Day: January 22, 2024

Virginia city to rename first set of streets that honor Confederate leaders

9:17 pm January 22, 2024

In an effort to honor the contributions of prominent African American figures in the city’s history, the Alexandria City Council has unanimously voted to rename the first set of streets that honor Confederate leaders. On Saturday, the city council passed a measure that would change the names of three streets and re-dedicate a fourth. There […]

‘Pawn Stars’ Rick Harrison says son Adam died from fentanyl overdose, blames border crisis

9:13 pm January 22, 2024

“Pawn Stars” personality Rick Harrison revealed his son, Adam Harrison, died from a fentanyl overdose, Fox News Digital confirmed. Adam was 39. “Yes, I can confirm Adam died from a fentanyl overdose,” Rick said in a statement to Fox News Digital. “The fentanyl crisis in this country must be taken more seriously. It seems it […]

North Carolina school teachers ordered to pay back $1,250 bonuses they accidentally received

9:08 pm January 22, 2024

A North Carolina school district accidentally gave several teachers a bonus they should not have received, and now the faculty is required to pay the money back. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg School District said in a statement that 225 high school English teachers inadvertently received a $1,250 recruitment bonus in an off-cycle paycheck paid on Jan. 12, […]

Supreme Court rejects appeal from former Hunter Biden business partner regarding criminal conviction

9:06 pm January 22, 2024

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from Hunter Biden’s former business partner regarding his criminal conviction for his alleged role in defrauding a Native American tribe. Devon Archer, who served on Ukrainian energy company Burisma’s board alongside Hunter Biden, previously lost an appeal before the high court. A federal judge sentenced Archer to prison […]

Haiti religious leaders plead for release of kidnapped nuns, urge government action

8:16 pm January 22, 2024

The Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince pleaded for the release of six nuns kidnapped last week and demanded that Haiti’s government crack down on gang violence, in a strongly worded letter released Monday. The Archdiocese, along with the Haitian Conference of the Religious, said in the letter that Haitians are tired of the “reign of terror” imposed […]