Duane Keffe D. Davis was arrested and charged with murder, with prosecutors saying he ordered and masterminded the killing.
Erica Nitschke
Columnist
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Sports
Judge to end conservatorship between former NFL player Michael Oher, Memphis couple
Their story is the subject of the film ‘The Blind Side,’ which earned Sandra Bullock an Oscar.
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Borrowers reassess their budgets as student loan payments resume after pandemic pause
Not yet clear is how millions of people suddenly having less discretionary income might affect the economy.
Posted inPolitics
Trump animates California Republicans with calls to shoot people who rob stores
It marks a violent escalation of his longstanding tough-on-crime message.
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Government shutdown averted with little time to spare as Biden signs funding before midnight
The House and Senate both approved the bipartisan package by wide margins, sending it to President Biden, who signed it just before midnight. All four members of Maine’s congressional delegation backed the measure.
Posted inNation & World, Schools and Education
804,000 long-term borrowers see student loans forgiven before payments resume
Student loan payments start up again for most borrowers in October, but more than 800,000 people who have been paying for years are having their loans forgiven.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Strikes spread to Chicago, Lansing as 7,000 more autoworkers join picket line
Ford and GM have refused to make meaningful progress in contract talks, Union President Shawn Fain told workers.
Posted inFood & Dining, Nation & World
Wildfires can make your red wine taste like an ashtray. These scientists want to stop that.
The risk to America’s premier wine-making regions – where wildfires caused billions of dollars in losses in 2020 – is growing, with climate change deepening drought and overgrown forests becoming tinderboxes.
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House Republicans start making their case for Biden impeachment inquiry at first hearing
They are trying to show links to Hunter Biden’s overseas businesses, though key witnesses said they do not yet see hard evidence of impeachable offenses.
Posted inNation & World
What would a government shutdown mean for me? SNAP, student loans and travel impacts, explained
The ripple effects would come down to how long the shutdown lasts and varying contingency plans in place at impacted agencies.