Louisiana State Police (NEW ORLEANS, La) — The reward for the arrest of the two remaining inmates who broke out of a New Orleans jail this month has more than doubled to $50,000, authorities announced on Thursday, as police said they believe they are closing in on the “dangerous” fugitives. Antoine Massey […]
The Uinta Basin Railway project can continue forward after a landmark decision issued by the U.S. Supreme Court. They upheld the federal environmental review of the project opening the door for the construction of the 88-mile rail line, which will connect the Uintah Basin to the national freight network. According […]
ABC News (BOSTON) — A Harvard graduate student has described a “devastating” atmosphere of uncertainty on campus as the Trump administration appears to intensify its efforts to restrict international students at the prestigious university. “It’s definitely been a roller-coaster ride,” said Fangzhou Jiang, who has one semester remaining in his […]
Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office (WALKER, Iowa) — More than 40 years after a 24-year-old man was killed in rural Iowa, a suspect has now been arrested in connection to his murder through DNA research, according to the Linn County Sheriff’s Department. Michael Schappert, 64, was arrested on Wednesday for the […]
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Spencer Platt/Getty Images (CAMBRIDGE, Mass.) — Ahead of a federal hearing over Harvard University’s ability to enroll international students, the acting director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued a letter Thursday giving the school 30 days to challenge the administration’s revocation of that certification. The letter formally notifies the […]
Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket via Getty Images (HOMER, Alaska) — A family that went missing on a boat trip in Alaska has finally been found after nine months of searching, according to the Alaska Department of Public Safety. The Maynard family, including a mother and father and their two children, went missing […]
(La Sal, UT) — A uranium mine in southeastern Utah is ready to reopen. The Trump administration approved reopening the Velvet-Wood Mine near Lisbon Valley on Friday, the first to receive the green light under a new 14-day environmental review process. Officials noted the mine will produce both uranium and […]
Stone County Arkansas Sheriff’s Office (STONE COUNTY, Ark.) — The manhunt continues for Grant Hardin, the escaped former Arkansas police chief serving a 30-year sentence for murder and rape, as officials enter their fourth day of search efforts. Grant Hardin, 56, who has been in prison since 2017 for first-degree murder and […]
