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Attorneys for Mississippi’s longest-serving death row inmate file new motions to vacate sentence

By Erin Pickens Click here for updates on this story     JACKSON, Miss. (WAPT) — Attorneys representing Mississippi’s longest-serving death row inmate filed new motions Thursday before the Mississippi Supreme Court. The move comes two weeks after the Court set an execution date for Richard Jordan, who will turn 79 on May 25. His attorneys want

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Virtual reality brought into UVM’s nursing curriculum to teach student nurses

By Charlotte Hancox Click here for updates on this story     BURLINGTON, Vt. (WPTZ) — The University of Vermont is bringing cutting-edge technology into its nursing curriculum, using virtual reality to help train the next generation of nurses. UVM’s College of Nursing started integrating VR into its curriculum this semester. With a VR headset and controllers,

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Cambridge, Massachusetts, city councilor among suspects facing charges in high-end brothel case

By Ted Wayman and Veronica Haynes Click here for updates on this story     CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts (WCVB) — A Cambridge, Massachusetts, city councilor is among several suspects facing charges Friday in connection with a high-end brothel operation in Cambridge, Watertown and Virginia. Prosecutors allege Paul Toner and several others paid for commercial sex in connection with

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Nation’s 1st free surgery center set to open with goal to perform 30 free surgeries a month

By David González Click here for updates on this story     ORANGE, California (KABC) — A new state-of-the-art medical facility is opening in Orange County where volunteer surgeons will soon provide free surgeries and other procedures for low-income and uninsured patients. A vision to create the nation’s first no cost surgery center in O.C. was nothing

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Tough Stance on Hemp: California’s Efforts to Protect Young Consumers

By Sowjanya Pedada Click here for updates on this story     May 16, 2025 (LAPost.com) — Nearly all California businesses are following state regulations that ban selling intoxicating hemp products potentially harmful to young people, state officials reported. Data from the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control shows 99.7% compliance among licensed businesses in 2025. Enforcement agents

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New AI Chatbot Helps Californians Access Wildfire Information Effortlessly

By Jasmin Jose Click here for updates on this story     May 15, 2025 (LAPost.com) — California debuts AI chatbot to deliver wildfire info in 70 languages California has unveiled a new artificial intelligence-powered chatbot designed to provide wildfire safety information and emergency resources in 70 languages, state officials announced during Wildfire Preparedness Week. Gov. Gavin

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Family shares story of daughter’s rare disorder and treatment during Children’s fundraising event

By Brendyn Jones Click here for updates on this story     WAUWATOSA, Wisconsin (WTMJ) — Children’s Wisconsin kicks off its 27th annual Miracle Marathon fundraiser on Thursday and Friday. 96.5 WKLH hosts the annual event and helps raise critical funds for research, treatments, and financial assistance for families at the hospital. You’ll hear many stories from

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Educator resigns, denies knowingly hosting beer pong party for minors

By Erin Christy Click here for updates on this story     GLENPOOL, Oklahoma (KJRH) — Glenpool Assistant Superintendent Kim Coody resigned and filed a defamation lawsuit against a student’s mother. Coody, who was a 2024 Assistant Superintendent of the Year, denies knowingly hosting a party involving alcohol and minors. Her teaching certificate has been suspended since

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Former Maryland medical examiner misclassified police in-custody deaths that were homicides, audit finds

WJZ By Christian Olaniran, Caroline Foreback, Kelsey Kushner Click here for updates on this story     Maryland (WJZ) — An independent review of Maryland’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) uncovered widespread misclassifications of in-custody deaths, with racial implications. The 70-page audit, announced Thursday by Attorney General Anthony Brown and Governor Wes Moore, reviewed 87

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Former Maryland medical examiner misclassified police in-custody deaths that were homicides, audit finds

By Christian Olaniran, Caroline Foreback, Kelsey Kushner Click here for updates on this story     Maryland (WJZ) — An independent review of Maryland’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) uncovered widespread misclassifications of in-custody deaths, with racial implications. The 70-page audit, announced Thursday by Attorney General Anthony Brown and Governor Wes Moore, reviewed 87 cases,

