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Chad Daybell, a murder suspect accused with his wife, Lori Vallow, of killing Vallow’s two children and collecting their social security benefits in 2019, is asking for his trial to be delayed and separated from his wife’s. The pair at the center of the bizarre murder case involving not only Vallow’s two children but both Daybell’s and Vallow’s deceased ex-spouses were scheduled to appear in court together on Jan. 9 for a joint trial, but now, Daybell is making efforts to sever their cases, according to Tuesday court filings in Fremont County, Idaho.Daybell initially filed a motion to separate his case…

Babe Ruth, a giant of American pop culture a century after he ruled the baseball diamond, astounded the sports world when he swatted his 60th home run for the New York Yankees on this day in history, Sept. 30, 1927.His achievement still stuns sports fans today. “Babe Ruth’s 60 home runs hit in 1927 remains a monumental benchmark in the sport’s history,” the National Baseball Hall of Fame writes, noting that the ball the Sultan of Swat hit with the record swing resides in Cooperstown today. ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY, SEPT. 29, 1907, COWBOY CROONER, HOLLYWOOD ICON GENE AUTRY BORN IN…

The head of Indiana’s Republican Party said Thursday that President Biden’s remarks in which he appeared to forget about the death of a congresswoman during a White House event “calls so much into question.”Kyle Hupfer, the Indiana Republican Party Chairman, said people deserve an answer as to why Biden appeared to forget about the Aug. 3 death of Rep. Jackie Walorski.”No amount of spin from the White House can justify President Joe Biden forgetting the tragic passing of Jackie Walorski — the latest gaffe that calls so much into question,” Hupfer said. “The American people deserve a straight answer, not…

A trove of fossils found in China includes the world’s oldest teeth found, along with fossils that could give scientists insight as to how today’s aquatic creatures evolved. The fossils were originally found by a field team in 2019 after a frustrating trip during which no fossils were found, according to an email to the Associated Press from Min Zhu, paleontologist at the Chinese Academy of Sciences and lead researcher on the team. The fossils are said to date back to the Silurian Period, about 443 million years ago to 419 million years ago, when backboned animals were still swimming on a…

close Video Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday signed decrees paving the way for the occupied Ukrainian regions of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia to be formally annexed into Russia. BLUMENTHAL, GRAHAM CALL FOR ECONOMIC, MILITARY CUTS TO NATIONS THAT RECOGNIZE RUSSIA ANNEXATION OF UKRAINEThe decrees, made public by the Kremlin, said Putin had recognised the two regions as independent territories. This is an intermediary step needed before Putin can go ahead with plans to announce on Friday that the regions are part of Russia. Read the full article here

Tua Tagovailoa left the Miami Dolphins’ game against the Cincinnati Bengals after taking a scary hit in the second quarter.Tagovailoa was slammed to the ground and landed on his back and neck. He was seen with a fencing response for a few seconds after he was hit. The fencing response is described as an action when a person’s “arms often go into an unnatural position” after a traumatic brain injury like a concussion, according to Health Line. The Dolphins said Tagovailoa was out for the game with head and neck injuries and later said he was hospitalized and was “conscious…

The on-duty EMT who was stabbed to death in a random attack in Queens Thursday was a 24-year veteran of the FDNY who planned to retire in just six months to spend more time with her daughter and grandchildren. Lt. Alison Russo-Elling, who was attacked less than a block away from her station house, was one of the first responders at Ground Zero after the 9/11 terror attacks and “dedicated her life to saving others,” her shocked colleagues said. The 61-year-old first responder “was about six or seven months away from retirement,” Vincent Variale, president of Local 3621, told reporters…

The Cardinals, Giants, Phillies and Cubs are among teams that could join the Red Sox, Dodgers, Braves and Twins in pursuit of one of the big free-agent shortstops — Trea Turner, Dansby Swanson, Carlos Correa or Xander Bogaerts (Correa and Bogaerts will be opting out). The Yankees are thought to be OK with Isiah Kiner-Falefa holding the spot for top prospect Anthony Volpe, unless they ultimately decide Volpe is better suited for second base. One way for the Marlins to acquire offense without spending money they don’t have would be to trade one of the most valuable players in the…

CNN  —  Two suspects were arrested and charged with manslaughter Thursday in connection with the shooting of two migrants in West Texas earlier this week, the Texas Department of Public Safety said in a statement. A truck with two men inside pulled over and shot at a group of migrants getting water along a road near the town of Sierra Blanca on Tuesday, according to the statement. The shooting left a male migrant dead, and a female migrant who was also shot is recovering at a hospital in El Paso. The Texas Rangers are leading the investigation, with assistance from…

New York CNN  —  US officials are increasingly troubled by the United Kingdom’s proposal to slash taxes at a time of crushing inflation, a plan that has ignited turbulence in financial markets. UK Prime Minister Liz Truss’s tax-cut plan has drawn criticism from economists and investors and prompted the Bank of England to calm panicked markets with an emergency intervention on Wednesday. The Biden administration, including the Treasury Department, is concerned by the UK’s tax-cut plan, an administration official familiar with the matter told CNN Thursday. The risk for the United States is that any trouble on the other side…