TX State Wire

TL/DR - A US soldier, Staff Sgt. Gordon Black, has been sentenced to approximately four years in prison in Russia on charges of theft and threats of murder. Black was arrested in Vladivostok after his girlfriend accused him of stealing from her, leading to a sentence that also includes a fine of 10,000 rubles ($115). The US State Department…

TL/DR - Over the Memorial Day holiday weekend, a string of storms across the central and southern U.S. resulted in at least 22 deaths and widespread damage to homes and businesses. The storms, which coincided with a heat wave that set records from south Texas to Florida, caused deaths in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Kentucky. Over 400,000…