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Botched rollout of redesigned FAFSA leads to steep filing declines for Fort Worth students
In a typical year, most of Lindsey Hernandez’s students would know by now where they were going to college next year. But for high school counselors across the country, this year has been anything but typical. Delays and technical glitches have plagued the rollout of the newly redesigned federal financial aid application, holding up the […]
Houston father gunned down in botched robbery while headed to work, family speaks out
HOUSTON – 30-year-old Andrew Garza was shot and killed Thursday while headed to work, according to Houston police. “This could have happened to anyone,” said his aunt, Gigi. SUGGESTED: Suspect fatally shot by 3 Houston police officers on Alrover Street; 4th officer-involved shooting in 4 days Thursday morning at 6:30 a.m. Garza and his uncle […]
Defense Secretary Austin apologizes to Congress for botched illness response
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, in his first congressional hearing since his health crisis related to prostate cancer, faced blistering criticism Thursday for failing to notify lawmakers, the White House and the American public about his hospitalization last month. “Our adversaries should fear us, and you have embarrassed us,” Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind., scolded […]
‘You robbed us forever,’ mom of girl killed in botched sneaker robbery tells killer
Maria Camps-Lacayo stood at a courtroom lectern Wednesday and cried in pain, tears running down her cheeks, as four years of pent- up emotion and anger poured out. Held steady by loved ones, she turned toward the defense table and told George Oshane Walton that she prays he somehow finds peace in his life. “You […]
Florida duo arrested after planned sexual encounter turns deadly with botched car robbery, deputies say
Stream FOX 35 News: MARION COUNTY, Fla. – A man and woman were arrested in connection to a dead man who was found on the side of the road last June, according to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office. Jessica Long, 37, and Michael Montgomery, 47, were charged with murder while engaged in a robbery after […]
Second man sentenced in Clermont County killing that stemmed from botched drug deal
A second man was sentenced for his role in the 2023 killing of a woman following a botched drug deal in Clermont County, officials announced in a news release Tuesday. Ryan Vest admitted he was complicit in the death of 39-year-old Casey Moss, who was fatally shot in January 2023, according to Clermont County Prosecuting […]
Falls man sentenced for botched home invasion in Town of Niagara and assault of corrections officer
Feb. 3—LOCKPORT — The final defendant in a violent Town of Niagara home invasion and shooting has been sentenced to 12 to 14 years behind bars. The sentence was handed down Friday by Niagara County Court Judge Caroline Wojtaszek to Cornelius Redden III, of the Falls. Redden, 28, had previously pleaded guilty to a charge […]
Of course Donald Trump shared a botched AI ‘photo’ of himself
Much has been made of the shortcomings of generative AI models, and their ability (or lack thereof) to create photorealistic images. As we well know by now, generative models particularly struggle with hands. Although clearly nobody has told Donald Trump. The potential Republican nominee has shared an image of himself praying in church (because of […]
US man to be put to death months after botched execution attempt
On Tuesday morning, Kenneth Smith will be moved within the Holman correctional facility in Alabama to the “death cell”, the bluntly named holding unit where condemned prisoners are placed two days before their appointed execution. Smith knows the cell well. He knows its dimensions and the feel of the place. He knows that it sits […]
Justice Department blasts law enforcement’s botched response to Uvalde school shooting
UVALDE — Law enforcement agencies across the country should immediately prioritize active shooter training, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said Thursday as he released a scathing report about the handling of the 2022 massacre in Uvalde in which lives could have been saved if training protocols had been followed. The Justice Department’s long-anticipated report about […]
A Man Escaped Prison After Botched Penis Enlargement
It was almost the perfect plan. Thanapat Mayod, 37, was serving a sentence for theft in a prison in the city of Pattaya, Thailand, when he started feeling pain in his private parts, according to Thai newspaper The Bangkok Post. Before being put in prison, Mayod underwent a series of injections to enlarge his penis. […]