Day: March 21, 2024

Washington man pleads guilty for eagle ‘killing spree,’ faces up to 5 years in prison, $250K fine

3:07 pm March 21, 2024

A Washington state man accused of helping kill thousands of birds pleaded guilty in federal court on Wednesday to shooting eagles on an American Indian reservation in Montana and selling their feathers and body parts on the black market. Travis John Branson pleaded guilty to conspiracy, wildlife trafficking and two counts of trafficking federally protected […]

Deaf lawmaker welcomed to German parliament in historic first

3:01 pm March 21, 2024

The German parliament on Thursday welcomed its first deaf lawmaker, who took her place in a moment that the house’s speaker described as historic. Heike Heubach, 44, narrowly missed out on a seat in parliament’s lower house, or Bundestag, in Germany’s 2021 election. But she joined the house this week as the replacement for Uli […]

Elizabeth Taylor required a ‘gift every day’ on set of ‘The Flintstones,’ former co-star says

3:00 pm March 21, 2024

Kyle MacLachlan is confessing that one of his 1994 co-stars in “The Flintstones” had some high expectations. “She had to have a gift every day,” the “Sex and the City” alum told Jesse Tyler Ferguson on his “Dinner’s on Me” podcast of Elizabeth Taylor’s demands for agreeing to be in the live-action version of the […]

US Transportation Department launches probe into handling of passenger personal data by airlines

2:55 pm March 21, 2024

Federal officials said Thursday they will review how airlines protect personal information about their passengers and whether they are making money by sharing that information with other parties. The U.S. Department of Transportation said its review will focus on the 10 biggest U.S. airlines and cover their collection, handling and use of information about customers. […]

Virginia has advice for Purdue as Boilermakers attempt comeback after March Madness upset

2:54 pm March 21, 2024

Purdue had just fallen unexpectedly in the Big Ten Tournament last week and Braden Smith sat down alongside star Zach Edey and coach Matt Painter to meet reporters. It took three questions to conjure a March Madness specter: the Boilermakers’ improbable loss as a No. 1 seed to 16th-seeded Fairleigh Dickinson in last year’s NCAA […]