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- USMiami Herald
YouTuber Cleetus McFarland just bought a Florida airport — and he has some plans
McFarland already owns a nearby racetrack.
2 min read - USMiami Herald
Teen on bicycle brutally beaten on sidewalk in road rage dispute, Florida video shows
A passerby recorded video and posted it on social media.
1 min read - USCharlotte Observer
‘It was like going to Vegas’: Why did NC residents once travel to this SC city to elope?
The city is still a hotspot for weddings, with more than 7,000 trips to the altar annually.
3 min read - USNY Daily News
Girl, 17, fatally stabbed in neck outside Queens subway station
A 17-year-old girl was fatally stabbed in the neck outside a Queens subway station — the second teen slain in the city in less than 48 hours, police said Thursday. The victim was knifed outside the 46th St. subway stop at Queens Blvd. and 48th St. in Sunnyside about 9:35 p.m. Wednesday, cops said. Medics rushed the victim to Elmhurst Hospital but she could not be saved. Her name was not ...
1 min read - USWSB Cox articles
LIVE UPDATES: New tornado watch issued for all of north Georgia until 1 p.m.
Severe Weather Team 2 is tracking another risk for strong to severe storms. Damaging wind gusts and hail are the main impacts. A brief spin-up tornado remains possible.
5 min read - BusinessSouth Florida Sun Sentinel
Top Small Workplace: CENTURY 21 Stein Posner gives its agents ‘wings’
BOCA RATON — Adam Stein leads his company’s Monday morning meetings with a prowess: He elevates his voice, peppers curse words into his presentation and poses quizzical inquiries and hypotheticals to his agents the way a passionate professor might to an engaged class of students. “How present are you?” “Did you get results?” “What is the one thing you need to change or stop doing that’s going ...
4 min read - USKIRO
Two detained after child fatally shot in Seattle’s Magnolia Neighborhood
Seattle Fire Department medics pronounced the child dead at the scene.
- USNiagara Gazette, Niagara Falls, N.Y.
WNY Land Conservancy looking for owners to donate property
May 9—The Western New York Land Conservancy is looking for landowners along the Niagara Escarpment and Lower Niagara River who want their undeveloped property to be permanently protected. Land Protection Director Sarah Costlow said the group is mainly interested in forested areas, wetlands, meadows and fields — preferably 25 acres or larger. For properties closer to the Niagara River, a ...
2 min read - PoliticsCincinnati.com | The Enquirer
Davidson supports Massie, Greene in failed effort to oust speaker
Rep. Warren Davidson along with 10 other House Republicans voted against tabling Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's motion to vacate.
2 min read - USWDVM
Metro Transit Police Department officer fires gun at suspect at Suitland Metro station
SUITLAND, Md. (DC News Now) — The Metro Transit Police Department (MTPD) said it recovered a gun after an officer fired at a suspect at the Suitland Metro station on Wednesday evening. In a post on the X platform at 10 p.m., MTPD said that it was investigating after an officer fired a gun. Nobody […]
- OpinionIowa City Press-Citizen
Garden Walks with Judy: A trip to the garden center
Press-Citizen columnist Judy Terry made a visit to a couple local garden centers. Find out how it went in her latest piece:
3 min read - USThe Des Moines Register
Johnston is getting Flock license plate surveillance cameras. Here's what they do:
Johnston will be the next community in the Des Moines metro with license-plate reading cameras.
3 min read - USAmes Tribune
Ames High students say the district can save $5 million through solar energy
With an eye to the sky, Ames High students say the district can save $5 million through solar energy.
3 min read - OpinionThe Tennessean
'Gone With the Wind' actress fought against racist housing covenants. That history matters.
Opinion: Hattie McDaniel, the 'Queen of Sugar Hill,' had to fight for her home against racist housing policies and the court battle changed the law.
2 min read - OpinionThe Tennessean
Fourth Amendment rights protect Americans from unreasonable arrests and searches
Opinion: Founding Fathers ratified the Fourth Amendment as a response to colonial royal authorities conducting unreasonable searches and seizures.
3 min read - USThe Oklahoman
District court judge declines to take immediate action in St. Isidore of Seville case
Oklahoma County District Court Judge Richard Ogden set a deadline of May 31 to allow plaintiffs to file a motion for a temporary injunction
5 min read - USThe Des Moines Register
Central Iowans urged to take survey on affordable housing and community needs
The Barriers to Housing and Community Needs Survey is open to central Iowans to address affordable housing needs going forward.
