A stunning visualization of America’s mass shooting problem
On Thursday night, a man killed eight people at a FedEx facility near the Indianapolis airport before killing himself. It was at least the 45th mass…
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Teens slept 45 minutes more a night when their school district tried a new scheduling strategy
Changing middle and high school schedules can lead to significantly improved shut-eye for students, a new study found. Researchers surveyed around…
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Family of Tamir Rice asks Justice Department to reopen investigation into his death
The family of Tamir Rice sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland Friday asking him to reopen the investigation into the boy’s 2014…
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What the haunting connection between George Floyd and Daunte Wright reveals
The news that George Floyd’s girlfriend, Courtney Ross, at one time served as a teacher to Daunte Wright echoes the intimate connections…
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The police shooting of Daunte Wright has sparked nights of protests and days of fast-moving case developments
For five nights in a row, protesters have gathered — often with snow falling around them — outside of the Brooklyn Center Police…
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Central gets psyched for Bell Game
Central Union High School is excited for the Bell Game taking place Friday night.…
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Local veterans react to Pres. Biden’s Afghanistan decision
After two decades of fighting, the President making it clear that all troops will come home by September…
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Rep. Paul Gosar urges President Biden, VP Harris to visit border
Arizona Congressman Paul Gosar continues to extend an invitation to President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris to Yuma County to once again…
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Biden orders flags to half-staff as country mourns another mass shooting: ‘We must act’
President Joe Biden ordered flags to be lowered to half-staff on Friday in the wake of the mass shooting at an Indianapolis FedEx facility that…
Continue ReadingDerek Chauvin takes the Fifth, the defense rests, and closings next in trial of George Floyd’s death
When closing arguments are delivered Monday in the trial of Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd, jurors will have sat through the testimony of…
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After Indianapolis FedEx shooting, employees are still waiting to reunite with family because FedEx restricts cell phone use at its facilities, police say
Hours after a gunman opened fire in an Indianapolis FedEx facility, family members of employees at the facility were still corralled at a nearby…
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El Centro Sector encounter large group of asylum seekers at border
El Centro Sector says in the past 24 hours, it has apprehended people from Brazil, Honduras, and Venezuela, most of them claiming to be family.…
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Biden to be briefed on Indianapolis shooting
President Joe Biden will be briefed Friday morning on a shooting at an Indianapolis FedEx facility that left at least eight people dead, a White…
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Newsrooms confront the ‘police say’ problem
A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. The podcaster and…
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Rodeo announcer Dan Fowlie is yippee ki yay’ing to this years event
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) – The 76th Annual Yuma Jaycees’ Silver Spur Rodeo will be held April 16-18, 2021 at the Yuma County Fairgrounds. Sunrise…
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House passes Paycheck Fairness Act
(KYMA, KECY/CNN) – The Paycheck Fairness Act passed the House of Representatives Thursday. The legislation is an effort to close the gender pay gap.…
Continue ReadingHow to celebrate National Volunteer Week
Covid-19 has presented challenges to both staffing and financing for charitable causes around the world. This year, non-profits are using National…
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Walmart loading up heavily on full-time employees
Walmart is planning to convert more staffers to full-time jobs by the end of the year in an initiative to promote job…
Continue Reading Two Wildcats taken in WNBA Draft, 77th Bell Game and more
Thursday night featured the WNBA Draft and two Arizona Wildcat Women had their name called off the draft board before night’s…
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Unrest continues in Brooklyn Center
The former police officer who shot and killed Daunte Wright made her first court appearance last night, as protestors surrounded the Brooklyn Center…
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