California State

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Santa Monica, CA

Brigid Pfeifer

The world has lost a ground breaking acting legend. On March 29th, 2024, Louis Gossett Jr. passed away in Santa Monica, California. He was 87 years old. Gossett Jr. was born in 1936 in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York. After obtaining a sports injury at age 17, he was encouraged to participate in a school play. Not long afterwards, he was encouraged to try out for a Broadway play. The rest, as they say, was history.

Academy Award Winning Actor Dies at Age 87

Strasburg, VA

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Tracy Leicher

RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY, Va. – Virginia State Police (VSP) are investigating a single-vehicle crash that claimed the life of a Strasburg woman. According to an emailed media release from VSP Sergeant Brent W. Coffey, the incident occurred Saturday, April 13 on US Highway 211.

Woman Suffers Possible Medical Emergency; Dies In Crash

Baltimore, MD

The Quick Historian

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

Delaware State

Dover, DE

Authorities have identified the woman who was shot and killed early Sunday morning at Delaware State University in Dover.

Police identify woman fatally shot at Delaware State University, campus remains closed Monday

New Hampshire State

Hanover, NH

James Parker, a man who has spent more than half his life in prison for his role in the killing of Dartmouth professors Half and Susanne Zantop in 2001, has been granted parole.

Man convicted in killing of two Dartmouth professors is set to be released on parole

Georgia State

Atlanta, GA

A commencement speech that President Joe Biden is expected to deliver at Morehouse College next month has sparked some concern among the school’s faculty amid heightened tensions on college campuses across the country over the US’ continued support for Israel in its war in Gaza.

Biden’s planned commencement speech sparks concern at Morehouse College

Iowa State

Virginia State

Houston, TX

Margaret Minnicks

A man accused of serial bigamy posed as a pastor at small Black churches around the country, was sentenced to three years in prison after he was found to have had at least 10 wives whom he married for financial gain, according to the Christian Post.

Man posed as a pastor in small Black churches had at least 10 wives, including one in Virginia

Michigan State

Newport, NY

An 8-year-old girl and her 5-year-old brother were killed, and several others were injured at a child’s birthday party at a boat club in Newport, Michigan, when a drunken driver drove through the building where the celebration was taking place, authorities said. CNN’s Rafael Romo reports.

Sheriff gets emotional describing deadly incident at a kid’s birthday party

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

Los Angeles, CA

Irvine, CA

NewSantaAna

Last week, members of the Irvine Police Department’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) and the Orange County Human Trafficking Task Force (OCHTTF) conducted an undercover operation at a local hotel after receiving information about an adult female potentially being trafficked for commercial sex work.

L.A. pimp busted in Irvine and a human trafficking victim was rescued

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

Missouri State

Detroit, MI

Journalist Tracie McMillan traces just how much of her family’s modest wealth can be attributed to race in “The White Bonus: Five Families and the Cash Value of Racism in America.”

A White author calculated just how much racism has benefited her. Here’s what she found

Texas State

Austin, TX

A man who was arrested earlier this year in connection with the stabbing of a Palestinian-American was indicted by a Texas grand jury Tuesday on aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, despite calls from Muslim civil rights advocates to have him charged with a hate crime.

Grand jury indicts man accused of stabbing Palestinian-American with aggravated assault despite calls for hate crime charges

Oregon State

Grants Pass, OR

When Helen Cruz pitched her tent in a city park a few years ago and made it her home, she chose the location for one reason: She wanted to be close to the houses she cleans for a living but could never afford for herself.

Supreme Court to debate whether cities can punish people who are homeless

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Tuskegee Airman Brig. Gen. Charles McGee dies at 102

(CNN) — Brig. Gen. Charles McGee, one of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen, died Sunday morning in his sleep, according to a family spokesman. He was...

Tuskegee Airman Brig. Gen. Charles McGee dies at 102

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