Tennessee State

Morristown, NJ

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Food Excluded from Supplemental Security Income Calculations to Improve Equity and Efficiency. The Social Security Administration (SSA) has announced an update to the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) regulations, marking a significant shift in how In-Kind Support and Maintenance (ISM) calculations are determined.

Social Security Administration Simplifies SSI with Major Rule Change on Food Assistance

Baltimore, MD

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

Wisconsin State

Joint Base Andrews, MD

A Secret Service agent assigned to Vice President Kamala Harris’ detail was removed from their assignment after displaying behavior that colleagues found “distressing,” the agency said.

Secret Service says agent on Harris’ detail was removed from assignment after distressing behavior

Alabama State

New Orleans, LA

Nearly 50 years after robbing and fatally stabbing three men while high on drugs as a teen in New Orleans, Warren Harris Jr. sat at a table at the Louisiana State Penitentiary and apologized for the suffering he caused.

An apology 47 years in the making: New Orleans ‘juvenile lifer’ who killed 3 men in 1977 is granted parole

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

Washington, DC

President Biden pokes fun at former and his age and President Trump during a speech at the annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington.

‘I’m a grown man running against a 6-year-old’: Biden jokes about his age and Trump at Correspondents’ Dinner

Manhattan, NY

CNN’s Miguel Marquez speaks to Khymani James, a student protest leader whose hateful comments about Zionism on social media had come under scrutiny.

CNN asked Columbia University protest student leader about his comments. Hear his response

Colorado State

Aurora, CO

Jeremy Cooper, a former paramedic in Aurora, Colorado, was sentenced to four years probation, 14 months of work release and 100 hours of community service on Friday.

Second paramedic involved in Elijah McClain’s death sentenced to probation, work release and community service

Denver, CO

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David Heitz

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston announced Wednesday that Denver will begin to offer asylum seekers help filling out immigration paperwork, job training and six months free rent for an apartment.

Denver giving asylum seekers apartments, job training, legal help

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

Los Angeles, CA

Mimi Haley, a witness in Harvey Weinstein’s historic rape trial, says she would consider testifying in a new trial after the former Hollywood producer’s New York conviction was overturned by the New York Court of Appeals.

Star witness in Harvey Weinstein trial says she’d consider testifying after overturned conviction: ‘This isn’t just about me’

Oregon State

West Richland, WA

The second body found at the home of former Washington state school resource officer Elias Huizar was that of his 17-year-old girlfriend and mother of his 1-year-old son whom he was accused of kidnapping, West Richland Police Department confirmed at a news conference Wednesday.

Washington state officials identify second body found at ex-officer’s home as girlfriend and mother of kidnapped child

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House passes stopgap bill to avert government shutdown

The House passed a stopgap bill to keep the government open, putting Congress on a path to avert a shutdown and setting the stage for a...

House passes stopgap bill to avert government shutdown

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