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Month: May 2023

Some Uvalde families await conclusion of district attorney’s investigation a year after shooting

Some Uvalde families await conclusion of district attorney’s investigation a year after shooting

Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images, FILE (UVALDE, Texas) — A year after the shooting at Robb Elementary School that left 21 people dead, some families in Uvalde, Texas, are troubled that the authorities still have not finished investigating the events of that day, including the botched police response. “We feel there’s […]

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4-month-old migrant girl dies at New York City hotel: Police

4-month-old migrant girl dies at New York City hotel: Police

Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A 4-month-old girl has died at a New York City hotel being used to house asylum-seekers, police said. The baby, who a police official said was a member of a migrant family, was found unconscious and unresponsive inside the Stewart Hotel in Midtown at […]

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13-year-old graduates from Oklahoma City Community College with science and cybersecurity degree

13-year-old graduates from Oklahoma City Community College with science and cybersecurity degree

Courtesy of Jay Wiggins (OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.) — Elijah Muhammad has achieved something not many 13 year olds can brag about: He’s a college graduate. The young teen recently walked the stage at Oklahoma City Community College after earning an associate’s degree in computer science and cybersecurity. Elijah told ABC […]

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DeSantis PAC senior adviser — and Trump — golf at same controversial LIV tournament

DeSantis PAC senior adviser — and Trump — golf at same controversial LIV tournament

Rob Carr/Getty Images (STERLING, Va.) — A senior adviser to the super PAC backing Gov. Ron DeSantis for president participated Thursday in a LIV Golf tournament at Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia, along with the Florida governor’s 2024 rival, former President Donald Trump. Phil Cox, who serves as […]

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Brothers survive lightning strike that kills their dad

Brothers survive lightning strike that kills their dad

Courtesy of Stephanie Burris (VALLEY MILLS, Texas) — A Texas family is mourning the loss of a beloved father and the hospitalization of his young son following a lightning strike. Matthew Boggs was walking his sons Elijah, 11, and Grayson, 6, home after school on May 15, when lightning struck […]

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Utah Summer Games Names New Executive Director

Utah Summer Games Names New Executive Director

(Cedar City, UT) — The Larry H. Miller Utah Summer Games has a new executive director. Southern Utah University President Mindy Benson announced on Wednesday that Jonathan Oglesby will move into the executive director’s office on June 1st. Oglesby is described as an experienced sports director who previously worked for […]

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Popular Zion National Park Trail Rerouted Due To Bridge Safety Issues

Popular Zion National Park Trail Rerouted Due To Bridge Safety Issues

(Zion National Park, UT) — Just ahead of the Memorial Day weekend, a popular trail in Zion National Park is being rerouted because of safety problems with a bridge over the Virgin River. Engineers with the National Park Service and the Federal Highway Administration determined that a bridge in the […]

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Committee Approves Plan For Utah Olympic Bid

Committee Approves Plan For Utah Olympic Bid

(Salt Lake City, UT) — The local committee overseeing Utah’s bid for the Winter Olympics is giving its stamp of approval to a plan to host the Games. The board of the Salt Lake-Utah Committee for the Games approved most of the plan yesterday, saying a few contracts are still […]

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Judge sets May 2024 date for Steve Bannon’s trial on ‘We Build the Wall’ fraud charges

Judge sets May 2024 date for Steve Bannon’s trial on ‘We Build the Wall’ fraud charges

David Dee Delgado/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon will stand trial in May 2024 for allegedly defrauding donors to the “We Build the Wall” online fundraising campaign, a Manhattan judge said Thursday. Judge Juan Merchan set a trial date of May 27 of next year — […]

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Three former Jackson Police Department officers charged with homicide in death of Keith Murriel

Three former Jackson Police Department officers charged with homicide in death of Keith Murriel

Jackson Police Department (JACKSON, Miss.) — Three former Jackson Police Department officers were indicted by a grand jury last week on homicide charges in the death of Keith Murriel, a Mississippi man who died in police custody on Dec. 31, 2022. Hinds County District Attorney Jody E. Owens, II, announced […]

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