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- OpinionMilitary Times
Improving how service members build wealth
With the prospect of a hefty raise for junior enlisted ahead, the author of this op-ed shares ways troops can improve long-term financial security.
5 min read - USCrossville Chronicle, Tenn.
County commissioners, BOE members hear safety plan for Homestead Elementary
May 13—Cumberland County Commissioners met with Director of Schools William Stepp last week for a presentation addressing safety concerns at Homestead Elementary School. For a short-term recommendation, Stepp is recommending all playground equipment and activity areas be moved to the rear of the school, behind buildings and the installation of a 6-foot fence around the rear perimeter of the ...
4 min read - USCrossville Chronicle, Tenn.
Questions surrounding funding aviation scholarship arise in budget committee meeting
May 13—The Cumberland County Board of Education's budget committee discussed the need for funding a $60,000 aviation scholarship for four students and the funding for the Career and Technical Student Organizations' travel to competitions. The aviation scholarship grants four students the opportunity to earn their private pilot's license. The scholarship offers a maximum of $15,000 per student ...
4 min read - USGreensburg Daily News, Ind.
A dignified burial place for miscarried babies
May 13—GREENSBURG — In 2016, Chris and Rebecca Harpring had two miscarriages. In that process, they learned many women did not know they could bury or did not have a burial place for their miscarried babies lost prior to 20 weeks gestation. As a result, they started the Little Souls section at St. Mary Cemetery. That resulted in many inquiries about miscarriage burials and resources from the ...
2 min read - USNBC News
Mississippi enacts transgender bathroom ban in public schools
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves signed a bill into law that bars trans people from using bathrooms that correspond with their gender identities in public schools.
3 min read - USAZCentral | The Arizona Republic
Arizona troopers shoot, kill man suspected of killing his mother, 2 sisters in Mississippi
A Mississippi man wanted for murder was killed after exchanging gunshots with Arizona state troopers.
1 min read - PoliticsPolitico
The reinvention of Michael Cohen
Prosecutors need jurors to trust Trump’s former fixer, who was uncharacteristically even-tempered in a marathon day on the witness stand.
5 min read - USBaltimore Sun
All vessels formerly trapped by the Key Bridge collapse depart port ahead of controlled explosion
BALTIMORE — All of the vessels that were trapped in the Port of Baltimore when the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed have now left their berths. The last ship in that group departed Monday morning, hours before an explosion that cut apart a section of steel truss draped across the bow of the Dali, officials said at a news conference Monday, which featured former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, ...
4 min read - USPost-Bulletin, Rochester, Minn.
Video of Rochester parking lot shooting doesn't show intent, attorney says
May 13—ROCHESTER — The attorney representing a Rochester man accused of fatally shooting a man in an alleged road rage incident argued in court Monday the evidence doesn't show the shooting was intentional. Isaac Gutierrez, 20, faces multiple charges including intentional murder in the shooting death of Osbel Ornelas, 24, in the Chick-Fil-A parking lot on South Broadway in Rochester Feb. 3, ...
2 min read - USPost-Bulletin, Rochester, Minn.
One dead after ATV-truck crash in Morrison County
May 13—MORRISON COUNTY, Minn. — One person has died following a two-vehicle crash one mile east of Upsala in Elmdale Township on Sunday, May 12, according to the Morrison County Sheriff's Office. Authorities say an all-terrain vehicle driven by Terry Theis, 55, of Bowlus, was struck by an east-bound truck driven by Samatha Robideaux, 30, also of Bowlus, at the intersection of 30th Street and ...
1 min read - USDelmarva Now | The Daily Times
Wicomico County announces emergency polling place change
Wicomico County has announced this emergency polling poll place change for voters in precinct 17-001 for tomorrow's primary election
- USOdessa American, Texas
Construction officially begins on WT's Geneva Schaeffer Education Building
May 13—CANYON — A major step to revive an iconic West Texas A&M University building took place today, with the official kickoff of the construction phase for the Geneva Schaeffer Education Building. The Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp joined members of the Schaeffer family, U.S. Congressman Ronny Jackson, Texas Rep. John Smithee and WT administrators to celebrate progress on ...
