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Judge’s 28-year prison sentence upheld in kids-for-cash plan

A federal judge upheld the 28-year prison sentence of a disgraced Pennsylvania judge who locked up thousands of juvenile offenders while he was taking kickbacks from the owner and builder of for-profit detention centers, prosecutors announced Wednesday. Sponsored: QUIZ: Which Liquor Is Better For Your Health? Mark Ciavarella, a former… Read More

Attorney General resigns after texts with woman revealed

Alaska Attorney General Kevin Clarkson resigned Tuesday, shortly after details of text messages that the state’s married and socially conservative top law enforcement officer sent to a female state employee were revealed. “Kevin Clarkson has admitted to conduct in the workplace that did not live up to our high expectations,… Read More

Wife of ex-congressman spends $200,000 in lavish expenses

The wife of former California Republican Rep. Duncan Hunter was sentenced Monday in U.S. court to eight months of home confinement after pleading guilty to misusing more than $150,000 in campaign funds in a corruption case that ended her husband’s career. The ONLY Water You Should Drink If You’re 65+… Read More

Police say musician’s death likely drug overdose

Nashville police said a preliminary investigation into the death of singer-songwriter Justin Townes Earle shows his death was a probable drug overdose. Police spokesman Don Aaron said officers did a welfare check at Earle’s home on Sunday where he was found dead. A friend called police after no one had… Read More

Melania Trump dazzles in RNC speech Tuesday

First lady Melania Trump portrayed her husband as an authentic, uncompromising leader in a Rose Garden address as President Donald Trump turned to family, farmers, and the trappings of the presidency to boost his reelection chances on the second night of the scaled-down Republican National Convention. Sponsored: Best Fruit For… Read More

“Catastrophic” Category 4 hurricane to slam U.S. South

Hurricane Laura is forecast to rapidly power up into a “catastrophic” Category 4 hurricane, even stronger than previously expected, as it churns toward Texas and Louisiana, swirling wind and water over much of the Gulf of Mexico. Satellite images show Laura has become “a formidable hurricane” in recent hours, threatening… Read More

Deadly violence erupts in Wisconsin riots

Two people were shot to death and another was wounded during the third night of riots in Kenosha over the police shooting of a Black man, Jacob Blake, and authorities Wednesday hunted for a possible vigilante seen on cellphone video opening fire in the middle of the street with a… Read More

Report: California very close to banning flavored tobacco

California is on track to ban the sale of most flavored tobacco products, joining states like New York and Massachusetts in an effort to slow the spread of the harmful habit among children. Sponsored: Best Fruit For Fat Loss The state Assembly passed the ban on Monday, two months after… Read More

KFC warns: “Don’t lick your fingers!”

Don’t lick your fingers! That’s what Kentucky Fried Chicken signaled to customers Monday as the company suspended its “It’s Finger Lickin’ Good” tagline after 64 years, deeming it “the most inappropriate slogan for 2020” amid the coronavirus pandemic. Sponsored: SHOCKING: Common Food Linked to Age-Related Memory Loss The suspension will… Read More

Hotshot lawyer finally jailed on corruption charges

Following years of fending off going to prison, former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver is about to begin serving time. Sponsored: #1 Food For Increased Energy Silver, 76, is due to report on Wednesday to a federal prison in Otisville, New York, after being sentenced earlier this year to… Read More