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May 21, 2024

Storms spin up tornadoes in Iowa that cause injuries, topple wind turbines

Storms spun up tornados in Iowa that caused an unknown number of injuries and extensive damage, including the taking down of several 250-foot wind turbines.

May 21, 2024

Massachusetts considering universal, free community college

A plan for universal, tuition-free community college for Massachusetts residents was discussed Tuesday as the state Senate launched debate on this year's budget.

May 21, 2024

Wisconsin regulators investigating manure spill that caused mile-long fish kill

Wisconsin environmental regulators said a manure spill at a dairy farm has resulted in a mile-long fish kill in Monroe County; drinking water should not be affected.

May 21, 2024

German author Jenny Erpenbeck wins International Booker Prize for tale of tangled love affair

Author Jenny Erpenbeck and translator Michael Hofmann have been awarded the International Booker Prize for fiction for the novel 'Kairos,' beating out five other finalists.

May 21, 2024

Former Arizona grad student convicted of killing professor

Expelled University of Arizona graduate student Murad Dervish, 48, was convicted Tuesday of the fatal 2022 shooting hydrology professor Thomas Meixner.

May 21, 2024

Parole hearing delayed for former LAPD detective who killed ex-boyfriend's wife

A parole opportunity for former Los Angeles Police Detective Stephanie Lazarus was delayed this week. Lazarus was convicted in 2012 of killing Sherri Rasmussen 26 years prior.

May 21, 2024

Detroit cop on administrative duties after telling anti-Israel protester to 'go back to Mexico'

A Detroit police lieutenant has been placed on administrative duties after bodycam footage showed him engaging in a shouting match with an anti-Israel demonstrator.

May 21, 2024

4 in 5 Hawaii households can't afford single-family home, report finds

Only one of every five Hawaii households can afford a single-family home, according to a bleak Monday housing report from the University of Hawaii.

May 21, 2024

A Canadian serial killer who brought victims to a pig farm is hospitalized after a prison assault

Robert Pickton, a convicted Canadian serial killer who brought victims to his pig farm near Vancouver in the 1990s and early 2000s, is in life-threatening condition after being assaulted in prison.

May 21, 2024

Woman living inside Michigan grocery store sign tells police it's an 'old safe spot'; doesn't explain further

An unnamed 34-year-old woman living inside the Family Fare sign in Midland, Michigan, told police it had a reputation as an "old safe spot" within her family.