Day: October 13, 2023

Ex-convict convicted in fatal shootings of 2 California women in 2016 near Las Vegas strip

10:10 pm October 13, 2023

An ex-convict has been convicted of fatally shooting two Northern California women near the Las Vegas Strip more than seven years ago. Omar Talley, 38, had been on trial for nearly two weeks before a jury returned a guilty verdict in the double homicide case Tuesday afternoon, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported. The newspaper said […]

Chaos at the Capitol as George Santos rages against anti-Israel protester: ‘f—ing terrorist sympathizer’

10:03 pm October 13, 2023

The hallways of the Longworth House Office Building, which connects to the U.S. Capitol, descended into chaos Friday when Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., launched a profanity-laced tirade against an anti-Israel protester who accosted him while he was holding a baby. “The fact that we have terrorism sympathizers in this building is unacceptable. They should not […]

Michigan business titan Florine Mark dead at 90

9:58 pm October 13, 2023

Florine Mark, a Michigan business icon and former owner of Weight Watchers franchises in Michigan and Ontario, Canada, has died. She was 90. Mark died Friday morning, said Kelly Woerner, a staff member with Ira Kaufman Chapel in the Detroit suburb of Southfield. She said additional details were not immediately available and that Mark’s relatives […]

St. Louis jail under state investigation over mismanagement, abuse claims

9:57 pm October 13, 2023

The Missouri state auditor is investigating the city jail in St. Louis, citing allegations of mismanagement, inadequate nutrition and medical care, and interference with a civilian oversight board. The investigation by the office of Republican Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick was triggered by a request from Democratic state Sen. Steve Roberts of St. Louis, who said he […]

BBC journalist says he quit after network refused to label Hamas as ‘terrorists’

9:48 pm October 13, 2023

Journalist Noah Abrahams said he quit the BBC over the network’s decision not to label Hamas as “terrorists” during coverage of the group’s terror attacks in Israel – but the BBC pushed back on his claim. “British Jews are terrified,” Abrahams told Peter Cardwell on TalkTV. “I’ve just made a really monumental career decision, and life decision. So as […]