1 min read - HealthThe Des Moines Register
ISU graduate’s engineering expertise helps patients recover from brain injuries
The Urbandale native, set to graduate this week, helped design and manufacture personalized utensils and devices for people with traumatic brain injuries.
5 min read - USIowa City Press-Citizen
Iowa Supreme Court rules for University of Iowa, reverses $12.8 million payment to contractor
The Iowa Supreme Court sides with the University of Iowa, nullifying a previous decision that ordered the university to pay a contractor $12.8 million.
4 min read - OpinionThe Oklahoman
How one service philosophy I experienced in Oklahoma could transform every industry | Guest
Opinion: Imagine a service model where every team member, from executives to staff, shares the core responsibility of preemptive care and attention.
3 min read - USWashington State Standard
Washington is intercepting federal benefits bound for foster youth
Despite pressure to end the practice, Washington continues to divert federal benefits owed to foster youth to fund the Department of Children, Youth and Families, which runs the state’s foster care system. That’s according to a report released last month by the Children’s Advocacy Institute at the University of San Diego, which grades each state […] The post Washington is intercepting federal benefits bound for foster youth appeared first on Washington State Standard.
3 min read - USRaleigh News and Observer
NC student was suspended after saying ‘illegal aliens’ need green cards. He’s suing.
The school accused the student of making a ‘racially motivated’ comment that disrupted class. His family’s lawsuit says the school “effectively fabricated a racial incident.”
3 min read - USMiami Herald
After mass shooting, Doral’s nightlife may see changes. How late could bars stay open?
Under the newly approved ordinance, bars, nightclubs and entertainment venues would have to close at 1:30 a.m., two-and-a-half hours earlier than usual.
4 min read - PoliticsNBC News
Trump's VP pick could put a Senate appointment in the hands of a MAGA foe
CLEVELAND — Two of former President Donald Trump’s prospective running mates come with politically fraught complications: the Republican governors who would choose their successors.
6 min read - USThe Daily Times
San Juan County Commission presented with interim budget of more than $174 million
San Juan County commissioners will meet Tuesday, May 21 in Aztec to vote on whether to accept the interim budget.
5 min read - USLas Cruces Sun-News
Isaiah J. Rea held without bond in alleged murder of Steve Sanchez
A Las Cruces district judge denied Isaiah Rea bond on May 2. The 25-year-old is accused of fatally shooting Steven Sanchez last month.
1 min read - USWPIX New York City, NY
Police officers pursuit car with mismatched plates throughout Manhattan: NYPD
CHELSEA, Manhattan (PIX11) – A man is wanted and a woman is in custody after police pursued a car with mismatched plates throughout Manhattan late Wednesday, according to the NYPD. Police attempted to pull over a gray Audi four-door sedan near 25th Street and 9th Avenue in Chelsea around 10:52 p.m., according to authorities. The […]
1 min read - USRockford Register Star
Hero of Eggleston Road: Rockford man shares chilling account of fight with alleged killer
Rockford's Keith Fahrney still thinks about March 27, the day he fought off an accused killer and stopped him from claiming another victim.
3 min read - USIndiana Capital Chronicle
Indiana teachers call on state board to reconsider literacy licensure requirement
Teachers from around Indiana spent hours before the State Board of Education on Wednesday, criticizing a new literacy licensure requirement that was adopted by the General Assembly earlier this year. The training requirement requires all Pre-K to Grade 6 and special education teachers to complete 80 hours of professional development on science of reading concepts […] The post Indiana teachers call on state board to reconsider literacy licensure requirement appeared first on Indiana Capital Chron
5 min read - USWHIO
Police asking for help after masked thief stole $800 Lego set during child’s birthday
Police are asking for the public’s help after a masked thief stole nearly $1,000 worth of LEGOs from a Kettering business
1 min read - USWSOC
TRACKING: Several school closures announced following severe storms
Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools also announced closures due to power outages on Thursday morning.
5 min read - USWJAX
Attempted robbery ends in shooting in Ortega Hills
The shooting happened around 3 a.m. Thursday.
1 min read - PoliticsWFLA
Barron Trump, 18, to make political debut as Florida delegate to the Republican convention
Former President Donald Trump's youngest son, Barron Trump, has been chosen to serve as a Florida delegate to the Republican National Convention, the state party chairman said Wednesday.
1 min read - PoliticsMaryland Matters
U.S. House Republicans pass bill to stop census from counting noncitizens
'The census is essential to democracy,' said Rep. Jamie Raskin. 'This bill would destroy the accuracy of the census, which may have something to do with its actual motivations.' The post U.S. House Republicans pass bill to stop census from counting noncitizens appeared first on Maryland Matters.
