Audit: $115M went to former board of Maryland medical system
An Maryland audit has found that nearly $115 million went to board members of the University of Maryland Medical System or businesses associated with them By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press…
Iditarod mushes on; fans being urged to skip finish in Nome
Officials with the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race are encouraging fans, especially those from out-of-state, not to travel to Nome for the finish of the race By MARK THIESSEN Associated…
Mother of 3 of Floyd Mayweather Jr’s children found dead
An ex-girlfriend of boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. who was the mother of three of his children was found dead in a Southern California suburb March 12, 2020, 7:39 AM 2…
Former Virginia House candidate charged with revenge porn
A former candidate for a seat in Virginia’s House of Delegates has been charged with crimes commonly characterized as “revenge porn.” March 12, 2020, 9:27 PM 2 min read CHESTERFIELD,…
Lawyer says Durst found body of slain friend, will testify
Robert Durst’s defense lawyer said Tuesday that the real estate heir did not kill his best friend, but found her body, panicked and fled By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer…
St. Paul teachers continue strike, no classes for a 2nd day
Some 36,000 public school students have another day off in St. Paul while their teachers walk the picket line in the second day of a labor strike March 11, 2020,…
Police jail woman who paid bail with marijuana-scented cash
A Louisiana woman was arrested on drug charges after police determined the $5,000 cash she used to post an inmate’s bail had a “strong odor of marijuana.” March 9, 2020,…
Probe reveals patients of late pediatrician not vaccinated
An Illinois sheriff’s office investigating a pediatrician who killed himself last year says tests have revealed several of his former patients lack immunity to diseases against which they or their…
Bond denied for woman accused of abandoning baby in 2008
A woman accused of abandoning her baby boy in 2008 beside a South Carolina highway was denied bond March 6, 2020, 11:02 PM 2 min read CONWAY, S.C. — A…
Homeless at ‘double risk’ of getting, spreading coronavirus
SALEM, Ore. — They often don’t have places to wash their hands, struggle with health problems and crowd together in grimy camps. That’s what makes homeless people particularly vulnerable to…