New Mexico State

LOS ANGELES - Last week, the House of Representatives passed an updated version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which allows the U.S. government to automatically register men ages 18 to 25 into the Selective Service, or draft system. While it hasn’t been invoked in over half a century,...

US military draft: Bill would require women to register for Selective Service

Chicago, IL

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Foodie in Chicago

Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

New York City, NY

Cheryl E Preston

Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

Texas State

Houston, TX

The Independent

Lauren Ashley Simmons was heartbroken.Simmons, a queer Black woman and labor organizer from Houston, watched her Democratic state representative break with her party and vote in favor of three Republican-led bills limiting rights for transgender teens and children. All of them became law.Those laws supported by State Rep. Shawn Thierry “put a target on some families that are already extremely vulnerable and dealing with so much, living in a state like Texas,” Simmons tells The Independent.“To know that this Democrat representative for a big blue district in a pretty blue city turned her back – that betrayed and hurt me,”...

A Texas Democrat voted against rights for trans kids. This queer Black mom challenged her – and won

CBS News

Washington — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said Sunday that two years after the Supreme Court overturned the national right to abortion guaranteed under Roe v. Wade, "there are more abortions happening because more women are at risk.""You create a draconian situation, you're going to increase risk at every single place," Lujan Grisham said Sunday on "Face the Nation." She said that in the new patchwork of access in states, many women struggle to find a provider, leading to less access to contraception and less overall information about public health. Transcript: New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on "Face the...

N.M. governor says abortion increased after Dobbs because "more women are at risk"

Utah State

Fox News

The Republican primary race for Utah’s 2nd Congressional District between Celeste Maloy, who is backed by former President Trump, and Colby Jenkins appears to be headed for a recount.

Utah House race: Trump-backed incumbent falls into recount territory against challenger

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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

Idaho State

NBC News

WASHINGTON — In a scathing dissent, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson warned Thursday that the Supreme Court’s Idaho abortion decision is “not a victory for pregnant patients,” even though it allows emergency abortions for now. “It is delay,” she wrote in her dissent, which she read from...

In a scathing dissent, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson says Idaho abortion ruling is 'not a victory for pregnant patients'

Kentucky State

Northern Kentucky Tribune

Kentucky’s Community Actions Partnerships have announced the starts date for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Summer Subsidy, aimed at helping Kentucky households offset summer cooling costs.

LIHEAP Summer Subsidy program to help with summer cooling costs to begin enrollment July 16

Gov. Andy Beshear announced on Thursday the successful launch of a statewide drug operation by the Kentucky State Police (KSP) known as “Operation Summer Heat,” following a three-month investigation into suspected drug trafficking rings.

KSP’s Operation Summer Heat makes 206 drug trafficking arrests, saving lives in safer state

New Jersey State

Morristown Minute

NEW JERSEY - Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs announced today that Walmart has agreed to pay $1.64 million to settle allegations of unlawful unit pricing practices across its 64 New Jersey retail stores. The settlement, which includes a $1.61 million civil penalty, marks the largest ever obtained by the Division’s Office of Weights and Measures (OWM).

Walmart Pays $1.64M Settlement for Unlawful Pricing in NJ

California State

Alameda Post

California regulators just stopped AT&T from pulling the plug. California’s Public Utilities Commission on June 20 rejected AT&T’s application to stop providing landlines and other services in areas where there is no other option.

Still Need Your Landline?

Illinois State

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

Virginia State

Virginia fans of The Bold and the Beautiful are pretty much unified in their expectations of what will happen between Thomas Forrester (Matthew Atkinson) and Paris Buckingham (Diamond White), who recently announced their engagement.

The Bold and the Beautiful fans believe Thomas will dump Paris for Hope

InsideEdition

Dr. Heather Vaskas said to Alexee Trevizo, "We discovered a dead baby in the bathroom," according to the appeal. Trevizo allegedly said, "I'm sorry, it came out of me, I didn't know what to do," according to the appeal.

Judge Tosses Out Alexee Trevizo Alleged Confession to Doctor That She Gave Birth to Baby Found Dead in Trash

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The HD Post

CALIFORNIA – Starting July 1, landlords will only be allowed to collect one month’s rent for the security deposit on a rental property. Assembly Bill 12, signed into law last October, says regardless of whether the residential property is unfurnished or furnished, only one month’s rent can be charged in addition to any rent for the first month paid on or before initial occupancy.

Law limiting security deposits goes into effect July 1

Bill Hayes portrayed Doug Williams on Days of Our Lives since 1970 and was beloved by fans. CNN reported that the 98-year-old entertainer passed away on January 12 of this year and was still acting.

Bill Hayes was completely blind in his last Days of Our Lives scene

Louisiana State

 Louisiana’s Republican Governor Jeff Landry failed to notice a young girl fainting directly behind him as he signed a bill that forces public schools to hang the Ten Commandments in every classroom.A girl in a group of young students standing behind the governor appeared to collapse while Landry smiled and soaked in the applause from his supporters at a Catholic school in Lafayette on June 19.“If you want to respect the rule of law,” said Landry, completely unaware that the girl fainted behind him, “you gotta start from the original lawgiver – which was Moses.”Louisiana is the first state...

Louisiana gov fails to notice girl fainting behind him as he signs bill requiring Ten Commandments in schools

Arizona State

Reuters

(Reuters) - Supporters of a ballot measure that would amend Arizona's constitution to establish a right to abortion sued Republican lawmakers on Wednesday over language in a pamphlet to be distributed to voters before they go to the polls in November, saying the document's use of the phrase "unborn human" is not neutral.

Backers of Arizona abortion rights amendment sue over language in voter pamphlet

Aurora, CO

David Heitz

Aurora’s pallet shelters for people experiencing homelessness, which only allow a maximum 30-day stay, have been cycling the same individuals in and out, city staff told council members Thursday. Many return to street encampments when their time in the pallet shelter runs out, Jessica Prosser, homeless services director for the city, said. Then, the city sweeps the encampment again, and they get to come back to the shelter for another 30 days, Prosser explained. This process can repeat multiple times.

The special session is almost here. How does it work?

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