Columbus, OH

Washington State

A MARTÍNEZ, BYLINE: It's time now for August's Bill of the Month. Dr. Elisabeth Rosenthal is senior contributing editor with our partner KFF Health News. Doctor, whose bill are we examining today?. ELISABETH ROSENTHAL: This bill belongs to Jamie Holmes, who lives in Washington state. In 2019, she got...

Bill of the Month: On the surgical table only once but billed for 2 operations

Jodie Beer is jailed for six years for trying to take cocaine, pills and phones into Parc prison.

Prison officer smuggled drugs in juice cartons

The Mirror US

Christopher Gregor, 32, was found guilty of aggravated manslaughter and child endangerment after disturbing footage showed him forcing his son, Corey, to sprint repeatedly and increasingly faster on a treadmill

Killer dad who tortured 6-year-old son to death with treadmill runs sentenced to 25 years

Los Angeles County, CA

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Herbie J Pilato

[Note: Unless otherwise indicated, the commentary and quotes in this article are from the author's interview with those mentioned.]. Elizabeth Montgomery was one of the most popular actors from the 1950s to her unfortunate passing from cancer in 1995. Before, during, and after her benchmark Emmy-nominated role as twitch-witch Samantha Stephens on TV's Bewitched (ABC, 1964-1972), Montgomery made over 200 additional appearances in other weekly shows, TV-movies, and feature films.

'Bewitched' Star Elizabeth Montgomery Received Death Threats for Protesting the Vietnam War

Texas State

A Texas woman, Janet Yamanaka Mello, 57, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for embezzling nearly $109 million from a youth development program for military families. Mello, a financial manager at Fort Sam Houston, used the stolen funds to purchase multiple mansions, luxury cars, and designer accessories. Fraudulent...

Texas woman sentenced for $109 million theft from US Army program

New York State

Illegal crossings at the southern border are on the decline, but officials on the northern border say they're seeing a dramatic increase. In Northern New York, migrants make their way through field, swamps and forests into the United States. North Country Public Radio's Cara Chapman takes us to the border communities that are dealing with this new reality.

Northern border communities face a dramatic increase in illegal crossings

Arizona State

Phoenix, AZ

Latin Times

An Arizona woman who went missing earlier this month was found dead alongside the stalker she had warned about to family and friends. 25-year-old Doris Marcela Aguilar went missing on July 1. Her car was found abandoned a week later in a parking lot in Phoenix. Her body was found about a week later in another car next to Juan Cuéllar's, 51, who authorities said killed Aguilar and then committed suicide. They were identified last Friday.

Arizona fitness instructor found dead in gym parking lot warned family about stalker for weeks

Los Angeles, CA

Two months ago, Zeus TV star Chrisean Rock made headlines when she was arrested at a Los Angeles courthouse while trying to attend a hearing for her son’s father, rapper Blueface. The situation has since escalated, with Rock now facing serious legal challenges in a different state. According to...

Chrisean Rock Transferred to Oklahoma on Drug Charges Following Arrest at Blueface’s Hearing

Fox News

A group of up to 30 bike riding thieves stormed three separate 7-Eleven stores in Los Angeles on Friday, swiping food and drink items before fleeing on bicycles, according to NBC.

Thieves hit 3 7-Eleven stores in 20 mins, hours after Newsom signed 'smash-and-grab' tackling bills

Total Apex Sports & Entertainment

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are two of the biggest celebrities in modern times. While much of the happenings between the two involved their marriage and divorce, there are bigger things for them to focus on. Most notably their children.

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s Son Diagnosed With Rare Skin Condition

Waller County, TX

A Texas man was sentenced to four decades in prison as part of a plea agreement after pleading guilty to decapitating his newlywed wife in 2023.

Texas man sentenced to 40 years in prison for decapitating his wife, leaving her head in the shower

Mississippi State

Meridian, MS

Emily Lawhead, a spokesperson for Management and Training Corporation, which manages the facility, said Clarence Gillie, 59, was found unresponsive in his cell on Thursday

Mystery deepens as third inmate found dead in cell this month at Mississippi prison

Ohio State

TheDailyBeast

An image of JD Vance allegedly dressed as a woman and wearing a blonde wig was posted to X, formerly known as Twitter, on Sunday. The unconfirmed image quickly picked up steam and began trending under the hashtag #SofaLoren, a reference to the iconic Italian actress Sophia Loren and false claims that the Republican senator had sex with a couch.A spokesperson for the Republican vice presidential pick did not deny the photo’s authenticity when approached by the Daily Beast, and did not offer any further comment.The source who surfaced the alleged photo, Travis Whitfill, says the picture was taken by...

JD Vance’s Campaign Won’t Deny That’s Him in Viral Drag Photo

Colorado State

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A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

Sullivan, MO

InsideEdition

As his girlfriend kept watch, Tony Charboneau "dug a shallow grave with the tools he gathered, he took out of the wheelchair, and shot and killed" his ex Amy Hogue, according to a probable cause affidavit.

Murdered Grandma Tied to a Wheelchair and Forced to Watch Ex Dig Her Grave Before Being Executed, Say Police

Over a decade after an 85-year-old retired Indiana farmer was found dead on his bedroom floor, a second man has been charged over his murder. Richard Taft, 39, was indicted for murder and burglary resulting in bodily harm over the 2012 death of Lowell Badger. On 8 December 2012, Badger...

A retired farmer was shot dead in his bedroom over 10 years ago. Now two men have been arrested

A MARTÍNEZ, BYLINE: A new respiratory virus is on the rise. It's called parvovirus, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently put out a health alert. NPR's Pien Huang joins us now to tell us all about it. Pien, so parvovirus sounds like a dog thing. Why should people be worried about it?

A surge in the human parvovirus has caught the attention of the CDC

Buena Park, CA

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How depraved and brazen would you have to be to stick your cell phone under the door of a changing room at a store to get a picture of a woman trying on clothes? Well, that happened in Buena Park on July 19, at 10:40 a.m.

Man recorded a woman who was in a Buena Park Target dressing room

Ferguson, MO

An international human rights commission is investigating the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown, Jr., the Black teen whose 2014 death became a catalyst for the racial justice movement. Brown’s mother Lezley McSpadden filed a claim against the U.S. with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights in 2023, alleging that...

10 years later, Michael Brown’s mom asks a global panel to look into her son's death

South Carolina State

Mica Miller was the wife of notable South Carolina pastor John-Paul Miller. She was found dead in North Carolina’s Lumber River State Park on April 27. Her death was quickly ruled a suicide. However, several details about the events leading up to her death caused many to speculate, specifically about her husband’s role.

Mica Miller’s Family Ends Legal Battle With Her Pastor Husband Following Her Suicide

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Bill of the Month: On the surgical table only once but billed for 2 operations

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