United States communities including Batesville, Mississippi, Carbondale, Illinois, Syracuse, New York, and Virginia officials held time capsule ceremonies this week as part of America's 250th anniversary. City leaders opened a 1976 capsule in Batesville and dedicated new capsules in Carbondale and Syracuse, while Virginia contributed artifacts to the national capsule...
Santa Clara — The United States defeated Bosnia and Herzegovina 2-0 at Levi's Stadium on July 1, with Folarin Balogun opening the scoring just before halftime and Malik Tillman adding a free-kick in the 82nd minute. Balogun was sent off in the second half, leaving the U.S. to finish with...
Washington: The Washington Citizens' Commission on Salaries for Elected Officials approved a two‑year salary schedule in March 2025 and applied cost‑of‑living adjustments of 3% on July 1, 2025 and 2% on Wednesday, producing combined raises that amount to 7% this year for Gov. Bob Ferguson, Attorney General Nick Brown and...
OPELOUSAS, La. — A judge issued a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction Wednesday that stops the St. Landry Parish School Board from advancing the closure of Krotz Springs Elementary, just hours before the board was scheduled to take administrative action. The order bars discussion, voting or any steps inconsistent...
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...
