Ex-SC Rep. RJ May appeals child porn conviction, citing 'ineffective assistance'
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Ex-South Carolina Rep. RJ May III is appealing his child porn conviction and 17.5-year prison sentence to the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. May pleaded guilty in January.
May, 39, is claiming �...Read more
Minnesota law professors call arrests of journalists for documenting church protest an attack on free press
MINNEAPOLIS — Three Minnesota law school professors say the arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort represent a troubling attack on freedom of the press and a misuse of a federal law that never before been used...Read more
Canada says jet certification Trump complained about is 'underway'
Canadian Industry Minister Melanie Joly said the country’s aviation regulator is working toward certifying Gulfstream jets and that she believes the Trump administration’s complaints about delays can be resolved.
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Chicago Reader, the city's struggling alt-weekly, is going monthly under new owners
The Chicago Reader, the groundbreaking alternative weekly which has been on the brink of dissolution for years, will become a monthly in February under new owners, who are looking to reinvent the storied newspaper while ...Read more
Writers Guild of America's staff union authorizes strike, weeks before major negotiations
As the Writers Guild of America West prepares to negotiate a new contract with major studios, its staff union has authorized a strike of its own.
The labor group's staff union (WGSU), which includesattorneys, research ...Read more
Trump's Cuba oil tariff threat creates new diplomatic challenge for Mexico's Sheinbaum
MEXICO CITY — President Trump’s plan to slap tariffs on nations that provide oil to Cuba has created a formidable new challenge for Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum in her efforts to balance Mexico’s interests ...Read more
Husband Is Aware Of Wife's Secretive Comings And Goings
DEAR ABBY: My wife of seven years secretly visits her ex-husband on multiple occasions. She visits him with and without his spouse present. However, she forbids me from speaking to or visiting any woman from my past unless...Read more
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A pair of teen brothers are in the thick of tracking, documenting ICE activity in Twin Cities
MINNEAPOLIS — In a clip that became instant fodder for memes and late-night TV shows, a federal agent charges toward a ...Read more
Bianca Censori tried to leave 'unhappy' marriage to Ye before rehab, report says
Ye’s wife, Bianca Censori, repeatedly “tried to get out of” their widely polarizing marriage before he entered rehab in recent months, according to a new report.
The Yeezy architectural designer “had been very ...Read more
Luigi Mangione will not face death penalty in federal trial over CEO slaying
NEW YORK — The Justice Department was barred from seeking the death penalty against Luigi Mangione, the alleged killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, in a Friday ruling by a Manhattan federal court judge.
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Thousands of protesters flood Foley Square in NYC for 'National Shutdown Day'
NEW YORK — Thousands of people gathered at Foley Square in Manhattan on Friday to protest the immigration crackdown that led to the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.
An estimated 7,000 people filled ...Read more
Catherine O'Hara, 'Schitt's Creek' and 'Home Alone' star, dead at 71
LOS ANGELES — Catherine O’Hara played some of the most memorable matriarchs on film and television.
On “Schitt’s Creek,” she portrayed Moira Rose, a nonsensical and narcissistic former soap star known as much ...Read more
Graham outlines demands as clock ticks on spending package
WASHINGTON — South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham laid out a list of demands Friday that he said would enable him to relent and allow swift action on a $1.2 trillion package of full-year appropriations for several Cabinet ...Read more
Federal Border Patrol agent is arrested, accused of drunken driving in Twin Cities
MINNEAPOLIS — A federal Border Patrol agent was arrested on suspicion of driving drunk while assigned in Minnesota during the White House’s long-running immigration crackdown.
Alfredo JR Mancillas, 31, of Corpus ...Read more
Border inspector finds protected birds in man's pants. Here's how he tried to explain it
The embellishment was so far-fetched, its chances of being believed were less than a wing and a prayer.
When U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents questioned what was behind the "abnormally bulging" groin of a Tijuana...Read more
Florida will start offering driver's license exams in English only
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Adios, multilingual driver’s license tests in Florida.
The state Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles will no longer offer exams in any language other than English starting on Feb. 6...Read more
Ex-Massachusetts state Sen. Dean Tran to spend extra month in prison for sham job offer scheme
BOSTON — Already imprisoned former Massachusetts state Senator Dean Tran will spend an extra month in federal prison for faking a job offer from his sister’s business in a ploy to keep milking taxpayers for ...Read more
Hulk Hogan's beach house is going up for sale in Florida
TAMPA, Fla. — Come Monday, you can own the home of pro wrestling legend Hulk Hogan when 1040 Eldorado Ave. in Clearwater officially lists for $10.98 million.
The star’s longtime beachfront residence features five ...Read more
Bruce Springsteen takes charge of Minneapolis protest concert
MINNEAPOLIS — Two American rock legends from the 1970s, Bruce Springsteen and First Avenue, met up for the first time at the Jan. 30 Defend Minnesota! protest concert denouncing ICE.
Springsteen took to the Minneapolis ...Read more
New Epstein doc dump reveals gushing emails between Melania Trump, Ghislaine Maxwell
The Justice Department on Friday released many more files related to its investigation of Jeffrey Epstein, including a gushing exchange between Melania Trump and Epstein’s now-imprisoned sidekick, Ghislaine Maxwell.
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