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- PoliticsPolitico
Biden will announce Supreme Court reform plans next week
Biden is likely to endorse term limits for the justices, an ethics code and a constitutional amendment limiting presidential immunity.
3 min read - USThe Santa Fe New Mexican
Report: Training, data needed to limit use of restraint and seclusion in schools
Jul. 26—In her work as New Mexico's special education ombud, Michelle Tregembo often hears from families whose children were restrained or placed in seclusion at school. Sometimes, the incident of restraint or seclusion isn't even the family's main reason for calling the ombud's office, Tregembo told members of the Legislative Education Study Committee on Wednesday. "It's just a part of their ...
4 min read - USThe Santa Fe New Mexican
Police: Sonic employee shot in the head is in critical condition
Jul. 26—A young man found with a gunshot wound to the head Thursday night in the parking lot of a Sonic Drive-in restaurant, 2861 Cerrillos Road, was in critical condition Friday morning, police said. Santa Fe police have not arrested any suspects in connection with the shooting, Deputy Chief Ben Valdez said. Officers responded to a call around 11 p.m. Thursday and found the 20-year-old man, a ...
1 min read - USThe Santa Fe New Mexican
Supreme Court ruling restores day-for-day 'good time' credit for inmates convicted of DWI homicide
Jul. 26—The New Mexico Supreme Court issued a ruling this week stating inmates convicted of homicide by vehicle while driving drunk are eligible to earn credit for good behavior to reduce up to half of their prison sentence. The ruling overturns a decision by a state district judge in Bernalillo County that involved a 2016 law change reclassifying the crime from a third-degree felony to a more ...
4 min read - USThe Santa Fe New Mexican
Officials say work to fix Rio Chama flooding underway
Jul. 26—State and federal agencies are still working to direct the waters of the Rio Chama back to its natural course more than a month after the Northern New Mexico river jumped its banks and flooded several residential properties and farm fields in Medanales. Amid sustained heavy rainfall throughout the region in June, sand and silt from surrounding arroyos washed into the Rio Chama and ...
3 min read - USTODAY
A man fainted while driving. His 10-year-old grandson took the wheel
An 11-year-old boy in Georgia is being hailed as a hero for steering a car to safety after its driver, the boy's grandfather, experienced a medical emergency.
2 min read - USWJAX
Glynn County Police Department investigating ‘unattended death’ on Saint Simons Island
An investigation into the death of a 35-year-old man on Saint Simons Island is underway.
1 min read - USAmarillo Globe-News
Potter County approves first responder training with AC, jail contracts
County officials also weighed in on the wastewater discharge issue with Love's Travel Stops and area residents.
6 min read - PoliticsNBC News
Group with GOP links praises RFK Jr. as 'pro-choice,' 'progressive Democrat' in swing-state ads
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is the subject of new advertising from a group with GOP ties and on a subject, abortion, that's one of Democrats' key campaign issues.
4 min read - USWJAX
Jacksonville in top 30% of most stressed cities in U.S., according to WalletHub
Jacksonville is the 60th most stressed city in the United States, according to a recent WalletHub study.
1 min read - USTampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla.
Hillsborough lawyers: Yes, we can delay the school tax vote
The Hillsborough County School Board cannot dictate the timing of a property tax referendum, the County Commission argued this week in response to Tuesday’s lawsuit in Hillsborough Circuit Court. Citing logic, past cases and a Florida Supreme Court opinion dating back more than 70 years, attorneys for the county said it should be clear that the commission had every right to postpone the ...
4 min read - USStar Tribune (Minneapolis)
Special counsel hired by Moriarty bills $578K for work in trooper Londregan case
Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty made public Friday the analysis and $578,000 cost to taxpayers for the law firm she hired to prosecute trooper Ryan Londregan that instead helped persuade her to drop the case. Moriarty got the Hennepin County Board's OK in April to hire Washington D.C.-based law firm Steptoe LLP to take over the case after the lead attorney from her office stepped aside. ...
