Federal prosecutors in the college admissions scandal tell a judge in court documents that their late disclosure of some notes to defense attorneys was due to an error, but that should not result in a dismissal of the charges against actress Lori Loughlin, her husband and 12 others. Prosecutors in Massachusetts on Wednesday filed their…… MORE
When she was a child growing up in Ohio, Amy Acton says, people looked down on her and her brother because they were poor — really poor. “I remember walking the north side (of Youngstown) and people seeing us walk by — because everyone walked then — and giving us breakfast, my brother and I,…… MORE
In the US, the largest known concentration of coronavirus cases outside of hospitals isn’t on a cruise ship or in a nursing home. It’s at a jail in Chicago. At least 251 detainees and 150 staff members — mostly deputies — at Cook County Jail have tested positive for coronavirus, the county sheriff’s office said…… MORE
Janie Kasse already had full-time and part-time jobs, but after her mother’s assisted living facility closed its doors to visitors amid the Covid-19 pandemic, she knew she needed a third job. As a hospitality aide at the Jeffersonville, Indiana, facility housing her mother. “My mom is so used to seeing me all the time, and…… MORE
Children are among those fighting coronavirus and those feeling the pain it causes, and a story book wants to help them navigate both. The story — “My Hero is You, How Kids can fight Covid-19!” — features a creature named Ario, who helps explain how children can protect against the virus and cope with the…… MORE
An 86-year-old woman who broke coronavirus social distancing guidelines and grabbed onto another patient’s IV pole in the emergency room was shoved, fell to the floor, hit her head and later died, according to a report from the New York City Police Department. Janie Marshall, broke the recommended six-foot space between herself and patient Cassandra…… MORE
The week leading up to Easter is called Holy Week. It begins with Palm Sunday and ends on Holy Saturday, but each day in between comes with its own name and celebrations. Today is Maundy Thursday. In the Bible, this is the day when the Last Supper takes place, and it marks the moment that…… MORE
With Passover underway and Easter around the corner, the Department of Homeland Security has warned faith communities that they could see an uptick in online hate speech. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered…… MORE
Nearly 200 prisoners were involved in a conflict that broke out in Washington state’s Monroe Correctional Complex Wednesday night, the Washington State Patrol said. The revolt included inmates from multiple parts of the complex, including its minimum security facility where the state has said at least three inmates have been infected with coronavirus, Trooper Heather…… MORE
The number of inmates infected with coronavirus in the California prison system grew by more than seven times in a little more than a week, while staff cases nearly tripled, leaving some behind bars fearful that cases will explode even as officials have begun taking steps to slow the spread. Twenty-nine inmates and more than…… MORE
A lot of terms were used to describe the man that opened fire on Republicans members of Congress at their baseball practice in Alexandria, Virginia on Wednesday. “Bernie Sanders supporter”, “left wing extremist”, “disturbed”, and “troubled” were the most common used by those investigating the matter, those who were among the targets and those who…
Usually us curmudgeons like to go on and on about how sports, music and movies were better in “our day”. I think that you can add Congressional hearings to that list as well. That’s what I was thinking during both the James Comey and Attorney General Jeff Sessions testimony the last couple of weeks. While…
While James Comey was sucking up all the oxygen in the room, there was a pretty major science announcement last week. It turns out that the human species might be much older than we originally thought. Fossils found in Morocco place our earliest ancestors on the planet as far back as 350-thousand years ago. Until…
Welcome to US Open week here in Wisconsin. Many of you will be venturing down to Erin (or Hartford or Richfield–I’ve seen all three used to describe the location of the course in stories) for practice rounds the next three days–or for the competitive rounds Thursday through Sunday (and possibly Monday–more on that later). Here…