Day: December 23, 2024

Ronald Mikos, a podiatrist, was convicted in May of 2005 of shooting Joyce Brannon in her church basement apartment to keep her from telling a federal grand jury how he defrauded Medicare. Prosecutors said he shot the nurse and former patient, who was disabled, six times at point-blank range.

Donald Trump has threatened to take over the Panama Canal, but what is the waterway and why is it so important? Here’s what you need to know. What is the Panama Canal? The canal is a major waterway connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, allowing sea travellers to avoid an additional 7,000 nautical miles (13,000km) around the tip of South America. The 51-mile (82km) canal cuts through the middle of Panama, a country occupying the strip of…

Century-old department store Nordstrom has agreed to be acquired and taken private by Nordstrom family members and a Mexican retail group for $6.25 billion, the company said Monday. Nordstrom shareholders will receive $24.25 in cash for each share of Nordstrom common stock, representing a 42% premium on the company’s stock as of March 18, when repo…

CNN publishes draft concluding GOP congressman paid tens of thousands for sex and drugs among other violations

The House Ethics Committee found “substantial evidence” that Matt Gaetz participated in “prostitution, statutory rape, illicit drug use” in a long-awaited report.

The thought China is haunting Donald Trump, who is troubled over Beijing’s growing influence right under US’ tail – the Panama Canal – which connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans through strategically located Panama.

All but three federal death row inmates had their sentences converted to life imprisonment, including Robert Bowers

Just over two years after opening, Moody Center already ranks as the top arena in the world for its size.