News
3 dead, 14 hospitalized in 6th Street mass shooting, Austin EMS chief says
5+ hour, 10+ min ago (184+ words) AUSTIN " Three people are dead, including a shooting suspect, and 14 were hospitalized after a mass shooting in downtown Austin, according to local officials who held a news conference early Sunday morning. Austin EMS Chief Robert Luckritz said paramedics and police…...
Girl who lived on Wilson County plantation charted her own path as an adult after slavery
3+ week, 5+ day ago (181+ words) A letter from a former slave who lived on a Wilson County plantation in the mid-1800s offers a new look into how she adjusted to life after slavery was abolished. WILSON COUNTY, Texas " A letter from a former slave who lived…...
Mississippi shivers under ice as long recovery looms
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (509+ words) Jeff Amy And Sophie Bates JACKSON, Miss. " Residents in a iced-over swath of Mississippi began to confront the ugly truth Monday as they shivered in ever-colder and darkened houses: Recovery from the state's worst ice storm in more than 30 years…...
Federal court focuses on informant in appeal of Texas death row inmate’s conviction
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (363+ words) The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday heard oral arguments once again on the conviction of Texas death row inmate Brittany Holberg, which was previously overturned by justices in March. All 17 of the court's judges listened to arguments and questioned…...
Supreme Court revives GOP congressman's challenge to late-arriving mail ballot law
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (295+ words) WASHINGTON " The Supreme Court on Wednesday revived a Republican challenge to a law that allows the counting of late-arriving mail ballots, a target of President Donald Trump. The high court ruled 7-2 that candidates like Rep. Mike Bost, R-Ill. have the…...
6 people killed in Mississippi rampage, including 7-year-old girl. Suspect charged with murder
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (608+ words) WEST POINT, Miss. " A 24-year-old Mississippi man killed six people " his father, brother, uncle, 7-year-old cousin, a church pastor and the pastor's brother " at three locations during a Friday night rampage in a rural area, authorities said. Daricka M. Moore was…...
Judge blocks Trump's elections order in lawsuit by vote-by-mail states Oregon and Washington
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (335+ words) SEATTLE " A federal judge on Friday blocked President Donald Trump's administration from enforcing most of his executive order on elections against the vote-by-mail states Washington and Oregon, in the latest blow to Trump's efforts to require documentary proof of citizenship…...
Woman with San Antonio ties charged after razor blades found in bread at Mississippi Walmart
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (437+ words) Kolten Parker, Manager of Content and Coverage Haley Butler, News Trainee Sophie Bates, Associated Press BILOXI, Mississippi " The woman arrested for allegedly placing razor blades in bread at two Walmarts in Mississippi has multiple ties to San Antonio, KSAT confirmed…...
Young Democrat launches primary challenge against U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson in Mississippi
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (278+ words) JACKSON, Miss. " A 33-year-old antitrust lawyer with ties to major Democratic politicians is challenging U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson to represent Mississippi's 2nd congressional district. Evan Turnage is the latest in a trend of young Democrats looking to oust the party's old guard…...
Texas woman arrested for hiding razor blades in loaves of bread at Mississippi Walmart stores
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (260+ words) A woman who allegedly pushed razor blades into loaves of bread at two Biloxi, Mississippi, Walmart stores was arrested on Tuesday. Camille Benson, 33, of Texas, has been charged with attempted mayhem. Her bond is set at $100,000. Customers reported finding the…...