In the first months of her online relationship with a man calling himself Frank Borg, Laura Kowal was showered with love notes and spent hours on giddy phone calls. By year two, those exchanges were methodical and transactional, with Frank instructing Kowal how to set up fake companies and bank accounts to move money. “I believe that she got so …
Read More »She knew her son and other people with disabilities have so much to give. So, she opened a cafe to employ them.
Maureen Stanko always felt her son, Nick, had so much to give. Nick is 20 and is on the autism spectrum and despite her knowing he had so much to give, what he would do after graduation kept his mom up at night. “I was lying in bed one night at 3 a.m. I was thinking about, ‘Oh man, what’s …
Read More »Biden condemns "antisemitic protests" and "those who dont understand whats going on with the Palestinians"
President Biden on Monday weighed in on the pro-Palestine demonstrations taking place at elite university campuses. “I condemn the antisemitic protests,” Mr. Biden told reporters after an Earth Day Event in Northern Virginia Monday. “That’s why I’ve set up a program to deal with that. I also condemn those who don’t understand what’s going on with the Palestinians.” A reporter …
Read More »When her mother went missing, an Illinois woman ventured into the dark corners of Americas romance scam epidemic
When Laura Kowal decided to date again after losing her husband of 24 years, the 57-year-old retired hospital executive from Galena, Illinois, joined an online dating site because that felt safer. The relationship she forged with a self-described Swedish investment adviser named Frank Borg began with florid emails and giddy phone calls in October 2018. It was romantic and exciting …
Read More »In one womans mysterious drowning, signs of a national romance scam epidemic
The scammer who drained Laura Kowal of her $1.5 million nest egg and sent the widowed healthcare executive on a path that ended with her death in the Mississippi River, hundreds of miles from her western Illinois home, called himself “Frank Borg.” Frank drew Laura into a relationship after she connected to his profile on the popular dating website Match.com. …
Read More »Heavy rains in northwestern Pakistan kill 8 people, mostly children
Heavy rains killed eight people, mostly children, and injured 12 in Pakistan’s northwest, an official said Saturday. Downpours in different districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province caused rooms to collapse, crushing the people inside, according to Anwar Shahzad, a spokesperson for the local disaster management authority. Shahzad said that three of the dead were siblings aged between 3 and 7 years …
Read More »For-profit companies open psychiatric hospitals in areas clamoring for care
Grinnell, Iowa — A for-profit company has proposed turning a boarded-up former nursing home here into a psychiatric hospital, joining a national trend toward having such hospitals owned by investors instead of by state governments or nonprofit health systems. The companies see a business opportunity in the shortage of inpatient beds for people with severe mental illness. The scarcity of …
Read More »Christians in Jerusalem cautiously celebrate Easter amid Israel-Hamas war
As the war between Israel and Hamas continues in Gaza, many Christian pilgrims have stayed away from the Holy Land this Easter, but in Jerusalem, the thousands of Christians who live in the city have begun to celebrate annual rituals amid an increasingly hostile environment. On Good Friday, Christian pilgrims could be seen filling the city’s ancient alleyways, praying and …
Read More »Bay Area animal rescues urge parents to avoid adopting Easter bunnies for their kids
As Easter arrives, Bay Area parents are being urged to avoid buying real bunnies for their kids. It’s the time of year when rabbits show up in shelters, after families realize they are unable to care for them. Just days before Easter, Ben Vandivier, a father of two, found himself in a hare-raising predicament. “You tell your kids that you’re …
Read More »11-year-old boy shot in head in St. Paul, Minnesota; 2 in custody including 13-year-old girl
ST. PAUL, Minn. —Police are investigating after they say an 11-year-old boy was shot in the head on Friday night. The shooting happened around 9 p.m. on the 800 block of Pierce Butler Route in St. Paul. The 13-year-old suspected shooter was found five minutes away along Charles Avenue, according to police. She was taken into custody. Wheeler said she …
Read More »She bought a $100 tail and turned her wonder into a magical mermaid career
More than70% of Americans saya rewarding career or job is extremely important to live a fulfilling life — more important than family, friends or wealth. CBS News interviewed a broad array of workers who chose unique jobs, for a series we call:Unique jobs, extraordinary lives. A decade ago, Marielle Henault was living in Montreal and had just been laid off …
Read More »Fallen NYPD officer Jonathan Diller posthumously promoted at funeral service on Long Island
MASSAPEQUA, N.Y. — Thousands lined up to pay their respects at the funeral for fallen NYPD Officer Jonathan DillerSaturday on Long Island. There was a sea of blue as Diller’s flag-draped coffin was carried into St. Rose of Lima Church in Massapequa — a tremendous show of support from law enforcement agencies across the Tri-State Area. Before the service, a …
Read More »Powerball jackpot grows to $975 million after no winner in March 30 drawing
No one matched all six numbers in Saturday night’s Powerball drawing, leading the jackpot to grow to an estimated $975 million. The numbers drawn were: 12, 13, 33, 50, 52 and the red Powerball 23. No one has won Powerball’s top prize since New Year’s Day, amounting to 37 consecutive drawings without a jackpot winner. That streak without a winner …
Read More »California womans conviction for murdering her husband overturned after two decades in prison
Jane Dorotik has spent two decades fighting for her freedom. The California mother and wife was convicted of murdering her husband Bob in 2001, but always maintained her innocence. From prison, where she was serving a sentence of 25 years to life, Jane spent years filing motions pushing for a new examination of the evidence. Working with Loyola Project for …
Read More »Pope Francis will preside over Easter Vigil after skipping Good Friday at last minute, Vatican says
The Vatican confirmed Pope Francis would preside over the Easter Vigil service on Saturday night, after he decided at the last minute to skip his participation in the Good Friday procession at the Colosseum as a health precaution. The Vatican’s daily bulletin confirmed Francis would lead the lengthy vigil in St. Peter’s Basilica, one of the most solemn and important …
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