ATLANTA (AP) — Investigators identified a 30-year-old man from suburban Atlanta on Saturday as the person who opened fire on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, killing a police officer and spreading panic through the health agency and nearby Emory University. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said the shooter was Patrick Joseph White of […]
(The Center Square) – Fairfax County Public Schools has launched an investigation into allegations that staff at Centreville High School arranged and paid for abortions for students without notifying their parents. The allegations were published in a report this week and include handwritten statements from two former students. The students allege that in 2021, a […]
(The Center Square) – Virginia is putting $1.3 million in federal funding toward job training programs that help young people get into energy careers. The money comes through the new SPARK Youth Workforce Pilot Program, run by Virginia Energy. It’s funded through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and will support up to five local […]
(The Center Square) – As Denver Public Schools move forward with finalizing a new teacher contract, parental rights groups are raising concerns about inclusion of diversity, equity, and inclusion provisions in the contract. Defending Education, Colorado Parent Advocacy Network, and Protect Kids Colorado joined to send a letter to Denver Public Schools and Denver Classroom Teachers […]
President Donald Trump said a Monday press conference would “stop violent crime” in Washington, D.C., hinting at a decision to intervene in the city’s affairs. The Trump administration has been in uproar after a DOGE staffer was jumped by several juveniles last week. After pictures of the bloodied staffer were broadcast, Trump ramped up his […]
PARIS (AP) — About 1,400 firefighters were deployed on Saturday in France‘s southern Aude region to prevent the country’s largest wildfire in decades from reigniting, as all residents were allowed to return to their homes. Aude prefect Christian Pouget said the fire has been contained since Thursday after burning this week more than 62 square miles in […]
(The Center Square) — Arizona’s attorney general wants something done about robocalls, but questions remain as to whether it will be effective. Kris Mayes, D-Arizona, has joined what she described as “a multistate crackdown on illegal robocalls.” It is part of something known as Operation Robocall Roundup. Warning letters were sent to at least 37 telecom […]
(The Center Square) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will move to claw back $62.4 million in rooftop solar energy funds previously awarded to Wisconsin. The grants, awarded under the President Joe Biden-era “Solar for All” program, were effectively eliminated by President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, cutting a total of $7 billion […]
(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump has nominated Pete Serrano – mayor of Pasco, Wash. – to be the next U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington. The appointment will require confirmation from the U.S. Senate, but begins Monday, for a 120-day period, ahead of official confirmation. “I had different folks reach out to suggest that […]
(The Center Square) – In the first six months of the Trump administration, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in Houston arrested 356 illegal foreign nationals who are confirmed gang members. Combined, they illegally entered the U.S. 1,434 times and were convicted of 1,685 criminal offenses, ICE said. “Despite attempts by some to undermine the courageous […]
