A Hawaii man released after spending 30 years in prison for a murder he has always denied committing has spent his first day of freedom visiting his mother’s gravesite and marveling at how much the world is different. A Hawaii man released after spending 30 years in prison for a murder he has always denied committing has spent his first day of freedom visiting his mother’s gravesite and marveling at how much the world is different. A Hawaii man released after spending 30 years in prison for a murder he has always denied committing has spent his first day of freedom…
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Countless Americans have been receiving faulty text messages claiming to be road toll notifications. Find out how to spot the scam and if you can avoid it.Countless Americans have been receiving faulty text messages claiming to be road toll notifications. Find out how to spot the scam and if you can avoid it. Image Credit: Getty Images As Americans grapple with difficult prices, a financial scam has arose for countless drivers — false toll road text messages. In recent months, multiple outlets and social media users have reported receiving scam notifications on their phones, claiming to be toll charges. Per…
Reading Time: 3 minutes Anna Duggar has a job. It’s controversial, and it’s unclear if it’s enough for a family of eight. As much as many people would love to see Anna Duggar go scorched earth on her in-laws, that’s not looking likely. Instead, she’s seemingly remaining as demure as her cult upbringing demands. So, instead of penning a scathing tell-all that could support her and her seven children, she’s landed a much more controversial job. Anna Duggar once regularly appeared on the Duggar family’s TLC programming. That changed, thanks to her disgraced husband. (Image Credit: TLC) Anna Duggar has…
Ukraine has pushed back against U.S. demands for a $500 billion fund that would be part of a deal to give Washington, D.C., a cut of the country’s mineral wealth, a Ukrainian official familiar with talks said. The fund would compensate the U.S. for its assistance provided to the war-torn nation since the start of […] Ukraine has pushed back against U.S. demands for a $500 billion fund that would be part of a deal to give Washington, D.C., a cut of the country’s mineral wealth, a Ukrainian official familiar with talks said. The fund would compensate the U.S. for…
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New FBI Director Kash Patel is expected to be named the acting head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. New FBI Director Kash Patel is expected to be named the acting head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. New FBI Director Kash Patel is expected to be named the acting head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has asked Congress to approve nearly $40 billion in aid to help the Los Angeles area recover from January’s devastating wildfires. California Gov. Gavin Newsom has asked Congress to approve nearly $40 billion in aid to help the Los Angeles area recover from January’s devastating wildfires. California Gov. Gavin Newsom has asked Congress to approve nearly $40 billion in aid to help the Los Angeles area recover from January’s devastating wildfires.
France’s nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and accompanying warships are in the Philippines after holding combat drills with Filipino forces in the disputed South China Sea in a show of firepower that will likely antagonize China. France’s nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and accompanying warships are in the Philippines after holding combat drills with Filipino forces in the disputed South China Sea in a show of firepower that will likely antagonize China. France’s nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and accompanying warships are in the Philippines after holding combat drills with Filipino forces in the disputed South China Sea in a show of firepower that will likely antagonize…
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Japan’s Emperor Naruhito, marking his 65th birthday, stressed the importance to keep telling the tragedy of the World War II to younger generations, pledging to contribute to the effort to promote understanding of the history and determination for peace as the world observes the 80th anniversary of the war’s end. Japan’s Emperor Naruhito, marking his 65th birthday, stressed the importance to keep telling the tragedy of the World War II to younger generations, pledging to contribute to the effort to promote understanding of the history and determination for peace as the world observes the 80th anniversary of the war’s end. Japan’s…
MESA, Ariz. — Will Venable was asked to provide input for the Texas Rangers lineup from time to time when he was the team’s associate manager in 2023 and 2024. Venable got the chance to fill out the lineup for the first time as the Chicago White Sox manager ahead of Saturday’s Cactus League opener against the Chicago Cubs at Sloan Park. “Because of that experience (with Texas), it was also important to include (bench coach) Walker (McKinven) and our hitting department and just collaborating on that and adjusting as we see fit,” Venable said Saturday morning. “The lineup construction…
