Police arrested an 85-year-old man on Tuesday, decades after he allegedly stabbed a 27-year-old woman to death in Texas, according to police. Barbara Villarreal was found dead on Nov. 7, 1986, in Garland, about 20 miles from Dallas. She had been repeatedly stabbed and a large kitchen knife was found …
Read More »Do you live in one of America’s fittest cities? 2023’s Top 10 ranking revealed.
How fit are your neighbors? The annual raking of the fittest cities in the United States is here, and it’s good news for those who live near the nation’s capital. The ranking, published by the American College of Sports Medicine and the Elevance Health Foundation on Tuesday, found Arlington, Virginia, topped this …
Read More »Peacock hikes streaming prices for first time since launch in 2020
NBCUniversal’s Peacock is the latest streaming service to raise prices for consumers. The hike is the platform’s first since its launch in 2020. A premium plan now costs $5.99, $1 more per month, effective immediately for new customers. Current subscribers will see the new pricing go into effect on August …
Read More »Rudy Giuliani should be disbarred for false election fraud claims, D.C. review panel says
Washington, D.C. — A Washington, D.C., Bar Association review panel is recommending former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani be disbarred in Washington for his handling of litigation challenging the 2020 election on behalf of then-President Trump. Giuliani “claimed massive election fraud but had no evidence,” wrote the three-lawyer panel in a …
Read More »McDonald’s now catering weddings in Indonesia
Some Chicken McNugget lovers who are planning their nuptials now have a new option for the marital feast: McDonald’s Indonesia is catering weddings. “McD’ers, let’s make the wedding moment more memorable with Wedding Mekdi package!” McDonald’s Indonesia said in an Instagram post announcing the new offering. A McDonald’s wedding package …
Read More »El Paso mass shooter gets 90 consecutive life sentences for killing 23 people in Walmart shooting
The white Texas gunman who killed 23 people in a racist attack at an El Paso Walmart in 2019 was sentenced to 90 consecutive life sentences Friday, after relatives of the victims berated him for days over the shooting that targeted Hispanic shoppers on the U.S.-Mexico border. Patrick Crusius, 24, was …
Read More »Country singer Kelsea Ballerini hit in the face with bracelet while performing
Country music singer Kelsea Ballerini briefly paused a concert after she was struck in the face by a bracelet while she was on stage. It was the latest in a string of incidents in which female singers have been attacked or had objects thrown at them during shows. Ballerini was …
Read More »Hacker fares raise ethical questions about booking airline tickets
As the price of air travel abroad continues to climb, some passengers have found an unconventional way of saving money on their tickets by booking “hacker fares.” A hacker fare — a phrase popularized by travel site Kayak.com — is when a passenger builds their own round-trip ticket by booking two …
Read More »Dispute over seats in Albuquerque movie theater leads to deadly shooting, fleeing filmgoers
An argument over seating at an Albuquerque movie theater escalated into a shooting that left a man dead and sent frightened filmgoers scrambling to flee, police said Monday. Detectives with the Albuquerque Police Department filed charges Monday in Metropolitan Court against 19-year-old Enrique Padilla in connection with the Sunday evening …
Read More »Staffer for Rep. Brad Finstad attacked at gunpoint after congressional baseball game
A staff member for Rep. Brad Finstad was attacked at gunpoint just blocks from the Capitol following Wednesday night’s Congressional Baseball for Charity, the Minnesota Republican said. Finstad said one of his staffers was attacked outside his residence that night, after thousands of congressional staffers and Washington, D.C.-area residents filled …
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