Former President Donald Trump claimed that if he did not pursue the presidency again, Washington would leave him alone. “If I announced that I was not going to run any longer for political office the persecution of Donald Trump would immediately stop,” Trump said at a rally in Prescott Valley, …
Read More »Chad Daybell’s children claim he was “fooled in the worst, most deadly way possible” by Lori Vallow
[This story previously aired on September 1, 2021. It was updated on July 23, 2022.] It was a case that gripped the nation: the disappearance of 16-year-old Tylee Ryan and her 7-year-old brother JJ Vallow. Their mother, Lori Vallow, and her new husband Chad Daybell refusing to tell anyone where …
Read More »Amazon employee dies at New Jersey warehouse during Prime Day, prompting federal probe
An Amazon employee died at one of the company’s New Jersey fulfillment centers last week during Prime Day, a massive annual sales event that incentivizes people to order in abundance from the online retail giant. The incident prompted a federal investigation led by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, a …
Read More »Jan. 6 committee expects to get Secret Service texts by Tuesday, Lofgren says
Washington — The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol assault expects the Secret Service to hand over text messages that the panel subpoenaed by Tuesday, committee member Rep. Zoe Lofgren said Sunday. The committee issued the subpoena last Friday after the Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general told lawmakers …
Read More »“Baby Garnet” cold case: Wyoming woman arrested in 1997 death of infant found dead in Michigan
A Wyoming woman has been arrested and is awaiting extradition to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula to face arraignment in the death 25 years ago of a baby found discarded in the waste pit of an outhouse, authorities said Wednesday. Investigators traveled to Wyoming on Tuesday to interview the 58-year-old woman, who …
Read More »Who is Stewart Rhodes? Oath Keepers founder offered to testify before Jan. 6 committee
Last week, Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes offered to testify under oath before the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol. Rhodes, who founded the far-right Oath Keepers group in 2009, said he would only participate in the hearing if it was live on national television. Oath Keepers is …
Read More »Amazon Prime Day: Amid inflation, “frugal” shoppers may impact the sales event
Amazon is heading into its annual Prime Day sales event on Tuesday much differently than how it entered the pandemic. Since starting Prime Day in 2015, Amazon has used the event to convince people to sign up for its Prime membership, for which Amazon recently raised the price to $139 …
Read More »Ken Auletta on “Hollywood Ending” and the fall of Harvey Weinstein
Disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein is serving a 23-year-prison sentence for rape and other acts of sexual assault – crimes first exposed in The New York Times. Journalist Ken Auletta tried to break that story in 2002 while working on a profile of Weinstein for The New Yorker magazine. “I …
Read More »Biden and Harris speak with Cherelle Griner, wife of detained WNBA star Brittney Griner
Washington — President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris spoke Wednesday with Cherelle Griner, the wife of WNBA basketball star Brittney Griner, who remains behind bars in Russia, the White House said. Griner has been imprisoned in Russia since February, and her trial began last week. The Biden administration has …
Read More »Stocks suffered their worst first half of the year since 1970. What’s next?
Americans with stock portfolios or retirement investment plans would likely prefer to forget the last six months. The S&P 500, Wall Street’s broad benchmark for many stock funds, lost 20% through the end of June after starting the year at an all-time high. It’s the worst start to a year …
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