JUSTTHENEWS (Nicholas Ballasy) - Iranian woman living in Los Angeles arrested for alleged trafficking of military equipment
Authorities said Mafi left Iran in 2013 and obtained permanent U.S. residency in 2016 during the Obama administration.
JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - DOE decides to fund stalled Louisiana carbon capture hub
In testimony Wednesday at a fiscal 2027 budget hearing, Wright announced the completion of a monthslong review of about 2,200 projects approved during the Biden presidency, which includes Project Cypress, an initiative with sites at the Port of Caddo-Bossier and in Calcasieu Parish.
JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - Report: Public school in VA prioritizes student awareness of race, power, privilege
“Instruction on topics such as the ‘dynamics between race, power, and privilege’ not only takes time away from core academics, but can also encourage students to view issues primarily through the lens of race,” Runko said.
JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - Medicaid: 'How many millions are being lost to waste?'
First-term Republican state Auditor Davel Boliek recently hired a new staff member to lead a team focusing on Medicaid fraud.
JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - Illinois lawmakers seek to eliminate state diversity commission
The call to eliminate the Commission on Equity and Inclusion comes amid bipartisan criticism of its work as lawmakers consider its proposed $5.6 million budget for the next fiscal year.
JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - 'I don't want you' say Northampton County residents fuming data center farm takeovers
The proposed Lower Mount Bethel Tech Center would be built on a 450-acre parcel at Gravel Hill Road and Martins Creek Belvidere Highway, with part of the site requiring rezoning from agricultural to industrial.
JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - Supreme Court to hear migrant parole case Wednesday
The case focuses on Muk Choi Lau, a Chinese national who became a lawful permanent resident in the United States in 2007. In 2012, Lau was convicted of trademark counterfeiting in New Jersey and fled the country.
REDSTATE (streiff) - VIDEO: USS Spruance Lights Up Iranian Blockade Runner in a Formidable Demonstration of FAFO
NYTIMES (Alexandra E. Petri) - Michigan Gas Clerk Helps Save Kidnapped Teen Girl Who Mouthed ‘Help’
A fellow student who had witnessed the kidnapping called the police, and other students helped track the girl to a gas station.
NYTIMES (Alex Williams) - Gwendolyn Chisolm, Who Rhymed on Rap’s First Female Hit, Dies at 66
A chance encounter led to overnight success for the Sequence, a seminal trio whose “Funk You Up” broke barriers.