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Brigid Pfeifer

He may have never landed a breakout role, but his career has held an impact nonetheless. Yesterday, it was revealed to the public and media outlets that actor Tom Bower has passed away. He was 86 years old.

'The Waltons' and 'Die Hard 2' Actor Dies at 86

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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

San Antonio, TX

Bexar County, TX

Debra Blackwell

None of us ever wants to see a heartbreaking story like this. Unfortunately, it reminds us that a person’s emotional state can lead to devastation. The timeline, according to Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar, that led to Savannah Kriger killing her 3-year-old son Kaiden is quite disturbing and filled with red flags of a woman in a troubled emotional state. According to a report by USA Today https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/05/07/savannah-kriger-murder-suicide/73600364007/ this is precisely what occurred, resulting in a mortifying situation.

'Say Goodbye To Your Son' Mother Sends Text To Father Before Killing The Child

Miami, FL

WEKU

A program that turns science and math majors into teachers is effective in keeping graduates in the profession, but the need for STEM teachers far outweighs the number of educators it's bringing in.

This program is trying to lure Science and Math majors into becoming teachers.

Buckeye, AZ

Despite leads from the public that have poured in over the last three years, there have been no solid answers regarding the 24-year-old geologist’s disappearance in Arizona on June 23, 2021.

Daniel Robinson vanished 3 years ago. His father still hopes for his safe return

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

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

Total Apex Sports & Entertainment

Do you know anyone who has dual nature? Such two-faced zodiac signs are friendly but they gossip about others behind their backs. They can lie to you without batting an eyelid. However, detecting a two-faced person isn’t easy for everyone. They often compliment their friends when they achieve a goal or change their wardrobe. But they will make negative remarks about you to someone else. What other traits do two-faced people have?

3 Zodiac Signs Who Are Two-Faced

NPR's Michel Martin talks to Rev. William Barber II ahead of the Poor People's Campaign march. His book is "White Poverty: How Exposing Myths About Race and Class Can Reconstruct American Democracy."

A prominent Black pastor says white poverty doesn’t get enough attention

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Lexington, KY

It comes as part of state lawmakers’ efforts to speed up the timeline for legal medical cannabis in the Commonwealth.

Medical cannabis application period for Kentucky businesses begins Monday

How did prison phone calls get to be so expensive? The team from The Indicator from Planet Money explains.

'Planet Money': The movement to make prison phone calls free

Uvalde, TX

The former school police chief of Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas, has been indicted over his response to the 2022 shooting.

School police chief is indicted over 2022 Uvalde school shooting response

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Regina Barber and Kimberly McCoy of Short Wave about an impending star explosion, a lynx that’s come back from the brink of extinction, and a newly discovered dinosaur.

This week in science: a new dinosaur, a lynx revival and an looming star explosion

San Francisco, CA

One of the first Puerto Rican stars in the majors but limited by knee issues, he became Boston’s first designated hitter and credits his time as a DH for getting him enshrined in the Hall of Fame.

Orlando Cepeda, the slugging Hall of Famer nicknamed 'Baby Bull,' dies at 86

Beryl strengthened from a tropical storm into a hurricane on Saturday as the storm made its way through the southeast Caribbean. Forecasters expect it to intensify rapidly into a major hurricane.

Early in the hurricane season, an unusually strong storm moves through the Caribbean

Gloucester County, NJ

Franklinville, NJ

FRANKLINVILLE, N.J. -A Gloucester County, New Jersey, man admitted today that he defrauded the government of more than $200,000 in Social Security and Medicaid benefits, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Man Guilty of $200K Social Security & Medicaid Fraud

Dallas, TX

A woman says Robert Morris, prominent evangelical pastor, former Trump religious adviser and founder of Gateway Church, sexually abused her as a child in the 1980s. Morris has resigned from Gateway.

The scandal roiling one of the nation's biggest megachurches, explained

Georgia State

Douglas City, CA

Daily Coffee Press

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

New York City, NY

The e-Texan

New York – As Trump anticipates his sentencing on July 11th in the New York hush money case, Florida Judge Aileen Cannon made a ruling this Monday. Despite rejecting Trump’s legal team's request to dismiss several charges in the classified documents case, she conceded on a minor point. She removed a portion of the charges that referenced an uncharged allegation, but upheld the other charges.

Legal expert says Trump should not be jailed after New York guilty verdict because he is ‘too old’

Essex County, NJ

Omar Khater, 33, orchestrated a scheme to steal identities and file false tax returns. Fairfield, NJ – Omar Khater, a tax preparer from Essex County, was sentenced to 57 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to defraud the IRS of over $4.4 million. U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced the sentencing today.

Essex County Tax Preparer Sentenced: $4.4M IRS Fraud

As some lawmakers consider whether to require women to register for the draft, NPR's A Martinez talks with Melissa Bryant, retired U.S. Army captain and board chair of Minority Veterans of America.

The question whether women should be required to register for the draft resurfaces

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