Day: July 10, 2023

Northwestern football coach Pat Fitzgerald out amid hazing scandal: reports

11:08 pm July 10, 2023

Northwestern parted ways with head football coach Pat Fitzgerald amid accusations of incessant hazing among players in the program under his leadership and that he allegedly didn’t do anything to stop it, according to multiple reports. Despite current players writing a letter in support of Fitzgerald – who had been the Wildcats’ head coach since […]

Murder suspect Eric Abril captured by California authorities after escaping hospital

11:00 pm July 10, 2023

The murder suspect who escaped from a California hospital on Sunday morning was captured a day after his escape following a massive manhunt. Eric Abril, 35, is accused of shooting a California Highway Patrol officer and two hostages in April. He was charged with murder, aggravated kidnapping and attempted murder of a peace officer and […]

Late CT political titan Lowell Weicker remembered as maverick unbound by partisan politics

10:58 pm July 10, 2023

Lowell P. Weicker Jr., a towering figure in Connecticut politics who rose to national prominence for taking on his party during the Watergate hearings as a junior Republican senator, was remembered Monday as a politician from a bygone era, unshackled by partisanship. During more than 30 years in public office, Weicker fought for AIDS funding, […]

Accused Vermont cop killer pleads innocent in fatal crash

10:56 pm July 10, 2023

A Vermont man accused of killing a 19-year-old police officer during a pursuit last week told investigators he didn’t pull over before the fatal crash because getting arrested would hurt his chances of joining the Marines, according to court documents released Monday. Tate Rheaume, 20, pleaded innocent Monday to charges of negligent operation of a […]

UK climate envoy calls rapid green transition ‘idiotic’ during meetings with John Kerry

10:17 pm July 10, 2023

British Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary Grant Shapps blasted calls Monday for a rapid shift from fossil fuels during meetings with U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry. Shapps’ remarks came during a U.S.-U.K. climate summit in which both President Biden and King Charles III participated on Monday morning. They were made in […]