Month: February 2020

A Wisconsin teacher has been suspended after tweeting that he hoped conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh suffers a painful death from cancer. Travis Sarandos, an English teacher at the Milwaukee High School of the Arts, posted the tweet on Monday and was suspended two days later. “Rush Limbaugh absolutely should have to suffer from cancer,”

NEW YORK (AP) — California lawyer Michael Avenatti may decide to testify at his New York trial on charges that he tried to extort Nike for millions of dollars, his lawyer said Friday. Attorney Scott Srebnick said he’ll file arguments Saturday asking a judge to exclude any questions about allegations that Avenatti cheated porn star

Michelle Troconis pleaded not guilty on Friday to charges that she conspired to murder Jennifer Farber Dulos, a Connecticut woman missing since May 2019. The plea was entered in Stamford Superior Court on Friday morning. “Michelle is innocent of all these charges, and we plan to fight them through the courts,” Troconis’s attorney, Jon Schoenhorn,

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The last jailed member of the radical group MOVE was released from prison Friday, according to an attorney who represented the members in their parole appeals. Brad Thomson, an attorney for Chuck Sims Africa, posted on Twitter that the man had been released from a Pennsylvania prison. Africa was the last of

NEW YORK (AP) — Victims of imprisoned financier Bernard Madoff’s mammoth Ponzi scheme can express views on whether he should be released early from prison, prosecutors said Friday. The U.S. attorney’s office in Manhattan announced that those who suffered financial losses in the scheme have until the end of February to submit emails to Judge

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. hiring jumped last month, and many more people were encouraged to look for work, showing that the economy remains robust despite threats from China’s viral outbreak, an ongoing trade war and struggles at Boeing. The strong job growth gives President Donald Trump more evidence for his assertion that the economy is

A community meeting, meant to promote diversity at Saline Area Schools in Michigan, ended in tension after a parent yelled out racist comments. The meeting was held after “offensive and inappropriate racist comments using derogatory terms about African Americans” were posted on social media by Saline High School students, according to the school district. Adrian

An endangered gray wolf that wandered more than 8,700 miles after leaving her pack in Oregon has died in Northern California. The remains of the 3-to-4-year-old female wolf, known as OR-54, were found on Wednesday in Shasta County, according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. “We are currently investigating the circumstances surrounding OR-54’s

Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackle Derrick Nnadi vowed to pay the adoption fees for more than 100 dogs if his team won the Super Bowl. The Chiefs won. And Nnadi made good on his promise. Now, thanks to his generosity, every kennel at one of KC Pet Project’s animal shelters is empty. “Because of Derrick