A 17-year-old girl on Sunday told police that a man covered her mouth, pulled her into bushes and sexually assaulted her in Broward. Now, investigators say that never happened. The search for the man who was accused of raping the girl near 1400 S. Flamingo Rd. in Pembroke Pines ended after the teen admitted to […]
ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia Senate passed a bill Thursday to define antisemitism in state law, putting the measure on track for final passage after Republicans united in support of Israel’s war on Hamas and Democrats split some of their votes over fears of suppressing support for Palestinians. “Today we can fight a pervasive and […]
Jan. 24—An Ohio developer wants to build a new subdivision in Beavercreek off Swigart Road. Grand Communities, the development arm of Cincinnati-based builder Fischer Homes, hopes to build 93 single-family homes on 47 acres off Swigart Road, according to their rezoning application, which Beavercreek City Council approved Monday. At this point in the process, council […]
Jan. 23—As state lawmakers face potentially billions of dollars in new capital outlay requests from local governments — while $5 billion they allocated in previous years remains unspent — construction costs continue to skyrocket. Price tags for infrastructure projects in New Mexico are rising at a significantly higher rate than those nationwide. A report recently […]
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two of U.S. President Joe Biden‘s top advisers, Mike Donilon and Jen O’Malley Dillon, will leave the White House for his reelection campaign early next month, as Democrats ramp up their battle plans and former president Donald Trump‘s Republican nomination seems imminent. Donilon, senior advisor at the White House, is expected […]
Between screams, the woman told the Sedgwick County 911 call-taker at least three times that she was on fire. In her panic, the 91-year-old accidentally hung up after dialing 911 on the morning of Jan. 7. When the county called back, she tried to explain what was happening. “My house is on fire,” she said […]
Jan. 19—Lori Sena stood in the median of Paseo de Peralta late Thursday morning, holding out a cardboard sign that read, “Help us, please.” She occasionally stepped toward drivers who stopped at the light on St. Francis Drive and held money out their windows for her. Sena was hoping to get enough money to buy […]
Healthcare By Josh Nathan-Kazis Jan 18, 2024, 3:29 pm EST Share Reprints In this article UNH HUM SPX CI America’s health insurance giants have gone all-in on the government-funded Medicare Advantage program over the past decade, reshaping their businesses to capture the profits it promised. Continue reading this article with a Barron’s subscription. View Options
Jan. 18—FLOYD COUNTY — A local lawmaker is introducing legislation to address revenue concerns related to the recent merger of Floyd County fire districts. State Rep. Ed Clere, R-New Albany, authored House Bill 1134, which seeks to update the distribution of Local Income Tax (LIT) revenue for merged taxing units. The bill would directly benefit […]
Investigative journalists in Ukraine came under two attacks in just the past week, one involving a threatening home visit and another using covert surveillance. The two incidents are the latest in a series of discrediting campaigns against independent Ukrainian media, often supported by anonymous pro-government Telegram channels, raising concerns about increasing pressure on press freedom […]
Dublin GAA’s County Board has been asked to revise its plans for a major new state-of-the-art training facility at the Spawell sports and leisure centre in south Dublin over concerns about its impact on the environment and traffic. South Dublin County Council has postponed a decision on an application by Dublin GAA for planning permission […]
Crawford County Commissioners held a consultation meeting with residents and representatives of National Grid Renewables to discuss the impacts of the Sycamore Creek solar project. The meeting was called at request of Charles Stockmasters and his son, Tom, who had concerns that included buried tile and ditch mowing. The Stockmasters said they were concerned about […]