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2une In Previews: Tuition-free EMT classes
BATON ROUGE – Have you ever wanted to be an EMT? Now is the time: Acadian Ambulance services is offering a free EMT class. Attend the class at any of the Acadian locations and learn basic life-saving techniques to make a difference in your community. Watch the video above for more information! Permalink| Comments Top…
Prosecutor seeks to restore rape conviction after judge whose son is serial rapist orders freedom
BATON ROUGE — The East Baton Rouge Parish district attorney on Wednesday asked the state Supreme Court to void a judge’s decision that threw out a man’s rape conviction, saying the judge couldn’t grant the man freedom when all he asked for was a reduced sentence. Donald Ray Link was sentenced to life in prison…
Amazon jobs to become available by end of week at former Cortana Mall-turned fulfilment center
BATON ROUGE — The grand opening of the Amazon Fulfillment Center at the former site of Cortana Mall is approaching and jobs for the facility will become available starting Friday, a city councilman said. Anywhere from 1,900 and 2,500 jobs will be available starting at $16.50 an hour, Cleve Dunn Jr. said. Dunn’s District 6…
UN’s top court opens hearings on the Israeli military’s incursion into Rafah
By MOLLY QUELL (Associated Press) THE HAGUE (AP) — South Africa told the United Nations’ top court on Thursday the situation in Gaza has reached “a new and horrific stage” as it sought emergency measures to halt Israel’s military operation in the enclave’s southern city of Rafah. It was the third time the International Court…
Comparing antiwar protests 60 years apart | READER COMMENTARY
The wall-to-wall coverage of protesters today takes me back to my anti-Vietnam marches in the ’60s, particularly those accompanying arrests and trials of the Catonsville Nine, folks from my hometown of Baltimore, some priests and nuns, who had burned draft card records and files (“Johns Hopkins encampment ends after protesters, university come to agreement,” May…
Teen who ate spicy chip died of high chile consumption and had a heart defect, autopsy says
By STEVE LeBLANC, KATHY McCORMACK and MICHAEL CASEY (Associated Press) BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts teen who participated in a spicy tortilla chip challenge on social media died from eating a large quantity of chile pepper extract and also had a congenital heart defect, according to an autopsy report obtained by The Associated Press. Harris…
Senator Menendez’s Wife Is Being Treated for Breast Cancer
Nadine Menendez is charged along with her husband, Senator Robert Menendez, in a complex bribery scheme. She will undergo a mastectomy. Press Release Distribution Service
Columbia Faculty Group Passes No-Confidence Resolution Against President
Hundreds of professors at the university weighed in on the resolution, which said the president, Nemat Shafik, had committed an “unprecedented assault on student’s rights.” Press Release Distribution Service
Why Some New York City Residents Are Suing Over Congestion Pricing
Their lawsuits argue that the tolling program would shift traffic and pollution to poor and minority neighborhoods and hurt small businesses. Press Release Distribution Service
Virginia ABC ousts CIO responsible for modernizing systems
Virginia ABC storefront. (Courtesy Virginia ABC via Facebook) Virginia ABC storefront. (Courtesy Virginia ABC via Facebook) The Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority has lost its fourth executive officer in nearly 10 months in the latest sign of instability within the authority’s leadership. Paul Williams is out as ABCs Chief Information Officer after serving in the…