AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Texas needs more mental health practitioners — especially in more rural areas like Uvalde. According to the Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists (TSBEP), about 170 counties have one or no psychologists. TSBEP is the licensing agency for mental health practitioners. At the State Capitol Thursday, TSBEP held a special meeting
Month: July 2022
A 45-year-old Chicago man faces charges for making police believe one of their own was in trouble and needed help. The incident unfolded Monday night near the Belmont Avenue CTA station, where a growing crowd of young people had already triggered a substantial police response. In the midst of the melee, a dispatcher called for
It’s become a familiar formula over recent weeks: the U.S. Supreme Court drops a consequential decision affecting the lives of millions, and engaged New Yorkers take to the streets to voice their reactions. Milestone rulings this month affecting gun laws and abortion rights made parts of the city a regular stomping ground for activists who
Two people were shot, including a 13-year-old boy, Thursday in Bronzeville on the South Side. They were near the sidewalk about 5:40 p.m. in the 600 block of East 40th Street when someone opened fire, striking them both, Chicago police said. The teen was shot in the buttocks and taken to the University of Chicago
SEATTLE — A cruise ship that struck an iceberg in Alaska has docked in Seattle for repairs. Video shows the moment the ship hit the iceberg on Saturday. The ship was turned around to Juneau, where it underwent inspection. It was cleared to travel at lower speeds to Seattle by authorities. The Norwegian Sun arrived
Ketanji Brown Jackson on Thursday was sworn in as a Supreme Court justice, officially making her the nation’s first Black woman to serve in the role. She will fill the seat being vacated by the retiring Justice Stephen Breyer, 83, whose previously announced departure after nearly 28 years on the bench took effect Thursday at noon. Jackson thanked
PHOENIX — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signed legislation Thursday that directs $335 million in state cash to construct virtual or physical fencing along the border with Mexico, part of a $564 million border security funding package that is the most ever spent by the state. The fencing legislation does not say where, when or how
By Juan Lozano and Elliot Spagat | Associated Press SAN ANTONIO — The tractor-trailer at the center of a human-smuggling attempt that left 53 people dead had passed through an inland U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint with migrants inside the sweltering rig earlier in its journey, a U.S. official said Thursday. The truck went through the
Mo Bamba plans on returning to the Orlando Magic. Bamba agreed to terms with the Magic on a 2-year, $21 million contract, his agents told Yahoo Sports on Thursday. The deal can’t become official until 12:01 p.m. on July 6. Bamba, the No. 6 pick in the 2018 draft, finished the final season of his