“My wife is shot. I need someone out here, please.” It was just after 11 p.m. on May 2, 2017, when 37-year-old Jason Crawford called 911 from outside his own home in Cullman, Alabama, to report that his wife Tiffiney had been shot in the head. In an exclusive interview …
Read More »What is perimenopause? The often
Most women have a basic understanding of menopause, but have you heard of perimenopause? During a “CBS Mornings” segment about fertility on Wednesday, co-host Gayle King admitted that she hadn’t heard the term until a visit to the doctor — and she’s not alone. Perimenopause has been gaining attention on …
Read More »Cars still difficult to afford as high demand, higher interest rates drive up prices
As the Federal Reserve considers raising interest rates Wednesday, the auto industry is keeping a close eye. For many Americans, owning a car is a necessity, but with high price tags fueled by strong demand and rising interest rates, it has become difficult for many to afford one. Although prices …
Read More »Woman who posed as sick, wounded Marine gets nearly 6 years in prison
A Rhode Island woman who posed as an ailing military veteran to collect hundreds of thousands of dollars in benefits and charitable contributions has been sentenced to nearly six years in federal prison, the Department of Justice said Tuesday. Sarah Jane Cavanaugh — who never served in the U.S. military …
Read More »Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell set to face lawmakers’ questions about efforts to tame inflation
If measures of the U.S. economy keep coming in hot, as they did in January, the Federal Reserve will likely have to raise interest rates even higher than it has already signaled — and keep them there longer — Chair Jerome Powell will likely warn in testimony to Congress on …
Read More »Man charged for alleged involvement in 2 transformer explosions
A man has been arrested in California for allegedly blowing up two Pacific Gas and Electric transformers and causing “destruction and harm to public safety.” Peter Karasev, 36, was identified with cell phone data and video surveillance footage. He made his first court appearance on Friday, Mar. 3, and is …
Read More »West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice signs campus carry gun bill
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice signed a bill Wednesday allowing people with concealed carry permits to take firearms onto public college and university campuses. “Proud day for me,” Republican Gov. Jim Justice said as he signed the bill, surrounded by more than two dozen state lawmakers, members of the National …
Read More »Apartment rents fall as new units hit the market
Apartment rental prices have dropped in every major metropolitan region across the U.S. over the past seven months as the largest batch of new housing in almost 40 years hits markets across the country. After surging for much of the past two years, rents fell every month from last August …
Read More »“Rust” shooting: Weapons supervisor Hannah Gutierrez
A film-industry weapons supervisor made her first formal court appearance Friday on a felony charge in the shooting death of a cinematographer by actor Alec Baldwin on the set of a Western movie. Hannah Gutierrez-Reed‘s attorney said his client will plead not guilty, but the judge did not take that …
Read More »Appeals court to decide whether Rep. Scott Perry’s cellphone was legally seized by Justice Dept
Washington — A federal appeals court will decide whether Justice Department investigators probing the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol were legally allowed to seize Pennsylvania Rep. Scott Perry’s cellphone last year, and whether they are allowed to access its contents. Judges sitting on the Washington, D.C. Circuit Court …
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