Huffman, Loughlin Make First Court Appearances

Wed, 03 Apr 2019 16:32:00 CDT

Hollywood stars Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin made their initial appearances in Boston's federal court alongside other wealthy parents Wednesday to face charges in the college bribery scandal that has roiled the world of admissions and amplified complaints the system is stacked in favor of the rich. The two actresses...

Britney Spears to Spend Month in Mental Health Facility: Report

Wed, 03 Apr 2019 16:00:13 CDT

Back in January, Britney Spears put her new Las Vegas show on hold so she could be with her dad as he recovered from some serious health issues. Now, as those health issues continue, sources say Spears' stress over them has increased to the point that she checked herself into...

A Game of Chance Is Drawing Thousands to Hudson, SD

Wed, 03 Apr 2019 15:33:00 CDT

Hudson, South Dakota, is home to 324 people, except on recent Wednesdays, when that population temporarily swells by several thousand. They're headed to Waddy's Bar for the chance to win a game of chance that has so far ended with no winner, pushing the pot to $216,133, reports the...

US Indexes Hold On to Moderate Gains

Wed, 03 Apr 2019 15:04:00 CDT

A late stumble took away much of the gains from an early rally but major US indexes still ended slightly higher on Wall Street, the AP reports. Another drop in Boeing Wednesday held back the Dow Jones Industrial Average, but the 30-stock index still managed to post a slight gain....

They Were Competing for a Parking Spot... for More Than an Hour

Wed, 03 Apr 2019 14:34:00 CDT

It's not exactly clear how it started, but on Monday night in Los Angeles' Koreatown neighborhood, two cars ended up in a standoff over a parking spot ... and it lasted for more than an hour. As the New York Post explains, Twitter user Chicken Tikka Mariah first noticed the cars...

Brexit Meeting Was 'Useful but Inconclusive'

Wed, 03 Apr 2019 14:04:19 CDT

Britain's Brexit drama went into overtime Wednesday as Theresa May and the country's main opposition sought a compromise deal to prevent an abrupt British departure from the EU at the end of next week. In an about-face that left pro-Brexit members of May's Conservative Party howling with outrage, May sought...

How the Repeated Mention of a Basement Cracked a Case

Wed, 03 Apr 2019 13:52:07 CDT

It took 42 years to get justice for the Lyon sisters —decades that didn't pass unnoticed by Mark Bowden. In a Washington Post article adapted from his new book, The Last Stone: A Masterpiece of Criminal Interrogation , Bowden writes that he was a "green 23-year-old" on the crime beat at...

Racist Symbol Used in New Zealand Shows Up in Tennessee

Wed, 03 Apr 2019 13:23:45 CDT

You may not be familiar with the Highlander Education and Research Center, but you certainly know the names attached to it: The prominent social justice organization hosted the likes of Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks decades ago; on Friday, its main office was completely burned in a fire...

Alabama Prisons Have Problems —Big Problems

Wed, 03 Apr 2019 12:55:34 CDT

The Justice Department issued a scathing report on Alabama's prisons on Wednesday, saying the state is violating the Constitution by failing to protect inmates from violence and sexual abuse and by housing them in unsafe and overcrowded facilities. The department gave Alabama 49 days to correct the violations, or possibly...