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How the military is responding to DOD report that suicides among service members continue to increase
Read full article: How the military is responding to DOD report that suicides among service members continue to increaseAccording to a Defense Department report released on Thursday, there were 523 reported U.S. military suicides in 2023 with 363 of those being active-duty troops.
‘A tragic loss of life’: 4, including child, killed after helicopter hits radio tower, crashes in Houston
Read full article: ‘A tragic loss of life’: 4, including child, killed after helicopter hits radio tower, crashes in HoustonAuthorities are looking into what caused a helicopter to crash into a radio tower Sunday evening in Houston, killing four people, including a child.
Menendez brothers' family push for their release as prosecutors review 1989 case
Read full article: Menendez brothers' family push for their release as prosecutors review 1989 caseMore than a dozen family members of the convicted Menendez brothers are calling for their release from prison following the 1989 killings of their parents.
Cities across US making decisions on stadium construction deals for major sports teams
Read full article: Cities across US making decisions on stadium construction deals for major sports teamsCommunities across the country are trying to decide whether or not to shell out big bucks for professional sports stadiums. Supporters promise economic growth, but critics say the reality never lives up to the hype.
Tourists still flock to Death Valley amid searing US heat wave blamed for several deaths
Read full article: Tourists still flock to Death Valley amid searing US heat wave blamed for several deathsHundreds of Europeans touring the American West and adventurers from around the U.S. are still being drawn to Death Valley National Park.
Transgender Day of Visibility sparks political outrage because it coincides with Easter this year
Read full article: Transgender Day of Visibility sparks political outrage because it coincides with Easter this yearOutrage was voiced locally and nationally after President Joe Biden issued a proclamation for Transgender Day of Visibility on March 31. It’s an observance held on the same date every year since 2009.
Face familiar to Jacksonville residents helping with NTSB investigation into Baltimore bridge collapse
Read full article: Face familiar to Jacksonville residents helping with NTSB investigation into Baltimore bridge collapseFormer Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown is on the NTSB team in Baltimore, working to get to the bottom of what happened when the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed Tuesday after being struck by a cargo ship that lost power.
Have financial stress due to eating out too much? Here are 5 tips to help
Read full article: Have financial stress due to eating out too much? Here are 5 tips to helpIt’s mentally healthy to treat yourself and eat out every so often, but what are ways you can do so without crossing that line to financial troubles?
These sobering St. Patrick’s Day facts give reason to be cautious during weekend celebrations
Read full article: These sobering St. Patrick’s Day facts give reason to be cautious during weekend celebrationsA tradition of consuming food and alcohol was born as a way to pay tribute to St. Patrick’s life and take a day break from abstaining from certain foods and alcohol during Lent.
Blowing the whistle on referee shortage: How this program aims to help nationwide issue
Read full article: Blowing the whistle on referee shortage: How this program aims to help nationwide issueThe billion-dollar youth and high school sports industry around the country has been plagued by a referee shortage, with overbearing parents and coaches and time demands being examples of why many don’t want to be officials anymore.
Looking back at previous presidential election rematches in US history
Read full article: Looking back at previous presidential election rematches in US historyIt’s been nearly 70 years since there last was a presidential election rematch, but it has occurred more than people might think in U.S. history.
Do you trust your elections? New study shows many have doubts about the process
Read full article: Do you trust your elections? New study shows many have doubts about the processThe report noted that even in “normal times” elections are complex in a nation with thousands of voting jurisdictions and where the rules vary widely from state to state, and even between local governments.
Path to the Polls: US Supreme Court considers challenges to bedrock of administrative law
Read full article: Path to the Polls: US Supreme Court considers challenges to bedrock of administrative lawA bedrock of administrative law for 40 years might be in jeopardy when the U.S. Supreme Court looks at challenges.
Florida 2nd in nation in number of those without homes, HUD finds
Read full article: Florida 2nd in nation in number of those without homes, HUD findsWith one of the largest populations of unhoused residents in the nation, second only to California, the state saw an increase last year of nearly 5,000 in the number of those without homes.
New Jersey firefighters battle 4-alarm blaze at former home to Singer's 1st sewing machine factory
Read full article: New Jersey firefighters battle 4-alarm blaze at former home to Singer's 1st sewing machine factoryFirefighters battled a four-alarm fire Friday at a New Jersey industrial park that was once home to the first Singer Sewing Machine factory in the United States, a city official said.
