Former US prison employee to admit to accepting payments from Rajaratnam -source
By Nate Raymond BOSTON A former employee of a federal prison in Massachusetts has agreed to plead guilty
2023-07-25 08:16
US attorney who has led Hunter Biden probe offers to publicly testify to Congress this fall
US attorney David Weiss, who has led the Hunter Biden criminal probe, has offered to testify at a public congressional hearing this fall, according to a letter sent to lawmakers on Monday.
2023-07-25 08:15
Carlee Russell sent several bizarre tweets before fake ‘disappearance’
Before 25-year-old Carlee Russell went missing for a mysterious 49 hours – a disappearance, she admitted on Monday, that was staged – she posted a series of bizarre tweets. On the day she went “missing” on 13 July, she tweeted at 8.55pm: “today was a GREAT day God be looking out im telling you!!” One minute later, Ms Russell wrote: “someone to tell you ‘i love you’ and don’t got a reason.” Finally, she tweeted, “yeah i want a family now” at 9.19pm. Just moments later, around 9.30pm, the Alabama woman called 911 and told detectives that she was following a lost toddler along the interstate. After she returned home, Ms Russell claimed was abducted by a man with “orange hair,” before escaping. She later turned up on foot at her parent’s home with $107 tucked in her right sock, and alleged she had barely survived the encounter. Her tweets, in combination with her search history prior to her vanishing, raised doubts about the Alabama woman’s story. Police revealed that Ms Russell’s internet search history gave hints she could have staged her own kidnapping, as she looked up Amber Alerts, the movie Taken, booking a bus ticket from Birmingham to Nashville and “how to take money from a register without being caught.” A tweet on 10 July adds colour to this complicated picture, and indicates potential problems in her relationship. Ms Russell wrote, “I always say one thing i WONT do is stay with someone who cheated on me like you went and had sex with someone else and think it’ll be sweet one day?? hellll no.” Days earlier, she also tweeted: “everyone wants to feel wanted.” Her boyfriend, Thomar Latrell Simmons, had posted on Facebook upon Ms Russell’s miraculous return, and supported her story that she had been abducted. She had been “fighting for her life for 48 hours,” he wrote, but has since taken down the post. Two days earlier, her tweet revealed she may have been unhappy at work: “my job is really starting to get on my dang nerves.” She worked at Woodhouse Spa, the owner of which said on Thursday that he provided the police with “everything we uncovered.” According to the New York Post, Ms Russell tweeted on 19 July, “I’m thankful I know how to identify when the enemy coming for me now, makes life a lot easier.” But the post has been taken down. Police began expressing their doubts last week, saying Wednesday they were “unable to verify” most of Ms Russell’s claims regarding the events leading up to and during her disappearance. Read More Carlee Russell – latest: Confusion reigns over ‘kidnapping’ case after missing woman’s search history revealed Carlee Russell claimed she was kidnapped by a man with orange hair. Police say they can’t verify any of it Carlee Russell’s internet searches suggest she staged her own kidnapping, Alabama police say
2023-07-25 07:54
Former White House chef and Obama employee found dead at Martha's Vineyard pond after falling while paddleboarding, police say
A former White House chef who was working for the Obama family was found dead Monday in a pond on the south shore of Martha's Vineyard, according to Massachusetts police.
2023-07-25 07:53
NFL suspends Broncos defensive end Eyioma Uwazurike indefinitely for gambling on games
The NFL has indefinitely suspended Denver Broncos defensive lineman Eyioma Uwazurike for betting on league games during the 2022 season
2023-07-25 07:47
Justice Department to make prosecutor in Hunter Biden case available to testify before Congress
The lead prosecutor in the case against President Joe Biden’s son Hunter says he is willing to testify publicly this fall
2023-07-25 07:46
North Korea fires two missiles after US submarine arrives in South
SEOUL North Korea fired two ballistic missiles into the sea off its east coast late on Monday, South
2023-07-25 07:17
US Supreme Court faces 'outright defiance' from Alabama
It was a legitimate surprise when the conservative-dominated US Supreme Court ordered Alabama's conservative-dominated state government last month to redraw its congressional map and include either a second majority-Black congressional district or something quite close to it.
2023-07-25 06:59
US heatwave leads to rising number of burns, medics say
Superheated asphalt or metal seatbelts can melt flesh in minutes, officials warn amid intense heat.
2023-07-25 06:56
Santa Barbara's daily, one of California's oldest, stops publishing after owner declares bankruptcy
The Pulitzer Prize-winning Santa Barbara News-Press, one of California’s oldest newspapers, has ceased publishing after its owner declared the 150-year-old publication bankrupt
2023-07-25 06:50
Florida’s New Slavery Curriculum Sparks DeSantis Rebuke From 2024 Rival Hurd
Will Hurd said Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, his rival for the Republican presidential nomination, should take responsibility for
2023-07-25 06:49
Oppenheimer: How he was influenced by a Hindu holy book
The 'father of the atomic bomb' counted the Hindu holy book Bhagavad Gita as one of his favourites.
2023-07-25 06:23