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☆ Bob Kelley, Who Made the Kelley Blue Book an Authority on Cars, Dies at 96
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Clay Risen | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Bob Kelley, who turned the Kelley Blue Book, a price list published by his family’s used-car dealership, into one of the world’s leading authorities on cars, trucks, motorcycles and pretty much anything else that gets you from point A to point B, died on May 28 at his home in Indian Wells, Calif., east of Los Angeles. The Kelley Blue Book started in 1926 at the Kelley Kar Co., a Los Angeles dealership founded by Mr. Kelley’s father, Sidney, and an uncle, Leslie Kelley. Mr. Kelley joined the company after the end of World War II, a prime time to get into the used-car business. The war had put an end to new-car production, and it would be several years before automakers could meet the demand. He was initially in charge of both valuations on new inventory and compiling the book, and he brought a jeweler’s eye to the job.

Persons: Bob Kelley, Kelley, Charlie Vogelheim, Kelley Kar, Kelley’s, Sidney, Leslie Kelley Organizations: Kelley, Kelley Kar Co Locations: Indian Wells, Calif, Los Angeles

☆ Bob Kelley, founder of used car guide Kelley Blue Book, dies at 96
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-04 | by ( Peter Valdes-Dapena | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

That’s short for Kelley Blue Book, and it’s one of the longest-standing sources for used car values there is. Bob Kelley, publisher of used car guide Kelley Blue Book, died at 96. By 1926, that list turned into the first Kelley Blue Book pricing guide for used cars. Long ago, Bob Kelley was a “lot boy” at the dealership run by his uncle and his father, Sidney “Buster” Kelley. In 1995, Kelley Blue Book started a website, making its data easily accessible to the general public, not just industry insiders.

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☆ Oklahoma double murder: Why prosecutors accused the grandmother
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-21 | by ( Rachel Clarke | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Investigators say they were deliberately killed by Adams, Cullum and the Twomblys. Bottom row: Tad Cullum and Tifany Machel Adams Oklahoma State Bureau of InvestigationAt about that time, Adams did an online search for how to get someone out of their house. Adams told officers she had called Butler to check if she was coming for the usual Saturday visit. She said Butler told her that something had come up and she could not make it. And she said her mother told her the two couples were involved in the killings.

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☆ Mary Lou Retton: Olympic great making ‘remarkable’ progress, according to daughter
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-15 | by ( Jacob Lev | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Mary Lou Retton is making “remarkable” progress, according to her daughter McKenna Kelley’s Instagram on Saturday, after a “very rare form of pneumonia” had left the retired Olympic gold medal-winning gymnast “fighting for her life.”“Prayers have been felt and are being answered,” read the Instagram post. Retton remained in a hospital intensive care unit, Kelley stated, but the 55-year-old’s “path to recovery is steadily progressing.”“Her fighting spirit is truly shining!” the post added. She’s responding so well to treatments,” Saturday’s Instagram post said. Retton became a household name during the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles – winning five medals, more than any other athlete at those Games. Her status as an all-time great was solidified when Retton scored perfect scores on the vault and floor routine en route to becoming the first US woman to earn an Olympic gold in the individual all-around event.

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☆ How Hip-Hop Changed the English Language Forever
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( Miles Marshall Lewis | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +16 min

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☆ J&J secures dismissal of whistleblower case over misuse of confidential info
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Brendan Pierson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

FILE PHOTO: The Johnson & Johnson logo is displayed on a screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., May 29, 2019. Montecalvo was joined by Chief Judge David Barron and Circuit Judge Kermit Lipez. The devices became the subject of more than 10,000 product liability lawsuits consolidated before a federal judge in Texas. Circuit Court of Appeals, No. For plaintiffs: Ross Morrison of YankwittFor J&J: Adam Tarosky of Nixon PeabodyRead more:J&J hip implant whistleblower case tossed over confidential info misuse

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A Texas woman who was reported missing this month and whose empty car was later found in a remote area has been found dead, officials said Thursday. Friends of Kelley reported her missing on Jan. 11 after not having heard from her for several days, the sheriff's office has said. The sheriff’s office has said Ferguson is also known as Kevin Brown, and online jail records list Ferguson as being married. The sheriff's office said the case was an ongoing homicide investigation. On Thursday, the Tarrant County medical examiner's office positively identified the remains found in Grand Prairie, the sheriff's office said.

