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A 26-year-old St. Petersburg man punched his mother’s fiance in April, leading to the man’s death months later and a murder charge, police said. Michael Wood, 26, was initially charged with aggravated battery after the April 10 incident that left 37-year-old Kenneth McMurray hospitalized, according to the St. Petersburg Police Department. After McMurray died from his injuries Sunday, police amended the charge to second-degree murder. Wood and McMurray got into an argument on the sidewalk in front of the family’s home in the 2300 block of 15th Ave. Yes, according to an arrest affidavit. Wood struck McMurray in the head…

MIDDLEBORO, Mass. – Massachusetts-based Christmas Tree Shops is preparing for liquidation sales at all of its stores after defaulting on a loan financing its bankruptcy. The discount home goods retailer, which had more than 80 locations in 20 states, announced in May that it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy with plans to close a small number of underperforming stores. Christmas Tree Shops took out a $45 million bankruptcy loan, but creditors decided to terminate the loan after the company defaulted, in part because of worsening earnings, the Wall Street Journal reported. reported. The company’s stakeholders have agreed to liquidate…

The former arms dealer, who the US traded for WNBA star Brittney Griner, is running in Russia as a member of a far-right political party. Viktor Bout, 56, has joined Russia’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and is now running for election to the regional legislature. The PLD currently holds 23 of the 450 seats in the Russian legislature. The party is to the right of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s dominant United Russia Party. The arms dealer, formerly known as the “merchant of death”, had been serving a sentence in the US following his 2008 arrest in Thailand. He was released…

Get free updates on UK politics and policies We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email with the latest UK politics and policy news every morning. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has said the government will crack down on banks blacklisting customers who hold controversial views after Brexit leader Nigel Farage claimed his UK bank account had been closed without explanation. Hunt has called on City Minister Andrew Griffith to investigate the practice of lenders closing the accounts of people or businesses whose views they disagree with. “Banks and payment providers occupy a privileged place in society and it would be worrying…

As Americans celebrate 247 years of independence from Britain this week, America’s deep political divide has made elected officials the target of intimidation. The same is true in San Diego County, where holding office is increasingly dangerous, especially for women. This is according to a study conducted by local academics. They recently reviewed the Twitter accounts of the county’s elected officials — mayors, aldermen, supervisors and school board members — dating back to 2018. From a cache of half a million, they pulled about 13,000 aggressive tweets. Based on them, the researchers found that women are three times more likely…

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It will continue to be another very hot day to start the week, but Acadiana is finally seeing signs that the heat wave is coming to an end. The ridge that has been so dominant for so long has finally broken, helping not only the temperature, but also the possibility of some afternoon showers. That said, temperatures on Monday will still climb around 96 with a slightly warmer heat index, but it won’t be as intense as the weekend. Showers and thunderstorms will appear later in the afternoon, giving us a much needed chance of rain. Rain will spread each…

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is asking for the community’s help in locating Fernanda Arias. >>> STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE