(Uintah Basin, UT) — The Ute Indian Tribe is calling on the state legislature to improve its public school system. This comes after data from the 2022 — 2023 school year shows that Ute students are falling further behind and dropping out more than nearly every demographic statewide. Lawmakers currently […]
ABC News (NEW YORK) — More than 105 million Americans remain on alert for dangerously low temperatures after an arctic blast swept across the U.S. At least nine weather-related fatalities were confirmed nationwide this week: six in Tennessee, two in New Jersey and one in Mississippi, according to authorities. On […]
A Utah State inmate pleaded guilty in Sixth District Court in Manti on Wednesday to manslaughter in the death of a fellow inmate at the Central Utah Correctional Facility. Cleo Cheney, 43, was incarcerated at the Gunnison prison with 62-year old Ted Davey. Cheney had been in prison since 2018 […]
danilovi/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Scientists have discovered at least four new species of octopus in the deep waters of a 100-square-mile area near Costa Rica, officials from the Schmidt Ocean Institute said on Tuesday. An international team of scientists aboard Schmidt Ocean Institute’s R/V Falkor (too) discovered the new […]
Former President Donald Trump speaks at his caucus night event at the Iowa Events Center, Jan. 15, 2024 in Des Moines, Iowa. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump is on trial this week in New York City to determine whether he will have to pay former […]
ABC News (NEW YORK) — More than 105 million Americans remain on alert for dangerously low wind chills after an artic blast swept across the United States. There were at least nine weather-related fatalities nationwide this week — six in Tennessee, two in New Jersey and one in Mississippi, according […]
NTSB investigators have recovered the door plug from the Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-9 MAX, flight 1282 that was found in the backyard of a home in Portland, Oregon. (NTSB) (NEW YORK) — Four passengers are suing Alaska Airlines and Boeing for the “terror” they say they experienced after a door […]
Daniel Penny leaves the courtroom after an arraignment hearing at NYS Supreme Court on June 28, 2023 in New York City. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — A judge is expected to decide Wednesday if he will dismiss involuntary manslaughter charges against Daniel Penny, a former Marine who choked […]
Bryan Kohberger, accused of murder, arrives for a hearing on cameras in the courtroom in Latah County District Court on Sept. 13, 2023 in Moscow, Idaho. (Ted S. Warren-Pool/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — In a capital murder case that has been marked by secrecy and media restrictions, a lawyer for […]
Powell County Search & Rescue (NEW YORK) — Four college students camping in Red River Gorge in Kentucky were rescued by helicopter Tuesday morning after getting stranded on Courthouse Rock, Powell County Search and Rescue said. The four students from Asbury University were camping overnight and “underestimated the weather conditions,” […]