The Justice Department wrote in its brief that a failed background check would not have kept Kelley, from conducting the shooting, and the government could not have known he intended to pursue the attack. But under Texas law, the United States is not legally responsible for the damages caused by that shooting." Critics said a successful appeal will ultimately undercut the background check system, damage the Biden administration’s gun safety law efforts and bolster the gun lobby. “The 26 dead and 22 injured at the Sutherland Springs mass shooting disagree.”Twenty-six crosses stand in a field to honor the victims killed during the mass shooting at the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs in 2017. Now the survivors and victims must relive the traumatic shooting through an appeal that Alsaffar said could take as long as two years.

☆ Jan. 6 Defendant Charged With Plotting to Kill FBI Agents Who Investigated Him
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-17 | by ( Sadie Gurman | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The crowd that gathered outside the U.S. Capitol on the day of the riot. A Tennessee man already awaiting trial for assaulting a police officer during the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol was charged again Friday with plotting to kill the federal agents who investigated him and planning to attack the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Knoxville, Tenn., field office. The plan by Edward Kelley, 33 years old, was foiled this past week when a witness gave police an envelope containing what appeared to be a hit list bearing the names of 37 people involved in the investigation into Mr. Kelley’s alleged role in the Capitol assault, federal prosecutors wrote in newly unsealed court records.

☆ Reba McEntire postpones concerts due to doctor-ordered ‘vocal rest’
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( Dan Heching | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Reba McEntire is taking some time to take care of her voice as she continues to tour throughout the US this fall. McEntire will perform the rescheduled concerts in Columbus, Ohio; Raleigh, North Carolina and Indianapolis on December 2, December 3 and December 16, respectively. “Thank you for understanding!” McEntire wrote in her IG post. As of now, the singer and actress is still slated to perform at the Country Music Awards next week, scheduled for Wednesday, November 9. On the acting front, McEntire is currently appearing of the third season of David E. Kelley’s mystery series “Big Sky” on ABC.

☆ Hearing aids: Americans can now buy them over the counter
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( Jen Christensen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

He saw an audiologist who said he needed hearing aids, but they would have cost him more than $6,000. On Monday, for the first time, adults with mild to moderate hearing loss in the US will be able to buy over-the-counter hearing aids. Now, instead of getting a prescription and having a custom fitting with a hearing health professional, adults can buy hearing aids directly from a store or online. Why hearing aids matterHearing aids aren’t just nice to have; they are essential for physical and mental health. Hearing aids are different than glasses; it can take your brain up to four weeks to adjust to hearing in a new way.

☆ Indiana woman gets 115 years for poisoning man's oatmeal and strangling him with his favorite tie
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( Antonio Planas | Antonio Planas Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

An Indiana woman who poisoned the oatmeal of her child's father and strangled him with his favorite tie has been sentenced to more than 100 years in prison. They found Kelley unresponsive at his home, and Littlefield '"grabbed Fran’s 'favorite tie'" and strangled him, the affidavit states. When Littlefield was convicted of murder and conspiracy to commit murder, her daughter provided some of the most damaging witness testimony The Indianapolis Star reported in August. Littlefield's daughter pleaded guilty in March to conspiracy to commit murder and was sentenced to 26 years in prison. Her boyfriend pleaded guilty in May to conspiracy to commit murder.

☆ Air Force ordered to pay more than $230M in Sutherland Springs church shooting
▼ + stars: | 2022-02-08 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

More than two dozen people were killed when Devin Patrick Kelley opened fire during a Sunday service at First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs. U.S. District Judge Xavier Rodriguez had ruled in July that the Air Force was “60% liable” for the attack because it failed to submit Kelley’s assault conviction during his time in the Air Force to a national database. An Air Force record of the Kelley court-martial says he pleaded guilty to multiple specifications of assault, including striking his wife, choking her with his hands and kicking her. For unspecified reasons, the Air Force did not provide the information about Kelley as required. Messages to the Justice Department, Air Force and the plaintiffs’ legal team were not immediately returned.

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