4 min read - USWFTV
Extreme heat: Record-breaking highs near 100 degrees expected Thursday in Central Florida
Central Florida will be extremely hot on Thursday.
1 min read - SportsTCPalm | Treasure Coast Newspapers
Powerball rolls over to $36 million, 2 win Fantasy 5. Here are Monday's Florida Lottery numbers
The Powerball rolled over to $36 million for Saturday's drawing, but two winning tickets scored in Fantasy 5. Here's where.
4 min read - USThe Des Moines Register
Meet the candidates running for Iowa House District 41 in Ankeny
Three candidates are running in the primary election to represent Iowa House District 41, which includes northern Ankeny.
8 min read - USThe Des Moines Register
Austin Baeth running unopposed for reelection in Sherman Hill's Iowa House District 36
Where does Iowa House District 36 Rep. Austin Baeth stand on issues such as education, abortion and taxes in his reelection bid?
4 min read - USThe 74
Missouri Governor Signs $468M Education Bill that Boosts Teacher Pay, Charters
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson signed legislation Tuesday that boosts the minimum salary for teachers, changes the formula for funding public schools and expands a tax-credit scholarship for private schools. It also allows charter schools in Boone County and requires a public vote for districts seeking to go to a four-day school week. When fully implemented, […]
4 min read - USNew Jersey Monitor
Lawmakers eye fines for businesses that coerce workers over immigration status
No worker should be afraid of reporting their employer for violating labor laws out of fear of being prosecuted for their immigration status, bill sponsor Sen. Teresa Ruiz said. The post Lawmakers eye fines for businesses that coerce workers over immigration status appeared first on New Jersey Monitor.
3 min read - USWJW
Shooting victim found on side of road: Police
Cleveland police are investigating after a shooting victim was found with several gunshot wounds on the side of the road.
- USWREG articles
Powerful storms kill 2 in TN as tornadoes tear through central and southeastern US
COLUMBIA, Tenn. (AP) — Severe storms tore through parts of the U.S. again Wednesday, spawning damaging tornadoes, producing massive hail, and killing two people in Tennessee and one person in North Carolina. A storm that rumbled across northeastern Tennessee brought high winds that knocked down powerlines and trees. Claiborne County Sheriff Bob Brooks said a 22-year-old […]
5 min read - USWPIX New York City, NY
Some students will have to pay up after senior prank goes ‘too far,’ Tennessee school says
Some students at Spring Hill High School are having to pay up following a senior prank day that got out of hand.
2 min read - USThe Commercial Appeal
MSCS superintendent says there are enough openings to avoid layoffs as she shifts personnel
Rather than lay off staffers whose jobs aren’t needed in a streamlined operation, Feagins wants to shift them to vacant positions in the district.
3 min read - USThe Sheboygan Press
1986 fire, among Sheboygan’s biggest, turned into ‘a blessing in disguise’ for this local company
Family-owned Lakeshore Display Co. grew following a 1986 fire that called out several fire departments.
3 min read - LifestyleThe Arizona Republic
Mom goes viral for 'Mother’s Day rules' suggesting grandmas be celebrated a different day
"This may ruffle feathers," Emily Wehner said in her TikTok, "but, I am the one deep into the mothering right now."
4 min read - USThe Post-Crescent
Appleton considers raising wheel tax to $30 to pay for rising street reconstruction costs
The wheel tax replaced street reconstruction assessments that often left abutting property owners with bills totaling thousands of dollars.
2 min read - CelebrityReuters
Mothers, money and meaning: Mellody Hobson's remarkable rise
When financial literacy expert Mellody Hobson speaks about her mom, she tells a remarkable story about coping with severe money struggles as a young child. Hobson, 55, may be best known as a money adviser on TV, but she is also a force in corporate boardrooms, joining Forbes' list of the World's 100 Most Powerful Women in 2020. Hobson's story begins in 1970s Chicago.
3 min read - OpinionKansas City Star
Missouri AG’s Title IX lawsuit isn’t really about sex and gender. It’s about democracy
Andrew Bailey is taking on the Biden administration because bureaucrats, not the voters, sometimes set too many rules. | Opinion
4 min read - USPioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn.
YWCA St. Paul repositions itself as a center for community engagement, access to health
St. Paul’s YWCA is undergoing a transformation under the leadership of CEO Ashley Booker, who aims to provide a space for anyone to achieve life and health goals, regardless of age, gender or race. The organization — more than 100 years old with deep roots in the historic Rondo neighborhood — is broadening its scope beyond traditional youth-centered initiatives to promote healthier lifestyles ...
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