A Colorado man was arrested on Thursday after police say he “intentionally” drove his truck through the Grand Junction Police Department. Videos and images from the incident show the driver of the vehicle turning down a street before ramming his truck through the front glass doors of the station. Police …
Read More »Rupert Murdoch pulls plug on possible merger of News Corp. and Fox
Rupert Murdoch has pulled the plug on a proposal to bring back together his News Corp. and Fox Corp., saying the merger isn’t coming at the right time for shareholders. In similar statements Tuesday, the companies said their boards received letters from Murdoch withdrawing the plan. “Mr. Murdoch indicated that …
Read More »GOP Rep. Mike Turner “can think of no reason” for Biden to have documents marked classified at home
Washington — GOP Rep. Mike Turner, the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, said Sunday that he cannot think of a reason for President Biden to have documents bearing classification markings from his time as vice president and senator at his Delaware home. “This is a real critical question …
Read More »No evidence of Taco Bell employees putting rat poison in Colorado man’s food, police say
Investigators in Colorado found no evidence that a Taco Bell employee placed rat poison in a man’s food, police said Friday. Police made the announcement after reviewing video footage from the Denver-area location where the man bought the food Sunday and later fell ill, the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office said …
Read More »Tesla engineer says company faked “full autopilot” video: Report
A Tesla video purporting to demonstrate the automaker’s self-driving capabilities was actually staged, according to claims from a senior engineer at the company reported by Reuters. The video was shared in a 2016 blog post titled “Full Self-Driving Hardware on All Teslas,” that is still available. Before the nearly 4-minute …
Read More »Melissa Turner case: Did a neighbor’s security camera capture the last moments of Matthew Trussler’s life?
Oct. 17, 2019, began as a normal day for Matthew Trussler and Melissa Turner. The couple went shopping at Home Depot and Publix, and then had lunch at the home they shared near Tampa, Florida. Hours later, Trussler was found dead by their pool. Turner said she frantically called 911 …
Read More »People in Alabama can be prosecuted for taking abortion pills, state attorney general says
People in Alabama who use abortion pills to end pregnancies can be prosecuted by the state, even if those pills were prescribed remotely from somewhere else in the country, said state Attorney General Steve Marshall. The statement comes shortly after the federal government made it easier to prescribe the pills …
Read More »A young journalist’s first big interview was with Kate Winslet. The “Avatar” star used the moment to coach her through: “You got this”
A journalist’s first-ever interview can be a nerve-wracking experience, especially if it’s with a Hollywood star. But when one young reporter named Martha got the opportunity to speak with Kate Winslet, the “Avatar” and “Titanic” star put the questions on hold to offer assurance it would be “the most amazing …
Read More »Mark Cuban’s latest prescription for success
Always looking to unlock hidden value, multi-billionaire Mark Cuban apparently finds none in either “shy” or “retiring.” The owner of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks, whose unrestrained dress-downs of league refs have cost him millions in fines; a panelist on “Shark Tank” for the last 13 years; the kind of guy …
Read More »Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson working on memoir, “Lovely One”
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is working on a memoir. Jackson, the first Black woman appointed to the court, is calling the book “Lovely One.” “Mine has been an unlikely journey,” Jackson said in a statement released Thursday by Random House. “But the path was paved by courageous women …
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