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Sen. Bob Menendez faces dozen new counts including bribery

Prosecutors have filed more than a dozen charges against Sen. Bob Menendez (D.N.J.), including obstruction of justice and bribery, after one of his co-defendants agreed to cooperate in a plea deal. Additional charges were filed. In a superseding indictment announced Tuesday, Menendez is charged with 16 criminal counts for allegedly accepting lavish bribes in exchange […]

PA couple charged with 99 felony animal cruelty counts, almost 300 misdemeanors

On Friday, a Pennsylvania couple accused of animal cruelty and mistreatment were indicted on hundreds of charges and jailed on $1 million bail. The 99 animal cruelty and other charges against Nyal Piper and Renee Piper were filed two months after authorities seized the animals from their Johnstown home in western Pennsylvania. Amish pregnant woman […]

Disney counts on Taylor Swift, ‘Fortnite’ and football to boost returns

Disney CEO Bob Iger is betting big on Taylor Swift, ‘Fortnite’ and football. He claims his investment will fuel “significant growth” as the Mouse House struggles to recover from years of lackluster performance. Mr. Iger on Wednesday made a series of sweeping announcements aimed at reversing the entertainment giant’s fortunes after Disney reported lower-than-expected quarterly […]

Pennsylvania man seen as Jan. 6 instigator convicted on multiple counts

Ryan Samsel, one of the people prosecutors have accused of playing a key role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, was sentenced on Friday to multiple felonies, along with four co-defendants. Ta. Mr. Samsel was one of the first people to confront police outside the Capitol on January 6, and prosecutors […]