Stella/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Several Florida students say they plan to sue the state and Gov. Ron DeSantis over the state’s rejection of the Advanced Placement African American studies course in state schools. “If he does not negotiate with the College Board to allow AP African American studies to […]
WIN-Initiative/Neleman/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Nearly 27% of all inmates held in the custody of the Louisiana Department of Corrections were held past their release dates over a four-month period, according to a Justice Department report. The Justice Department said in a report that between January and April 2022, 26.8% of […]
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Orlando 126, Indiana 120 Philadelphia 137, Brooklyn 133 Atlanta 137, Oklahoma City 132 Milwaukee 107, Denver 99 Washington 108, Houston 103 Minnesota 111, New Orleans 102 Golden State 122, Memphis 120 Toronto 113, Sacramento 95 […]
Boys Basketball Region 12 CASTLE DALE, Utah-Brett Rasmussen posted 20 points and 14 rebounds on 9-10 from the field and the Emery Spartans outlasted the Richfield Wildcats 68-63 in overtime in Region 12 boys basketball play at the Spartan Center. Miles Barnett led the Wildcats in defeat with 20 points. […]
Nathan Griffith/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Nearly a year after Jared Bridegan, a Microsoft executive and father of four, was gunned down on a Florida road in what authorities called a targeted ambush, a suspect has been arrested in connection with his murder, police announced Wednesday. Bridegan was driving with […]
Maskot/Getty Images, FILE (BALTIMORE) — Baltimore County Public Schools failed to act on several state recommendations to help mitigate cyber attacks before a hack disrupted school operations and cost the school system millions of dollars in damages and repairs, according to a report from a state inspector general. BCPS was […]
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.) — A 29-year-old New Jersey woman fraudulently posed as a high school student for several days after allegedly filing false documents, school officials and police said. The incident was announced during a New Brunswick School Board meeting Tuesday night. The woman attended New Brunswick […]
US Attorney’s Office (NEW YORK) — A Florida woman was arrested Wednesday for orchestrating a yearslong romance scam that defrauded an 87-year-old Holocaust survivor. Peaches Stergo began her alleged scheme in May 2017 and bilked the victim out of $2.8 million over the next four years, federal prosecutors said. Stergo […]
Ray Chavez/MediaNews Group/The Mercury News via Getty Images (SAN FRANCISCO) — The seven farmworkers killed in a workplace mass shooting Monday in Northern California, allegedly by a colleague, were migrants toiling at a mushroom growing operation, all trying to forge better lives for themselves and their families, loved ones and […]
On Jan. 24, the Sevier County Sheriff’s Office held their year end awards. Jim Brown was named the corrections deputy of the year. The civilian employee of the year went to Melissa Fox, who is a nurse. Sgt. Aaron Richards and Victor Murdock tied for most DUI arrests with eight […]
