Yankton, South Dakota. U.S. Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange sentenced Robert Barbetti, 34, to 45 years in federal prison on July 6, 2026, after a conviction on two counts of Production of Child Pornography; reports state Barbetti used social media platforms including Snapchat and Wink to coerce minors between 2018...
ATLANTA — Georgia's State Election Board adopted two rules Wednesday aimed at bolstering public confidence in the state's voting system, banning one vote-counting method not in imminent use and adopting a second regulation that Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr warned could be a constitutional overreach, affecting touchscreen-to-paper tabulation procedures statewide. State...
Detroit: On July 6, 2026, Detroit police responded just after 2 a.m. to a home on the 9300 block of Birwood Avenue and found 49-year-old Latoya Reeves with gunshot wounds to her chest and right hand; medics transported her to a hospital where she later died. Wayne County prosecutors allege...
HARRISBURG, Pa. Attorney General Dave Sunday and a coalition of state attorneys general formally urged the Federal Communications Commission this week to tighten rules limiting scammers' ability to buy and spoof legitimate phone numbers, filing a joint request and participating through the Anti-Robocall Multi-State Litigation Task Force that engaged the...
Geneva — NAMPA on July 6 published a photo caption showing Namibia's Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Emma Theofelus, alongside ITU officials at the Global Dialogue on AI Governance in Geneva. The same NAMPA feed displayed AFP-style datelines and headlines dated July 7–10 referencing distinct events while the body...
Ocean Springs, Mississippi. The family of 18-year-old Nolan Xavier Wells announced this week they will commission an independent autopsy after his mysterious disappearance following a July 4 boat trip to Horn Island, attorney Ben Crump told ABC News; officials said Wells went missing after friends returned from the undeveloped island...
ATLANTA — The Georgia Public Service Commission voted Tuesday to open an investigation into whether Georgia Power's largest industrial customers, including data centers on the company's Real Time Pricing rate, have shifted certain fuel and cleanup costs onto residential customers; the action follows a May agreement that slightly reduced residential...
New York officials this week opened five free, illuminated pitches across the city for overnight use during the World Cup, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced. The measure aims to accommodate a surge in local participation as fans and new players seek informal play while demand outstrips regular field availability during the...
Manlius, N.Y. — The Manlius Town Board on Wednesday approved a one-year moratorium on new data centers and a six-month moratorium on battery storage facilities after a public hearing in which about a dozen residents raised environmental, energy-use and health concerns; the board voted unanimously on the data center ban...
VALLEY CITY, N.D. — A Valley City man allegedly pointed a firearm at another vehicle on Wednesday, July 8, prompting police to locate his vehicle and conduct a traffic stop at the Petro Serve USA parking lot at approximately 4:08 p.m.; officers took 64-year-old Gregory Heckman into custody without incident. Authorities...
