The FBI is conducting “court-authorized law enforcement activity” at Representative Henry Cuellar’s Laredo, Texas, home, the agency confirmed in a short statement Wednesday. Cuellar’s office said in a statement that he will “fully cooperate in any investigation. He is committed to ensuring that justice and the law are upheld.” It …
Read More »“Winnie the Pooh” and “Sun Also Rises” among works from 1926 to enter public domain
“Winnie the Pooh” and “The Sun Also Rises” are going public. A.A. Milne’s beloved children’s book and Ernest Hemingway’s classic novel, along with films starring Buster Keaton and Greta Garbo, are among the works from 1926 whose copyrights will expire Saturday, putting them in the public domain as the calendar …
Read More »Oxford school shooting suspect’s parents say they didn’t know his intentions
Detroit — The parents of a teenager charged with killing four students at a Michigan high school didn’t anticipate that he would commit violence and are “devastated” like others in the community, a lawyer said Wednesday in requesting that they be granted a lower bond. James and Jennifer Crumbley are …
Read More »Nominee for top auto safety regulator vows to “prioritize” tougher vehicle seat standards
The Biden Administration’s nominee to be the nation’s top auto safety regulator pledged to “prioritize” replacing the outdated federal strength standard for vehicle seats that’s been the focus of a six-year CBS News investigation. “CBS put a spotlight on this problem,” Senator Ed Markey (D–Mass.), said while questioning Dr. Steven …
Read More »Harvard says it won’t require SAT or ACT scores through 2026
Harvard on Thursday said it won’t require applicants submit SAT or ACT scores through 2026, as the Ivy League institution joins other colleges that are either temporarily or permanently becoming “test optional” for would-be students. That means that students seeking entry into the classes of 2027, 2028, 2029 and 2030 …
Read More »Trial takes dramatic turn after juror says she doesn’t agree with manslaughter verdict
A judge has declared a mistrial in a South Florida murder trial one day after the jury delivered a manslaughter verdict, only to have its decision rescinded moments later when a juror said she didn’t agree. It happened in the trial of Dayonte Resiles, who is accused of killing Jill …
Read More »Aariel Maynor arrested in killing of Jacqueline Avant
Los Angeles police have made an arrest in the killing of Jacqueline Avant, the wife of music legend Clarence Avant. The 81-year-old was gunned down in the couple’s Beverly Hills mansion. Police say 29-year-old Aariel Maynor is responsible for fatally shooting the philanthropist in her home in the wealthy neighborhood …
Read More »62 years after girl’s killing, Spokane police solve the “Mount Everest” of cold cases
Police in eastern Washington say they have solved the slaying of a 9-year-old girl, 62 years after the crime occurred. The Spokane Police Department used advanced DNA analysis, forensic genealogy and traditional detective work to name John Reigh Hoff as the killer of young Candice “Candy” Elaine Rogers in 1959. …
Read More »House to vote on censure of Paul Gosar after he posted edited anime video of him killing Ocasio
The House plans to vote Wednesday on a resolution that would both censure Republican Congressman Paul Gosar and remove him from his committee assignments. Gosar last week posted on Twitter an edited anime video that depicted him attacking President Biden and apparently killing Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. He later deleted the …
Read More »Brian Williams leaving NBC News at the end of the year
Brian Williams, who remade his career as an MSNBC host after losing his job as NBC “Nightly News” anchor for making false claims about a wartime story, is leaving the network after 28 years. Williams said in a note to colleagues that “following much reflection,” he had decided to exit …
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