When life gives you lemons, make lemonade, right? In the same vein, I propose that when fall gives us pumpkins, we should make toasted pumpkin seeds. We have to scoop them out anyway when we cook the squash, so why not turn them into something delicious instead of tossing them… Read More

Attorney Morton Katz, 99, recalls just one client assigned to him as a special public defender who made an issue of his age. That man, charged with stealing a car while on probation, was unhappy about how long it was taking to resolve his case. “He wrote me the most… Read More

A Halloween decoration hanging in the window of a North Dakota home is so scary that it prompted calls from concerned neighbors and at least one plea for police assistance. The sign reading “Help Me,” which appears to be written in blood, is part of Becky Muhs’ display for her… Read More

Autopsies are planned Monday on the bodies of three people found dead after a car explosion on a downtown street in what authorities called a “criminal incident” being probed by federal, state and local authorities. Three males were found dead after the 9:30 p.m. Saturday blast in Allentown, said Lehigh… Read More

Hillary Clinton made a cameo appearance on the premiere of the “Murphy Brown” reboot as an applicant for a secretarial job who says she has “some experience with emails.” The former secretary of state and first lady played a doppelganger named “Hilary” with one L instead of two in a… Read More

The trailer for the next season of “House of Cards” is missing Kevin Spacey and declares: “The reign of the middle-aged white man is over.” The trailer released Thursday depicts Robin Wright’s Claire Underwood taking over as president after her husband’s death in the Netflix series. The next generation of… Read More

A Milwaukee mother is charged in the scalding death of her 2-year-old daughter, who had recently been returned to her by child protection services. A criminal complaint says 41-year-old Lisa Simmons placed the toddler in scalding bathwater. An autopsy found Zayanna Simmons died of thermal burn injuries. The mother is… Read More