Category: State News

Mother of 6-Year-Old Who Shot Teacher Pleads Guilty to Using Marijuana While Having a Firearm

NEWPORT NEWS, Va.—The mother of a 6-year-old boy who shot his teacher in Virginia pleaded guilty in federal court Monday to using marijuana while possessing a firearm, which is illegal under U.S. law. Deja Taylor is accused of lying about her marijuana use on a form when she bought the gun, which her son later…


Oregon GOP State Senators Continue to Protest Democrat Bills; Boycott Stalls $10.2 Billion K-12 Funding

K-12 public school students in Oregon, like those across the United States, continue to deal with the disadvantages that COVID-19 and government response to the pandemic dealt them—particularly in the critical area of in-person instruction. Loss of time inside the classroom has contributed to students falling behind in competency and in meeting standards.  Oregon students…


Supreme Court Won’t Review Decision Banning Confederate Flag License Plates

The Supreme Court on Monday decided it would not consider an appeal seeking reinstatement of North Carolina’s specialty license plates displaying a version of the Confederate battle flag. The case comes in an era in which Confederate symbols, which had previously been viewed as innocent commemorations of the past but are now seen by many…


Commercial Real Estate Forecast Mixed, Office Continues to Slide, Other Sectors Thriving: UCLA Anderson

Commercial real estate in the United States is facing uncertainty, with mixed signals from traditional economic bellwethers like housing and employment contributing to the lack of clarity, and lingering fears of recession leave the predictions open-ended, according to a recent forecast by the University of California–Los Angeles Anderson School of Business, which included estimates for…


Pandemic Cost NYC Nearly 475,000 Residents, Citing Decline in Quality of Life

New York City, like many other major U.S. cities, has been losing residents since 2020, much of it having to do with rising crime, remote work, and strains of lockdown restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Although the wave of losses facing the city has slowed since 2022, the country’s largest metropolitan area has still seen…


Nashville Shooter’s Autopsy Indicates No Testing Ordered for Potential Prescription Medications

The autopsy and toxicology report for the shooter in the attack at a Nashville Christian school in March showed no “positive findings of toxicological significance” in blood and urine tests performed, according to new autopsy and toxicology reports released to The Epoch Times from Nashville’s medical examination and forensic pathology services provider. Nashville’s Police Chief…


Revolutionary War General’s Statue Removed From Albany, New York City Hall Over Slave Ownership

A statue of a Revolutionary War general was removed from City Hall in Albany, New York, on Saturday over his ownership of slaves. City workers removed the statue of Maj. Gen. Philip Schuyler before loading it onto a trailer and hauling it to a storage facility. The statue’s removal fulfilled an executive order that Democratic…


Crews Begin Demolishing Remains of Collapsed Iowa Building

DAVENPORT, Iowa—Crews on Monday started demolishing the remains of a six-story apartment building in Davenport, Iowa, that partially collapsed more than two weeks ago, killing three people and leaving dozens homeless. Workers were using large excavators to dismantle the 116-year-old brick, steel, and concrete structure in a process officials said would take several weeks. It’s…


Police: Maryland Fatal Shooting of 3 Happened After Parking Dispute

ANNAPOLIS, Md.—A man was charged in a shooting that killed three men—including a father and son—and wounded three others after a neighborhood dispute over parking during a party, police said Monday. Charles Robert Smith, 43, of Annapolis, was charged with three counts of second-degree murder, three counts of attempted murder, assault, and other offenses in…


Body Recovered From Rubble of Philadelphia I-95 Highway Collapse

Human remains were recovered on Monday from a fallen overpass on Interstate 95 in Philadelphia as crews removed concrete debris from the site of a fiery weekend highway collapse that closed a stretch of one of the busiest traffic corridors along the U.S. East Coast. The section of I-95 was shut down in both directions…