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San Francisco Trans Sex Worker Who Killed Customer Asking for Refund After Finding Out She was Transgender
A San Francisco sex worker who was convicted of voluntary manslaughter in the 2023 killing of a customer who asked for his money back,…
James Van Der Zee’s Dreamlike Images of the Departed
You could tell that he was getting back to work when the drinking stopped and the parties stopped. Sitting in uneasy silence—he hated…
Chicago, ICE, and the Lie of the American Pastoral
The taunt—a tack—isn’t new, only reinvigorated under the current regime. Assuaging the anxieties of folks who are not from around here is…
Convicted Oklahoma Child Sex Offender Who Faked His Death, Arrested in New York After 13 Years on the Run
Anthony Lennon, a convicted child sex offender from Moore who faked his death at a Super 8 Motel in 2012, has been captured in Canton, New…
Paige Spiranac Breaks the Internet with Racy Halloween Costume as Fans Ask for More
Golf glamor girl Paige Spiranac set pulses racing once again with a bold Instagram post — this time getting into the Halloween spirit to…
American Horror Story Season 13 Premiere, Story, Cast, and More
American Horror Story season 13 is exactly a year away from its premiere. Ryan Murphy Productions announced the premiere date and cast…
FBI Raids Suburban Home and Arrests Five Homegrown Terrorists, Including 16-Year-Old, Plotting ISIS-Inspired Terror Attack on Halloween Weekend
Five people suspected of planning a terror attack were arrested Friday morning in Michigan. The FBI's Detroit field office confirmed that…
Bexar County Infant Dies After Being Mauled by Pitbull, Babysitter Charged
The Bexar County Medical Examiner confirmed that the 1-year-old boy who was mauled by pit bulls earlier this week has succumbed to his…
Two United Airlines Planes Collide at LaGuardia as Airports Grapple with Inclement Weather and Staff Shortage
Two United Airlines aircraft collided with each other while on the runway at New York's LaGuardia Airport. The incident took place on…
Fed's Waller calls for December rate cut, as hawks press for policy pause
A clutch of Federal Reserve bank presidents on Friday (Oct 31) aired their discomfort with the US central bank’s decision to cut interest…
Trump administration announces US$100 million in funding to upgrade coal plants
The US Department of Energy on Friday (Oct 31) announced that it would make US$100 million available to refurbish and modernise existing…
Oil ends slightly up, trade choppy on report, denial of US attack plan on Venezuela
Oil prices settled slightly higher after a wild trading session on Friday (Oct 31), popping up as media reports said US air strikes on…
European shares end week lower after corporate results, inflation data
European equities edged lower on Friday (Oct 31) as investors absorbed mixed quarterly results and a benign euro zone inflation report…
Federal judge rules Trump can't require citizenship proof on the federal voting form
President Donald Trump's request to add a documentary proof of citizenship requirement to the federal voter registration form cannot be…
Trump urged GOP-led states to redraw U.S. House districts. Now other states also are gerrymandering
President Donald Trump's call for Republicans to redraw U.S. House districts ahead of next year's election has triggered an unusual…
Trump puts spotlight on Nigeria where Islamists reportedly killed thousands of Christians this year
President Trump on Friday declared Nigeria a country of particular concern, citing the "existential threat" Christianity is facing in the…
Illinois lawmakers approve ban on immigration arrests near courthouses
Illinois lawmakers have sent Gov. JB Pritzker legislation prohibiting federal authorities from making immigration arrests near…
Virginia state Senate approves constitutional amendment to allow mid-decade redistricting
The Virginia state Senate on Friday approved a constitutional amendment to allow the Legislature to redraw the state's congressional…
Heritage President Kevin Roberts hit with conservative backlash for defense of Tucker Carlson
Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts was pilloried by his fellow conservatives for defending podcast host Tucker Carlson after his…
Ohio panel and Virginia lawmakers move forward with congressional redistricting plans
An Ohio panel adopted new U.S. House districts on Friday that could boost the GOP's chances of winning two additional seats in next year's…
What's the filibuster and why does Trump want to get rid of it during the shutdown?
Seemingly frustrated by the government shutdown and Democrats' unwillingness to accept a Republican funding bill, President Donald Trump…
Wisconsin's governor signs Kennedy-inspired bill allowing candidates to withdraw from the ballot
Wisconsin's Democratic governor on Friday signed a bipartisan bill that will allow candidates to remove their names from the ballot,…