Month: January 2022

Press play to listen to this article LONDON — An update from the official inquiry into claims of lockdown-busting parties in Boris Johnson’s administration has found “a serious failure” to observe the standards expected in government. Sue Gray, a senior civil servant, was asked to look into a series of allegations that social gatherings were

A North Carolina man in need of a kidney transplant said he “will die free” before getting vaccinated against COVID-19, even though the vaccination is a requirement for the lifesaving procedure.  Chad Carswell told WSOC-TV his kidneys are only operating at 4% and previously had major surgeries on his heart. He is also a double amputee.  “Without

NEWARK, Del. — A New Hampshire man is facing charges after a crash on Interstate 95 in Delaware that killed a Virginia woman, state police said. The crash happened early Sunday in southbound lanes as a Ford Focus traveled in the right thru lane at speeds below the posted speed limit, Delaware State Police said

Idaho and Montana both passed controversial laws last year with the goal of sharply reducing their gray wolf populations. The Idaho law gained national attention over reports that the state aimed to eradicate up to 90% of its gray wolves. If that’s the plan, it hasn’t worked yet. The number of gray wolves killed by

Esteban Torres, an eight-term Democratic member of Congress from California who was dedicated to fighting poverty and who served for a time as chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, died on Tuesday. He was 91. A family statement said he died two days before his 92nd birthday but gave no further details. Before he was

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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston police are looking for a couple they said shot a security guard outside a club in the Third Ward area, close to the Texas Southern University campus. The shooting happened Sunday night, just before midnight in a parking lot on Ennis Street near Blodgett. According to police, there was some

D.C. first responders and health officials are urging people to get educated about anti-overdose drugs after 10 people overdosed on fentanyl and three died in Southwest D.C. Friday. D.C. first responders and health officials are urging people to get educated about anti-overdose drugs after 10 people overdosed on fentanyl and three died in Southwest D.C.

Denver’s dining scene is making a big comeback — and we’re hungering to go out. With so many new ventures and old favorites to visit after more than a year of restaurant shutdowns and restrictions, the choices can be overwhelming. So we’re serving up Short Stop, with recommendations for things that should definitely be on

SAVANNAH, Ga. — The father and son convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery have reached a plea agreement that could avoid their trial on federal hate crime charges. Arbery’s parents denounced the deal as a betrayal, and called on the judge to reject it. Court documents filed late Sunday by prosecutors for the U.S. Justice Department

CHICAGO — This February 14th impress your lover with an extravagant Valentines Day experience. The chic Rose Hotel at O’Hare will help you sweep your sweetheart off their feet with their beloved ‘Room Full of Roses’. You’ll open the door to 400 long-stem roses arranged throughout the room, plus find hundreds of rose petals sprinkled

A US judge has asked for Prince Andrew’s former assistant, Robert Olney, to give evidence as part of the civil sex assault case brought by the duke’s accuser Virginia Giuffre. Court documents reveal Judge Lewis A Kaplan has written to both the Senior Master of the Queen’s Bench Division and the Australian attorney general to

A 180-day suspension on Carvana’s operations in Raleigh, N.C., expired on Saturday, leaving the online used-retail giant free to continue selling in the area. The suspension was handed down last August, after a North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles investigation found the company didn’t deliver title work on time, issued out-of-state, temporary tags for a