First thing Thursday morning, a woman identified only as Juror No. 2 told Judge Juan Merchan that, upon reflection, she feared she could no longer be an impartial participant in Donald Trump’s historic hush money jury. Her change of heart came after Fox News host Jesse Watters devoted a significant amount of airtime to discussing biographical details about her and why they might make her a problem for Trump. Her identity was as good as public, the juror told Merchan. (He eventually excused her.)...
Piedmont highs approach 90° on what will be our hottest day of the year so far this Thursday afternoon, but cooler and rainier days aren't far away.
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Kelly Slater, an 11-time world champion, may have surfed his final heat on the World Surf League's Championship Tour during the Western Australia Margaret River Pro. Although there has been no official announcement, Slater expressed deep emotion following his defeat by world No. 1 Griffin Colapinto in the Round of 32, which also eliminated him []
In 2023 actor Sophia Bush made headlines when she filed for divorce one year after a storybook wedding. By the fall it was public knowledge that she was in a new relationship. With a woman. The internet seemed to be foaming at the digital mouth for a scandal, but to those who knew her, it was clear she’d never been more herself. Here, in her own words, Bush speaks to the power of finally learning to listen to her intuition. In April of 2022 I was close to calling off my wedding. Instead of...
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Kayrin Callaghan, 31, had the young adults she supports at work walk her down the aisle
Well, that was fast. Juror #2, the oncology nurse who lived on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, was dismissed from the jury in former President Donald Trump's bookkeeping case when the trial resumed on Thursday. Then, soon thereafter, prosecutors booted another juror from the case.
This week, for the first time in its 75-plus year history, a new
In the 1990s, UTEC Reentry Manager Viengsamay “Paul” Chaleunphong made some bad choices, choices that would land him in deep trouble with the law. At the time, Lowell was in the midst of a war between the Latino and Southeast Asian gangs in the city, and Chaleunphong, as young as he was, found himself deeply involved in that life. Still, at the time Chaleunphong knew that gang life was not a viable path forward for him.
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