August 2022

Rapper Mystikal, accused of rape, denied bond by judge

GONZALES (AP) — A Louisiana judge has refused to set any bond for rapper Mystikal, who is accused of raping and choking a woman at his home outside Baton Rouge.

China conducts ‘precision missile strikes’ in Taiwan Strait

KEELUNG, Taiwan (AP) — China conducted “precision missile strikes” Thursday in the Taiwan Strait and in the waters off the eastern coast of Taiwan as part of military exercises that have raised tensions in the region to their highest level in decades.

Bank of England predicts recession at end of year

LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England projected Thursday that the United Kingdom’s economy would enter a recession at the end of the year and hiked interest rates by the largest amount in more than 27 years, pushing to tame accelerating inflation driven by the fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Applications for US jobless claims up again last week

WASHINGTON (AP) — More Americans applied for jobless benefits last week as the number of unemployed continues to rise modestly, though the labor market remains one of the strongest parts of the U.S. economy.

Amazon workers at UK warehouse stop work to protest pay

LONDON (AP) — More than 700 Amazon warehouse workers in England staged a protest Thursday in a dispute over pay, in the latest sign of workplace friction stoked by Britain’s cost of living crisis and a growing discontent among employees over wage and working conditions.

Gabby Petito’s legacy: $100K for domestic violence hotline

NEW YORK (AP) — Even in hindsight, Nichole Schmidt can’t be sure if anything could have been done to save her daughter Gabby Petito from a messy and violent relationship that ended in murder nearly a year ago in the western wilderness.

US says Russia aims to fabricate evidence in prison deaths

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials believe Russia is working to fabricate evidence concerning last week’s deadly strike on a prison housing prisoners of war in a separatist region of eastern Ukraine.

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Cut your electric bill using these five simple hacks

(AP) — Even before the recent rise in inflation and gas prices, electricity providers across the country had been steadily - and often not subtly - raising their rates to keep your house turned on. Now with everything under the sun going up in price, the cost of each tier of your power useage will inevitably increase as well.

Larry Allen Freyou

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Larry Allen Freyou, 80, passed away on Jan. 29, 2022, after a short illness.