Day: December 20, 2023

‘Green River Killer’ victim identified as runaway Washington teen

11:41 pm December 20, 2023

Authorities have identified a teenage girl killed by the Green River serial killer in Washington state four decades ago. Lori Anne Razpotnik was 15 when she ran away from her home in Lewis County in 1982. Her family never saw her again. Her remains were found in 1985 over a road embankment in Auburn, south […]

Congress expands scope of Harvard investigation to include allegations of president’s plagiarism

11:18 pm December 20, 2023

A House of Representatives committee has expanded its inquiry against Harvard University’s handling of antisemitism on campus to include its embattled President Claudine Gay, who is facing a myriad of plagiarism allegations. The chair of the Committee on Education and the Workforce, Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-VA, sent a four-page letter Wednesday to Penny Pritzker, the […]

Arizona man arrested for threatening federal judge, FBI agents, other officials

11:16 pm December 20, 2023

An Arizona man has been arrested for allegedly making online threats against federal agents and employees, according to authorities. Michael Lee Tomasi, 37, was taken into custody last Friday, FBI officials in Phoenix said. He is a resident of the small community of Rio Verde near the Phoenix suburb of Scottsdale, but he has also […]

WV state trooper’s leg amputated during recovery from weekend gunfight

11:15 pm December 20, 2023

Two West Virginia state troopers wounded in a weekend exchange of gunfire with a suspect who was killed are recovering, police said Wednesday. Trooper A. A. Bean, who was shot four times, had to have his left leg amputated above the knee, but is doing well now, police said in the statement. Trooper C. D. […]

Former Jackson, Mississippi city employee gets probation for art grant wire fraud scheme

11:13 pm December 20, 2023

A former employee of Mississippi’s capital city has been sentenced to five years of probation and ordered to pay restitution for fraudulently taking tens of thousands of dollars in grant money intended for artistic projects in the city, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. DISGRACED NC AUDITOR BETH WOOD PLEADS GUILTY TO MISDEMEANOR CHARGES ON LAST DAY […]

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