britney-spears” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Britney Spears< from the legal arrangement in September, and at a hearing on Friday a judge could end it altogether. Here’s a look at how conservatorships operate, what’s unusual about hers, and why she and so many fans have worked to #FreeBritney. HOW DO CONSERVATORSHIPS WORK? When a …
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Chicago police cancels day off for officers, reportedly bracing for Rittenhouse verdict
The chicago” target=”_blank”>Chicago< to “enhance public safety,” a decision reportedly made to brace for possible upheaval ahead of a potential verdict in the crime of Kyle Rittenhouse in Wisconsin. “To enhance public safety and to address current crime patterns, all full-duty sworn members will have one regular day off canceled …
Read More »Jerry Douglas, longtime 'Young and the Restless' actor, dead at 88
celebrity-news” target=”_blank”>Jerry Douglas<” as patriarch John Abbott and chairman of Jabot Cosmetics. He began the role in March 1982 and was a mainstay on the show until his character died in a 2006 episode. Douglas would then reappear on the show from time to time as his character’s ghost. His …
Read More »Biden administration wants to recruit Terry McAuliffe, report says
Fresh off his loss in virginia-governor-race” target=”_blank”>Virginia’s gubernatorial race< may already be close to having a new job in nearby Washington, D.C., a new report said. According to Punchbowl News, McAuliffe has interested suitors in the joe-biden” target=”_blank”>Biden< What McAuliffe would do in the administration is unclear, as President Biden’s …
Read More »Kyle Rittenhouse trial: Who are the key players?
The trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, an Illinois man accused of fatally shooting two people and wounding a third during chaotic August 2020 demonstrations, is underway in Kenosha, us-regions The demonstrations were sparked by the shooting” target=”_blank”>police shooting< THE DEFENDANT Rittenhouse, of Antioch, Illinois, was 17 at the time of the …
Read More »First big snowstorm of season forecast for northern Plains, Midwest
The first big snowstorma> of the season is cranking up across the northern Plains and <a href="https:. LOUISIANA PREPARES TO MOVE 2,000 HURRICANE IDA VICTIMS INTO TRAVEL TRAILERS Winter weather alerts through Friday (Credit: Fox News) Heavy snow and blizzard conditions will cause travela> problems for Minnesota, Wisconsin and the …
Read More »Forgotten WWI hero's service rediscovered after a home sale
Exactly 100 years ago today, Lieutenant General Milton J. Foreman delivered the Armistice Day address at the University of Illinois. Foreman was a trailblazing military hero from chicago” target=”_blank”>Chicago< detective, she started to “piece together” the collection. “It became clear that the collection was about more than a well-loved family …
Read More »Rep. Brian Mast: My Veterans Day message – Service is worth it
In September of 2010, I woke up in Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. I looked down at the end of the bed where my feet should have been, and they weren’t there. I had lost both my legs, a finger, and part of my arm after an improvised explosive …
Read More »ABC News' FiveThirtyEight publishes article on 'Why racist White voters often favor Black Republicans'
ABC News‘ election coverage subset FiveThirtyEight is facing backlash over an article attempting to explain why “racist White voters favor Black Republicans.” The co-authors, Stanford University Assistant Professor Hakeem Jefferson and University of California Irvine Professor Michael Tesler, pushed back against those dismissing “Republican racism” following last week’s election victory …
Read More »Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's son given 'slap on the wrist' over neighbor stabbing, DA says
NBA great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s son, Adam, was sentenced for stabbing his neighbor in California with a hunting knife over an argument about trash cans, prosecutors said Wednesday, in what was called a “slap on the wrist.” Adam Abdul-Jabbar, 29, received six months in jail after he pleaded guilty to three …
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