VINITA, Okla. – A day care center in northeast Oklahoma has shut its doors after a mother reported her two sons were severely sunburned during an outing to a local splash pad. Department of Human Services spokeswoman Debra Martin said Tuesday the Happiness is a Learning Center day care in …
Read More »
BOSTON – A federal appeals court has agreed to hold a hearing on a request from lawyers for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (joh-HAHR’ tsahr-NEYE’-ehv) to move his trial outside Massachusetts. The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals scheduled the hearing for Feb. 19. Tsarnaev’s lawyers have repeatedly argued …
Read More »
The Appalachian Regional Commission asked outside researchers to analyze changes to the 420 counties in the 12 states it serves in the 50 years since the federal-state partnership’s creation. Below are some highlights from their 180-page report. EMPLOYMENT While Appalachia had a higher unemployment rate than the country as a …
Read More »
AUSTIN, Texas – Bill Arhos, who founded “Austin City Limits” and helped propel the public television show into a mecca for music’s biggest influences, has died. He was 80. His death was announced Monday by the show, which is now in its 41st season. Spokeswoman Maureen Coakley said Arhos died …
Read More »
Bryan Kohberger, the 29-year-old former criminology Ph.D. student accused of killing four University of Idaho undergrads in a home invasion stabbing last year, is about to complete his first full year behind bars. The quadruple murder suspect has not yet gone to trial, and a judge entered not guilty pleas …
Read More »
BELLINGHAM, Wash. – High school students grieved at a northwest Washington candlelight vigil after an SUV earlier jumped a curb and plowed into a group of teens out for a gym class walk, killing two boys and seriously injuring two others. About 30 students from Windward High School in Ferndale, …
Read More »
Rwanda has agreed to take in illegal immigrants deported from the United States amid the Trump administration’s plans to send deportees to third countries. Under the agreement, the country will take up to 250 deportees from the U.S., with “the ability to approve each individual proposed for resettlement,” Rwandan government …
Read More »
The Cincinnati police union slammed a criminal case being brought against a victim in last month’s viral beatdown over the man’s alleged role in the violence. A 45-year-old White man was arrested earlier this week in connection to the assault in the city’s downtown area, the Cincinnati Police Department confirmed …
Read More »
Hunter Biden’s attorneys filed a lawsuit against the IRS on Monday, alleging that agents have “targeted and sought to embarrass” the president’s son. Biden’s Monday morning filing cites two major examples in IRS agents Gary Shapley and Joseph Ziegler, two whistleblowers who claimed the IRS mishandled aspects of its investigation …
Read More »
Authorities in Houston are searching for at least three robbery suspects captured on surveillance video appearing to stalk a disabled man in a motorized wheelchair before committing the heist. The victim had just made a purchase inside a convenience store on Aug. 31 when one of the suspects appeared to …
Read More »