Wisconsin State

TheDailyBeast

Former President Barack Obama has reportedly told allies that Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance has made his bid to win back the White House even tougher than it had been previously.The Washington Post reports that Obama gave a harsher private assessment of Biden’s chances of re-election following the debate despite publicly trying to ease concerns by tweeting that “bad debates happen.”The outlet reported that Obama “spoke directly with Biden by phone after last Thursday’s debate to offer his support as a sounding board and private counselor for his embattled former vice president,” according to WaPo.It remains unclear how much or...

Obama Privately Goes Shaky After Offering to Prop Up Biden

Fox News

Former President Trump has a new nickname for Vice President Kamala Harris, who could potentially end up in a head-to-head with Trump if President Biden drops out.

Trump tests out new nickname for Kamala Harris amid speculation she'll replace Biden

(NewsNation) — After President Joe Biden’s performance in the first presidential debate, some Democrats are calling to replace him as the party’s official candidate. One of the most popular suggestions for a replacement is Vice President Kamala Harris. For Harris to become the party’s nominee, Biden would...

What you need to know about Kamala Harris

The Independent

 Joe Biden appeared to freeze and stumble over his words during the first presidential debate on Thursday night (27 June).At times, the US president struggled to stem a barrage of attacks and false claims from his Republican rival Donald Trump.The Biden campaign had hoped that a strong debate would quell concerns among voters that the 81-year-old Democratic incumbent is too old to serve a second four-year term.Instead, a hoarse-sounding Biden stumbled over his words, especially in the early stages of the debate.Two White House officials said mid-debate that the president had a cold, but that only further reflected anxiety about his performance.

Biden freezes mid-answer during presidential election debate

Newark, NJ

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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

Broward County, FL

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Cooper City, FL

Edmond Thorne

Ashley Ruth Morin, a 28-year-old attorney from Cooper City, Florida, is currently facing three felony charges after authorities accused her of using her position to assist in a property fraud case.

Broward County Attorney Faces Felony Charges in Property Fraud

Canton, MA

This article contains discussions of suicide. If you or someone you know struggles with thoughts of suicide, you can reach the National Crisis line by dialing 988 to find help in your area. (NewsNation) — Melissa Berry, an admin for the Facebook page “Justice for Sandra Birchmore,” believes the death...

Police department failed Sandra Birchmore: Social media sleuth

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

Texas State

(NewsNation) — Hurricane Beryl, which killed at least nine in its path across the Caribbean, is expected to hit Texas by Monday morning but could diminish to a tropical storm by then, forecasters predict. Beryl, the first hurricane of the 2024 season and the earliest to reach Category 5,...

When is Hurricane Beryl expected to make landfall in Texas?

Arizona State

California State

(NewsNation) — Forecasters predict California’s Death Valley National Park might soon break its record for hottest temperature ever recorded on Earth. Despite summer being two weeks away, temperatures soared past 110 degrees from southeast California to Arizona on Thursday amid the region’s first heat wave of the year.

Death Valley could hit 130 degrees, break world heat record

Missouri State

CJ Coombs

According to Shakey's website, this pizza parlor is only in California, North Carolina, and Washington state in the U.S. now. This was my family's go-to pizza joint when my father was stationed with the Air Force outside of Omaha, Nebraska. We liked it so much, that when we were transferred again, it was hopeful we'd find another one.

Shakey's Pizza Parlor and nostalgia: the first franchised pizza restaurant also landed in Missouri

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Josue Torres

Assembly Bill 230, set to come into effect in California on July 1, 2024, builds on existing legislation that mandates free menstrual products in public school bathrooms for grades 6 through 12. This new bill extends the requirement to include grades 3 through 5.

New California law mandates schools to provide menstrual products, including in boys' restrooms

Governor Gavin Newsom has announced a collaborative effort with the state legislature to restrict students’ use of smartphones during school hours. This initiative follows a warning issued on Monday from Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy about the detrimental effects of social media on children’s mental health.

California governor moves to ban smartphone use in schools

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

Aurora, CO

David Heitz

The Aurora City Council will consider using opioid settlement money Monday to pay for drug treatment for clients of its yet to open homeless services campus. The council will vote during its study session whether to spend money from the fund on a peer advisor, a van to transport clients from the navigation center to treatment, and a case manager. The city will receive about $14 million in opioid settlement funds, according to a presentation by city staff to the city council.

Aurora may send homeless people to rehab

Greene County, MO

On September 30, 1970, in the early hours of the morning after midnight, two tractor-trailer rigs were rolling eastbound on I-44 in Greene County. The drivers had no idea what was going to happen.

The I-44 explosion in Greene County, Missouri over 50 years ago: a tragedy that's still remembered

Georgia State

Quitman, GA

Vanishing Georgia

Many small Georgia towns have areas like this one on South Washington Street that were once vibrant commercial areas, now abandoned to the elements. Most of these buildings are just shells, with the roofs long gone. One can only imagine what businesses were located here at this point. They’re located on South Washington Street near […]

Abandoned Storefronts, Quitman

Wyoming State

Hyattville, WY

WyoFile

The increased cost of the proposed Alkali Dam near Hyattville has rendered the project “close to not making sense,” the speaker of the Wyoming House told state water developers earlier this year.

Lawmaker: Northern Wyoming dam cost ‘close to not making sense’

New York City, NY

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’

Massachusetts State

CHICAGO (NewsNation) — Mosquito season has come earlier than expected this year, and the little insects — testing positive for West Nile virus and Eastern equine encephalitis virus — are already plaguing much of the U.S. “I can confidently say that this has been one of the...

Mosquito population is growing, West Nile virus is spreading. Why?

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Biden campaigns in Wisconsin amid concerns over age

(NewsNation) — President Joe Biden on Friday reiterated that he is not dropping out of the presidential race at a campaign rally in Wisconsin. This Wisconsin...

Biden campaigns in Wisconsin amid concerns over age

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