A body found inside a donation bin in South Carolina had likely been dead for at least several months, Kershaw County authorities said. Someone found the body after checking the rusty bin well off U.S. Highway 1 in Lugoff after smelling a bad odor, investigators said. Investigators first thought the …
Read More »Average holiday debt jumps to $1,550 — an 8
Americans are now dealing with the aftermath of completing their holiday shopping during the highest inflation in four decades, with the average holiday debt load soaring 24% from last year to almost $1,550 — the highest amount in the eight years that LendingTree has tracked the trend. To be sure, …
Read More »Migrants dropped near vice president’s home on frigid Christmas Eve
Three buses of recent migrant families arrived from Texas near the home of Vice President Kamala Harris in record-setting cold on Christmas Eve. Texas authorities have not confirmed their involvement, but the bus drop-offs are in line with previous actions by border-state governors calling attention to the Biden administration’s immigration …
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The body of a 6-year-old boy was found buried Friday in a house in rural Arkansas, authorities said. The victim’s mother and another man have been arrested on murder charges. The boy’s body was discovered buried under a hallway floor of the home, which is located in the small eastern …
Read More »Recount confirms Rep. Lauren Boebert narrowly won reelection
Denver — An automatic recount confirmed Monday that Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert won her reelection bid against Democrat Adam Frisch. The nail-biter race showed the renowned conservative firebrand’s combative style is wearying voters in her conservative Colorado district. Secretary of State Jena Griswold announced the results Monday evening. Frisch netted …
Read More »Major oil spill in rural Kansas creek shuts down Keystone pipeline
An oil spill in a creek in northeastern Kansas shut down a major pipeline that carries oil from Canada to the Texas Gulf Coast, briefly causing oil prices to rise Thursday. It is the largest for an onshore crude pipeline in more than nine years and by far the biggest …
Read More »Courtney Clenney, social media model accused of fatally stabbing boyfriend, denied bond
Social media model Courtney Clenney will remain in jail as she awaits trial accused of fatally stabbing her boyfriend. On Thursday, a judge denied her bond after state prosecutors argued that Clenney was a flight risk because of the money she’s made on sites like OnlyFans, CBS Miami reported. Clenney, who …
Read More »Michael Avenatti sentenced to 14 years for stealing from clients
Michael Avenatti, the suspended and incarcerated lawyer who once represented Stormy Daniels, was sentenced Monday to 14 years in federal prison for defrauding four of his clients out of millions of dollars and obstructing the IRS’ attempts to collect payroll taxes from his coffee business. He must also pay $10.8 …
Read More »U.S. job openings and hires dipped in October, a sign of a cooling economy
U.S. job openings dropped in October but remained high, a sign that businesses became slightly less needy for workers as the Federal Reserve ramps up interest rates in an effort to cool the economy. Employers posted 10.3 million job vacancies in October, down from 10.7 million in September, the Labor …
Read More »Gabrielle Union says she had to find “humanity” in character and “darkness” in herself for new role in “The Inspection”
To prepare for her role in “The Inspection,” actress Gabrielle Union found herself doing a lot of internal searching. “I had to do a lot of research. I had to do just a huge deep dive and not just into who this woman was, it’s a real person, that’s a …
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