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- PoliticsSalon
Legal expert: Prosecutor undercut Trump lawyers' strategy to "destroy" Michael Cohen's credibility
Cohen's testimony shows he "had access to Trump almost without restriction," law professor says
7 min read - USSacramento Bee
Detectives arrest ‘person of interest’ in deadly stabbing last month in Old North Sacramento
The arrested man faces a new charge of carrying a concealed dirk or dagger, jail records show.
1 min read - PoliticsMSNBC
Justices Jackson, Sotomayor call out Supreme Court for rejecting due process appeal
Justices Ketanji Brown Jackson and Sonia Sotomayor said the Supreme Court should have taken a capital case from Texas to boost important constitutional rights.
3 min read - USBaltimore Sun
Key Bridge collapse: All formerly trapped vessels have departed port; detonation on schedule for Monday evening
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 a planned explosion that will 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 ...
5 min read - USCharlotte Observer
A death on I-85 south caused a major traffic backup in Gaston County
The incident occurred near Exit 20 at around 10:50 a.m. on Monday. The road was expected to reopen by 3 p.m.
1 min read - USWHIO
Invasive pest detected in Ohio; What to do to protect your plants, if you spot one
As we are getting into prime planting season, experts are warning about an invasive pest that may put one of the most popular choices for landscaping at risk.
2 min read - LifestylePensacola News Journal
Track power outages in Escambia, Santa Rosa as more storms pass by
A second round of thunderstorms is causing more power outages in the Florida panhandle. Here's where.
4 min read - USMacon Telegraph
Meet the candidates running for the Macon-Bibb County Commission District 5 seat
Key issues the candidates touched on include poverty, crime, and encouraging community connection.
8 min read - USPalm Beach Post
Florida man who survived Bahamas shark attack shares how he kept his cool: 'I'll be alright'
A Florida fisherman, Marlin Wakeman, shares how he survived a terrifying shark attack in the Bahama and maintained his composure through the ordeal.
3 min read - USNorthwest Florida Daily News
National Weather Service releases preliminary findings into Friday's severe weather impact
An EF2 tornado and straight-line winds up to 110 miles per hour highlight the NWS report about severe weather impacting northern Okaloosa County
1 min read - USPensacola News Journal
Watch radar as line of severe storms move through Pensacola
Several roads are flooded as storms move through Pensacola.
2 min read - USMilwaukee Journal Sentinel
Bessie Gray an innovator and pioneer in early childhood education in Milwaukee
Bessie Gray believed every child should have access to quality, learning-oriented daycare regardless of background.
6 min read - BusinessPalm Beach Post
McDonald’s is focused on affordability. What we know after reports of $5 meal deals.
McDonald's has previously announced plans to make some changes after soaring prices drove some customers away.
4 min read - USMiami Herald
Man jumps off boat to get hat and vanishes. Body found 2 days later, Florida cops say
“A day on the boat can change in an instant.”
1 min read - USHartford Courant
Florida man accused of assaulting coworker as he crashed box truck on I-95
A Florida man crashed a box truck off Interstate 95 in Greenwich on Sunday and went down an embankment as he was allegedly assaulting a coworker, state police said. The crash was reported just after 4:30 p.m. on I-95 South in the area of Exit 5, where troopers and members of the Greenwich Police Department responded, according to Connecticut State Police. Upon arrival, troopers learned that ...
2 min read - USTampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla.
Tampa police ‘deeply concerned’ for missing woman after Amber Alert canceled
A missing girl last seen in Tampa who was the subject of an Amber Alert early Monday morning was found safe in north Florida less than two hours after her disappearance. Law enforcement officials were still searching on Monday afternoon for a woman who was included in the alert and they are “deeply concerned for her overall well-being,” according to a news release from Tampa police. At about 1 ...
1 min read - USMiami Herald
Uber driver sexually assaults passenger and steals from her home, Georgia cops say
Police arrested the man the next day.
1 min read - USSacramento Bee
Suspected drunk driver hits, kills teen on scooter, CA cops say. ‘His whole life, gone’
“Every room he went in he filled the room with life.”
2 min read - USMilwaukee Journal Sentinel
Minnesota has a new state flag. Should Wisconsin's flag change, too?
Minnesota joins some other states that are making changes to their state flags. Meanwhile, Wisconsin hasn't updated its flag in decades.
2 min read - USPensacola News Journal
Severe thunderstorms cause flooding, road closures in Pensacola area. Here's what we know
A line of thunderstorms has left many roadways in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties flooded. Here's what to know.
