A Louisiana investment adviser was sentenced Tuesday to six years in prison for his part in a $3.5 million fraud in which customers invested money with a Texas megachurch minister who had counseled two presidents. Gregory Alan Smith, 58, of Shreveport, also was ordered to pay nearly $3.6 million restitution… Read More
“America’s laziest and dumbest judge” dies at 79
A former West Virginia Supreme Court Justice who once jokingly referred to himself as “America’s laziest and dumbest judge” and who attracted as much attention for his behavior outside the court as in it, has died. He was 79. Richard Neely died Sunday of liver cancer, which had been diagnosed… Read More
Putin won’t congratulate Joe Biden, either
Russian President Vladimir Putin won’t congratulate Joe Biden until legal challenges to the U.S. election are resolved and the result is official, the Kremlin announced Monday. Putin is one of a handful of world leaders who have not commented on Biden’s victory, which was called by major news organizations on… Read More
Fate of Obamacare hangs in the balance
When the Supreme Court weighs the fate of “Obamacare,” arguments will revolve around arcane points of law like severability — whether the justices can surgically snip out part of the law and leave the rest. But what’s at stake has real-world consequences for just about every American, as well as… Read More
Gynecologist facing 465 years in prison for heinous crimes (yes, 465!)
A Virginia gynecologist has been found guilty of submitting false insurance claims after performing what authorities described as unnecessary surgeries on women, including hysterectomies and tubal ligations. The Justice Department said in a statement Monday that a federal jury convicted Javaid Perwaiz on 52 counts related to his defrauding of… Read More
Woman pretends to be FBI agent to score fast food meal
Police have jailed a woman in Georgia accused of pretending to be an FBI agent to score a free fast-food meal, saying she allegedly threatened to arrest restaurant workers if they didn’t serve her a complimentary bite. Is your cellphone affecting your vision? [Sponsored] Kimberly Ragsdale, 47, of Dallas, was… Read More
Legendary MLB manager cited in DUI incident
Chicago White Sox manager Tony La Russa has been charged with driving under the influence again. According to the Maricopa County Justice Courts website, the arrest occurred in February, but the case was filed on Oct. 28, one day before La Russa’s hiring was announced by the White Sox. There… Read More
Thanksgiving cancelled due to COVID-19? Experts weigh in
A safe Thanksgiving during a pandemic is possible, but health experts know their advice is as tough to swallow as dry turkey: Stay home. Don’t travel. If you must gather, do it outdoors. With a fall surge of coronavirus infections gripping the U.S., many Americans are forgoing tradition and getting… Read More
U.S. Census takers admit to entering fake information
Two census takers told The Associated Press that their supervisors pressured them to enter false information into a computer system about homes they had not visited so they could close cases during the waning days of the once-a-decade national headcount. Sponsored: 9 drugs linked to Alzheimer’s disease? Maria Arce said… Read More
3 caught cooking chicken in Yellowstone hot spring
Cooking chickens in a Yellowstone hot spring landed three people in hot water. A park ranger heard that a group with cooking pots were hiking toward the park’s Shoshone Geyser Basin. The ranger found two whole chickens in a burlap sack in a hot spring. A cooking pot was nearby,… Read More
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