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Grovewood Baseball Museum’s Jamison Pack developing TV show about building connections
Meet your SRO event planned
Coming up Friday, May 29, students and their parents can enjoy spending time with all the county SROs outside of a school setting and in a fun, laid-back environment at Fred Miller Park.

Two men charged with creating AI-generated porn under new law targeting ‘deepfakes’
NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors have charged two men with using artificial intelligence to create nude videos and photos of female celebrities under a newly enacted law meant to halt the spread of deepfake pornography.

Judge dismisses charges against ex-administrator accused after student shot teacher
A Virginia judge on Thursday dismissed all charges against a former school administrator accused of ignoring repeated warnings that a 6-year-old had a gun hours before a teacher was shot.
‘I failed’: Woman at center of sprawling Minnesota fraud gets nearly 42-year prison sentence
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A judge on Thursday handed down an extraordinary prison sentence — nearly 42 years — to the former leader of a Minnesota nonprofit who was convicted in a staggering $250 million fraud case that helped ignite an immigration crackdown by the Trump administration.
Man guilty of killing a woman and her daughter set to be executed in Florida
STARKE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man convicted of fatally stabbing of his cousin's girlfriend and the couple's 4-year-old daughter is set to be executed Thursday evening.
Democrats are hoping for a breakthrough as the House takes another Iran war vote
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House is expected to vote on legislation Thursday to compel President Donald Trump to withdraw from the war with Iran, a significant test of lawmakers' willingness to go along with a conflict the president launched over two months ago without congressional approval.
Ukraine says its drones hit another refinery deep inside Russia as long-range strikes escalate
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian drones smashed into another Russian refinery overnight, starting a fire that produced huge clouds of black smoke, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday, in what appeared to be the latest longrange attack on Moscow's vital oil industry.

Memorial Day: Higher fuel prices have some Americans scaling back their travel plans
As someone who is 'not the best person with bugs and stuff,' Stephanie Bernaba never imagined herself becoming an outdoorsy mom.
Free speech or race-baiting? Tennessee shooting stirs debate over livestreamer’s actions
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee judge on Thursday set a $1 million bond for a white livestreamer charged with attempted murder for allegedly shooting and wounding a Black man in a case that has stoked debate over the extents of free speech and the rights of content creators who profit from hate-filled interactions.
