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Record exec who signed up Madonna and Talking Heads dead at 80

Seymour Stein, the brash, prescient and highly successful founder of Sire Records who helped launched the careers of Madonna, Talking Heads and many others, died Sunday at age 80. Stein, who helped found the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation and was himself inducted into the Rock Hall in… Read More

Police spikes put an end to New Yorker’s ambulance theft

A patient stole the ambulance that had taken him to a New York City hospital and took it on a 25-mile (40-kilometer) joyride that ended when state police used a spike strip to stop him, authorities said. The incident unfolded early Thursday after a 47-year-old man was taken to Mount… Read More

Officers ‘arrest’ alligator walking near Florida stadium

Tampa police officers were called to a commercial part of town because of a disturbance, but it wasn’t a public brawl or anyone behaving in a disorderly manner. It was a 9-foot (2.7-meter) alligator Wednesday night ambling down a street not far from Raymond James Stadium, home of the Tampa… Read More

The Horn News poll: What do you think of the indictment?

Donald Trump has been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury, an unprecedented move following after years of investigations into his personal, political and business dealings and an abrupt jolt to his bid to retake the White House. A grand jury would indict a ham sandwich, says an old adage. After… Read More

Trump rival makes unusual promise after indictment bombshell

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis just watched a Manhattan grand jury indict his state’s most powerful resident. And DeSantis, the leading rival of former President Donald Trump heading into the 2024 Republican presidential primary, made a bold promise. Sponsored: Should seniors try pot for pain relief? He said that Florida would… Read More

Here’s when Donald Trump will surrender to NYC police

Former President Donald Trump will be taken into law enforcement custody next week. Police will arrest the 45th president when he surrenders at 2:15 p.m. Eastern on Tuesday, April 4. He will not be handcuffed, but will be processed — which includes fingerprints and a mug shot and basic questions… Read More

FBI docs give new view into Las Vegas shooter’s mindset

The high-stakes gambler who carried out the deadliest mass shooting in modern America, killing 60 and injuring hundreds more in Las Vegas, was apparently angry over how the casinos were treating him despite his high-roller status, according to a fellow gambler. An FBI interview with the gunman’s fellow gambler is… Read More

MLB opening day has 14 clock violations, stolen base spike

Marcus Stroman is getting used to Major League Baseball’s new pitch clock. And it’s no small deal for the Chicago Cubs right-hander. “It’s tough,” he said. “It’s a big adjustment.” Stroman committed baseball’s first regular-season pitch-clock violation Thursday in the third inning of the Cubs’ 4-0 victory over Milwaukee on… Read More

Driver charged with murder after crashing into Apple store

A Massachusetts man whose SUV crashed through the glass storefront of an Apple store, killing one man and injuring nearly two dozen other people, has been charged with murder, prosecutors said. Bradley Rein, 53, was indicted by a grand jury on Tuesday on charges of second-degree murder, motor vehicle homicide… Read More

Horses settled the Southwest earlier than once thought, study says

The horse is symbolic of the American West, but when and how domesticated horses first reached the region has long been a matter of historical debate. A new analysis of horse bones gathered from museums across the Great Plains and northern Rockies has revealed that horses were present in the… Read More