A more than century-long effort to pass anti-lynching legislation culminated Tuesday when President Joe Biden signed a landmark bill that makes lynching a federal hate crime. The effort began 122 years ago, when the first anti-lynching bill was introduced in Congress by U.S.
EDITOR’S NOTE: As part of a series, two student honorees for each month of the school year are being named as nominees for the 2022 Best of Tri-County Area Preps Student of the Year award, which will be announced in June. These are the December honorees who are finalists for a chance to win a new vehicle from Patriot Auto Group.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – In a rare disagreement with the Republican-dominated Legislature, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed the state’s newly drawn congressional maps Tuesday, and lawmakers will hold a special session in April to redraw them.
The McLoud Historical Society is in process of filling its feature case to compose McLoud’s Scouting programs historically through present day. This case will feature uniforms, pins, hats, camping gear, and memorabilia of Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts in the McLoud area.
WASHINGTON – Maine Sen. Susan Collins said Wednesday she will vote to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, giving Democrats at least one Republican vote and all but assuring Jackson will become the first Black woman on the Supreme Court.
Please send items for the calendar to Elisabeth Slay, eslay@news-star.com and/or newsroom@newsstar.com. March 31 The Shawnee Ministerial Association (SMA) bringing back the Community Ecumenical Lenten Worship Series.
MEDYKA, Poland – The number of people who have fled Ukraine since Russian troops invaded has surpassed 4 million, the United Nations reported Wednesday as shelling continued in places where Moscow had vowed to ease its military operations.
As part of their community service during their prayer retreat, members of OBU’s Theta Sigma Chi helped sort books by categories, pack books and moved them to a storage unit for the Friends of the Shawnee Public Library’s book sale. According to Trisha Houghton, president of the Friends of the Library Board of Directors, the social club members also set up for an afternoon children’s program.
POTTSVILLE, Pa. – A deadly pileup involving 80 vehicles on a Pennsylvania interstate during a snow squall killed six people, state police said Wednesday.
Norman residents got their first opportunity Tuesday to confront the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority over plans to destroy hundreds of homes to make way for new toll roads. About a dozen protesters, led by civil engineer Amy Cerato, showed up at the meeting to argue the expansion plan approved in January.