Mikhail R. Wicker of Minnesota never served a day in uniform, but for years posed as a decorated U. S. Marine to defraud the Department of Veterans Affairs out of $146,287. Prosecutors say he forged a detailed combat record, claiming service in Iraq with Lima Company, a 2005 POW ordeal, a Purple Heart and sniper school-when records show he was a civilian in Michigan.
Monica Barfield: When nurses disappear, health care collapses
Florida’s health care collapses without nurses, no matter what officials claim. The post Monica Barfield: When nurses disappear, health care collapses appeared first on Florida Politics Campaigns & Elections. Lobbying & Government.
The Steam Machine will fail if Valve repeats this Steam Deck mistake
The Steam Machine will fail if Valve repeats this Steam Deck mistake
PIAA football schedule including Northwestern Lehigh, Southern Lehigh
Here is the PIAA football schedule for Week 15 including Northwestern Lehigh, Southern Lehigh, the last two District 11 teams alive.
Pope calls on kidnappers in Nigeria to free 265 students and teachers after 50 pupils escape
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) Fifty of the 303 schoolchildren abducted from a Catholic school in north-central Nigeria’s Niger state have escaped captivity and are now with their families, the.
Braves Acquire 3-Year Veteran Outfielder After Phillies Stint: Report
The Atlanta Braves needed outfield depth, but their newest signing brings very minimal major league experience.
Yankees Slugger Projected To Sign 6-Year, $162M Deal After Bounce-Back Year
The New York Yankees, New York Mets, and Los Angeles Dodgers are seemingly the top teams in the Cody Bellinger sweepstakes.
‘Predator: Badlands’ Conquers One of the Greatest Dystopian Thrillers Ever Made at the Box Office
Predator: Badlands is still roaring at the box office, now taking down Hugo Weaving’s dystopian masterpiece ahead of its 20th anniversary.
Burbank Police Department K9 officer shot, killed on 5 Freeway
A K9 officer with the Burbank Police Department was shot and killed on the 5 Freeway by a suspect who is now also dead, according to police. The Burbank Police Department originally stated that, around 6:40 p.m. Saturday, units were conducting a traffic stop on the 5 Freeway near the Buena Vista Street off-ramp when […]
Medieval Arabic texts help researchers track down explosive star deaths
In 1181, Egyptian, Chinese, and Japanese scholars documented a cosmic explosion. The post Medieval Arabic texts help researchers track down explosive star deaths appeared first on Popular Science.