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May 1, 2024

The White House has a new curator. Donna Hayashi Smith is the first Asian American to hold the post

Donna Hayashi Smith, originally from Hawaii, has been appointed as the new curator of the White House; she is the first Asian American to hold the position.

May 1, 2024

Staffing firm to pay $2.7M in DOJ settlement over mishandled COVID data

Insight Global, which performed COVID-19 contact tracing for the state of Pennsylvania, will pay $2.7 million in a Justice Department settlement.

May 1, 2024

Over 40% of Americans see China as an enemy, a Pew report shows. That's a five-year high

A Pew Research Center survey of a sample of 3,600 U.S. adults shows more than 40% of Americans label China as an enemy, reaching the highest level in 5 years; only 6% consider China a partner.

May 1, 2024

2 West Virginia county commissioners removed after arrests for skipping public meetings

A three-judge panel ordered Wednesday that two West Virginia county commissioners be removed from office after they were arrested for deliberately skipping public meetings.

May 1, 2024

Former Ohio GOP Senate candidate Josh Mandel threatened with jail time in divorce case

Former Ohio state Treasurer Josh Mandel, a three-time Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, has been threatened with jail time for violating the terms of a 2020 divorce agreement.

May 1, 2024

Mexican police say 5 dead after consuming toxic substance in Santeria 'power' ritual

Five people were found dead in southern Mexico's Oaxaca state after consuming a lethal combination of unspecified substances, police said Wednesday.

May 1, 2024

$15 minimum wage inches closer to appearing on Missouri ballot

A Missouri Jobs for Justice-backed initiative to put a statewide $15 minimum wage on the ballot has reportedly received nearly double the requisite number of signatures.

May 1, 2024

Body found in duffel bag identified as missing Philadelphia 4-year-old

A decomposed body found in a duffel bag in Philadelphia's Mantua neighborhood has been identified as that of missing 4-year-old Damari Carter.

May 1, 2024

Voicemail threats to Montana Sen. Tester land constituent in prison

30-year-old Anthony Cross of Billings, Montana, has been sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison for threatening Democratic Sen. Jon Tester over the phone.

May 1, 2024

Utah woman suspected of murder after friend shot in apparent failed suicide pact

21-year-old Heavenly Faith Garfield was arrested in Utah County, Utah, under suspicion of murder after a friend was shot in an apparent failed suicide pact.