House Republicans ditch their day jobs to stand with Trump, while legislating languishes
Leaving Washington behind, prominent far-right House Republicans who have repeatedly thrown this Congress into chaos showed up Thursday at Donald Trump’s hush money trial to do what they do best.
Alabama Mercedes employees overwhelmingly vote against joining union, slowing UAW effort in South
Workers at two Mercedes-Benz factories near Tuscaloosa, Alabama, voted overwhelmingly against joining the United Auto Workers on Friday, a setback in the union’s drive to organize plants in the historically nonunion South.
Israeli army finds bodies of 3 hostages in Gaza killed at Oct. 7 music festival
The Israeli military said Friday its troops in Gaza found the bodies of three Israeli hostages killed by Hamas during its Oct. 7 attack, including German-Israeli Shani Louk.
Hundreds pack funeral for Roger Fortson, the Black airman killed in his home by a Florida deputy
Hundreds of Air Force members in dress blues joined Roger Fortson’s family, friends and others at a suburban Atlanta megachurch on Friday to pay their final respects to the Black senior airman, who was shot and killed in his Florida home earlier this month by a sheriff’s deputy.
Biden’s upcoming graduation speech roils Morehouse College, a center of Black politics and culture
When he gives the commencement address at Morehouse College, President Joe Biden will have his most direct engagement with college students since the start of the Israel-Hamas war at a center of Black politics and culture.
Supreme Court Justice Alito’s home flew a US flag upside down after Trump’s ‘Stop the Steal’ claims, a report says
An upside-down American flag, a symbol associated with former President Donald Trump’s false claims of election fraud, was displayed outside the home of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito in January 2021, The New York Times reported.
USS Ronald Reagan leaves its Japan home port after nearly 9 years
A U.S. Navy strike group’s flagship aircraft carrier left its Japanese home port on Thursday, wrapping up nearly nine years of deployment in the Indo-Pacific, where it served a key role in the U.S. effort to bolster defense ties with Japan and other partners in the region.
Man convicted of attacking ex-Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband with a hammer sentenced to 30 years
The man convicted of attempting to kidnap then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and attacking her husband with a hammer was sentenced Friday to 30 years in prison.
US border arrests fall in April, bucking usual spring increase as Mexico steps up enforcement
Arrests for illegally crossing the U.S. border from Mexico fell more than 6% in April to the fourth lowest month of the Biden administration, authorities said Wednesday, bucking the usual spring increase.
Transgender girl faces discrimination from a Mississippi school’s dress code, ACLU says
A transgender girl from Mississippi’s Gulf Coast who wanted to wear a dress to a regional band event was discriminated against when her school insisted she follow a dress code based on her sex assigned at birth, according to a new civil rights complaint.
They made one-of-a-kind quilts that captured the public’s imagination. Then Target came along
Over the past two decades, Gee’s Bend quilts have captured the public’s imagination with their kaleidoscopic colors and their daring geometric patterns. The groundbreaking art
Taking presidential debates out of commission’s hands virtually guarantees fewer viewers
The planned presidential debates between Joe Biden and Donald Trump that were swiftly organized this week are a coup for CNN and ABC News — but a virtual guarantee they’ll be among the least-watched general election contests ever.
SHS tennis courts being resurfaced in former student’s memory
The legacy of Natalie Williams, remembered for her vibrant personality and love for tennis, will soon be honored with fully renovated tennis courts at Starkville High School.
Hwy 82 crash claims life of Columbus woman
A car crash on Highway 82 Thursday evening claimed the life of a Columbus woman.
Development group shows interest in Burns Bottom
Columbus Redevelopment Authority does not yet have a developer under contract for its Park View project near downtown. It does, however, have a prospect.
41 new police cameras proposed for Starkville
A fight breaks in the Cotton District with several parties involved. Many more are witnesses.
House panel advances Garland contempt after White House blocks access to Biden special counsel tape
he House Judiciary Committee voted to move forward with an effort to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress hours after the White House blocked access to an audio recording of President Joe Biden’s interview with a special counsel who oversaw an investigation into his handling of classified documents.
US prisoners are being assigned dangerous jobs. But what happens if they are hurt or killed?
Blas Sanchez was nearing the end of a 20-year stretch in an Arizona prison when he was leased out to work at Hickman’s Family Farms, which sells eggs that have ended up in the supply chains of huge companies like McDonald’s, Target and Albertsons.
McDonald’s plans $5 US meal deal next month to counter customer frustration over high prices
McDonald’s plans to introduce a $5 meal deal in the U.S. next month to counter slowing sales and customers’ frustration with high prices.
Justice Department formally moves to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in historic shift
The Justice Department on Thursday formally moved to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, a historic shift in generations of U.S. drug policy.