Cincinnati Police Chief Theetge Dismissed After Investigation

 

CINCINNATI — City Manager Sheryl Long dismissed Police Chief Teresa Theetge on Thursday after a months-long investigation into her leadership that followed a suspension in October. Theetge, who served more than 30 years and was the city's first woman police chief, was removed effective immediately and replaced by Interim Chief...

Series of Tornadoes Strike California and Oklahoma Communities

 

Enid, Okla. — A confirmed large tornado struck southeast Enid on Thursday night, April 23, 2026, ripping roofs off homes, damaging structures near Vance Air Force Base, and tossing vehicles; the National Weather Service reported an EF3-rated twister touching down near 8:21 p.m. local time and remaining on the ground...

Morgantown Considers Fee Increase; Cowboys Acquire Caleb Downs

 

Morgantown, W.Va. city officials announced a fiscal sustainability public work session scheduled for next Tuesday at 6 p.m. Councilman Mark Downs said the meeting will consider a proposed increase to the current three-dollar-per-week municipal service fee as officials respond to several budget adjustments and multi-year flat revenues averaging about $4...

Iran seizes ships in Strait amid stalled negotiations

 

Tehran this week released footage showing Iranian commandos boarding the cargo vessels MSC Francesca and the Epaminondas in the Strait of Hormuz, saying both were captured on Wednesday and accusing them of transiting without permits; Vice Speaker Hamidreza Hajibabaei said the first toll revenue from the strait was transferred to...

NC Woman Charged Over Plot Targeting Houston Synagogue

 

Lexington, North Carolina. An 18-year-old woman, Angelina Han Hicks, was arrested Wednesday after authorities said she conspired to drive into a congregation at Congregation Beth Israel in Houston on April 21, 2028, aiming to 'kill as many Jews as possible,' according to court documents and local law enforcement statements. This week...

Kentucky AD Barnhart Withdraws From Proposed High-Paying Role

 

Lexington, Ky. — On Thursday the University of Kentucky announced that Mitch Barnhart will not move into the previously announced executive-in-residence post for the UK Sport and Workforce Initiative after his retirement, reversing a plan first disclosed in March and scheduled to begin July 1. The university cited that discussion...

DOJ Indicts SPLC; Administration Signals Broader Probes Planned

 

Washington. On Tuesday the Department of Justice announced an indictment accusing the Southern Poverty Law Center of funneling funds to extremist actors and improperly using paid informants; the SPLC responded it will contest the charges. On Thursday, Texas Rep. Chip Roy told reporters the administration intends to pursue investigations beyond...

Multiple injured in shooting at Baton Rouge mall Thursday

 

Baton Rouge authorities say two groups exchanged gunfire in the Mall of Louisiana food court on Thursday, wounding multiple people and prompting a large police and emergency response. Officers reported that several suspects fled the scene, officials evacuated patrons to safe holding areas, and law enforcement urged witnesses to share...

Inspector general audits DOJ compliance with Epstein law

 

Washington. The Justice Department inspector general announced Thursday that his office will audit the department's compliance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act, the law President Donald Trump signed last November that required the release of files related to Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell within 30 days, a deadline the department...

US sanctions Cambodian senator over alleged fraud network

 

Washington: The United States on April 23 and 24 imposed sanctions on Cambodian Senator Kok An, his business Crown Resorts, and 28 associated individuals and entities for operating scam compounds in Cambodia that targeted U.S. citizens, laundering funds and using human trafficking, the U.S. Treasury and State Departments publicly said. Washington:...