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Suspect steals officer’s gun before being shot to death

KCAL, KCBS, FOUNTAIN VALLEY POLICE DEPT, SEAJAY MCCLINTOCK, CNN By Matthew Rodriguez Click here for updates on this story     California (KCAL) — Newly released body camera footage from the Fountain Valley Police Department shows the tense moments after a suspect managed to wrestle an officer’s gun away. Police officers were initially called to the 17400

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Paramedics save baby outside closed hospital

KYW By Madeleine Wright, Nate Sylves, Ed Specht Click here for updates on this story     Pennsylvania (KYW) — A dramatic moment unfolded outside Crozer-Chester Medical Center on Thursday after Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro held a press conference calling for stricter regulations of for-profit hospital systems. A car pulled up outside with a mother saying her

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Paramedics save baby outside closed hospital

By Madeleine Wright, Nate Sylves, Ed Specht Click here for updates on this story     Pennsylvania (KYW) — A dramatic moment unfolded outside Crozer-Chester Medical Center on Thursday after Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro held a press conference calling for stricter regulations of for-profit hospital systems. A car pulled up outside with a mother saying her baby

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Honorory doctorate for Sensenbrenner, legislator behind anti-immigrant legislation, sparks backlash

By Omar Waheed Click here for updates on this story     MADISON WI (365 Media Foundation, Inc) — Shocked, disappointed, troubled, concerned, confused — all reactions to news of longtime Wisconsin politician Jim Sensenbrenner being rewarded with an honorary degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Sensenbrenner received an honorary degree from UW-Madison on May 9 during

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Pennsylvania neighbor tries to silence barking dogs with rat-poison meatballs: Cops

By Walter Perez Click here for updates on this story     BROOMALL, Pennsylvania (WPVI) — A man is facing charges in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, after he allegedly tried to silence his neighbor’s barking dogs with poisonous meatballs. It all started about two weeks ago when Joshua Hunter’s family found hundreds of pieces of chocolate scattered across

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Street piano program aimed at transforming downtown Louisville’s landscape launches

By DeAndria Turner Click here for updates on this story     LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (WLKY) — They’re more than just instruments. They’re canvases for creativity. On Wednesday, the Louisville Downtown Partnership launched Downtown Tunes, a street piano program transforming downtown’s landscape. Four donated pianos, custom-painted by students from Brown and Francis Parker schools, are now stationed across

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Why 30,000 Pima County voters are being asked to prove they’re U.S. citizens

By Maria Staubs Click here for updates on this story     TUCSON, Arizona (KGUN) — Nearly 30,000 Pima County voters have received letters from the Recorder’s Office asking for proof of citizenship due to a long-standing error in Arizona’s Motor Vehicle Division (MVD) system. The glitch primarily affects residents who obtained their driver’s licenses before October

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‘He was completely lifeless’: Massachusetts, man convicted in bizarre, fatal case of animal cruelty

By Shaun Chaiyabhat & Imani Clement Click here for updates on this story     DRACUT, Massachusetts (WCVB) — Eight-year-old Seamus, a Yorkshire Terrier, was Martha Sablone’s last memory of her late husband. “After my husband passed away, Seamus was the last piece of him that we had left,” Sablone said. “He was our grief comfort animal.”

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Rodent droppings found in Milwaukee school kitchen

WISN, MILWAUKEE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, CNN By Hannah Hilyard Click here for updates on this story     MILWAUKEE (WISN) — The Milwaukee Health Department said it discovered rodent droppings and a dead mouse in the main kitchen of Pulaski High School, located near 25th Street and Oklahoma Avenue on Milwaukee’s south side. A complaint prompted inspectors to

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Hold your horses: USDA suspending some livestock imports along Southern border

By KGUN News Staff Click here for updates on this story     TUCSON, Arizona (KGUN) — Live cattle, horses and bison are temporarily banned from crossing the U.S. Southern border, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The USDA’s Animal Plant Health Inspection Service and Customs and Border Protection will restrict live animal commodities originating from,

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