A 47-year-old woman was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison Monday for sending homemade explosive devices to former President Barack Obama, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and other officials. Julia Ann Poff pleaded guilty to the offenses over the summer, but Monday in a courtroom in Houston, she burst into sobs and said she had done nothing wrong. “I don’t …

A Denton attorney was arrested Friday after firing a gun in the law office where she’d lost her job earlier that day, police said. Petrina Thompson was booked into the Denton County Jail with bail set at $150,000.(Denton County Jail) Petrina Thompson brought a handgun to Martinez Legal P.C. in the 400 block of South Carroll Boulevard, said Khristen Jones, …

Six months after Dallas police raided Dallas Catholic Diocese offices for records related to allegations of sexual abuse by priests, the investigation appears stalled. Attorneys for the diocese and the city of Dallas are sorting through the records seized in the May 15 raid on diocesan property to determine which ones involve the five priests named in the search warrant, according to …

LOS ANGELES:California announced Monday it is suing Juul, the United States´ largest electronic cigarette manufacturer, for illegally targeting minors with its marketing campaigns. E-cigarettes have soared in popularity among young people since they were introduced about a decade ago. California law prohibits the sale of vaporizing products to persons under the age of 21. A joint lawsuit filed by California …

NEW YORK: New York on Tuesday became the second state this week to sue Juul, the United States´ largest electronic cigarette manufacturer, for illegally targeting minors with its marketing campaigns. The lawsuits come as the vaping industry faces intense scrutiny over an epidemic of lung ailments linked to e-cigarette use that has killed more than 40 people and sickened more …

Meghan Markle slammed the British press over the circulation of false and baseless information in regards to the renovations in her Frogmore Cottage home in Windsor. The  BBC reported that news regarding the renovations occurring at Frogmore Cottage have false embedded information. Not only that, Meghan’s legal team have slammed the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday, over fabricating stories. The report submitted to the courts …

TORONTO: Writer Ian Williams won Canada’s top annual literary award for fiction for his book “Reproduction,” the prize’s sponsor said on Monday. “Reproduction,” published by Random House Canada, explores the bonds between family and how they are formed, through individuals in a Toronto suburb. “You have no idea how special this is to me,” Williams told the audience while accepting …

While Charlie’s Angels may have been an anticipated instalment, the flick was given an underwhelming welcome at the box office after its release. While ample expectation was riding on the film, the Kristen Stewart-starrer opened to mixed reviews and a bland response at the box office as well as it saw a total accumulation of merely $8.6 million on its opening weekend. …

Actor Tamer Hasssan and comedian Andrew Doyle exchanged dialogues on the occasion of International Men’s Day as the latter thinks it’s just a reaction to Women’s Day, on the show Good Morning Britain. Andrew insisted the event is simply a reaction to Women’s Day, he went on to say that Fathers Day feels like a retort to Mothers Day. “I am …

Leonardo DiCaprio is  amongst the few luminaries around the globe using his fame to shed light on the environmental and climatic issues that fall prey to negligence. In his latest Instagram post, the Titanic star is bringing to light the hazardous air pollution widespread in New Delhi by giving a shout out to the efforts of a group striving for lawmakers to …