3 min read - USKansas City Star
Family of DoorDash driver shot by KCKPD alleges excessive force, wrongful death in lawsuit
Amaree’ya Henderson, 25, was shot while driving away from a traffic stop as his girlfriend sat in the passenger seat. He was unarmed, according to the lawsuit.
4 min read - WorldMilwaukee Journal Sentinel
Next generation Air Force refueling tanker sought by the 128th will be at Air and Water Show.
15 military bases are hoping to attain the KC-46 tanker, including our local base. It will fly at the annual airshow to raise awareness.
3 min read - USAZCentral | The Arizona Republic
State agency finds violations for Buckeye chemical plant that leaked nitric acid in June
Here's what to know as a Buckeye chemical plant leaked nitric acid is now facing 11 environmental and safety violations.
2 min read - PoliticsThe Topeka Capital-Journal
Donald Trump endorses 'true friend of MAGA' Derek Schmidt in Kansas GOP primary
Former Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt picked up a key endorsement from former President Donald Trump in campaign for Congress.
2 min read - PoliticsNew Hampshire Union Leader, Manchester
Whitmer says Harris bid gives 'whole other meaning' to 2024 race
Jul. 26—NASHUA — The elevation of Vice President Kamala Harris to the top of the Democratic ticket gives the 2024 election a "whole other meaning" as an opportunity for a woman to break the highest glass ceiling and win the White House, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said while campaigning here on Thursday. Whitmer said Harris won't get distracted as former President Donald Trump and other ...
3 min read - USNew Hampshire Union Leader, Manchester
State Police: Man struck by vehicle on I-293 is Auburn man
Jul. 26—Police have identified the man hit by a vehicle on Interstate 293 in Manchester earlier this week as Mark Robinson, 63, of Auburn. Robinson suffered life-threatening injuries after he entered the travel portion of the northbound highway around 6 a.m. Wednesday and was struck by a work van, according to State Police. Officials on Friday said Robinson remains hospitalized in critical ...
1 min read - USNew Hampshire Union Leader, Manchester
NH Supreme Court Associate Justice Marconi placed on administrative leave
Jul. 26—The New Hampshire Supreme Court has placed Associate Justice Anna Barbara Hantz Marconi on administrative leave with pay for 90 days, reassigning her judicial and administrative duties to other justices. A spokesperson for the court said no more information would be released, including the reason for the leave. Her husband, Geno Marconi, executive director of the New Hampshire Port ...
- USPortland Press Herald, Maine
Unidentified body found in Casco Bay near Chebeague Island
Jul. 26—The Maine Marine Patrol recovered a body from Casco Bay around 10:30 a.m. Friday. A recreational fisherman found the unidentified man in the water about 100 yards from the end of Indian Point Road on Chebeague Island, according to Maine Marine Patrol. The fisherman called police and the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office notified Marine Patrol at 9:18 a.m. Marine Patrol brought the ...
- PoliticsNew Hampshire Union Leader, Manchester
NH suit against political robocallers gets federal boost
Jul. 26—The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday supported the rights of organizations and individuals to sue robocall companies for calls that intimidate, threaten or coerce voters in violation of the federal Voting Rights Act, bolstering a New Hampshire lawsuit resulting from the presidential primary. "Voter intimidation, whether carried out in person or by way of robocalls, disinformation ...
2 min read - USPortland Press Herald, Maine
U.S. agriculture chief announces $4 million for Maine solar projects
Jul. 26—BRUNSWICK — U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced on Friday more than $4 million in grants and a loan guarantee to advance solar and heat pump projects in Maine. Vilsack joined Gov. Janet Mills, U.S. Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, and Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-1st District, at a ceremony at the Brunswick Farmers Market to celebrate Maine's agricultural industry and the small farms ...
4 min read - USDeseret News
Donald Trump to hold another rally at site of assassination attempt
'What a day it will be,' former president shares on Truth Social about returning to Butler, Pennsylvania.
