Lead investigator with Dallas County Public Defender’s Office accused of stabbing wife
The lead investigator with the Dallas County Public Defender’s Office, who spent years investigating capital murder cases, has been charged in the stabbing death of his wife. He remained in custody Monday. Jimmy Spurger, 54, was held on $150,000…
Peltola and Kreiss-Tomkins extend their lead in Monday results update
Democrat Mary Peltola increased her lead over incumbent Republican Dan Sullivan on Monday, when the Alaska Division of Elections updated her tally in one of the most closely watched U.S. Senate elections in the country. Peltola is now in the lead with…
Mamdani calls for investigation into how man accused of killing jogger was hired by DOE
Mayor Zohran Mamdani has ordered an investigation into how the man accused of killing Brooklyn jogger Katie Suarez obtained a job in the city’s public school system despite a documented history of psychiatric problems. “I have asked my team to…
Power Rankings: Can anyone dethrone Austin Smotherman at the Austin Championship?
10 HOURS AGO 4 minutes of reading Power Rankings Blades Brown’s winning moment is the photo of the day A Change text size A A A Players in the article Information Players in this article Favorite players to keep them at the top of your leaderboard…
Seattle school board authorizes lawsuit over transgender sports initiative
SEATTLE — The Seattle Public Schools Board has given the district the authority to hire lawyers and take legal action regarding Initiative IL-638 if it deems it necessary. The board approved the resolution at a special meeting Monday. It says the…
Police investigate as nearly 30 Santa Barbara Half Marathon runners fall ill with ‘unusual symptoms’ | California
Police in Southern California are investigating the circumstances that led to the hospitalization of nearly 30 runners who participated in Sunday’s Santa Barbara Half. Santa Barbara police said in a statement to The Associated Press that they began…
Potential nor’easter could bring rain and snow later this week
Potential weekend nor’easter brings first frosts and snowfall to the east A possible nor’easter could impact the Northeast and Great Lakes late this week and into the weekend. Cold air arriving just ahead means there is a risk of snow as well…
Naresh Bhatt says he dismembered wife’s body, denies killing her in murder trial
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story includes graphic descriptions that some readers may find disturbing. For more than two years, Naresh Bhatt said he didn’t know what happened to his missing wife. The Virginia man pressed police, and in media interviews, he…
MAGA President Mike Johnson Attacks Voters Over Election Outcome
The President defended the Republican Party’s record after suffering epic losses in the midterms. House Speaker Mike Johnson returned to the Capitol on Monday, where he blasted voters and defended Republicans after they suffered stunning losses in…
Investigators discover voice recorder in cockpit of Florida plane crash
Investigators said Monday they had recovered the cockpit voice recorder of a business jet that fell from the sky amid bad weather in Florida last week, killing all nine people on board. The recorder was found at the site where the Bahamas-bound Learjet…