Gold Star mother Debbie Austin traveled to the State Capitol recently to testify on a bill to name a portion of U.S. Highway 56 after her son, PFC Shane Austin, who was killed in Iraq in 2006. Shown with Austin are state Rep. Pat Proctor and state Rep. Ken Collins, who sponsored the bill. PROVIDED PHOTO
Ex Waste Management worker sues over racial discrimination TOPEKA – A Black former Waste Management employee said in a federal lawsuit that his supervisor and coworkers in Topeka discriminated against him because of his race. The Wichita Eagle reports that Robert Smith worked for the trash company for 13 years before he was fired last year.
WASHINGTON – At President Joe Biden’s direction, the Pentagon is putting about 8,500 U.S.-based troops on heightened alert for potential deployment to Europe to reassure allies amid rising fears of a possible Russian military move on Ukraine.
SAN DIEGO – The aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk steamed into San Diego in the fall of 1961 with fanfare usually enjoyed by royalty, wrote the San Diego Union’s Lester Bell in a story announcing the warship’s arrival. A swing band on a barge at the mouth of the newly dredged harbor channel played “California Here I Come,” and fire boats spraying plumes of water escorted it to North Island.
The University Park neighborhood of Los Angeles has a lot in common with urban areas across the U.S.: A dense population with lots of businesses and housing. A cluster of car dealerships. A row of restaurants. Schools and a community center.
A teen was taken into police custody following a small fire Friday in a bathroom at Leavenworth High School, police and fire department officials said. The fire was reported at 2:40 p.m.
• The Leavenworth City Commission will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Leavenworth City Hall, 100 N.
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court announced Monday that it will decide whether the use of race in the admissions processes at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina violates civil rights law and the Constitution, reviving a controversial legal debate over affirmative action that has been years in the making.
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court has rejected a challenge from House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy to the proxy voting system that Democrats put in place in response to the coronavirus pandemic. McCarthy had sought a declaration that proxy voting, an absent representative giving authority for someone in attendance to cast his or her vote, was unconstitutional.
The Leavenworth County Health Department reported more than 900 new COVID-19 cases and one additional death since last week. In an update released Monday, the… Login to continue reading Login…