Day: September 12, 2023

Man accused of assisting Michigan Gov. Whitmer kidnapping plot says he should have contacted the authorities

5:14 pm September 12, 2023

A man charged with assisting the leaders of a plan to kidnap Michigan’s governor denied any role Monday but conceded he should have contacted police when talk turned to obtaining explosives. “It seemed to be getting serious,” William Null, 41, told jurors in a northern Michigan courtroom. “I don’t know if they were ever going […]

Uber driver and mother of 4 murdered in armed carjacking caught on video: lawsuit

5:08 pm September 12, 2023

The family of a Pennsylvania Uber driver who was carjacked and killed last year is suing the ride-hailing giant alleging her negligent, wrongful death was preventable, according to a federal lawsuit filed last week. Christina Spicuzza, a 38-year-old mother of four, was discovered shot dead through the back of the head around noon on Feb. […]

NFL players rip league over artificial turf after Aaron Rodgers’ season-ending injury: ‘Profit over people’

4:57 pm September 12, 2023

Aaron Rodgers’ devastating season-ending injury in his debut with the New York Jets on Monday night has reignited the debate surrounding artifical turf fields, prompting several NFL players to call out the league. An MRI on Tuesday confirmed that Rodgers, 39, suffered a torn Achilles on the fourth snap of his career with the Jets […]

Elon Musk biography contains inaccurate tale on Russia-Ukraine war incident, author admits: ‘I made a mistake’

4:57 pm September 12, 2023

Author Walter Isaacson acknowledged a “mistake” in his much-anticipated biography on Elon Musk that came out this week that characterized the tech mogul as putting his finger on the scale in favor of Russia. Isaacson wrote that Musk suddenly cut off Ukraine’s access to his Starlink internet system, which is operated by SpaceX, ahead of […]

Florida man plows stolen excavator into Walmart, police say

4:50 pm September 12, 2023

A Florida man was taken into custody Monday night after authorities say he wreaked havoc with a stolen excavator before plowing into a Walmart. Jesse Charles Smith, 47, drove the stolen heavy machinery through a storage unit in the 2700 block of SW 40th Boulevard before taking a joyride around southwest Gainesville, the Gainesville Police […]