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Miyuri Shimabukuro to Be Guest at Otakon 2025
Washington, D.C. (July 8, 2025) – Voice actress Miyuri Shimabukuro will be a guest at Otakon 2025, according to Otakorp Inc. She has played numerous roles in her career. Among her roles are Yuuna Yunohara from “Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Spring”...
Shinya Watada Added to Guest Roster for Otakon 2025
Washington, D.C. (July 8, 2025) – Animation director Shinya Watada will be a guest at Otakon 2025, according to Otakorp Inc. He worked on "Rock is a Lady's Modesty," which aired in April 2025. Working as an episode director for multiple series, he...
Hidetake Nishigaya Added to Guest List for Otakon 2025
Washington, D.C. (July 8, 2025) – Hidetake Nishigaya will be a guest at Otakon 2025, according to Otakorp Inc. He is an anime producer at TBS Television who worked on "Rock is a Lady's Modesty," which aired in April 2025. Other shows he has worked...

SENIORS: ‘A purpose in this world’: Older adults fear elimination of program that helps them find work
BY: ANNA CLAIRE VOLLERS - JULY 8, 2025 7:30 AM HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Mike Leslie, 66, sits at a desk beneath the buzz of fluorescent office lights, his fingers hovering over his new laptop keyboard. He smiles, eyes crinkling beneath a worn baseball...

Confusion over timing of a military flyover in March preceded a close call at Washington, D.C. area airport, NTSB finds
Washington (CNN) — A change in timing of a military flyover at Arlington National Cemetery ended with four Air Force jets dangerously close to a Delta Air Lines Airbus A319 taking off from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, according to a...

UMass student fatally shot in Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — A rising senior at UMass Amherst from Granby, was fatally shot in Washington, D.C. Tuesday. Eric Tarpinian-Jachym was interning for U.S. Representative Ron Estes, R-KS, this summer when he became an...

A Massive Increase in Crime Forces Washington D.C. to Increase Restrictions on Minors
D.C. leaders are tightening the rules for youth curfews this summer, expanding hours and coverage in a move aimed at curbing crime and protecting teens. The plan includes earlier start times and stricter limits in certain areas. Key Facts: The...

Kolkata law college rape: Bengal govt frames rules for 2022 bill to recruit Group C and D staff in colleges via College Service Commission
In the wake of the recent alleged rape at Kolkata’s Law College, in which the main accused is a former Trinamool Congress (TMC) student leader and a casual staffer, the West Bengal government has moved to implement a law — passed in 2022 — to...

Ambassador Bah receives Senegalese Ambassador to Washington D.C. H.E. Abdoul Wahab Haidara
- Advertisement - The following press release is published verbatim without edits. Washington D.C., July 1st, 2025: The Ambassador of the Republic of The Gambia to the United States of America, His Excellency Ambassador Momodou Lamin Bah, on...

These are the 13 projects that caught my eye at D&AD New Blood
Last week, I judged D&AD New Blood, the not-for-profit's festival focusing on UK students in the creative industries. Looking at the work of the next generation of creatives was an inspiring and humbling experience, and I left feeling hopeful...

Two Kids from Greensboro—Boston Gilmer (13) and Brianna Hood (9)—to Represent North Carolina at the 2025 Breakthrough T1D Children’s Congress, from July 7-9 in Washington, D.C.
They will join 170 kids from across the U.S. and five other countries in meetings with Members of Congress to advocate for type 1 diabetes (T1D) research Boston Gilmer Greensboro, North Carolina, June 27, 2025. Boston Gilmer, a rising...

Congressional intern killed in Washington, D.C. shooting, police offer reward for multiple suspects
Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Congressional intern was shot and killed in Washington, D.C. on Monday night. Eric Tarpinian-Jachym, a 21-year-old...

Atlanta United prepares for key matchup against D.C. United
Atlanta United is nearing the end of its road trip, with a match against D.C. United scheduled for July 5, 2025. The game will take place at 7:30 p.m. ET and will be broadcast on Apple TV's MLS Season Pass. Head coach Ronny Deila expressed...
Republicans push to remove undocumented immigrants from Census count
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Last week, President Donald Trump and Gov. Ron DeSantis were asked if they would back a proposal by Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia to exclude undocumented immigrants from being counted in the Census. Both...

Intern for U.S. congressman killed in Washington, D.C. shooting
A 21-year-old intern for Congressman Ron Estes was killed in a shooting in Washington, D.C. that also injured two others, according to police and officials. According to the Metropolitan Police Department, officers responded to reports of gunfire...

Jean C. Felio
A Funeral Mass for Jean C. Felio, age 88, will be held on July 12 at 1 p.m. at St. Alphonsus Church in Tupper Lake, with Reverend Severinus Torwoe officiating. Burial will follow at St. Alphonsus Cemetery. Jean passed away on Nov. 10, 2024, in...

Group looks to evaluate downtown Coeur d'Alene
The Downtown Core Working Group is continuing to evaluate development regulations and design guidelines for downtown Coeur d’Alene, and wants to keep the public up to speed on its findings. "The desired outcome is to have clear and consistent...

UMass Amherst student killed while interning in Washington D.C.
GRANBY, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - A UMass Amherst student from Granby is dead following a shooting in Washington D.C. Officials say Eric Tarpinian-Jachym, 21, was found unconscious along with a woman and a 16-year-old boy, with gunshot wounds about 15...

UMass Amherst student killed in Washington, D.C. shooting, ABC News reports
A University of Massachusetts Amherst student was shot and killed after "getting caught in a targeted gunfire" on June 30 in Washington, D.C., according to ABC News. (courtesy: WUSA)WASHINGTON, D.C. (WLNE) — A University of Massachusetts Amherst...

D.C. municipal staffer tapped for community development director
URBANA — Urbana could be close to filling a position that has been vacant for a little over a year. The city council is expected to vote Monday on Mayor DeShawn Williams’ appointment of Olivia Jovine to director of community development services...