Articles from the October 6, 2023 edition
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A homeless man is charged with capital murder and rape in the death of a 5-year-old Kansas girl
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A 25-year-old homeless man was charged Thursday in the rape and killing of a 5-year-old Kansas girl who died despite firefighters' efforts to save her life in a gas station parking lot. Mickel Cherry faces one count of capital m...
US Customs officials seize giraffe feces from woman at Minnesota airport
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal customs agents pooh-poohed the plans of an Iowa woman who wanted to make jewelry from giraffe feces she picked up on a trip to Kenya and brought back to the U.S. in her luggage. The woman declared the small box of feces w...
Indianapolis police capture a cheeky monkey that escaped and went on the lam
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Momo the monkey's taste of freedom is over. The primate spurred an hourslong search on Indianapolis' east side after he escaped Wednesday evening from his owner's property. But the male patas monkey was finally captured safely T...
Why the NFL cares about Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce
Eager as the National Football League has been to cater to the recent public fixation with Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, it's certainly not taking any credit for creating the outsized storyline that has emerged around the pop superstar and the...
Election denier and 'MyPillow Guy' Mike Lindell confirms he's out of money, can't pay legal bills
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Attorneys who've been defending MyPillow chief executive and election denier Mike Lindell against defamation lawsuits by voting machine companies are seeking court permission to quit, saying he owes them unspecified millions of dol...
Trump's New York civil fraud trial rolls on after an appeals judge declines to halt it
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump's civil fraud trial will roll ahead next week after the former president lost a bid Friday to halt the proceedings while he fights a pretrial ruling that could strip him of Trump Tower and other marquee properties. An a...
Police found 115 bodies at Colorado 'green' funeral home while investigating putrid smells
CAÑON CITY, Colo. (AP) — At least 115 decaying bodies were found at a storage facility for a "green" funeral operator, after neighbors reported abhorrent smells emanating from the location in rural southern Colorado, police said Friday, calling it...