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Long Island architect Rex Heuermann pleads guilty to murdering 7 women and admits he killed another
RIVERHEAD, N.Y. (AP) — A Long Island architect who led a secret life as a serial killer pleaded guilty on Wednesday to murdering seven women and admitted he killed an eighth in a string of long-unsolved crimes known as the Gilgo Beach killings.Rex Heuermann, 62, entered the pleas in a courtroom packed with reporters, police and victims’ relatives, some of whom wept as he detailed his crimes for the court. He will be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole at a later date.
Heuermann's guilty pleas — to three counts of first-degree murder and... Read More
Zeldin tells climate skeptics to 'celebrate vindication' after repeal of baseline climate rule
WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday defended his decision to repeal the legal determination that serves as the basis for federal rules to slow climate change, telling a gathering of climate change skeptics that they should “celebrate vindication.”EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin made the remarks in the keynote address at a conference hosted by the Heartland Institute, a conservative think tank that rejects mainstream climate science and what it calls “climate alarmism.” Zeldin told the gathering that repeal of the 2009... Read More
Fired Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman tells AP he was 'blindsided' by his ouster
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Fired Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman told The Associated Press on Wednesday in his first interview since the ouster that he was “blindsided” by the move but has no hard feelings and is unlikely to sue.Rothman was fired on Tuesday night in a unanimous vote by the board of regents following a roughly 30-minute closed-door discussion. Regents have not given a reason for firing Rothman, who was in the job for just under four years.
“Absolutely I was blindsided,” Rothman told the AP. He said he has still not been given a... Read More
A project to save rural synagogues grows from Maine to Montana
WATERVILLE, Maine (AP) — Rabbi Rachel Isaacs spent the days leading up to Passover overseeing the preparation of ceremonial foods at Beth Israel Congregation, a synagogue in central Maine where membership has quadrupled over the last 15 years.These days, growing congregations is very much on Isaacs' mind, as she's leading a movement to strengthen rural synagogues and Jewish communities around the country. They've reached dozens, and they're hoping for many more.
“Rural Jewish life is important for the Jewish people and it’s important for rural America,” Isaacs... Read More
Trump-endorsed Republican Clay Fuller wins Marjorie Taylor Greeneâs former House seat in Georgia
RINGGOLD, Ga. (AP) — Republican Clay Fuller on Tuesday won Marjorie Taylor Greene’s former U.S. House seat in Georgia, turning back a Democratic challenge with the help of President Donald Trump’s endorsement despite uneasiness over the war in Iran.In a deep red district that Greene won by 29 points and Trump carried by almost 37 points two years ago, Fuller was on track to prevail by about 12 points with almost all votes counted. The result added to a string of special elections where Democrats performed better than expected, a track record that the party hopes will create... Read More
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- Long Island architect Rex Heuermann pleads guilty to murdering 7 women and admits he killed another
- Zeldin tells climate skeptics to 'celebrate vindication' after repeal of baseline climate rule
- Fired Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman tells AP he was 'blindsided' by his ouster
- A project to save rural synagogues grows from Maine to Montana
- Trump-endorsed Republican Clay Fuller wins Marjorie Taylor Greeneâs former House seat in Georgia
- Rep. Eric Swalwell vows to push back on ICE in bid for California governor
- Trial to begin in lawsuit over fatal Los Angeles police shooting of 14-year-old girl in 2021
- Route 66, a quintessential American road trip heavy on kitsch and history, turns 100
- High school principal shot in leg after confronting man with a gun, Oklahoma sheriff says
- Officer improperly canceled visa of Harvard scholar charged with frog embryo smuggling, judge rules
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