Alabama residents soon will begin receiving one-time tax rebates of up to $300. The Alabama Department of Revenue will start issuing the payments on Friday by direct deposit or paper check, depending on how residents received their 2021 tax refund. Payments will be sent to some 1.9 million residents, al.com […]

An alternative healer who advocates a technique known as “slapping therapy” was charged Thursday over the death of a woman at one of his workshops in England seven years ago. Hongchi Xiao was charged with manslaughter by gross negligence in the October 2016 death of Danielle Carr-Gomm, Wiltshire Police said. […]

A golf fanatic created a huge Tiger Woods mural using nothing but different colored golf tees.  Aaron Norris, 43, is an artist from Kansas City, Missouri, who came up with the idea of creating a mural of Tiger Woods using golf tees.  Norris said the idea came to him after he […]

The stage is set for Thursday night’s battle royale as two of the country’s most high-profile governors face off in a debate moderated by FOX News’ Sean Hannity. Ahead of the contest between Govs. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., and Gavin Newsom, D-Calif., one concerned mom, a Democrat from California, sounded off […]

Two Nevada State Troopers were struck and killed by a vehicle in Las Vegas on Thursday morning while assisting a motorist on a freeway, Nevada State Police (NSP) announced.  The deadly incident occurred on northbound I-15 near the Spaghetti Bowl interchange when the troopers were struck by the driver of […]

Police in New Jersey have arrested a teenager for invasion of privacy after he was allegedly caught filming a store customer in a public bathroom.  Evesham Township Police officers were dispatched to a Burlington department store on South Route 73 on November 26 for a report of suspicious activity. “The […]

Russia’s Supreme Court effectively outlawed LGBTQ+ activism on Thursday, the most drastic step against advocates of gay, lesbian and transgender rights in the increasingly conservative country. Ruling in response to a lawsuit filed by the Justice Ministry, the court labeled what the suit called the LGBTQ+ “movement” operating in Russia […]

Four-time Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles is building her dream home with husband and Green Bay Packers safety Jonathan Owens.  But it appears their dream build is hitting some snags.  Biles, 26, shared updates on the construction of their home to her social media on Wednesday and shared her frustrations […]

Something is different on the comics pages this week. In the panels of “Mutts,” there’s the long-delayed sight of freedom. Patrick McDonnell, the cartoonist who draws the popular strip, is freeing his character Guard Dog, liberating an animal who has become for decades a symbol of the cruelty of dog […]

Maui officials were on standby Wednesday to prevent ash from August’s deadly wildfire in Lahaina from flowing into storm drains after forecasters said a winter storm could bring heavy rain and strong winds to the island. The National Weather Service said rain falling at a rate of more than 1 […]