Crystal River, a low-lying coastal community in western Florida, is reeling from the worst flooding event in decades because of Hurricane Idalia.
Author: Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY
Three school districts suspend in-person classes due to COVID-19, other illnesses
Citing a rise in illness-related absences of students and teachers, school districts in Texas and Kentucky have canceled in-person classes this week.
Feds fine ship company $2 million for dumping oil and garbage into ocean off U.S. coast
Zeaborn Ship Management pleaded guilty to keeping false records related to dumping oily bilge water into the ocean for months.
Feds charge former oil trader in international bribery scheme involving Mexican officials
A former Vitol employee has been charged with bribery after the company paid a hefty settlement related to the scheme in 2020.
Maryland reports state’s first case of locally acquired malaria strain in over 40 years
The Maryland Department of Health confirmed the state’s first case of a locally acquired strain of malaria in more than 40 years on Friday.
Human trafficking: A network of crime hidden across a vast American landscape
Human trafficking is a multi-billion dollar criminal business in the U.S. that continues with little effective opposition
Florida law restricting property ownership for Chinese citizens, others remains active
A judge denied a preliminary injunction to bar a Florida law that severely limits people from seven countries from owning property in the state.
Oklahoma Supreme Court will consider Tulsa Race Massacre reparations case
The Oklahoma Supreme Court agreed to consider a reparations case regarding the Tulsa Race Massacre after a district judge dismissed it last month.
Denver police officer fatally shot a man she thought held a knife. It was a marker.
Police released body-worn camera footage, which showed an officer fire two shots at Brandon Cole as he ran toward her holding a marker, not a knife.
Ukrainian man pleads guilty in dark web scheme that stole millions of Social Security numbers
Vitalii Chychasov is facing up to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to selling millions of people’s private information, including SSNs.