2 min read - USWSB Cox articles
Six Flags Over Georgia officially implements new chaperone policy
Guests at Six Flags Over Georgia saw multiple signs posted before entering the park on Friday, about the theme park’s new chaperone policy.
2 min read - USPortland Press Herald, Maine
Body of Waldoboro man was likely burned, attorney says
Jul. 26—The body of a Waldoboro man who was found dead in Cushing this month may have been burned, according to a defense attorney representing the third suspect to be charged in the case. Gregory Snow, an attorney who represented John Flower as a lawyer of the day on Friday, said that the body of 45-year-old Kyle MacDougall was gathered into a carpet and burned. Much of the circumstances ...
2 min read - USWJAX
‘It takes a village:’ Investigators urging parents to talk to kids about online dangers
Back to school is almost here, and federal investigators are warning parents to keep a close eye on what their kids are looking at on their computers and tablets.
2 min read - USWHIO
Troopers ID motorcyclist dead after crashing into back of semi in Greene County
A 38-year-old man is dead after a crash on U.S. 35 in Greene County Friday morning.
1 min read - USDaytona Beach News-Journal
Wife, sons of slain Palm Coast man guilty of tampering with evidence at stabbing scene
David Rainey's wife, Cindy Sue Rainey, was sentenced to a year in jail for tampering with evidence.
4 min read - PoliticsKansas Reflector
Former President Donald Trump endorses GOP candidate Derek Schmidt in 2nd District primary
Derek Schmidt, a Republican candidate for U.S. House in the 2nd District of Kansas, received the endorsement of former President Donald Trump,
2 min read - USNebraska Examiner
NE lawmaker calls proposed homestead exemption ‘universal’ relief for Husker homeowners
LINCOLN — An alternative tax relief measure to be considered by state lawmakers would exempt from property taxes the first $100,000 of a Nebraskan’s home value. State Sen. John Cavanaugh of Omaha described his homestead exemption proposal as targeted tax relief to Nebraska homeowners and not, as he said, “big out-of-state property owners” such as […]
2 min read - PoliticsNBC News
Trump-Vance campaign spends its first week playing defense
Sen. JD Vance has not had much of a honeymoon.
8 min read - LifestyleWFTV
‘Totally duping the public:’ Butcher’s blind test reveals some chain restaurants swapping steaks
Steak is expensive so you want to make sure you get what you pay for when you order one in a restaurant.
5 min read - USNBC News
Did one Mexican drug lord trick another into boarding a plane to Texas to be arrested?
The son of jailed Sinaloa Cartel boss Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán and another cartel leader were arrested Thursday in El Paso, Texas.
5 min read - USPioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn.
Fridley teen faces upgraded murder charge in December shooting of ex-girlfriend
A teenager accused of killing his ex-girlfriend with a gunshot to the back of the head outside her Fridley home last year now faces a first-degree murder charge in her death. An Anoka County grand jury on Wednesday indicted Fenan Abdurezak Uso in the Dec. 21 killing of 18-year-old Jayden Lee Kline. Uso, of Fridley, was 17 years old at the time of the killing and charged by juvenile petition ...
3 min read - USFresno Bee
Fresno man sentenced in sexual assault case involving child victims and a dog, DA says
The 20-year-old changed his plea last month following his arrest in April 2023.
1 min read - USKXAN
Police identify victim, suspect in southeast Austin homicide investigation
The Austin Police Department identified a man accused of stabbing and killing another man Wednesday.
1 min read - PoliticsNC Newsline
Kamala Harris needs a VP candidate. Could a governor fit the bill?
In her search for a running mate in her presidential bid, Vice President Kamala Harris is said to be eyeing a clutch of contenders with executive experience enhanced by an outside-the-Beltway flavor — at least five governors from the Rust Belt, South and Midwest. Harris, if nominated by Democrats and elected, would be the first […]
10 min read - USKIRO
Man attacked with machete walks 30 minutes to clinic in Seattle
A man is hospitalized in serious condition after walking 30 minutes to a clinic following a machete attack in the Chinatown-International District of Seattle.