3 min read - USWSB Cox articles
GA mom dead, kids rushed to hospital after being attacked by dogs days before Mother’s Day
By the time deputies arrived, someone had already rushed the kids to the hospital but they then found the body of Courtney Williams, 35.
1 min read - WorldReuters
For elephants, like people, greetings are a complicated affair
For elephants, greetings appear to be a similarly complex affair. A study based on observations of African savannah elephants in the Jafuta Reserve in Zimbabwe provides new insight into the visual, acoustic and tactile gestures they employ in greetings, including how greetings differ depending on factors such as their sex and whether they are looking at each other. "Elephants live in a so-called 'fission-fusion' society, where they often separate and reunite, meeting after hours, days or month
3 min read - USIowa Capital Dispatch
Iowa nurse pays $52,560 to settle million-dollar Medicare fraud case
In exchange for less than $53,000, federal officials have agreed to settle civil claims against a Des Moines nurse accused of participating in a million-dollar scheme to defraud Medicare. Ashley Brown, an advanced registered nurse practitioner, has paid $52,560 to the United States to resolve civil allegations that she violated federal law by signing hundreds […] The post Iowa nurse pays $52,560 to settle million-dollar Medicare fraud case appeared first on Iowa Capital Dispatch.
2 min read - USExaminer Enterprise
Toxic mix of heroin and meth causes Bartlesville jail death, says Tulsa Medical Examiner
The Medical Examiner in Tulsa ruled the Nov 15, 2023, death of an inmate at Washington County Jail an accident caused by heroin and meth.
1 min read - USWichita Eagle
Woman drowns in Kansas creek; her son was rescued and is recovering, sheriff says
The boy was found holding onto a limb.
1 min read - USWFLA
Skeletal remains found on Florida beach identified as woman missing for nearly 60 years
A 1968 cold case has finally been solved after the St. Johns Sheriff's Office (SJSO) announced the remains of a woman who has been missing for nearly 60 years have been identified.
2 min read - USStar Tribune (Minneapolis)
Iron Range centers have Day without Childcare to emphasize 'the workforce behind the workforce'
MOUNTAIN IRON, MINN. — Jay Jensen's daughter spent 9 months on a wait list to get into Iron Range Tykes, one of few children's learning centers in this area of northern Minnesota that is considered a "child care desert." While they waited, the Virginia family relied on the center's drop-off program, babysitting help from family, and the trickiness of working from home with an infant — hard for ...
4 min read - USKRON
Bay Area population: This is the most populated county in 2024
(KRON) — Newly released numbers on the state’s population were published by the California Department of Finance Demographic Research Unit. Population numbers were broken into each of California’s 58 counties. It also listed year-to-year population changes from 2020 to 2024. The most populated Bay Area county is Santa Clara, according to the data. As of […]
4 min read - USKLAS articles
Wildfire Awareness Month with NV Energy
May is recognized as Wildfire Awareness Month and changes in the climate and environment are contributing to an increased risk of wildfires and other natural disasters across the Western U.S. including Nevada. NV Energy and DRI shared about their year-round partnership and efforts behind wildfire prevention—including NV Energy’s proactive work to prevent tomorrow’s natural disasters […]
1 min read - USIdaho Statesman
Dayley? Durst? Ullman? Luther? By one measure, one has big lead as Ada GOP primary nears
Three of the candidates have held public office, and the 80-year-old incumbent, Tom Dayley, is fighting for re-election.
5 min read - USOklahoma Voice
In some parts of the U.S., the grid of the future might be closer than you think
A little more than two years ago, a clean energy record was broken. For the first time, a regional transmission organization met more than 90% of its electric demand, called load, with renewable power. But if you don’t follow the electric industry closely, you might be surprised where it happened. On March 29, 2022, Southwest […] The post In some parts of the U.S., the grid of the future might be closer than you think appeared first on Oklahoma Voice.
11 min read - USKRON
Victim struck by firearm in Vallejo robbery, 5 arrested
(KRON) – The Vallejo Police Department has arrested one adult and four minors for an armed robbery on Saturday. Vallejo police officers were alerted to an active armed robbery at a business on the 1200 block of Tennessee Street. A cashier informed the responding officers that multiple men entered the store, headed to the cash register, […]
1 min read - USKansas City Star
Lottery winner left ‘speechless’ when Michigan worker quietly writes down her prize
“Winning truly feels like a miracle,” the 77-year-old winner said.
