Lions' Ben Johnson details decision to pass on head coaching opportunities: 'I love where I'm at'

Ben Johnson was one of the most sought-after candidates this past coaching cycle. Johnson had at least one interview with the Seattle Seahawks and Washington Commanders, the NFL Network reported in January. But he withdrew his name from consideration to remain in Detroit. Johnson spent the past two seasons as …...Read More

Kansas Constitution doesn't include right to vote: state high court majority

The Kansas Supreme Court offered a mixed bag in a ruling Friday that combined several challenges to a 2021 election law, siding with state officials on one provision, reviving challenges to others and offering the possibility that at least one will be halted before this year's general election. But it …...Read More

Canadian serial killer Robert Pickton, who brought victims to pig farm, is dead after prison assault

Canadian serial killer Robert Pickton, who took female victims to his pig farm during a crime spree near Vancouver in the late 1990s and early 2000s, has died after being assaulted in prison, authorities said Friday. He was 74. The Correctional Service of Canada said in statement that Pickton, an …...Read More

Gabby Petito's mom forgives killer Brian Laundrie but calls out 'evil' Roberta: 'You deserve to be forgotten'

NASHVILLE — Gabby Petito's mother Nichole Schmidt shocked a packed auditorium Friday when she said she forgave Brian Laundrie, her daughter's boyfriend and suspected killer. "I speak for myself here when I say Brian, I forgive you," she said. "I needed to release myself from the chains of anger and …...Read More

Mexico's drug cartels and gangs appear to be playing a wider role in Sunday's elections than before

Mexico’s drug cartels and gangs appear to be playing a wider role in Sunday’s elections that will determine the presidency, nine governorships and about 19,000 mayorships and other local posts. The country’s powerful drug cartels have long staged targeted assassinations of mayoral and other local candidates who threaten their control. …...Read More

Sen. Vance clashes with CNN's Blitzer over Trump conviction: 'End of the country as we know it'

Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, clashed with CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer on Friday over whether former President Trump was fairly convicted in his New York hush money trial. Vance, who is on Trump’s vice presidential pick shortlist, defended the former president’s statements about the conviction being an unjust, political ruling done …...Read More

3 more suspects nabbed in Savannah, Georgia shootout that wounded 11

Three additional suspects in a shootout that injured 11 people in a public square in the heart of Savannah's downtown historic district have been arrested, police announced Friday. That brings the total number of people charged in the May 18 shootings to four. No one was killed, though police said …...Read More

Vermont Gov. Scott vetoes 'safe injection site' proposal

Vermont’s governor has vetoed a bill that would have allowed the creation of a pilot overdose prevention center in the state's largest city of Burlington, including a safe injection site where people could use narcotics under the supervision of trained staff and be revived if they take too much. Gov. …...Read More

NYC high school students participate in walkout in protest of Israel-Hamas war

Radical teacher groups rallied students in the New York City public school system, encouraging them to stage a walkout in light of the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. The walkout, organized by Desis Rising Up and Moving (DRUM), Palestine Youth Movement, Teachers Unite, NYC Educators for Palestine, Al-Awda New York and Movement …...Read More

Retired Navy admiral charged with bribery for allegedly offering government contract in exchange for job

Robert Burke, a retired four-star Navy admiral, was arrested Friday for bribery involving a government contract, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ). Yongchul "Charlie" Kim and Meghan Messenger, co-CEOs of a company not named by the DOJ who allegedly participated in the scheme to get a government contract in …...Read More