A Florida man who fled after being convicted in a Jan. 6 case, triggering a six-week manhunt, was sentenced to 10 years in prison Thursday, federal prosecutors said. Christopher Worrell, 52, was arrested at his home in Naples on Sept. 28, a little more than six weeks after he cut off his ankle monitor four … Read more
A group of Utah rabbis was told to remove signs that declared “I’m a Jew and I’m proud” from a basketball game Monday because they were told it was causing a distraction for the players. Rabbi Avremi Zippel, a long-standing Utah Jazz fan, was at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City on Monday night … Read more
OAKLAND, Calif. — Two men were charged with murder Wednesday in the death of an Oakland police officer who was shot while answering a burglary report at a marijuana business, authorities said. Charges were filed against Mark Sanders, 27, of Tracy, and Allen Starr Brown, 28, of Chico. The two remained jailed Wednesday night. They … Read more
Police arrested and charged a father and son early Thursday in connection with the killing of a pregnant teenager who was about to give birth and her boyfriend in San Antonio last month. Christopher Preciado, 19, was charged with capital murder while his father, 53-year-old Ramon Preciado, was charged with abuse of a corpse for … Read more
Drugmaker Eli Lilly announced on Thursday a new website that will allow patients to get a weight loss drug prescription through a telehealth provider — a move, the company says, that will improve access to the extremely popular and effective drugs, including its recently approved drug, Zepbound. The new website, called LillyDirect, joins a growing list … Read more
A 13-year-old boy said he is the first person to beat the original Tetris and reach the game’s kill screen. The teen, who goes by Blue Scuti on social media, posted a video Tuesday on his YouTube page showing him appearing to defeat the popular puzzle game. The record was previously held by an artificial … Read more
Jimmy Kimmel has hit back at Aaron Rodgers and threatened legal action after the NFL quarterback appeared to suggest on a podcast that the late-night television host’s name would be included in court documents related to Jeffrey Epstein. The Jets quarterback made the comments on “The Pat McAfee Show” on Tuesday saying, “There’s a lot … Read more
WIDE RUINS, Ariz. — Driving up a dirt road in this part of Navajo Nation, all that can be seen for miles is sagebrush until reaching Harry Joe Ashley’s house. The Navajo elder lives in a hogan, a traditional home, built for him by neighbors in Wide Ruins, a remote town of 175 people in northeastern … Read more
A judge had ordered three Colorado children to spend Christmas with their father before his ex-wife allegedly violated the custody decree and killed two of the kids, court records show. Kimberlee Singler, a 35-year-old Colorado Springs woman, was taken into custody over the weekend in the United Kingdom and held in connection with the killings of … Read more
NORTHFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Four people from an Arkansas family were publicly identified Tuesday as the victims of a fatal house explosion in Michigan over the weekend. Authorities said the explosion Saturday was likely caused by flammable fuel in the air and not a result of foul play. The dead were identified as Hope Bragg, 51, husband … Read more