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Niegan la libertad a uno de los fundadores del Tren de Aragua preso en Colombia
Una alta corte en Colombia informó el viernes que negó un recurso de amparo con el que uno de los presuntos fundadores de la banda transnacional Tren de Aragua buscaba recuperar su libertad luego de alegar que se encontraba preso ilegalmente en una cárcel de Bogotá. Larry Álvarez Núñez, alias “Larry Changa”, fue capturado el…
Donna Vickroy: Are school safety threats the new normal? Onus is on kids — and parents — to take action
See something, say something. The community is the hero in Tinley Park, Elgin, Joliet and many other Chicago-area towns, where alert and responsive kids and adults learned of threats to their schools and quickly reached out to authorities. “I can’t emphasize enough how important it is for the community to keep us in the know,”…
Native Flossmoor authors who suffered pregnancy loss share history of reproductive care
Pregnancy loss can be difficult enough, but women who have been through it say society often doesn’t want to hear about it. It wasn’t always like that, said Rebecca Little, who co-wrote “I’m Sorry for your Loss,” with Colleen Long during a recent talk sponsored by the Palos-Orland League of Women Voters. Long, who covers…
Megyn Kelly moved to CT and wants to run for Senate. Republican candidate asks for her support
Former Fox News host Megyn Kelly has moved to Connecticut and she’s angling for a new job: US senator. In a post on X Wednesday, the conservative commentator shared U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy’s video of himself speaking on the Senate floor to “block a Republican resolution that sought to make out transgender kids as a…
Voters split on whether Harris or Trump would do a better job on the economy: poll
By JOSH BOAK and LINLEY SANDERS WASHINGTON (AP) — Going into November’s election, neither Kamala Harris nor Donald Trump has a decisive edge with the public on the economy, turning an issue that was once a clear strength for Trump into the equivalent of a political jump ball. About 4 in 10 registered voters say…
House unanimously votes to boost Trump security as Congress scrambles to ensure candidate safety
By MARY CLARE JALONICK and FARNOUSH AMIRI WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers are scrambling to ensure that the U.S. Secret Service has enough money and resources to keep the nation’s presidential candidates safe amid repeated threats of violence. It’s unclear, though, how much they can do with only weeks before the election, or if additional dollars would make…
Thousands of parents receive texts assuring students’ safety after widespread threat
BATON ROUGE – Parents in and around the capital area were sent emails and texts Friday morning alerting them of a post circulating on social media threatening several schools. St. Joseph’s, Denham Springs High School, and Our Lady of Mercy, just to name a few, contacted parents about the reported threat. Some schools such as…
Livingston Parish School Board approves trio of employee stipends from local, state, federal funds
LIVINGSTON — The Livingston Parish School Board approved a set of three stipends for its employees from local, state and federal funds, the board said Friday. Superintendent Jody Purvis said the first payment will be issued on Oct. 10, which includes the state’s certificated and support staff stipend. A recruitment and retention stipend is being…
Detectives searching for suspect in shooting on Greenwell Springs Road
BATON ROUGE – Officers are trying to identify a person accused of being involved in a shooting that happened on Greenwell Springs Road on Sept. 10. The shooting happened on the 5600 block of Greenwell Springs Road, but detectives did not specify the exact location. The individual pictured above is believed to be tied to…
Partisan or independent? Senate race rests on Larry Hogan’s record and ‘label’
Before announcing his U.S. Senate run in February, Larry Hogan helped lead “No Labels,” a centrist group that flirted with the idea of nominating a third-party presidential candidate for the 2024 election. The former two-term governor resigned from his post with the organization in late 2023 and now is hoping voters in heavily Democratic Maryland…