1 min read - USWSOC
Carolina Strong: Former police officer leads effort to keep local waterways clean
“I was a Detroit police officer for a few years, beginning in 1977 before joining the FBI in 1981.”
2 min read - USThe Guardian
Kamala Harris calls Sonya Massey family to give ‘heartfelt condolences’
James Wilburn, father of Black woman shot dead by Illinois police, says vice-president ‘let us know she is with us 100%’
2 min read - USWJAX
Founder of the Pulse Christian Youth Center is June’s Doing Good in Your Neighborhood honoree
Congratulations to Ed Wolanski, who was selected as the “Doing Good in Your Neighborhood” honoree for the month of June.
1 min read - USThe Daily Star, Oneonta, N.Y.
NTSB issues report on plane crash that killed five
Jul. 26—The National Transportation Safety Board has issued its preliminary report on a plane crash that killed five people on June 30 near Trout Creek in Delaware County. According to the report, airport surveillance video and preliminary flight track data revealed that the airplane departed Albert S. Nader Regional Airport in Oneonta, with an intended destination of West Virginia ...
2 min read - USSun Journal, Lewiston, Maine
Garage completely destroyed in Lewiston fire
Jul. 26—A garage destroyed by a fire is seen Friday afternoon on Fair Street in Lewiston. The fire, which remains under investigation late Friday, had swept from the garage toward the single-story home, causing moderate damage at the rear of the house, according to officials. The family of four who lives in the home escaped with their pets and there were no injuries. Officials said the family ...
1 min read - USPress-Republican, Plattsburgh, N.Y.
Longtime pastor at First Assembly of God retires
PLATTSBURGH — The Rev. Michael and Elizabeth San Soucie filled cardboard boxes with what he had gathered in 54 years as the pastor at the First Assembly of God in Plattsburgh. Two weeks later, it’s still a process. He was 31 when he arrived, and at 85, he’s calling it. San Soucie preached his last message July 7 at the church located at 164 Prospect Ave. in Plattsburgh. “I prayed about it, and ...
11 min read - USWFXT
Two teens arrested, charged with robbing 9-year-old boy at gunpoint in Boston
Two teens have been arrested for allegedly robbing a 9-year-old boy of his cellphone at gunpoint in Boston Thursday, police say. The young boy was at Children’s Park at the corner of Intervale and Fernboro Street waiting for a cookout around 6:30 p.m. when two 15-year-olds approached him and took his cell phone at gunpoint, Essex County District Attorney Kevin Hayden said. The two 15-year-old teens were charged with armed robbery and threat to commit a crime in West Roxbury Juvenile Court on F
1 min read - USNY Daily News
NYPD rolls out weapons detectors at MTA subway station in lower Manhattan
The NYPD deployed a weapons-detection system at the Fulton St.subway station in lower Manhattan on Friday, scanning straphangers for weapons for the first time in the system’s 119-year history. The detectors — an AI-augmented array of cameras and traditional metal detector technology made by Massachusetts-based Evolv Technology — have been at the center of a controversial move by Mayor Adams ...
5 min read - USWPXI
Ribbon cutting held for affordable housing in Homewood
The initiative was made possible through the city and several other partners, including Neighborhood Allies.
1 min read - USOregon Capital Chronicle
Prepare for wildfires on the road and power outages at home, officials say
Slightly lower temperatures and calmer winds in the past 24 hours have helped firefighters in eastern Oregon battle several large blazes, including the biggest in the country. The Northwest Interagency Coordination Center, which manages resources, reported Friday that temperatures east of the Cascades have dipped but still remain in the 80s to 90s with winds […]
3 min read - USWHIO
County hosts adaptive event for children of all abilities
A local county hosted an event that catered activities for all kids and kept in mind the hurdles some family members may have.
1 min read - USWHIO
‘Beautiful work of art;’ Oregon District Shooting memorial nearing completion
It’s been almost five years since one of the worst mass shootings in Ohio history, and the memorial designed as a tribute to those lost is nearly complete.
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