Florida lawmakers will move to increase state control of Walt Disney World’s private government, according to a notice published Friday, the latest development in a feud over what law critics have dubbed “Don’t Say Gay.” The notice posted on the Osceola County website says the Republican-controlled statehouse will take up …
Read More »Idaho murder suspect’s DNA found on knife sheath at crime scene, affidavit says
Watch “48 Hours: The Idaho Student Murders” — correspondent Peter Van Sant reports on CBS and streaming on Paramount+. The DNA of the man accused of killing four University of Idaho students was found on a knife sheath at the crime scene, an investigator said in court documents unsealed Thursday. The …
Read More »Biden announces year
President Biden on Friday announced six full pardons for people who were convicted either while they were relatively young or decades ago, and have since served out their sentences. The pardons cover five people convicted of drug or alcohol offenses, and one woman convicted of murdering a husband she said …
Read More »Want to buy a home in 2023? These tips can help.
Many Americans may be pondering their 2023 goals, and for many that will include buying a new home. Competition in the residential real estate market is unlikely to be as intense next year as it was in 2022, experts told CBS MoneyWatch, as the soaring price of homes and mortgages …
Read More »Jamie Lopez, reality TV star from “Super Sized Salon,” dies at 37
Reality TV personality Jamie Lopez, who starred on We TV’s “Super Sized Salon,” has died, her company announced on Instagram Monday. She was 37. No details were immediately provided. Lopez’s Las Vegas-based company, Babydoll Beauty Couture, did not specify a cause of death. “On behalf of the Babydoll Beauty Couture …
Read More »DEA seizes 2,000 fentanyl pills hidden in hollowed
The Drug Enforcement Administration seized 2,000 fentanyl pills hidden in a dictionary, the agency posted on Twitter. The DEA’s Las Vegas office shared a picture of the bust that showed two large ziplock bags filled with blue fentanyl pills that were hidden in a hollowed-out English dictionary. This comes after …
Read More »Food producers now must label sesame as an allergen — and they’re putting it in more foods
A new federal law requiring that sesame be listed as an allergen on food labels is having unintended consequences: Increasing the number of products with the ingredient. Food industry experts said the requirements are so stringent that many manufacturers, especially bakers, find it simpler and less expensive to add sesame …
Read More »Men convicted of supporting Gretchen Whitmer kidnapping plot given lengthy prison sentences
A judge on Thursday handed down the longest prison terms so far in the plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, sentencing three men who forged an early alliance with a leader of the scheme before the FBI broke it up in 2020. Pete Musico was sentenced to a minimum …
Read More »Need an ambulance? Depending on the state, it will cost you
Although the U.S. outlawed most surprise medical bills starting this year, people who face a health emergency could still find themselves on the hook for hundreds of dollars — or more — in out-of-network fees. For patients with health insurance, an ambulance ride can set someone back between $500 and …
Read More »Florida woman’s 1994 murder solved after detectives dig up grave of former U.S. Marine
Florida detectives have solved the brutal 1994 murder of an 89-year-old woman after an investigation culminated in digging up the grave of a former U.S. Marine who once lived near the victim’s home, authorities said Tuesday. The Broward Sheriff’s Office announced they were finally able to close the 28-year-cold case …
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