On Tuesday, President Donald Trump commuted the 14-year sentence of disgraced former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich. Blagojevich was convicted of political corruption, including seeking to sell an appointment to Barack Obama’s old Senate seat and trying to
The Boy Scouts of America has filed for bankruptcy, this after hundreds of lawsuits related to sexual abuse allegations have been filed. The organization listed liabilities as being between $100 million and $500 million, with an estimated
On Monday, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos said he plans to spend $10 billion of his own fortune to help fight climate change. Bezos, the world’s richest man, said in an Instagram post that he’ll start giving grants this
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s push to ban the sale of assault weapons failed on Monday. Senators voted to shelve the bill for the year and ask the state crime commission to study the issue, an outcome that
Search and rescue crews on a recovery mission Sunday following an avalanche a day before on Muddy Pass near Vail, Colorado. According to law enforcement, three mono-track riders from Eagle County triggered a large avalanche Saturday afternoon.
An Ohio man who fatally shot his ex-wife and her husband says they ambushed him and his current wife in the driveway of their home, causing a shootout between all parties. Authorities responding to the property found
The CDC has confirmed another case of the coronavirus infection, the 15th confirmed case in the United States. The person infected is a U.S. evacuee from China located in Texas. Health officials say the person was evacuated
President Donald Trump’s longest serving aide, Hope Hicks, is expected to return to the administration in the coming weeks. Hicks, who departed in early 2018, will return in the coming weeks as a senior adviser reporting to
Two Ohio State University football players are facing charges of kidnapping and raping a woman, according to court documents filed in Franklin County Municipal Court in Ohio. Amir Riep, 21, and Jahsen Wint, 21, are charged with
Police in South Carolina on Wednesday released video of a girl exiting a school bus, the last known footage of the 6-year-old before she went missing. The girl, Faye Swetlik, got off that bus in Cayce, just
