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WINDER, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia county’s emergency call center was overwhelmed by calls on Sept. 4 about a school shooting at Apalachee High School, records released Friday by Barrow County show. That exemption would cover calls from most of the 1,900 students at the school in Winder, northeast of Atlanta. Calls spiked around 10:20 Continue reading

Photograph: PA/Niall Carson The former principal of Wilson’s Hospital School in Co Westmeath was “absolutely horrified” when teacher Enoch Burke interrupted a school religious service asking her to withdraw her “demand” that teachers “accept transgenderism”, the High Court has heard. Niamh McShane said she also felt “agitated” and “hunted” when Mr Burke approached her at Continue reading

Police say a hunter in northeastern Wisconsin has discovered the skeletal remains of a 3-year-old boy who vanished in February TWO RIVERS, Wis. — A hunter in northeastern Wisconsin discovered the skeletal remains of a 3-year-old boy who vanished in February, police confirmed Friday. Elijah Vue was last seen at the home of his mother’s Continue reading

CHARLOTTE — Of the many untrue declarations former president Donald Trump made during his debate last week with Vice President Kamala Harris, his claim that no one attends her rallies is a standout. The demographic landscape of Planet Kamala is many-hued, not very old and wild as vacationers during Beach Week. I haven’t seen such Continue reading

HONOLULU (AP) — Investigators reviewing the emergency response to last year’s wildfire that killed 102 people on Maui said in a report released Friday they found “no evidence” Hawaii officials made preparations for it, despite days of warnings that critical fire weather was coming. That lack of planning hindered efforts to evacuate the historic town Continue reading

Asian American groups are sounding the alarm after the House this week passed a bill seeking to revive the highly controversial, Trump-era surveillance program the China Initiative. While the China Initiative, which expired in 2022, was intended to curb Chinese economic and technological espionage, many Asian American groups accused the program of racial profiling toward Continue reading

READ MORE Ceann Comhairle Seán Ó Fearghaíl said the debate had been “a disgrace” with constant heckling and interruptions between Government and Opposition benches. Meanwhile, Fianna Fáil TD Barry Cowen has faced criticism for his remarks during the debate where he said extending the eviction ban would be like “making sweets free for children”. “It’s Continue reading

More threats in Springfield, Ohio: ‘We need help, not hate,’ mayor says A new round of bomb threats have targeted three medical facilities and an unspecified fourth facility in Springfield, Ohio, on Saturday, officials said. Springfield Regional Medical Center, Ohio Valley Surgical Hospital and Kettering Health Springfield were listed by authorities as targets. Two elementary Continue reading

Photograph: PA/Niall Carson The former principal of Wilson’s Hospital School in Co Westmeath was “absolutely horrified” when teacher Enoch Burke interrupted a school religious service asking her to withdraw her “demand” that teachers “accept transgenderism”, the High Court has heard. Niamh McShane said she also felt “agitated” and “hunted” when Mr Burke approached her at Continue reading

A cat aptly named Drifter is safe at home after sneaking out and getting trapped in a sewer for nearly eight weeks Cat is safe after sneaking out and getting trapped in a sewer for nearly 8 weeks DULUTH, Minn. — A cat aptly named Drifter is safe at home after sneaking outside and getting Continue reading