SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- A Texas truck driver charged in the deaths of 53 migrants who rode in a sweltering tractor-trailer with no air conditioning pleaded guilty Thursday over the 2022 tragedy that became the nation's deadliest smuggling attempt across the U.S.-Mexico border. Read More … [Read more...] about Truck driver in Texas smuggling attempt that resulted in the deaths of 53 migrants pleads guilty
‘MESSING AROUND’: British father on trial after daughter stabbed to death while ‘play fighting’
A British father on trial for murder claims he and his daughter were "messing around" while "play fighting" when she was stabbed in the heart and died. Read More … [Read more...] about ‘MESSING AROUND’: British father on trial after daughter stabbed to death while ‘play fighting’
NFL Divisional Round Picks: All four home teams prevail, but only two cover
Were the Texans that good or the Chargers that bad in one of the biggest wild-card upset thrashings (32-12) ever last week? Their edge rushers put a lot of heat on Justin Herbert (four sacks, four interceptions). The Chiefs beat the Texans by eight (27-19) four days before Christmas by making average players out of Joe Mixon and Nico Collins while picking off C.J. Stroud twice. … [Read more...] about NFL Divisional Round Picks: All four home teams prevail, but only two cover
American Express agrees to pay more than $138M to resolve investigation into sales and marketing
NEW YORK (AP) -- American Express has agreed to pay more than $138 million to resolve a wire fraud investigation related to its sales and marketing practices, federal authorities announced Thursday. Read More … [Read more...] about American Express agrees to pay more than $138M to resolve investigation into sales and marketing
Bootleg alcohol kills at least 30 people in Istanbul; dozens hospitalized
ANKARA, Turkey — At least 30 people have died in Istanbul over the past three days after drinking bootleg alcohol, Turkey's state-run news agency reported Thursday, as authorities intensified a crackdown on counterfeit drinks. Read More … [Read more...] about Bootleg alcohol kills at least 30 people in Istanbul; dozens hospitalized