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AUSTIN, TEXAS - SEPTEMBER 09: The sign for Big Lots is displayed outside its store on September 09, 2024 in Austin, Texas. Big Lots has filed for bankruptcy after consecutively reporting quarterly losses since 2022. The retail chain has agreed to sell its businesses to an affiliate of private-equity firm Nexus Capital Management. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Big Lots To Reopen Over 100 Store Locations Following Bankruptcy Filing

Big Lots, the U.S. discount retail chain specializing in the sale of closeout and overstock merchandise, has announced that they are reopening over 130 stores that shuttered last year following its bankruptcy filing.

A memorial to Laken Riley at Lake Allyn Herrick on the campus of the University of Georgia on June 7, 2024, in Athens, Georgia. On February 22, 2024, Riley, a nursing student at Augusta University, was killed while she was jogging at the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia. Her body was found in Oconee Forest Park near the lake. The suspect, José Antonio Ibarra, a 26-year-old Venezuelan, had reportedly entered the US illegally. (Photo by Elijah Nouvelage / AFP) (Photo by ELIJAH NOUVELAGE/AFP via Getty Images)

Jose Ibarra Asks For New Trial After Laken Riley Murder Conviction

The violent illegal migrant who murdered Georgia nursing student Laken Riley has asked a judge for a new trial after being sentenced to life in prison last month for his heinous crimes.

GWINNETT, GA - SEPTEMBER 09: Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr speaks at a campaign event for Republican Senate Candidate for Georgia, Hershel Walker on September 9, 2022 in Gwinnett, Georgia. Heisman Trophy winner Herschel Walker is running against incumbent Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock for November's election. (Photo by Megan Varner/Getty Images)

Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr Declares Candidacy For Governor In 2026

Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr, a Republican, has announced he is running in the race for governor in 2026, becoming the first member of either major party to announce his candidacy.

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Laken Riley’s Killer Sentenced To Life In Prison Without Parole Following Guilty Verdict

Following a guilty verdict, illegal migrant Jose Ibarra has been sentenced to life behind bars without the possibility of parole.

Supporters of former US President and 2024 presidential hopeful Donald Trump hold images of Laken Riley before he speaks at a "Get Out the Vote" rally in Rome, Georgia, on March 9, 2024. Riley, a nursing student, has become the face of immigration reform after her murder allegedly by an illegal immigrant on February 22, 2024. (Photo by Elijah Nouvelage / AFP) (Photo by ELIJAH NOUVELAGE/AFP via Getty Images)

Illegal Migrant Accused In Laken Riley Murder Case Chooses Judge Trial Over Jury Trial

Jose Ibarra, the illegal migrant from Venezuela charged with the murder of Augusta University student Laken Riley on the University of Georgia campus in February, has decided to choose a trial by judge over jury.

(L) FILE - This undated image provided by Augusta University shows Laken Hope Riley, a nursing student whose body was found Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, on the University of Georgia campus in Athens, Ga., after not returning from a run. (Augusta University via AP, File), (R) Clarke County Sheriffs Office

Mother of Slain Student Laken Riley Cries As Murder Suspect Jose Ibarra Pleads Not Guilty

During an arraignment hearing on Friday, the illegal immigrant from Venezuela who is suspected of brutally murdering Augusta University nursing student Laken Riley entered a not guilty plea.