5 min read - USOdessa American, Texas
Weekend water loss cost Odessa more than $4M
May 13—As the City of Odessa is dealing with a second water main break in the last three days leaving some Odessans without water, the leading economist in Texas has put a dollar amount on the water outage during Mother's Day weekend. Texas economist Ray Perryman said Monday his group used a model of the Odessa economy and prior analysis of various outages around the country to respond to an ...
5 min read - USOdessa American, Texas
Crockett students taking part in Mariachi workshop
May 13—Crockett Mariachi students are among the youngest taking part in a three-day Mariachi workshop in Midland this week. Francisco Carreon, the Mariachi instructor at Crockett, organizes the event for the Hispanic Cultural Center in Midland. "Noche de Mariachi" concert is May 15 at the Midland County Horseshoe Pavilion. The student concert is at 6:30 p.m. and the March Los Viajeros is at ...
3 min read - USOdessa American, Texas
STEM Academy students honored Monday
May 13—Juniors in the biomed, engineering and computer programming pathways at STEM Academy were lauded Monday in a special program at the University of Texas Permian Basin gym. Community partners who provided internships for the students also were recognized and will receive. Project Lead the Way teacher Karey Grametbaur added that juniors, their mentors and the internship coordinators would ...
5 min read - EntertainmentTODAY
What do teens mean when they say ‘sigma’?
"Sigma” is a slang word for “the best” or someone who is a humble alpha male.
2 min read - USNY Daily News
Jury selection continues in N.J. Sen. Bob Menendez’s gold bar bribery trial
A Manhattan judge narrowed down the jury pool in the gold bar bribery trial of N.J. Sen. Robert Menendez, dismissing three dozen potential jurors late Monday as a second group of 50 people were brought in. Jury selection is expected to continue Tuesday for the federal trial of Menendez and N.J. businessmen Wael Hana and Fred Danies. Menendez’s wife, Nadine, will face a separate trial in July, ...
2 min read - USSouth Florida Sun Sentinel
Boynton Beach man arrested in Tennessee in deadly 2023 Delray Beach hit-and-run
A 19-year-old Boynton Beach man was arrested in Tennessee on charges stemming from a hit-and-run crash in Delray Beach that killed a 71-year-old man in November. Trajan Maurice Johnson, originally from Boynton Beach, was arrested on April 18 at his apartment in Tennessee, where he is a freshman in college, according to a motion filed by his defense attorney seeking pre-trial release. He was ...
4 min read - PoliticsNBC News
'The benefit of Mr. Trump': Longtime fixer Cohen testifies in hush money trial. What you missed on Day 16.
Donald Trump’s longtime fixer and lawyer, Michael Cohen, testified Monday that he was acting at Trump's behest when he made hush money payments to Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 presidential election.
6 min read - USNY Daily News
‘Bling Bishop’ Lamor Whitehead should be jailed before final sentencing, prosecutors say
Manhattan federal prosecutors have asked for convicted scam artist Lamor Whitehead — known as the “Bling Bishop” for his flamboyant lifestyle — to be jailed ahead of his July sentencing, according to new court filings. Jurors previously found Whitehead, 45, guilty of five counts including wire fraud, attempted extortion and lying to the FBI after he stole the life savings of his parishioner’s ...
2 min read - USWKRG
Mobile man arrested after police find stolen car behind home: MPD
A local man was arrested after officers with the Mobile Police Department reportedly found a stolen car parked behind a home.
1 min read - WorldDeseret News
Chad Daybell trial continues with testimonies on Tylee Ryan’s remains and cellular communications
Detective, forensic experts testified on Monday about the discovery and examination of Tylee Ryan’s body.
3 min read - USCBS News
Memorial Day weekend 2024 could be busiest for travel in nearly 20 years
AAA is expecting a nearly 5% bump in airline travel and a 4% increase in drivers this Memorial Day weekend.
2 min read - USPalm Beach Post
Man finds winning $1 million lottery ticket in stack of losing tickets in living room
A South Carolina man found out he had a $1 million dollar lottery ticket weeks after he purchased it.
