Michigan State

Historian Allan Lichtman, who has successfully predicted past presidential election winners based on key characteristics, says that it would be a mistake for Democrats to replace President Joe Biden in 2024 election.

‘Foolhardy nonsense’: Historian reacts to Democrats who want to replace Biden

President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump faced off in the first presidential debate of 2024 on CNN. Here’s how Americans in swing states reacted to their performance.

‘He needed a Snickers’: Voters in swing states react to presidential debate

North Carolina State

President Joe Biden addressed concerns over his age while speaking at a rally in North Carolina the day after a shaky debate performance against former President Trump

See Biden’s fiery speech after shaky debate performance

Less than 48 hours after President Joe Biden’s alarming debate performance, the Democratic donor class is in crisis, racked by anxiety over what — if anything — the party’s wealthiest backers can do to reinvigorate or replace Biden, whose campaign has commissioned new polling to assess the damage.

Donors stress over path forward after Biden’s debate performance

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NewSantaAna

The FBI has seen a rise in scams targeting timeshare owners. In this kind of scam, criminals con these part-time property owners into shelling out hefty sums of cash, all under false pretenses related to their timeshare properties.

FBI warns that Mexican cartels are targeting Americans with timeshare scams

Arizona State

Maricopa County, AZ

Scottsdale, AZ

Residents in parts of Maricopa County, Arizona – the state’s most populous and home to Phoenix, the state capital – have been asked to evacuate as the Boulder View Fire threatens structures.

More residents in parts of Arizona’s most populous county asked to evacuate as a wildfire threatens homes

Iowa State

Sioux Falls, SD

A man in northwest Iowa drowned in his basement during severe flooding that devastated the Midwest this past week, police said, bringing the death toll in the region to at least three.

Iowa man drowns in his basement, bringing death toll in Midwest flooding to at least 3

Walgreens is set to close a substantial number of its roughly 8,600 locations across the United States as the company looks to reset the struggling pharmaceutical chain’s business.

Walgreens will close a significant number of US stores, shutting down many unprofitable locations

New York State

A pocket watch that belonged to Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt was returned to his New York home this week after it was stolen decades ago and later showed up at an auction, according to the FBI and the National Park Service.

A Florida auctioneer was about to sell an 1800s pocket watch. He learned it was a stolen piece of US presidential history

Vermont State

Vermont has agreed to pay $175,000 to settle a lawsuit on behalf of a man who was charged with a crime for giving a state trooper the middle finger in 2018, the state chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union said Wednesday.

He flipped off a trooper and got charged. Now Vermont is on the hook for $175,000

Reading, PA

Mahanoy City, PA

The Shenandoah (PA) Sentinel

MAHANOY CITY – Two members of a motorcycle club were convicted on federal charges, accused...
The post Convicted motorcycle club members orchestrated ‘brutal’ home-invasion in Mahanoy, feds say first appeared on The Shenandoah Sentinel.

Convicted motorcycle club members orchestrated ‘brutal’ home-invasion in Mahanoy, feds say

Georgia State

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Coffee County, GA

Douglas, GA

Daily Coffee Press

A 49-year-old woman from Douglas was recently arrested for allegedly submitting a life insurance policy for her ex-husband without his knowledge. According to a Coffee County Sheriff’s Office incident report, detectives met with a man on May 7 at the Coffee County Law Enforcement Center concerning a reported case of insurance fraud.

Georgia woman charged for allegedly filing life insurance policy application on ex-husband

Newark, NJ

Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. – Eight individuals associated with the "793 Bloods" street gang, a subset of the national Bloods gang, have been charged for their roles in a Newark-based drug trafficking organization, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Eight '793 Bloods' Gang Members Charged in Newark Drug Network

Douglas City, CA

This afternoon, Kentaiwon Durham, the Douglas City Commissioner of Ward 2, entered a guilty plea for wire fraud in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia. Consequently, Durham is mandated to resign from his position as a city commissioner.

Georgia City Commissioner Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud in $20K PPP Fraud Scheme

This week, uncover a lost recipe for history’s most valuable pigment, explore an asteroid with a watery past, go inside Iceland’s volcanic eruptions, and more.

Bronze Age workshop reveals precious pigment made from a recipe lost to time

Covid-19 levels have been rising in the United States for weeks as new variants drive what’s become an annual summer surge.

A summer wave of Covid-19 has arrived in the US

This is the summer of fast food value meal wars, and Taco Bell isn’t sitting back. The chain announced Thursday that it’s entering the battle with one of its biggest deals ever.

Taco Bell enters the value meal wars with its biggest deal ever

Denver, CO

David Heitz

The mother of a Denver homeless man told the City Council Monday that city-sponsored services have failed her son. Barbara Hallick Yeomans made her remarks during public comment period of the City Council meeting. She said her son grapples with substance abuse and mental illness and repeatedly has been harassed by police. She said her son also suffered verbal abuse by a guard in the Denver County Jail. Yeomans said she heard the guard harassing her son over the phone.

Mother says Denver homeless services have failed her son

Beryl is the first hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic season. It’s expected to continue to strengthen before reaching the Windwards Islands late Sunday. CNN Meteorologist Allison Chinchar has details.

Beryl first hurricane of 2024 Atlantic season

CNN meteorologist Allison Chinchar breaks down what we know about Tropical Storm Beryl and explains the severe storms posing a risk to 80 million Americans.

Beryl strengthens into a hurricane. Here’s what we know

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They’re Democrats in a battleground state. Hear what’s keeping them up at night

President Joe Biden won Michigan by just over 150,000 votes in 2020, flipping the state from red...

They’re Democrats in a battleground state. Hear what’s keeping them up at night

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