Ohio votes to legalize marijuana for adult recreational use, becoming 24th state to do so
Read full article: Ohio votes to legalize marijuana for adult recreational use, becoming 24th state to do soOhio voters approved a measure legalizing recreational marijuana on Tuesday, defying Republican legislative leaders who had failed to pass the proposed law.
UNF poll of likely Republican voters in Florida shows low trust in U.S. House not helped by Speaker’s ousting
Read full article: UNF poll of likely Republican voters in Florida shows low trust in U.S. House not helped by Speaker’s oustingA University of North Florida Public Opinion Research Lab poll found that nearly 60% of likely Republican voters in Florida have little to no trust in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Why the nation’s eyes on election night should turn to Virginia
Read full article: Why the nation’s eyes on election night should turn to VirginiaIt’s not hyperbole to say that whatever happens in Virginia could determine the course of the 2024 presidential election, and possibly the tenor of government years beyond that.
IN PHOTOS: Giant pandas in Washington, D.C. through the years
Read full article: IN PHOTOS: Giant pandas in Washington, D.C. through the yearsThe pandas are currently in Washington, D.C. because of a loan agreement established between the Zoo and the Chinese government. But that arrangement is about to end.
Why some Republican donors are hoping this potential candidate enters presidential race
Read full article: Why some Republican donors are hoping this potential candidate enters presidential raceSome Republican donors aren't liking their current group of presidential candidates, so they are turning their attention to this man.
IN PHOTOS: 60th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King’s ‘I Have A Dream’ speech
Read full article: IN PHOTOS: 60th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King’s ‘I Have A Dream’ speechThe speech was a part of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, an event organized to advocate civil and economic rights for African-Americans.
Georgia’s speedy trial law could affect Trump’s criminal case
Read full article: Georgia’s speedy trial law could affect Trump’s criminal caseFulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has said she wants to try all 19 co-defendants at the same time. However, a legal move by one of the defendants could negate that.
‘I am deeply concerned’: Vice President pushes back against Florida’s education changes
Read full article: ‘I am deeply concerned’: Vice President pushes back against Florida’s education changesVice President Kamala Harris spoke adamantly Thursday against standards approved Wednesday by the Florida Board of Education that would teach middle school students that some Black people benefited from slavery.
Pennsylvania police searching for escaped homicide suspect find possible campsites near jail
Read full article: Pennsylvania police searching for escaped homicide suspect find possible campsites near jailA homicide suspect who used bed sheets to escape from a northwestern Pennsylvania jail is likely still in the area and someone may be helping him to evade capture, police said after discovering possible campsites in nearby woods.
Alabama police arrest 2 in Sweet 16 birthday party shooting that left 4 dead, 32 injured
Read full article: Alabama police arrest 2 in Sweet 16 birthday party shooting that left 4 dead, 32 injuredInvestigators say two teenagers and a 20—year-old man have been arrested and charged with reckless murder after a shooting that killed four young people at a Sweet Sixteen birthday party in Alabama.
Reports: Grand jury votes to indict former President Donald Trump
Read full article: Reports: Grand jury votes to indict former President Donald TrumpThe attorney representing former President Donald Trump’s says he’s been told of NY indictment, making Trump the first former U.S. president charged with a crime.
Lawyer: Trump indicted; 1st ex-president charged with crime
Read full article: Lawyer: Trump indicted; 1st ex-president charged with crimeA lawyer for Donald Trump said Thursday he’s been told that the former president has been indicted in New York on charges involving payments made during the 2016 presidential campaign to silence claims of an extramarital sexual encounter.
National security at center of bill that would allow ban on TikTok
Read full article: National security at center of bill that would allow ban on TikTokTikTok is under fire as the Biden Administration pushes to ban the app nationwide. The app’s parent company Bytedance is Chinese-owned, and lawmakers fear the company could turn over users' data to the Chinese government.
Attorney General Merrick Garland testifies at Senate oversight hearing
Read full article: Attorney General Merrick Garland testifies at Senate oversight hearingThe Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing starting at 10 a.m. Wednesday entitled “Oversight of the Department of Justice,” featuring testimony from Attorney General Merrick Garland.
