Columbus — Gov. Mike DeWine signed House Bill 455 on Friday, increasing governor-appointed members on the State Board of Education from five to seven, adding new educator licensing restrictions and testing requirements for online schools, while omitting previously proposed changes to Ohio's Parents' Bill of Rights. Local lawmakers and education...
GREAT BEND TOWNSHIP, PA — This week Pennsylvania State Police responded to a call at a home on the 1300 block of Baptist Hill Road and found three people dead; officials arrested Garrett Austin Johnson, 29, near the scene and charged him with three counts of criminal homicide. Authorities recovered...
Columbus. The Ohio Controlling Board on Monday approved $1 million in emergency funding to help 16 children removed from a Vinton County home late last month amid allegations of severe neglect and abuse. State officials said the funds will be used to place the children in appropriate foster care and...
Chicago recorded highs near 95 to 96 degrees on Tuesday, as meteorologists warned heat index values between 98 and 105 degrees and noted lower temperatures along the immediate lakefront. The Chicago Office of Emergency Management and Communications urged residents to prepare for extreme heat and to check on vulnerable people. City...
Cape Town police have opened an inquest into the death of South African international footballer Jayden Adams, 25, who was found dead on Saturday, July 11, 2026, at a residential property in the Schotsche Kloof area. The South African Police Service confirmed that detectives are awaiting autopsy results to establish...
New York City. Health officials reported a sharp increase in cyclosporiasis cases this week, saying 381 cases have been recorded so far in 2026 in the city and 129 cases across New York State by early July; state and federal investigators have documented outbreaks in multiple states and are tracing...
A Deputy U.S. Marshal was fatally shot on Monday in Alexandria, Louisiana, while assisting in serving an arrest warrant on a wanted fugitive, authorities said. The incident occurred around 3 p.m. in the Rutland Road area during a law enforcement operation involving Rapides Parish Sheriff’s detectives and the U.S. Marshals...
The U.S. State Department has unveiled a comprehensive campaign to dismantle the International Criminal Court (ICC), arguing the Hague-based tribunal threatens American sovereignty and could target U.S. military and officials. Secretary of State Marco Rubio detailed the strategy in a Wall Street Journal opinion piece and a subsequent video address...
In Paris on Monday, actor Hudson Williams, known for the series "Heated Rivalry," was filmed confronting a group of autograph seekers who had followed him to a private residence. Video circulating on social media shows Williams exiting a vehicle outside a temporary apartment when several individuals approached with photos for...
Oconto County, Wis. — The Oconto County Sheriff's Office reported Sunday that a motorcycle-truck collision at County Trunk Highway S and Schwartz Road in Chase killed a 39-year-old Escanaba man at about 1:30 p.m.; investigators said a truck entered the intersection and the motorcycle struck the truck's passenger-side box. Green Bay...
