Day: June 30, 2023

Former GOP Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder sentenced to 20 years for role in corruption scandal

1:11 pm June 30, 2023

Former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in prison for his role in the largest corruption scandal in state history and taken immediately into custody, a judge declaring that “the court and the community’s patience with Larry Householder has expired.” The 64-year-old Republican tensed only slightly as U.S. District Judge […]

Tanker truck lost control on Interstate 95 leading to collapse of northbound lanes, according to officials

1:06 pm June 30, 2023

The driver of a tanker truck hauling gasoline lost control on a curved off-ramp on Interstate 95, causing the truck to flip and catch fire, leading to the collapse of the northbound lanes in early June, federal safety officials said Thursday in a preliminary report. The National Transportation Safety Board’s brief report outlined what happened […]

King of Netherlands expected to apologize for slavery 160 years after abolition

1:06 pm June 30, 2023

King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands is expected to make a formal apology for the country’s history of slavery on Saturday, the 160-year anniversary of slavery abolition in the Netherlands. The king is expected to address the issue in a manner similar to the Netherlands’ Prime Minister Mark Rutte, who made a formal apology for slavery […]

Indiana woman dies at Utah national park amid summer heat

12:59 pm June 30, 2023

An Indiana woman was found dead at a Utah national park on Wednesday. The National Park Service said Thursday that the 61-year-old visitor was pronounced dead at Canyonlands National Park. The Grand County Dispatch had received a report of an unresponsive female at Willow Flat Campground at the Island in the Sky district of the […]

Mass shooter thought he deserved a parade after killing 11 in antisemitic attack, according to psychologist

12:56 pm June 30, 2023

The man who gunned down 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue thought he deserved medals and a parade for perpetrating the nation’s deadliest antisemitic attack, a psychologist testified Thursday, calling the killer “blatantly psychotic.” Testifying for the defense, Dr. Richard Rogers, a University of North Texas forensic psychologist, said Robert Bowers was pleased with the […]