2024

TL/DR - A Mesa High School student in Arizona was arrested after the school's new weapons detection system found a firearm on them. The school had just started using the weapons detection system that day as part of a wider rollout across all high schools in the Mesa Public Schools district. After the firearm was discovered, the student was…

TL/DR - A new poll from health policy research group KFF found that while President Biden's messaging for the Inflation Reduction Act is resonating with some voters, most people are still unaware of its key provisions. Awareness was highest among voters aged 65 and older, with 52% of this group aware of the IRA’s $35 cap on insulin for Medicare…

TL/DR - Former US President Donald Trump's private plane collided with a parked corporate jet while taxiing at a Florida airport. This incident was reported by the Federal Aviation Administration and public records. A public FAA database revealed that the Boeing 757 with a tail number matching Trump's plane was involved in this incident in West…

TL/DR - Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Central Upper Peninsula has received the Big Brothers Big Sisters of America Growth Award in 2023 for its youth mentoring program. The Growth Award acknowledges agencies that have shown an increase in the number of children and youths matched through the program. In the past year, the Central Upper…