Queens family among thousands killed in earthquake in Turkey
Burak and Kimberly Marilyn Firik and their two sons were killed when the building they were in collapsed.
Day: February 10, 2023
DA says libel case against N. Carolina Attorney General over
A local North Carolina prosecutor says campaign-related charges won’t be pursued further against Attorney General Josh Stein or his aides in light of a federal appeals court ruling this week.
California movie producer gets 5 years in prostitution case
A California movie producer has been sentenced to five years in prison after he admitted operating a prostitution service with national and international reach for seven years.
SEC divides $721.8M in total revenue among schools
The Southeastern Conference says it distributed an average of just under $50 million to its 14 member schools for the fiscal year that ended last August.
Wary residents return home after toxic train derailment
Residents forced to evacuate in Ohio after a train hauling chemicals derailed and later sent up a toxic plume are beginning to trickle home for the first time in several days.
Favre sues Mississippi auditor over welfare scandal comments
Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre has filed lawsuits accusing the Mississippi state auditor and two sportscasters of defaming him in public discussions about the misspending of welfare money that was supposed to help some of the poorest people in the…
Chicken farmers say their eggs could help reduce prices
Chicken producers want to do their part to bring down current soaring egg prices.
Samsung Heavy Industries down to last orphaned drillship, says analyst
Nomura analyst says each vessel sold continues to boost the shipbuilder’s balance sheet
Nicaragua frees almost all of its political prisoners
In a surprise move from an increasingly authoritarian government, Nicaragua has freed almost all of its political prisoners. More than 200 were put on a plane and flown to Washington, D.C.