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The City of Griffin, Georgia dedicated a community center to honor Sgt. Todd Thomas, who died from COVID-19 in 2021, just a year before his planned retirement. The center at the South Precinct will serve youth and families while keeping his legacy of service alive for generations.
A beloved athletic director is stepping into a new leadership role with a clear mission: make every student feel they belong. Todd Huff becomes Jessieville High School's principal July 1st with plans to strengthen school culture and boost achievement.
The Justice Department launched a pathway for certain individuals to regain their Second Amendment rights through a rigorous safety review process. The move balances constitutional rights with public safety protections.
Todd Brook, a Fort Worth firefighter battling terminal pancreatic cancer, is spending his final days on one last mission: finding a kidney donor for his wife Jennifer. Though too ill to speak, he's still saying yes to interviews to help her find a transplant.
Baseball legends Larry Walker and Todd Helton will be immortalized in bronze at Coors Field this season. The Colorado Rockies announced the statues during their annual fan fest, celebrating the franchise's only two Hall of Famers.
NBC 7's Monica Dean sat down with YMCA San Diego CEO Todd Tibbits for a powerful conversation between two cancer survivors. Their special "Find Your Light" interview celebrates Cancer Survivor Month with hope and healing. --- ##
After 25 years of leading Bethel Assembly of God Church in Chesapeake, Pastor Todd Hodges is calling on the community to help restore the century-old building. His social media plea for skilled volunteers combines faith with practical hope during Holy Week.
When Todd Meiklejohn collapsed from a massive stroke, his nurse wife found him just in time. Thanks to her quick action and a 38-minute surgical response, he walked out of the hospital two days later and finished a 100-mile bike ride two months after that.
Todd Gilliland, a driver from a small team entering as the 25th seed, just won NASCAR's $1 million In-Season Challenge by beating championship favorite Ryan Blaney. His five-week journey from long shot to million-dollar winner proves that in racing, anything can happen.
The Florida Gators basketball team claimed their first SEC championship in over a decade with a dominant 108-74 victory over Mississippi State. The win caps an extraordinary season that saw the team make history multiple times.
The Justice Department moved state-licensed medical marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III, opening doors for research and expanded treatment options. Veterans and patients with mental health conditions could benefit most from the policy shift.
The US government just made it significantly easier for patients to access medical marijuana by reclassifying cannabis from a dangerous drug to one with moderate to low addiction potential. This historic shift opens doors for more research and empowers doctors to prescribe treatments that were previously restricted.
For the first time in decades, the federal government officially reclassified marijuana, recognizing it's not as dangerous as heroin. The historic shift opens doors for medical research and could lead to full legalization.
More than 200 children were rescued and 350 alleged offenders arrested in a massive FBI operation spanning all 56 field offices. The sweep, called Operation Iron Pursuit, shows law enforcement's growing success in protecting America's most vulnerable.
The US Department of Justice just made one of the biggest changes to federal marijuana policy in decades, moving it from a highly restricted drug to a less dangerous category. The shift opens the door for critical medical research that could help millions of patients access better care.
A San Mateo man who survived the Warsaw Ghetto, Nazi slave labor, and combat by age 18 opens up for the first time at 95. His son turned their Chinese restaurant conversations into a memoir that's honest, humorous, and deeply human.
Rising songwriter Grayson May just won a prestigious Nashville scholarship honoring a beloved music industry advocate. The award will give him year-round career support as he builds his country music dreams.
Quick-thinking animal investigators used a rare emergency warrant to rescue six emaciated dogs from a Texas ranch, saving lives that couldn't wait for standard legal processes. The bold move shows how compassion and swift action can make the difference between life and death for animals in crisis.
Leonardo DiCaprio's Re:wild and the Bezos Earth Fund just launched a $200 million initiative to save 100 species from extinction. It's the largest single conservation effort ever dedicated exclusively to recovering critically endangered animals and plants.
New Zealand equestrian Tim Price rode to second place at the prestigious Badminton Horse Trials just three weeks after breaking his shoulder in an e-bike accident. The world No. 2 partnered with his longtime horse Falco to deliver a flawless final round despite the injury.
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