Steven Smith was linked to the crimes last year from a CashApp account registered in his name. He was using the account to send money to 10-, 11- and 14-year-old girls in exchange for naked photos and videos of themselves, court records say.

Travelers who waited until now to make Thanksgiving trips are hitting the biggest crowds so far.

The average rate on a 30-year mortgage has been mostly rising since sliding to a two-year low of 6.08% in late September. Elevated mortgage rates and rising home prices have kept homeownership out of reach of many would-be homebuyers. U.S. home sales are on track for their worst year since 1995.

The building off 31st Street in Uppertown dates back to 1897, when it was built as a fish transfer station.

Here’s a brief rundown of which stores are open and which are closed on Thanksgiving Day.

Prosecutors relied on confidential records improperly removed from the school by a former assistant principal, the teacher's lawyer contends.

Susan Lane-Fournier, 61, has been missing since at least Friday.

Downs was convicted of shooting her three children in one of the most infamous murder cases in Oregon history.

The celebration came as the tribe marked 47 years of regaining federal recognition. The tribe was among the dozens that lost federal recognition in the 1950s and ‘60s under a policy of assimilation known as “termination.” Congress voted to re-recognize the tribe in 1977. But to have their land restored, the tribe had to agree to a federal court order that limited their hunting, fishing and gathering rights. A new court order issued late last month has now lifted those restrictions.

In other news, prominent homelessness critic Kevin Dahlgren may take a plea deal.

A lingering outbreak of avian influenza has led to the slaughter of more than 111 million birds since February 2022, mostly egg-laying chickens.

Stephen R. Wilson, 59, and his 34-year-old son Ren M. Wilson appear to have shot and killed each other on Monday afternoon, police said.

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