San Francisco, CA

Atlanta, GA

NBC News

WASHINGTON — Morehouse College is set to announce that President Joe Biden will deliver its commencement address on May 19, but some faculty members have raised concerns about the decision, according to two people familiar with the matter and an email to faculty reviewed by NBC News. “This week,...

Biden to speak at Morehouse College commencement, sparking faculty concerns

Baltimore, MD

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Annapolis, Maryland - Authorities are delving into the "suspicious death" of a potential kidnapping victim, whose body was reportedly discovered in a wooded locale last week. According to the Baltimore Police Department, the incident unfolded on March 28, just before 1 a.m., when officers were summoned to a residence following reports of a home invasion. Upon arrival, a woman recounted to the police that two unidentified men forcibly entered her home, demanding money. They purportedly claimed to have her son, 47-year-old David Winchester Jr., and threatened harm unless she complied with their monetary demands. The suspects absconded from the premises without the ransom.

Man found dead in woods after possibly being kidnapped in Baltimore

Oklahoma City, OK

Five people, including two children, were found dead inside an Oklahoma City home Monday morning, police said. Oklahoma City Police Sgt. Gary Knight referred to the deceased as a family. Knight said by email that police can’t yet reveal what investigators believe happened, but he said, “All died violently."

'All died violently': 5 people, including 2 kids, found dead in Oklahoma City home

Tennessee State

Memphis, TN

Two people are dead and an estimated 14 others were injured, three critically, in gunfire at a block party in Memphis, Tennessee, police said. The shooting was reported about 7:39 p.m. near Orange Mound Park, south of Simons Bank Liberty Stadium. An unpermitted block party was happening at the time, with as many as 300 people attending, police said.

2 dead, 14 injured in shooting at unpermitted block party in Memphis

Bucks County Beacon

Written by Thomas F. Schaller , University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Rural white voters have long enjoyed outsize power in American politics. They have inflated voting power in the U.S. Senate , the U.S. House and the Electoral College .

Why ‘White Rural Rage’ Is a Threat to American Democracy

Kansas State

Topeka, KS

TOPEKA, Kan. — A beloved ostrich at the Topeka Zoo & Conservation Center in Kansas has died after swallowing a staff member’s keys. The zoo announced in a social media post Friday that the 5-year-old ostrich named Karen had reached beyond her exhibit’s fence and grabbed and swallowed the employee’s keys. Staff consulted with experts around the U.S. “to undergo surgical and non-surgical efforts to minimize the impact of the keys. Unfortunately, these efforts were unsuccessful,” the zoo said.

Adored ostrich at Kansas zoo dies after swallowing staff member's keys

Michigan State

Berlin Charter Township, MI

An intoxicated driver was charged with murder after crashing into a Michigan business where a child's birthday party was being held and killing two young siblings, authorities announced Tuesday. Marshella Chidester, 66, hit a building at Swan Boat Club in Berlin Charter Township around 3 p.m. on Saturday. It came...

Drunk driver in Michigan birthday party crash that killed young siblings, 4 and 8, charged with murder

Virginia State

Margaret Minnicks

The catastrophic collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, is raising questions about bridge safety in Virginia and elsewhere. According to Patch, a federal Transportation Department report last year analyzed the condition of the 14,068 bridges in Virginia. Of these, 4,669 are in good condition, 8,901 are in fair condition, and 498 are in poor condition.

After the Baltimore bridge collapse, Virginia is wondering about the safety of its bridges

North Carolina State

Asheville, NC

Officials said there would be no criminal charges filed against the Asheville, North Carolina residents who were caught on camera pulling baby black bears from a tree near their apartment complex. NBC News’ Maggie Vespa speaks with the wildlife official who confronted the group at the center of the viral video.

Officials: No criminal charges in caught-on-camera case of black bear cubs pulled from tree

Oregon State

Hillsboro, OR

A kidnapping suspect in Oregon has been arrested after doorbell camera video captured him grabbing a woman and hauling her to a car. The Hillsboro Police Department received a report early Monday morning of a kidnapping captured on a local’s doorbell camera. The footage showed a woman “crying for...

Oregon kidnapping suspect arrested after attack was caught on doorbell camera

Kansas City, MO

Kansas City Missouri Police Department officers responded to a welfare check at 7324 Wabash Ave. on January 15, 2022, following a distressing 911 call from the residence earlier that morning. Upon arrival, they discovered the lifeless body of Mackenzie Hopkins, 24, submerged in the bathtub, and her 4-year-old daughter suffering from severe head trauma. The young girl was rushed to the hospital in critical condition.

Man sentenced after beating 24-year-old mother to death, injuring daughter

Missouri State

Saint Louis, MO

CJ Coombs

These stone rowhouses are at 200-204 Steins Street in St. Louis, Missouri. They were listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 27, 1980. The stone houses are important because they're a rare example of vernacular architecture in Missouri. This is your typical one-and-a-half-story type of stone masonry construction from the 1800s. Another typical feature is having the fronts of the houses next to the street.

Historic Stone Houses in St. Louis, Missouri built in the 1850s

New York City, NY

It took some light pressure for 13-year-old Ben Shapiro to persuade his parents to wake up at the crack of dawn so that he could take the subway downtown for a chance to watch Trump stand trial in his New York hush money case on Tuesday. “At first, they were...

N.Y. teens take advantage of a day off from school to watch Trump's hush money trial up close

Washington State

Richland, WA

Bellingham Metro News

RICHLAND, WA (Bellingham Metro News) - A shooting incident at a Richland elementary school has left one adult injured, according to the Richland Police Department (RPD). The identity of the victim and their connection to the school remains undisclosed at this time.

1 Person Shot in Washington Elementary School Shooting

Anaheim, CA

NewSantaAna

Patrol Officers arrested Joseph Michael Sanders , a 34-year-old transient with a criminal record, on 4/18/2024 at approximately 6:30 p.m., on charges of kicking a small dog, as seen on a widely publicized video, according to the Anaheim Police Department .

Transient ex-con who repeatedly kicked a small dog arrested by the Anaheim Police

Chattanooga, TN

The workers in Chattanooga voted overwhelmingly to join the United Auto Workers after attempts to unionize failed in 2014 and 2019. The plant is the first by a foreign-owned automaker to unionize in the South. NBC News' Priya Sidhar reports.

Volkswagen workers vote to unionize in Tennessee assembly plant

The Forest Park Headquarters Building, also known as the Cabanne House was constructed in 1876. It's one of the oldest buildings in the park. It's located at 115 Union at Forest Park in St. Louis, Missouri. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 11, 1986. The architecture of this building is amazing and designed to create a sense of harmony inside the park.

New evidence points to motives behind Paul Pelosi attacks, FBI reveals

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