SAVANNAH, Ga. – Tour guides suing the city of Savannah say the local government is trying to control what they tell visitors by requiring guides to pass a written test based on a textbook produced by City Hall. Tour guides filed a federal lawsuit last November saying Savannah violates their …
Read More »Full court won't rehear appeal of ex-Illinois Gov. Blagojevich's corruption convictions
CHICAGO – A full appellate court in Chicago will not rehear the appeal of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s corruption convictions. The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals posted a notice Wednesday indicating there would be no rehearing for the imprisoned Democrat. Blagojevich had hoped the full court might overturn …
Read More »Southwest Airlines flight diverted after group of passengers become disorderly
CHICAGO – Southwest Airlines says a Chicago-bound flight has been diverted to Texas after a group of passengers became disorderly. Dallas-based Southwest says Flight 1522 from San Diego landed Monday night at Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport. Amarillo police Cpl. Jerry Neufeld said six people remained in custody Tuesday pending …
Read More »Government, landowners work to manage habitat to help avoid decline of Canada lynx in Maine
TOWNSHIP 4 RANGE 11, Maine – A logging practice now largely a thing of the past has allowed Maine to become home to the largest population of federally protected Canada lynx in the contiguous U.S. But with clear-cutting now tightly regulated, several private landowners are trying to recreate the new-growth …
Read More »Villanova University confirms active shooter 'cruel hoax' amid orientation events, FBI investigating
Villanova University officials confirmed a “cruel hoax” led administrators to send out an active shooter alert Thursday, urging students and staff to lock and barricade doors. The Pennsylvania school’s Department of Public Safety received an anonymous report of an active shooter in the Charles Widger School of Law at about …
Read More »Ukrainian woman who fled war stabbed to death at Charlotte light rail station
A Ukrainian woman who came to the U.S. to escape war in her native country was stabbed to death in Charlotte on Friday, police said. The victim was identified by authorities as 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska. As news of her tragic death spread, a GoFundMe campaign was also launched to help …
Read More »81% of Americans see crime as a 'major problem' in big cities, new poll shows
A new AP-NORC poll released Wednesday shows that the vast majority of Americans see crime as a huge issue in the United States and approve of President Donald Trump’s handling of it. The poll showed that 81% of Americans agree that crime is a “major issue,” including 96% of Republicans …
Read More »Residents recall Robin Westman an ordinary tenant before deadly Catholic school attack
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – A man and a woman living in the same complex as suspected Minneapolis shooter Robin Westman told Fox News Digital late Wednesday that the shooter seemed like a typical tenant and nothing in Westman’s behavior ever raised suspicion. The pair, who are both mental health professionals and …
Read More »Wealthy enclave's sewage reveals higher than average cocaine levels in the water
The sewage in New England’s exclusive Nantucket retreat is full of cocaine, according to local authorities, who this summer began testing it to monitor potential drug use in a popular summer getaway for the rich and powerful. “During COVID, a lot of these communities, and most communities, decided that it …
Read More »North Carolina restaurant ambush ‘highly premeditated,’ suspect tied to anti-LGBTQ conspiracies: docs
A weekend shooting that left three people dead and five others injured was “highly premeditated” and targeted a waterfront North Carolina restaurant, officials said. The shooting happened around 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 27, at American Fish Company in Southport, a maritime townin the southeastern part of the state. The …
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