Day: March 8, 2025

Browns owner Jimmy Haslam declines to meet with Myles Garrett as tensions rise following trade request: report

5:23 am March 8, 2025

The standoff between six-time Pro Bowler Myles Garrett and the Cleveland Browns reached new heights this week as reports surfaced about a meeting that ultimately did not happen. Last month, the star pass rusher recently informed the Browns of his desire to be traded to another team. Garrett then asked to meet with Browns owner […]

Convicted double murderer executed by firing squad in South Carolina

5:18 am March 8, 2025

A South Carolina man convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend’s parents with a baseball bat in 2001 was executed by firing squad early Friday evening – a method used for the first time in 15 years in the U.S. Brad Sigmon, 67, was pronounced dead at 6:08 p.m. after being shot by three volunteer prison employees […]

South Carolina man faces federal charges for allegedly threatening to assassinate Trump

5:15 am March 8, 2025

A 47-year-old South Carolina man faces federal charges after he allegedly threatened to kill President Donald Trump. Travis Keith Lang, 47, of Irmo, South Carolina, was arraigned on federal charges Friday in a Columbia courthouse after being arrested Thursday. He pleaded not guilty and was denied bond. Lang is being held at the Lexington County […]

Defense Department begins staffing cuts as 31,000 employees offer to resign: report

5:15 am March 8, 2025

Around 4,000 Department of Defense (DOD) employees have received termination notices this week as the Trump administration moves forward with plans to downsize the federal government. ABC News reported that another 31,000 civilian employees, 3.5% of the total DOD civilian workforce, submitted a resignation request per an Office of Personnel Management email sent to employees. […]

International effort seeks new treatments for pediatric heart disease

5:10 am March 8, 2025

Australia’s Murdoch Children’s Research Institute is helping scientists use stem cell medicine and artificial intelligence to develop precision therapies for pediatric heart disease, the leading cause of death and disability in children. Around 260,000 children die from heart disease around the world each year. In the U.S., a child is born with a heart defect […]