Lincoln County District Judge Traci Soderstrom.Photo:The Oklahoman/YouTube The Oklahoman/YouTube A judge in Oklahoma is under investigation after video shows her repeatedly using her cell phone to text and scroll through Facebook during a recent murder trial for the killing of a 2-year-old boy, the local sheriff’s office told multiple outlets. “It is both shocking and disappointing,” District Attorney Adam Panter told the newspaper. “Jurors are banned from using cellphones in the courtroom during trials because we expect them to give their full time and attention to the evidence being presented....

Photo: LA County Sheriff’s Office Two missing hikers were found alive on Wednesday, ending a five-day search after the pair got lost on California’s Mount Baldy and were forced to ration food and filter dirty water to survive. Eric Desplinter, 33, and Gabrielle Wallace, 31, were reported missing Saturday night after they ventured into the San Gabriel Mountains in San Bernardino County that afternoon and failed to return that evening,ABC News reports....

Joe Biden.Photo: Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty"We will repair our alliances and engage with the world once again," PresidentJoe Bidenpromised in hisfirst speech after taking the oath of officeon the steps of the U.S. Capitol last January. “We will be a strong and trusted partner for peace, progress, and security.“So how’s it working out a year since letting the world know that under the Biden administration,“America is back”?Politicorecentlyspoke with nearly 20 ambassadorsand senior foreign embassy officials in Washington, D....

Photo: San Antonio Zoo/facebookA former circuselephantwill spend the remainder of her years at a sanctuary in Tennessee after living among a small elderly herd atSan Antonio Zoosince 2016.Nicole, a 48-year-old Asian elephant, was part of a senior trio dubbed the Golden Girls.Karen died in March last year at the age of 52, andLucky died eight months later at the age of 62.San Antonio Zoo president and CEO Tim Morrow said the Golden Girls “inspired visitors to care for and want to protect elephants from extinction....

Vincent Jackson.Photo: Don Juan Moore/Getty Images Vincent Jackson, a 12-year veteran of the NFL who was found dead in his hotel room on Feb. 15, may have suffered from alcoholism and a concussion-linked brain disease, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office told PEOPLE on Wednesday. The body of 38-year-old Jackson was discovered Monday at the Homewood Suites in Brandon, Florida. The popular wide receiver played for the San Diego Chargers, then the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, before his retirement in 2018....

Bob Dole, who lost a fierce battle for the 1988 Republican presidential nomination toGeorge H.W. Bush, honored his former opponent at the Capitol Rotunda. In an emotional scene on Tuesday, the former Senate Majority Leader, 95, was helped out of his wheelchair to salute the 41st president, who laid in state for the second day. With assistance from an aide, Dole was lifted into standing position and steadied at the casket’s side before paying his respects to Bush with a salute to his fellow World War II veteran....

Photo: Michigan State PoliceA former Michigan special education teacher allegedly sexually assaulted a boy for about three years, beginning when the boy was 11.PEOPLE learns from online records that the January arrest of Heather Winfield, 38, followed an investigation that began in 2016, soon after the teacher resigned from her position at Thunder Bay Junior High School in Alpena after district officials first learned of the allegations.Winfield has pleaded not guilty to two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct with a child younger than 13 and single counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct during the commission of a felony, third-degree criminal sexual conduct with a child aged 13 to 15, second-degree criminal sexual conduct with a child younger than 13, accosting a minor for immoral purposes, and using a computer to commit a crime....

Amber Guyger, the former Dallas police officer convicted offatally shooting her neighbor,Botham Jean, after claiming she’d entered the wrong apartment in September 2018, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. The 12-member jury reached a unanimous verdict on the woman’s sentence around 4 p.m. after deliberating for about 90 minutes,ABC News reports.Guyger had faced between five and 99 years behind bars. Guyger, who is white, insisted she thought she was in her own apartment when she shot Jean, who is black, on Sept....

Gabbi Tuft.Photo: Gabbi Tuft/instagram Gabbi Tuft is living her truth. The former WWE superstar, 42, came out as transgender in alengthy statementshared on her social media accounts on Thursday, writing alongside a photo of herself, “This is me. Unashamed, unabashedly me.” “This is the side of me that has hidden in the shadows, afraid and fearful of what the world would think; afraid of what my family, friends, and followers would say or do,” she continued....

“The One with the Truth About London” Episode 16 – Aired 2/22/2001 – Pictured: (l-r) Courteney Cox as Monica Geller, Matthew Perry as Chandler Bing.Photo:NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty “The One Where Chandler Cheated” — that’s almost how oneFriend’s episode went. Actress Lisa Cash, who appeared in the show’s season 5 episode “The One in Vegas: Part 1,” revealed that she was originally a part of a storyline whereMatthew Perry’s character Chandler Bing cheated onCourteney Cox’s Monica Geller....

Wow! Look at her now.It’s been a long road for Eve, but she has finally reached her happy ending. This month, the bear,who was found dumpster diving and in desperate need of care in 2017, moved into her new home at theCleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranchin Murchison, Texas, an affiliate of theHumane Society of the United States.On Christmas Eve 2017, Eve the bear was found in a dumpster in Northern California; she was 30 pounds, visibly ill and bald....

Caroline Flack‘s cause of death has been confirmed. Flack, whostepped downfrom the popular British series after she wascharged with assaultin December 2019, was found dead at her apartment on Saturday. According to Polson, both police and paramedics attempted to revive Flack on the scene, but their attempts were unsuccessful. “London Ambulance Service arrived on the scene and took over CPR from the police, however, their patient could not be revived,” said Polson....

The flashy girl from Flushing does it again!The actress, 64, gave her followers a glimpse into what it takes to get ready for the red carpet as she got dolled up for the 2022 Screen Actors Guild Awards. “They put me all together and it only took three hours,” Drescher said, as her makeup artistGregory Arltput on her finishing touches.The star wore an embroidered black and gold Reem Acra gown for the carpet, paired with a smoky eye, nude lip and elaborate jeweled updo....