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ATHENS, Ga. — The illegal Venezuelan immigrant charged with murdering Georgia nursing student Laken Riley went out “hunting for females” when he preyed upon the 22-year-old jogger — who “fought for her life” as he beat and choked her to death, prosecutors said Friday. Opening statements got underway in the highly anticipated bench trial against … Read more

Incoming Senate Majority Leader John Thune said “all the options” are on the table to get President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet picks through the confirmation process amid concern that some appointees won’t receive enough votes to be confirmed. Trump in recent days announced his choices for key government positions, from Tulsi Gabbard as director of national … Read more

An election worker watches a voter place his ballot in the drop box at the Orange County Registrar of Voters in Santa Ana on Nov. 5, 2024. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) Good morning. Here’s what you need to know to start your day. Understanding the ballot measures that passed and failed. New … Read more

James Van Der Beek has made his first public appearance since sharing his colorectal cancer diagnosis. The “Dawson’s Creek” alum, 47, happily posed on the red carpet at the premiere of Tubi’s “Sidelined: The QB And Me” at The London West Hollywood in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Thursday evening. He looked stylish wearing a brown … Read more

The Indigenous researcher Randy Boissonnault’s office says told him that he was ‘non-status adopted Cree’ says he did not say that Randy Boissonnault makes his victory speech for the Edmonton Centre riding on Oct. 20, 2015. A spokesperson says that “any insinuation” that the MP tried to use his heritage to win the riding “is … Read more

Original artwork will be returned to the reading-room in the posh Fairmont Chateau Laurier hotel Canadian Heritage deputy minister Isabelle Mondou, left, and Andrea Clark-Grignon, head of public affairs, unveil ‘The Roaring Lion’, a portrait taken by photographer Yousuf Karsh in 1941 of U.K. prime minister Winston Churchill. The photo was stolen in Ottawa in … Read more

National Rail is warning the Elizabeth line, Great Western Railway (GWR) and Heathrow Express services are all affected (Picture: AFP via Getty) National Rail is warning the Elizabeth line, Great Western Railway (GWR) and Heathrow Express services are all affected by the disruption, which is expected to last through the day. Elizabeth line services between … Read more

The Saskatchewan Party government has a new mandate stay the course on health care, and spend more time and money chasing the same mirages. Premier Scott Moe holds a press conference in Martensville, Sask. on Monday, October 21, 2024.Photo by Michelle Berg The conventional wisdom is that governments defeat themselves. The idea well runs dry. … Read more

9Meghan Markle danced at a Los Angeles event Thursday night. mayabrenner/Instagram Meghan Markle had a glam girls’ night. The Duchess of Sussex attended the launch of her pal Kadi Lee and Myka Harris’ Highbrow Hippie haircare line Thursday in Los Angeles without her husband, Prince Harry. Markle, 43, posed for pictures in a strapless black … Read more

A married Missouri substitute teacher is charged with offering money, booze and pot to students in exchange for sex — including with one boy she slept with on a gravel road, according to police. Carissa Jane Smith, 30, of Dixon, would pay off the students to keep quiet about the encounters, which occurred from Aug. … Read more