Minnesota State

Saint Paul, MN

FanSided

The first night of the women’s competition at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Gymnastics was not at all what was anticipated. 16 women were set to compete at the trials. It once seemed relatively clear which athletes would be on the women’s U.S. Olympic Gymnastics team heading to Paris this summer. Simone Biles, the greatest of all time, no other introduction necessary. Shilese Jones, the number two gymnast in the U.S. and six-time world medalist. Skye Blakely, who placed second at the Winter Cup and U.S. Gymnastics Championships this year.

Olympic Trials injuries cause tough night, team selection shake-up in U.S. women’s gymnastics

ESPN

Fred Richard and Brody Malone finished atop the leaderboard at the end of the U.S. Olympic trials on Saturday, essentially clinching their spots on the five-man team that will head to the Olympics with legitimate medal hopes.

Richard, Malone among 5-person Olympic men's gymnastics team

Minneapolis, MN

New York Post

Though the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics is less than one month away, not all of the teams heading to the City of Light have been set yet. 

This weekend, the 2024 US Olympic Team Trials for gymnastics are taking place at the Target Center in Minneapolis, MN. 16 women and 20 men will compete in all of the Olympic gymnastic apparatuses (four for women and six for men) to secure one of five spots on the squads that’ll be on their way to Paris in just a few weeks. 

Nine-time US Champion and seven-time Olympic medalist Simone...

How to watch Simone Biles in the 2024 US Olympic Gymnastics Team Trials

Los Angeles Times

Fred Richard is already a social media sensation. Now the rising-star gymnast is heading to the Paris Games after winning the U.S. Olympic trials.

U.S. gymnastics trials: Frederick Richard flips his way to Paris in all-around triumph

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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

New Jersey State

Pennsylvania State

Morristown Minute

NEW JERSEY – Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin, along with the Division on Civil Rights (DCR), has co-led a multistate comment letter supporting the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) proposed rule aimed at reducing criminal history-based barriers to public housing. This initiative is a collaborative effort with the Attorneys General of Maryland, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania to improve access to safe and affordable housing.

HUD Rule Fights Housing Barriers for Ex-Offenders

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

Former teacher Jeffrey Clayton, convicted of lewd behavior with a student at Douglas Anderson School of the Arts, walked briskly up to the Duval County Courthouse on Friday carrying a small backpack.

Former Douglas Anderson teacher sentenced to 10 years

Denver, CO

David Heitz

The mother of a Denver homeless man told the City Council Monday that city-sponsored services have failed her son. Barbara Hallick Yeomans made her remarks during public comment period of the City Council meeting. She said her son grapples with substance abuse and mental illness and repeatedly has been harassed by police. She said her son also suffered verbal abuse by a guard in the Denver County Jail. Yeomans said she heard the guard harassing her son over the phone.

Mother says Denver homeless services have failed her son

NBC News

A sports watchdog organization is facing criticism for its handling of a misconduct case involving a gymnastics coach who is a judge at this week’s Olympic trials in Minneapolis. Anna Li, an uneven bars specialist who was an alternate for the 2012 U.S. Olympic team and won a bronze...

Sports watchdog under scrutiny as former U.S. gymnast facing misconduct allegations judges Olympic Trials

Alexandria, VA

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Cheryl E Preston

The SBC has removed another church from it's fellowship. First Baptist Church of Alexandria, Virginia, is the latest casualty in the Southern Baptist Convention's war on churches that accept women pastors. The Independent reports that on Tuesday, delegates attending the SBC annual meeting voted 6,759 to 563 to oust the congregation.

A Historic Virginia church was expeled from SBC for asserting that women can be senior pastors

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

Colorado State

The Finance and Governance Committee of the Denver City Council voted Tuesday to ask voters whether the U.S. citizenship requirement for police and firefighters should be dropped.

Committee OKs removing citizenship requirement for police, firefighters in Denver

Aurora, CO

The Aurora City Council will hold a public hearing Monday on whether to allow cannabis dispensaries to stay open until midnight. State law allows marijuana dispensaries to stay open until midnight, but some jurisdictions such as Aurora shortened hours to 10 p.m. Council member Curtis Gardner has brought forth the ordinance to lengthen the hours.

Aurora considers midnight dispensary hours

Cripple Creek, CO

Colorado Jill

(Colorado) Colorado has many gems - Pikes Peak, Rocky Mountain National Park, Maroon Bells, and two of Thomas Dambo's wooden trolls. Dambo is a Danish artist, and his trolls are worldwide. Each troll serves as a unique tribute to the place they inhabit, honoring the history and culture of the location.

"Rita the Rock Planter" should be on your Colorado summer bucket list

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

New York City, NY

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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’

Norfolk, VA

Fifty percent of Norfolk church has high blood pressure. 3WTKR reports that Pastor Reverend Dr. Geoffrey Guns of Second Calvery Baptist Church in Norfolk made a startling discovery in March. He asked congregants who had high blood pressure to stand and half of the congregation rose to their feet.

Virginia pastor reveals half of his African American congregation has hypertension

Missouri State

CJ Coombs

The first time my family walked into a Ponderosa Steakhouse was in the late 1960s. It was new and the experience was great. Like other new restaurants, if the management doesn't stay on top, the quality of service can decline. The location we went to did change through the years, but in the beginning, it was great.

The 1960s: the Ponderosa and Bonanza Steakhouses are still around in some states

Newark, NJ

NEWARK, N.J. — Thomas Manzo, the ex-husband of a star from Bravo's "The Real Housewives of New Jersey," was convicted today of planning an assault on his ex-wife’s current husband in exchange for a lavish wedding reception, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. The 59-year-old Franklin Lakes resident was found guilty after a two-and-a-half-week trial before U.S. District Judge Susan D. Wigenton in Newark federal court.

Real Housewives Star's Ex Convicted of Violent Assault

Clark County, WA

Timothy A Gruver

Dentist Ellis B. Jardine of Clark County has been suspended for allegedly practicing outside the scope of his licenses and subpar care, the Washington State Department of Health reported on Friday.

Dentist Suspended for Subpar Care & Unlicensed Practices

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St. Paul's Pride Sunisa Lee Inspires Senator to Bring Gymnastics Trials to \"Gymnastics City USA\"!

As the USA Gymnastics Olympic Trials take off in Minnesota, local excitement peaks with more than just flips and vaults. Senator Foung Hawj has stepped forward...

St. Paul's Pride Sunisa Lee Inspires Senator to Bring Gymnastics Trials to "Gymnastics City USA"!

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