City and state leaders condemn a Philadelphia boycott ride targeting Jewish businesses
Jewish organizations are urging Philadelphia and Pennsylvania officials to speak out against a planned bicycle ride targeting businesses described by its organizers as pro-Israel or “Zionist.” A flyer shared by Philly Bike On Your Left, Philly Writers Against the War on Gaza, Boycott CookNSolo and Philly Solidarity Calendar advertises the ride for Nov. 8, starting […]
Democratic attorney general scores a surprise win over the Republican governor after a fierce campaign in a key swing state
Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford, a Democrat, is projected to defeat Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo, handing Democrats a major win in the closely contested battleground state, The Associated Press reported. The race was among the country’s most closely watched gubernatorial contests. Ford’s victory would make him Nevada’s first Black governor and return the governor’s office […]
Washington state voters seem to have approved the first-ever measure to separate boys’ and girls’ sports
REDMOND, Wash. — For Tumwater High School student Frances Staudt, Tuesday night brought the kind of tears that come with a long-awaited victory. After years of advocating for separate boys’ and girls’ sports, she watched as Washington voters appeared to back a measure she had helped champion. Initiative 638, which would require K-12 athletes to […]
Republicans suffer a historic Senate loss as Democrats win a strongly Republican state for the first time in nearly 100 years.
In Kansas, Democrats pulled off a result Republicans had feared: newcomer Adam Hamilton defeated first-term Sen. Roger Marshall, marking the first time since 1932 that the state has elected a Democrat to the Senate. Hamilton, a megachurch pastor, was projected to win after a surprisingly close and hard-fought race. Marshall’s campaign lost momentum late in […]
Illinois teachers union leader Stacy Davis Gates gets a major raise as state reading scores fall behind
Stacy Davis Gates, president of the Illinois Federation of Teachers, is set to receive a reported $70,000 annual raise as students across Illinois continue to face challenges in reading, according to an NBC Chicago report published Oct. 29. The IFT Executive Board approved an increase in her pay for that role from $180,000 to $250,000 […]
Missouri State Highway Patrol captures escaped convicted murderer from Tennessee prison again
Missouri state troopers have recaptured Jacob Allen Morley, who escaped from a Tennessee prison last week, a Missouri Highway Patrol spokesperson said Tuesday. Morley broke out of the Northwest Correctional Complex in Tiptonville on Oct. 25. Authorities say he later stole a pickup truck, which they tracked using FLOCK cameras. On Nov. 3, the Missouri […]
Americans urged to stay away from dangerous border state despite US ending shelter order
U.S. officials have ended a shelter-in-place order for government employees in Matamoros, Mexico, while continuing to advise Americans against traveling to the area. Matamoros lies across the border from Brownsville, Texas. The U.S. Mission to Mexico said Oct. 30 that the law enforcement activity behind the order had eased. Tamaulipas, the state where Matamoros is […]
Amid an outbreak, New York state records its first child measles death in over 30 years.
A child in Lewis County has died in New York’s first known measles-related death in more than 30 years, state officials said Monday. The death comes as a measles outbreak continues in the region. Gov. Kathy Hochul said she was heartbroken by the news and offered condolences to the child’s family and loved ones. She […]
Dangerous virus spread by mosquitoes surges in popular US state, with cases at their highest level in decades
Florida has recorded 485 dengue infections believed to have been acquired locally this year, marking its largest outbreak in decades, state health officials say. Surveillance data showed 60 additional cases between Oct. 18 and 24. About 95% of the locally acquired infections reported statewide have been in the Tampa Bay area, according to the Florida […]
Ohio State has never been in this much trouble before
Ohio State has never finished outside the top seven of the College Football Playoff rankings since they began in 2014. It once seemed almost unthinkable that the Buckeyes could miss the 12-team playoff. And yet, with what may be the final season before the field expands to 24 teams, their chances now look close to […]