All eyes on airlines as July Fourth holiday weekend nears
Airlines that have stumbled badly over the last two holidays face their biggest test yet of whether they can handle big crowds when July Fourth travelers mob the nation’s airports this weekend.
Abortion, women’s rights grow as priorities: AP-NORC poll
A new poll finds a growing percentage of Americans calling out abortion or women’s rights as priorities for the government in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, especially among Democrats and those who support abortion access.
Biden backs filibuster exception to protect abortion access
President Joe Biden said Thursday that he would support an exception to the Senate filibuster to protect abortion access, a shift that comes as Democrats coalesce around an election-year message intended to rally voters who are outraged or deflated by the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade.
Supreme Court limits EPA in curbing power plant emissions
In a blow to the fight against climate change, the Supreme Court on Thursday limited how the nation’s main anti-air pollution law can be used to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants.
Supreme Court: Biden can end Trump-era asylum policy
The Supreme Court said Thursday the Biden administration can scrap a Trump-era immigration policy to make asylum-seekers wait in Mexico for hearings in U.S. immigration courts, a victory for a White House that still must address the growing number of people seeking refuge at America’s southern border.
Trump’s vulnerabilities for 2024 mount after new testimony
Stunning new revelations about former President Donald Trump’s fight to overturn the 2020 election have exposed growing political vulnerabilities just as he eyes another presidential bid.
Anti-Roe justices a part of Catholicism’s conservative wing
The Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade at a time when it has an unprecedented Catholic supermajority.
WHO: COVID-19 cases rising nearly everywhere in the world
The number of new coronavirus cases rose by 18 percent in the last week, with more than 4.1 million cases reported globally, according to the World Health Organization.
Jackson sworn in, becomes 1st Black woman on Supreme Court
Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in to the Supreme Court on Thursday, shattering a glass ceiling as the first Black woman on the nation’s highest court.
FBI opens sweeping probe of clergy sex abuse in New Orleans
The FBI has opened a widening investigation into sex abuse in the Roman Catholic Church in New Orleans going back decades, a rare federal foray into such cases looking specifically at whether priests took children across state lines to molest them, officials and others familiar with the inquiry told The Associated Press.
Pelosi receives Communion in Vatican amid abortion debate
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi met with Pope Francis on Wednesday and received Communion during a papal Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica, witnesses said, despite her position in support of abortion rights.
LCSD declares shortfall for second straight year
For the second year in a row, the Lowndes County School District has declared a shortfall in local tax revenue for its fiscal year.
‘Better now than never’: Legislature looks to bolster women’s health options, foster care system in wake of recent Roe v. Wade ruling
Since the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision guaranteed the right to an abortion, conservative legislators have spent considerable energy in writing laws to chip away at that right.
Goings On with Grant: Masonic Temple undergoing repairs for possible new tenant
The conspicuous presence of scaffolding and construction workers since last week at the old Masonic Temple on Main Street has generated plenty of buzz in Columbus.
Photo: Hitting the pavement
Harry Brewer with Falcon Contracting inspects a paver Wednesday on Garrard Road in Starkville. The City of Starkville began overlays across the city on June 20. Portions of University Drive, Hospital Road, Garrard Road, Ernest Jones Drive and Hollywood Boulevard are all receiving these improvements.
1955 warrant in Emmett Till case found, family seeks arrest
A team searching a Mississippi courthouse basement for evidence about the lynching of Black teenager Emmett Till has found the unserved warrant charging a white woman in his 1955 kidnapping, and relatives of the victim want authorities to finally arrest her nearly 70 years later.
Jan. 6 panel subpoenas counsel who resisted Trump schemes
The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection issued a subpoena Wednesday to former White House counsel Pat Cipollone, whose reported resistance to Donald Trump’s schemes to overturn his 2020 election defeat has made him a long-sought and potentially revelatory witness.
About half say Trump should be charged for 1/6: AP-NORC poll
About half of Americans believe former President Donald Trump should be charged with a crime for his role in the U.S. Capitol attack on Jan. 6, 2021, a new poll shows.
Jackson to be sworn in as Breyer retires from Supreme Court
Nearly three months after she won confirmation to the Supreme Court, Ketanji Brown Jackson is officially becoming a justice.
Most say nation on wrong track, including Dems: AP-NORC poll
An overwhelming and growing majority of Americans say the U.S. is heading in the wrong direction, including nearly 8 in 10 Democrats, according to a new poll that finds deep pessimism about the economy plaguing President Joe Biden.
