A 14-year-old girl caused a stir at a north Florida middle school when she handed out more than $10,000 that she is accused of stealing from her grandmother, officials said. Marion County deputies responded to Lake Weir Middle School in Summerfield on Thursday after reports that a student was giving …

Igor Danchenko, the Russian analyst considered the primary source of the “Steele dossier,” a 2016 opposition research report filled with unproven, compromising personal and financial information about then-candidate Donald Trump, walked out of federal court on Tuesday after a jury cleared him of all charges of making false statements to …

With sky-high inflation still weighing on Americans’ pocketbooks as the holiday season approaches, a personal finance expert advises consumers to create a budget to avoid going into the hole.  A good rule of thumb is to allocate 50% of your paycheck toward everyday needs and 30% toward discretionary items, while socking …

A judge has halted Twitter’s lawsuit against Elon Musk until the end of the month, giving the Tesla CEO more time to close the planned $44 billion acquisition of the company. The judge in Delaware Chancery Court has paused the trial until 5 p.m. October 28. Musk made a renewed …

Alabama has set a November execution date for a man convicted in the 1988 murder-for-hire killing of a pastor’s wife. The scheduled execution follows criticism over the state’s last two lethal injection attempts, including one that was called off after the execution team had trouble finding a vein. Kenneth Eugene …

The following is a transcript of an interview with Republican Sen. Rick Scott of Florida that aired on Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022. MARGARET BRENNAN: We go now to Florida Republican Senator Rick Scott who joins us from Naples. Good morning to you, Senator. SEN. RICK SCOTT: Good morning, it’s really …

A three-day walkout that shuttered most eateries at San Francisco International Airport is over, with a tentative contract reached giving raises and health care to about 1,000 workers. The strike ended Wednesday at midnight after a tentative deal offering was reached, with workers back on the job as of Thursday, …

A suburban Chicago woman faces felony charges after she allegedly shoved her 3-year-old nephew into Lake Michigan and did nothing to save the boy, who was rescued by firefighters but is not expected to survive, officials said. Victoria Moreno, 34, of Des Plaines, Illinois, was charged with attempted first-degree murder …

The National Transportation Safety Board is recommending that all new vehicles in the U.S. be required to have blood alcohol monitoring systems that can stop an intoxicated person from driving. The recommendation, if enacted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, could reduce the number of alcohol-related crashes, one of …

The commission tasked with reviewing Confederate-inspired names of military assets has recommended in its final report to Congress that the Defense Department rename or remove hundreds of items.  In the wake of the killing of George Floyd and a national conversation about race in America,  Congress’ 2021 defense bill mandated …