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Jan. 6 rioters are raking in thousands in donations. Now the US is coming after their haul

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:25 GMT

Less than two months after he pleaded guilty to storming the U.S. Capitol, Texas resident Daniel Goodwyn appeared on Tucker Carlson’s then-Fox News show and promoted a website where supporters could donate money to Goodwyn and other rioters whom the site called “political prisoners.”The Justice Department now wants Goodwyn to give up more than $25,000 he raised — a clawback that is part of a growing effort by the government to prevent rioters from being able to personally profit from participating in the attack that shook the foundations of American democracy.An Associated Press review of court records shows that prosecutors in the more than 1,000 criminal cases from Jan. 6, 2021, are increasingly asking judges to impose fines on top of prison sentences to offset donations from supporters of the Capitol rioters.Dozens of defendants have set up online fundraising appeals for help with legal fees, and prosecutors acknowledge there’s nothing wrong with asking for help for a...

Army Air Force pilot from Pennsylvania killed during WWII accounted for, authorities say

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:25 GMT

An Army Air Force pilot from Pennsylvania killed during World War II has been accounted for almost eight decades later, military authorities said.The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency said last week that 2nd Lt. James Litherland, 25, of South Williamsport was accounted for in March.In February 1944, Litherland was co-piloting a B-17F Flying Fortress that was struck by anti-aircraft fire after a bombing raid on a German V-2 rocket site in Bois-Coquerel, France. Three airmen parachuted to safety but Litherland and six other crew members were still on board when the plane crashed near Le Translay, France, authorities said.Six sets of remains were recovered near the crash site but only five were identified. In 2018, more material was recovered from the crash site and the unknown remains were exhumed from a cemetery in France. Dental and anthropological analysis and DNA evidence was used to identify the remains as those of Litherland, officials said.Litherland’s daughter, Suzanne W...

Celebrating National Burger Day with STK Steakhouse

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:25 GMT

Sunday is National Burger Day and joining the WGN Weekend Morning News to celebrate is chef William Rodgers from STK Steakhouse.

Five high-profile Trump supporters who’ve switched to Ron DeSantis

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:25 GMT

(The Hill) – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has picked up support for his presidential campaign from what might at first appear an unlikely place: people who had worked for former President Trump's campaign or administration or supported him. Multiple former Trump supporters are backing DeSantis's challenge to Trump for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination. Here are the most notable former Trumpers currently on Team DeSantis: Ken Cuccinelli Cuccinelli, a former senior Trump administration official who served as Homeland Security acting deputy secretary, has been among the most vocal and upfront former Trump supporters who have shifted to DeSantis. He launched the "Never Back Down" super PAC in March to urge DeSantis to run for president. He said at the time that he had been speaking to “many grassroots conservative activists” who wanted DeSantis to run. “Ron DeSantis doesn’t just talk, he acts, but most of all he never backs down,” Cuccin...

Sunday Brunch: Avocado Toast from Le Sud

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:25 GMT

Executive Sous Chef from Chicago's Le Sud Mediterranean Kitchen William Lara joined the WGN Weekend Morning News to share his recipe for avocado toast.

Your Money: How should you define risk?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:25 GMT

Bruce Helmer and Peg WebbWe’re all bombarded daily with warnings about the risk of investing. Buying yesterday’s hot stock. Losing your money in crypto. Crazy Uncle Harry’s can’t miss, ground-floor opportunity.A more technical definition of risk is the chance that an outcome or investment result will differ from an expected outcome or return. If you are one of the few people to study fund fact sheets, standard deviation is often used as a risk metric. It looks at volatility in comparison to historical averages in a given time frame, say one, three, five or 10 years. Said another way, it’s how much a given investment goes up or down over time, which can be a useful way to track investment risk. Other investors think risk is their fund or adviser falling short of an arbitrary index of securities, such as the Dow Jones Industrial Index or S&P 500 Index.We would challenge both of these definitions of risk. Risk is not falling short of an index; it’s falling short of your goals. Does...

Working Strategies: Summer job search for new graduates

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:25 GMT

Amy LindgrenCongratulations graduate! You finished school — got a job yet?(Wince). Those may not be the exact words people say to new graduates, but they’re pretty close. Even when the question is better-phrased, it’s still wince-worthy to be asked about future plans within seconds of being congratulated.That doesn’t change the value of the question: What are your plans, exactly? If the answer is something vague like, “I’m going to hang out for a while and then probably look for a job,” you should expect follow-on questions. For the empathetic listener, the answer sounds too similar to, “I don’t know what the heck I’m doing and it scares me to death.”Try this answer instead: “I’m going to take the month of June to be with my friends before everyone starts working. Then I’ll start my job search using this 12-step plan I read about in the paper.”Another wince might be called for here, based on that answer sounding so pat. Even so, just knowing you have a plan is enough for most ...

2 shot inside hot pot restaurant in Orange County

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:25 GMT

Two people were hospitalized with gunshot wounds after shots rang out inside a hot pot restaurant in Garden Grove Saturday night.The shooting happened around 11:30 p.m. at The Hot Lounge & Restaurant at 12911 Magnolia Street where, according to police, two adult males were shot.A third person was hospitalized with a head injury. Their conditions were not available. It was also unclear what led up to the shooting. The shooting happened around 11:30 p.m. at The Hot Lounge & Restaurant at 12911 Magnolia Street. May 28, 2023. (County News)Garden Grove Police had released very few details as of 6:30 a.m. Sunday.Video shows several people being questioned and detained at the scene, including one man who was combative with officers.

California Doctor who drove family over cliff needs to be held accountable: DA

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:25 GMT

What was going through Dharmesh Patel's mind when he, according to investigators, intentionally drove his entire family over a San Mateo County cliff and crashed their Tesla into the rocky beach below? A search warrant affidavit was unsealed this month revealing what Patel told emergency responders who airlifted the family of four to trauma centers on January 2. District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe said it was an "absolute miracle" that Patel, his wife, and their two young children survived a 300-foot plunge from the cliff at Devil's Slide on the Pacific Coast Highway. What we know about the Pasadena doctor accused of driving his family off a cliff Patel’s defense attorney told a judge that Patel’s wife no longer wants him to face any charges. Prosecutors said it's not uncommon for domestic violence victims to become uncooperative. Wagstaffe said, in about 80 percent of domestic violence cases, the victim will recant their statements and not want the case to move forward. "It's part...

What's next on the debt ceiling: Selling the plan and making a deal into a law

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:10:25 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — After weeks of negotiations, President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy have announced an “ agreement in principle ” to raise the nation’s debt ceiling and avoid a potentially catastrophic default.The agreement includes spending cuts demanded by Republicans, but it is short of the reductions in the sweeping legislation passed by the Republican-led House last month.To reduce spending, as Republicans had insisted, the package includes a two-year budget deal that would hold spending flat for 2024 and impose limits for 2025. That's in exchange for raising the debt limit for two years, until after the next election.It also expands some work requirements for food-stamp recipients and tweaks an environmental law to try to streamline reviews to build new energy projects.Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has said the United States could default on its debt obligations by June 5 if lawmakers do not act in time to raise the federal debt ceiling.A look at what’s next a...