RIDGELAND, S.C. (AP) — A Jasper County town is being paid nearly $920,000 by the South Carolina prison system to end a four-year dispute over a facility’s water and sewer bill.Corrections Director Bryan Stirling told the State Fiscal Accountability Authority earlier this month that he didn’t want to pay the bill, but he felt like…Continue Reading
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Defense attorneys want to dismiss the indictment against five men accused of plotting to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer because of what they described as “egregious overreaching” by federal agents and informants, according to a court filing.In the 20-page motion, which was filed Saturday night, defense attorneys allege FBI agents and…Continue Reading
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — There you have it. The definitive victory of the Sean McDermott coaching era with the Buffalo Bills.Sure, that win way back in Week 5 at Kansas City sure felt like a big win, but that one pales in comparison to what transpired at Gillette Stadium Sunday afternoon when the Bills defeated arch-nemesis New…Continue Reading
We did it, people! We positively bashed Black Friday, slayed Cyber Monday, trudged and schlepped through the holiday gift guide jungle, and made it through the biggest gift-giving portion of the season. Now, it’s time to kick back, relax, and enjoy a few drams next to the fire. (Or, if you’re like us, a small…Continue Reading
Peter Parker’s good fortune continued over the holiday weekend. Even with some mighty competition from new Matrix and Sing movies, and rising concerns over the omicron variant, “Spider-Man: No Way Home” stayed in the No. 1 spot and netted a few more milestones too including crossing the $1 billion mark globally. According to studio estimates…Continue Reading
Bloomberg — Airlines’ U.S. flight cancellations neared almost 1,800 for the Christmas weekend, disrupting travel on one of the busiest periods of the year as the omicron-fueled wave of Covid cases triggered air-crew shortages. Saturday’s pullbacks erased at least 10% of the schedule at Delta Air Lines Inc., United Airlines Holdings Inc. and JetBlue Airways…Continue Reading
Holiday sales rose at the fastest pace in 17 years, even as shoppers grappled with higher prices, product shortages and a raging new COVID-19 variant in the last few weeks of the season, according to one spending measure. Mastercard Spending Pulse, which tracks all kinds of payments including cash and debit cards, reported Sunday that…Continue Reading
BOSTON — When Wanda Olson’s son-in-law died in March after contracting COVID-19, she and her daughter had to grapple with more than just their sudden grief. They had to come up with money for a cremation. Even without a funeral, the bill came to nearly $2,000, a hefty sum that Olson initially covered. She and…Continue Reading
Most people don’t notice when a branch of government has a very good year. What constitutes high times at the Department of Commerce? What makes them pop the Champagne corks over at the Office of Management and Budget? But NASA is different. When your job is to build rockets, light the fuse and send machines…Continue Reading