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Columbus, OH

Bristol, CT

Connecticut Public

Under a steady drizzle by a memorial to fallen police officers, Gov. Ned Lamont on Wednesday signed a bill codifying a Connecticut policy that provides financial and health benefits to the families of officers who die in the line of duty. The bill signing at the Connecticut Police Memorial on...

Lamont signs CT bill codifying benefits for families of fallen officers

Bridgewater, MA

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Morristown Minute

Supreme Court Asked To Consider Whether Parents Can Record IEP Meetings. Appeals Court Decision Challenges Public Recording Rights in Private Settings. In a significant legal decision emanating from Massachusetts, the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has ruled against Scott and Roxanne Pitta, parents who sought to record a Google Meet IEP (Individualized Education Plan) meeting for their child with the Bridgewater-Raynham Regional School District. The court's January 4, 2024, decision marks a pivotal moment in the ongoing debate over First Amendment rights in settings that are not unequivocally public.

Parents Denied Right to Record IEP Meeting in First Amendment Case

Bolivar County, MS

Beulah, MS

Mississippi News Group

State Auditor Shad White announced that Bertha Thomas, the former Mayor of Beulah, has pleaded guilty to embezzlement. Bertha was arrested by agents in February 2024 and served with a $12,573.42 demand letter.

Former Mayor of Beulah Guilty of Embezzlement

Colorado State

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Denver, CO

David Heitz

A program for quitting meth run by Denver Health that pays users to stay sober is seeing success, according to an online seminar presented in April sponsored by Mental Health Colorado.

Denver Health pays meth users to stay sober

New York City, NY

The New York-Dublin Portal was shut almost as soon as it opened. The Portal is a live circular video screen by Lithuanian creator Benediktas Gylys by which people in two different cities can, in the words of exhibit organizers, "embrace the beauty of global interconnectedness." But, "global interconnectedness" can be...

Opinion: A tale of two cities' 'Portal' pandemonium

Denton, TX

Robert Russell Shaneyfelt

This post includes content modified using AI. According to a report from CBS News Texas, authorities in Texas have started an investigation following an incident where a 13-year-old pupil was attacked by grown-ups while on a school bus.

Adults Assault 13-Year-Old Black Girl on School Bus

Georgia State

Catoosa County, GA

Ringgold, GA

The Quick Historian

In a disturbing case from Catoosa County, Georgia, 24-year-old Dillan Michael Tennant has been sentenced to a minimum of 15 years in prison after being found guilty of two counts of first-degree cruelty to children.

Man who beat children, 2 & 3, over dirty bedroom is sentenced

Cambridge, MA

The Harvard Crimson 

By Veronica H. Paulus and Akshaya Ravi, Crimson Staff Writers. Top Harvard Medical School neuroscientist Khalid Shah allegedly falsified data and plagiarized images across 21 papers, data manipulation expert Elisabeth M. Bik said.

Top Harvard Medical School Neuroscientist Accused of Research Misconduct

Hartford, CT

At the young age of 23, Lineth Gonzalez, a Hartford resident, opened up about the challenges in affording menstrual products amid the current economic landscape. She said the consistent rise in prices of these essential items underscores the financial strain it imposes on women. “I feel like every time I...

CT nonprofits tackle 'period poverty' as inflation strains access to menstrual products

Westminster, CA

NewSantaAna

Recently, an alert police officer observed two suspicious individuals and proceeded to contact and detain them, according to the Westminster Police Department . Upon receiving consent to search the vehicle, the police officer uncovered a concealed compartment holding a significant amount of cash and over 100 grams of methamphetamine intended for sale.

An alert police officer found a hidden cache of meth and cash in a vehicle in Westminster

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

A corrections officer is one of 17 people who have been arrested after a six-month investigation into illegal drug trafficking at the Duval County jail. Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters on Tuesday announced the arrest of corrections officer Kobe Collett, 23, the fifth employee the agency has arrested this year.

Corrections officer among 17 charged in Duval jail drug ring

Kansas City, MO

Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker stirred controversy off the field this weekend when he told a college graduating class that one of the "most important titles" a woman can hold is "homemaker." Butker denounced abortion rights, Pride Month, COVID-19 lockdowns and "the tyranny of diversity, equity and inclusion" in...

The NFL responds after a player urges female college graduates to become homemakers

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Connecticut House votes to expand state's paid sick leave requirement for all employers by 2027

Connecticut's first-in-the-nation paid sick leave law from 2011 moved closer Wednesday to being updated, requiring all employers, down to those with a single worker, to provide...

Connecticut House votes to expand state's paid sick leave requirement for all employers by 2027

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