An Ohio man accused of fatally shooting his three young sons as his daughter fled screaming admitted to planning the killings and lined them up before executing them with a rifle, prosecutors said Friday. Chad Doerman, 32, who is also accused of wounding the boys’ mother at the family’s home, …
Read More »Lime juice burn: Phytophotodermatitis causes, treatment
Looking forward to sipping on a poolside cocktail this summer? Be aware of the lime wedge that may be adorning your glass, as the juice can cause more harm to your skin than you may think. Often referred to as lime or margarita burn, experts say getting lime or other citrus …
Read More »Woman says police didn’t respond to 911 report that her husband was taken hostage until he had already been killed
A woman who received a desperate text from her husband indicating he had been taken hostage said Tuesday that she called 911 but that police did not respond until about an hour later, by which time he had been shot and killed. On its online police blotter, the Colorado Springs …
Read More »SEC sues crypto giant Binance, alleging it operated an illegal exchange
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday sued Binance and its CEO, Changpeng Zhao, alleging the cryptocurrency company was effectively operating an illegal exchange and diverted investors’ funds into a trading entity controlled by Zhao. The lawsuit, filed Monday in federal court in Washington, D.C., claims Binance ran its …
Read More »Mass shooting in Hollywood, South Carolina, kills 1, wounds 5
One person was killed and five others were wounded in a shooting near a South Carolina nightclub on Memorial Day, authorities said. No arrests have been made in Monday night’s shooting in the Hollywood area of Charleston County, the county sheriff’s office said Tuesday. Sheriff’s deputies responded to a report …
Read More »Texas lawmakers recommend impeaching Attorney General Ken Paxton
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton teetered on the brink of impeachment Thursday after years of scandal, criminal charges and corruption accusations that the state’s Republican majority had largely met with silence until now. In an unanimous decision, a Republican-led House investigative committee that spent months quietly looking into Paxton recommended …
Read More »Only 70,000 new homes were built in April, government data shows
House hunters looking to buy a newly constructed home are likely to face slim pickings this spring. Construction companies built only 70,000 new homes nationwide in April, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Even though that’s more than double what builders had completed a year ago, it doesn’t come …
Read More »Broadway attendance recovers to pre
Attendance figures for New York City’s Broadway theaters rose about 45% this past season compared to the year before, indicating a return to pre-pandemic levels, according to numbers released Tuesday. For the 2022-23 season, Broadway attendance reached 12.28 million, according to the Broadway League, a trade association for the theater …
Read More »Mayor Eric Adams on migrant crisis: NYC carrying “burden” of “national problem”
New York City Mayor Eric Adams believes his city is unfairly carrying the weight of caring for asylum seekers who cross the U.S.-Mexico border, saying that the responsibility should fall on more cities throughout the U.S. “When you look at the price tag, $30 million comes nowhere near what the …
Read More »Most of America’s fastest
Nine of the 15 fastest-growing cities in the U.S. are in the South, according to new U.S. Census data. For the second year in a row, Georgetown, Texas, topped the list of most rapidly expanding metros, adding nearly 11,000 people over a one-year period — a 14% gain. The Census Bureau …
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