An Oklahoma judge agreed to step down Friday after she was caught sending hundreds of texts from the bench while overseeing a murder trial in the killing of a 2-year-old boy, including messages that mocked prosecutors and were sprinkled with emojis. District Judge Traci Soderstrom also agreed to not seek judicial office again in Oklahoma under a proposed settlement agreement …
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When it comes to building a solid savings plan, one vital component is finding the right way to maximize the returns on your money. After all, it’s easier to meet your financial goals or cover costly emergencies if you’re regularly depositing money into your savings while earning interest at a high rate. But if you want to get the most …
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Tracy Chapman performed her 1988 hit “Fast Car” for the first time in years at the Grammys on Sunday, sharing the stage with Luke Combs, who covered the song on a recent album. The surprise performance had an impact – sales of the original version spiked more than 38,000% after the Grammys, according to Billboard. Chapman’s song made it back …
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The fiveMarines who diedwhen their helicopter crashed during a storm in the mountains outside San Diego have been identified. The servicemembers were aboard a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter that was traveling during bad weather from Creech Air Force Base in Clark County, Nevada to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, California for “routine flight training.” The crashed helicopter …
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Authorities have exhumed the body of the wife of a famed former Tennessee sheriff more than a half-century after she was fatally shot in a still-unsolved killing. Officials said the unexpected move came after agents received a recent tip. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation confirmed that it oversaw the exhumation of the body of Pauline Pusser on Thursday at Adamsville …
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HAWAII – A 5.7 magnitude earthquake shook the Big Island of Hawaii Friday afternoon. The U.S.Geological Survey (USGS) reports that the earthquake was centered southwest of Pahala at 12:06 p.m. PST. The exact coordinates are 19.188°N 155.493°Wand 23 miles below sea level. Aftershocks have been reported in the same area and the USGS said aftershocks are possible in the coming …
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Former Gov. Larry Hogan, a Republican, is running for the U.S. Senate seat in Maryland that will be left vacant by Democratic Sen. Ben Cardin’s retirement, according to three sources familiar with his decision, complicating a race that Democrats were hoping to win easily. Hogan confirmed his decision in a video he posted to X. “The politicians in Washington seem …
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Washington — A jury on Thursday awarded $1 million to climate scientist Michael Mann, who sued a pair of conservative writers 12 years ago after they compared his depictions of global warming to a convicted child molester. Mann, a professor of climate science at the University of Pennsylvania, rose to fame for a graph first published in 1998 in the …
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Washington — A $95 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and the Indo-Pacific could be on its way to the House early next week after months of setbacks in the Senate. The Senate voted 64 to 19 on Friday night to officially begin debate on the foreign aid supplemental and is expected to work through the weekend after some Republicans …
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Editor’s Note 2/10/24 — Police charged 15-year-old Jesus Alejandro Rivas-Figueroa as an adult after this story was filed. Click here to read more. NEW YORK— A teenager was arrested Friday in connection witha shooting that wounded a tourist in New York City’s Times Squareon Thursday night. It was a manhunt for most of the day before U.S. Marshals found the …
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