Florida woman, 44, uses ‘botox’ to explain age after using mother’s age in fraudulent hurricane aid: police

A 44-year-old Florida woman allegedly used her mother’s identity to apply for hurricane aide, telling city employees that she looked younger because of botox. According to the Bradenton Police Department, Veronica Torres was charged with a third-degree felony count of filing a false public assistance claim after she applied for and received almost $8,000. Police…

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First known case of rare mpox strain confirmed in United States

The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has reported the first known U.S. case of an emerging strain of the mpox virus, according to a CDPH release Saturday. The case of “clade I mpox” was identified in a traveler recently returned from Africa, where this strain is actively circulating. Officials with the CDPH have emphasized…

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LeBron James puts Deion Sanders’ critics on notice, says ‘haters’ are ‘in hiding’ after Colorado’s latest win

The Deion Sanders-coached Colorado Buffaloes defeated Utah on Saturday to improve to 8-2 on the season. Colorado finished with just four wins during Sanders’ first season at the helm, which was a considerable improvement over the football program’s one-win season in 2022. Sanders faced his fair share of doubters when he made th leap from…

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New Los Angeles DA asks ‘what’s the point’ in watching Menendez brothers series upon taking over their case

New Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman has a message for fans of Erik and Lyle Menendez: don’t rush to judgment as their Dec. 11 resentencing hearing approaches.  Hochman, 60, told The Daily Beast he thinks many fans of the Menendez brothers’ true-crime series don’t fully understand the case. The Menendez brothers, now 53…

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