3 min read - USKOIN
East Portland organizers feel ‘left behind’ after fentanyl emergency ends
Multnomah County and the city of Portland have not yet followed through on their promise to continue coordination calls with organizations in east Portland and east county, despite the success of the 90-day fentanyl emergency.
2 min read - USLexington Herald-Leader
Fayette school board upholds art cuts at Lexington elementary school
Parent Ansel Elkins, who had taken an appeal to the school board, said board members “took the easy way out.”
1 min read - USBellingham Herald mcclatchy
Man who was severely injured at Birch Bay Waterslides last summer sues park’s owners
The lawsuit accuses the park’s owners of neglecting the responsibility to “keep the common areas of its property safe and properly maintained.”
5 min read - USWGN Chicago
Brandon Johnson reflects on first year as Chicago mayor
Wednesday will mark one year since Brandon Johnson, initially an underdog on the campaign trail, embarked upon his journey as Chicago's 57th mayor.
3 min read - PoliticsMSNBC
Claire McCaskill: ‘Everyone was expendable to Donald Trump, ask Mike Pence’
Claire McCaskill, former Senator from Missouri, Yasmin Vossoughian, NBC News Correspondent, Harry Litman, Former U.S. Attorney and Former Deputy Assistant Attorney General and Tim O'Brien, Senior Executive Editor at Bloomberg Opinion join Nicolle Wallace on Deadline White House to discuss Michael Cohen’s testimony which includes moments where Cohen’s relationship with Trump broke down and how it brought us to the trial today.
- USJournal & Courier
Coroner identifies bicyclist killed in Friday night accident
Tippecanoe County Coroner Carrie Costello identified 20-year-old Jacob Devine of Towson, Maryland, as the bicyclists killed late Friday.
1 min read - USCBS News
FAFSA glitches affecting college-bound students
The forms to apply for financial aid were released three months late this year, and one estimate shows over 25% of schools still haven't sent out aid packages.
1 min read - USKOIN
Oregon money vs Taggers: Is $20M being spent wisely?
During the 2024 Oregon legislative session, state leaders allocated $20 million to clean up graffiti and trash. But some leaders are now worried the taxpayers money is not being used wisely.
2 min read - USCBS News
Parishioners at Louisiana church stop possible mass shooting
A 16-year-old boy carrying a gun opened the back door of a packed church, but was immediately confronted by and escorted away by parishioners.
1 min read - USBellingham Herald mcclatchy
Washington State Patrol issues MIPA for missing Bellingham woman last seen April 11
Friends, relatives have lost contact with Cayla Rosario.
- USWichita Eagle
More human remains found, thought to be connected to Sedgwick County homicide investigation
Authorities initially found human remains in Sumner County on Friday.
1 min read - USWGN Chicago
‘It’s troubling to everybody’: Alderman speaks out as investigation continues into deadly Northwest Side shooting
CHICAGO — A search continues on Monday for the person who gunned down a 24-year-old man while he was walking in a Northwest Side neighborhood. Flowers and candles now make up a growing memorial built near the corner of Pittsburgh Avenue and Irving Park Road, in Dunning, where Zet Rodriguez, who worked as a crisis counselor, was gunned […]
2 min read - USWorcester Telegram & Gazette
39-year-old man, deported 8 times, pleads guilty to illegally entering U.S. again
Ramon Alfaro-Orona was taken into custody after a court appearance in Leominster.
1 min read - USKFOR articles
Choctaw-Nicoma Park principal celebrated for years of work
A Choctaw-Nicoma Park school principal got a big surprise Monday morning.
2 min read - CelebrityKARK
Man in hospice care gets birthday parade in Little Rock
Janet Epperson and her son Evan Vaughn share a birthday, but this year’s birthday celebration for them is different than recent years as it could be the last one they share together.
1 min read - USKSNW Wichita
Kansas considers AI to prevent school shootings
Lawmakers passed a bill that hopes to use technology to address school safety.
