A Tennessee man pleaded guilty Monday to kidnapping and killing Memphis mother Eliza Fletcher during her morning jog in 2022. Cleotha Abston, 40, was able to avoid the death penalty with the guilty plea to first-degree murder and will face life in prison without the possibility of parole. Fletcher, who was 34 at the time…
Two ballot boxes were burned in Washington and Oregon on Monday, possibly damaging hundreds of mail-in votes with only about a week to go before Election Day. The Portland Police Bureau responded to reports of a fire in the Buckman neighborhood of the city at about 3:30 a.m. The fire had been extinguished by security…
Push aside imagery of the towering Tyrannosaurus rex because the smallest-ever dinosaur eggs have been unearthed and represent an all new type of dinosaur species. Six small non-avian dinosaur eggs, no bigger than grapes, were discovered during a field study in Ganzhou, a city in southeast China, in 2021, according to a report published by…
An 11-year-old reported missing in Iowa was found Monday morning around 360 miles away at an Indiana gas station, police said. Indiana State Police were contacted at 2 a.m. by a detective from the Iowa City Police Department concerning a child abduction that happened in their city on Sunday, according to a department news release….
A fat Russian cat who is not the biggest fan of diets is proving to be very relatable in his struggle to shed his extra pounds. Kroshik, which translates in English to “Little Baby” or “Crumbs” is anything but little thanks to receiving a little too much love at his old home. While he’s still…
U.S. vice presidential candidate JD Vance is weighing in on one of Cincinnati residents’ recent troubles: Graeter’s rumored Skyline Chili Ice Cream. Concerns over the eyebrow-raising flavor escalated after Kroger’s website claimed that the Cincinnati-based ice cream chain Graeter’s and restaurant chain Skyline Chili appeared to have collaborated to create a “daring fusion of flavors.” Per…
The second Monday of October marks Indigenous Peoples Day and Columbus Day in the United States. In 2022, President Joe Biden issued a proclamation on Indigenous Peoples Day, but Columbus Day is still celebrated as a federal holiday. Research from Pew Research in 2023 shows the public, paid holiday is still commemorated as Columbus Day…
With Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples’ Day both falling on Monday, will any businesses or services be open on the holiday? President Franklin Delano Roosevelt designated it as a national holiday in 1934, according to the Library of Congress. Now a federal holiday, the second Monday of October has been celebrated as Columbus Day since…
Monday is becoming increasingly known as Indigenous Peoples’ Day, a commemoration of Native American history and culture. While the second Monday in October has historically been celebrated as Columbus Day and is still federally recognized as such, many have pushed for moving away from the holiday to acknowledge the atrocities Columbus committed against people living…
The head of the Federal Communications Commission says former President Donald Trump‘s calls for CBS and other networks to have their licenses revoked are threats against free speech. FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel released the statement Thursday in response to a Trump request that CBS should have its license revoked in a Truth Social post. In…