New Mexico State

Columbus, OH

Contributors represent independent, third-party users who have joined our contributor program and self-verified their accounts. They have also demonstrated their experience writing hard news for other outlets. Contributors are expected, like all users, to adhere to our Community Standards.

contributor

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

Detroit, MI

This essay was first published on the Vincent Chin Institute’s website. June 23rd marked another year since Vincent Chin was slain forty-two years during a terrible economic recession and an intense climate of anti-Japan, anti-Asian hate. Then, Vincent and other Asian Americans were blamed and scapegoated for the collapse of the American auto industry and the massive layoffs in Detroit.

FBI Released 602 Pages of its Vincent Chin Files! I Was There: Here’s the Good, Bad, and Ugly

War History Online

With all the buzz surrounding 'Oppenheimer,' many have wondered where the famed physicist's grave is located. The answer: it doesn't exist.

Why Can't the Public Visit J. Robert Oppenheimer's Grave?

Nevada State

Writers represent independent, third-party users who have joined our contributor program and self-verified their accounts. Writers are expected, like all users, to adhere to our Community Standards.

writer

Nick Davies

The vast and arid Nevada desert, with its harsh conditions and remote expanses, has long been a source of eerie legends and unsettling tales. Among the most chilling are the accounts of cannibalism that have surfaced throughout history. This article explores the dark legends and historical accounts of cannibalism in the Nevada desert, shedding light on the grim reality and the myths that have captivated the imagination.

Cannibalism in the Nevada Desert: Dark Legends and Historical Accounts

Elkins Park, PA

Business Insider

A wealthy financier built the 32-bedroom estate for family who never set foot in it. Now the eerily decrepit mansion is set to get a big renovation.

See inside a $300 million Gilded Age mansion built for heirs who died on the Titanic that sat abandoned for years

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

The shoebill stork is a remarkable looking creature, but it’s under threat. Now, hand puppets designed by a Muppet puppeteer are being used to train hand-reared chicks for release into the wild in Zambia.

One of the world’s strangest birds is being raised by puppets

READ Bunting – Colourful Felt Garland by Forged in Fables. Every summer, I’m always sending my nieces and nephews boxes of books for summer reading. I LOVE these little banners. Perfect for my favorite kiddos. $16. New Releases. The Talented Mrs. Mandelbaum: The Rise and Fall of an...

New Month, New Nonfiction Books!

Illinois State

Chicago, IL

Chicago Happenings

Every year, new laws that were passed the prior year go into effect on July 1. In 2024, a number of new laws will begin this Monday. Among them include higher wages for tipped employees, a gas tax increase, and driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants.

New Laws July 1: Driver's Licenses for Undocumented Migrants, Raises for Tipped Workers, and More

The Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — It’s not just a book. Back in the 1450s, when the Bible became the first major work printed in Europe with moveable metal type, Johannes Gutenberg was a man with a plan. The German inventor decided to make the most of his new technology...

Not just a book: What is a Gutenberg Bible? And why is it relevant 500 years after its printing?

Community Voices represent independent, third-party users who have joined our contributor program but not yet verified their accounts. Community Voices are expected, like all users, to adhere to our Community Standards.

community_voice

Total Apex Sports & Entertainment

Do you love watching investigative films? Being a detective isn’t a walk in the park. One has to have attention to detail and be analytical. Some mysteries are quick to unfold while others take years. Zodiac signs who are impulsive and often avoid confrontation cannot excel in the detective field. A good detective should read people’s emotions and thoughts. Still, being intuitive helps one make the right decisions fast. Does everyone possess these traits?

5 Zodiac Signs Who Make the Best Detectives

Woman's World

The authentic book is about two brothers and will have Rooney’s signature Irish touch

A New Sally Rooney Book Is Coming! What the Best-Selling Author Has to Say About Her 6th Novel

The Week

The mudlarker picks works by Derek Jarman, Tracey Williams and more

Lara Maiklem recommends five books about searching for treasure

WyoFile

Within hours of the sighting on Wednesday, Frank van Manen caught word that there was a grizzly sow with five cubs in tow spotted in Yellowstone National Park. Five cubs following mom is so unlikely that van Manen, who leads the Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team, pondered an explanation.

Five grizzly bear cubs make the largest litter in Yellowstone-area history

The work of an early 20th-century photographer who set out on a 30-year mission to document Native American tribes was almost forgotten about entirely until his work was rediscovered years later. Born in 1868, Edward S. Curtis rose from humble beginnings in Whitewater, Wisconsin to become one of the most...

This Photographer Documented Native American Tribes Before They ‘Vanished’

J. Souza

A fight between passengers marred the final night of a Carnival Cruise Line sailing on June 6th. The incident, which unfolded in the Lido Deck dining room onboard the Carnival Paradise, involved a group of women and resulted in thrown chairs and plates.

Cruise Ship Fight Near Buffet Captured on Camera, Passengers Banned for Life

Editor’s note: This story has been updated with more information about the law enforcement response and the area where the shooting took place. Yellowstone National Park rangers shot and killed a person early Thursday morning during an exchange of gunfire that also left a ranger injured, the park announced.

Yellowstone National Park shooting leaves one dead, ranger injured

New Jersey State

Clifton, NJ

Newark, NJ – Evangelos Megariotis, a 72-year-old orthopedic surgeon from Clifton, admitted to multiple counts of unlawfully prescribing pain medications to his patients. U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced the guilty plea today.

Surgeon Guilty of Illegal Narcotic Prescriptions, Faces 20 Years

Stamford, CT

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849), Eight Views of the Ryukyu Islands (Ryukyu Hakkei) (complete series, eight works), circa 1832. Woodblock on paper, 10-3/8 x 15-1/8 in. DALLAS, TX.- On Thursday, June 27, Heritage continued its successful run of auctions featuring works from the collection of Ruth Nelkin – in this case nearly 250 remarkable Japanese woodblock prints by such masters as Katsushika Hokusai, Takahashi Hiroaki, Yoshida Hiroshi and more. The event brought in $2.212 million, almost $500,000 above the auction's high estimate, with only two lots unsold. Some of Hokusai's most iconic works led the charge that day, with works by Hiroshi, Torii Kotondo and Kawase Hasui also landing in top-selling spots.

Celebrated Ruth Nelkin collection of Japanese woodblock prints brings $2.2 million at Heritage Auctions

Bucks County Beacon

“[I]nvoking the favor and guidance of Almighty God,” the Constitution of the Confederate States of America composed by southern slaveholders in 1861 sought to “establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity.” The authors of Project 2025, the latest playbook for restructuring the federal government in order to accomplish the policy goals of Christian Nationalists, similarly declare their manifesto will “decide America’s future” by securing their “God-given individual rights to live freely” and exercise dominion over others.

Legislating Inequality: The Christian Confederate Roots of Project 2025

NewsBreak

New Mexico State Library offers free access to NYT subscription, e-books

SANTA FE, N.M. (KFDA) - The New Mexico State Library now offers free access to e-books, audio books and subscriptions to The New York Times to...

New Mexico State Library offers free access to NYT subscription, e-books

Comments / 0