May 5—At about 3:45 a.m. Aug. 1, 2021, Geraldine Toya was sleeping at her Jemez Pueblo home when she got the phone call any parent dreads. Toya said an Albuquerque police officer told her that her daughter, Shawna Toya, 40, was dead. Geraldine said Shawna was found unresponsive in a vehicle at an Albuquerque park […]
MONTICELLO, Ill. (WCIA) — Allerton Park in Monticello hosted their first Bluebell Festival this weekend. The three-day event included bands, food trucks, and art sales happening near the park mansion. On Sunday, Country Arbors Nursery hosted a plant sale. Champaign County Master Gardeners holding annual Garden Walk in June Park Supervisor Lucas Rund said hundreds […]
By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) – It will be hard for Taiwan to attend this year’s World Health Organization annual assembly, and it hopes more countries will support its presence, the island’s foreign minister said on Thursday after the United States pressed for an invite. Taiwan is excluded from most international organisations because of objections […]
Tuesday marked the best of times and the worst of times for Donald Trump ― at least that’s the joke spreading across social media. Judge Juan Merchan officially gave the former president permission to attend the high school graduation of his youngest child, Barron, on May 17, announcing court for Trump’s hush money trial would […]
After weeks of bellyaching and carrying on about how he would “not be allowed” to take a day off from his criminal hush-money trial to attend his 18-year-old son Barron’s high school graduation, Donald Trump will, in fact, be permitted to go, Judge Juan Merchan said Tuesday. Following the first day of proceedings earlier this […]
Donald Trump will get a break from his criminal trial to attend Barron’s high school graduation. Trump had asked the judge in his hush-money case for the day off. On Tuesday, noting jury selection wrapped up quickly, the judge allowed it. Former President Donald Trump can attend his son Barron’s high school graduation after all. Trump’s […]
Imagine a situation where it’s easier for families to enroll their children in some private schools than in some public schools. This is true for Ohio students, especially those from low-income families. As of this school year, most of the state’s families became eligible for EdChoice Scholarships. This means that any Ohio student can access […]
WASHINGTON — Second gentleman Doug Emhoff will represent the Biden administration at a memorial Thursday for the seven humanitarian aid workers with World Central Kitchen who were killed by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza this month. The American charity, run by celebrity Chef José Andrés, is set to host an interfaith service at Washington National […]
Apr. 16—GRAND FORKS — A leader at the University of North Dakota has been invited to attend the 70th National Security Forum next month in Alabama. UND Vice President of Marketing and Communications Meloney Linder will participate in the event May 7-9 in Montgomery, Alabama, upon the invitation of U.S. Secretary of the Air Force […]
An Ohio teacher’s alleged decision to call out sick so she could attend a concert in Nashville may cost her paychecks and her job, according to school officials. The teacher, who has taught at Lakota West High School in Beckett Ridge, Ohio, since 2005, is accused of falsifying sick leave on Feb. 8-9 to travel […]
Donald Trump gave a special shoutout during remarks in Grand Rapids, Michigan, this week, saying he wanted to “pay tribute” to a person he very much respected. Trump thanked Tom Homan, who served as acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement during Trump’s administration and has since been a frequent commentator on Fox News. “He […]
MONROE — 150,000 Michigan residents have had their driver licenses revoked or denied. Debra Stevens is one of them. Stevens, 63, of Monroe hasn’t had a license since 2000. For 24 years, she’s relied on her two daughters and others for rides. After seeing a post on Facebook, Stevens went to Road to Restoration (R2R), […]