Day: September 18, 2023

Private Louisiana zoo criticizes USDA after regulators seize ailing giraffe

6:03 pm September 18, 2023

A private Louisiana zoo says that federal regulators overreached last week when they took away an ailing giraffe. Local news outlets report that Barn Hill Preserve, which markets close-up encounters with exotic animals, is challenging the decision by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to seize a giraffe named Brazos on Tuesday. Leaders of the zoo, […]

Utah children’s book author who allegedly poisoned husband accused of asking brother to falsely testify

5:54 pm September 18, 2023

A Utah mom of three and children’s book author accused of poisoning her husband to death last year allegedly asked her brother to falsely testify in a letter she wrote from jail, according to prosecutors. Summit County Sheriff’s Office deputies located the six-page, handwritten letter written to Kouri Richins’ mother, Lisa Darden, in her jail […]

GOP border hawks fear Mayorkas could be let off the hook thanks to Biden impeachment inquiry

5:46 pm September 18, 2023

Some House Republicans fear that Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas may get off the hook for his alleged mishandling of the U.S. border due to the new impeachment inquiry into President Biden. While House Republicans are overwhelmingly in favor of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s newly announced impeachment inquiry, the House Oversight Committee has also been […]

Karen Read, charged with murder in Boston cop boyfriend’s death, learns trial start date after heated hearing

5:16 pm September 18, 2023

A date has been set for the highly anticipated murder trial of Karen Read, who is accused of backing into and killing her Boston police officer boyfriend John O’Keefe after a night of drinking in January 2022. Read is currently scheduled to stand trial more than two years after the incident, as Judge Beverly J. […]

Future ‘Wheel of Fortune’ host Ryan Seacrest hopes Vanna White stays on show amid reported contract dispute

5:07 pm September 18, 2023

Ryan Seacrest is looking forward to filling Pat Sajak’s shoes. While Seacrest is slated to take over for Sajak when he retires after the current season of “Wheel of Fortune,” longtime co-host Vanna White has been quiet about her own future on the show, even as rumors have swirled of a difficult contract dispute. Now, […]