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Iran-U.S. on the verge of prisoner swap deal?

Iran says it is ready for unconditional prisoner swap talks with the United States because of fears that the coronavirus could put the lives of the prisoners at risk, Iranian media reported Sunday. An Iranian news website, Khabaronline.ir, quoted Cabinet spokesman Ali Rabiei as saying there is a “readiness for… Read More

Man requesting legal sword fight with wife declared sane

A Kansas man who sought legal permission in Iowa to engage in a sword fight with his ex-wife is not insane but merely angry over their child custody arrangement, according to a psychological evaluation. Sponsored: 2 Sprays -Pain Relief on Contact David Ostrom, of Paola, Kansas, asked in a Jan…. Read More

Inmate escapes jail using COVID-19 mask

Authorities have captured a man who escaped from a Chicago jail by wearing a coronavirus protective mask and pretending to be another detainee who was set for release, officials said Monday. Sponsored: Eerie WW2 Photo Reveals Shocking Secret Jahquez Scott, 21, was captured by the Cook County Sheriff’s Department and… Read More

Red state to hold first in-person primary election since pandemic

Nebraska on Tuesday will hold the nation’s first in-person primary since a heavily criticized election in Wisconsin five weeks ago in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic. Sponsored: This Food Grows Cancerous Tumors –Do Not Eat It Election officials have repeatedly urged voters to cast early, mail-in ballots, but Republican… Read More

Tulsa, Oklahoma to be given back to American Indian tribe?

Justice Neil Gorsuch appeared Monday to be a pivotal vote for the proposition that a large chunk of eastern Oklahoma remains an American Indian reservation, a question the Supreme Court failed to resolve a year ago. The justices heard arguments by phone in an appeal by a Native American man… Read More

Deadly shark attack stuns California community

A 26-year-old man killed in a shark attack off a Northern California beach was an avid surfer who customized surfboards for a living. The Santa Cruz County coroner’s office identified the victim of Saturday’s attack as Ben Kelly. Cooking video shocks doctors [Sponsored] Kelly was surfing near Manresa State Beach… Read More

Shooting at veterans cemetery leaves suspect dead, 2 shot

A suspect in the shooting of two people at a veterans cemetery in Delaware was found dead after exchanging gunfire with police, authorities said Friday. It was not immediately clear whether the suspect was killed by police, although authorities said the body was found in a wooded area where the… Read More

Attorney general receives suspension over groping incident

Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill’s law license will be suspended for 30 days over allegations that he drunkenly groped four women during a party, the state Supreme Court ruled Monday. The unanimous court decision said that the state’s attorney disciplinary commission “proved by clear and convincing evidence that (Hill) committed… Read More

Ed Sullivan Show comedic star dead at 92

Jerry Stiller, who for decades teamed with wife Anne Meara in a beloved comedy duo and become known for his regular appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show — and then reached new heights in his senior years as the high-strung Frank Costanza on the classic sitcom “Seinfeld” and the basement-dwelling… Read More

Thief surrenders after vandalizing McDonald’s restaurant

A man who had been kicked out of a McDonald’s restaurant for having no face mask threw a rock through the window, stole some underwear from a Walmart and surrendered when police threatened to set a dog on him, authorities said. Sponsored: Russia’s dark secret Jason Daddario, 37, was charged… Read More