Gift cards are a very popular and convenient way to give a gift this holiday season to your friends or family, but they can also be a target for scammers who want to steal your money or personal information. According to the Better Business Bureau (BBB) 50% more people reported …
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A Texas man allegedly stabbed and slashed the throat of a woman before rolling her up in plastic and dumping her in a pasture in San Antonio, and he was wearing an ankle monitor during the alleged incident. Roger Gonzalez, 31, was arrested Saturday afternoon in San Antonio after he …
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As the age-old adage goes, don’t mess with success. The Grammy Awards aren’t, bringing Trevor Noah back as host in 2024. Noah shared the news Wednesday night on his podcast “What Now? With Trevor Noah.” For those keeping count, the 66th Grammys will mark his fourth consecutive year of hosting …
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A Texas woman fatally shot a 14-year-old boy who allegedly tried to burglarize her home in the early hours of Thursday, Fort Worth police said. The woman had called 911 to report an attempted burglary not long before the shooting, FOX 4 reported. Police were then called back to the …
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Since the pandemic first upended American education, an estimated 50,000 students are still missing from any kind of U.S. school. That’s according to an Associated Press analysis of public, private and homeschool enrollment as of fall 2022, and U.S. Census data in 22 states, plus Washington, D.C. The reasons students …
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The tiny Aliquippa water authority in western Pennsylvania was perhaps the least-suspecting victim of an international cyberattack. It had never had outside help in protecting its systems from a cyberattack, either at its existing plant that dates to the 1930s or the new $18.5 million one it is building. Then …
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A prominent Florida megachurch says a grandson of the Rev. Billy Graham has stepped down as its pastor after a “moral failure.” Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church said Monday that Tullian Tchividjian resigned several days ago for actions that “disqualify him from continuing to serve as senior …
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PONTIAC, Mich. – A suburban Detroit judge has released three siblings who spent two weeks in juvenile detention for refusing to meet with their estranged father. Oakland County Judge Lisa Gorcyca is sending the children to summer camp instead. She held a hearing Friday, three days after a TV station …
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PONTIAC, Mich. – A suburban Detroit judge who sent three siblings to juvenile detention for failing to meet with their estranged father is sending all four to intensive therapy at a hotel. It’s the latest development in a messy custody dispute in Oakland County. Judge Lisa Gorcyca (GOR’-sa-cuh) says the …
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RICHMOND, Va. – A federal appeals court is waiting for prosecutors to respond to former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell’s request to remain free while he appeals his public corruption convictions. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ordered the response by 5 p.m. Friday. The court refused Tuesday to reconsider …
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