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The Public Safety Desk covers crime, courts, public safety, and state and local government news across the United States. Our team focuses on accountability reporting and clear, plain-language coverage of issues affecting local communities.

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Tennessee ✔

Public Safety

Amber Alert Issued for Missing 3-Year-Old Out of Clarksville

Tennessee authorities issued an Amber Alert on June 2 for a 3-year-old reported missing from Clarksville. A search was underway as of Monday night.

◉ Tennessee · 1 month ago

New Jersey ✔

Politics

DOJ Probes George Santos Over Alleged Insider Trading on Prediction Platform Kalshi

Federal investigators are looking into whether former Rep. George Santos bet on his own State of the Union appearance using prediction market Kalshi.

◉ New Jersey · 1 month ago

New Jersey ✔

Politics

New Jersey Voters Who Backed Kean Try to Explain Their Decision

The New York Times spoke with New Jersey voters who supported Tom Kean and asked them to account for their choice at the polls.

◉ New Jersey · 1 month ago

Hawaii ✔

Politics

Jill Biden Book Says Doctors Checked President Right After 2024 Debate, Not Days Later

Jill Biden's new book says doctors examined Joe Biden immediately after the 2024 presidential debate, contradicting the administration's earlier account.

◉ Hawaii · 1 month ago

Texas ✔

Politics

Greg Abbott Posts AI Spurs Meme Mocking New York Gov. Kathy Hochul

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott shared an AI-generated photo on X depicting himself in a San Antonio Spurs jersey dunking on New York Gov. Kathy Hochul during NBA Finals...

◉ Texas · 1 month ago

District of Columbia ✔

local news

Iraq War Veteran Leads Crew Rehabbing Neglected Japanese Garden at West LA VA

John Follmer, an Iraq war veteran, heads a volunteer crew restoring a Japanese garden on the West LA Veterans Affairs Campus.

◉ District of Columbia · 1 month ago

Kentucky ✔

Politics

Trump’s Push to Strip U.S. Citizenship Stalls Against Legal Barriers

President Trump vowed to revoke citizenship at scale, but immigrant advocates and legal scholars say the process is proving far more difficult than his rhetoric suggested.

◉ Kentucky · 1 month ago

California ✔

Politics