Baltimore County expands cursive instruction to all 2nd, 3rd grade classrooms
BALTIMORE — Baltimore County Public Schools will bring cursive writing back to all second- and third-grade classrooms ... Read More
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What we know about Katie Blackwell, the new acting police chief in Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS — Mayor Jacob Frey has turned to a longtime Minneapolis Police Department leader to step in as acting police chief, someone who largely worked behind the scenes until George Floyd’s murder by officer Derek ...Read more
Movie review: 'Tuner' a beautifully made crime romance
For anyone who thinks they don’t make them like they used to, say hello to “Tuner,” a beautifully made crime romance with shades of “Thief” and “Good Will Hunting,” with a terrific star turn from Leo Woodall,...Read more
'Tuner' review: Thriller starts strong, finishes far from pitch-perfect
It feels too, well, easy to suggest that “Tuner” — a promising crime drama/thriller about a gifted piano tuner-turned-safe cracker — falls out of tune somewhere around its halfway point.
And yet here we are.
Up ...Read more
Congressional committee demands records, information on Boston's sanctuary city policies
The House Judiciary Committee, under the leadership of Chair and Republican Congressman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, has sent letters to Boston’s law enforcement leaders demanding documents and information on the city’s ...Read more
'Pressure' review: Captivating World War II drama surrounds D-Day forecast
War and weather come together to fuel the compelling new historical drama “Pressure.”
In theaters this week, it chronicles the incredibly important role the hard-to-craft forecast played in the Allied Forces’ ...Read more
South Carolina's Black and Democratic voters were urged to turn out to foil Trump redistricting efforts
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Over the weekend, South Carolina Democrats and African Americans were urged in churches and on social media to participate in early voting in party primaries, which opened cross the state Tuesday morning...Read more
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'PRESSURE'
Rated PG-13 for war violence, bloody images, some strong language, and smoking.
What it’s about: Details the tense days before D-Day when General Dwight D. Eisenhower and Scottish meteorologist James Stagg ...Read more
Meta lays off nearly 1,400 Seattle area employees
Meta’s sweeping layoffs announced last month hit 1,395 employees in King County, per a recent state filing last week.
While Meta is headquartered in Menlo Park, Calif., the company maintains a significant presence in ...Read more
Trump claims nobody will control Hormuz, US to watch over it
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said that no one nation would control the Strait of Hormuz, pushing back on Iranian demands to manage the vital energy waterway.
“Nobody’s going to control it. It’s ...Read more
Long before San Diego mosque shooting, teen suspect's high school raised alarms
SAN DIEGO — A fascination with mass killings, dressing like a fictional TV serial killer, telling a friend not to go to school the next day — all are part of the troubling behavior a Chula Vista school official cited ...Read more
Antonio Reynoso defends calls suggesting Mayor Zohran Mamdani's support in NY's 7th District race
NEW YORK — Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso is defending organizers’ phone calls to voters that suggest Mayor Zohran Mamdani supports him in the Democratic primary for the NY-07 congressional district, when ...Read more
Ranch seasoning sold at Walmart recalled due to salmonella risk
A ranch seasoning sold at Walmart has been recalled due to salmonella risk, according to authorities.
Blackstone Products of Providence, Utah is recalling certain lots of Blackstone Parmesan Ranch seasoning products, ...Read more
Oil in Venezuela, research in Cuba: Inside Epstein's ties to Latin America
Disgraced financier and registered sex offender Jeffrey Epstein had numerous relationships with the rich and powerful across South America and the Caribbean, a Miami Herald investigation has found.
When Venezuelan ...Read more
The Chicks launching 'Long Way' 20th anniversary tour in Detroit
DETROIT — They're still not ready to make nice.
Country trio the Chicks, formerly known as the Dixie Chicks, will kick off their 20th anniversary tour behind their 2006 album "Taking the Long Way" at Detroit's Fox ...Read more
5 takeaways from the discipline, resignation of Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara
MINNEAPOLIS — Brian O’Hara has resigned as police chief of the Minneapolis Police Department in the wake of “concerning substantiated findings” that he concealed evidence during an investigation into sexual ...Read more
Sound Advice: Feel the good vibrations with electric toothbrush
Q. I bought the TLOVII toothbrush you wrote about some time ago and can no longer find brush heads for it. I have been using a manual toothbrush since, and want to go back to an electric. Do you have any new toothbrushes ...Read more
Gov. Ron DeSantis finally unveils his proposal to cut Floridians' property taxes
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis’ property tax plan for the November ballot would raise the homestead exemption to $250,000 and require the Legislature to enact a plan to eliminate property taxes entirely for the ...Read more
'Keep our foot on the gas': American Black Film Festival marks 30 years in Miami Beach
MIAMI — It’s a story Jeff Friday has told at least a thousand times: He attended the Sundance Film Festival and was blown away by the amount of talent and stunned by the lack of diversity.
That led to him and two ...Read more
'Broadview Six' grand jury controversy spreads to COVID fraud case involving ex-Loretto Hospital exec
CHICAGO — The aftershocks of the “Broadview Six” case collapse have now spread to another high-profile case, where lawyers for a Texas man accused of being a low-level participant in a massive COVID-19 testing scam ...Read more
US denies Iran report on draft peace deal to reopen Hormuz
The U.S. denied an Iranian state television report on a draft interim peace deal that said maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz could return to normal within a month of it coming into effect.
“This report from ...Read more
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