May 2021

POLICE REPORT

Editor’s Note: An arrest does not indicate whether a person is guilty of the crime with which they have been charged. A person is not considered guilty until they are convicted of a crime in a court of law.

Cheers to Home Economics

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Cheers to Home Economics

Number of Americans fully vaccinated tops 100 million

DALLAS (AP) — Disneyland reopened on Friday and cruise lines welcomed the news that they could be sailing again in the U.S. by midsummer, as the number of Americans fully vaccinated against COVID-19 hit another milestone: 100 million.

Giuliani probe includes look at move to oust ambassador

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal authorities investigating Rudy Giuliani are seeking information related to a former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine who was ousted from her job two years ago on orders of then- President Donald Trump, a lawyer for Giuliani said Friday.

Venezuela’s ‘doctor of the poor’ beatified in small ceremony

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A man revered by millions of Venezuelans as the “doctor of the poor” is one step away from sainthood after being beatified Friday in the South American country’s capital.

Former reality TV star Josh Duggar faces child porn charges

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Former reality TV star Josh Duggar faces charges of downloading and possessing child pornography under a federal indictment unsealed Friday.

Discussing mental health is vital

Mental health is a hot-button topic today. With every mass shooting or attack that takes place, mental health is often discussed as a root factor in violent scenarios. Suicide has also become a more common topic, with media focusing regular attention on the stories of those who died by suicide, especially teenagers and young adults.

TODAY IN HISTORY

2008 - Cyclone Nargis makes landfall in Myanmar killing over 130,000 people and leaving millions of people homeless

The last word

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“It’s time to move on

Protest or riot? It depends where you stand

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When the Nazis wanted to march through Skokie, Ill., many of the residents were horrified. A large percentage were Jewish, and some had been interned in concentration camps. The memory of those camps was still vivid, since this was 1978, a mere three decades after World War II had ended.