NY Federal prosecutors said Wednesday that they might bring additional charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams and indict others in the corruption case against him. Prosecutors made the disclosure as Adams appeared in court for a hearing days after he was indicted on charges that he accepted about $100,000 worth of free or deeply discounted international flights, hotel stays, meals and entertainment from foreign interests, and obtained illegal campaign contributions. The allegations span nearly a decade, dating to when Adams was Brooklyn's borough president. The judge didn't immediately set a date for his trial, which prosecutors estimated will take about four weeks. Adams' lawyer, Alex Spiro, asked to hold the trial in March, before an important ballot deadline for next June's mayoral election.
Longtime MLB star Pete Rose died on Monday afternoon, his agent confirmed to TMZ. He was 83. read more
Singer-songwriter Kris Kristofferson, whose poignant lyrics made him a country music legend and whose rugged good looks led to 1970s Hollywood movie star fame, has died. He was 88. Kristofferson died at his Maui, California, home on Saturday, a representative for Kristofferson confirmed to People magazine and Variety. A cause of death was not given. "It is with a heavy heart that we share the news our husband/father/grandfather, Kris Kristofferson, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 28 at home," the Kristofferson family said in a statement. "We're all so blessed for our time with him. Thank you for loving him all these many years, and when you see a rainbow, know he's smiling down at us all."
A fire broke out at a chemical plant just east of Atlanta on Sunday, prompting officials to ask residents in the area to evacuate. At around 5 a.m., a sprinkler head malfunctioned at the BioLab plant in Conyers, "causing a mixture with a water reactive chemical," Rockdale County Fire Chief Marian McDaniel said. "There was a small fire on the roof, which has been contained, but at that time, right now, there are no other issues," McDaniel said. The fire department is working on removing the material from the building and the water source, McDaniel said at a press conference Sunday. Officials did not say what kind of chemical was released, but advised people to shelter in place and said the situation could change quickly
Why do football fans seem to gravitate towards Donald Trump? According to OutKick's fearless leader Clay Travis, the answer is easy: He's one of the guys. "I think college football fans are salt of the Earth' guys and gals ... I naturally trust anyone who is a college football fan. It doesn't matter who you root for. I feel like we speak a common language," Travis responded during an appearance on Fox and Friends with Will Cain. "So when you find out somebody else is a college football fan, everything else sort of fades to the background, and you just want to talk about the pomp and circumstance, the pageantry, the traditions and everything around it, and we speak a common language," he continued. read more
The year was 1980. Dietrich is arrested and a lottery winner tosses the money out a window.