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Catching takes precedence over present when presented
The Boy knelt on the boat’s carpeted floor. Plastic fibers dug into his bare knee.
NASCAR’s Kyle Busch was short of breath, coughing up blood day before his death, 911 call reveals
NASCAR driver Kyle Busch experienced shortness of breath, felt he was overheating and was coughing up blood the day before his death, according to a 911 call obtained Friday by The Associated Press.
Brown bass offer challenge within challenge for Tennessee River anglers
Smallmouth bass occupy much the same habitat as largemouth and spotted bass, but relate much more strongly to temperature and current.
Waymo pauses driverless car service in Atlanta and Texas ahead of potentially dangerous storms
Waymo has suspended driverless car services in Atlanta and Texas after one of its vehicles was stranded by flooding during heavy rains that will likely also hinder travel in a large swath of the U.S over the holiday weekend.
Clay Bowen: All over but the crying
His black regalia whipped in the wind like the cape of a superhero. Cap in hand, the baby-faced, twenty-something-year-old young man ran at a fevered pace toward the Humphrey Coliseum. I was picturing his parents, grandparents, and siblings already seated and scanning the room for their soon-to-be graduate. I imagined hopes were high along with his blood pressure.
In the Garden with Felder: Red, white and bloom
I can’t even pronounce semiquincentennial, but my garden is already sporting a patriotic color triad theme well before our country’s upcoming 250th anniversary hoopla. I’m planting red, white and blue flowers in pots and flowerbeds and adding accessories to kick off and keep the party going.
JA of Columbus receives six national awards for service in Lowndes County
The Junior Auxiliary of Columbus (JAC) received six National Association of Junior Auxiliaries (NAJA) awards during the 2026 Annual Education Conference, held May 1-3 in Nashville, Tennessee.
Wall Street keeps rising, even as U.S. households keep getting more discouraged
The split between Wall Street and most U.S. households grew wider Friday as U.S. stocks rose to the finish of their eighth straight winning week, the best such streak since 2023. That’s even though a survey showed U.S. consumers are feeling even worse about the economy.
Blanche at center of Republican firestorm over $1.8B fund as he seeks to prove his loyalty to Trump
When acting Attorney General Todd Blanche signed off on a nearly $1.8 billion fund meant to compensate President Donald Trump’s allies for alleged political prosecution, he may have pleased his boss.
MUW AD Foster earns SLIAC’s McKinney Distinguished Service Award
The W Athletics Director, Buddy Foster, has received the 2026 Dr. Lee McKinney Distinguished Service Award from the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, it was announced at the annual league meeting.
Long ball, lack of big hits doom Bulldogs in SEC Tournament loss to Georgia
No. 8 seed Mississippi State went just 3 for 14 with runners on base and hit into four double plays Thursday afternoon against top-seeded Georgia in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament at the Hoover Met.
CEO of NIL enforcement reminds frustrated schools: These are your rules, we just enforce them
While frustration mounts across college sports and talk of breakaway conferences hits the hallways at conference’s spring meetings, the leader of the agency formed to police name, image and likeness payments has a simple reminder: These are the rules you wrote.
Facing intense internal pressure, DNC releases postelection autopsy that criticizes Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris “wrote off rural America” during the 2024 presidential campaign and failed to attack Donald Trump with sufficient “negative firepower,” according to a long-awaited post-election autopsy released on Thursday by the Democratic National Committee.
Wyatt Emmerich: Mississippi River disaster
When a man who saved six billion dollars for Mississippi ratepayers talks, it’s a good idea to listen.
US stocks edge higher following the latest U-turn for oil prices
Hour-to-hour swings for oil prices keep jerking financial markets around, and U.S. stocks wavered Thursday following the latest reversal.
Trump eases refrigerant rule in a bid to address surging grocery costs
The Trump administration on Thursday loosened federal rules that require grocery stores and air-conditioning companies to reduce greenhouse gases used in cooling equipment, a step President Donald Trump said would help lower grocery costs.
Tennessee man jailed over Charlie Kirk post wins $835,000 settlement
Tennessee officials will pay $835,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a man who was jailed for more than a month over a Facebook post he made about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
Ex-prosecutor charged with sending to herself copy of Smith report on Trump classified files probe
A former federal prosecutor in Florida sent to her personal email account a special counsel report from the investigation into President Donald Trump’s hoarding of classified documents despite a judge’s order that it was to remain sealed, according to an indictment made public on Wednesday.
Key federal agency approves the design plan for Trump’s Washington arch
The U.S. Commission of Fine Arts on Thursday approved the design for the triumphal arch that President Donald Trump wants built at an entrance to the nation’s capital, a key step in the project’s process but one that has no immediate bearing on the timeline for construction.
Supreme Court dismisses Alabama’s bid to execute inmate with borderline intellectual disability
A divided Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed Alabama’s bid to be allowed to execute a convicted murder who was found by lower courts to be intellectually disabled.
