Pennsylvania State

Columbus, OH

The father of a US Army soldier killed in 2004 and buried in Arlington National Cemetery is questioning what Donald Trump hoped to gain by visiting the venerated final resting place of US service members. Khizr Khan’s son, 27-year-old Army Captain Humayun Khan, was killed while serving in the Army...

Father of fallen soldier slams Trump over Arlington stunt

Butler, PA

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The Lantern

At a July 13 rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, multiple gun shots were fired at former President Donald Trump as he stood on stage, wounding his right ear, killing one spectator and injuring two others. Credit: Courtesy of TNS [Original caption: President Trump ordered the airstrike that killed Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani on Jan. 3.] This story is the first installment of a three-part series unpacking historic political news from summer 2024. Today’s story focuses on the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.

A summer to remember: Political experts unpack the Trump assassination attempt and its effects on young voters

Vice President Kamala Harris is making a bid for the White House with running mate Tim Walz after replacing President Joe Biden on the Democratic ticket just a few months before Election Day. Harris officially accepted the Democratic nomination last week. Meanwhile, independent candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr suspended his...

Can Kamala Harris beat Donald Trump? Latest poll updates

Mike Lynch’s wife did not want to leave the scene of the Bayesian wreck without her family, the captain of a boat near the sinking has said. Karsten Borner, the captain of the Sir Robert Baden Powell, which helped to rescue the 15 survivors of the disaster in Sicily, told People that Angela Bacares “didn’t want to leave because her husband and her daughter were still down”.

Bayesian yacht sinking latest: Mike Lynch's wife ‘didn’t want to leave boat without family’ as crew probed

Oviedo, FL

A bus driver for a daycare in Oviedo, Florida, has been arrested and accused of leaving a sleeping six-year-old girl inside a hot shuttlebus for more than an hour. Barbara Ledbetter, 49, left the girl inside a "very hot" bus on Monday for over an hour, according to Oviedo Police Department. When the child woke up, she began banging on the bus window for help, and caught the attention of a passerby. Law enforcement was alerted and the girl was rescued from the bus.

Daycare bus driver arrested after six-year-old girl in ‘very hot’ bus is discovered banging on window

Los Angeles County, CA

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Actor Van Johnson, who died in 2007, was one of Hollywood's ideal films idols. In the 1940s, the charming screen icon was box office gold, and remained a popular presence on TV in shows like Murder, She Wrote (which starred his good friend Angela Lansbury).

The Secret Gay Life & Horrific Car Accident of Actor Van Johnson: 16 Years After His Tragic Death

Kamala Harris issued a six-word response to Donald Trump’s racist attacks during her first in-depth interview since accepting the Democratic nomination. During the CNN interview on Thursday (29 August), Vice President Harris was asked to respond to former President Donald Trump's comments at the National Association of Black Journalists convention where he appeared to question her race.

Kamala Harris’s six-word response to Donald Trump’s racist attacks

Boston, MA

JD Vance was booed several times as he delivered a speech at the International Association of Fire Fighters on Thursday (29 August). The Ohi senator was in Boston to speak to the large labor union representing professional firefighters and emergency workers. As Donald Trump’s running mate took to the podium...

Watch: JD Vance gets booed by firefighters during convention speech in Boston

Massachusetts State

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Sandy Paws Rescue Inc., a foster-based rescue in Massachusetts, has recently introduced a tiny six-pound dog named Alistair who is looking for his forever home. At only one year old, this little boy is a sweet dog who is thought to be a Maltese, "but we can’t make any guarantees that he would be suitable for those with allergies," explains the nonprofit animal rescue.

Meet The Tiny 6lb Dog Looking For Love

Georgia State

Atlanta, GA

Daily Coffee Press

A 40-year-old man has been sentenced to over 28 years in prison for distributing significant amounts of fentanyl and other controlled substances to dealers in the Middle Georgia region. Authorities revealed that investigators uncovered evidence linking the drugs provided by the defendant, 40-year-old Lagary Williams, also known as "Frog," from Atlanta, to a fatal overdose.

