Day: September 28, 2023

Former Michigan marijuana board head gets almost 5 years in federal prison

11:14 pm September 28, 2023

A man formerly known as a powerful Michigan lawmaker was sentenced Thursday to nearly five years in federal prison for accepting bribes as head of a marijuana licensing board. Rick Johnson admitted accepting at least $110,000 when he led the board from 2017 to 2019. “I am a corrupt politician,” Johnson told the judge, according […]

2 Chicago officers acquitted of unarmed man’s shooting

11:13 pm September 28, 2023

Two Chicago police officers accused of shooting an unarmed man and then lying about it were acquitted by a judge Thursday. Sgt. Christopher Liakopoulos and Officer Ruben Reynoso were within their rights to protect themselves when they opened fire, wounding 23-year-old Miguel Medina twice on July 22, 2022, Cook County Judge Lawrence Flood ruled. “The […]

North Carolina lottery achieves record-breaking $1 billion in annual net earnings

10:15 pm September 28, 2023

North Carolina’s state-run lottery has for the first time exceeded $1 billion in annual net earnings, buoyed by record sales credited in part to interest in enormous multistate jackpot drawings, officials said Wednesday. The North Carolina State Lottery Commission announced the net earnings of $1.015 billion for the fiscal year ending June 30, or $85 […]

Biden approves federal disaster assistance for Louisiana’s battle against saltwater intrusion

10:13 pm September 28, 2023

President Joe Biden announced Wednesday that federal disaster assistance is available for Louisiana, which is working to slow a mass inflow of salt water creeping up the Mississippi River and threatening drinking water supplies in the southern part of the state. Biden’s action authorizes the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency […]

Food delivery driver’s personal grudge cited as motive in shooting outside US Embassy in Beirut

10:12 pm September 28, 2023

Lebanese police said Thursday that a food delivery driver who opened fire outside the U.S. Embassy in Beirut last week allegedly did so because of a personal grudge against the guards at the compound. The police said they had arrested the suspected shooter on Monday, identifying him only by his initials M.K. and that he […]