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Illinois stabbing spree leaves 4 dead, suspect in custody

A stabbing spree in Illinois left four people dead and five injured, including one person in critical condition, officials said Wednesday. The attacks happened at multiple locations in Rockford, Illinois, west of Chicago. A suspect, who police said “attacked and stabbed” the victims, has been taken into custody. Police said he is a 22-year-old man, but he remains identified. TEXAS …

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Baltimore bridge collapse draws comparisons to Obama-produced film about cargo ship cyberattack

Images from the shocking bridge collapse in Baltimore have drawn comparisons online to a recent film produced by Barack and Michelle Obama about a cargo ship under cyberattack.The White House has said the incident involving the cargo ship that plowed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge was not believed to have had nefarious intent and showed no signs of terrorism …

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Former Los Angeles Deputy Mayor Raymond Chan convicted in sprawling bribery case

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former Los Angeles Deputy Mayor Raymond Chan was convicted Wednesday of racketeering, bribery, fraud and giving false statements to investigators in a sprawling pay-to-play corruption scandal at City Hall. The federal jury reached the guilty verdict less than 24 hours after lawyers finished closing arguments, the Los Angeles Times reported. LA BURGLARS TUNNELED THROUGH BUSINESSES TO …

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Broncos coach Sean Payton gives blunt 1-word response when asked if it was difficult to release Russell Wilson

Before the 2022 season began, Russell Wilson inked a five-year, $245 million extension with the Denver Broncos that was set to go into effect this season, but he was released by the team before that extension began. When free agency opened up earlier this month, the Broncos released Wilson, and a few days later, he found a new home in …

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Prosecutors slam Hunter Biden attorneys in federal court: 'You attack the facts'

Prosecutors went after Hunter Biden’s attorneys during an hours-long hearing Wednesday on several motions to dismiss criminal tax evasion charges against the president’s son. The first son did not appear in federal court in Los Angeles on Wednesday, but his attorney Abbe Lowell argued in favor of dismissing what he claimed were politically motivated charges. He said the government was …

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Richard Serra, renowned American sculptor, dies at 85

Famed American artist and sculptor Richard Serra, known for turning curving walls of rusting steel and other malleable materials into large-scale pieces of outdoor artwork that are now dotted across the world, died Tuesday at his home in Long Island, New York. He was 85. Considered one of his generation’s most preeminent sculptors, the San Francisco native originally studied painting …

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Baltimore bridge collapse: Details emerge about 6 presumed dead as harrowing audio is released

A search for the six construction workers who are presumed dead following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore resumed Wednesday morning as details are emerging about their identities and the families they leave behind. One of the missing Brawner Builders employees has been identified by Telemundo Washington D.C. as 49-year-old Miguel Luna of El Salvador, whose …

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New Orleans Jazz Fest to feature vibrant cultural showcase and culinary delights

The Fair Grounds Race Course, which plays host to the 2024 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, begins its annual transformation in earnest Tuesday as organizers prepare to take over the field this spring for two weekends of music, food and fun. “Jazz Fest is back starting today!,” exclaimed festival producer Quint Davis during its one-month-before news conference inside the …

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