A man carried out back-to-back carjackings in two Minneapolis suburbs, stabbing and seriously wounding one of his victims, and was arrested after running from police on a busy west metro highway where he tried to commandeer other vehicles, according to charges filed Tuesday. Nathan Mathias Sughroue, 41, of Indianola, Neb., was charged in Hennepin County […]
STEVENS POINT – The Stevens Point Common Council unanimously committed to a clean energy and carbon-neutral future Monday at its regular meeting. The council passed a resolution stating its commitment to “striving towards 100 percent clean energy and carbon neutrality by 2050” and the creation of a “sustainability commission.” “We need a target that we […]
Jun. 18—BEMIDJI — Coinciding with the arrival of June, the Bemidji Area Schools Board of Education reviewed the district’s preliminary operating budget for the 2024-2025 fiscal year on Monday. School boards are required to approve their budgets prior to July 1, or before the start of the upcoming fiscal year, with the idea that budgeting […]
A local man assaulted a man in Rochester, while yelling homophobic slurs, then less than an hour later drove into a pedestrian, city police allege. Police charged the man, Alexander J. Ortiz, with assault from the first incident, alleging it was a hate crime because of the slurs. The hate crime allegation lifted the charge […]
(KRON) — A teenager was arrested for committing a hate crime on a victim while praying in San Bruno on Saturday afternoon, the San Bruno Police Department said. Fairfield robber caught fleeing in Uber: PD At about 2:40 p.m., San Bruno police responded to a report of a victim getting threatened with a knife in […]
The British Labour Party has committed to recognising a Palestinian state amid the ongoing war in Gaza. Long-term peace in the Middle East will be an “immediate” focus if Labour is elected, the party’s UK general election manifesto states. Sir Keir Starmer’s position on the conflict has previously caused unease among some in his party, […]
Kieran McKenna says he is “excited” to lead Ipswich into the Premier League after signing a new four-year contract at Portman Road. McKenna, 38, guided Ipswich to a second successive promotion this season and had been linked with Brighton, Chelsea and Manchester United after taking the Suffolk club into the top flight. “I am extremely […]
Melinda French Gates, American philanthropist and ex-wife of tech mogul Bill Gates, has pledged $1 billion through 2026 to advance the global power of women via her Pivotal Ventures Foundation. In the May 28 announcement made on the Pivotal Ventures website, French Gates broke down how the $1 billion would be donated. $200 million will […]
ASHEVILLE – The iconic Western North Carolina music venue Salvage Station announced the 2024 season would be its last at the Riverside Drive location as the North Carolina Department of Transportation acquires the property through eminent domain for the I-26 Connector project, the venue announced May 23. The iconic Western North Carolina music venue Salvage […]
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — After receiving a 30-year prison sentence Friday for his attack on Paul Pelosi in 2022, David DePape will be resentenced later this month. It turns out the federal judge handling the case committed a “clear error” by not giving DePape the opportunity to speak in Friday’s sentencing, according to United States […]
May 4—The Cherokee Nation has made a $4 million commitment toward the construction of a STEM Center on the Rogers State University campus in Claremore. Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr., along with President Larry Rice and RSU Foundation Executive Director Susan Kirtley signed a Memorandum of Understanding which made the major gift commitment […]
The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) are to conduct a thorough investigation “at the highest levels” into the deaths of seven aid workers of the World Central Kitchen (WCK) aid organization, spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari has pledged. “We are a professional military committed to international law. We are committed to examining our operations thoroughly and […]