A Texas mother was arrested after a student was hospitalized after consuming a drink she mixed to prevent kids from stealing from her son, officials said. read more
Eight juveniles were shot at a SEPTA bus stop in Philadelphia's Burholme neighborhood Wednesday afternoon. The gunfire rang out around 3 p.m. at Rising Sun and Cottman avenues as students with Northeast High School were waiting for the bus. According to Philadelphia Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel, eight students -- between the ages of 15 and 17 -- were shot when three gunmen exited a vehicle and opened fire. One of the students is listed as critical at an area hospital. There was no immediate word on the conditions of the seven other victims. Bethel says over 30 shots were fired at the scene. Sources say police are looking for three shooters and a driver in a dark blue Hyundai Elantra with paper tags. The suspects were all wearing masks and were last seen driving over the Tookany Creek Bridge toward Cheltenham Township.
Undocumented immigrants could have a new pathway to the American dream of owning a home. Assemblymember Joaquin Arambula (D-Fresno) introduced Assembly Bill 1840 last month to expand the eligibility requirement for a state loan program to clarify that loans for first-time buyers are available to undocumented immigrants. The California Dream for All Shared Appreciation Loans program that launched last March by the California Housing Finance Agency offered qualified first-time home buyers with a loan worth up to 20% of the purchase price of a house or condominium. The loans don't accrue interest or require monthly payments. Instead, when the mortgage is refinanced or the house is sold again, the borrower pays back the original amount of the loan plus 20% of the increase in the home's value. read more
People who test positive for Covid-19 no longer need to routinely stay away from others for at least five days, according to new guidelines from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued Friday. read more
A 20-year veteran of the Chicago Police Department has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the city, alleging that his race is listed as Caucasian in his personnel file, but he "currently identifies as Egyptian and African American." Mohammad Yusuf, 43, claims that the department only offered Caucasian, Black, and Hispanic as race designations when he joined the force in 2004, so he chose "Caucasian." But the department now allows incoming officers to choose from "over nine" different racial designations, the lawsuit says. The police department has a "blanket prohibition" against changing an officer's race in its records. Yet, it allows officers to "have their gender identity corrected to match their lived experience," Yusuf's suit claims. read more
Hey Danni. When did you start calling for the murder of politicians you don't like? I have a general idea on the year. But please confirm.