An Alabama woman was sentenced to life in prison Friday after authorities said she hired a hitman to kill her child’s father in a custody dispute. Jaclyn Skuce, 43, of Madison, was convicted of capital murder after hiring a man to kill the child’s father in order to prevent him from gaining custody or further visitation, the Morgan County District Attorney’s Office said. The Hartselle Police Department was dispatched on July 24, 2020, to a residence for a welfare check after Anthony Larry Sheppard failed to appear in court for a scheduled custody hearing. His attorney had asked officers to check on him, investigators…

The United States financial system enters the summer of 2026 in a state that might best be described as cautiously stable. Banks are well capitalized. On the surface, most households are, by most measures, in decent shape. Debt loads are shrinking relative to the size of the economy. Yet, the…

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