North Carolina State

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A.G. Sulzberger, the New York Times publisher, sounded the alarm Thursday on the “quiet war” against press freedoms unleashed by authoritarians around the world and said Americans should understand the anti-media “playbook” that Donald Trump might employ in a second term.

New York Times publisher sounds the alarm on Trump employing authoritarian anti-press ‘playbook’

New York City, NY

Former President Donald Trump plans to ban mortgages for undocumented immigrants, he said in a speech at the Economic Club of New York on Thursday.

Trump promises to ban mortgages for undocumented immigrants

Manhattan, NY

A spokesman for the Manhattan US Attorney’s office apologized following the release of a secretly recorded video that captured him slamming Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s hush money case against Donald Trump as “nonsense” and a “perversion of justice.”

Spokesman for Manhattan US Attorney’s office says he regrets comments criticizing Trump hush money case

Former President Donald Trump falsely said Friday that a decades-old photo of him with E. Jean Carroll, the writer he has been found liable for sexually abusing and defaming, might have been created using artificial intelligence – though Trump has previously acknowledged that the photo is authentic.

Fact check: Trump falsely says real photo of him with Carroll might have been ‘AI-generated’

Former Biden-Harris Staffer Ashley Allison: “God help me. I’m agreeing with Karl Rove”

Los Angeles County, CA

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Actor Van Johnson, who died in 2007, was one of Hollywood's ideal films idols. In the 1940s, the charming screen icon was box office gold, and remained a popular presence on TV in shows like Murder, She Wrote (which starred his good friend Angela Lansbury).

The Secret Gay Life & Horrific Car Accident of Actor Van Johnson: 16 Years After His Tragic Death

CNN’s Jake Tapper interviews Reshma Saujani, who asked former President Donald Trump about his ideas for addressing the cost of childcare in the US at an event for the Economic Club of New York. 

She asked Trump about child care. Why she says his answer means he’s ‘not fit to be president’

Presidential historian Allan Lichtman makes his prediction for who will win the race for the White House between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump.

Allan Lichtman makes his presidential prediction

Georgia State

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Atlanta, GA

Daily Coffee Press

A 40-year-old man has been sentenced to over 28 years in prison for distributing significant amounts of fentanyl and other controlled substances to dealers in the Middle Georgia region. Authorities revealed that investigators uncovered evidence linking the drugs provided by the defendant, 40-year-old Lagary Williams, also known as "Frog," from Atlanta, to a fatal overdose.

Atlanta Man Sentenced to 28 Years for Supplying Deadly Fentanyl Linked to Fatal Overdose

Winder, GA

The 14-year-old suspect in the fatal mass shooting at a Winder, Georgia, high school will be booked Wednesday night, Georgia Bureau of Investigation Director Chris Hosey said at an evening news conference.

14-year-old student suspect in Georgia school shooting that left 4 dead will be booked tonight, officials say

The Boeing Starliner spacecraft launched its historic first crewed test flight in June and has made it “safely back to the desert floor,” according to NASA’s webcast hosts. CNN’s Kristin Fisher reports.

‘Touchdown’: See the moment Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft lands

Maine State

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Lewiston, ME

The Maine Monitor

Editor’s note: This story contains references to suicide. When a bill to strengthen Maine’s yellow flag law went into effect earlier this month, Sagadahoc County Sheriff Joel Merry said he felt a sense of relief.

Law enforcement officers can now get a warrant to take someone into protective custody

Colorado State

Florida State

Uncovering Florida

Today, Attorney General Ashley Moody filed a lawsuit against the Biden-Harris administration for failing to provide public documents requested through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) filing. The March 2024 FOIA request sought records related to policies allowing the release of dangerous criminal illegal aliens from U.S. prisons into the general population rather than deporting them.

FL Attorney General Sues Biden-Harris Administration Over Release of Criminal Illegal Aliens

Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance on Thursday lamented that school shootings in the US have become “a fact of life” and called for greater security at schools in the wake of the school shooting in Winder, Georgia, that left four people dead earlier this week.

Vance laments that school shootings are a ‘fact of life’ in the US as he calls for more security

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Where are they? Podcast

When you head out on a cruise, you’re most likely thinking about suntan lotions, umbrella cocktails, and endless buffets. You’re not likely to be thinking about disappearing without a trace.

Vanished At Sea: Mysterious Cruise Ship Disappearances

“The View” co-hosts react to the controversial casting of convicted felon Anna “Delvey” Sorokin on ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars,” questioning her receiving permission to travel while under house arrest.

Whoopi Goldberg slams Anna Sorokin joining ‘Dancing with the Stars’: ‘They gave her permission to do this’

The father of the 14-year-old Apalachee High School shooting suspect faces two counts of second-degree murder in connection with this week’s Georgia attack that left four dead – charges that push the legal limits of parental responsibility for a child’s alleged gun crime.

Charges against teen Georgia school shooting suspect’s father push the boundaries of who’s responsible for a mass gun attack

Salem, OH

Northern Kentucky Tribune

Every day, 8-year-old Emma sits in a small garden outside her grandmother’s home in Salem, Ohio, writing letters to her mom and sometimes singing songs her mother used to sing to her.

Thousands of parents die of overdoses; advocates say their kids need more help

Denver, CO

David Heitz

An opinion piece appearing in the Journal of the American Medical Association, or JAMA this week illustrates why the drug problem among people experiencing homelessness in Denver may be so severe. It's because many homeless people aren't addicted to just one drug, but two, according to the viewpoint's author, Benjamin A. Howell of Yale School of Medicine and colleagues.

Fentanyl-meth combo ravages homeless in Denver, so why aren't there better treatments?

Sangamon County, IL

Police released new bodycam footage of Sonya Massey speaking with officers hours before she was fatally shot by a Sangamon County Sheriff’s deputy. Massey’s mother had called 911 because she was worried her daughter was having a ‘mental health crisis.’

Newly released footage shows Sonya Massey talking with police hours before deadly shooting

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Judge delays Trump’s sentencing until after the election

Former President Donald Trump will not be sentenced in his New York criminal case until after the 2024 election, Judge Juan Merchan announced Friday, explaining that...

Judge delays Trump’s sentencing until after the election

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