Paterson has seen fewer shootings and more cases solved over the last four years. In 2025, police closed 77% of nonfatal shooting cases with arrests, compared to just 20% in 2022. Homicide clearance rates also jumped from 39% to 69% in the same period. Fewer cases mean detectives can spend more time
Hate crimes against Latinos in the U. S. hit an all-time high in 2025, jumping 18% from the previous year. While most groups saw fewer hate crimes, Latino-targeted incidents kept climbing—a trend that’s continued nearly every year since 2015. California alone saw a 14. 8% increase, with 240 reported
Mike Waltz, the U. S. representative to the United Nations, made headlines on Wednesday when he echoed a senator’s doubts about former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet’s suitability for the top UN post. The comments came during a Senate committee hearing where Senator Pete Ricketts criticized Bac
The winter chill is finally fading, and spring invites us to share a movie under the stars. A handy projector can turn any backyard into a cinema, and Anker’s latest model makes that simple. The Nebula P1i is built for travel, featuring a sturdy handle so you can carry it from room to patio. It n
A new police unit in Memphis was set up last fall to cut down on street crime. The group works with the National Guard and local police, but it also arrests people who are not allowed to stay in the country. Investigations show that only a tiny fraction of those arrested were actually involved in
In many blue states, politicians feel trapped by long‑standing union contracts that lock in rules on schools and police. These agreements make it hard for new leaders to push reforms, even when voters want change. Some states, like Wisconsin and Idaho, have cut union influence and see better growth,
The film “In Our Nature” looks at how kids who spend more time on screens than outside might lose touch with the world around them. The makers asked: if children are glued to devices for up to seven hours a day, what will happen when nature lessons become more political and less universal? They set
When the tax deadline falls, a wave of money moves through banks and digital wallets. In April this year, the IRS sent out almost 70 million refunds, totaling more than $240 billion—about a 14% jump from last year. The average refund is now over $3, 400, and many of those checks arrive directly into
Astronauts on Artemis II used two expert photographers to learn how to take clear pictures of the moon and Earth. The training lasted about twenty hours before the launch on April 1. It was the first time humans visited the moon in over fifty years. The instructors are graduates of a well‑known pho
The Kootenai Youth Recreation Organization (KYRO) is taking a big step to keep local skaters on the ice by building a second rink at Frontier Ice Arena. The arena has already stretched its capacity with every available sheet of ice in use, so a new, NHL‑sized surface is the logical next move.
