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Official in Michigan's Ionia Township stole $747,000 in long-run con, feds say
DETROIT — A township treasurer in rural mid-Michigan fraudulently withdrew more than $747,000 in taxpayer money to build herself a vacation home and pay bills, according to federal court records that chronicle a rare and...Read more
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani urges anyone marrying at MSG to stay inside amid heatwave
NEW YORK — Mayor Zohran Mamdani is urging New Yorkers, including a certain pop superstar and Super Bowl champ rumored to be tying the knot at Madison Square Garden, to stay inside amid the heatwave coming for the city.
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New Illinois laws take effect Wednesday including gas tax freeze and changes for driving tests and tuition
CHICAGO — More than a dozen new laws take effect in Illinois on Wednesday, touching everything from transportation and education to prisons and liquor licenses.
Chief among them is the state’s new $55.9 billion ...Read more
After a dramatic search, a mother finds her son, deported to Venezuela, dead.
Oswadeliz Núñez Ramírez found her son dead following an intense five-day search throughout the areas of La Guaira and Caracas, Venezuela. The young man was part of a group of 146 migrants deported from the United States...Read more
Colorado wildfires: Gold Mountain fire near Ouray jumps 6,000 acres in size
DENVER — Crews fighting a wildfire that killed three firefighters on Colorado’s Western Slope have gained the first bit of containment on the blaze.
The Snyder fire burning along the Colorado-Utah border is one of ...Read more
124 new Kansas laws go into effect on July 1. Here's what to know
Dozens of new Kansas laws go into effect on July 1. On Wednesday, 124 bills adopted by the Kansas Legislature this spring will be added to the statute book.
Some pieces of legislation were signed into law by Gov. Laura ...Read more
No warning, no time to pack? Miami could make it easier to arrest the homeless
MIAMI — A new proposal could make it easier for Miami cops to arrest people for sleeping on the street.
Police might no longer need to issue written warnings and give people a chance to gather their belongings and ...Read more
As a major heat wave grips the eastern US, here’s how to stay safe – and the heat stroke warning signs to watch for
Millions of Americans are facing heat advisories ahead of the July Fourth holiday as a major heat wave spreads across large parts of the central and eastern United States.
For many people, this is the time of ...Read more
450 wild horses face a roundup in Eastern Sierra as feds proceed with contested plan
LOS ANGELES — Federal officials have set a date to round up and relocate 450 wild horses they say are damaging Mono Lake’s famed limestone tufas and posing a threat to drivers. The move is hailed by environmentalists ...Read more
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