Taos County deputies in New Mexico arrested two men in connection with the death of their roommate, Matthew McLaughlin (25), a US Army veteran who had moved to the area from Virginia. The men are accused of killing McLaughlin and then disposing parts of his body at several sites near Tres Piedras. McLaughlin was last seen 26 July. Joiner (23) admitted to shooting McLaughlin during a search of the home the two shared with another roommate, David Degroat (22) whom Joiner also implicated in the crime. Joiner allegedly confessed that he shot McLaughlin with Degroat's help, adding that "I did it, I f"ked him, and I don't f"king regret it." Degroat contended that Joiner forced him to assist with the grisly murder and lure McLaughlin into an ambush while he was walking home with groceries. He allegedly told authorities that Joiner shot McLaughlin three times with an AR-15 style rifle " once in the chest and twice in the head. Read more
How do you get a stuck SIM card out of your phone when you have the tray out?? Any ideas??
Caught In Providence judge has died of pancreatic cancer. He was 88
A federal judge has ordered Mississippi to redraw its election map used in voting for state supreme court justices after finding the current one dilutes the power of Black voters in violation of a landmark federal voting rights law.
Cash-conscious consumers choosing to eat in rather than dine out have raised the prospect of an upturn in earnings for supermarkets and food delivery firms, according to data, analysts and company executives. U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff policies have added to economic uncertainty, increased the likelihood of stubborn inflation and made consumers question whether restaurants are worth the expense.
"The community's two architects " a classically trained French horn player who has livestreamed his own sex videos, and a former jazz pianist arrested but not charged for attempted murder in Ecuador " say they must personally confirm that applicants are white before they can be welcomed in."
House Bill 1255, passed this spring, mandates that parents either consent for the entire school year or approve before each instance of corporal punishment in both traditional public and charter schools. The new rules take effect for the 2025-2026 school year. Read more
The referral looks pretty damning. If the allegations are true.
Donald Trump declared himself a war hero while lamenting that he does not get enough credit for ordering bombings in Iran. The president, who never served in the military and avoided the Vietnam draft due to a bone spur diagnosis, made the claim while speaking to conservative radio and Fox News host Mark Levin on Tuesday.
"You know we have an ocean that's separating us, right? A thing called... an ocean," he said. "A big, beautiful ocean. And, uh, they don't, they're right there. So it's a different kind of a thing for them." Trump possibly appeared to be referring to the Atlantic, which separates the U.S. from Europe and the west of Russia. The U.S. is, however, also separated from Russia to the west by the Bering Sea. The coast of the mainland of Alaska, where Trump and Putin met last Friday, is separated by 55 miles of sea from the eastern coast of Russia. At the closest point of any land, Alaska's Little Diomede Island is separated from Russia's Big Diomede Island by 2.4 miles of open water"which turns to ice capable of bearing human weight in winter.
When House Republican leaders rushed to leave Washington for a long August break, they seemed desperate to quell the anger among their supporters about the Trump administration's backtracking on a promise to release files related to its investigation of the accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. But halfway through a five-week congressional recess, the clamor shows little sign of quieting. [Meanwhile] Democrats, in some cases with the help of Republicans, have laid a series of procedural traps that will make it all but impossible for the G.O.P. to avoid confronting the issue again when Congress reconvenes in September. Read more
President Donald Trump has launched an attack on the nation's museums for being "WOKE," specifically targeting the Smithsonian in all caps as "OUT OF CONTROL." The Trump administration is on a crusade against institutions of learning, from universities to museums, to ensure they align with a narrative that presents history in a way that glorifies the nation rather than documents and explains the American historical journey, warts and all. He continues: "The Smithsonian is OUT OF CONTROL, where everything discussed is how horrible our Country is, how bad Slavery was, and how unaccomplished the downtrodden have been " Nothing about Success, nothing about Brightness, nothing about the Future."
John Deere has been hit hard by President Donald Trump's tariffs. The farm equipment manufacturer and industry bellwether just announced mass layoffs affecting more than 200 workers at three Midwestern plants.
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