Green doesn’t dwell on it. He’s more concerned with the squirrels in his brother-in-law’s yard, which Green is forbidden to leave. If he goes to the mailbox outside a 30-minute window in the morning, his ankle monitor goes off, alerting authorities. To Green, this is freedom. He revels in having breakfast, watching the news, taking…
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School mascots: Nevada passes law banning ‘racially discriminatory’ school mascots and ‘sundown sirens’
Gov. Steve Sisolak was joined by members of the Nevada Indian Commission and tribal elders during the signing. Assembly Bill 88 specifically prohibits using “a name, logo, mascot, song or other identifier associated with the Confederate States of America or a federally recognized Indian tribe,” except when a tribe has specifically given a school permission…
A Florida school board is renaming middle and high schools honoring Confederate leaders
After debating the issue for a year, the Duval County School Board in Jacksonville approved on Tuesday the district’s recommendations to strip and replace the names. The schools to be renamed are Joseph Finegan Elementary School, Stonewall Jackson Elementary School, J.E.B. Stuart Middle School, Kirby-Smith Middle School, Jefferson Davis Middle School and Robert E. Lee…
Man looking for shark teeth in a Florida river survives an alligator bite to his head
Jeffrey Heim suffered a skull fracture in the attack, which happened last Sunday in Sarasota County. He needed 34 staples to close the wound. He also suffered puncture wounds on his hand from an alligator bite. The 25-year-old Tampa man thought he’d been hit by a boat propeller until he saw the alligator looking at…
Delta Air Lines: A passenger tried to breach the cockpit of a flight to Nashville, forcing the plane to make an emergency landing
The cockpit was never breached, and the passenger was taken into federal custody, Stephanie Kitts with the Albuquerque International Sunport told CNN. The FBI confirmed via Twitter that it responded to the incident, but added, “There is no threat to the public at this time.” A passenger on the flight, who spoke to CNN, said…
Five additional coffins found at 1921 Tulsa massacre search site
This brings the total amount of coffins found at the “mass grave feature” to 20 thus far, according to the city of Tulsa. After conducting the majority of the groundwork this week, the formal exhumation process is expected to start on Monday, June 7, the city said in a statement. An eight-member team from the…
Cincinnati school district to settle lawsuit filed by parents of bullied boy who hanged himself
Gabriel was 8 years old in 2017 when he hanged himself with a necktie in his Cincinnati home. His family subsequently filed a federal lawsuit against the district, the school’s principal and assistant principal, and a school nurse, alleging that the school did not adequately respond to the boy being bullied, and did not inform…
Andrew Brown Jr.: Two of the officers involved in the shooting are back at work and the third intends to resign
Brown, a 42-year-old Black man, was fatally shot on April 21 by Pasquotank County deputies in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, as they were attempting to serve a warrant for his arrest. Nearly a month after his death, Pasquotank County District Attorney Andrew Womble concluded that the shooting — which Brown’s family described as an execution…
Seven high school football coaches lose jobs over allegations they made a Hebrew Israelite player eat a pizza that had contained pork
They had all been previously suspended. It is unclear if the eighth coach has been exonerated of wrongdoing or if will face any further disciplinary action from the district. Local police are investigating the incident. Following the district’s own investigation, the Canton City Board of Education voted unanimously during a special meeting Thursday evening to…
Pray for rain:Utah governor asks residents to pray for rain to help combat a record drought
On Thursday, Gov. Spencer Cox issued a declaration calling for Utahns to participate in a weekend of prayer from Friday to Sunday. “I’ve already asked all Utahns to conserve water by avoiding long showers, fixing leaky faucets, and planting water-wise landscapes. But I fear those efforts alone won’t be enough to protect us,” Cox said….