MESA, Ariz. — The back of Chicago Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong’s jersey will look a little different this year. All thanks to a friendly hoops challenge. President of baseball operations Jed Hoyer likes fast-guy uniform numbers — the single digits that look sleek on the back of speedsters like Crow-Armstrong. So the football lineman-esque No. 52 Crow-Armstrong sported during his 2024 rookie season inspired the smack talk from Hoyer while the 22-year-old shot hoops with Dansby Swanson and Nicky Lopez next to the complex’s agility field before the Cubs’ first full-squad workout Feb. 14. Hoyer proposed a friendly wager:…
Zoryana Smozhanyk has lived in the United States for about 17 years, calling herself a proud “Ukrainian American.” But three years after Russia invaded Ukraine, she told hundreds gathered at a rally Saturday that the Ukrainian portion of her identity is possible because of those fighting for freedom overseas. “I am a Ukrainian American because there is still a Ukraine, because we are a free and independent nation,” said Smozhanyk, co-founder of the Illinois nonprofit Ukrainian Daughters Foundation. “If Russia were to stop fighting this very second, there would be no more war. If Ukraine were to stop defending itself,…
The losing streak continues for the Chicago Bulls. The Bulls dropped their sixth consecutive game Saturday, falling to the Phoenix Suns 121-117in a matinee matchup at the United Center. They have won only one game since trading Zach LaVine three weeks ago in a long-awaited deadline move — and have only won 10 home games all season. Despite leading in the first half and tying the game in the final three minutes, the Bulls clearly have lost track of their clutch gene. They turned the ball over five times in the final eight minutes and missed five shots in clutch…
A U.S. Border Patrol agent whose killing in Vermont during a traffic stop near the Canadian border has been tied to a cultlike group was buried with full military honors Saturday at a national cemetery in Minnesota. David Maland, 44, died Jan. 20 during the stop on Interstate 91 in Conventry, about 20 miles (30 kilometers) south of the border with Canada. The driver of the stopped car is accused of opening fire on Maland and other agents, sparking a shootout that left her companion dead. Both belonged to a group called the Zizians that may be linked to six…
NEW YORK — Hundreds of thousands of federal workers have been given little more than 48 hours to explain what they accomplished over the last week, sparking confusion across key agencies as billionaire Elon Musk expands his crusade to slash the size of federal government. Musk, who serves as President Donald Trump’s cost-cutting chief, teased the extraordinary request on his social media network on Saturday. “Consistent with President @realDonaldTrump’s instructions, all federal employees will shortly receive an email requesting to understand what they got done last week,” Musk posted on X, which he owns. “Failure to respond will be taken…
Sean Baker’s “Anora” won best film, best director and best actor for Mikey Madison at the Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday in what could be a preview of next Sunday’s Oscars: The film about a Brooklyn sex worker and her whirlwind affair with a Russian oligarch’s son has emerged in recent weeks as an awards season front-runner. The Spirit Awards, held in a beachside tent in Santa Monica, California, is the shaggier, more irreverent sister to the Academy Awards, celebrating the best in independent film and television. Host Aidy Bryant called it “Hollywood’s third or fourth biggest night.” In accepting…
New FBI Director Kash Patel is expected to be named the acting head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, a Justice Department official said Saturday. Patel could be sworn in next week, the official said, putting Patel in charge of two of the Justice Department’s largest agencies in an unusual arrangement that raises questions about the future of the bureau that has long drawn the ire of conservatives. The Justice Department official spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the move before it’s announced publicly. White House officials didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment…
Yosemite National Park employees who recently were fired by the Trump administration worry cuts will affect the experience of visitors and the welfare of wildlife that thrive in the popular vacation destination located in California’s Sierra Nevada. Yosemite is home to giant sequoia trees and a haven for myriad wildlife species. El Capitan, a 3,000-foot (914-meter) wall of sheer granite and possibly the world’s most fabled rock face, attracts climbers from around the world. Such majestic qualities also are what attracted people to work at the beloved park that is a destination for families from California and throughout the country.…
President Donald Trump said Saturday that “nobody’s ever seen anything” like his administration’s sweeping effort to fire thousands of federal employees and shrink the size of government, congratulating himself for “dominating” Washington and sending bureaucrats “packing.” Addressing an adoring crowd at the Conservative Political Action Conference just outside the nation’s capital, Trump promised, “We’re going to forge a new and lasting political majority that will drive American politics for generations to come.” The president argues that voters gave him a mandate to overhaul government while cracking down on the U.S.-Mexico border and extending tax cuts that were the signature policy…