Polk County, Florida — Law enforcement carried out Operation Child Protector VIII from April 20 through April 26, arresting 19 suspects after undercover detectives posed online as minors or guardians and arranged meetings in Polk County. Sheriff Grady Judd announced the weeklong sting this week, saying 16 suspects traveled believing...
Nashville, Tenn. — This week Senator Marsha Blackburn called for a special session of the Tennessee legislature to redraw the state's congressional districts after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling removed a Voting Rights Act provision. Blackburn said the maps should be altered to convert the Memphis-based Democratic seat into additional...
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers has ordered Wisconsin Emergency Management to submit an urgent request for federal assistance from FEMA after a series of extreme weather events battered the state throughout April. Officials report that combined tornado damage and severe flooding in multiple counties, including Juneau, Janesville, Shiocton, Ringle, Columbia, and...
Barry Keoghan has publicly addressed long-running cheating allegations for the first time, speaking on the April 28, 2026 episode of the “Friends Keep Secrets” podcast hosted by Benny Blanco, Lil Dicky, and Kristin Batalucco. The Irish-born, Oscar-nominated actor described how rumors that he was unfaithful to singer Sabrina Carpenter, which...
United States – U.S. equities have been climbing in recent sessions, supported by expectations that the Federal Reserve may begin cutting interest rates later this year and by strong optimism around artificial intelligence. Nvidia, a central supplier of AI chips and a key driver of that optimism, is due to...
Collierville, Tennessee: Fire crews responded after a home was struck by lightning and caught fire shortly after 4:30 p.m. on April 28, extending into the attic before firefighters extinguished the blaze and secured the roof with tarps. Additional separate incidents occurred in Omaha, Detroit and Spokane at various times, each...
Washington — On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that drawing congressional districts predominantly on the basis of race violates the 14th Amendment, overturning a Louisiana majority-Black district. Justice Samuel A. Alito wrote that states may pursue partisan advantage but may not use race as the primary redistricting criterion....
ORANGEBURG, S.C. Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette defended her plan to deliver South Carolina State University's commencement address, speaking at a virtual news conference Wednesday after students staged protests and a sit-in this week opposing her selection as the May 8 speaker; Evette said she was invited by university officials and...
Washington — Acting Pentagon comptroller Jules Hurst told the House Armed Services Committee on April 29 that the United States' campaign against Iran has cost an estimated $25 billion so far, with the bulk of spending on munitions; he presented the figure while answering lawmakers' questions about operational expenditures. The disclosure...
Amityville, N.Y. — NAPCO Security Technologies said it will release fiscal third quarter 2026 results on Monday, May 4, 2026 before the market opens and will host an 11 A.M. ET conference call and webcast; Usio announced it will publish first quarter fiscal 2026 results after market close on Wednesday,...
