Washington State

New Jersey State

Yavapai County, AZ

Mahwah, NJ

NBC News

A jawbone discovered two decades ago in Arizona by a boy with a rock collection was positively identified decades later as that of a Marine who died in a 1951 training accident. Last year, the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office turned the piece of bone over to the Ramapo College Investigative...

Jawbone found by rock-collecting child identified as that of Marine who died in 1951 training accident

Mississippi State

Jackson, MS

It had been 24 days since Dau Mabil vanished while on a walk in Jackson, Mississippi. And in the last few of those days, his family and a growing number of supporters began to think the unthinkable, that a body fished from the Pearl River over the weekend was his. And worse, that he was murdered. On Thursday, they got confirmation of the former, while the latter worry still looms.

Family of missing Mississippi man found dead seek answers about his disappearance and death

North Carolina State

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Elizabeth City, NC

The Quick Historian

In Elizabeth City, North Carolina, a woman is now facing an upgraded charge of murder after allegedly fatally striking her husband with a vehicle last month. The incident occurred on Thursday, February 8, just after 2:30 a.m., when the Elizabeth City Police Department responded to a motor vehicle crash at the intersection of White Street and Walston Avenue. Upon arrival, officers discovered 43-year-old Jermaine Major trapped beneath a 2004 Acura sedan. Despite efforts by Elizabeth City Fire personnel and Pasquotank County EMS to extract him and administer lifesaving measures, Jermaine Major succumbed to his injuries.

Woman charged with running over, killing husband in North Carolina

New Britain, CT

Flour, Eggs and Yeast

There is something so satisfying about fresh baked bread, it can make all the difference in the experience of so many dishes, especially when a mix-up could potentially make you sick or worse. This recall was initiated after it was discovered during an audit at least one employee used the wrong ingredient on the bread. Food allergies are overreactions by the immune system and can be serious, many people with allergies of course attempt to avoid the ingredients that give them issues and sometimes it simply is not possible because you didnt know.

Popular Bread Recalled Potential Risk Of Serious Reaction

Maryland State

Rockville, MD

A Maryland teenager wanted to carry out two school shootings and outlined those plans in a 129-page document that a tipster flagged to authorities, officials said Thursday. Alex Ye, 18, of Rockville, was arrested Wednesday on a charge of threats of mass violence, the Montgomery County Police Department said in a statement on Thursday.

Maryland teenager accused of plotting school shooting in 129-page document

Arizona State

Alamogordo, NM

Senai

Sharon Lee Gallegos, born on September 6, 1955, tragically became known as "Little Miss Nobody" after her unidentified body was discovered in Congress, Yavapai County, Arizona, on July 31, 1960. Despite extensive efforts to identify her, her true identity remained a mystery for over six decades.

"Little Miss Nobody" Identified: Closure and Justice Found (1960)

Dallas, TX

Austin, TX

Some 200 students at the University of Texas at Austin disrupted a virtual faculty council meeting conducted by university president Jay Hartzell on Monday to oppose the school’s decision earlier this month to lay off nearly 60 employees who worked in diversity, equity and inclusion-related positions on campus. When...

UT Austin students protest school’s DEI layoffs amid state ban

Morristown, NJ

Morristown Minute

Automatic Recovery Rate Reduced to 10 Percent, Enhancing Financial Security for Beneficiaries. The Social Security Administration (SSA) has taken a significant step towards enhancing the fairness and equity of its overpayment policies by announcing a reduction in the default withholding rate for Social Security beneficiaries.

Social Security Eliminates Overpayment Burden for Beneficiaries

Hawaii State

Lahaina, HI

On the day wildfires destroyed much of Lahaina and killed at least 101 people, poor communications between Maui’s mayor and top state and local officials stymied their realization of how serious the situation was, Maui Mayor Richard Bissen told investigators in a report released Wednesday by the Hawaii attorney general's office.

Poor communication stymied Maui's response to deadly wildfires, mayor says in state attorney general report

New York City, NY

Warning: This article contains an image some may find disturbing. A man set himself on fire Friday outside the courthouse where former President Donald Trump's hush money trial is taking place. The man, whom police identified as Maxwell Azzarello of St. Augustine, Fla., was in the designated protest area outside.

Man sets himself on fire outside courthouse where Trump trial is being held

Newark, NJ

The elaborate scheme involved falsifying accounts receivable to secure and misuse a substantial line of credit. In a significant legal development, Nitin Vats, a former employee of the defunct New Jersey-based company Lotus Exim International Inc. (LEI), has admitted to participating in a fraudulent scheme that resulted in a $17 million loss to a bank. This confession was made before U.S. District Judge Susan D. Wigenton, marking a pivotal moment in the investigation led by U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger.

Former Employee Guilty of $17M Bank Fraud

Iowa State

Las Vegas, NV

LAS VEGAS — A conference for a far-right sheriffs group this week drew a parade of felons, disgraced politicians, election deniers, conspiracy theorists and, in the end, a few sheriffs. The Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association, or CSPOA, met in Las Vegas’ Ahern Luxury Boutique Hotel conference center...

A sheriff, a felon and a conspiracy theorist walk into a hotel. They're there for the same conference.

Montana State

Libby, MT

HELENA, Mont. — BNSF Railway attorneys are expected to argue before jurors Friday that the railroad should not be held liable for the lung cancer deaths of two former residents of an asbestos-contaminated Montana town, one of the deadliest sites in the federal Superfund pollution program. Attorneys for the...

BNSF Railway says it didn't know about asbestos that’s killed hundreds in Montana town

NewsBreak

U.S. and Israel launch a massive joint military exercise to send a message to Iran and others

The United States and Israel began a massive joint military exercise in Israel on Monday to show adversaries like Iran that Washington is not too distracted...

U.S. and Israel launch a massive joint military exercise to send a message to Iran and others

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