Michigan State

Ann Arbor, MI

Columbus, OH

Chicago, IL

NewsOne

Here are a few things black voters should know ahead of the DNC.
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Things Black Voters Should Know Ahead Of The Democratic National Convention

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What to know about Kamala Harris' speech on the last night of the DNCVice President Kamala Harris formally accepted the Democratic Party's presidential nomination in Chicago on Thursday, delivering a forceful speech that laid out her vision for the country while warning about the possibility of former President Donald Trump returning to the White House.Capping off the fourth and final day of the Democratic National Convention, Harris recited her life story and background before directly taking on Trump and laying out her position on several hot-button issues, including the war in Gaza, immigration, abortion and more."I promise to be a...

Kamala Harris delivers forceful speech to close out DNC, accept 2024 nomination

WashingtonExaminer

Eric Trump condemned the pro-Palestinian protests taking place outside the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, arguing they represent the “modern Democratic Party.” The DNC has been plagued by protesters voicing their opposition to the United States’s support for Israel amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza, who have been spotted burning the U.S. flag as part […]

Eric Trump says DNC pro-Palestinian protesters represent ‘modern-day Democratic Party’

USA TODAY

Democrats in Chicago made their pitch to voters on Monday, laying out how a Harris-Walz administration would address inflation, abortion rights and more.

Democratic convention replay: Joe Biden passes the torch to Kamala Harris, hits Donald Trump

Maine State

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Sagadahoc County, ME

Lewiston, ME

The Maine Monitor

Editor’s note: This story contains references to suicide. When a bill to strengthen Maine’s yellow flag law went into effect earlier this month, Sagadahoc County Sheriff Joel Merry said he felt a sense of relief.

Law enforcement officers can now get a warrant to take someone into protective custody

Colorado State

David Heitz

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

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Missouri State

CJ Coombs

When I learned the brown tarantula is also native to Missouri, I gasped, and when I say I'm not too fond of spiders of any genus is an understatement. It's psychological. They have too many legs.

It's mating season for the Texas brown tarantula also known as the Missouri tarantula

Hawthorne has around 3,100 of Mineral County's 4,500 residents. (Photo Credit: Travel Nevada) One rural county in Nevada has found much-needed reprieve after years of ongoing teacher shortages: foreign teachers from the Philippines. “We wouldn’t be able to operate without them,” says Mineral County School District Superintendent Stephanie Keuhey. “It...

Foreign teachers having an outsized impact in one rural county school district

New Hampshire State

Swimming in water with too much cyanobacteria can cause rashes, fevers, headaches, mouth blisters, vomiting, acute liver damage, according to DES. Here, a bloom on Phillips Pond in Sandown in 2021. The pond currently is on a cyanobacteria watch. (Courtesy of the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services) With Labor...

These 17 New Hampshire beaches have notices for cyanobacteria, fecal bacteria

Alabama State

Sen. Chris Elliott, R-Josephine, attends an event at the Alabama State Capitol on March 21, 2024 in Montgomery, Alabama. Elliott has introduced a bill that would allow private schools to enter contracts with local law enforcement agencies to employ school resource officers. (Brian Lyman/Alabama Reflector) An Alabama state senator has...

Bill would allow Alabama nonpublic schools to employ school resource officers

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The Lens

This year’s area of low oxygen in the Gulf of Mexico is larger than average, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced on Thursday. The “dead zone” is approximately 6,705 square miles , as measured last week. Within NOAA’s 38 years of measuring the dead zone, this year’s assessment marks the 12th-largest area of low to no oxygen, which can kill fish and marine life.

Gulf ‘dead zone’ larger than average, larger than expected for 2024, scientists announce

Florida State

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters said he will consider more DUI patrols if voters legalize recreational marijuana use in Florida. Voters will consider Amendment 3 in November. It would allow adults 21 or older to possess, purchase or use marijuana products and marijuana accessories for non-medical purposes.

More DUI patrols possible if marijuana issue passes

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

Georgia State

Daily Coffee Press

According to officials with the Southern District of Georgia, two recently unsealed federal indictments have charged 23 defendants in a series of broad conspiracies involving the use of drones to smuggle methamphetamine, marijuana, and cell phones into state prisons in Georgia.

23 Defendants Charged in Federal Indictments for Drone-Smuggling Drug Operation in Georgia

New Mexico State

An "inmate exclusion" rule in Medicaid makes it so when someone gets incarcerated, they lose their access to medical care. (Photo by David McNew / Getty Images) Almost everyone in prison or jail will return home at some point, but for decades, New Mexico and other states have defaulted to kicking them off the rolls for health coverage while they’re incarcerated, which some experts say can lead to more harm in their communities once they get out.

Medicaid for people leaving jail or prison in NM expected to launch in summer 2025

NewsNinja

Some people have had a flattering experience of being well-over 21 and being carded at a local bar or restaurant. But one woman was more confused than thrilled when it happened at her local Target.

'I have to ask': Target shopper gets stopped by security guard at entrance. She is puzzled as to why

Demonstrators protest Arizona's crackdown on undocumented immigrants outside the Arizona Capitol building on April 23, 2010. Photo by John Moore | Getty Images. Willie Horton is now an immigrant. You’ll recall, in 1988 Willie Horton was the Black man weaponized to help defeat Democratic presidential nominee Michael Dukakis. No...

No toughness on immigration without fairness

This had to sting: The race was transformed, and Democratic prospects surged the instant he stepped back from being the nominee.

Biden wanted his Democratic convention speech to be a launchpad. It became his swan song.

Salem, OH

Northern Kentucky Tribune

Every day, 8-year-old Emma sits in a small garden outside her grandmother’s home in Salem, Ohio, writing letters to her mom and sometimes singing songs her mother used to sing to her.

Thousands of parents die of overdoses; advocates say their kids need more help

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U of M regent race could be the most controversial at state Democratic convention

University of Michigan Board of Regents Democratic candidates: Denise Illitch (R), Huwaida Arraf (C) and Shauna Ryder Diggs (L) | Courtesy photos. As the Michigan Democratic...

U of M regent race could be the most controversial at state Democratic convention

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