Pittsburgh synagogue mass shooter is sentenced to death

In an unanimous decision, a jury in Pittsburgh has recommended a death sentence for the gunman who killed 11 people and injured seven more in a mass shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue in 2018.  The jury, who were on their second day of deliberations after almost 10 total hours deliberating, were weighing either a death …

WWE Executive Chairman Vince McMahon served with subpoena by federal agents

The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) disclosed on Wednesday that federal law enforcement agents executed a search warrant on executive chairman Vince McMahon  last month, serving him with a federal grand jury subpoena. The WWE also revealed Wednesday that McMahon “went on medical leave after undergoing major spinal surgery.”   The WWE said in its quarterly …

Donald Trump charged with four felony counts in conspiracy to overturn 2020 election

Former President Donald Trump was indicted Tuesday by a federal grand jury on four counts related to charged he conspired to defraud the Unite States and overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. The indictment from special counsel Jack Smith’s office said: “The purpose of the conspiracy was to overturn the legitimate results of …

CVS Health laying off 5,000 employees in cost-saving measure

CVS is laying off about 5,000 employees in a cost-cutting effort, the pharmacy chain confirmed Tuesday. CVS employs about 300,000 people. The news comes ahead of CVS’s quarterly earnings report on Wednesday. The Rhode Island-based company said in a statement that it is “evolving to adapt to new consumer health needs and expectations” adding, “we …

‘Doomsday’ mom Lori Vallow Daybell gets life in prison without parole

Lori Vallow Daybell was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for murdering her two children, as well as conspiring to murder her husband’s first wife in a plot that stemmed from the ‘doomsday’ prophesies she believed. Daybell was found guilty of two counts of first-degree murder for the 2019 deaths of …

Georgia judge denies Trump request to quash interference probe

A Georgia judge has rejected former President Donald Trump’s request to quash an investigation by a special grand jury into his alleged attempts to overturn his 2020 election loss in the state, and to disqualify District Attorney Fani Willis from further involvement in the case. In a nine-page order on Monday, Judge Robert McBurney of …

American nurse and her child kidnapped near Port-au-Prince, Haiti

An American nurse and her child were kidnapped near Haiti’s capital of Port-au-Prince on Thursday.  El Roi Haiti, a Christian humanitarian organization, has identified the woman as Alix Dorsainvil. Dorsainvi works for the nonprofit organization, and her husband and the child’s father, Sandro Dorsainvil, is the organization’s founder and director of operations in Haiti. Dorsainvil, …

Two people killed by gunfire blocks away from University of Florida campus

Police in Gainesville, Florida confirmed that two people were killed after shots rang out in a crowd in nearby the University of Florida campus. The Gainesville Police Department said police officers had been conducting crowd control in downtown Gainesville in the area of 900 West University Avenue – several blocks from the University of Florida …

Former President Trump, additional staffer face new charges in Mar-a-Lago documents case

In a new indictment filed by special counsel on Thursday, former President Donald Trump faces accusations that he and aides asked a staffer to delete camera footage at his Mar-a-Lago Florida estate in an effort to obstruct the classified documents investigations. The allegations in the updated grand jury indictment not only added new charges against …

Anheuser-Busch InBev to lay off about 350 employees amid boycott of Bud Light

Anheuser-Busch InBev, the company that owns Budweiser, is laying off about 350 corporate employees as the company deals with slumping sales of Bud Light in light of a continued conservative boycott after partnering with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney. In a statement, Anheuser-Busch said it is eliminating close to 2% of workers “across every corporate function,” …