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Michael Rubinkam Associated Press Kay Lahusen, a pioneering LGBTQ rights activist who chronicled the movements earliest days through her photography and writing, has died. She was 91. Known as the first openly gay U.S. photojournalist, Lahusen died Wednesday at Chester County Hospital outside Philadelphia, following a brief illness. Together with her partner, the late activist Barbara Gittings, Lahusen advocated for gay civil rights years before the 1969 Stonewall uprising in New York helped la...

“The delays in processing the death records were due to a variety of reasons during the COVID-19 pandemic to include the processing of deaths of New Mexico residents occurring out-of-state as well as incomplete or inaccurate information at the time of death,” cited DOH’s press release. DOH reported a woman in her 70s died from COVID-19 in the past 30 days. She was hospitalized and had underlying medical conditions. She was a resident of Lakeview Christian Home in Carlsbad. In a Wednesday ...

View Comments Authorities responding to a report of an assault and attempted abduction were taken on a high-speed chase from Parker to Sioux Falls on Wednesday night. Around 10 p.m. Wednesday, Turner County deputies responded to Get N Go in Parker for a report of an assault and abduction attempt, according to a post on the agencys Facebook page. When Turner County deputies approached the vehicle, the driver fled the scene in a gray Jeep Grand Cherokee and went east at a "high rate of speed,"...

The state police Criminal Justice Information Center said Wednesday that 1,083 people were killed in 2020, compared to 985 in 2019.

Pacific Daily News View Comments A group of Republican senators introduced legislation that would require meetings between the governor and all members of the Guam Legislature to be open to the public. Recently, Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero met with senators to discuss how the American Rescue Plan funds would be used. The meeting was closed to the public, and was followed by a press conference. Sens. James Moylan, Chris Duenas and Tony Ada introduced legislation on Monday that would mandate that cl...

USA TODAY At least 21 ultramarathon athletes died after brutal weather swept across a mountainous area of northwest China during the Huanghe Shilin Mountain Marathon, state media reported Sunday. Another 151 participants in the 100 kilometer race – 62 miles – in Baiyin City in Gansu Province were accounted for, and eight people were hospitalized in stable condition, local rescue headquarters reported. The officials cited a sudden, dramatic change in the weather during Saturdays race in th...

The change was felt immediately in Iowa schools. Des Moines Public Schools said the district will comply with the law. A statement from the district said that masks "are still the best method available to protect the unvaccinated." "A bill signed into law shortly after midnight by Gov. Kim Reynolds supersedes CDC recommendations and Polk County Health Department guidance that schools continue to require masks until the end of the school year for the health and safety of unvaccinated students an...

Since the start of pandemic, 3- and 4-year-olds werent required to wear masks at day care in New York. That changed on Wednesday.

A lot has happened in the last few weeks, but it has come to the point where Knox County Schools will reevaluate its relationship with police in schools. The police department employs 14 school resource officers who are based in middle and high schools within city limits. The Knox County Sheriffs Office employs 32 officers and the school district has close 100 of its own armed security force.  But that could all change.  Its up to the school board to decide how it will involve community memb...

The recall covers certain Optima sedans from 2013 through 2015 and Sorento SUVs from 2014 and 2015.