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A California Teenager has Been Charged with Murder in 12-Year-Old’s Drug Overdose Death
A 16-year-old was arrested Tuesday and charged with murder for selling a fentanyl-laced pill to a child who died of a drug overdose, California prosecutors said.
Posted inLifestyle, National
Jussie Smollett is Set to be Sentenced for His Hate Crime Hoax on March 10
Jussie Smollett, the former “Empire” actor who was convicted last month of staging a fake hate crime, is set to be sentenced on March 10, his attorney Tamara Walker confirmed to CNN on Tuesday.
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Accidental Overdose Death of 23-Year-Old Connecticut Woman to be Investigated as a crime, Police Say
The death of Lauren Smith-Fields, a 23-year-old Connecticut woman who died of an overdose, is now being investigated as a crime, Bridgeport police said Tuesday.
Posted inTexas
In This Texas School District, Parents Step Up to Fill Teacher Shortage
In early January, the Hays Consolidated Independent School District put out a desperate plea, asking parents to work as substitute teachers to fill the gaps among their staff and substitute teacher pool.
Posted inNational, This Week
Editorial: The President and Voter Suppression
With the failure to overturn the Filibuster Rule in the United States Senate, it would appear that the John Lewis Voting Act and the Voting Rights Act are dead because of two “Dixiecrat Senators” and a Republican blockade in the Senate that has long forgotten the Oath of Office that each of them took when taking their positions of office.
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USPS Will Issue a Forever Stamp Honoring the Black Native Sculptor Edmonia Lewis
The US Postal Service will issue a forever stamp Wednesday honoring Edmonia Lewis, the Black Native artist whose 19th century marble sculptures gained her international acclaim and are now held by the Smithsonian.
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One of Derek Chauvin’s Police Colleagues Plans to Testify in Federal Trial for George Floyd’s Death, Attorney Says
One of the three former Minneapolis Police officers who helped Derek Chauvin restrain George Floyd in May 2020 plans to testify in his own defense at his federal trial, his attorney said in opening statements Monday.
Posted inHomepage, Texas
Texas Sheriff’s Deputy Struck, Killed While Conducting Off-Duty Motorcycle Escort
The Harris County, Texas, Sheriff’s Office on Monday said one of its officers was struck and killed overnight while conducting an off-duty motorcycle escort.
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SAT Will Soon be All-Digital and Shortened From 3 Hours to 2
CNN — The SAT taken by prospective college students across the country will go all-digital starting in 2024 and will be an hour shorter, the College Board announced in a statement Tuesday. “The digital SAT will be easier to take, easier to give, and more relevant,” said Priscilla Rodriguez, vice president of College Readiness Assessments at […]