Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (MINNEAPOLIS) — Derek Chauvin’s attorney is set to argue Minnesota should throw out his state murder conviction in the death of George Floyd in a Wednesday hearing. The former Minneapolis police officer was sentenced to 22 1/2 years in June 2021 after he was convicted of second-degree […]
Karl Tapales/Getty Images (AUSTIN, Texas) — A host of major Texas universities announced overnight that they have banned TikTok from government-issued devices and restricted access to the social media app on their internet networks. The University of Texas at Austin, one of the nation’s largest college campuses, said on Tuesday […]
The North Sanpete School District Board of Education officially announced the retirement of Nan Ault, current Superintendent, in a meeting held January 17. Superintendent Ault will remain in her current position until June 30. North Sanpete Board of Education appointed O’Dee Hansen to be the next superintendent of the North […]
Daniela Simona Temneanu / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A rare, mid-January heavy snowstorm is slamming Denver Wednesday morning. Denver reported 4.8 inches of snow at midnight local time and the snowfall is ongoing for the Wednesday morning commute. Another 1 to 6 inches is expected through the day. Heavy […]
Ana Walshe/Facebook (NORFOLK, Mass.) — A Massachusetts man accused of killing and dismembering his missing wife, Ana Walshe, 39, allegedly Googled “10 ways to dispose of a dead body if you really need to,” according to prosecutors. Brian Walshe, 47, of Cohasset, appeared in court Wednesday morning on charges of […]
Peoria Police Department / Facebook (PEORIA, Ill.) — Police are hunting for a person involved in a suspected arson attack at a Planned Parenthood clinic in central Illinois just two days after the state enacted sweeping abortion protections into law. The incident occurred at approximately 11:31 p.m. on Sunday when […]
Matias J. Ocner/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Some Florida educators and students are concerned about Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ vow against “trendy ideologies” in state colleges and universities. “We must ensure that our institutions of higher learning are focused on academic excellence and the pursuit […]
PBNJ Productions/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Four passengers were killed and another was hurt after a small plane crashed in Lavaca County, Texas, on Tuesday morning, the state’s Department of Public Safety said. The injured survivor was taken south to a hospital in the nearby small city of Victoria. Images […]
Hawaii Police Department / Facebook (NEW YORK) — A fisherman is missing after he was reportedly pulled into the ocean when he hooked a “huge” ahi tuna off the coast of Hawaii. The incident occurred at approximately 5 a.m. on Sunday morning when 63-year-old Mark Knittle of Captain Cook, Hawaii, […]
Alaska Department of Fish and Game (NEW YORK) — A polar bear chased down and killed a woman and a young boy when it entered a remote village community in Alaska before a resident was able to shoot and kill the bear during the attack. The incident occurred at approximately […]
