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Linda Bean, outdoors store L.L. Bean heiress and GOP donor, dead at 82

Linda Bean, the heiress of the outdoor clothing and equipment brand L.L. Bean and a major Republican donor, has died at age 82. Bean died March 23, according to Veronika Carlson, her business manager. “Linda was known for her amazing work ethic, entrepreneurial spirit as well as her pride and dedication to her home state of Maine and L.L. Bean, …

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Experts address biggest question of Baltimore bridge collapse and more top headlines

PYRAMIDS OF ROCKS – Experts address biggest question of deadly Baltimore bridge collapse. Continue reading … ‘SWING’ BLITZ – Trump’s game-changing strategy set to put ‘meat’ on campaign tactic. Continue reading … CLOCKING IN – Biden forges ahead to protect workers in Mexico despite claims he’s breaking the law. Continue reading … ‘ENVY KILLS’ – Freeloading migrant influencer mocks US …

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Jane Goodall to celebrate 90th birthday with talks on urgency of environmental action

British primatologist-turned-conservationist Dr. Jane Goodall will mark her 90th birthday next month with a series of talks. Her greatest wish is for people to start thinking more about the environment, she said in an interview last week. But in the meantime, she says she would like the gift of more years “to continue getting the message out.” “We’ve got a …

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Denver trucker convicted of `5 vehicular homicide counts for killing a Wyoming family

A Denver truck driver has been convicted of five counts of vehicular homicide for crashing a semi tractor-trailer into a sport utility vehicle carrying a Wyoming family in June 2022, killing all five of them. A Weld County jury also convicted Jesus Puebla of five other counts on Wednesday, including reckless driving and not having a valid commercial driver’s license, …

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Venezuelan migrant accused of sexually assaulting woman on Chicago university campus, denied release

A Venezuelan migrant has been charged with sexually assaulting a woman earlier this month on the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) campus. Twenty-seven-year-old Elvis Hernandez-Pernalete, who also goes by Luis Guevara, allegedly followed the woman from the UIC-Halsted Blue Line Station around 8 p.m. on March 16, and tried to grab her from behind, FOX Chicago reported. He allegedly stole …

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ICE arrests 216 illegal migrants with cocaine, fentanyl and heroin convictions

In a sweeping 12-day operation, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) says it has arrested more than 200 illegal immigrants who have convictions for drug trafficking or multiple drug possessions. The agency said that it has collared 216 illegal migrants from 30 different foreign locations who were dealing in hard drugs like cocaine, heroin, fentanyl, methamphetamine and other synthetic drugs. The …

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Dave Portnoy raises 'about $240,000' for family of fallen NYPD officer Jonathan Diller

Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy has raised “about $240,000” for the family of fallen New York Police Department officer Jonathan Diller and vowed to match additional contributions. Diller, 31, was shot and killed after a routine traffic stop in Queens Monday night turned into a shootout with a suspect. Officer Diller left behind a young widow, Stephanie, and a one …

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Baltimore bridge collapse: Maryland Gov. Wes Moore says ‘there is nothing we will not do’ on recovery efforts

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore provided an update Thursday evening on recovery efforts in the wake of the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, saying there was a “long road ahead.” Sharing the podium with Democratic Sens. Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott, Moore said, “there is nothing that we will not do” to ensure …

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Man sentenced to 11 months in prison for threatening phone calls to Pelosi and Mayorkas

A California man has been sentenced to 11 months in prison for leaving threatening voicemails to former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.,and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, the Justice Department announced on Wednesday. David Allen Carrier, 44, pleaded guilty to two counts of making threats against a federal official in December after a grand jury had indicted him three months …

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Alex Murdaugh's lawyers want to make public statements about stolen money. FBI says Murdaugh lied

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Lawyers for convicted killer Alex Murdaugh want to release to the public statements he made to the FBI about what happened to million of dollars he stole from clients and his South Carolina law firm and who might have helped him steal the money. Murdaugh’s attorneys made the request in a court filing Thursday after federal …

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