to ‘Taco Tuesday’