Day: January 12, 2024

Fourth victim dies after fiery crash near western New York concert

11:03 pm January 12, 2024

A fourth person has died nearly two weeks after a driver crashed an SUV packed with gas cans near a crowd of New Year’s concertgoers in western New York, but authorities said Friday they may never know the motive for what they call an intentional attack. Rochester police revealed Friday that motorist Michael Avery, 35, […]

Late Sen. Herb Kohl memorialized as proud Wisconsinite, diehard Bucks fan

10:48 pm January 12, 2024

Former U.S. senator and owner of the Milwaukee Bucks Herb Kohl was remembered Friday for his love of both the city where he grew up and the state of Wisconsin at a memorial service attended by sports, political and business leaders. Kohl, 88, died Dec. 27 after a brief illness. Speakers, including former President Barack […]

Georgia Republicans considering Medicaid expansion risk backlash from primary voters

10:08 pm January 12, 2024

The prospect — albeit still dim — that Georgia could fully expand Medicaid has prompted Democrats and patient advocates to turn up the pressure on Republicans in the state legislature to act. But political experts, advocates and policy analysts say GOP lawmakers face significant headwinds to approving a plan they have long derided as wasteful, […]

Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen and Dennis Rodman all absent from Bulls’ inaugural Ring of Honor celebration

10:08 pm January 12, 2024

The Big Three of the Chicago Bulls dynasty were each part of the team’s inaugural Ring of Honor class, yet there were not at the ceremony that honored them. Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen and Dennis Rodman were all absent from the United Center on Thursday night for the first Ring of Honor gala. Jordan and […]

Leon Wildes, lawyer who successfully prevented John Lennon’s deportation, dies at age 90

10:05 pm January 12, 2024

Leon Wildes, a prominent immigration lawyer best known for his landmark, yearslong fight in the 1970s to prevent John Lennon from being deported and enable the former Beatle to receive permanent residency in the U.S., has died at age 90. Wildes died Monday at Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan. His son — immigration attorney and […]