Category: State News

Missouri Professor Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity in Stabbing Death of Colleague

June 3, 2023
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo.—A former history professor at Missouri State University charged in the stabbing death of a colleague was found not guilty Friday by reason of insanity. Greene County Judge David Jones announced his ruling in the case of Edward Gutting, who was charged with first-degree murder in the 2016 killing of Marc Cooper inside Cooper’s…

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Milwaukee School Bus Engulfed in Flames After Driver Safely Evacuates 37 Students

June 3, 2023
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MILWAUKEE—A school bus driver in Milwaukee safely evacuated 37 students from her bus just before it became engulfed in flames. The bus was just blocks from their destination at the Milwaukee Academy of Science Wednesday morning when Imunek Williams smelled something burning, WISN-TV reported. Williams had been driving the bus for two hours by then,…

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Boxer Gervonta Davis Jailed After Moving Without Permission While on Home Detention

June 3, 2023
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BALTIMORE—A Baltimore judge has ordered professional boxer Gervonta Davis to serve the remainder of his hit-and-run crash sentence behind bars instead of in home detention after he moved to a luxury hotel and then a new home without the judge’s permission, the state’s attorney’s office confirmed Friday. Baltimore Circuit Court Judge Althea Handy sentenced Davis…

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Woman Walking on California Beach Finds Ancient Mastodon Tooth

June 3, 2023
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APTOS, Calif.—A woman taking a Memorial Day weekend stroll on a California beach found something unusual sticking out of the sand: a tooth from an ancient mastodon. But then the fossil vanished, and it took a media blitz and a kind-hearted jogger to find it again. Jennifer Schuh found the foot-long (.30-meter) tooth sticking out…

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Toddler Returned to Parents After SUV Stolen With Child Inside in Florida

June 3, 2023
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A toddler was reunited with his parents in Florida shortly after someone stole his mother’s SUV with him inside, police said. The vehicle theft occurred Thursday morning outside a Holly Hill home, just north of Daytona Beach, after the 2-year-old boy was left sleeping in a car seat, Holly Hill police said in a news…

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Suspect in New Jersey Councilwoman’s Slaying to Remain Held Virginia Until Hearing

June 3, 2023
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A church associate charged with gunning down a New Jersey pastor and town councilwoman will remain in custody in Virginia until a June 29 extradition hearing after a hearing Friday was postponed, court records show. Rashid Ali Bynum, 29, of Portsmouth, Virginia, had previously lived in Sayreville, where victim Eunice Dwumfour lived with her 11-year-old…

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Suspect in New Jersey Councilwoman’s Slaying to Remain Held in Virginia Until Hearing

June 3, 2023
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A church associate charged with gunning down a New Jersey pastor and town councilwoman will remain in custody in Virginia until a June 29 extradition hearing after a hearing Friday was postponed, court records show. Rashid Ali Bynum, 29, of Portsmouth, Virginia, had previously lived in Sayreville, where victim Eunice Dwumfour lived with her 11-year-old…

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3 Activists Against Atlanta’s ‘Cop City’ Hit With Money Laundering, Charity Fraud Charges

June 3, 2023
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Three members of a left-wing activist organization protesting the building of a police complex in Atlanta, Georgia, were granted bond on Friday after their arrest for money laundering and charity fraud. A spokesperson for Attorney General Chris Carr’s office told The Epoch Times that the state discussed evidence in a hearing on Friday alleging that…

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8 Construction Workers Injured as Building Partially Collapses During Concrete Mishap in New Haven

June 2, 2023
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A building under construction partially collapsed Friday in New Haven, Connecticut, when a concrete pour went awry, injuring eight workers, including two critically, city officials said, adding there were no fatalities. City firefighters and other authorities were called to Lafayette Street shortly after 12:30 p.m. “Our units responded immediately within minutes and found several persons…

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Texas Governor Signs Bill Banning Trans Surgeries, Hormone Therapies for Children

June 2, 2023
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Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill on Friday that places restrictions on gender transitioning procedures and treatments for minors in the state. The bill, known as Senate Bill 14, prohibits doctors from performing certain procedures and treatments related to gender transitioning, reassignment, or gender dysphoria to children under the age of 18. It also…

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