Leak at wastewater pond prompts evacuations in Florida
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency Saturday after a significant leak at a large pond of wastewater threatened to flood roads and burst a system that stores polluted waters.
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MLB requires photo ID to pick up tickets from Will Call, but boycotts Georgia for voter ID law
Major League Baseball responded to calls to boycott the state of Georgia over a controversial new voter-ID law by moving the All-Star game out of the Peach State.
California teens can go to an amusement park but can’t go to math class
Over one year into the coronavirus pandemic that rocked the economy and shut down in-person teaching, many students across California are still unable to receive in-person teaching.
MLB boycotts Georgia, signs new deal with Chinese firm that dropped NBA over exec’s Hong Kong support
Major League Baseball is protesting a democratically passed Georgia voting law while bolstering ties with a Communist Party-backed Chinese company that cracked down on an NBA executive who supported the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong.
More suspects arrested for murdering Dallas woman on vacation, police say
Three suspects have now been arrested in connection to the October murder of Marisela Botello Valadez, a 23-year-old Seattle woman who was last seen in the Deep Ellum area of Dallas.
Iowa governor signs ‘constitutional carry’ bill that removes permit requirements for handguns
The new law mainly removes the need for permits in the case of sales between private individuals.
Author Gayle Tzemach Lemmon on the all-women Kurdish-Syrian militia fighting ISIS
A best-selling author and expert on foreign relations has highlighted the harrowing work of the members of an all-women Kurdish-Syrian militia, who have come toe-to-toe with their male counterparts in combatting ISIS, Fox News’s Shannon Bream reported Saturday.
Fallen Capitol Police officer: Who is William ‘Billy’ Evans, remembered as ‘All-American kid,’ dedicated dad?
The U.S. Capitol Police officer who was killed during a Friday attack outside the U.S. Capitol is being remembered as an "all-American kid" and a dedicated father who was living his dream, according to officials and reports.
Georgia teen fatally shot during ‘target practice’ with friends: officials
A high school senior in Georgia was fatally shot while hanging with pals in a backyard.
French bulldog stolen at gunpoint in Florida, police say
A Florida sheriff’s office is seeking the public’s help in finding a French bulldog that was stolen at gunpoint late last month, officials said Friday.