White House criticizes Florida gun proposals in wake of deadly Central Florida shooting spree
Read full article: White House criticizes Florida gun proposals in wake of deadly Central Florida shooting spreeIn the wake of a deadly shooting spree that left a woman, a 9-year-old and a television reporter dead in Central Florida, the Biden administration is criticizing Florida lawmakers for working to relax state gun laws.
Former President Jimmy Carter, 98, enters hospice care at home
Read full article: Former President Jimmy Carter, 98, enters hospice care at homeFormer President Jimmy Carter will receive hospice care at home instead of treatment at the hospital, according to a social media message from The Carter Center.
Former adjutant general of Florida, NORAD pilot weighs in after US jets down 4 objects in 8 days
Read full article: Former adjutant general of Florida, NORAD pilot weighs in after US jets down 4 objects in 8 daysConcerns are mounting over the four objects that were shot down over North America in eight days.
Jacksonville’s Chinese community shocked after mass shooting during California Lunar New Year festival
Read full article: Jacksonville’s Chinese community shocked after mass shooting during California Lunar New Year festivalMembers of the Chinese community in Jacksonville are shocked following a mass shooting that occurred during Lunar New Year celebrations in Monterey Park, California on Saturday.
University: Student stabbed on bus because she is Asian
Read full article: University: Student stabbed on bus because she is AsianA 56-year-old woman has been charged after an 18-year-old Indiana University student repeatedly was stabbed in the head on a public bus in an attack the school says was because the victim is Asian.
Police: 19-year-old killed in shooting at Mall of America
Read full article: Police: 19-year-old killed in shooting at Mall of AmericaPolice say a 19-year-old man was killed during a shooting at the Mall of America that sent frightened customers at the nation’s largest shopping center racing into a lockdown just before the holiday weekend.
Kansas man charged in 1980 cold case killing of nursing student
Read full article: Kansas man charged in 1980 cold case killing of nursing studentAuthorities have arrested a Kansas man in the 1980 shooting death of a 23-year-old neighbor after investigators who reexamined her death turned up new evidence.
18-year-old college student elected mayor of Arkansas city
Read full article: 18-year-old college student elected mayor of Arkansas cityAn 18-year-old college student has been elected to serve as mayor of a small east Arkansas city, becoming one of the youngest people to serve as a city’s top leader in the U.S.
Lawmakers face serious hurdles to pass sweeping defense bill, keep government funded
Read full article: Lawmakers face serious hurdles to pass sweeping defense bill, keep government fundedIt's that time of year again, when Congress tends to rush to fund the government. This year, two major spending bills are hitting snags with the clock ticking.
North Carolina blackouts caused by shootings could last days
Read full article: North Carolina blackouts caused by shootings could last daysTens of thousands of people are bracing for days without electricity in a North Carolina county where authorities say two power substations were shot up by one or more people with apparent criminal intent.
Body of 7-year-old Texas girl found, FedEx driver arrested
Read full article: Body of 7-year-old Texas girl found, FedEx driver arrestedA 7-year-old Texas girl has been found dead two days after being reported missing, and a FedEx driver who made a delivery to her home shortly before she disappeared was arrested in her death.
10-year-old Wisconsin boy kills mom because she would not buy him a VR headset, prosecutors say
Read full article: 10-year-old Wisconsin boy kills mom because she would not buy him a VR headset, prosecutors sayA 10-year-old Milwaukee boy intentionally aimed a gun at his mother, then shot and killed her, because she would not buy him a virtual reality headset, prosecutors said.
Potential railroad strike causing concern around the nation
Read full article: Potential railroad strike causing concern around the nationConcerns are mounting as a potential railroad strike could be here as soon a Dec. 9. Multiple railroad unions so far have rejected contract offers over issues like paid sick time and work schedules.
Police: Gunman kills 5 at gay club, is subdued by patrons
Read full article: Police: Gunman kills 5 at gay club, is subdued by patronsPolice say a 22-year-old gunman opened fire with a semiautomatic rifle at a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs, killing five people and leaving 25 injured before he was subdued by “heroic” patrons.
Gabby Petito family settles $3M suit in killing by fiance
Read full article: Gabby Petito family settles $3M suit in killing by fianceThe families of Gabby Petito and Brian Laundrie have reached a $3 million settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit filed after authorities concluded he strangled her during a cross-country trip in August 2021.