Footage of motorcade racing JFK to the hospital after he was shot is set to go to auction
Newly emerged film footage of President John F. Kennedy’s motorcade speeding down a Dallas freeway toward a hospital after he was fatally wounded will go up for auction later this month.
Teen charged in Georgia school shooting and his father to stay in custody after hearings
The 14-year-old suspect in a shooting that killed four people at a Georgia high school and his father, who was arrested for allowing his son to have a weapon, will stay in custody after their lawyers decided not to seek bail Friday.
How to talk with kids about school shootings and other traumatic events
Mass shootings have effects on communities that are felt long after the day’s tragedy.
Israeli soldiers fatally shot an American woman at a West Bank protest, witnesses say
Israeli soldiers killed an American woman demonstrating against settlements in the West Bank on Friday, two protesters who witnessed the shooting told The Associated Press. Two doctors said she was shot in the head.
Dick Cheney will back Kamala Harris, his daughter says
Former Vice President Dick Cheney, a lifelong Republican, will vote for Kamala Harris for president, his daughter Liz Cheney said Friday.
Judge delays Donald Trump’s sentencing in hush money case until after November election
A judge agreed Friday to postpone Donald Trump’s sentencing in his hush money case until after the November election, granting him a hard-won reprieve as he navigates the aftermath of his criminal conviction and the homestretch of his presidential campaign.
Harris raised $361 million in August from nearly 3 million donors, campaign says
Vice President Kamala Harris raised well more than double what former President Donald Trump took in from donors in August, her campaign announced Friday, saying it raised $361 million from nearly 3 million donors in her first full month as a candidate.
Prosecutors in Trump election case get judge’s OK to lay out fresh evidence in court filing
The federal election interference case against Donald Trump inched forward Thursday, with a judge permitting prosecutors to file court documents later this month that could detail unflattering allegations about the former president as the Republican nominee enters the final weeks of his White House run.
Harris accepts rules for Sept. 10 debate with Trump on ABC, including microphone muting
Vice President Kamala Harris has accepted the rules set forth for next week’s debate with former President Donald Trump, although the Democratic nominee says the decision not to keep both candidates’ microphones live throughout the matchup will be to her disadvantage.
American company, Russian propaganda: New Kremlin tactic reveals escalating effort to sway US vote
Russia has long sought to inject disinformation into U.S. political discourse. Now, it’s got a new angle: paying Americans to do the work.
A rare copy of the US Constitution went missing for centuries. Now it’s being auctioned for millions
Historical document appraiser and collector Seth Kaller spreads a broad sheet of paper across a desk.
Connecticut pastor elected president of nation’s largest Black Protestant denomination
A Connecticut pastor will be the new president of the largest Black Protestant denomination in the U.S., bringing to an end a leadership election that stirred division among members.
Gov. Ivey asks state veteran affairs commissioner to resign
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Thursday called for the commissioner of the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs to resign over what she called the mishandling of federal American Rescue Plan Act grant funds.
Repairs wrapping up on pedestrian bridge
After 4 1/2 years of being closed, the pedestrian bridge across the Tombigbee River is finally on the verge of reopening.
Man arrested in shooting at Ferndale Apartments
One man is behind bars and another hospitalized after a shooting early Friday at an apartment complex on Lynn Lane.
Four inmates charged in jail fire
Four inmates face new felony charges for their alleged role in an Aug. 30 fire at Lowndes County Adult Detention Center.
Education: Miss. State officials, students: DEI is about access, not ‘woke-ness’
When Nya Wiley started her freshman year at Mississippi State, she was admittedly shy.
Gun found in preschooler’s backpack at Caledonia Elem
A 4-year-old student at Caledonia Elementary School brought a gun on campus Friday, and the man who owns the gun has been arrested.
Pope and imam of Southeast Asia’s largest mosque make joint call to fight violence, protect planet
Pope Francis and the grand imam of Southeast Asia’s largest mosque vowed Thursday to fight religiously inspired violence and protect the environment, issuing a joint call for interfaith friendship and common cause at the heart of Francis’ visit to Indonesia.
JD Vance’s Catholicism helped shape his views. So did this little-known group of Catholic thinkers
By his own account, Ohio Sen. JD Vance’s 2019 conversion to Catholicism provided a spiritual fulfillment he couldn’t find in his Yale education or career success.