Residents told to lock doors amid search for jail escapees
Authorities are still hunting for four inmates, including one suspected of killing a man and stealing his pickup truck, who escaped from a Mississippi jail that has been under federal scrutiny.
Black parents seek schools affirming their history amid bans
Amid bans on teaching controversial topics related to race, Black families have embraced schools that affirm their African American heritage.
Prison sex abuse must be rooted out, Justice official says
Sexual abuse in the nation’s federal prisons must be rooted out.
Oklahoma board denies clemency for death row inmate Glossip
Oklahoma’s state parole board has voted to deny clemency for 60-year-old death row inmate Richard Glossip.
Asa Hutchinson to formally launch 2024 campaign in Arkansas
Asa Hutchinson will formally launch his Republican campaign for president Wednesday with a kickoff in his hometown of Bentonville, Arkansas.
She got $0 from condo sale. Supreme Court weighs fairness
Geraldine Tyler, now 94, lost her one-bedroom condo in Minneapolis over $2,300 in unpaid taxes, plus interest and penalties.
2024 race won’t be like 2020. That’s good and bad for Biden
As President Joe Biden seeks a second term, he won’t have to endure glitchy Zoom connections, or stage forgettable, socially distanced rallies.
Trump might use trial docs to scorch witnesses, DA says
New York prosecutors are seeking to bar Donald Trump from using evidence from his criminal case to attack witnesses, citing what they say is the former president’s history of making “harassing, embarrassing, and threatening statements” about people he’s tangled with in legal disputes.
Texas bill proposes up to $25K for armed school ‘sentinels’
Texas schools could offer up to $25,000 stipends to teachers and staff who accept the dual role of being armed campus “sentinels” with specialized mental health training under a proposal that state lawmakers advanced Tuesday in response to the Uvalde classroom shooting.
Danny Masterson’s ex says rape came years into relationship
The former longtime girlfriend of actor Danny Masterson has testified that he had been growing increasingly abusive in their relationship before he raped her in December of 2001.