Feb. 26, 2026 — Sacramento, Calif. California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s recently released memoir Young Man in a Hurry: A Memoir of Discovery provides intimate details about his gavin newsom parents, focusing on the separate lives of his father, William Newsom III, and mother, Tessa Menzies, following their 1971 divorce when Newsom was 3 years old….
Feb. 26, 2026 — Sand Point, Alaska — Kaipo Kaminanga, a 15-year-old high school freshman and basketball player, went missing after Kaipo Kaminanga fell from canoe on Red Cove Lake during the evening of Monday, February 24. The incident occurred in frigid waters with temperatures in the upper 30s°F, prompting an ongoing search involving local…
Feb. 26, 2026 — Santa Ana, Calif. Niya Esperanza, a former youth ministry employee at Trinity United Presbyterian Church, filed the Trinity United Presbyterian Church lawsuit on February 16, 2026, in California Superior Court, Orange County. The suit names the church at 13922 Prospect Ave., Senior Pastor Joel Mitchell, and Does 1-50 as defendants, alleging…
Feb. 26, 2026 — Wilkes-Barre, Pa. The La’Niyah Clark parents, adoptive mother Ameerah Woods and father Antoine Clark, rallied more than 50 supporters outside Wilkes-Barre police headquarters on Feb. 25 to demand urgency in the investigation of 15-year-old La’Niyah “Lala” Clark’s disappearance on Jan. 17, after a body matching her description was found behind a…
Feb. 25, 2026 — Houma, Louisiana Emma Katherine Prejean, a 29-year-old band director at Harry Hurst Middle School in St. Charles Parish, was arrested by the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office Special Victims Unit on charges of indecent behavior with a juvenile and related child sex allegations. Emma Katherine Prejean jailed without bond at the Terrebonne…
Feb. 26, 2026 — Washington, D.C. Capitol Police arrested Aliya Rahman, a Minneapolis U.S. citizen living with autism and a pre-existing Aliya Rahman traumatic brain injury, during the State of the Union address on Feb. 25, 2026, after she stood silently in protest as Rep. Ilhan Omar’s guest, police said. Rahman was treated at George…
Feb. 25, 2026 — Washington, D.C. — Capitol Police arrested Aliya Rahman, guest of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) at President Trump’s State of the Union address, charging her with unlawful conduct after she stood silently in the gallery. Rep. Omar’s office issued a statement describing the response as “heavy-handed.” “My guest, Aliya Rahman, stood up…
Feb. 24, 2026 — Washington, D.C. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump awarded the Medal of Honor to 100-year-old retired U.S. Navy Capt. Royce Williams during the State of the Union address, honoring his solo dogfight against seven Soviet MiG-15 pilots on November 18, 1952, during the Korean War. The Royce Williams Wikipedia…
Feb. 24, 2026 — Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles Katherine Hartley Short, also referred to as Katherine Elizabeth Short and the 42-year-old eldest daughter of comedian Martin Short, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at her home here. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s office ruled the death a suicide, confirming what happened to Martin Short’s…
Feb. 26, 2026 — New Albany, Ind. Tributes to former NFL wide receiver Rondale Moore, who died on February 21 at age 25, have spotlighted his close-knit family, including details on Rondale Moore siblings. The Minnesota Vikings issued a statement mourning Moore, sending thoughts to his family without naming specific relatives. Reports confirm Moore was…