In Minneapolis, the minimum wage for rideshare drivers was vetoed by the mayor, but the city council overrode it. Therefore, Lyft and Uber will no longer operate in Minneapolis, which goes into effect on May 1st.
Read More Minnesota: Uber And Lyft Will Stop Offering Service In Minneapolis, Citing New Minimum Wage Law
In continuing negotiations over a temporary truce and hostage agreement in its conflict with Israel, Hamas has presented a formal counterproposal, raising hopes for the first time in weeks that more Israelis kidnapped on October 7th may be freed and that hostilities may end.
Read More Hamas Issues Counter-Proposal Hostage And Ceasefire Deal, Netanyahu Says Deal Is ‘Absurd’
GOP Governor Brian Kemp of Georgia signed a bill on Wednesday that gives a commission the authority to start removing and penalizing state prosecutors. This could very easily interfere with Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’s efforts to prosecute former President Trump.
Read More Gov. Brian Kemp Signs Law Reviving Georgia Sanctions Panel That Could Alter Trump’s Prosecution
On Thursday, James Crumbley, the father of Oxford High School shooter Ethan Crumbley, was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter.
Read More Father of Ethan Crumbley Guilty of Involuntary Manslaughter in Oxford High Shooting
Riley Strain, a student at the University of Missouri, has now been missing for nearly a week. On Wednesday night, family and friends came together for a vigil where they prayed for Riley’s safe return.
Read More Tennessee: Vigil For Missing Mizzou Student Held, Search Continues In Nashville
Paul Alexander was only six years old in 1952 when he contracted polio. The illness took away the ability to use his body in a matter of days. However, he persevered despite the sickness, living over 70 years with an iron lung.
Read More Paul Alexander, Man With Polio Forced Into Iron Lung In 1952, Passes Away At 78