Click here for updates on this story ROCK ISLAND, Illinois (Quad-City Times) — Rock Island High School student Riley Jones has won first place in the annual Congressional Art Competition for her digital artwork titled, “Black Pride.” The contest, hosted by U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos, D-Moline, for the 17th District, is a national high school
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A Florida judge facing discipline for allegedly missing work and having court staff drive him to events, do his online shopping and perform other personal errands has resigned from the bench, according to the Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission. The Commission opened an inquiry into Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Martin Zilber after getting a complaint last September
Continue Reading A transgender woman in New Jersey was moved to a men’s prison after filing a lawsuit alleging abuse at her facility, and seeking transfer to another facility that houses women, according to her lawyer. Rae Rollins, 25, is a trans woman, and is listed in the New Jersey Department of Corrections offender database as a
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Ahead of their graduations from high schools across Las Cruces, fifteen seniors inspired, motivated and encouraged Jornada Elementary School to excel in their classes. “At the beginning of the year, I didn’t think we were going to have a graduation,” said Camryn Viramontes, a senior at Centennial High School. “It’s
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Black US military service members were 28% less likely to get an initial Covid-19 vaccine dose compared to White service members, according to a military study. The study used Department of Defense data to analyze vaccination acceptance trends among active service members between December 2020 and March 2021. It compared vaccination acceptance trends by ethnicity,
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EL PASO, Texas – Native Hawaiian Sheyliene Patolo (Aiea HS, Honolulu/LA Bulls) has signed a national letter of intent to attend UTEP and compete with the Miner soccer team beginning in the fall of 2021, head coach Kathryn Balogun announced Tuesday. A brief profile on Patolo and a quote from Balogun follows below. Sheyliene Patolo Attacking
Continue Reading Decades ago, the Green Book allowed Black Americans to safely navigate a violently segregated country. On Monday, that concept was reimagined with the launch of the Lavender Book. The Lavender Book, a crowd-sourced app created by the National Black Justice Coalition and Out In Tech, aims to record safe spaces for LGBTQ+ people of color.
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Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story COVINGTON, Georgia (Rockdale Citizen) — A Covington family is expressing their appreciation to the Covington Police Department and Officer Matt Holbrook for quick action that saved their toddler’s life. Holbrook and other officers from the D Team responded to a May 2 to North Street where a toddler
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A Michigan judge dismissed an election fraud case Tuesday that state officials said was the last of the lawsuits challenging the 2020 election. The suit, which was originally filed by Michigan voter named William Bailey on November 23 of last year, alleged that “material fraud or error” took place when inaccurate results were shared, according
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story KENOSHA COUNTY, Wisconsin (Kenosha News) — After a woman decided to fire a contractor she believed was ripping her off — and who she thought had friends in her home doing drugs while she was away — the man allegedly pulled a gun on her. Bryan Tidwell, 37,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CORONA, CA (KCAL, KCBS) — A Southern California man is back home to the United States after an immigration battle had him stuck in his birth country of Mexico over the past two years, according to reports. Jose Palomar was brought to the U.S. as a 5-year-old child
Continue Reading The State Department said Tuesday that it will now grant US citizenship to children born abroad to parents who used artificial reproductive technology, including surrogacy, notifying Congress and diplomatic posts of the change to longstanding policy. The decision allows same-sex and heterosexual couples to transfer US citizenship to their baby, as long as one parent
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES, CA (KCAL, KCBS) — Police are searching for a man who stabbed a Cheesecake Factory employee as he tried to get away with some baked goods. The stabbing was reported just after 1 p.m. Sunday at the Cheesecake Factory at the Westfield Topanga mall, along Topanga
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SUMMIT COUNTY, CO (KCNC) — With RVs and campers in short supply this year, chances are customers will pay a premium for a used RV or end up waiting until next fall to get their hands on one. For those who already made the purchase, finding a campsite
Continue Reading The House voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to pass legislation intended to counter a rise in anti-Asian hate crimes amid the coronavirus pandemic. The vote was 364-62 with 62 Republicans voting against it. President Joe Biden has voiced his support for the measure and now that it has passed the House, it will be cleared for his