Atlanta Man Sentenced to 28 Years for Supplying Deadly Fentanyl Linked to Fatal Overdose

It's been four years since the charismatic and rugged actor Robert Conrad died at 84. Best known for feature films like Palm Springs Weekend, and the trio of hit TV shows, Hawaiian Eye, Wild Wild West, and Black Sheep Squadron (a.k.a., Baa Baa Black Sheep), Robert Conrad was one tough cookie. This is his story.

In Memory of 'Tough Guy' Actor Robert Conrad ('Wild, Wild West): 4 Years After His Tragic Death

Upland, CA

Harrowing police body cam footage shows the moment a man in California was arrested for kidnapping his young niece and nephew before telling authorities he wanted to “take them to heaven.”. The Upland Police Department shared the footage on X, formerly Twitter, alongside a note from the Los Angeles...

Uncle allegedly kidnaps kids, telling cops he wanted to ‘take them to heaven’

Tempe, AZ

A woman working at a Wells Fargo branch in Arizona died while she was at work and was not found until four days later, according to police. Denise Prudhomme, 60, arrived at the Tempe, Arizona bank office at 7am on August 16 for her shift, but died at her desk on the third floor of the building. She wasn't found until August 20 when security at the building stumbled upon her body.

Wells Fargo worker dies at her desk — and isn’t found until four days later

Alamogordo Conservative Daily

Command Sgt. Maj. Harold “Ed” Jarrell has been relieved as the senior enlisted for the Army’s 1st Information Operations Command, an Army spokesperson confirmed, marking the third time within a month and the second within a week, that the Army has fired a command sergeant major of a brigade or larger unit as per Task and Purpose.

The Army Fires 3rd Command Sergeant Major in a Month: Command Sgt. Maj. Harold "Ed" Jarrel

Beloved actress Nichelle Nichols, who died at 89 in 2022, found fame with her pioneering role as Communications Officer Lt. Nyota Uhura on TV's original Star Trek series (NBC, 1966-1969). She went on to play a groundbreaking role in several feature films and, as an African-American actress, became a beacon of dignity and diversity in Hollywood.

'Star Trek's' Nichelle Nichols Was Not Allowed To Play Secretary 'Peggy Fair' on TV's 'Mannix'

Washington, DC

Former president Donald Trump sparked laughter at the Moms for Liberty event in Washington DC when he mocked Tesla CEO turned close political ally Elon Musk. On Friday night, Trump appeared on stage at the annual summit for Moms for Liberty – a national nonprofit that has led efforts to get mentions of LGBT+ identity and structural racism out of classrooms across the country.

Moms for Liberty crowd laughs as Trump mockingly impersonates ally Elon Musk

Vikings in Norway were more violent towards each other than previously thought, according to a new study that sheds more light on rules and their enforcement in these early European societies. Until now the rates of violence in Viking Age Norway and Denmark were thought to be comparable. Now, challenging...

Norway Vikings found to be much more violent than previously thought

Wyoming State

Cheyenne, WY

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WHITE MOUNTAIN—“That’s a lot of horses,” lamented Cheyenne resident Robyn Smith from a high-desert ridgeline. It wasn’t her first exasperated exclamation. “Argh, oh crap,” was her immediate reaction to learning a federal judge had given the Bureau of Land Management the OK to proceed with plans to fully remove two wild horse herds from the landscape in southwest Wyoming.

BLM wins two lawsuits, clearing way for elimination of two Wyoming wild horse herds

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‘No evidence’ Trump hit by shrapnel rather than bullet, former White House doctor says

There is “no evidence” that Donald Trump was hit with anything other than an assassin’s bullet at a rally earlier this month in Pennsylvania, according to...

‘No evidence’ Trump hit by shrapnel rather than bullet, former White House doctor says

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