2 min read - USOregon Capital Chronicle
Leaders of Oregon’s largest school districts ask state to address ‘education funding crisis’
Superintendents in four Oregon school districts, including the two largest in Portland and Salem, are calling on state leaders to boost funding for public education, calling the state of school funding a “crisis.” In a video posted to district YouTube accounts on Monday, the leaders of Portland, Salem-Keizer, Bend-La Pine and Medford school districts made […] The post Leaders of Oregon’s largest school districts ask state to address ‘education funding crisis’ appeared first on Oregon Capital Chr
5 min read - USWFXT
Dover doctor accused of murdering his wife wants to represent himself at trial
The case of a Dover doctor accused in the 2020 murder of his wife returns to court again on Monday as he seeks to get rid of his defense attorney and represent himself against the charge at trial. Urologist Dr. Ingolf Tuerk faces a felony murder charge in the death of his wife Kathleen McLean, age 45, whose body was found in a pond in May 2020 weighted down with rocks in her pants, according to a police report in the case. According to the court docket, Tuerck filed a “motion to discharge his
2 min read - USLouisiana Illuminator
Retirement flexibility in store for Louisiana higher ed faculty, staff
The Louisiana Senate gave final legislative approval to a bill that would provide more lucrative retirement savings options to thousands of state college and university employees. House Bill 31 by Rep. Barbara Freiberg, R-Baton Rouge, was unanimously approved Monday by the Senate. It would allow participants in the optional plan of the Teachers Retirement System […] The post Retirement flexibility in store for Louisiana higher ed faculty, staff appeared first on Louisiana Illuminator.
3 min read - BusinessKTAB Abilene
City of Abilene seeks to renovate convention center to compete with booming downtown hotel
ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – Renovations to the Abilene Convention Center were proposed in a recent city council meeting. Those proposed renovations come with a half-million dollar price tag to start off. “With the construction of the double tree hotel, the convention center is truly showing its age. It’s hard to compete with a facility that […]
1 min read - USKSEE articles
DA: Man sentenced in 2022 gas station homicide
TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A 27-year-old man has been sentenced to life in prison for murder after a confrontation in a Visalia gas station in 2022, the Tulare County District’s Attorney Office said on Monday. On Aug. 7, 2022, at about 1:30 a.m., the DA says Francisco Rodriguez and others got into a confrontation […]
1 min read - USWLNS Lansing
Affordable housing groundbreaking in Lansing
The Capital Area Housing Partnership broke ground on new affordable housing in Lansing Monday.
2 min read - USThe Lima News, Ohio
Ottawa teen sentenced for sexual activity with minors
May 13—OTTAWA — A Putnam County teenager was sentenced Monday to more than six years in prison on felony charges ranging from spiking the beverage of a corrections officer at the Putnam County jail to having nude photos of minors in his possession and engaging in sexual conduct with underage females. Garrett Schroeder, 19, appeared Monday in Putnam County Common Pleas Court after pleading ...
2 min read - USThe Lima News, Ohio
Indian Lake on hunt for designer to replace shrine
May 13—RUSSELLS POINT — The American Society of Ephesus and ArtSpace/Lima joined together to host a statewide competition to replace a statue destroyed during the March 14 tornado at Indian Lake. According to a press release, the two organizations hope to replace the Our Lady of Fatima Shrine damaged in the tornado. "The community uses the shrine regularly, so we wanted Ohio residents to have ...
2 min read - PoliticsMissouri Independent
Star witness in Trump trial tells of plot to conceal porn star hush money payments
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s former fixer took the stand in a Manhattan courtroom Monday and told jurors that Trump was well aware of a scheme to hide the repayment of money intended to silence porn star Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 presidential election. Michael Cohen, the prosecution’s star witness, told the jury that he […] The post Star witness in Trump trial tells of plot to conceal porn star hush money payments appeared first on Missouri Independent.
5 min read - USLouisiana Illuminator
Republicans spike bill to shield Louisiana government records from public
The sponsor of a controversial bill to shield most records of the Louisiana governor’s office from the public withdrew his bill Monday, killing it for the legislative session. Sen. Jay Morris, R-West Monroe, tanked Senate Bill 423, which he and two other GOP legislators with proposals to curb Louisiana’s public records laws had designated as […] The post Republicans spike bill to shield Louisiana government records from public appeared first on Louisiana Illuminator.
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