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December 8, 2023

2024 Showdown: The real winner of four GOP presidential primary debates could be the guy who didn't show up

The four Republican presidential primary debates of 2023 are in the books. Was the real winner the candidate who didn't take the stage, former President Donald Trump?

December 8, 2023

Meet the American who scripted 'A Christmas Story,' Jean Shepherd, big-city shock jock and cultural contrarian

Beloved family-friendly movie "A Christmas Story" sprung from tales that New York City shock jock Jean Shepherd first shared on late-night radio and in Playboy magazine.

December 7, 2023

Education Secretary Cardona rips Iowa's parental rights law as 'overreach of state government'

U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona Thursday told the Des Moines Register that Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ parental rights law is an overreach of state government.

December 7, 2023

Officer, suspect injured in St. Paul shooting

A St. Paul, Minnesota police officer and suspect were both injured in a Thursday afternoon shooting near the University of St. Thomas.

December 7, 2023

Ohio ex-vice detective pleads guilty to kidnapping sex workers

Former vice detective Andrew Mitchell, 59, of Sunbury, Ohio, pleaded guilty Thursday to federal accusations he kidnapped sex workers under the guise of arresting them.

December 7, 2023

North Dakota senator’s son charged with manslaughter following police chase that killed officer

North Dakota Sen. Kevin Cramer's son has been charged with manslaughter after a police chase Wednesday night that resulted in the death of a sheriff's deputy.

December 7, 2023

Canoes for cops: northern Minnesota department employs unique recruitment effort

Ely, a town in Minnesota's remote north woods, is offering new police recruits canoes as an incentive to join and stay with its struggling department.

December 7, 2023

Progressive Chicago Teachers Union boss owes thousands in unpaid utility bills despite eye-popping salary

An Illinois non profit has found that Chicago Teachers Union president Stacy Davis Gates owes thousands in unpaid utility bills despite making an eye-popping salary.

December 7, 2023

Illinois woman who pleaded guilty but mentally ill to killing boyfriend's parents sentenced to 55 years

Arin Fox, 42, of Algonquin, Illinois, has been sentenced to 55 years in prison for the fatal stabbings of her then-boyfriend's parents, Leonard and Noreen Gilard.

December 7, 2023

Manhunt underway in Indiana for stabbing suspect after Kroger cashier killed: police

Police in Fort Wayne, Indiana, are searching for a male suspect after a cashier at Kroger was fatally stabbed following a disturbance in the store.