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Vermont capital springs to life through poetry each April

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MONTPELIER, Vt. – As spring starts to blossom in New England, some Vermont communities come to life with the sites and sounds of written verse. “These are the honey makers The maple sap tappers The pollen gatherers The elixirs healing the future from the spirits of the past,” a woman recited from a poem written … Read more

‘Justice was not served’ | Family of slain SAISD officer angered by plea deals

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Two men were accused of killing Det. Cliff Martinez in 2019. District Attorney Joe Gonzales says the evidence did not support capital murder charges. SAN ANTONIO — A family is furious after the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office dropped capital murder charges in the death of an officer, and bargained with his accused killers. Detective … Read more

J-Hope becomes 2nd BTS member to join South Korean army

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SEOUL – J-Hope, a member of K-pop sensation BTS, entered a South Korean boot camp Tuesday to start his 18-month compulsory military service, becoming the group’s second member to join the country’s army. There was heated public debate in 2022 over whether to offer special exemptions of mandatory military service for BTS members, until the … Read more

Coroner: Aaron Carter drowned in tub from drug, inhalant

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Singer and rapper Aaron Carter accidentally drowned in his bathtub as a result of sedatives he’d taken and gas used in spray cleaners he had inhaled, a coroner’s report said Tuesday. Carter, the younger brother of the Backstreet Boys’ Nick Carter, was found submerged and dead at age 34 in the bathtub of his home … Read more