Basketball legend LeBron James is known for many athletic records, but he’s now scored one of the most coveted financial achievements: Joining the ranks of the America’s billionaires. The 37-year-old Los Angeles Lakers star is the first active NBA player to become a billionaire, according to Forbes, which ranks the …
Read More »Georgia secretary of state to testify to grand jury investigating Trump effort to overturn election
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, who was on the receiving end of an infamous Jan. 2, 2021, phone call in which then-President Donald Trump pleaded with him “to find 11,780 votes,” will testify under oath Thursday before a special grand jury investigating Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election. …
Read More »Texas woman accused in death of pro cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson fled to NYC, federal officials say
The search continued Wednesday for a woman suspected in the fatal shooting of professional cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson at an Austin home, and federal officials said the suspect apparently traveled to New York days after the killing. Wilson, 25, was found dead May 11. Austin police issued a murder warrant …
Read More »Hyundai recalls 239,000 cars because seat belts can explode
Hyundai is recalling 239,000 cars in the U.S. because the seat belt pretensioners can explode and injure vehicle occupants. Three injuries have been reported, two in the U.S. and one in Singapore. In a letter to the Korean automaker, government regulators said that the driver’s and front passenger’s seat belt …
Read More »Rare items from Disney World and Disneyland sold at auction
A vehicle from Walt Disney World’s Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride, and a Skyway gondola and an Autopia car from Disneyland were just a few items available in a unique Disney auction held on Saturday. The collection of about 45,000 items belongs to Scott Rummel, a voice actor from Orange County. …
Read More »Airport vendor draws scrutiny for selling $27 beer at LaGuardia
State transportation officials are tightening the rules on concessions prices at New York City-area airports after finding one vendor charging as much as $27 for a beer at LaGuardia. The policy changes come after a probe prompted by a traveler’s complaint last year on social media about the listed prices …
Read More »Cashier at Buffalo supermarket recalls escape from shooting: “At first I didn’t know where I was running”
Fragrance Harris Stanfield had just cashed out a customer at register six when gunshots rang out at Tops Friendly Markets in Buffalo, New York, on Saturday. Everyone froze, she said. “No one moved. And then we heard some more. We saw the security guard backing up and responding to the …
Read More »McConnell and GOP senators visit Zelenskyy in Ukraine
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Republican Senators Susan Collins, John Cornyn and John Barrasso traveled to Kyiv to visit Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The U.S. Embassy tweeted about the senators’ visit to Ukraine Saturday and posted video of their meeting with Zelenskyy. “Welcome to Ukraine,” the translated tweet addressed …
Read More »Americans are spending $100 more per month on gas than they were a year ago, expert says
The typical American is spending $100 more a month on gasoline now than they were a year ago, according to an expert at Moody’s. Moody’s Chief Economist Mark Zandi told CBS News that the rising prices along with inflation has long-term effects and is forcing families to save less for …
Read More »Trial in murder of teacher Tara Grinstead may hinge on confession and glove: “We’ve had his DNA since 2005, we just didn’t know”
A Georgia man charged with murdering a popular high school teacher who vanished in 2005 went on trial Monday with prosecutors and defense attorneys clashing over whether the jury should believe the defendant’s confession to investigators. Ryan Duke’s trial opened more than 16 years after Tara Grinstead was last seen …
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