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US 7 hours ago

Doris Kearns Goodwin and Laurie Anderson to receive medals from American Academy of Arts and Letters

The American Academy of Arts and Letters announced Friday that it is honoring Doris Kearns Goodwin, Laurie Anderson and James C. Horton; they will receive their awards in May.

Georgia 7 hours ago

Georgia House and Senate showcase contrasting priorities as 2024 session ends

The 2024 legislative session in Georgia showcased contrasting priorities between the House and Senate, with minority Democrats unable to leverage those differences.

Wisconsin 8 hours ago

Wisconsin Gov. Evers vetoes $3B tax cut, DEI crackdowns, other GOP-backed bills

Democratic Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers on Friday vetoed 41 bills passed by the state's Republican-led Legislature, including a $3 billion tax cut.

Chicago 8 hours ago

Chicago plans to move migrants to other shelters and reopen park buildings for the summer

Five Chicago shelters for migrants will soon close and nearly 800 people will be moved in order for the city to reopen park district buildings in time for summer.

New York 8 hours ago

New York City's mayor gets baptized in jail by Rev. Al Sharpton on Good Friday

Eric Adams, Mayor of New York City, received a jailhouse baptism from Rev. Al Sharpton on Good Friday at the Rikers Island jail complex, joining in on the rite with a group of incarcerated men.

Maine 8 hours ago

Special Olympics Maine founder accused of grooming, sexually abusing 9-year-old

The late Special Olympics Maine founder Melvin "Mickey" Boutilier is accused in a new lawsuit of grooming and sexually abusing a boy over the course of two decades.

Maine 8 hours ago

Maine Gov. Mills proposes budget revisions for housing, childcare

Democratic Maine Gov. Janet Mills unveiled Friday a budget revision that includes additional, one-time spending on housing expenditures, as well as more childcare grants.

Italy 9 hours ago

Pope skips Good Friday event to preserve health ahead of Easter, Vatican says

The Vatican announced that Pope Francis skipped the annual Good Friday procession held at the Colosseum in Rome in order 'to protect his health,' he instead followed the event from home.

Pennsylvania 9 hours ago

3 Pennsylvania men have convictions overturned after decades behind bars in woman's 1997 killing

Three men, imprisoned for years in the 1997 murder of a 70-year-old woman, have had their convictions overturned by a PA judge; the DNA of the men 'never matched that found at the scene.'

Indiana 9 hours ago

Braun Senate campaign ordered to pay $159K for finance violations

Republican Indiana Sen. Mike Braun's 2018 campaign has been ordered to pay a $159,000 civil penalty to the FEC for a finance violation blamed on clerical error.