Lansing — Michigan lawmakers missed a self-imposed July 1 deadline and continued negotiating a new state budget this week, as Republican-led House and Democratic-led Senate leaders worked past the deadline Thursday and into Friday to finalize an approximately $84 billion spending plan and attached policy measures for schools, universities and...
Ann Arbor, Mich. Four-star cornerback Monsanna Torbert Jr. committed to the University of Michigan on Wednesday after decommitting from Indiana on May 18; the Cincinnati Princeton High School senior announced his decision during a live YouTube broadcast, selecting Michigan over Ohio State and more than 30 other programs. The commitment followed...
McAllen, Texas. Sister Leticia Letty Ugboaja was detained on June 28 while walking to Our Lady of Sorrows Church to attend Sunday Mass; U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement took her into custody, and she was released that same evening after members of Congress contacted Department of Homeland Security officials. Harlingen and...
Minnesota — The Minnesota Board of Pardons on June 10 granted a pardon to Tou Lue Vang, a Laos national who had pleaded guilty to first‑degree sexual conduct in cases involving a 10‑year‑old girl between 2002 and 2006, according to a CRC notification letter from executive director Carli Stark and...
LAKE OSWEGO, Ore. Greenbrier Companies Inc. reported Wednesday that it earned $18.9 million in its fiscal third quarter, equal to $0.60 per share, on revenue of $576.5 million, and issued full-year earnings guidance of $3.00 to $3.15 per share with revenue forecast between $2.4 billion and $2.5 billion. The report...
Hill City, Kansas and cities across the eastern United States experienced record-breaking temperatures on Wednesday as a heatwave pushed east from the Midwest ahead of the July 4 holiday weekend. Meteorologists reported 'real-feel' temperatures expected between 100 and 115 degrees Fahrenheit across much of the region, prompting heat warnings for...
Washington, D.C. — The National Independence Day Parade began at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 4, and fireworks were scheduled about 11:30 p.m.; organizers expected more than a million attendees and planned roughly 850,000 fireworks for a roughly 40-minute display. On Monday, July 13, Bay City and Sioux City will...
Stony Brook, New York. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on Tuesday awarded more than $2 million to New York State to fund infrastructure upgrades at the Long Island State Veterans Home at Stony Brook University, a 350-bed facility serving veterans, spouses, widows and Gold Star parents. The grant will...
San Francisco — Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law on Tuesday designating May 17 as Bruce Lee Day, making Bruce Lee the first Chinese American in California history to receive an annual namesake day. Lee was born in San Francisco in 1940 and returned to the city on May 17,...
Collierville, Tennessee — Four-star athlete Tae Walden Jr. committed to the University of Oregon on Wednesday, announcing his decision during the Rivals Summer Signing Day show and confirming it to The Commercial Appeal on July 1. The 6-foot-2, 170–175-pound two-way player chose Oregon over Auburn, Georgia, LSU and Ole Miss...
