U.K.’s top archbishop says getting a coronavirus vaccination is a moral issue: ‘It’s how we love our neighbor’
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby urged Brits to get the vaccine and the booster, noting it was a moral issue.
By Jaclyn PeiserDecember 22, 2021At a Christmas card exchange, a man admitted to killing his brother and pregnant sister-in-law, police chief says
Brent Hanson told the police chief he’d attacked his brother with a baseball bat on Sunday and then slashed his sister-in-law with a machete the following morning, according to a probable cause statement.
By Jessica LipscombDecember 22, 2021A man once convicted of arson was named a fire department’s acting chief. Almost all the firefighters quit.
Ten firefighters resigned this week after a board announced the change in leadership.
By Gina HarkinsDecember 22, 2021A truck driver was found guilty in deadly crash after brake failure. The prosecutor was gifted a brake shoe trophy.
A prosecutor apparently turned a brake shoe into a "memento" following the conviction of a truck driver who argued that a brake malfunction caused a deadly 2019 collision in Colorado.
By Julian MarkDecember 21, 2021Donald Trump told his supporters he got a coronavirus booster shot. They booed him.
The former president was doing a live interview with conservative pundit Bill O'Reilly.
By Jonathan EdwardsDecember 21, 2021CNN hosts were threatened by man falsely insisting Trump won in 2020: ‘Triggered over and over again by accurate news’
On Monday, Robert Lemke, 36, from Bay Point, Calif., was sentenced to three years in prison after he pleaded guilty in October to threatening a journalist’s New York-based family.
By Gina HarkinsDecember 21, 2021A 58-foot bridge disappeared from a field in Ohio. A man hired a crane service to steal it, police say.
David Bramley, 63, was charged with felony theft and accused of stealing the bridge from a field in Akron, Ohio, police said.
By Jaclyn PeiserDecember 21, 2021A patient at a care facility was in cardiac arrest. Paramedics refused to enter, citing covid restrictions.
A police officer at the scene recalled one of the first responders saying if the care center staff did not like the policy, they “should call their congressman,” the report states.
By Jaclyn PeiserDecember 20, 2021A truck driver got 110 years in prison for a deadly collision. Millions signed a petition calling that excessive.
Over four million people have signed a petition asking the Colorado governor to commute the 110-year sentence of a truck driver convicted of causing a deadly highway collision.
By Julian MarkDecember 20, 2021Ohio hospitals take out newspaper ad begging people to get vaccinated: ‘We need you to care as much as we do’
One word anchors the message: “Help.”
By Jessica LipscombDecember 20, 2021A youth group took a holiday sign to a sheriff’s home. He’s accused of holding a gun to the chaperone’s head.
The Idaho attorney general filed charges this week against a local sheriff who allegedly pointed his gun at a youth church group delivering a Thanksgiving card to his wife.
By Julian MarkDecember 17, 2021Police say 6 men targeted and robbed elderly Asians in the Bay Area: ‘Victims … were being essentially hunted’
The alleged robbers told police they preyed upon elderly Asian women because they believed they would be carrying large amounts of cash.
By Jonathan EdwardsDecember 17, 2021An Arkansas waitress served a party that tipped $4,400. It led to her getting fired.
What was supposed to be a kind, life-boosting gesture has devolved into a nightmare for Brandt and a public relations firestorm for Oven & Tap.
By Jonathan EdwardsDecember 16, 2021A video filled with racist slurs was taken at a Louisiana judge’s home. She apologized and went on unpaid leave.
Community leaders called for Michelle Odinet, a judge in Lafayette, La., to resign after a video surfaced that included use of the n-word.
By Jaclyn PeiserDecember 16, 2021In lawsuit, radio host Dave Ramsey’s former employee says he was told to ‘pray away’ covid before being fired
A former employee of evangelical Christian radio host Dave Ramsey claims in a lawsuit that he was fired for wearing a mask and social distancing.
By Julian MarkDecember 16, 2021Drug dealers kidnapped a mail carrier when their package of cocaine didn’t show, feds say. They face life in prison.
They kidnapped the mail carrier for 2 1/2 hours, threatening to kill her and her family if she didn't give them their $70,000 in cocaine.
By Jonathan EdwardsDecember 16, 2021A family took shelter in a bathroom when a violent tornado hit. Their baby is among Kentucky’s youngest victims.
After tornadoes ripped through western Kentucky on Friday night, 2-month-old Oaklynn Koon became one of the state's youngest victims.
By Julian MarkDecember 15, 2021A TikToker with a bobby pin made 28 trades for a house. Now, she plans to do it all over again.
Demi Skipper, who runs the @trademeproject TikTok account, spent the last 18 months trading up from a bobby pin until she got a house.
By Jaclyn PeiserDecember 15, 2021An Instacart driver saw an elderly couple’s ‘thin blue line’ flag. So she ran over their groceries, police say.
The driver was allegedly upset by a pro-police lawn sign in the couple's front yard.
By Jonathan EdwardsDecember 15, 2021Rapper Logic wrote the song ‘1-800-273-8255’ to save lives. He may have saved hundreds, study finds.
The song “1-800-273-8255,” a reference to the phone number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, corresponded with an increase in calls to the hotline.
By Julian MarkDecember 14, 2021