Continue Reading (CNN) — La India fue azotada el lunes por la tormenta más fuerte jamás registrada en su costa occidental, dificultando la respuesta de las autoridades a la crisis del covid-19 en algunas de las regiones más afectadas del país.El ciclón tropical Tauktae, una tormenta con vientos equivalentes a los de un huracán de categoría 3
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A man who turned himself in for a New Hampshire gender reveal party that triggered an explosion has been charged with disorderly conduct, police confirmed this week. Anthony Spinelli, who police said bought and detonated around 80 pounds of the explosive Tannerite at the party, turned himself into the Kingston Police Department, according to a
Continue Reading It’s not every day an American president gets to speed down a driving course in an electric pick-up truck trailed by Secret Service. But on Tuesday, President Joe Biden did just that. Biden made an unscheduled visit to a Ford driving course at which safety tests are normally conducted, and had the opportunity to test
Continue Reading House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy announced Tuesday he opposed an inquiry to investigate the January 6 attack on the Capitol, siding with Republicans who have tried in recent days to downplay and move on from efforts to overturn the 2020 election. McCarthy’s opposition to the bipartisan agreement for an independent commission comes ahead of a
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ELEPHANT BUTTE, New Mexico — More than two dozen farms in southern New Mexico have applied for a program that will pay them not to plant their fields as water managers look for new ways to stretch resources in the drought-stricken state. It’s the first phase of a multi-year pilot project being managed by the Office of
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FRANKLIN, Tennessee (WSMV) — Two Franklin police officers pulled a man from a burning car on Tuesday morning. Police were called to the area of Jordan Road and Westminster Drive just after 5 a.m. for an open-line 911 call from a mobile phone. While officers were on the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FRESNO, California (KFSN) — A 130-year-old Central Fresno home stood the test of time, until last week when the John Hewitt Home was destroyed by a fire. Forty firefighters fought the flames Thursday in attempts to protect the piece of Fresno history. The boarded-up, vacant home was a
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FRESNO, California (KFSN) — Hundreds of patients of a pain management center are scrambling to find a new place for care after their doctor’s office closed with little notice. Lags Medical Center shut its doors abruptly last week, leaving many patients without a way to get their prescriptions.
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EL PASO, Texas — A strange person spotted lurking around Loma Verde Elementary School on Tuesday afternoon prompted a delayed release of students for the day and a police response. Socorro Independent School District officials said students were being released to awaiting parents as police scoured the school building in an attempt to locate the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Texas (KTVT) — A 53-year-old man was arrested after admitting to law enforcement authorities he took off his clothes to defecate in the woods and a hiker allegedly stumbled up on him. The woman told police that the man, Scott Alexander Stephens chased her. Stephens has
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AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott said Tuesday that public schools must end mask requirements starting in June and ordered Texas’ cities and counties to drop nearly all face covering mandates by the end of the week. The announcement does not affect businesses, which can still require customers or workers to wear masks. But the
Continue Reading The Justice Department was investigating threatening messages related to a parody Twitter account — @NunesAlt — that criticized Rep. Devin Nunes, in a previously unknown criminal investigation, according to federal court records made public on Monday. The episode came to light after the federal court in Washington, DC, unsealed records related to it this week.
Continue Reading Bucknell University condemned a “horrific incident” against the LGBTQ student community that occurred last week and announced investigations are underway. In a Friday statement, university officials in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, said a group of male students approached the Fran’s House student residence — also known as Tower House — on Thursday night and allegedly “harassed and
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WASHINGTON, DC — Congress approved legislation Tuesday intended to curtail a striking rise in hate crimes against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, sending President Joe Biden a bipartisan denunciation of the spate of brutal attacks that have proliferated during coronavirus pandemic. The bill, which the U.S. House passed on a 364-62 vote, will expedite the review
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