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Navy exonerates 256 Black sailors unjustly court-martialed for WWII-era Port Chicago explosion
The U.S. Navy has exonerated 256 Black sailors who were unjustly court-martialed in 1944 following the Port Chicago explosion in California that killed 320 people. The sailors had been punished for refusing to go back to work in what they considered to be an unsafe environment. Their prosecution took place at a time when the U.S. military was still segregated and reflected the unfair treatment that Black sailors experienced. The 256 sailors were exonerated by Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro on the 80th anniversary of the accidental, deadly World War II-era blast, which also injured 400 other people. The explosion at an ammunition loading area also damaged two ships and a train, and caused damage to the nearby town of Port Chicago, located east of Oakland, California. Del Toro's exoneration carries more weight than a pardon, which acknowledges guilt. Instead, the exoneration will vacate all of the court-martials that the 256 sailors had to go through.
Stegosaurus skeleton, nicknamed 'Apex,' sells for record $44.6M at Sotheby's auction
A nearly complete stegosaurus skeleton sold at a Sotheby's auction in New York on Wednesday for a record $44.6 million -- the most ever paid for a fossil. The dinosaur, nicknamed "Apex" -- which lived between 146 and 161 million years ago in the Late Jurassic Period -- was originally expected to sell for between $4 million and $6 million, according to the auction house. Sotheby's has said Apex is the "most complete and best-preserved Stegosaurus specimen of its size ever discovered." The skeleton was discovered on private land in Moffat County, Colorado -- in northwestern Colorado and on the border with Utah and Wyoming -- in May 2022 by commercial paleontologist Jason Cooper, with excavation completed in 2023, according to Sotheby's. The county is an area where many other dinosaur fossils have been discovered and is home to the Dinosaur National Monument.
National Hot Dog Day 2024: Freebies and deals
Let’s be frank, today marks National Hot Dog Day From Memorial Day to Labor Day is prime hot dog season wth seven billion eaten over that three-month period last year, according to the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council. What better way to celebrate the unofficial holiday honoring hot dogs than finding the top freebies and deals that are out there? Remember, not all locations may be participating.
8-week-old girl dies in hot car in New Jersey, dad arrested
A dad has been arrested after his 8-week-old daughter died when she was left in a hot car in New Jersey, authorities said. At about 1:45 p.m. Monday, authorities in Lakewood Township responded to a report of a baby in cardiac arrest, the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office said. The 8-week-old was pronounced dead at the scene. The baby was left alone in her dad's car "for an extended period of time," which was determined to be the cause and manner of her death, prosecutors said in a statement Tuesday. The heat index -- what temperature it feels like with humidity -- soared to 107 degrees in Lakewood Township on Monday.
Collinsville joins more than 50 other Oklahoma towns on list of historic downtown districts
Collinsville City Manager Chuck Ralls said this is exciting news for people living in Collinsville, especially for business owners because this means all these buildings that have been there for close to a century will begin restoration and preservation work.
Drummond scolds board for not voiding contract with ‘unconstitutional’ Catholic charter school
In a letter to the board, Drummond said he found it unacceptable that the board (and the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board before it) had held two meetings and both times had failed to rescind the contract despite an order from the Oklahoma State Supreme Court to do so.
FBI examines Trump assassination attempt suspect's phone, transmitter found on him
Authorities said the man they allege tried to assassinate former President Donald Trump was able to access the roof near the rally by climbing over an air conditioning unit adjacent to the building, sources told ABC News. Though law enforcement sources said Thomas Matthew Crooks is believed to have purchased a 5-foot ladder at a Home Depot before the shooting, it does not appear to have been used to climb on the roof and was not found at the scene. As the FBI investigation continues, questions are swirling about how the 20-year-old was able to ascend undetected to the roof,...
Oklahoma Department of Commerce awards grant of nearly $40 million for BA amphitheater project
Thanks to a new law called the Enterprise Zone Incentive Leverage Act of 2024, the city of Broken Arrow and Wagoner County will receive roughly $39.5 million to help fund infrastructural improvements in support of the Sunset at Broken Arrow Amphitheater project. The money allows the state to match locally-generated tax revenues, which combined will help pay for capital improvements in the area of Events Park, where the Sunset Amphitheater will be located. In a release sent to the KRMG newsroom, Broken Arrow Mayor Debra Wimpee said “Broken Arrow is a thriving city that has just about everything for its citizens and visitors, except for a significant entertainment attraction, but that is about to change! I could not be more grateful and humbled that the state has pledged to join this public/private partnership that will bring in the 12,500-seat amphitheater and generate approximately 600 direct and indirect jobs with a projected economic impact of $211 million annually.” Founder and CEO of Live Notes J.W. Roth told KRMG in January he found the perfect spot when he discovered the Broken Arrow location.
Hearing in Trump's Georgia election appeal scheduled for December, after election
The Georgia Court of Appeals, in a ruling involving Donald Trump's Georgia election interference case, has scheduled oral arguments in Trump's appeal of the Fani Willis disqualification decision for Dec. 5 -- one month after the November presidential election. The court had ordered a stay in the case pending the outcome of the appeal, which means the new hearing date pushes the case past the November election. The appeal from Trump and his co-defendants seeks to overturn a lower court's ruling that allowed Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to remain on the case after she was found to have had a romantic relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade, who resigned as part of the judge's order. Willis has asked the court to dismiss Trump's appeal on multiple grounds, including claiming there is a "lack of sufficient evidence" to support a reversal of the lower court's ruling.
Neo-Nazi planned poisoned candy attack on Jewish children in Brooklyn, federal prosecutors say
A Georgian national has been indicted for allegedly planning a mass casualty attack on Jews and racial minorities in New York City, as well as encouraging others to commit similar violent acts. Michail Chkhikvishvili -- who calls himself "Commander Butcher" -- is leader of the violent white supremacist group known as the Maniac Murder Cult, according to federal prosecutors. Chkhikvishvili, 20, is accused of hatching a plot that involved dressing up as Santa Claus and handing out poison-laced candy to children at Jewish schools in Brooklyn, as well as to racial minorities. He was arrested July 6 in Moldova, and has been charged with soliciting hate crimes and acts of mass violence.
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