2 min read - USJournal & Courier
20-year-old shot at Peters Mill public access parking area of Wildcat Creek
A 20-year-old man was on the losing end of gunshots exchanged Sunday afternoon in the Peters Mill public access area along Eisenhower Court.
1 min read - USThe Enquirer
Mother, child get trapped inside port-a-potty after man knocks it over
A New Hampshire man is facing multiple criminal charges after he reportedly knocked over a portable toilet with a woman and child inside, causing them to be covered in feces and bodily fluids.
1 min read - USWPXI
Pittsburgh man wanted for allegedly dumping large amount of drugs while fleeing traffic stop
A Pittsburgh man is wanted for allegedly dumping a large amount of drugs on the road while fleeing a traffic stop near Harrisburg.
1 min read - PoliticsMilwaukee Journal Sentinel
Wisconsin Supreme Court's liberal majority questions past ruling barring ballot drop boxes
The new liberal majority of the Wisconsin Supreme Court is questioning its conservative members' past decision to bar the use of ballot drop boxes.
4 min read - LifestyleKETK Tyler
AAA predicts busiest-ever Memorial Day weekend
TYLER, Texas (KETK) – AAA Texas released their outlook for Memorial Day weekend and they predict there to be most travelers since AAA started tracking. AAA projected that this year will see the most Texans travelling for Memorial Day weekend since they began tracking holiday travel. In their weekend outlook, AAA reported that they expect […]
1 min read - USAmarillo Globe-News
Construction officially begins on WT’s Geneva Schaeffer Education Building
Chancellor John Sharp joined Schaeffer family members, U.S. Rep. Ronny Jackson, Rep. John Smithee and WT leaders to celebrate the project's progress.
5 min read - USIndyStar | The Indianapolis Star
Indiana representative who carried controversial 2024 birth control bill retires post-primary
Retired ob-gyn retires from Indiana House District 71 seat after serving nearly six years.
3 min read - USWSB Cox articles
4 arrested after 3 central Georgia homes raided in months-long drug investigation
Four suspects have been arrested in connection to a drug operation that yielded illegal drugs and lots of cash.
2 min read - USThe Daily Item, Sunbury, Pa.
Sunbury man accused of homicide set for jury selection today
May 13—SUNBURY — Jury selection in Northumberland County Court begins this morning for accused murderer Ajani Munsh-Ousha Uhuru. Uhuru, 23, is accused by Sunbury police of entering the Penn Jersey Food Mart on Fourth Street in Sunbury on May 19, 2022, and getting into an argument with 30-year-old Kareem Jakes before shooting Jakes and fleeing. Uhuru's case is scheduled for trial to begin on ...
1 min read - USWCIA Champaign
I-57 closed part of Sunday night after accident
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — A section of Interstate 57 was closed Sunday night due to to a property damage crash. Illinois State Police reported that a semi-trailer struck a guardrail in the construction zone near mile post 220 around 9:30 p.m. All lanes were shut down immediately after the crash. The northbound lanes were opened […]
- USThe State
SC teachers frustrated as legislative help on teacher shortage dies on session’s last day
“People are feeling very uneasy right now,” said the president of the South Carolina Education Association, summing up teachers’ attitudes after the bills’ collapse.
7 min read - USKTVX
Experts expect more than 43.8 million travelers to kick off 100 deadliest days of summer
Utah's 100 deadliest days of summer are expected to kick off with one of the busiest travel weekends in the last 20 years, according to experts.
3 min read - BusinessKXAN
Ascension continues to investigate cybersecurity event, notified the FBI
It's now been several days since Ascension, a healthcare company in Central Texas, said it detected unusual activity on network systems, which they believed to be a “cybersecurity event.”
2 min read - USWFLA
2 injured loggerhead turtles triumphantly crawl into the Atlantic after rehabbing in Florida
Video above: Sea turtle nesting season begins in Pinellas County JUNO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A crowd cheered and took photos as two loggerhead sea turtles slowly made their way through the sand and into the Atlantic Ocean on Monday after rehabbing at a Florida marine life center. Cayman and Finley arrived at Loggerhead Marinelife Center in […]
2 min read - USThe News-Press
Second teen arrested in Kayla Rincon-Miller not present at arraignment after waiver filed
The second teenager arrested in Kayla Rincon-Miller's murder wasn't present for his arraignment after he filed a waiver.
3 min read - USCorpus Christi Caller-Times
Here's everything you need to know about the primary runoff elections in South Texas
Primary runoff elections will be held May 28. Here's all the information you need to know for races in Nueces, San Patricio and Kleberg counties.
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