Washington — Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff, head of the House Intelligence Committee, said Sunday that he has not seen evidence that former President Donald Trump declassified documents that were found by the FBI during a search of his South Florida residence, Mar-a-Lago, last week. “We should determine, you know, whether …
Read More »Johnson & Johnson will stop selling talcum
Johnson & Johnson will stop selling its talcum-based baby powder worldwide and replace the product with its existing cornstarch version starting next year, the consumer products giant said late on Thursday. The move comes after thousands of lawsuits from women in recent years who claimed using the powder gave them either ovarian …
Read More »Karen Stitt was abducted from a California bus stop and stabbed to death in 1982. DNA has led to her suspected killer in Hawaii.
A Hawaii man has been arrested after DNA technology helped investigators identify him as a suspect in the 1992 slaying of a 15-year-old girl who was abducted in Northern California from a bus stop, raped and killed, authorities said. Karen Stitt was waiting for a bus in Sunnyvale when she …
Read More »Rudy Giuliani seeks delay of testimony before Georgia grand jury investigating Trump
Rudy Giuliani has filed an emergency motion seeking to delay a court-ordered appearance Tuesday before a Georgia grand jury investigating former President Donald Trump’s conduct after losing the 2020 election. Giuliani, a former New York City mayor who was a personal attorney for Trump, was among the then-president’s closest advisers as …
Read More »Equifax sued over erroneous credit scores sent for “millions” of Americans
Equifax has been slapped with a lawsuit over incorrect credit scores it sent out this spring for millions of customers. In a lawsuit filed Wednesday in the Northern District of Georgia seeking class-action status, lawyers for Nydia Jenkins allege that Equifax’s error landed her with a substantially pricier car loan. Equifax’s error, …
Read More »Man charged in slaying of Indiana cop made a song about killing an officer, investigators say
A man accused of fatally shooting an Indiana police officer during a traffic stop had made a song about killing an officer, investigators said Monday. Carl Boards II was charged with murder and other crimes, a day after Elwood Officer Noah Shahnavaz was gunned down in the wee hours Sunday …
Read More »Woman who accused Bob Dylan of sexually abusing her for 6 weeks in 1965, when she was 12, drops lawsuit
New York — A woman who sued Bob Dylan for allegedly sexually abusing her when she was 12 has dropped her case, just after the folk-rock artist’s legal team accused her of destroying evidence. In August of last year the plaintiff, who remains unnamed and was identified only as J.C., …
Read More »Biden’s granddaughter Naomi to have wedding at White House, “much to the relief” of Secret Service
President Biden’s eldest granddaughter, Naomi Biden, will have her wedding ceremony at the White House, “much to the relief” of the Secret Service, she announced Thursday. “Not sure how best to update but was supposed to do so weeks ago…but we have finally figured out where the ceremony will be…and …
Read More »The economy is creaking, but likely isn’t in a recession
Investors are jittery. Home sales are plummeting. Squeezed by food and gas prices, Americans are driving less and spending more to put food on the table, constraining their budgets. Yet despite this unsightly economic picture, the U.S. likely isn’t in a recession — yet. On Thursday, the government is expected to report that …
Read More »Girl, 6, among 3 fatally shot in tent at Iowa state park
A 6-year-old girl was among three Iowa family members fatally shot while camping in a state park, apparently killed by a man from Nebraska who later turned the gun on himself, police said. The victims from Cedar Falls, Iowa — identified in a statement by the Iowa Department of Public Safety as …
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